January 1978 DMU photos
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circa 1978
A Preston-bound Class 108 at Lancaster circa 1978. Andrew Pilkington.
circa 1978
A DMU formation of at least six-cars (105, 105, maybe a 108) at Colwyn Bay. Date unknown, the slide process date was June 1978. With Accrington is the destination blind and the leading set being a power-twin this is probably a working to/from the Manchester area. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa January 1978
Vehicle: 56372
Two DMU twins in London Kings Cross, Class 101 E56372 + 51443 and Class 105 56421 + 51295. The slide process date was January 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa late 1970s
Vehicle: 50047
A Class 114, E50047 leading, with a four-car Class 124 seen in Buxworth Cutting. Date unknown, circa late 1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1978
Vehicle: 51220
A refurbished Met-Camm power trailer set at Cambridge circa 1978 with DMBS 51220 closest, attached to a Cravens set. John Law.
January 1978
Two Class 107s form a Largs bound service seen approaching Hunterston High Level in January 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1978
Vehicle: 50329 Set: TS408
Refurbished Class 101 DMU set TS408 arrives into Longbridge station with a terminating service. Undated, the station reopened on 8 May 1978, so sometime between then and May 1979 when the closest vehicle 50329 was transferred from Tyseley to Bristol Bath Road. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1978
A Class 108 about to pass a Class 47 at Llandudno Junction circa 1978. Roger Geach Collection.
circa 1978
Two three-car Swindon sets depart from Doncaster circa 1978. John Law.
circa January 1978
Vehicle: 51070 Set: L584
Class 119 DMU set L584. Seen west of Slough, the slide process date was January 1978. The power cars were noted as 51070 and 51098, the centre car is presumably 59429. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1978
A Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm unit at Lancaster station circa 1978. Andrew Pilkington.
circa 1978
Vehicle: 50797
Cravens DMC M50797 at Lancaster circa 1978. Andrew Pilkington.
circa late 1970s
Vehicle: 51127 Set: 70
A DMU at Mistley, possibly in the late 1970s. Harwich is on the destination blind of the Class 100 DMBS - thought to be E51127 displaying set 70, its partner seems to be a Class 105 DTCL. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa late 1970s
No date for this image taken by the Late J Feild of Chester of the depot by Moonlight probably sometime in the late 70's. DMUs include Met-Camms and a Class 104. The KDH Archive.
circa 1978
Vehicle: 51153 Set: C335
A Western Region publicity image (negative T88-228-17) - sadly a little water damaged - showing refurbished Class 116 DMU set C335 (presumably 51153 + 59032 + 51140) at Llanishen, circa mid-to-late 1978, heading to Rhymney. Image courtesy of Diesel Unit Preservation Associates. British Rail.
circa 1978
Vehicle: 51076 Set: C596
Cardiff allocated Class 119 DMU set C596 (presumably 51076 + 59416 + 51099) circa 1978, location unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1978
Three sets, three liveries. Two suburban sets, one in refurbished livery, one in plain rail blue, and a Cross-Country set in blue / grey. Date unknown, taken near Stoke Gifford Junction, north of Bristol, with the train on the Bristol to South Wales line. Steve Davies Collection.
late-1970s
Gloucester built DMU at Guide Bridge in the late 1970s. It is working the Stalybridge - Stockport shuttle, known to some as the 'Dodger' because it had to negotiate across three of the main lines that radiate out of Manchester. Arnie Furniss.
circa 1978
Vehicle: 51028
Fire damaged Class 126 DMS Sc51028 at Glasgow Works circa 1978 behind Clayton 8598. Spannerman37025.
circa 1978
Class 104 vehicles in Lancaster station on a Sunday in the late 1970s. These are related to the derailment of an outbound Leeds train which possibly derailed on the remaining points from the old Glasson Dock branch at the North end of platforms 1 & 2. All trains were cancelled on the WCML through Lancaster while the Breakdown train from Wigan attended. Andrew Pilkington.