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"Bold departure from convention at Oxford Rd station, Manchester". Taken from an article on the Manchester - Crewe AC electrification and modernisation that appeared in the October 1960 British Transport Commission magazine "Transport Age" and highlighting this important scheme that helped lay the foundation for much of the later electrification and modernisation work undertaken by British Railways. As part of this work the station of the south side of Manchester city centre, at Oxford Road, was reconstructed using a very contemporary architectural style with the old buildings replaced by the current largely timber structure by architects W.R. Headley and Max Glendinning and structural engineer Hugh Tottenham. It is now Grade 2 Listed and is seen here with both overhead wires and a BRC&W DMU. Scan and notes courtesy of Mike Ashworth. British Railways.
A two-car Derby Lightweight DMU arrives into Oxford station, probably on a service from Bletchley or Cambridge. Date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
M50945 leads a two-car Blue Square Derby Lightweight on an Oxford service seen west of Claydon (Oxfordshire) on 11 May 1964. The vehicle was allocated to 1E (Bletchley) at the time. Michael Mensing.
Derby Lightweight single car M79900 with trailer M79634 are seen stabled at Oxford Shed on the 30th of April 1965. The KDH Archive.
A view of Oxford Shed and some of the sidings looking south towards the station (and a Pressed Steel DMU formation) taken on the 30th of May 1965. The KDH Archive.
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU in Oxford station on 27 July 1965. George Woods.
A Pressed Steel three-car DMU in Oxford station on 30 July 1965. On the left is 6983 Otterington Hall with an Up train. Alan Grange.
Bletchley allocated Derby Lightweight power twin M79186 + M79189 at Oxford on 15 May 1966. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A GRC&W parcel car (55991 or 55992) in early blue livery with only a yellow gangway cover at Oxford circa 1967. It is paired with a Derby suburban DMBS still in green - likely to 50819 or 50862 which had their seats removed for parcel traffic - and there are two vans in tow. Doug Nicholls.
An Original Derby Lightweight in BR blue livery is seen at Oxford around 1967. BR logo is on cab door and side numbers seem undersize. Graeme Phillips Collection.
A Pressed Steel suburban triple DMU approaches Kennington Junction Signal Box, Oxford, in October 1967. Doug Nicholls.
Two car Swindon Cross-Country set 503 (presumably 51588 + 51579) at Oxford in September 1968. The pair were spent just over a year allocated to Reading beginning April 1968. Steve Davies Collection.
Swindon Inter-City set 515 (presumably 52096 closest) alongside a Hymek at Oxford, circa late 1960s / early 1970s. Location unknown. Graham Clark.
Allerton Class 115 set AN600 seen at Manchester Oxford Road circa 1971. John Law.
At Manchester Oxford Road on 20 March 1971, 25kV electric unit 030 is on the 15.05 to Alderley Edge. On the right, the Derby suburban quad (later known as a Class 115) DMU set number AN599 is on the 15.05 departure for Warrington. Tom Burnham.
Class 117 set formation L458 with vehicle W51350 in front (and presumably with W59502 and W51392) is seen at Oxford in 1972. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Allerton Class 108 set AN123 arrives into Manchester Oxford Road station circa 1972. John Law.
Single DMU car W55030 seen at Oxford thought to be around 1971-3. Brian Daniels.
W55030 in Oxford station, thought to be taken around 1971-3. Brian Daniels.
A Class 117 formation arrives into Oxford station, probably in the early 1970s. Leading is set 421, presumably led by W51411, which has a yellow handrail to the right of the driver's door. Brian Daniels.
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