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Taken from the signal box at Manchester Central on 3rd May 1969 a 3x2-car DMU formation is captured leaving the station heading west. At least the two closest sets are Class 108/104 hybrids, the Class 104 DMBS in the centre set has yellow cab doors. Manchester Central would close two days after this picture was taken, today Metrolink trams run where the dmu is. Andrew J Crowther.
Manchester Central seen full of many Class 108 sets on 5 May 1969, two days before closure. Andrew J Crowther.
A Class 108 sits in the platform at Penrith during the summer of 1969 while an unidentified class 50 passes with an express. Curly42.
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 in the East Lancs platform at Preston circa 1970. Ormskirk is on the destination blind. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
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 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 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 at Ravenglass station in June 1970. Mel Smith.
A Class 108 DMU about to enter Ravenglass station in June 1970. Note the DTC has 'cut' buffers, unusual for this type. Mel Smith.
A Class 108 DMU departs from Ravenglass station in June 1970. Mel Smith.
A Class 108 (in plain blue) / Class 101 (in green with regular DMU lining) hybrid in platform 2 of Morecambe station on June 2, 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
A Class 108 set sits in Keswick station on June 22, 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
A Class 108 set sits in Keswick station on June 22, 1970. Steve Davies Collection.