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A view looking East at a basic Colne station, terminus of the East Lancashire line from Preston on August 5th 1979. A two-car BRCW Class 104 DMU formed of cars M50498 & M50446 was preparing to return to Preston. Colne once had a three platform station, a large goods yard with a warehouse, coal sidings and a carriage shed. The fortunes of this once busy location declined when the route from Colne to Skipton was closed in 1970. Worse was to come when 'economies' saw the line towards Preston singled to Chaffers Siding just East of Nelson. Colne station became unstaffed in 1971 and the demolition of all the remaining railway structures followed swiftly, leaving the bus shelter mediocrity seen in this view. Over 40 years on, the line is still single track, the station has been tided-up, but is still unstaffed. As for the route to Skipton, which if reinstated would become a useful trans-pennine link, it remains just a 'maybe one day'. Martyn Hilbert.
With the 309ft high spire of St Walburges Church as a backdrop, a six-car lash-up of Derby Class 108 DMU's were stabled in Croft Street Sidings, adjacent to the Preston PSB and Fylde Junction on February 22nd 1986. The nearest set was formed of cars 53968 & 54251 which at the time were allocated to Carlisle Kingmoor Depot. Martyn Hilbert.
In Regional Railways livery, Metro-Cammell Class 101's 101655 (54062 & 51428) & 101653 (51426 & 54358) were arriving at Preston with the Saturday Only 09.44 Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North service on April 18th 1998. In set 101655, car 54062 has survived into preservation at the East Anglian Railway Museum, whilst 51428 was scrapped in 2001. In set 101653, 51426 was scrapped in 2001 with 54358 being preserved at the North Norfolk Railway. Martyn Hilbert.
A three-car Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU formed of cars W51373, W59486 & W51415 (B435), was stood at Starcross with a Paignton to Exmouth service on May 28th 1987. Martyn Hilbert.
Former Bedford-St Pancras Class 127 DMU cars, converted for parcels use with roller shutter doors and numbered M55984 & M55974 (914), were stabled at Croft Street Sidings adjacent to Fylde Junction and the Preston PSB on March 30th 1986. There had been 11 x 2-car parcel units formed in 1985 (sets 910-920) utilising redundant and modified Class 127 DMBS vehicles. Martyn Hilbert.
Looking rather sorry for its self with the driving end sheeted over, Class 104 Driving Motor Second Lavatory M53482 was awaiting its fate in one of the sidings at Dock Street, adjacent to the BR Preston Divisional office block (Ladywell House) on January 24th 1986. M53482 had been paired with car M53433, and on the 18th January 1986 the DMU was involved in a head-on collision at Preston, when on a returning football excursion from Carlisle to Accrington, the unit suffered brake failure and collided with Class 47 47111. No one was killed, but 44 passengers were injured. The car lanquished at Preston for some considerable time awaiting the outcome of the subsequent enquiry into the incident, and was later scrapped where it stood. Martyn Hilbert.
With the blue waters of the Exe Estuary as a backdrop, a two-car Derby Lightweight DMU formed of cars 52063 & 51939, was departing from Starcross with the 15.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 30th 1990. The unit was one of several first generation DMU's cobbled together and sent to Plymouth Laira Depot in 1987/88 following various issues and the eventual migration of the Class 142 'Skippers' to the North. Martyn Hilbert.
Seeing out its final stint of operation before withdrawal, and having an extended life due to errant Class 142's, a Longsight allocated Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars M53987 & M54270 (LO290), was climbing Farington Curve with the 08.31 Preston to Colne service on August 29th 1992. The DMBS M53987 was officially stored in December 1992 and finally withdrawn in January 1993. The trailer M54270 went on to be paired with a Class 101 DMBS (M53291) and was not withdrawn until June 1993. Following withdrawal, both M53987 & M54270 passed into preservation. M54270 is now at the Mid Norfolk Railway, whilst M53987 went to the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, where it was used for spare parts and was eventually scrapped in 1998. Martyn Hilbert.
With alighted passengers climbing up the steps, a Class 127 (Red Triangle) four-car DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second M51595 at the rear, was departing from Elstree with a St Pancras to Bedford stopping service on April 12th 1980. M51595 was gutted by a fire at Bedford carriage sidings on April 1st 1983 that also destroyed M51614, the fire was thought to have been started by a discarded cigarette end. Martyn Hilbert.
A three-car Pressed Steel Suburban DMU formed of cars W51373, W59486 & W51415, was stood at Dawlish station with an 'all-stations' Paignton to Exeter St Davids service on May 28th 1987. Martyn Hilbert.
With its former headcode box panelled over, Metro-Cammell Class 111 Driving Motor Composite Lavatory E51552 was stood at York with a service to Scarborough on September 15th 1978. There were ten 3-car Class 111's fitted with headcode boxes for the North Eastern Region introduced in 1959/1960. All were fitted with Rolls-Royce 180hp Diesel engines. Martyn Hilbert.
A two-car BRCW Class 104 DMU formed of cars M53442 & M53516 was awaiting departure from Bamber Bridge with a Preston to Colne service on January 31st 1987. The set was withdrawn in 1990 and scrapped by Mayer Newman at Snailwell in Cambridgeshire in 1991. Martyn Hilbert.
A two-car BRCW Class 104 DMU formed of cars 53541 & 53522 was awaiting departure from Bamber Bridge with a Colne to Preston service on October 24th 1987. The unit had been allocated to Bletchley in 1982 and had spells at Cricklewood and Old Oak Common, before being transferred back North to Newton Heath in June 1987 to cover for errant Class 142's. Just visible on the rear car (53522) is the Network South East branding. The set was finally withdrawn at Chester in July 1989. Martyn Hilbert.
With Class 142 142045 stood at Leyland with a Liverpool Lime Street to Preston service, a Class 108/104 three-car hybrid DMU was passing on the Up Fast with a Heysham Harbour to Stockport 'limited stop' service on June 19th 1987. The Buxton allocated DMU had been a long way from its home depot and was formed of cars M53925, M59144 & M52065. Following withdrawal by Northern in 2019, 142045 eventually found a new home at Kirk Merrington Primary School in County Durham in 2020. Martyn Hilbert.
An almost ex-works Cravens Class 105 Driving Trailer Second Lavatory E56138 was the rear car of a service from North Woolwich, stood at Stratford Low-Level on October 22nd 1979. Martyn Hilbert.
Brightening-up an overcast Winter day, the Eastern Region General Managers saloon formed of a Gloucester Class 100 DMU, was stood at Doncaster on February 13th 1987. The set was formed of cars 975664 (ex E51122) & 975637 (E56300), and it was the only First Generation DMU to be painted in Provincial Services 'Sprinter' livery as applied to the Class 150/1 fleet when new. Unfortunately the set was scrapped in 1990. Martyn Hilbert.
A Trans-Pennine DMU in Leeds station circa 1969. Only two of these vehicles are known to have had the cab doors painted yellow - NE51960 which had the blue squares inside the lamp brackets, and NE51963 which had the blue squares outside - so this should be the latter, unless there were more than two? Adrian Sutterby Collection.
Cravens Class 129 DMPV M55998 at Preston. Date unknown, this was probably when at was a Newton Heath vehicle which was January 1969 till October 1971, after which it moved to Chester. Another Cravens is on the left with a Colne service. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
Class 122 Route learner DB975042 and a Class 108 DTCL stabled in the sidings beside the old East Lancs platforms at Preston circa early 1970s. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
A two-car Class 108 DMU in the East Lancs platform at Preston circa 1970. Ormskirk is on the destination blind. Adrian Sutterby Collection.
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