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A Cravens DMU (set NH135, thought to be M50815 + M50782) has just arrived in Ramsbottom from Rawtenstall on 27 May 1972, one week before closure. The Diesel Link drivers at Bury all remembered the days when the East Lancashire lines had an intensive freight and passenger service, including through trains to London. It must have been demoralising for them to shuttle back and forth to Rawtenstall through semi-derelict stations thinking of what had gone before. Ramsbottom had two footbridges, one either side of the crossing, but when it lost its buildings the bridge linking the platforms was demolished too. That bridge has now been restored by the ELR but the one from which this picture was taken, looking south, has gone. Image courtesy of Mark Bartlett. WA Camwell Collection.
A Cravens DMU pulls into Ewood Bridge on 27 May 1972, one week before closure, on a Bury Bolton Street service with Alf Davenport in the driving seat. When the line between Bury and Rawtenstall was singled three signal boxes remained to control level crossings but the distant signals for these became fixed and Alf was not impressed. "If a man needs a fixed distant he shouldn't be on the railway" he would say. Fair point Alf - proud of his craft to the end, even on this very run down shadow of a former main line. DMBS M50782 is closest, the DMCL is thought to be M50815 labelled NH135. Image courtesy of Mark Bartlett. WA Camwell Collection.
Class 105 set NH135, believed to be DMCL M50815 closest, with DMBS M50782, taken at Bury Bolton St on the last day of services on the Rossendale line before it closed - 3/6/1972. This set had been a regular on the line during the final week. Robert Chilton.
Set NH135 led by M50782 with M50815 at Rawtenstall is on the 12:05 Rawtenstall to Bury, on the last day of services on the Rossendale line before it closed - 3/6/1972. Robert Chilton.
A young admirer inspects a Cravens Class 105 DMU car, part of a hybrid 3 car set with a Metro Cammell centre car and another Class 105 power car, stables in the centre road a Wolverhampton High Level on 22nd December 1980. It carries the set number TS400. Bob Belcher.
Tyseley set TS413 with Class 105 DMCL M50786 and a Class 101 DTCL, presumably M56411, in view at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Tyseley scratch set (TS413) formed of a Class 105 DMCL (M50786), a Class 101 DTCL, and a Class 100 DMBS seen at Leicester on 13 August 1976. Nicholas T Smith.
Tyseley set TS413, a scratch formation consisting of a Class 105 (Could this be M50786 declassified?) and a selection of Class 101 vehicles. Photographed at Croft, Leicestershire on the evening of Monday 16 May 1977 whilst working a westbound ECS. Phillip Lindsey.
Tyseley hybrid DMU set TS413 (Class 105 DMCL M50786, a Class 105 DTSL which looks like M56456 and a Class 101 DMBS) with a refurbished Class 116 on the rear is seen on a southbound ECS leaving Four Oaks on 30 May 1978. Michael Mensing.
An unusual visitor departing Gloucester on 19th September 1978 is Tyseley set TS416 formed of two Cravens DMBSs and a BRC&W centre car (51490 + 59193 + 51283). The leading vehicle still carries its former ScR set number 173. Paul James.
One of Tyseley depots DMU lash-ups TS416, thought to be class 105 51490, class 104 59193 and class 100 51110, has just passed Bentley Heath Crossing on a Dorridge - Birmingham Moor Street train. 4 April 1980. Chris Morrison.
Moreton-in-Marsh. TS 416 is a 2-car 105 with another vehicle stuck on the rear. Tom Clift.
Cravens set TY404 (M50766 leading) is seen operating the 3.37pm (approx) Leicester - Birmingham New Street at Nuneaton on April 28th, 1979, with a Class 100 DMBS on the rear. Michael Mensing.