| West Yorkshire Pacer |
Long distance 158 |
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Arriva Trains Pacer 144002 is seen in West Yorkshire Metro livery passing Worksop East signal box, Nottinghamshire, en route to Lincoln Central in August 2003. |
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On 2nd April 2004, Arriva Trains Wales unit 158818 stands in a bay platform at Crewe awaiting to depart with the 1145 working to Penzance. |
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| Cross Country Voyager |
Regional Railways Pacer |
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Virgin Trains Voyager DEMU 221122 arrives at Chesterfield with a Cross Country service to Edinburgh, in late August 2003. |
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Regional Railways Nodding Donkey DMU 142021 stands at Newcastle Central with a local service in June 1994. |
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| First North Western 158 |
Lake District Coradia |
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An unidentified Class 158 DMU of First North Western stands in Platform 2 at Preston station on 27th June 2004, waiting to depart with the 09.05 service to Blackpool North. |
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175006 Coradia DMU is pictured at the Lake District terminus of Windermere, awaiting departure as the 16.15 service to Oxenholme on 27th June 2004. |
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| Virgin Pendolino |
Arriva Northern Sprinter |
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The Webmaster's first Pendolino experience was had aboard 390005, for the short journey from here at Oxenholme to Lancaster, on 27th June 2004. |
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Wearing Northern Spirit livery, 156481 waits at Carlisle on 28th June 2004, ready to depart with the 14.26 Arriva Trains Northern service to York, via the famous Settle to Carlisle line. |
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| Northern Spirit Nodding Donkey |
West Yorkshire Class 155 |
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Arriva Trains Northern unit 142025 arrives at Leeds on 28th June 2004 with a Knottingly- bound service. |
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West Yorkshire Metro 155347 waits to depart from Huddersfield's historic station with the 13.39 to Bramley on 29th June 2004. |
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| Merseyrail Class 142 |
Merseyrail Electrics |
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Leyland Railbus 142051 is shown at Manchester Victoria on 29th June, in the livery of First North Western's Merseyrail, ready to form a rush hour service back to Liverpool Lime Street. |
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Merseyrail Electrics 507011 and 508124 stand in platforms 2 & 3 at Southport, Merseyside on 2nd July 2004. 508124 awaits departure as the 13.13 service to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central. |
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| North Western Class 153 |
North Western Class 323 |
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First North Western single unit 153324 waits at Ormskirk station, Lancashire on 2nd July 2004 with a late afternoon service for Preston. |
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323228 AC EMU of First North Western is seen standing idle in platform 4 at Crewe on 3rd July 2004. |
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| Class 222 Meridian |
Central Turbostar |
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Midland Mainline Meridian DEMU 222018 arrives in platform 4 at Leicester on 9th October 2004, with a late aftenoon Derby to St Pancras service. |
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Central Trains Turbostar DMU 170512 is seen stabled at Leicester on 9th October 2004. |
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| Centro Sprinter |
Chiltern Turbostar |
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Central Trains DMU 150126 leaves Birmingham Moor Street on Saturday 23rd October 2004, with a local service from Snow Hill to Dorridge. |
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168216 of Chiltern Trains is seen on arrival at Birmingham Moor Street on 23rd October 2004 with a northbound afternoon service from London Marylebone to Snow Hill. |
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| one Anglia 170s |
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These photographs show the old and new liveries of the Anglia franchise, now ludicrously named 'one'.
On the left, Turbostar 170272 is seen at Norwich on Sunday 31st October 2004. |
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This picture was also taken at Norwich on 31st October 2004 and depicts 170270 in the new colours of 'one'. |
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| Anglia Sprinter |
Central Class 153 |
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150229 of 'one' Anglia is seen on departure from Lowestoft on 1st November 2004, with the 10.56 service to Norwich. |
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Central Trains single car unit 153375 is shown at Lincoln Central on 3rd November 2004, having just arrived with a mid-morning service from Peterborough. |
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| Hull Trains Turbostar |
West Anglia 365 |
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Looking very smart in its corporate livery, Hull Trains DMU 170396 is seen at Grantham on 3rd November 2004, with a Kings Cross bound evening service. These units have since been transferred to ScotRail for use on intercity services between the Scottish cities. |
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West Anglia Great Northern EMU 365513 arrives at Peterborough on the evening of 3rd November 2004 with a service from London Kings Cross. |
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| Robin Hood Turbostar |
Midland Mainline Turbostar |
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Central Trains Turbostar 170513 is photographed on arrival at Norwich on 3rd November 2004, wearing promotional Robin Hood Line livery. |
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One unusual visitor to Norwich on 4th November 2004 was Turbostar 170104 in Midland Mainline livery. This unit is one of a number of vehicles being transferred to one Anglia after MM's decision to replace their 170s with Class 222 Meridians. |
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| Centro Class 323 |
Central Class 156 |
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Central Trains DMU 323241 is seen in Platform 12A at Birmingham New Street on Sunday 16th January 2005 wearing Centro livery. These units now come equipped with televisions to 'entertain' passengers throughout their journey. |
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Central Trains Sprinter unit 156407 is shown arriving at the picturesque Matlock Bath station in the Derbyshire Dales on Saturday 15th January 2005, with the 12:41 southbound service to Derby. |
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| Arriva Class 333 |
West Yorkshire Class 321 |
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On 8th March 2005, Northern EMU 333005 is seen waiting in Platform 4 at the excellent Leeds station, ready to form a morning Airedale Line service. |
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West Yorkshire Metro EMU 321901 is pictured in Platform 12 at Leeds station on 8th March 2005, having just arrived with a rush-hour commuter service. |
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| West Yorkshire Sprinter |
TransPennine Class 158 |
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West Yorkshire Metro DMU 158907 arrives in Platform 6 at York with a morning service from Leeds on 9th March 2005. |
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First TransPennine Express unit 158811 is shown stabled in Platform 2 at York on 6th March 2005. |
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| Northern Class 150 |
Northern Pacer |
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Northern Rail Sprinter 150273 stands in Platform 7 under the famous train shed roof at York on 6th March 2005, still wearing long-defunct Regional Railways livery. |
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Northern rail bus 142088 is seen in Platform 11 at York on 6th March 2005, having arrived from Huddersfield in Arriva Trains Northern livery, minus the previous operator's decals. |
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| Northern Class 156 |
TransPennine Sprinter |
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Two car DMU 156427 is shown still wearing First North Western livery with Northern decals, as it awaits its passengers at Buxton on 12th January 2006 with a service bound for Blackpool North. |
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158776 pauses at Stockport with a Manchester bound TransPennine Express service on the morning of 12th January 2006. |
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| Central Class 158 |
Arriva Trains Wales Sprinter |
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Two car DMU 158785 of Central Trains is seen in a bay platform at Stoke-on-Trent on 12th January 2005 before departing with a mid afternoon service to Crewe. |
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Wearing a promotional livery to advertise the newly-introduced winter timetable, Arriva Trains Wales DMU 158841 arrives at Chester with on 12th January 2006, with a late afternoon service from Crewe. |
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| Northern Class 323 |
Merseyrail Class 507s |
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Northern EMU 323227 arrives on platform 3 at Stockport with a service for Manchester Piccadilly on 12th January 2006 wearing the livery of former franchisee First North Western. |
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Merseyrail Electrics 507027 and 507018 are photographed in the platform at the Wirral terminus of New Brighton on 13th January 2005. 507018 has just arrived with a service from Liverpool Central. |
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