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Two two-car Derby Lightweight sets head out of Newcastle with a Middlesbrough service. The date is unknown, they appear reasonably clean so probably taken soon after delivery (new in March 1956), they were intended for Hexham sevices later in the year. British Railways.
This seems to be one of the four-car Derby Lightweights. Peter left no details on this negative but by the style of dress it would appear to be around 1957, presumably at Platform 10 of Newcastle Central. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
A two-car Met-Camm driver-trailer DMU set in Newcastle on 21 May 1962. Michael noted on the print "possibly the 12:30pm to Hexham". Michael Mensing.
Two of the two-car Derby Lightweight DMUs allocated to South Gosforth depot in Newcastle Central on May 21, 1962. The shed had four twins from new in 1956, one would be withdrawn with accident damage, the remaining three including E79660 seen here would be transferred to Cambridge in June 1965. Michael Mensing.
DTCL E56073 sits at the front of the two-car Met-Camm DMU forming the 2.10pm to Alnwick at Newcastle on 29 May 1962. Michael Mensing.
With W50654 closest, a Swindon Cross-Country DMU is seen with the SLS West Wales railtour at Newcastle Emlyn on 15 June 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A four-car Derby Lightweight DMU - DMC E79512 noted as the closest vehicle - on the freight lines at Newcastle Central on 20 June 1964. Tony Lambert.
Two ex-works Met-Camm vehicles at Newcastle on 26 August 1964 probably en-route to South Gosforth. What is curious is that the DMCL kept the original lining while the DTCL has the revised lining. At some point there must have been a change over between the two. Could E50138 have been the last to be repainted with the original style, and the other the first with the revised style? Tony Lambert.
Waggon und Maschinenbau No. E79963 at Newcastle Central on 5 May 1965. The railbus had been sent north from Cambridge for trials on the Alston branch. It eventually returned to Cambridge, then entered preservation. Darren Kitson Collection.
A Metro-Cammell DMU departs Newcastle with a service for Carlisle on 16 May 1965. Tony Lambert.
A Met-Camm DMU sits next to a North Tyneside 2-car articulated unit in Newcastle Central station in May 1967. This was a duplicate slide sold by Electrail (ref. 4361). I cannot find any details of Electrail online - if it infringes any current copyright please let me know. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Met-Camm unit makes a smoky departure from Newcastle in the summer of 1968. David Faircloth.
Freshly outshopped DMBS E50622 waiting for delivery at Newcastle Central on 2 March 1968. It was allocated to South Gosforth. Tony Lambert.
The 6.13pm Carlisle - Hawick service sits in Newcastleton station on June 28, 1968. Michael Mensing.
This slide was simply noted as 'between Newcastle Emlyn and Llanyssul'. It is believed to be the Warwickshire Railway Society Central Wales railtour on 17 November 1968, taken on board Swindon Cross-Country 50722 (in green) looking towards a three-car Met-Camm unit (both power cars with BR logos on the cab doors). Stuart Mackay Collection.
A four-car Met-Camm DMU in Newcastle station, believed to be taken in 1970. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A lengthy mixed rake of DMUs is seen entering Newcastle Central station, probably no later than about 1970. From right to left, the vehicles appear to be:- 101 DMBS, 101 DTS(L), 108 DMS(L), 104 TBS(L), 101 TS(L), 108 DMS(L) (wraparound yellow ends extending to driver's door), 101 DMBS (small yellow panel), 108 DTC(L) (green). At the time, the class numbers of the vehicles would have been different, especially the trailer vehicles. Graeme Phillips Collection.
The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Newcastle Emlyn on 12 September 1970. Formed of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU, the power cars were W50732 and W50694, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A 4-car set heads away from the camera north out of Newcastle in 1972. Three vehicle are of Class 108, the car second from front is a Class 101 TBS, indicated by its aluminium window frames and different roof vents. Up until the mid-1970s, South Gosforth (GF) depot, Newcastle had a sizable allocation of Class 108 DMUs among others, as well as the more ubiquitous Class 101s. The Class 108s were transferred away around the mid-1970s, replaced by Class 105s cascaded from the suburban services out of London King's Cross, once those routes had been electrified. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Two Class 116 DMUs with a railtour at Newcastle Emlyn. This is thought to be the Wirral Railway Circle 'Heart of Wales Land Cruise' that ran on 9 December 1972. Doug Nicholls.
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