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British Rail class 114 diesel unit at Orton Mere, Nene Valley Railway 20 September 1980. Over the course of this "Eurosteam" weekend, a number of shuttle services were operated to the NVR at Orton Mere from Peterborough, the first time this had been done. The numbers of the DMU coaches are not recorded. Jeremy Chapter.
Branch Line Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour 29 August 1981. Derby class 107 diesel unit formed 52013 + 59786 + 51988. Seen here during the afternoon stop at Ayr Harbour. Jeremy Chapter.
The Branch Line Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour at Hunterston sidings on 29 August 1981. Derby class 107 diesel unit formed 51988 + 59786 + 52013. Jeremy Chapter.
The Branch Line Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour at Hunterston sidings on 29 August 1981. Derby class 107 diesel unit formed 51988+59786+52013. Part of the mile-long ore and coal unloading jetty is seen heading into the Clyde. Jeremy Chapter.
On 13 July 1981, this pair of Derby Suburban class 116 DMUs were seen at Stratforrd-upon-Avon under the GWR footbridge. The trains are in "blue band" livery with West Midlands PTE logos. Jeremy Chapter.
This pair of class 120 Swindon Cross Country diesel vehicles were fitted with headlights for working the Central Wales Line (now known as the Heart of Wales line) between Shrewsbury and Llanelli which operates under a light railway order to reduce infrastructure requirements. The lights are necessary for ungated level crossings which are crossed on a stop and proceed basis. Motor Second 50672 is nearest the camera; the other car is Motor Brake Composite 50722. Both were new in 1958 and withdrawn in 1987. Seen at Shrewsbury on 11 October 1980. Jeremy Chapter.
Despite the destination blind reading Stratford upon Avon this rake of class 116 coaches was bound for Birmingham Moor Street when photographed on 16 July 1981 at Wilmcote station, Jeremy Chapter.
Hertfordshire Railtours' "Fenbasher" tour operated on 4 July 1981 and was repeated later in the month. This is the original, formed 51661/59661/59676/51881, at Wisbech. This class of Derby Suburban diesel units spent most of their working lives operating the routes out of Marylebone. Jeremy Chapter.
Railtour to Cross Princes? The late John Farrow is seen in the cab of a class 115 suburban dmu adjusting the blind display and coming up with "Cross Princes" which must be somewhere between Gerrards Cross and Princes Risborough, more usual destinations for this Marylebone-based unit. This was the Hertfordshire Railtours "Fenbasher" railtour on 4 July 1981, taken at the BR/Kings Lynn Docks boundry on the short Lynn docks branch. Jeremy Chapter.
Hertfordshire Railtours' "Fenbasher" tour operated on 4 July 1981 and repeated later in the month. This is the original, formed 51661/59661/59676/51881 with the organiser, the late John Farrow walking alongside the train. Class 115 normally worked out of Marylebone but this tour ran from St Pancras to Kings Cross. Jeremy Chapter.
On 21 July 1979 the RCTS and Southern Electric Group "Marchwood Volunteer No. 2" railtour is seen at Bedenham Siding. Set L416 was formed 51353 + 59505 + 51395 all in "blue band" livery. This set, built by Pressed Steel in 1960, ended its life in Scotland in the 1990s. Jeremy Chapter.
A truly dreadful photo with camera shake owing to the low speed necessary in the low light shows a pair of 4-car diesel units at Filey Holiday Camp on 18 June 1977, one month before the station closed. The station was at the end of a short branch from the Hull to Scarborough line and this train has come from one and is bound for the other, but I cannot remember which. The rear coach, which would have been leading on arrival, says "Scarborough" on the destination blind so this may be a northbound working. Nearest the camera is a refurbished Derby set (class 108) while a blue BRCW set is on the other end. This latter was a 3-car class 110 "Calder Valley" with a class 104 trailer added. Jeremy Chapter.
On 14 February 1981, David Isherwood organised "The Rossendale Farewell" rail tour which made two trips from Manchester to commemorate the ending of all services from Bury to Rawtenstall. BRCW class 104 car M50505 is the leading car. Jeremy Chapter.
On the final day of passenger services to Kilmacolm on 8 January 1983, Cravens-built trailer 56464 is at the "Glasgow end", 51301 is in the centre and 50384 at the end nearest the photographer. These were built in the second half of the '50s, All were built by Cravens of Sheffield, 50384 was new in 1957 and the other pair in 1959. Jeremy Chapter.
Taken with a very cheap Dixons own-brand (Prinz) camera on Boots slide film, this picture shows the 15.48 Hull to Scarborough (the class 104 BRCW 4-car unit on the left) and an ex-Scottish Cravens class 105 Driving Trailer (E56471) on the right. Taken on 12 September 1975. Jeremy Chapter.
On 8 October 1983 the Monmouthshire Railway Society's "Coed Bach Connection" railtour, formed of Class 117 Pressed Steel suburban DMU sets (L416 visible), sits alongside 33038 at Llanelli departing with a Swansea to Milford Haven service. Jeremy Chapter.
From 1979, diesel-mechanical units based at Reading replaced the 3R "Tadpole" diesel-electric units on Reading-Tonbridge duties. After a start with Metro-Cammell (class 101) units, the class 119 Gloucester Cross-Country units were used, because they had a larger and lockable cage in the brake van which was needed for mail traffic. On the evening of 17 June 1984, set L573 (presumably 51083 + 59417 + 51055) is seen arriving at Guildford. Jeremy Chapter.
From 2009 until May 2017, Chiltern Railways used this class 121 "bubble car" on the Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttle service. On the late afternoon of 2 May 2017 the unit stands at Aylesbury waiting to return to Princes Risborough and not Lichfield as shown on the destination blind. This is a Pressed Steel vehicle, new in 1961 at Bristol. Jeremy Chapter.
An unidentified rake of class 124 Trans-Pennine dmus arrives at Leeds on on 8 September 1975 with the 13.46 Hull to Manchester Victoria. (Bad photo taken with very cheap camera.) Jeremy Chapter.
Motor Brake Composite W50705 was built at Swindon Works and entered service at Cardiff in 1957. It was still allocated to Cardiff when seen at Worcester Shrub Hill bound for Hereford on 28 March 1978. The other two vehicles in set C500 are presumably 59265 and 50647. Jeremy Chapter.
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