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Cravens and Met-Camm DMUs at York on 29 June 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
Tyseley allocated class 117 unit T307 has just reversed at Lichfield Trent Valley high level in readiness for return towards Birmingham on autumn day in 1989. The unit formation is believed to be 51412, 59522 and 51370. Bob Belcher.
Chester based class 108 DMU, believed to be vehicles 51950 and 52062 seen arriving at the down platform at Lichfield Trent Valley low level on a stopping service in the Autumn of 1989. Bob Belcher.
Tyseley allocated class 117 unit T307 seen arriving at Lichfield City on a cross city service from the Birmingham direction in autumn 1989. The unit formation is believed to be 51370, 59522 and 51412. Not the semaphore signals controlling the junction with the line to Brownhills which was still in use for freight traffic at that time. Bob Belcher.
53530 seems to be the only first generation DMU in this view of Vic Berry's scrapyard circa October 1989 (or is there a Met-Camm behind?). Bob Belcher.
The shell of a class 104 DMBS M53465 at Vic Berry's circa October 1989. Bob Belcher.
Class 117 DMU sets L722+L703 at Braunstone Gate Sidings, Leicester on February 19, 1994. Doing what the BLS (Branch Line Society) did best crunching the rust on sections of the network rarely reached by other railtour operators. Here class 117 DMU sets L722 (51345+51387) & L703 (51359+51401) coupled behind disgorge their passengers into the remnants of Leicester Braunstone Gate Sidings for a photo stop on the "Radlett Rambler" railtour. This line being the former Great Central Railway route into the city from the south but truncated as a branch after the Beeching closures, its final days being to serve Vic Berry's scrapyard using a curve added by BR in 1965 off the Coalville freight line linking the former Midland and GC lines together. The whole area has since been redeveloped with no trace of the railway remaining. Adrian Nicholls.
Western Region DMU set L707 (51342+51384) makes for an unusual sight departing London Waterloo being used for driver route learning trips on May 29, 1993. Waterloo International station visible behind had been formerly opened 3 weeks earlier on 6th May 1993 the day services should have started through the Channel Tunnel. Sadly with tunnel construction delays there was to be a another 17 month wait for service to start and in the meantime Waterloo International was simply hired out for corporate events. BR EPS carried on training crews in the meantime with frequent trips from London to Folkestone using a modified EMU with cinema style seats while a hired 2-car DMU from Network SouthEast was used for drivers to learn the West London line from North Pole Depot and the mainline into London Waterloo in readiness for the launch of Eurostar in 1994. Adrian Nicholls.
A Pressed Steel DMU - possibly a Class 117 - sits in one of the sheds in Old Oak Common depot on 20 April 1993. Adrian Nicholls.
The Monmouthshire Railway Society "DMU Demise" railtour is seen in the abandoned Swansea Docks High Level Reception Yard part of the once extensive King's Dock Yards complex on September 26, 1992. This was the last MRS railtour to deploy a DMU and seating was limited for the fact the remaining 3-car class 116 DMU sets based at Cardiff Canton had been reduced to power twins mostly for use on the Cardiff to Aberdare line and only five set survived by this date. Sets C392 (51134+51147) and C395 (51140+51153) were used on the tour and they only remained in traffic a few more months before all the Cardiff based 116 DMUs were withdrawn. The railtour was advertised to proceed onto ABP (Associated Britsh Ports) tracks from Burrows Junction as far as King's Dock Communication Bridge East Ground Frame in Swansea Docks but this was as far as the BR inspector deemed safe to take the train on what were disused tracks. Adrian Nicholls.
On a cold grey afternoon one of the Hull Botanic Gardens based Trans Pennine "hybrid" DMU sets formed of class 123 and 124 vehicles calls at Doncaster with the 12.45 Manchester Piccadilly to Cleethorpes on January 28, 1984. The rear vehicle (nearest) is a class 124 'Trans Pennine' and originally part of the order delivered in 1960 when the class ran as 6-car sets with four powered vehicles giving a formidable power to weight ratio for the hilly Trans Pennine routes. Their Leyland Albion engines developing 1840hp for a full 6-car train set. Not being considered for the early 1980's DMU life extension overhauls condemned both classes to early withdrawal as they were insulated with blue asbestos. 1984 being their final year in service with most withdrawn by the spring timetable change when their diagrams went over to class 31/4's on loco hauled stock. Adrian Nicholls.
DMU set LO603 (53968+53243) is seen pulling out of Tal-y-cafn station on the Conway Valley line with the 10.25 Llandudno to Blaenau Ffestiniog on May 4, 1992. By this date the first generation DMU's were in the twilight of their careers and the leading vehicle here 53968 was withdrawn two months later on July 2nd with the trailing vehicle 54243 making it to October 1992. Adrian Nicholls.
Cravens "Express Parcels" vehicles 53368 + 53361 in Manchester Victoria on 13 May 1988. John Carter.
A grimy-looking three-car Swindon 'Cross-Country' DMU formed of cars M51578, M59580 & M51587, was stood on the Up Slow at Leyland station with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on December 28th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
Newly painted and overhauled, Class 122 Single-Unit M55009 was being prepared outside Swindon Works alongside the Bristol/South Wales main line, for return to it's home depot at Tyseley on October 12th 1981. Martyn Hilbert.
53164 (and 53160) in the yard at Doncaster Works during the open day on July 12th 1992, with 08 562 on the right. Martyn Hilbert.
In deepest Cornwall, Class 121 Single-Unit W55026 (P126) and Class 25/1 25 052 were stood in the yard at St Blazey on July 27th 1980. Martyn Hilbert.
An immaculate looking Class 121 single-unit 55029, was coupled to a two-car Class 117 (51401 + 51359) awaiting departure from Bletchley with the 14.50 service to Bedford on May 21st 1994. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 101's 101689 (51185 + 51511) and 101684 (51509 visible) were stood at Glasgow Central on June 3rd 1994. Martyn Hilbert.
Complete with a Father Christmas in the offside cab window, the retro BR green liveried three-car Class 101 DMU (101685) formed of cars 53160, 59539 & 53164 was stood in bay platform 4C at Preston on December 17th 1994. The unit was operating the Ribble Valley Rail Santa Specials between Clitheroe and Preston. The interior of the cars had been adorned with Christmas decorations and the luggage racks trimmed with tinsel. Martyn Hilbert.
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