DMU Photography - Away from the Three-Quarter View

[Owd Bob]

A couple from Porthmadog. 2-10-'19. I like the new TFW colours with minimal use of Red and what looks like a Silvery light Grey, and the Yellow painted ends look really bright. 

 

 

[Owd Bob]

29-9-'19. 2.15pm. 158 837 at Minffordd Station. 

4-10-'19. 11.25am. 150 285. arrives at a very wet Blaenau Ffestiniog Station.

 

[iands]

A recent purchase from eBay. No details other than "104 DMU at Upminster". But I suspect a slightly embarrassed driver perhaps?

 

[Market65]

Oh dear, I hope it wasn’t a brake failure. A point of interest also is that the class 104 DMBS is coupled to a Cravens DTCL. The roof vents are spaced differently on the roof and the body profile and windows are different too.
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[eastwestdivide]

Stratford had Cravens 105 units as well as BRCW DMCs and TBSLs (originally from quad sets, according to the 1976 RCTS coaching stock book, but no DMBSs.

In the 1978 book, no BRCWs at Stratford at all, only Cravens .

In the 1980 book, Stratford still had Cravens, but also one 104 DMBS, E50595. In my copy, it has been reallocated away to Norwich in pencil (and a 104 DMC, E50588, is reallocated from Norwich to Stratford).

The 1982 book has no 104 DMBSs allocated to Stratford (but a few DMCs).

So we can probably date the photo to a fairly short period in the late 70s/early 80s.

Edited October 13, 2019 by eastwestdivide
gramar/sintax

[brushman47544]

1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said:

Stratford had Cravens 105 units as well as BRCW DMCs and TBSLs (originally from quad sets, according to the 1976 RCTS coaching stock book, but no DMBSs.

In the 1978 book, no BRCWs at Stratford at all, only Cravens .

In the 1980 book, Stratford still had Cravens, but also one 104 DMBS, E50595. In my copy, it has been are reallocated away to Norwich in pencil (and a 104 DMC, E50588, is reallocated from Norwich to Stratford).

The 1982 book has no 104 DMBSs allocated to Stratford (but a few DMCs).

So we can probably date the photo to a fairly short period in the late 70s/early 80s.

 

Found this photo of 50595+56139 at Whitemoor in September 1981 which supports your pencil transfer to Norwich

https://www.railcar.co.uk/images/6186

 

Railcar.co.uk records it paired with Cravens 56186 while at SF from 4/79 to 6/80

[Owd Bob]

16-10-'19. A few from the fields east of Atherton Station, Lancs' inc' an unusual for this area Green liveried 150 105.

[4630]

5 minutes ago, Owd Bob said:

16-10-'19. A few from the fields east of Atherton Station, Lancs' inc' an unusual for this area Green liveried 150 105.

 

A recent import to Northern from the former London Midland franchise.  The Northern franchise is a real mixture at the moment with various recently transferred units from classes 156/158/170 in debranded ScotRail livery, plus at least two class 153s in debranded GWR livery.

 

Plus this could well introduce yet another change - Northern rail could be nationalised.  - if it happens. 

[Owd Bob]

Thanks 4630, there was something about that on our local telly but i just missed it. I saw another unit last week with the decals for the Ravenglass and Eskdale railway on it....they make a nice colourful change and so i'm not complaining.

 

[Owd Bob]

Two more from Common Fold, Atherton looking east. I can well see why this line often gets closed and floods in this area, all can be put down to severe mining subsidence between the Engine Ln.(Nearest) and Cumbermere Ln. road bridges.

 

[Southof1E top tmd]

Apologies for Instamatic quality but a vintage Midland Main line scene with a class 127 dmu on a Bedford-St Pancras local. The hydraulic unit is at Chalton at the North end of the cutting that stretches to near Leagrave. Taken back on December 28th 1976. Not an ole mast in sight!

 

cheers,

 

NR

[ruggedpeak]

Mix of landscapes, rural and urban:

 

Greater Anglia 153309 approaching Sudbury 21/04/2018

 

 

Matlock 11/04/2018

 

Grindleford 26.10.2017

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15884 at Grindleford
 

 

Unidentified 153 at Sheffield Station 24/10/2017

 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by ruggedpeak
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[Owd Bob]

York Station 1982. Not exactly in the landscape but i'm clearing my scans off my old lap top so i'll stick it here if its ok.  

 

[Market65]

Mentioning York got me remembering this photograph which I took on the 11th July, 2009, at the north end of York station from platform three looking across to a 150/2 DMU formation leaving on a Harrogate and Leeds service, at 11.17, formed of 150272 and 150273 at the rear. Note the original angled swooshes of the Northern Rail livery.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Davexoc]

Soon to enter into history, in that livery anyway...

Chelmscote

 

[Owd Bob]

2-12-'19. Newton -le-Willows.

 

[Davexoc]

A bit of heritage action....

 

[Owd Bob]

1-1-20. Hindley. A misty and chilly new years day saw a lot more class 150's, 156's & 158's in this area now that the Pacers seem to have gone. 150 105 was smoking heck of a lot and left a trail of Blue smog behind it.

 

[dvdlcs]

The penultimate picture above, with the unit 150 209 is interesting.

 

This was one of two early casualties, 150 212 being the other, that each lost 1 of 2 cars due to collision damage (different incidents). They both lost the same type of car, 522nn, so the two individual cars couldn't be put together as a unit as there would be no toilet.

 

So I'm curious to know what it has been paired with, as it appears to be a 2-car unit going by the livery. Or have sets been renumbered in the last 30 years so that 150 209 is not the same as the 150 209 that I am referring to?

[Owd Bob]

5 minutes ago, dvdlcs said:

The penultimate picture above, with the unit 150 209 is interesting.

 

This was one of two early casualties, 150 212 being the other, that each lost 1 of 2 cars due to collision damage (different incidents). They both lost the same type of car, 522nn, so the two individual cars couldn't be put together as a unit as there would be no toilet.

 

So I'm curious to know what it has been paired with, as it appears to be a 2-car unit going by the livery. Or have sets been renumbered in the last 30 years so that 150 209 is not the same as the 150 209 that I am referring to?

interesting! I shall keep an eye out for it at my future outings, and report back. 

[phil_sutters]

[Kylestrome]

Duncraig, May 1998

 

[phil_sutters]

[Afroal05]

On 02/01/2020 at 11:32, dvdlcs said:

The penultimate picture above, with the unit 150 209 is interesting.

 

This was one of two early casualties, 150 212 being the other, that each lost 1 of 2 cars due to collision damage (different incidents). They both lost the same type of car, 522nn, so the two individual cars couldn't be put together as a unit as there would be no toilet.

 

So I'm curious to know what it has been paired with, as it appears to be a 2-car unit going by the livery. Or have sets been renumbered in the last 30 years so that 150 209 is not the same as the 150 209 that I am referring to?

 

According to TRUST 150209 is in fact made up of vehicles 57209 & 57212! Makes me wonder if in fact it is a Frankenstein's monster without a toilet.

[dvdlcs]

2 hours ago, Afroal05 said:

 

According to TRUST 150209 is in fact made up of vehicles 57209 & 57212! Makes me wonder if in fact it is a Frankenstein's monster without a toilet.

 

Thank you for that information. As it is a gangwayed unit, perhaps it is OK to run like that if it is paired with a unit that does have a toilet? Possibly doesn't run as a 2-car unit, only as part of a longer unit. For a long time the individual cars were placed inside 2-car 150/1 units to make 3-car units.