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Class 105 DMU at Ewood Bridge and Edenfield

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A Cravens DMU pulls into Ewood Bridge on 27 May 1972, one week before closure, on a Bury Bolton Street service with Alf Davenport in the driving seat. When the line between Bury and Rawtenstall was singled three signal boxes remained to control level crossings but the distant signals for these became fixed and Alf was not impressed. "If a man needs a fixed distant he shouldn't be on the railway" he would say. Fair point Alf - proud of his craft to the end, even on this very run down shadow of a former main line.

DMBS M50782 is closest, the DMCL is thought to be M50815 labelled NH135.

Image courtesy of Mark Bartlett.


Class 105
50782
NH135
Ewood Bridge and Edenfield
27th May 1972

WA Camwell Collection
Bury - Rawtenstall (or vice versa)
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