'Along These Tracks' Train Photos Site : 2019-02-10

Thursday, 14 February 2019

Photo Class 168001 Chiltern Railways Clubman DMU Train Banbury 2017

Class 168001 Clubman DMU, Banbury Train Station

photo of chiltern railways class 168001 diesel multiple unit train at banbury station

Photo: Charles Moorhen

In Chiltern Railways silver/grey livery, Class 168001 UK Clubman diesel multiple unit, (DMU) waits at platform 2 of Banbury station before proceeding on to Leamington Spa in April 2017.

Clubman diesel multiple units, such as Class 168001, were constructed between 1998 and 2004, with the earliest examples entering service on the 20th May 1998.

In all, 19 trainsets were built with 2/3/4 cars per set. With a top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h), 4-car unit Class 168001 offers 272 seats with air-conditioning throughout.

The 168 Clubman Class of dmu can be found operating on the Chiltern Main Line, London to Aylesbury Line, London Marylebone - Oxford, Princes Risborough - Aylesbury Line.

Network South East, then operated by British Rail, originally planned the Class 168 for their expansion of services on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill or New Street stations. In the event, privatisation put and end to the NSE plans.

Video clip of Chiltern Railway Class 168001 DMU arriving at Banbury station.

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Photo Class 166216 Network Express Turbo DMU Train Banbury 2014

Class 166216 First Great Western DMU, Banbury Train Station

photo of class 166216 diesel multiple unit train in first great western livery at banbury 2014

Photo: Charles Moorhen

3-car Network Express Turbo DMU Class 166216 UK dmu commuter train, in First Great Western livery, photographed from the rear while paused at Banbury station before heading south in 2014.

The class of 166 Turbo Express diesel multiple units (DMU) were built between 1992 and 1993 by ABB Yorks works.

The 3-car units, a fleet of 21, (fleet numbers are 166201 - 166221) were designed as a faster variant of the Class 165 Turbo and both classes were originally known as Networker Turbos, but today are generally referred to as Thames Turbos.

The Class 166 diesel multiple units are operated by the Great Western Railway and the lines they serve are; Severn Beach Line, Golden Valley Line, Heart of Wessex Line, and the Wessex Main Line.

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Photo Class 166215 Network Express Turbo DMU Train Banbury 2014

Class 166215 First Great Western 3-Car DMU

photo of class 166215 diesel multiple unit train in First Great Western early blue and red livery at banbury

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Network Express Turbo DMU Class 166215, in First Great Western livery, stands in the shadow of the passenger overbridge at Banbury station before continuing its service south in 2014.

The class of 166 Turbo Express diesel multiple units (DMU) were built between 1992 and 1993 by ABB Yorks works.

The Class 166 diesel multiple units are operated by the Great Western Railway and the lines they serve are; Severn Beach Line, Golden Valley Line, Heart of Wessex Line, and the Wessex Main Line.

Video clip of Class 166215 DMU in First Great Western livery entering Banbury station.

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Photo Chiltern Railways DMU Class 165039 Network Turbo Train Banbury 2014

Class 165039 Network Turbo 3-Car DMU, Banbury Station

Photo of chiltern railways Class 165039 diesel multiple unit train in blue and white livery at Banbury 2014

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Driver of Chiltern Railways' Class 165 039 three-car Network Turbo DMU commuter train photographed looking for the green light to proceed at Banbury station in June 2014.

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Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Photo Class 165019 Chiltern Railways Network Turbo DMU Banbury 2014

Class 165019 Chiltern Railways DMU, Banbury Station

photo of chiltern railways class 165019 diesel multiple unit at banbury

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Seemingly stretching way into the distance due to the closeness of the camera, diesel multiple unit Class 165 019 Network Turbo is photographed forming part of a multiple-car commuter passenger train, stands in a bay platform at Banbury station in Chiltern Railways livery in June 2014.

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Photo Class 165020 Chiltern Railways Network Turbo DMU Train Enters Banbury 2014

Class 165020 Chiltern Railways 'Network Turbo' DMU

Photo of Chiltern Railways Class 165020 diesel multiple unit train in blue and white livery at banbury 2014

Photo: Charles Moorhen

2-Car Network Turbo diesel multiple unit Class 165 020, passenger commuter train, built at BREL between 1990-92, in Chiltern Railways livery, photographed entering Banbury station with a commuter service from Marylebone, London, in June 2014.

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Photo Class 150104 First Group Sprinter 2-Car DMU Train St Austell 2016

Class 150104 'First Group' DMU, Leaves St. Austell

Photo of First Group Class 150104 2-car diesel multiple unit train at st austell

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Photographed in Cornwall, Class 150104 Strinter DMU, built at BREL York between 1985-86, seen here in First Group Trains dark blue livery, departs St. Austell station heading for Penzance in 2016.

Update 24/11/19: 2-car diesel multiple unit Class 150104 was transferred to Northern Trains (Arriva UK Trains) on the 10th March 2019.

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Photo Class 150105 London Midland Sprinter DMU Train Bedford 2015

Class 150105 London Midland Trains DMU

Photo of London Midland Trains liveried Class 150105 diesel multiple unit train at bedford station 2015

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Early evening photo of Class 150105 2-car Sprinter DMU, passenger commuter train, in freshly painted London Midland Trains livery, built at BREL York between 1985-86, stands in the bay platform at Bedford station in December 2015 before proceeding to Bletchley.

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Night Photo Class 43066 Brel/Paxman Intercity 125 HST Wellingborough

Class 43066 Intercity 125 HST, Wellingborough Station

night photo of class 43066 intercity 125 at wellingborough

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Night photo of Class 43066 Brel/Paxman Intercity 125 HST, in East Midlands Trains livery, built by BREL at Crewe Works between 1975 and 1982 and based at Neville Hill, Leeds, waits at Wellingborough station en route to London St. Pancras.

News Update:

Seeing East Midlands Trains colourful livery of red, white, orange and red flashing along the railway tracks, will soon become a thing of the past.

Abellio will take over the East Midlands Trains franchise on Saturday 18th August 2019. The Class 43 HST Intercity 125 and Class 222 diesel multiple unit will gradually be phased out by brand new Hitachi trains that will be a variant of the bullet-nosed Class 800 bio-mode DMU.

The new trains will have a lavender livery and be branded with 'EMR' on both sides.

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