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A Class 108 near Grimsby circa 1970. The DTC closest has the BR arrows on the cab door and 3" number (4" became the standard). It lacks a first class yellow stripe but has the first totems in the windows. Walter Burt.
A Class 108 at Monkseaton, date unknown. It has Newcastle on it's destination blind. Ian Francis.
A Class 108 is seen at Whitehaven Bransty. Undated. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Class 108 sits in one of the middle roads at Carlisle as Class 40 no. 217 arrives with an express in 1970. Curly42.
The van of this two-car Class 108 set is being loaded before departure from Ormskirk station in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
Keswick station, circa 1970, was a shadow of it's former self, like so many stations shortly to close it is dilapidated and uncared for. To the far right is the water tower from steam days, a sign on the left platform says Subway although there is no reason to cross. In the platform is the lone surviving working, an out and back from Penrith, Keswick was an intermediate station beween Cockermouth and Penrith, which was recommended for closure in the Beeching report. The line closed west of Keswick 18th April 1966 leaving an 18 mile branch to Penrith, and that was closed 4th March 1972. The left hand building of Kewick station is now looked after and is the start of a popular footpath along the old track bed. Geoff Dowling.
A two-car Class 108 DMU (with a set number that appears to be AN285) on a Liverpool Central to Gateacre service passing Brunswick, date unknown. Brunswick shed used to be behind the fence on the left, it had a DMU allocation from 1957 to 1961. Edgehillsignallman@Flickr.
A two-car Class 108 DMU in the East Lancs platform at Preston circa 1970. Ormskirk is on the destination blind. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
11.53 Cambridge - St Ives has just taken the St Ives line at Chesterton Junction on 21 April 1970. Class 108 DTCL E56203 leads working with a Class 105 DMBS. Tom Burnham.
A Carlisle - Skipton service departs from Settle in May 1970. The slide noted it as the last all stations southbound S&C train, and it was formed of a two-car (blue square) Derby Lightweight and a three-car Met-Camm (both power cars still in green). Stuart Mackay Collection.
A 2-car Derby unit arrives at Preston in May 1970. John points out the semaphore signals and lack of overhead wires. John McIntyre.
A two-car Class 108 DMU in Fleetwood station with a service to Poulton. DMBS M50982 is closest with an Accrington set number (AC353) in the left cab window. It is presumably running with M56265 - its original partner which it seemed to retain until the start of the 1980s. Date unknown - the set was used on the last day of services (30 May 1970) and other images on this website of these have it in similar condition so on that day or soon before. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
A Class 108 DMU at Poulton-le-Fylde station with a service to Fleetwood circa May 1970. A Class 50 with a rake of coaches is on the left. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
A Class 108 DMU coming off the junction at Poulton-le-Fylde for Fleetwood circa May 1970. Carrying set number AC353 the DMBS is M50982 and the DTCL is presumably M56265. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
A dmu at Poulton-le-Fylde waiting to depart for Fleetwood on the the last day of passenger services between Poulton and Fleetwood, Saturday 30 May 1970. The sign in the left cab window indicates the Class 108 is Accrington allocated set 353 (DMBS M50982 and the DTCL is presumably M56265). Ian 10B Collection.
Fleetwood railway station on the last day of passenger services, Saturday 30th May 1970. This was the second to last train waiting to depart for Poulton-le-Fylde, formed of Class 108 set AC353 (M50982 and presumably M56265). Ian 10B Collection.
Fleetwood railway station on the last day of passenger services. Saturday 30 May 1970. Class 108 DMU set AC353 forms the second to last train waiting to depart for Poulton-le-Fylde. The DMBS is M50982, the DTCL is presumably M56265. Ian 10B Collection.
A two-car Class 108 in Windermere station in June 1970. The DMBS appears to be M50957. Mel Smith.
A two-car Class 108 DMU in June 1970, south of Grange-over-Sands on the Cumbrian Coast Line. Mel Smith.
A two-car Class 108 DMU in June 1970 at Grange-over-Sands on the Cumbrian Coast line (the station is hidden behind the train). It has a set number in the left cab window which seems to be AC345 (and so an Accrington set) and the vehicle number seems to be M56256. Mel Smith.