January 1960 DMU photos
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circa 1960
A 117 or 118? This negative was just marked as circa 1960. It shows a suburban set with Didcot on the destination blind and is thought to be on the line from Oxford, possibly at Radley. Round buffers were unusual at this time, and only the DMBS is lined. Pressed Steel tended to put the coaching crest under the fourth large window - as in this example, GRC&W would put it one bay further back under the two half windows. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa early 1960s
Derby Lightweight DMUs in Otley station. Probably on a tour, circa early 1960s. Walter Burt.
circa 1960
Vehicle: 55016
Gloucester single car W55016 and a trailer arrives into Staines West station. Date unknown, it would move from Southall to Laira by January 1961 so before then. Stuart Mackay Collection.
January 1960
Vehicle: 55989
A GRC&W image (negative 5445/2) showing Parcel vehicle M55989 in January 1960. It would be delivered to Cricklewood that month. Gloucester Railway Carriage And Wagon.
circa 1960
"Bold departure from convention at Oxford Rd station, Manchester". Taken from an article on the Manchester - Crewe AC electrification and modernisation that appeared in the October 1960 British Transport Commission magazine "Transport Age" and highlighting this important scheme that helped lay the foundation for much of the later electrification and modernisation work undertaken by British Railways. As part of this work the station of the south side of Manchester city centre, at Oxford Road, was reconstructed using a very contemporary architectural style with the old buildings replaced by the current largely timber structure by architects W.R. Headley and Max Glendinning and structural engineer Hugh Tottenham. It is now Grade 2 Listed and is seen here with both overhead wires and a BRC&W DMU. Scan and notes courtesy of Mike Ashworth. British Railways.
circa 1959/1960
This is a train from Liverpool Lime Street entering Chester General; taken about 1959 or 1960. There was a regular train service between the two cities via Runcorn; I traveled on it a number of times, and it always seemed to be on a Cravens set. The service was worked from the Liverpool end, and I've always assumed that these Cravens sets were based on Merseyside, perhaps at Allerton; however, I'm sure they had all gone from Lime Street by 1960 - from what I remember, local services were worked by class 108s by that time, mainly ones with roof mounted four-position route indicators. David Faircloth.
circa January 1960
A brand new Gloucester RC&W parcel car heading a Derby suburban quad set passing through the closed Ampthill station. Date unknown - all four of these un-gangwayed cars were listed as new to Cricklewood on 9 January 1960. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1960
Vehicle: 50079
A Derby suburban triple DMU, W50079 leading, arriving into Radley station. Date unknown, the vehicle was allocated to Reading and Southall during 1960. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa late 1950s / early 1960s
Met-Camm DMUs in Whitby Town station. Date unknown, circa late 1950s or early 1960s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1960
Vehicle: 50710
A Swindon Cross Country DMU, the closest car recorded as W50710, at Droitwich circa 1960. Birmingham Snow Hill is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1960
These are of my 120 trip to St Combs. A contact in the GNSR group does not know of another 120 visit, so it is likely to be rare, if not unique. Eric Stuart.
circa 1960
A Fraserburgh service at St Combs circa 1960, with the rare use of a Swindon Cross Country DMU on the line. Eric Stuart.
circa 1960
A St Combs train at Fraserburgh. Eric Stuart.
circa 1960
A Gloucester Twin in Morningside Road station with a Musselburgh service circa 1960. British Railways.
circa 1960
Carriage Serviceman J. Griffiths cleans the front of what appears to be a Gloucester Cross-Country DMU in Neyland station circa 1960. The station, in Pembrokeshire, closed to passengers in June 1964. British Railways.
circa 1960
A Cravens twin DMU seen with Lincoln Cathedral in the background. It is approaching Sincil Bank off the line from Grantham, where it will join the line from Sleaford. Circa 1960. Part of the Ruston & Hornsby factory can be seen in the background. British Railways.
circa Jan-60
Vehicle: 55987
An official image (Derby Works negative 61/114) of GRC&W DMPV 55987, circa January 1960. British Railways.
circa 1960
A DMU calls at Swan Village station, West Bromwich, circa 1960, and seems to be a 3-car set with an extra DMS (or DTS) attached at the front. Swan Village was situated on the GWR main line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level. The train is heading in the Birmingham direction and in the distance can be seen Hill Top tunnel, beyond which lies Wednesbury and the route to Wolverhampton. Original photo by the late John Evans. Steve Jones Collection.
January 1960
A two-car Met-Camm DMU in Birmingham New Street station with a Redditch service in January 1960. Michael Mensing.
circa 1960
A Pressed Steel DMU heading west at Iver, date unknown. It's looking quite clean so possibly circa 1960. Stuart Mackay Collection.