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Vehicle: 51367 Set: B429
Bristol allocated Class 117 set B429 (51367 leading, presumably with 59519 + 51409) at Droitwich Junction, having travelled from Birmingham via Kidderminster (from the left of the picture). To the right is the route to Birmingham via Bromsgrove and Underwood's coal yard (unfortunately their Ruston is not visible in this photo!). June 16, 1984. Mike Dean.
The view through the cab on a DMU departing from Droitwich Spa en-route to Hereford, date unknown. Note the lower-quadrant signal ahead. David Page.
Set: TS401
Two three-car Met-Camm (TS401 at the front) sets arrive into Droitwich Spa on October 20 1978. Despite the destination blind, this was recorded as the 1.0pm Birmingham New Street - Kidderminster - Worcester Shrub Hill and Foregate Street. Michael Mensing.
Set: TS408
The 1.0pm Birmingham New Street - Worcester Foregate Street departs from Droitwich Spa on October 20 1978 formed of two refurbished three-car Met-Camm DMUs. Set TS401 is at the front, possibly TS408 on the rear. Michael Mensing.
Vehicle: 53876 Set: T533
Trans-Clyde DMU at Droitwich Spa. Former Scottish set 116388 (53876 + 59354 + 53823) is now Tyseley set T533, seen on 11/4/87, transferred a few weeks before. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Vehicle: 53852 Set: TS08
Class 116 set TS508 At Droitwich on 11 April 1987. Closest is 53852, the far power car is presumably 53871. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Vehicle: 51369 Set: T306
Tyseley allocated class 117 set T306 comprising vehicles 51369, 59521 and 51411 seen arriving at Droitwich in 1989 with a service from Birmingham to Hereford. Bob Belcher.
Vehicle: 53827 Set: T335
Tyseley allocated class 116 set T335 comprising vehicles 53827, 59674 and 53844 seen calling at Droitwich in 1989 with a service from Birmingham to Worcester. Bob Belcher.
Two Tyseley allocated three car DMUs pass just outside Droitwich station in 1989. Bob Belcher.
Vehicle: 51858 Set: T407
Departing Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 is Tyseley-based set T407 with the 11.03 Great Malvern-Birmingham New Street. Class 115 DMBS 51858 was the leading car, the others are presumably 59594 + 59442 + 53916. Lewis Bevan.
Vehicle: 53116 Set: T412
Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 - Tyseley-based set TS412 is approaching working the 12.00 Birmingham New Street-Great Malvern. I recorded the power cars as 53116 (leading) and 51867. Lewis Bevan.
Here is a shot of a class 116 DMU about to enter Droitwich Spa station with a Birmingham new Street to Great Malvern service on 18 April 1987. Although the semaphore signals and their controlling signal box survive in 2015 much else, including the coal yard, the Ruston 0-4-0 shunter and the up loop have disappeared. Peter Tandy.
Vehicle: 51407 Set: B427
Class 117 B427 (51407, 59517 + 51365) were pictured at Droitwich Spa with a Hereford to Birmingham New Street train on 6 July 1985. In all honesty I took this shot largely because of the presence of some loaded wagons in the siding alongside the up loop; the first and indeed only time I saw anything on either line. Peter Tandy.
Vehicle: 55032 Set: 012
In 1991 only a few trains between Birmingham and Worcester ran via and stopped at Bromsgrove which then had just one platform on the up side meaning that a line-blocking move was required. The trains were mostly operated with a single unit DMU such was the low demand for seats. On 27 April of that year 55032 was on duty and I photographed it approaching Droitwich Spa after travelling along the largely single track from Stoke Works Junction. There are 9 semaphore signals in view along with the remains of the rail-served coal depot which was in the process of closure and removal by this date. Peter Tandy.
Vehicle: 54027 Set: T027
At Droitwich Spa a 2 coach class 114 DMU formed of 54027 + 53019 works a Birmingham via Kidderminster service on 27 April 1991. When I took this photograph the garden on the station was well-tended and looked after by the staff but in 2020 the undergrowth and trees along the platform had taken over. Peter Tandy.
Vehicle: 53881 Set: T326
230391 T326 53881 + 59668 + 53822 arrive at Droitwich Spa, bound for Great Malvern Jason Hall.
This image dated 18 April 1987 shows an unidentified hybrid unit (a Class 115 DMBS closest) about to the enter Droitwich Spa station with a Hereford to Birmingham New Street via Stourbridge Junction service. The board in the cab windows shows that this is an express with limited calls which missed out the intermediate stations such as Langley Green and Smethwick West. Peter Tandy.
Vehicle: 51074 Set: C595
Class 119 DMU set C595 (51074 and presumably 59430 + 51086) with a Class 116 on the rear is seen at Droitwich with the 13:00 Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill and Foregate Street via Kidderminster on 28 October 1978. Michael Mensing.
Vehicle: 51058 Set: B590
Class 119 Cross-Country set B590 (51087 + 59418 + 51058) was entering Droitwich Spa station with a Birmingham New Street (via Bromsgrove) to Hereford when I took this image on 6 July 1985. The main point of this viewpoint was to include the centre pivot lower quadrant signals in case they were replaced with colour lights in the near future. They weren't, and still are in use in 2024 unlike the trackwork leaving the former coal yard which has long been removed. Peter Tandy.
Vehicle: 51074 Set: C595
Class 119 DMU set C595 (51074 and presumably 59430 visible) enters Droitwich station with the 13:00 Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill and Foregate Street via Kidderminster on 28 October 1978. The train had a Class 116 on the rear. Michael Mensing.
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