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4th June 1974
Met-Camm Lightweight DMU E79057 at Birds Long Marston Scrapyard on 4 June 1974. Alistair Ness.
4th June 1974
Derby and Met-Camm Lightweight vehicles in Birds Long Marston scrapyard on 4 June 1974. Alistair Ness.
4th June 1974
A Derby Lightweight composite vehicle in Birds Long Marston scrapyard on 4 June 1974. Behind are Met-Camm Lightweights. Alistair Ness.
4th June 1974
A Derby Lightweight DMU in Birds Long Marston Scrapyard on 4 June 1974. Alistair Ness.
22nd June 1985
Set: L420
The BLS "The Cotswold Lion" railtour at Long Marston, formed 51358, 59510 51400 and bubble 55028. 22/6/85. Chris Lings.
25th June 2015
Set: 960301
During a glance through one or two RTT pages I noticed that a Tyseley to Long Marston train was booked to run on Thursday 25 June 2015. My initial feeling was that it seemed likely to be some form of OTP movement as no return schedule was shown but a couple of postings from the Stourbridge line said that it was a 2 car DMMU, presumably one of the Chiltern Railways sets used for RHTT work. I couldn't recall having taken a picture of a diesel mechanical unit on the branch so went off for a shot or two. I had a quick look at RTT from a layby in Long Marston village and decided that I probably hadn't left enough time to get across to Honeybourne and be sure of a photograph as class 117 960301 (977988 + 977987) joined the branch so just waited on the roadbridge at the site's rail entrance. The train soon appeared in the background and its arrival unfortunately coincided with the only completely clear patch of sky; just what one doesn't want at just after 14.00 in June Peter Tandy.
25th June 2015
Set: 960301
When I photographed 977987 + 977988 on 25th June 2015 the gate into Long Marston had already been opened so there only a brief pause before 960301 was allowed into the site where it appears that No.1 road was back in use. If you don't look too closely today's views might very roughly resemble the scene when DMMUs were used on this line when it was still open to Stratford-upon-Avon. The chances of the line being re-opened in the foreseeable future took another turn for the worse today when the Government announced that projects expected to take place soon, such as Midland Line and Trans-Pennine electrification, are to be "paused". It hardly seems likely that a marginal scheme such H2S (Honeybourne to Stratford) will be high on the agenda given such major funding problems. Peter Tandy.
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