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September 1976

A Class 108 set, M51947 on the rear, departs from Manchester Victoria with a Blackburn service in September 1976. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.

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1977

A Class 108 power twin in Bolton station in 1977. Closest seems to be M51940, so its partner is presumably M52055. Blackburn is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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April 1977

A Cravens Class 105 power twin at Salford in April 1977, Blackburn on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

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27th March 1979

The doors were open on Cravens Class 105 Power-Twin formed of cars M50804 and M50765 whilst it was stood at Manchester Victoria after arrival from Blackburn on March 27th 1979. Martyn Hilbert.

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23rd June 1979

With the vintage Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway platform clock showing 3.08 pm, A Cravens Class 105 Power-Twin set, with Driving Motor Brake Second M50765 at the rear, had just arrived at Blackburn with a service from Manchester Victoria via Bolton and Darwen on June 23rd 1979. The paraffin tail-lamp had not been removed from the rear of the set, ready for the return working back to Manchester. Such services normally terminated in the West facing bay at Blackburn, but on that particular day a four-car DMU set was stabled in the bay, necessitating the use of one of the through platforms for the turnaround. Martyn Hilbert.

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18th September 1979

With the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station at Blackburn as a backdrop, Cravens 105 two-car DMU with DMBS M50784 leading, was in the West facing bay platform with a service to Manchester Victoria, via Bolton on September 18th 1979. These distinctive power-twin units were associated with the ex LYR routes in Lancashire for nearly thirty years. Blackburn Station was the last of the large L&Y stations to remain intact with its overall roof and iron & glass canopies, all since replaced by modern structures in the name of progress. Martyn Hilbert.

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August 1982

A Cravens Class 105 power twin, M50787 closest, arrives with a Class 104 at Manchester (Victoria) on a service from Blackburn via Bolton, possibly in August 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.

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August 1983

A Class 104 at Bolton in August 1983 seen working a service from Blackburn - Manchester Victoria. Graeme Phillips Collection.

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circa September 1983

A two-car Class 108 DMU in Blackburn station with a Manchester Victoria service. The slide process date is September 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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4th May 1984

A class 108 Derby unit adds it's own fragrance to the air as it accelerates past the signal box at Agecroft Junction. The train is the 07.58 Manchester - Blackburn, 04/05/1984. Geoff Dowling.

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4th May 1984

The location is Bolton West and 53468/53516 plod slowly round the curve into Bolton station. The train is the 12.33 Blackburn - Manchester, 04/05/1984. Geoff Dowling.

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29th May 1984

53506 heads out of Manchester Victoria for Blackburn on the 29th May 1984. Dennis Taylor.

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26th June 1984

The interior of the main line part of Manchester Victoria really suited black & white photography. In this picture dated 26 June 1984 a class 104 (M53482 closest - or maybe it was still M50482 at this point) is waiting to leave for Blackburn as 40091 passes on the though road with an oil train from Stanlow to Leeds. The class 25, 25307, is waiting to give the class 40's train some banking assistance up the stiff climb to Miles Platting. Peter Tandy.

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24th November 1984

Class 120 Swindon 3-car DMU 51579 + 59588 + 51588 ready to form the 10-06 back to Manchester Victoria at Blackburn on 24-11-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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23rd February 1985

Passing the semaphores on the approach to Bolton station is a Newton Heath allocated class 104 BRC&W dmu - M53436 + M53496 - on a Manchester Victoria-Blackburn local service, 23rd February 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

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23rd February 1985

A two-car Class 104 DMU seen at Entwistle heading for Blackburn on 23 February 1985. George Woods.

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2nd March 1985

Class 104/108 hybrid 2-car DMU 53445 + 52053 (DMBS + DMC), Manchester Victoria with the 08-55 to Blackburn 2-3-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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1st June 1985

M53443 and M53493 waiting departure from Bolton with a Manchester Victoria to Blackburn train 1st June 1985. Keith Long.

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4th September 1985

A Class 104 DMU for Blackburn at Bolton on 4 September 1985. Image from the Jim Freebury Railway Slide Collection. David Page.

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4th September 1985

A Class 108 DMU from Blackburn arrives at Bolton West Junction on 4 September 1985. Image from the Jim Freebury Railway Slide Collection. David Page.