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The DMU forming the 13.45 Beverley to Hull service seen in Beverley station on 15th November 1974. The KDH Archive.
Lincoln Station on 12th November 1974 including the Class 08 Station pilot and a cross country DMU on the 12.55 Doncaster to Ely service. The KDH Archive.
A British Rail publicity image (Central Photographic Unit negative CL776/141/57) showing a Class 108 at Barmouth, circa July 1976. Image courtesy of Diesel Unit Preservation Associates Limited. British Rail.
An instructor and trainees at a mock-up of part of a diesel railcar underframe with at the British United Traction training school at Leyland circa October 1957. They are looking inside one of the electrical boxes, probably a relay box, in the left foreground is a radiator. British Railways.
An instructor and trainees at a mock-up of part of a diesel railcar underframe with driving controls and equipment at the British United Traction training school at Leyland circa October 1957. British Railways.
An lecture underway on epicylic gearboxes at the British Railways Staff Training College at Derby circa June 1957. This was a centralised course open to more senior staff from all regions - from mechanical foremen and inspectors to assistant works managers and district motive power superintendents. The training of drivers and fitters was done at a series of local driving schools, one of which was also located at Derby, and with a mobile instruction train. British Railways.
Running shed staff receiving instruction in the models room of the Eastern Region mobile instruction train, circa November 1957. The circular object is a fluid flywheel, normally attached to the output end of an engine, and in the foreground is a cardan shaft, possibly with a sectioned freewheel. British Railways.
A trainee driver at the controls of a Met-Camm Lightweight while others await their turn to drive. They were on the second week of a two week diesel driving course (week one was in the classroom) at Ilford diesel school, circa November 1957. Three Stratford allocated units were normally used on the course, one of each of the three types it had (Derby Lightweight, Met-Camm Lightweight and Wickham) to give drivers a wider experience. The training runs ran over specified sections, timetabled to phase in with normal traffic, and each of the twelve attendees would complete some 100 miles of driving under instruction which included between 20 and 30 station stops. British Railways.
An instructor explains the jumper sockets on a Met-Camm Lightweight unit to drivers on the second week of their course at the Ilford diesel school circa November 1957. The school had been transferred to Ilford in January from the original location of Hadley Wood. British Railways.
The display room of the Eastern Region instruction train showing some of the components of diesel railcars and locomotives. Circa July 1957. Many of the components were in pieces or sectioned, and there was a complete set of controls including the various indicator control lights arranged to simulate a vehicle in service. The train formed of two converted coaches and toured all the major motive power depots on the Region, staying up to a week or longer depending on the number of depot staff. The other coach held a lecture room (seating 38), a projection room, and living quarters for the Resident Instructor. British Railways.
A driver trainee at the controls of a Met-Camm Lightweight unit circa October 1956. He was on the second week of a course at a newly opened Eastern Region school at St Ronans, Hadley Wood, which taught steam locomotive drivers in diesel techniques. The small white board in front of him has the speed ranges for each gear. At the time there were just 55 units on the Region (Derby Lightweights and Met-Camm Lightweights) based at Lincoln, Norwich and Stratford. The school was opened to prepare and train drivers in readiness for the extension of diesel-operated services. British Railways.
Class 122 number P103 (car 55003) waits for trade at St Ives in Cornwall in May, 1990. Glen Batten.
A three-car Class 104 DMU seen at Water Orton, to the east of Birmingham, on April 1975. Michael Mensing.
Cravens set 67 arrives at Nowrwich with the 3.26pm ex-Sheringham on 10 March 1979. Michael Mensing.
The driver of this Park Royal / GRC&W formation looks a little bored on this up ECS seen East of Coventry station on 26 May 1965. Michael Mensing.
Class 120 DMSL W51582 in Exeter St Davids in Autumn 1979. Michael Mensing.
A Met-Camm diesel Pullman unit is seen just south of Acocks Green in October 1961. Michael Mensing.
A two-car Met-Camm unit heading for Wolverhampton is seen between Lichfield and Hammerwich in Autumn 1964. Michael Mensing.
Met-Camm set B803 (presumably 51450 + 59546 + 51522) approaches Maiden Newton in the Spring of 1978. Michael Mensing.
In the Spring of 1978 Met-Camm set B803 (51522 and presumably 59546 + 51450) approaches Maiden Newton. Michael Mensing.
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