Class 114 DMU images
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circa mid-1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/659) taken during Derby Heavyweight construction circa mid-1956. It shows a completed bogie being lifted (or dropped), and an underframe with vacuum pipes being fitted. British Railways.
Unknown Date
A Derby Heayweight twin set in Nottingham Victoria on its way to Derby Friargate. Date unknown. Mel Smith.
circa October 1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/834) showing the first Derby Heavyweight set formed E50001/E56001 on the Wirksworth branch. British Railways.
circa 1957
A Derby Heavyweight in Ware station on the Hertford East branch. Nothing is known about the circumstances of it being there, perhaps crew train, perhaps during transfer / delivery to Stratford depot. Circa late 1956 or early 1957. Ware Museum.
circa 1957
A colour image of a 'modern diesel train' leaving Lincoln station as seen in a 1957 article on railways in the county taken from the British Transport Commission magazine 'Transport Age. Older loco hauled stock lurks in the background, one carriage in the 'blood and custard' livery used at the time. Amidst the semaphore signalling a new style fluorescent platform light can be seen with "Lincoln Central' in relief letters on the diffuser. The train is heading off to Grantham. Scan and notes courtesy of Mike Ashworth. Note the diagonal line on the blue square coupling code. British Railways.
circa January 1957
A screen grab from the British Transport Films "The Diesel Train Driver - Dealing With Faults" film. Derby Heavyweight set E50018/E56018 spent time in the Dereham area for the filming, fitted with an appropriate destination blind. Also notable was that neither vehicle had a top marker light. British Transport Films.
Unknown Date
A lovely shot of a pair of green class 114s at Lincoln Central in the 1960s. The one on the right is in Malachite green with white cab roof, while the other is in the later, darker, Brunswick green with darker grey roof and cab roof painted to match, though without any 'speed whiskers' or yellow panel. Robert Chilton Collection.
Unknown Date
Two Derby Heavyweight sets seen in Lincoln Central station, E56002 closest, date unknown. Boston is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1957
Inspecting Derby Heavyweight units in Lincoln depot, circa 1957. British Railways.
circa February 1957
E50033 (and presumably E56033) appears to be brand new when seen at Stratford, judging by the condition of the buffers, lack of blinds, and Leyland 680 engines. Date unknown, they were delivered in February 1957. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa March 1957
A rare colour Derby Works image showing a brand new Derby Heavyweight set formed of E56035 / E50035 which was new to Lincoln in March 1957. Location unknown, possibly on the Wirksworth branch as these images often were. Colour images from this period were often hand tinted black and white images but the quality in this suggests it was taken in colour. A B&W version does exits (negative 57/142). One thing of note is the gutters - in b&w images these always showed as being darker than the body and the assumption till now was that they were black. Here they are a dark green. British Railways.
7th April 1957
A Derby Heavyweight DMU on Stratford depot on 7 April 1957. Closest is E50032, presumably paired with E56032. Stuart Mackay Collection.
17th May 1957
Two Derby Heavyweight sets head out of Sheffield Victoria on May 17, 1957. E56023 is closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1957
A Derby Heavyweight DMU with E56033 closest (and presumably E50033) on Stratford Works circa 1957. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa late 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/833) showing the interior of Derby Heavyweight DTCL E56048 circa late 1957. This is the first class saloon, with the closed pair being reversible. British Railways.
circa late 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/834) showing the interior of Derby Heavyweight DTCL E56048 circa late 1957. This is the middle saloon looking to the rear of the vehicle. British Railways.
circa late 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/835) showing the interior of Derby Heavyweight DTCL E56048 circa late 1957. This is taken at the rear of the vehicle, the toilet just seen on the right, looking towards the cab. British Railways.
circa late 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/836) showing the interior of Derby Heavyweight DMBS E50048 circa late 1957. This is the front saloon, which is non-smoking. The small signs ('tablets') on the seat backs warn about hitting your head on the luggage rack as you stand up. British Railways.
circa late 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/837) showing the interior of Derby Heavyweight DMBS E50048 circa late 1957. This is the guard's van looking to the rear of the vehicle with the DTC E56048 visible at the other side of the gangway. The guard's seat is behind the left partition. British Railways.
circa late 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/838) showing the interior of Derby Heavyweight DMBS E50048 circa late 1957. This is the guard's van looking to the front of the vehicle with the passenger saloons through the sliding door. British Railways.