Vic Berry's scrapyard, Leicester
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| early 1986 |  |
Class 101 DMBS M51196. Ian Francis |
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| circa 3/86 |  |
Class 104 DTC M54176. Ian Francis |
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| circa 4/86 |  |
Class 120s, left M59679 and right M53674. Ian Francis. |
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| circa 5/86 |  |
Left: Class 104s 53523 (left) and 53459 await their fate. Right: M53728 is on the stilts. It was withdrawn and cut up in May '86. Both Ian Francis |
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| circa 1987 |  |
Several 116 and a 101 vehicles. Ian Francis |
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| circa 2/87 |  |
Two 116s, with 53860 left. Ian Francis |
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| circa 8/87 |  |
53064 is seen on stands in front of a stack of vehicles. Ian Francis |
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| 16/9/87 |  |
Two views of Class 116 DMS 53126, taken off it's bogies. Class 122 55009 is behind. Malcolm Clements |
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55009 was at Vic Berry's for asbestos stripping before returning to traffic. Malcolm Clements |
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| 4/10/87 |  |
Left: Class 110 51825 has lost its cab dome. Right: Class 122 55000 can be seen through the stripped out shell of 116 53064. Both Malcolm Clements |
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| 5/6/88 |  |
Left: Class 116 M53070 (Well, whats left of it!). Right: Class 108 E53604. Kevin Dowd |
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Left: A Class 104, 105 & HD vehicles are seen in amongst Mark 1 sleepers awaiting the chop. Right: A partially dismantled M53077. Both Jerry Glover |
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"Em, it won't fit in the skip Sir!" 53604 is raised for easier removal of underframe items, which made for easier stacking. |
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| 13/10/88 |  |
Two views of 31301 on 5Z35 Newton Heath to Vic Berrys Leicester passing Romiley Jct 13-10-88. Vehicles unknown, but formed 101 DMBS, 119 TBS, 2-car 116 (the last all blue 116 set), 101 DMC (Scotrail branding) and 101 DMBS. Kevin Dowd |
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| 30/10/88 |  |
Left: E54086 looks a little squashed! Right: 55992 pays it's second visit for asbestos removal! Kevin Dowd |
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M53920 (with M53867 in background). Kevin Dowd |
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| 11/12/88 |  |
ADB975342 (M53475). Kevin Dowd |
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| 18/12/88 |  |
ADB977342 (M53475). Kevin Dowd. Right: M53870, M53059, M53923, M50117. Kevin Dowd |
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M53713+M53703. Kevin Dowd |
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| 15/1/89 |  |
M53713. Kevin Dowd |
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| 26/3/89 |  |
Left: M53496. Right: M53501 (N691). Both Kevin Dowd |
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| 9/4/89 |  |
M53496 (N670). Kevin Dowd. |
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M53501 (N691). Kevin Dowd |
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| 16/4/89 |  |
Left: M53460. Right: M53474 (N674), M53501 (N691) Both Kevin Dowd |
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Left: M53501 (N691), M53474 (N674) and 47103. Right: M53496 (N670) Kevin Dowd. |
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M53496 (N670). Kevin Dowd |
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| 11/6/89 |  |
The gutted shell of the DMBS from CH293. Jerry Glover |
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| 29/4/90 |  |
Left: C375 W53809+W53855, E53196. Right: E52062, E78964. Kevin Dowd |
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Left: Remains of 53541, 20183 and S76283. Right: E51809, E78969, E78713, E51183. Kevin Dowd |
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| 28/10/90 |  |
Left: M53493, Right: M54179. Kevin Dowd |
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Left: From right to left: M53518, M53500, 53464. Right: M53511, M54179, W59282. Kevin Dowd |
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M54184 on top of W51106, M53443. Kevin Dowd |
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| 11/11/90 |  |
Left: M53812, M53500, M53518 and 33015. Right: M53355. Both Kevin Dowd |
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M53355. Unsuccessful attempts were made to save N699. Both Kevin Dowd |
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B469 deep inside the stack. "This is one of my most memorable shots I've taken. Not because its particulary breathtaking to look at, but because of the effort I went to to get it and its quite artistic. I saw the potential the week before, so next time I set off to VBs I was armed with a tripod. I had to clamber deep into the stack where it was as black as hell! It really was like caving! I had to feel my way round the camera - I could hardly see it! I ran off various exposures to get the right one, this being 8sec f5.6 64asa. I just wish I knew the vehicle number, its either 51311 or 51326. I searched all over it to find its number, even inside it, but no luck! Hopefully evidence will turn up in the future." Kevin Dowd. Right: W51067. Kevin Dowd |
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ADB977615 (P281 W54281). Kevin Dowd |
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| 25/11/90 |  |
M53518 and M54179. Kevin Dowd |
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| 6/1/91 |  |
M53812(bottom), E54391, E34679. Kevin Dowd |
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| 17/2/91 |  |
Left: 53487 (N676) sits atop 53532. Right: 56120 had by now been in the yard for nearly seven years, having arrived on 27-7-84! Both Kevin Dowd |
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| undated |  |
Left: M53511 boarded up. It was withdrawn in May '89, and cut up in October 1990. Right: On the stilts is Class 120 M53689, which was cut up in June '89. Ian Francis |
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Three views of set N699, 53812 and 53355. Undated. Ian Francis |
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Right: 55003, which is now preserved, the visit was probably for asbestos stripping. Ian Francis |
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Left: Class 104 DTC M54184. It was withdrawn in August '88, and cut up in October 1990. Right: M59120. Both: Ian Francis |
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Left: Class 104 TBS 59212 is the blue liveried vehicle. Right: the same vehicle, now boarded up and stacked on top of a classmate. Both Ian Francis. |
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Left: Class 101 TC 59524. Right: Class 120 and 101 vehicles. Both Ian Francis |
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Two views of stacked vehicles, with blue 104s in amongst the blue/grey 101/120s etc. Ian Francis |
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Left: Some 104s at the front of a very long line of vehicles awaiting disposal. Ian Francis Right: Class 120 centre car M59679 is seen on stands in Vic Berry's yard at Leicester. Ian Francis |
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