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"First Generation DMUs in
Colour for the Modeller And Historian" by Stuart Mackay A few notes on the content from Simon Harding, John Miller, Leonard Rogers and Eddie Knorn. If you have any more to contribute, please contact me. Page 32: The caption for the bottom picture states that some 105 sets were sent to the North West to replace the Derby Lightweights. It was Class 108s that did this, moving from the Manchester / Liverpool areas. Page 38: Top: The Ian Allan abc library shows 101 366 had a
very variable formation and the photograph appears to show a further
change. The Page 54: The bottom picture mentions "53019 worked its final weeks in service coupled to Class 105 DTCL No 54484." Vehicle 54484 is actually a Class 108 DTCL, but I'm not sure yet whether 53019 worked with a Class 105 and I've typed the number wrong, or whether it did work with Class 108 No 54484! Page 59: There is no Morris Oxford in the bottom picture, however there are three BMC 1100s which is a generic term for cars which could be Austin, Morris or any of four other more upmarket brands (MG, Riley, Vanden Plas, Wolseley). The BMC 1100 Mk II and similar-looking BMC 1300 ranges were launched in October 1967. From left to right the cars (all British if you count the Ford) are: Morris Minor 1000, BMC 1100 Mk I, Austin A60 Cambridge, Morris 1100 Mk I (definitely a Morris from the bonnet badge), BMC 1100 Mk I (Austin or Morris), Ford Anglia (probably a 105E, introduced 1959). The articulated vehicle between the cars and the Scammell Scarab is a Scammell Townsman. This has a frighteningly-styled fibreglass cab in contrast to the Scarab's steel construction. Page 60: The centre picture was taken at Welwyn Garden City station, meaning it would be a Finsbury Park allocated set, running out of Kings Cross (or possibly Moorgate or Broad St). The seems a little early. Although the juice was not on until late '76, the wires were up through Welwyn some time before, but unlikey at July 1974. Also, plating over of the headcode and omission of the blue squares surely started happening a bit later, it was more like to be taken in 1976 or later? Page 72: The bottom picture is annotated with
the comment that the 120s were displaced from the Central Wales line
by 101s in 1984. Eddie Knorn believes this was actually in 1982. In
Sept 82, he had a trip to the Cambrian Coast area and stumbled across
one set with headlights operating on a CH depot duty. Also, on a trip
to the Llandovery area in April 1983 he had a trip to Shrewsbury, and
he remembers it as being on a 101 out and back. |