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Norwich allocated DMU set 77, formed of Class 104 DMBS E50594 and Class 105 DTCL E56419, at Wisbech with the RCTS Fensman No3 railtour on 23 September 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A scene during the tenure of BRCW Class 104 dmus at Norwich. The first BRCW sets arrived from Neville Hill in October 1975 and some were in poor condition compared with the Metro-Cammell sets which they replaced. At their most prolific, there were 9 x 3 car sets and 5 twin units. Eventually refurbished Metro Cammell sets replaced them from 1980 onwards, the last BRCW cars soldiering on until 1982. The twin sets were often hybrids paired with Cravens Class 105 cars. On 5th March 1980, Set 55 led by BRCW car E56189 and paired with Cravens power car E51255 is ready to depart with the 12.45 to Yarmouth. This unit continued in the diagram operating the 13.50 Yarmouth - Norwich, 14.33 Norwich - Ely, 17.24 Ely - Cambridge and 17.51 Cambridge - Stamford. On the right are BRCW set 77 E56188 + E50594 and behind it set 79 comprising cars E50597 + E56187. Gerard Fletcher.
A Norwich allocated two-car Class 104 DMU formed of cars E50594 & E56188 was stood in the bay platform at Ipswich with a service from Lowestoft on April 27th 1980. Martyn Hilbert.
A Class 104 / 105 hydrid DMU at Cambridge in the early 1980s. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Norwich DMU set 78 with Class 104 E56188 closest in platform 2 of Cambridge station with a service to Ely circa 1977. It is probably paired with E50595. Stuart Mackay Collection.
BRC&W set 78 and a Cravens set at Haughley Jct - north of Stowmarket on GE main line to Norwich. The destination blind shows Ipswich, date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.
E50595 leads a BRCW set having arrived at the old Felixstowe station on 10th September 1978. This had been an Eastern Region set from new until 1982 when it was reallocated to Longsight, but lasted less than 2 years there before withdrawal. Murray Liston.
Two-car Class 104 DMU 78 - with possibly a Cravens attached - is seen in Great Yarmouth station on 6 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
Two car to Yarmouth. PW work briefly halts as the gang turn to watch BRCW Class 104 DMBS E50597 leading set 79 with a Cravens DTCL on the 11.18 Norwich to Yarmouth local service spluttering away from the station. A fine selection of traction and stock can be seen in the background. 7th July 1981. Bruce Galloway.
Class 104 TBSL set 80 is seen at March on 24 July 1979. Brian Daniels.
Three car BRCW dmu sets were allocated to Norwich for the first time in late 1975. All except one came from Hull Botanic Gardens and were replacements for Metro-Cammell sets which had been gathered by Norwich from 1968 onwards. The Class 104 sets were in pretty poor nick, but here's one which has had some TLC at Doncaster Works. Photographed on April 25th 1980 whilst working the 13.36 Peterborough - Cambridge service, E50578 ended up being part of the last three car set at Norwich. Most of them left in 1980, but this one lasted until February 1981 when it went to Stratford. Refurbished Metro-Cammell triples were their replacements. The BRCW units were numbered 80 - 88 and the refurbished Cammells commenced with set 90. Gerard Fletcher.
Well-loaded Norwich BRC&W Class 104 set 82 (E50581 closest) is seen at Nuneaton in late summer 1976. Michael Mensing.
Class 104 set 83, with another of the class behind, in Norwich station on March 25th 1979. Ian Charles.
Class 104 set 84 at Yarmouth Vauxhall on 25/3/78. Ian Francis.
A three-car Class 104 (set 84) and a two-car Class 105 are seen at Norwich Thorpe Junction on March 10, 1979. DMCL E50557 is at the front, and has a smaller than usual 0 in the vehicle number. Michael Mensing.
Class 104 at Sheringham on 11 April 1979. Please don't leave without me! I'd arrived on the last train of the day from Norwich which had about an eight minute layover before forming the last service back. I wanted to photograph the two W&M railbus at the NNR station. Luckily the Guard let me leave my bag on the train which made me more mobile but said he would offload it and go if I was even a few seconds late. The mission was accomplished, I even had time to photograph the train when I got back - you can see the Guard patiently waiting for me. Alistair Ness.
End of the line at Sheringham on the evening of 10th September 1978 with a BRCW dmu (set 85) on a Norwich service. Cars (more modern ones!) can still park at this spot nowadays, but above rails forming the through connection to the North Norfolk Railway. Murray Liston.
A busy scene at Peterborough on 30th August 1979 after an arrival of a Class 104 DMU on probably the 13:14 service from Cambridge. Paul Bettany.
A three-car trailer-brake Class 104 set seen between Water Orton and Coleshill during August 1976. It is Norwich allocated set 86, led by E50587. Michael Mensing.
Two 3-car Class 104 sets at Eccles Road. The closest - set 86 - has Norwich on the destination blind. Date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.