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On Easter Monday, 11 April, 1977 the 6:10pm Liverpool Lime Street - Hull service, seen passing Eccles, has been strengthened by adding a two-car Met-Camm set to the five-car Trans-Pennine DMU. Michael Mensing.
An ex-works refurbished Class 101 at Bingley on April 11, 1977. Rex Holt.
A Class 101 DMU at Manors on 13/04/1977. Demonstrating this was once a large station, it is seen calling at platform 8, heading out of Newcastle in an anti-clockwise direction towards the coast, next stop Heaton on the local lines. The main line tracks are to the right. Graeme Phillips Collection.
An ex-works refurbished Class 101 at Bingley on April 4, 1977. Rex Holt.
Met-Camm set TS409 (M50324 leads) at St Andrews (Birmingham) on April 16, 1977. It is working with a Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country unit. Michael Mensing.
Looking north through Manors station, a newly repainted 2-car unit calls on 19/04/1977. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Class101 DTCL E56382 on the rear of the 12:41 York - Harrogate serve at York on 23 April 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Whitby on the 24th April 1977. Nearest the camera are cars 50188 and 50162, each unit still unrefurbished at this stage, retaining all four front lights. The unit on the left appears to be 4-cars. Plenty of history in this image, with orange BR NER signage, station accessories / equipment plus all the tracks into the station terminus are still intact. With diminishing services, the station was later rationalised to just the single track on the left. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Two Met-Camm DMUs at Plymouth on 30 April 1977. Sets B800 and B802 terminated here on the Lea Valley Railway Club Royal Duchy railtour with the passengers transferring to loco-hauled stock for the return to Paddington. Stuart Mackay Collection.
E50235 sets next to Peak 45 130 in Sheffield station on the 30th April 1977. Vincent Haworth.
The Lea Valley Railway Club 'The Royal Duchy' railtour at Wadebridge on 30 April 1977. The tour originated in Paddington and was loco-hauled to Par where two Class 101 sets took over, B802 (visible here, 51521 and presumably 59550 + 51449) and B800. They visited numerous places ending at Plymouth where the passengers returned to the loco-hauled set for the journey back to London. Roger Geach.
The Lea Valley Railway Club 'The Royal Duchy' railtour passing Respryn Bridge which is near Bodmin Road on the Lostwithiel side on 30 April 1977. It was formed of Class 101 DMU sets B802 (51521 and presumably 59550 + 51449) and B800 (presumably 51445 + 59549 + 51515) Roger Geach.
The Lea Valley Railway club ran a tour to Wadebridge on 30 April 1977 which for part of the journey used two Met-Camm units (B800 + B802) that were unusual in Cornwall at the time. It is seen at Polbrock Bridge near Grogley Halt on its way to Wadebridge with W51521 and presumably W59550 in view. Roger Geach.
The Lea Valley Railway Club 'The Royal Duchy' railtour departs Bodmin Road for Plymouth on 30 April 1977. Note the headboard Lea Valley Railway Club on the rear, on the front was the Royal Duchy headboard. The units were B800 and B802 brought down from Bristol for the tour, Met-Camm units were unusual in Cornwall at the time. Roger Geach.
Unidentified Class 101 set in refurbished white/blue livery seen at Machynlleth depot in May 1977. Steve Carter.
A Class 101 DMU at Shrewsbury in May 1977. The driver seems to be at this end, along with the tail lamp, so it is probably arriving after changing platforms. A Class 108 is in the sidings on the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.
With one reburbished-liveried vehicle and two still in plain blue, Met-Camm set TS402 passes through the construction site of University station in Birmingham with a Worcester Shrub Hill service during May 1977. Michael Mensing.
Chester based class 101 on the 1440 Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury service near Oxley North Junction, May 1977. Andrew Cope.
SC51540 was the rear car of the 08.05 Perth to Edinburgh on 31st December 1976 when it caught fire between Winchburgh and Bathgate Junctions. 25072 was sent out to shunt the formation into the loop there, and to haul the leading car - still with passengers aboard - to Waverley almost 2 hours late. 51540 was moved to Millerhill for storage where it is seen on 1st May 1977 with one of the stored class 24s in the distance. It was cut up on site here in early 1978. Murray Liston.
A 6-car diesel unit formation is seen setting back into Cumbernauld station after reversing by the signal box on 6 May 1977. At this time the service operated was from Springburn to Cumbernauld. There's a lovely little shunt signal on the opposite platform. losest appears to be a DMBS (no pipes on the roof for the toilet) - and the front roof vents have been removed (unusual to be done this early). It is followed by a three-car set formed of a suburban car (a Class 116 DMS?) - with two Class 101 cars. A two-car Class 101 is on the rear. Jeremy Chapter.