A PICTORIAL TRIBUTE
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Last updated - 9th November 2004

DVDs

Railcar50 on the Severn Valley Railway

"Railcar50 - a celebration of 50 years of British Railways' First Generation DMUs".

Filmed on Friday and Saturday 15th / 16th October, this DVD features examples of classes 101 / 104 / 108 / 114 / 116 / 118 / 121 & 122 in action plus the stationary display's at Bewdley. Includes a "driver's eye view" from class 118 No. 51321 of sections of the line between Kidderminster & Bridgnorth and also the departure of the 12 car "Fish & Chip" special from Bewdley on the Saturday evening.

Running Time is approx 55 minutes. Price £4.99 plus £1.50 p&p

Please send cheques / postal orders for £6.49 made payable to Rob Collis to the following address :-

Rob Collis, 12 Ormsby Road, Newbold, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire S41 8SA

Please don't forget to include your name and address

Please Note : This title will be supplied on a DVD-R disc. If you would prefer DVD+R media, please state this when ordering.

LINK : Railcar50 website

Contact me : rob.collis123@tesco.net

Photographs

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All pictures by R. Collis taken with a Casio QV-700 digital camera

101654 101654 at Manchester Piccadilly (April 2000)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101654 101654 has just arrived at Stockport to work the 15:00 to Fridays only service to Stalybridge (30/03/01)
Photo : R. Collis
101654
 101654 at Stalybridge (30/03/01)
Photo : R. Collis
101656
 101656 at New Mills Central
Photo : S. Howarth
101656 101656 at Hazel Grove (16/12/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101657
 101657 at Manchester Piccadilly
Photo : S. Howarth
101658

101658 at Blackpool North after arrival with the 11:03 from Manchester Piccadilly (16/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis

101661
 101661 rounds the curve onto the Rose Hill branch on a service from Manchester Piccadilly via. Hyde (03/03/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101663
 101663 at Stalybridge after arrival with the Fridays only 15:00 Stockport to Stalybridge via. Reddish South, Denton and Guide Bridge (03/03/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101663 101663 at Blackpool North with 101658 seen after arrival with the 11:03 from Manchester Piccadilly (16/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101664
 101664 enters Greenfield station on the 08:51 Saturdays only departure for Manchester Victoria. (25/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101664
 101664 at Manchester Victoria on the Stalybridge service. (25/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101676

101676 at Blackpool North. (28/05/01)
Photo : R. Collis

101677
 101677 stands at Blaenau Ffestiniog after arrival from Llandudno. Snow topped mountains that surround the town can be seen in the background. To the left of the picture are the narrow gauge tracks of the Ffestiniog Railway. Departure time was 15:07 bound for Llandudno Junction. (16/02/00)
Photo : R. Collis
 
 101677 at Bidston about to depart for Wrexham Central (22/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101677
 101677 at Northwich heading for Chester (April 2000)
Photo : P. Hopkinson

101678

101678

101678

 101678 - Three views at Romiley (April 2000)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101680
 View out of the front window of 101680 as it approaches the tunnel at Blaenau Ffestiniog. The service was the 15:07 from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno. (24/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101680 101680 with 101691 at Manchester Victoria on the 14:42 special service to Dean Lane and Oldham Mumps for the open day at Newton Heath depot. (14/10/01)
Photo : R. Collis
101681

Interior view of the cab of 101681.
Photo : P. Hopkinson

101681
 101681 stands at Llandudno on a service to Holyhead (24/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101682
 101682 at Manchester Piccadilly about to depart for Stockport (09/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101683
 101683 at Sheffield
Photo : A. Bagshaw
101683
 101683 at Manchester Piccadilly about to depart for Stockport (09/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101685 "Daisy"
 101685 "Daisy" enters Grindleford Station on the Hope Valley route on a Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly working. (02/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101685 "Daisy"
 101685 "Daisy" at Manchester Piccadilly waiting to depart on the 15:43 to Sheffield (02/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101685 "Daisy" 101685 "Daisy" arrives at Grindleford on the 09:29 service to Manchester Piccadilly (29/12/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101685 "Daisy" 101685 "Daisy" at Rose Hill (16/12/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101689
 101689 at Barrhead after arrival with a peak hour service from Glasgow Central (20/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101689 101689 at Stockport on the 10:34 service to Manchester Piccadilly (16/09/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101691
 101691 at Cumbernauld awaiting departure time for the 09:59 service to Motherwell (20/03/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101691 101691 at Oldham Mumps with 101680 before departure on the 12:20 special service to Dean Lane and Manchester Victoria for the open day at Newton Heath depot. (14/10/01)
Photo : R. Collis
101692
 101692 has just arrived at Marple from Manchester Piccadilly. Notice the Regional Railways door that this unit now carries (26/08/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101692
 101692 stands in Platform 1 at Manchester Piccadilly after arriving with the 14:54 express service from Marple & Romiley (26/08/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101693
 101693 at Glasgow Central on the Paisley Canal Service (20/03/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101694
 101694 at Marple with the 17:59 service from Manchester Piccadilly to New Mills Central (26/08/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101695
 101695 at Glasgow Central (20/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101695 101695 pauses at Stockport whilst working the 15:24 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester via. Altrincham service. (18/11/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101835 (L835)
 101835 (L835) pulls into Bamford Station on the scenic Hope Valley route. It was working the 14:14 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly service. This unit retains its first class section. (04/03/00)
Photo : R. Collis
101835 (L835)
 101835 (L835) at Chester. (22/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson
101840 (L840)

101840 (L840) at New Mills Central after arriving on the 19:43 service from Manchester Piccadilly. (24/06/00)
Photo : S. Howarth
101840 (L840)
 101840 (L840) at Chester. (22/03/00)
Photo : P. Hopkinson

Videos

101676 at Marple (483Kb)

101693 at Manchester Piccadilly (615Kb)

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