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DMU Operations: London Midland Region


Oxenholme - Windermere

Route diagram of the Oxenholme - Windermere railway line

Sample Timetable

2 May '77 to 7 May '78

Front of May 1977 Furness and Cumbria Line timetable Outside of May 1977 Furness and Cumbria Line timetable Inside of May 1977 Furness and Cumbria Line timetable

Images

Derby lightweight at Oxenholme

circa 1965

A Derby Lightweight DMU, M79646 closest, arriving at Oxenholme circa 1965. Unknown.

Class 105 DMU at Oxenholme

14th July 1972

A Class 105 in Oxenholme station on 14 July 1972. This is probably a Newton Heath power-twin on a service to Windermere. A Class 50 is arriving on the left. Doug Nicholls.

Class 108 DMU at Oxenholme

August 1973

A Class 108 2-car DMU seen at Oxenholme with a Windermere service in August 1973. A classic branch line working for one of the reliable Derby built Class 108 DMUs, seen at Oxenholme station - we took this train to Windermere. Taken with my basic Kodak Brownie using 120 roll film. Chris McKee.

Class 108 DMU at Windermere

August 1973

A Class 108 DMU waiting for its next turn at Windermere station. One of the ubiquitous Class 108 units is seen here at Windermere station, awaiting a return to Oxenholme. Taken with my basic Kodak Brownie using 120 roll film. Chris McKee.

Class 105 DMU at Burneside

September 1975

A Class 105 power-twin in Burneside station on the Oxenholme to Windermere line in late September 1975. Leading is believed to be M50770. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Burneside

September 1975

A Class 105 power-twin (leading appears to be M50770) departs from Burneside station (on the Oxenholme - Windermere line) in late September 1975. Michael Mensing.

Class 105 DMU at Oxenholme

28th April 1976

A Class 105 power twin with vehicles M50787 + M50754 arrives at Oxenholme on 28 April 1976, with what seems to be a Windermere - Preston service. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Windermere

Unknown date

A Class 108 in Windermere station. The slide recorded it as M50982, but no date. Circa early/mid-1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 105 DMU at Oxenholme

1978

A Cravens DMU awaiting departure for Windermere at Oxenholme station in 1978. John Law.

Class 105 DMU at Windermere

29th June 1980

At a run-down looking Windermere terminus on a wet Summer day, Cravens Class 105 M50385 & M56118 were the rear two cars of the four-car Oxenholme to Windermere branch service on June 29th 1980. Since 1986, this part of the station has become part of a supermarket. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 105 DMU at Kendal

17th September 1980

A Cravens diesel multiple unit prepares to depart for Windemere at a desolate Kendal station on the Windemere branch from Oxenholme to Windermere on 17th September 1980. The building is very neglected and the Up platform is abandoned. Pete LG99.

Class 105 DMU at Windermere

December 1980

Class 105 DMU in a snowy Windermere station, December 1980. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 104 DMU at Windermere

24th March 1981

A Class 104 DMU with M56176 closest waits to leave Windermere with the 10:57 to Oxenholme on 24/5/81. Sparegang.

Class 108 DMU at near Burneside

19th August 1982

This neat little "Metrotrain" was working the 13.15 Windermere to Oxenholme service on 19/08/1982, all the class 108's that worked that line at the time had that Metrotrain branding, the train is crossing the River Sprint near Burneside. Geoff Dowling.

Class 108 DMU at Kendal

4th October 1982

On 04/10/1982, Class 108 vehicles 56240 + presumably 50963 call at Kendal, Lake District, with the 12:26 Oxenholme - Windermere. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Oxenholme

29th December 1982

A Class 108 DMU - M56245 closest - in Windermere station after arriving with the 12:26 from Oxenholme on 29 December 1982. Robert Thomas.

Class 108 DMU at Windermere

30th March 1983

A class 108 DMU set sits in the damp rundown terminus station at Windermere waiting to form train 2P85 the 11.05 to Oxenholme on 30/03/83. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 108 DMU at Oxenholme

3rd May 1984

Class 108 DMU at Oxenholme - The Lake District, 03/05/1984. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 108 DMU at Kendal

16th August 1984

A Class 108 DMU at Kendal railway station on Thursday 16 August 1984. Ian 10B.

Class 108 DMU at Kendal

11th October 1985

A two-car Class 108 DMU at Kendal on 11 October 1985. The leading car is thought to be 54242. John Carter.

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