Negative 5CR 70
Interior of 50697, 9/5/57
This is taken from the front of the vehicle looking to the rear, we are in the larger 1st class saloon (12 seats) which was the smoking section, through the partition (no door) is the smaller 6 seat non-smoking first class. Then there is a a vestibule and a 16 seat second class area before the guards van.

Negative 5CR 71
Interior of 50697, 9/5/57
This is taken from the rear of the guards area looking towards the front of the vehicle.

Negative 5CR 72
Interior of 50697, 9/5/57
This is the second class saloon, taken from the centre of the vehicle looking to the rear and the tool box is on the outer wall of the guards van, the corridor past the van is to the left.

Negative 5CR 73
Interior of 50697, 9/5/57
This is taken in the second class saloon looking towards the front of the vehicle. Note the formica used on the walls is also used on the ceiling.

Negative 5CR 74
Interior of 50697, 9/5/57
This is taken in the first class saloon from the centre of the vehicle looking to the cab. The patterned formica used on the walls is also used on the partition but the ceilings are plain.

Negative 5CR 75
Interior of 50697, 9/5/57
This is the guards van looking to the rear of the vehicle, the sliding door which leads to the gangway and the the next vehicle can just be seen.

Negative 5CR 76
Interior of 59255, 8/1/58
This is taken at the toilet end of the vehicle looking towards the buffet end.

Negative 5CR 77
Interior of 59255, 8/1/58
This is taken from the buffet looking towards the toilet end.

Negative 5CR 78
Interior of 59255, 8/1/58
This is taken inside the buffet from the entry doorway (to the left of the camera), the serving hatch at the far right. The "Stotts of Oldham" water boiler is under the sink, the accompanying operating instructions above the sink notes it is "The Connoisseur Pressure Boiler & Sink Unit".

Negative 5CR 79
Interior of 59255, 8/1/58
This is taken inside the buffet from the sink end, serving hatch to the right, looking towards the entry doors (one internal, one external) at the far end. The fridge can be seen at the far end branded as Hallmark Refrigeration, a product of J&E Hall, Dartford, Kent - a company that still exists.

Negative 5CR 80
Interior of 59255, 8/1/58
This shows the buffet area. The lowered ceiling in front of the sliding gangway door hid the water tank for the buffet. Next to the passenger door on the right is a fire extinguishers, above is the vehicle lighting control panel, the bakelite switch above was possibly for the small reading lamps fitted to the luggage racks.

Negative 5CR 81
Interior of 59255, 8/1/58
This shows the open serving hatch, the two lower hinged panels below counter level swung up and two keyholes can be seen in the panel above the hatch where they would be locked closed.

Negative 5CR 82
Interior of 50649, 30/12/57
This is taken from the cab end looking to the rear of the vehicle. This, and half the centre saloon, had "airline" seats, all facing the cab, the rest of the vehicle had seating in groups of four.

Negative 5CR 83
Interior of 50649, 30/12/57
This is taken from rear of the vehicle looking towards the cab.

Negative 5CR 92
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
DMBC W50696.

Negative 5CR 93
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
The front of DMBC W50696. The jumper cables are not yet complete.

Negative 5CR 94
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
The drivers compartment of DMBC W50696.

Negative 5CR 189
Dated as 22/03/60 yet the vehicle was new 20/02/60.
DMCL Sc51794
Looking from the cab end to the rear. Not the nearest seats do not have the headrolls.

Negative 5CR 190
Dated as 22/03/60 yet the vehicle was new 20/02/60.
DMCL Sc51794
The first batch had a grey form of stripes on the side and ceiling panels, this second batch had a dotted pattern.

Negative 5CR 211
Dated as 18/01/60 yet the vehicle was new 12/12/59.
DMCL Sc51786
This was taken from the rear of the vehicle looking forwards. The layout of the van of this batch is identical to the first batch.

Negative 5CR 212
Dated as 18/01/60 yet the vehicle was new 12/12/59.
DMCL Sc51786
Detail differences from the 1st batch (see 5CR 71) - this vehicle has a back for the seat on the right; the heater controls are here rather than in the cab.

Negative 5CR 213
Dated as 18/01/60 yet the vehicle was new 12/12/59.
DMCL Sc51786
Looking from the guards area to the rear of the vehicle, and is almost identical to the equivalent image from a first batch vehicle (5CR 75).

Negative 5C 202
28/10/57
Flap table in up position.

Negative 5C 203
28/10/57
Flap table in down position.

Negative 5C 204
28/10/57
Flap table mechanism.

Negative 5C 237
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
Underframe equipment under W50696.

Negative 5C 238
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
A final drive in a bogie on a Cross-Country unit.

Negative 5C 239
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
Underframe equipment under a Cross-Country power car. Note the livery, this is probably 50704, painted in a pale milky green with a wide yellow waist band.

Negative 5C 240
Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957.
Underframe equipment W50696.

Negative 5C 256
Noted as taken on the 10 December 1958 it shows the bodyshell of a DMSL. The doors stand out as being different colours as these were aluminium, the body of course was steel. This would be one of the first batch.

Negative MT74
Completed DMBC W50708. It has a varnish date of 17 October 1957 in the solebar so this was probably taken soon afterwards, it was delivered to Cardiff Canton depot the following month.

Negative 5AB 32
This is DMBC 50733, which has sustained damage to the cab, cause unknown. Taken 7/9/64. It is carrying set number CDF531 on the solebar.

Negative 5AB 33
This is DMBC 50733, which has sustained damage to the cab, cause unknown. Taken 7/9/64. It was withdrawn on 05/05/69 - was it returned to traffic before then? It would be reinstated after withdrawal in 1970.

Negative 5AB 34
DMBC 50733, which has sustained damage to the cab, cause unknown. Taken 7/9/64.

Negative 5AB 35
DMBC 50733, which has sustained damage to the cab, cause unknown. Taken 7/9/64.

Negative 5AB 36
DMBC 50733, which has sustained damage to the cab, cause unknown. Taken 7/9/64.

Negative 5AB 54
Centre car 59269, taken 18/1/65. The other vehicles are W50868 (left) and W55019 (right).