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A 3-car Cravens set in Birmingham New Street with a Derby service in April 1958, M50792 closest. Michael Mensing.
Taken in the un-rebuilt Birmingham New Street, with a 3-car Cravens set showing Leicester on it's destination blind. Date unknown, these services were introduced in April 1958. Photo by David McIntosh. Ian McDonald Collection.
M50798 at the front of the 5.25pm service to Derby waiting to leave Birmingham New Street on the 18th April 1958. Michael Mensing.
M50798 at the front of the 5.25pm service to Derby waiting to leave Birmingham New Street on the 18th April 1958. Michael Mensing.
A Cravens set heads away from the camera, Norwich on the destination blind. Date / location unknown. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
M56147 in Birmingham New Street on May 31st, 1958. Note the shed code 6G (Llandudno Junction) painted on the buffer beam, it is believed to have been transferred to Toton that month. Michael Mensing.
A three-car Cravens DMU in Nottingham Midland station, circa 1958. British Railways.
A Cravens set date / location unknown; probably East Anglia. Steve Davies Collection.
A Cravens DMU, with Yarmouth on the destination blind on the Yarmouth (South Town) to Beccles line, date unknown (the line closes on 1959). Belton & Burgh station can just be made out in the distance behind the signal. Steve Davies Collection.
In mid-October 1958 two Cravens sets (51257 + 56415 and 51261 + 56419) began working Kings Cross Great Northern line suburban services. This was an initial step towards a planned 20 sets being in operation during the first half of the following year (ultimately there would be 26 sets). The two sets are seen at Palmers Green station circa November 1958. British Railways.
E56444 is seen on the rear (closest) of this Cravens set seen somewhere in East Anglia, probably arriving into Bottisham & Lode station on the Cambridge to Mildenhall line - date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.
A Cravens triple DMU with Leicester on the destination blind arrives into Rolleston Junction station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Cravens DMU in Fraserbugh station with a St Combs service, date unknown. DTCL Sc56482 is closest. Paul Redmond.
A Cravens DMU at Leiston on the Aldeburgh branch, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Cravens DMU with DTCL E56438 closest. Date/location unknown, Cambridge is displayed on the destination blind which was its home depot from new until moving to Finsbury Park in April 1966. Stuart Mackay Collection.
An unidentified Cravens DTCL in Scarborough station, date unknown. Chris Moxon Collection.
Two brand new Cravens sets in Edinburgh Waverley, circa 1959. Walter Burt.
The drivers compartment of Cravens DTC SC56472 outside the works of the builder at Darnall. It was new to Kittybrewster on 1/4/59. Cravens.
A brand new Cravens set approaching Slateford from Craiglockhart using a new connection linking the Edinburgh suburban line with the Edinburgh Princes Street to Glasgow main line. Guests on the special included the British Transport Commission Chairman Sir Ian Bolton and the Scottish Area Board. Their visit to Edinburgh on March 19 1959 also included the diesel school at Leith Central depot. The image appeared in the May 1959 Scottish Region edition of the British Railways Staff Magazine. British Railways.
A Cravens DMU on the 3.46pm service to Long Melford at Marks Tey on 21st March 1959. The DMBS is in the E512xx series, and would be allocated to Cambridge depot. Michael Mensing.