Class 116 DMUs in Parcels Use
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circa 1969
Vehicle: 50915 Set: 343
50915 paired with 55992 at Reading - circa 1969 (photographer's approximate date). Both cars carry set No 343. © 53A Models of Hull Collection.
circa 1970
Vehicle: 51137
Derby Class 130 Parcels car W51137 (formerly high density "Suburban" Class 116 DMBS) on "Railair" service at Bristol Temple Meads - c.1970. 53A Models of Hull Collection.
circa 1970
Vehicle: 51137
Derby Class 130 Parcels car W51137 (formerly high density "Suburban" Class 116 DMBS) on "Railair" service with GUVs W86174 & W86572 at Bristol Temple Meads - c.1970. Out of view (to the right) would be W51150 (ex DMS) which would complete the four car "Railair" set. 53A Models of Hull Collection.
5th September 1972
A 2-car parcels set at Paddington on 5/9/72. The lack of seating can be clearly seen through the windows. John Reddyhoff.
Unknown Date
A parcels formation is seen at Royal Oak, date unknown. A Class 130 (ex-116) leads, followed by DMU wired GUV 86572 and Class 128. On the rear is a small van. Malcolm Clements.
1976
Vehicle: 50915 Set: L243
A very nice mixture - a parcels 116, GUV and 128. Ian believes that this was L243 or 343 (which may have been 50915 with an unrecorded 128 - 91 or 92). The GUV is one of the blue square conversions, note the gap between "Rail" and "Express Parcels" where "Air" used to be! Taken at Langley in 1976. Ian McDonald.
1st July 1976
Vehicle: 50819
Leading a parcels train past West Ealing class 116 50819 on 1st July 1976. Ian Buck.
27th June 1986
Vehicle: 53072
Paired with Class 120 51785, 53072 carries Red Star branding. Leeds 27/6/86. Malcolm Clements.
16th August 1986
Vehicle: 53072
Class 116 DMBS 53072 leads Class 120 DMBS 51785 into what was then platform 8 of York station on 16/08/86. Both have had seats removed and are in use for Parcels sector traffic, and carry Red Start logos - indeed, neither Class had previously seen passenger use in this area. Graeme Phillips Collection.
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