Rail UK - DMU First generation

Opened in about 1865 by the Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway, Marple Viaduct carries the Manchester to Sheffield main line over the River Goyt. Through the arches can be seen Marple Aquaduct, built in 1800 to carry the Lower Peak Forest Canal over the valley. Tue19May92. Scanned

The Eastern end of Marple Viaduct, as it crosses the Lower Peak Forest Canal just at the end of Marple Aquaduct. Just off camera to the left is Marple Wharf Jn, where the Rose Hill Branch diverges. Class 108 DMU LO290 51903+54231 passes with an eastbound local. Tue9Apr91. Scanned

Longsight based Metro-Camm Class 101 LO242 - 51218+54399 head east past Romiley. Fri19Jun92. Scanned

Class 121 'Bubble Car' 55009 and 08631 'Eagle' at Dereham. Mid Norfolk Railway. Sat31Mar12

Former Reading based Met-Camm Class 101 No 51503 at Dereham. Mid Norfolk Railway. Sun1Apr12

Taken from the same spot as the previous photo, but one year on. August 1968, notable in British Railway history as the month that working steam finished. As seen from the previous photo, Woodley was the local steam hotspot, with what seemed like a continuous procession of steam hauled freight, the majority of it to and from the Heaton Mersey direction and Woodhead. The Black 5s, 8Fs and 9Fs gave way to Sulzer Type 2, EE Type 4 and Brush Type 4. (Class 24/25, 40 and 47). Here we see a Derby built DMU - Class 108 - departing Woodley with a local service to Manchester Piccadilly. 28Aug68. Scanned

RES liveried 47732 rolls into Carlisle with a Strathclyde branded Class 101 Mett-Camm DMU, 101692, in tow Thu9May02. Scanned

47732 arrives at Carlisle dragging Mett-Camm DMU 101692. Despite appearances, the Strathclyde branded DMU - 53170+53253 - was based at Longsight (Manchester) at the time. Thu9May02. Scanned

Derby built Class 108 DMU No M56487 parked outside the DMU shed at Longsight. Sat5Feb72. Scanned