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Class 101 DMU set 78 (54062 + 53201) in platform 1 of Colchester station after arrival from Sudbury on 22 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Over the weekend of 15th-18th January 1987 a large amount of snow fell in the Eastern Counties. So much so that for one reason or another Norwich Crown Point Depot could not supply a Unit to NSE to work on the Sudbury Branch from Colchester as from Monday 19th. January. The previous weeks had gone back for maintenance on the Saturday night. Network South East's DMU depot at Reading were asked to help out with a 2 car set and early on the Sunday afternoon Class 117 set L408 W51385 + W51343 turned up. It is seen in platform 6 of Colchester North Station on a bitterly cold Sunday 18th January. AndrewHA.
W51343 in Colchester station on Sunday 18/1/87. It had been sent from Reading to work the Sudbury branch, to where it had returned by the Tuesday when the usual Norwich was back on the branch. AndrewHA.
On Saturday 11th April 1987 51442 + 54073 depart from Platform 1 at Colchester North Station on an eastbound special working. AndrewHA.
On Saturday 25th April 1987 an inbound working from Sudbury comprised of 51247 and 54387 turn into Platform 1 at Colchester North Station. AndrewHA.
47 052 is seen rescuing a errant NR 101 set at Colchester (at 0815) Thursday 7th May 1987. Colin Brooks.
Running down the Up Main through Platform 3 at Colchester North Station on Saturday 28th November 1987 are 51207 + 54405, no doubt terminating in platform 4, inbound from working on the Sudbury branch. AndrewHA.
E51428 at Colchester (at 15:45) on Sunday 24th January 1988. Colin Brooks.
Norwich set 63 at Colchester (at 15:30) on Sunday 24th January 1988. The DMBS is 51428, closest is presumably 54218. Colin Brooks.
E54396 carries the unusual set number NSE02 when seen in May 1988 in Colchester (North) station. It is presumably paired with 51221 and on Sudbury duties. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 101 DMU driving coaches Nos. E54396 and 51221, of set No. NSE02, stand at Colchester working a service to Sudbury on 2 May 1988. Brian Creasey.
Network South-East held an open day at Colchester Depot on the May Day Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd May 1988. Norwich Crown Point's Cravens Set 53359 + 54122 was diagrammed all day on the Colchester to Sudbury Branch, and is seen here at Colchester Station about to set off for another run down the branch. AndrewHA.
Met-Camm DMU set 04 arrives into Colchester station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A view of Colchester depot late in the afternoon of 22nd April 1989. On the left is Met Camm DMU 54382 + 51438 in which we had earlier travelled to Sudbury, and beyond is a class 312 EMU. On the right are two ex-steam loco tenders converted to snowploughs in the early 1960s ADE330968 and 330977 which lasted another decade or so before being cut up on site here as the last of their type to survive on the network. Murray Liston.
Class 101 Colchester 22 April 1989. A Network SouthEast unit (the DMBS being 51438) on shed with steam age tenders (snow ploughs?) in the siding. A class 37 lurks within the shed and a class 312 unit is visible behind. Alistair Ness.
Class 101 DMU set L220 (54405 and presumably 51207) in Colchester St Botolphs station with a Sudbury service on 9 December 1989. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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