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Green full yellow end


Vehicles that had a full yellow end applied while still in green livery.

More examples can be viewed on flickr.


14th May 1967


Derby lightweight at Tebay

A Derby Lightweight at Tebay Station on 14.5.67 with an afternoon Preston-Carlisle service. This is one of the original West Cumberland Lighweights, and is unusual in having a full yellow end and first class yellow band while still in green. George Woods.


2nd March 1968


Class 105 DMU at Coleshill

Coleshill Station looking toward Leicester on 2nd March 1968. The closest vehicle in the Cravens DMU is still in green livery with a full yellow end. Bryan Jeyes.


6th May 1968


Class 105 DMU at Cairnie Junction

A Cravens DMU at Cairnie Junction on 6 May 1968, it was the last passenger service that would run to Elgin via Craigellachie. Its journey would take it over what is now the Keith and Dufftown Railway. The DTCL is unusual in having a full yellow end while still in a green livery. Tom Burnham.


9th June 1968


Class 105 DMU at Blackpool North

Cravens and Birmingham R.C.W. DMUs in Blackpool North excursion platforms on Sunday 09 June 1968. Vehicles are M50805 / 50439 / 59175 / 59148 / 50438 (order not known). Possibly M50805 + 59148 + 50439 (three recent arrivals at Newton Heath) then 50438 + 59175 forming the start of the set behind. Talbot Road Bus Station / Car Park is in the background. Ian 10B.


31st August 1968


Class 101 DMU at Alloa West Junction

The 16:55 ex-Dunfermline Lower nears Alloa West Junction on 31 August 1968 formed of a Met-Camm DTCL (in green with full yellow end) and a GRC&W DMBS. Stuart Mackay Collection.


Class 101 DMU at Stirling

Only a handful of Met-Camm vehicles received a full yellow end while still in green livery. One of those, SC56411, is seen in platform 4 of Stirling station on 31 August 1968. The vehicle has the revised style of lining and a white stripe for first class. Stuart Mackay Collection.


circa 1969


Class 104 DMU at Derby Midland

A three-car hybrid set at Derby Midland circa 1969. Closest is BRC&W DMC M50501, possibly the only vehicle of the type to have a full yellow end while still in green livery, also unusual in having a first class stripe. The other two vehicles are in blue, a BRC&W centre car and a Cravens DMBS. Nottingham is on the destination blind. Graham Clark.


18th April 1970


Class 114 DMU at Coningsby

A Derby Heavyweight DMU - still in green but with a full yellow end - arrives at Coningsby from Lincoln on 18 April 1970. From the James Freebury Railway slide Archive. David Page Collection.


3rd May 1970


Class 114 DMU at Bottesford

A Derby Heavyweight set in the up platform at Bottesford on the 3rd May 1970. The DMBS is in rail blue, the DTC is in green with a full yellow end. On the platform, the short piece of white post and rail fencing was put across the gap left when the signal box was abolished. Opposite the unit used to stand the Goods Shed. Grantham is on the destination blind, presumably on a service from Nottingham. David Page.