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Waggon und Maschinenbau Railbus


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wm-railbus DMU

79961

1st April 1958
Waggon und Maschinenbau 4-wheel diesel railbus E79961 at Stratford TMD - 01/04/1958. 53A Models of Hull Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

1st April 1958
A publicity image (negative RX216) showing a driver posing at the controls of new Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus E79961. Taken at Stratford Works on 1st April 1958. British Railways.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

1st April 1958
A publicity image showing the interior of Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus E79961, taken at Stratford depot on 1/4/58. British Railways.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

1st April 1958
A publicity image (negative RX213) of new Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus E79961. Taken at Stratford depot on 1 April 1958. British Railways.

wm-railbus DMU

79963

7th June 1958
New W&M railbus E79963 in Cambridge depot on 7 June 1958, with another and a Derby Lightweight behind. Walter Burt.

wm-railbus DMU

19th June 1958
A Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus in Witham station on 19 June 1958, shortly before railbus services commenced. British Railways.

wm-railbus DMU

July 1958
Beechy Ride, bridge over the Fulfen Slade near Saffron Walden. First week after the railcar replaced steam in July 1958 on the Audley End - Bartlow branch line. adrian smith.

wm-railbus DMU

79962

September 1958
September 1958 and new Waggon & Maschinenbau rail bus E79962 is in residence at Stratford. The KDH Archive.

wm-railbus DMU

79964

21st March 1959
On March 21, 1959, WM railbus E79964 is hauled into Marks Tey station by 61651. Michael Mensing.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

21st March 1959
German railbus E79961 is seen in Witham station on March 21, 1959 with the 3.42pm service to Braintree. Michael Mensing.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

Date unknown
Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus E79961 in platform 4 of Witham station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

Date unknown
Inside Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus E79961 in Witham station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

Date unknown
One of the German railbuses ready to depart from Saffron Walden station with an Audley End service circa mid-1960s. The text in the bufferbeam reads "This vehicle must only be towed at dead end of train". Stuart Mackay Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

79964

24th May 1965
E79964 at Low Fell on 24th May 1965 during transfer (on loan) to South Gosforth for trials on the Alston branch. Trevor Ermel.

wm-railbus DMU

79964

6th December 1965
German railbus E79964 in Alston Station on 6 December 1965. Stuart Mackay Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

79961

late 1966
Withdrawn German railbus E79961 at Derby in late 1966. It had spent a short spell on the Buxton line that year and would be scrapped soon afterwards - the only one of the five not to be preserved. The shunter in front is noted as being D2380. Stuart Mackay Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

79964

6th December 1966
German railbus M79964 sits in the Midland Railway station at Buxton with the 1.47pm service to Millers Dale on 6 December 1966. Note the LMR "Platform 5" and "Way Out" signs sitting on the platform. The station would close a few months later. Robert Thomas.

wm-railbus DMU

79964

6th December 1966
Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus 79964 in Millers Dale station with the 1.32pm (SX) to Buxton on 6 December 1966. Robert Thomas.

wm-railbus DMU

79963

1967
E79963 and presumably E79960 at Wymondham. The vehicles are probably on their way to preservation on the North Norfolk Railway in 1967. The formation also includes a quad-art set. Steve Davies Collection.

wm-railbus DMU

79962

15th October 1980
79962 and 79964, taken at 03:00 on 15 October 1980 immediately before departure from Doncaster MPD after tyre turning. Basil Hancock.

Details about the preserved vehicles can be found here.