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Swindon built class 120 DMU, Cardiff set C616 (presumably 51790 + 59681 + 51782), approaching Shelwick Junction from the Ledbury direction, with a Hereford bound service, despite what it says on the destination blind, from Worcester. May 1985. John Crooks.
Class 120 M53663 seen at Vic Berry Leicester with unknown Class 103 Park Royal along side. Another Class 120 further away and behind the Class 03 pilot. Seen in May 1985. Nicholas Youngman Collection.
A Class 120 set seen in Lincoln St Marks station on the 1st May 1985. Chris Lings.
Lincoln St Marks station on 3 May 1985, during a day out with my old friend Mike Chinnock, just a couple of weeks before it ceased operation. It shows a class 120 with an arrival from Derby and which was about to return to the same town. Also of interest is the red GPO vehicle on the platform which were a common sight at one time but have long been consigned to history, and a red Honda C50 Scooterette, very similar to my first motor vehicle! Peter Tandy.
A 1957 Swindon built class 120 Cross-Country dmu with DMBC M53717 leading, stands at Matlock Bath station with a Derby-Matlock service. 5th May 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
A Class 120 DMU with 51792 closest in Manchester Victoria on 6 May 1985. 'Blackpool Nth' is on the destination blind. Chris Thorp.
Crewe holding sidings contains a Class 120 DMU in amongst the various locos on 11-5-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
With a London Kings Cross to Cleethorpes service in the platform, a Derby Etches Park allocated Swindon Class 120 3-Car DMU was being readied for service in the centre carriage siding at Lincoln St Marks on April 21st 1981. The nearest car was Driving Motor Brake Composite W50734, with Driving Motor Second Lavatory M50671 at the opposite end of the unit. The station at Lincoln St Marks closed on May 13th 1985 and the station site is now part of a shopping centre. Martyn Hilbert.
EP522 (53714 and presumably 59572) on Ely west curve on a summer Saturday empty stock working, thought to be the afternoon ECS return from Norwich 5M15, 18.05.85. Nicholas Youngman.
53697 + 59263 + 53655 + 51586 + 59532 + 51577 at Blackpool North with the 11:20 to Manchester on 19/5/85. Hamish Stevenson.
Swindon class 120 'Cross-Country' DMU Nos.M53692-M59301-M53708 forming a Lincoln service at Crewe on 23rd May 1985. Station pilot loco 08737 is in the adjacent platform. Gordon Edgar.
A Class 120 DMU - 53701 closest with Blackpool North on the destination blind - at Bolton when semaphore signalling was extant on 24 May 1985. The centre car is likely Class 104 59153, the rear car presumably 53681. Chris Thorp.
For the 1985 Summer timetable an 06.37 Saturdays Only Stratford-upon-Avon to London Paddington train was introduced. Contrary to a rumour started by one of the station staff at Stratford this was not a class 50-hauled train to match the weekdays Paddington to Birmingham express which ran via Hatton but a DMU formed on most occasions of a pair of 3 coach Tyseley class 166 units. On 25 May 1985 I saw the ECS arriving from my then home's kitchen window and went to the station to capture this view of a pair of Derby-based class 120s led by EP510 (probably 50713 + 59257 + 50667) in platform 2 with 55012 heading a 3 coach class 116 in P3. It was common practice at the time for Tyseley to use whatever resources they had available but this was the only time that I saw anything but class 116 units on this train. Peter Tandy.
On a dull, overcast Bank Holiday Monday May 27th 1985, Swindon Cross Country Class 120 M51580 leads an Ormskirk to Windermere excursion through Midge Hall. The working was formed of a 3-Car Class 120 and a 2-Car Class 108. The disused platforms of Midge Hall Station, closed in October 1961 are clearly visible. When the Ormskirk line was rationalised in 1970, double track was retained from Farington Curve Junction on the WCML to Midge Hall. The former up line needed renewal by the early 1980s and was taken out of use in 1983. As a consequence, Signal MH14 at Midge Hall was relocated from the end of the old Up platform onto the middle of what had been the Up line. Martyn Hilbert.
A three-car Swindon Cross-Country DMU with Driving Motor Second Lavatory (DMSL) M53666 leading, was passing Farington Junction with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 28th 1985. This open view is no longer possible due to unchecked lineside tree growth. Martyn Hilbert.
A Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 on 2D70, a Llandudno - Blaenau Ffestiniog service, arrives at Deganwy at 16:34 on Wednesday 29th May 1985. Colin Brooks.
M51581, M59587, M51585, M53666, M59286, M53712 awaiting departure from Bolton with the 1155 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria 1st June 1985. Keith Long.
M51783 arriving at Bolton with the 1315 Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North 1st June 1985. Keith Long.
M51590 (left) with the 1225 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria and M51783 (right) with the 1315 Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North at Bolton 1st June 1985. Keith Long.
M53712, M59286, M53666, M51585, M59587, M51581 depart Bolton with the 1155 Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria 1st June 1985. Keith Long.