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26th April 1966
Included for its historical interest rather than quality, this view shows a Midland Pullman set (cars 60092 and 60732 are visible) on a rare visit to Botanic Gardens depot in Hull on 26.4.66. The two Midland Pullman sets had been made redundant from their work of the previous six years on the MML between St Pancras and Manchester Central by the introduction the previous week of the full electric service on the WCML between Euston and M'c'r Piccadilly. They were being trialled as possible replacements for loco-hauled Pullmans on the ECML between Kings Cross and both Hull and Leeds. Nothing came of the trials and, as is known, the two sets went to join their brethren on the Western Region. Leonard Rogers.
circa 1971
Met-Camm and BRCW DMUs at Hull Botanic Gardens circa 1971. Note the destination blind on the BRCW unit displays Hornsea, the line having closed some 7 years previously. John Grey Turner.
circa 1971
BRCW and Cravens DMUs at Hull Botanic Gardens circa 1971. John Grey Turner.
March 1971
Class 104 TSL E59199 sits looks in Hull Botanic Gardens alongside Brush Type 4 1520 (later to become 47 421 and the first of the main production batch of Class 47s) during March 1971. Syd Young.
March 1971
March 1971. Half a century ago I persuaded my dad to lend me his Practika camera and I took my first two railway photographs. I don't know the exact date, but I recall it was just before my twelfth birthday. I'd been a "spotter" for a few years and although I had an Instamatic camera, for some reason I hadn't pointed it at trains, apart from an attempt at capturing Flying Scotsman in 1968, an abject failure due to forgetting to wind on the film. On this visit to Botanic Gardens shed in Hull, I decided to give it a go. There are two pairs of green EE Type 2s (Class 20 in new money) along with a mixture of DMUs (Met-Camms and a Trans-Pennine DMC in blue/grey), all of which was regular fare for BG. The locos are stabled on what were once the running lines to Hull docks and the seaside resorts of Hornsea and Withernsea. These lines closed completely in 1965. Syd Young.
1972
From my first-ever roll of railway photographs when I was aged thirteen. A Trans-Pennine unit, complete with Buffet car, runs into Botanic Gardens Depot in 1972. On the far left EE Type 4 399 and Brush Type 4 1996, both in green are stabled. On the far right EE Type 2 8316 is also trundling into the sidings. The photograph was taken on a Kodak Instamatic 25 camera and is scanned from a Kodak 126 negative. Syd Young.
6th May 1976
Class 124 Trans-Pennine buffet car E59779 (and E59775) on Hull Botanic Gardens depot, 6 May 1976. It had been withdrawn the previous October but would not be scrapped for another five years. Brian Daniels.
17th October 1978
E56197 at Hull Botanic Gardens on 17th October 1978. David Mant.
24th February 1979
Fresh from overhaul and repaint, DMBS E50201 is seen at Botanic Gardens depot on 24th February 1979 waiting to be attached to it's DMC partner. At the time, BG was still carrying out maintenance on DMUs (including the Trans-Pennine sets) and it's allocation of three 03s. Syd Young.
4th June 1979
03 112 shunts a Class 124 trailer second in Hull Botanic Gardens depot on 4th June 1979. In the background is a Class 124 motor brake second. David Scott.
24th October 1979
Class 124 DMBC E51953 parked next to a Met-Camm vehicle on Hull Botanic Gardens depot on 24 October 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
July 1981
Set: 710
A Swindon-built set on Hull Botanic Gardens diesel depot in July 1981. Closest is a Class 123 DMBS, formerly set 710, and presumably 52090. Lewis Bevan.
7th March 1982
A Class 123 at Hull Botanic Gardens on 07/03/82 showing two variations in replacement headcode boxes. Jerry Glover.
circa May 1983
Class 124 DMC E51965 in Hull Botanic Gardens, its home from 1967 until withdrawal in 1984. Slide process date May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa May 1983
The front of a Class 123 power car in Hull Botanic Gardens depot. It seems to be a DMSKL, the slide process date is May 1983. Note how the gangway door is still in place but the handle has been plated over. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa May 1983
The front of a recently painted Met-Camm DMU in Hull Botanic Gardens circa May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa May 1983
Class 111 DMSL E51559 stabled on Hull Botanic Gardens depot. The slide process date is May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
11th May 1986
Hull Botanic Gardens allocated Class 101 DMBS E53320 is a spare vehicle at the depot on the 11th May 1986. Converted to a Sandite Departmental vehicle and renumbered TDB977537 in November 1987 she was later scrapped at Snailwell, Suffolk during August 1989. Bob Woolnough.
11th May 1986
Leeds Neville Hill allocated Class 108 2 car set formed of DTCL E54199 and DMBS E53604 are stabled at Hull Botanic Gardens TMD on the 11th May 1988. Both vehicles are wearing 'Metrotrain' decals and would continue in service for a short while before being scrapped at Vic Berry's Yard in Leicester during June 1988. Bob Woolnough.
13th June 1987
Hull Botanic Gardens depot on the 13th of June 1987 showing that even in 1987 there were still a considerable number of DMU's stabled and kept on site. The KDH Archive.
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