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M53956 + M54238 in Morecambe station on 2 December 1987. Vincent Haworth.
Chester 9th April 1977. Heading back to London from Holyhead after a week in Ireland we decided not to take the obvious direct route via Crewe but at the last minute to change at Chester and ride through Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton on this Class 101 diesel multiple unit (M50322 seems to be the closest vehicle) changing to an electric for the rest of the journey via Birmingham. You could do that sort of thing at no extra cost in BR days... Pete LG99.
London St Pancras 5th March 1977. Sulzer 1Co-Co1 Peak diesel 45121 is waiting to depart on the far right while a Class 127 DMU arrives from the north passing the now long-gone 1957 brick-built signal box. Pete LG99.
I took The Lakelander special from London Euston to Carnforth where steam took over from electric. While waiting for our stock to be brought in to the Furness platform by double-headed LNER A1 4-6-2 4472 Flying Scotsman & LNWR Hardwicke this Class 108 dmu on a service train to Carlisle via Barrow-in-Furness arrived. Pete LG99.
47431 arrives at Doncaster with the Derby Laboratory Coach set on 21st May 1988. The unit being hauled are ex-Class 103 vehicles, 56162 and 50407, renumbered RDB975090 + RDB975089. It was a "Laboratory 5 TRIM Unit" and was used for measuring ride quality. Syd Young.
The Ultrasonic Test Train is seen at York on the night of 8th February 1990. The set was made up of Class 101 Metro-Cammell driving cars, DB977391 (51433) and DB977392 (53167). The centre car was DB999602 (62483). Syd Young.
A couple of Met-Camm DMUs on the Tay Bridge circa mid-1960s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 108 DMBS in Scarborough station, the NE prefix and 3" numbers suggests late 1960s. It is paired with a Class 101 DMSL, behind is a Class 104 with another to the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The RCTS Reunion railtour in Kettering and Corby station on 22 November 1975. The headocde 1L01 is in the centre cab window and the tour headboard can just be seen inside the left cab window. The Six Bells Junction website lists the Class 101 as 50325 + 59118 + 50307, and out of sight is a Class 104 listed as 50498 + 59165 + 50446. Stuart Mackay Collection.
M50351 + M56106 in Rose Hill station on 16 November 1982. Note the large white dot inside the cab - the driver seems to have used the domino headcode blind(s) to cover the windows on the bulkhead/sliding door to the passenger saloon in lieu of normal blinds. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 117 set L404 (presumably 51337 + 59489 + 51379) arrives Maidenhead station off the Bourne End / Marlow line in 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Met-Camm twin DMU at Kinross Junction on 13 April 1963. It is coming off the line from Alloa, and Perth is on the destination blind, and the timetable shows there was a 3.20pm Alloa - Perth diesel service. The DMBS was recorded as SC51252, it is presumably paired with original partner SC56410. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Lincoln Central DMUs on 28 July 1973. The Class 101 with Doncaster on the blind is Norwich allocated set 87, presumably 50260 + 59540 + 50218, a Class 114 is on the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 122 Route learner TDB975227 near Chesterfield sometime in 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 116 DMU set C314 (presumably 53848 + 59356 + 53901) leaving Llanishen station with the 13:08 Rhymney - Penarth service on 17 August 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 117 DMU set L429 (presumably 51409 + 59519 + 51367) passing Old Oak Common on 18 December 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The now-demolished chimneys at Stewartby dominate the landscape as Class 121 units 55031+55029 pass working the 10.50 from Bletchley on 24 August 1999. Both of these vehicles carried names at this time - 55029 was "Marston Vale" and 55031 was "Leslie Crabbe". Both vehicles later saw departmental use; 55029 became 977968 and 55031 became 977976. Lewis Bevan.
We called into Skipton on 9 September 1973 on our way home from a wedding in Yorkshire. As it was a Sunday the station was very quiet, with just this 3 car dmu, and a 2 car set also, in the sidings. This set was made up of Class 111 cars 51545 + 59534 + 51555. The 2 car set, not in this photo, was 50137 + 56090. Lewis Bevan.
An early stop of our grand tour of Scottish sheds and stabling points in June 1977 was Ayr depot at 06.40 on 9 June. There we watched as 20202 + 20039 shunted Class 107 driving car Sc52030 around the yard. Lewis Bevan.
Llanrwst signal box, as seen from Llanrwst North station. the signaller is taking the token for the single line from the driver of green-liveried Class 101 unit 101685 on the 17.35 Llandudno-Blaenau on 1 August 1997. At Llanrwst 101685 will pass the 17.27 from Blaenau, which on this day was worked by 101683. Lewis Bevan.
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