Night Photo Chiltern Railways Clubman Class 168215 DMU Train Banbury 2012

Class 168215 Diesel Multiple Unit, Banbury Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Chiltern Railways Trains Clubman Class 168215 (effectively a Class 170) diesel multiple unit, built by Adtranz/Bombardier at Derby, waits at Banbury station - offering an ideal night photo opportunity - in August 2012.

Resembling the Class 165 dmu unit, the Class 168 UK passenger trains were manufactured in several batches from 1987 to a total build of 19 trainsets.  Further builds, were classed as 168/1 and 168/2.  
Due to the fact that the class was built at the same time as the Class 170 Turbostar they were regarded as part of the Turbostar family of trains.

Chiltern Railways ordered the first batch of Clubman carriages which were delivered in 3-car sets.  Later these sets were lengthened to 4-cars.

When Chiltern Railways obtained nine trainsets from First TransPennine Express, the trains were converted to operate with the Class 168 fleet and redesignated as Class 168/3.

Chiltern Railways Class 168215 DMU in action on YouTube:

Class 168215 departs Birmingham Moor St.

Class 168215 passing Gerrards Cross.

Class 168215 and 165017 departing Paddington.

Class 168215 departs Bicester North.

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Photo Railfreight Livery Class 37074 Class 37101 UK Diesel Locos Basingstoke 1992

Class 37 Diesel Locomotives at Basingstoke Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

A summer day train photo of Railfreight General Livery, Class 37074 (leading) and Class 37101 UK diesel locomotives in a sad and thoroughly neglected condition, double-heading a container freight train through Basingstoke station, Hampshire, heading south on a sunny July day in 1992.

 

Run down UK diesel locomotives such as these, along with electric and diesel multiple units, were a common sight on Britain's railway network prior to rail privatisation in 1994 and 1997.

Class 37074 was built by English Electric Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns and released for service on the 17th September 1962 in a livery of BR green with half yellow end warning panels and allocated to Thornaby.

The loco was the third to have the nose rebuilt to centralise the headcode and remove the corridor connection in 1970 after receiving severe damage.

After years of service Class 37074 was officially withdrawn on the 22nd September 2005.  It was cut up at Booth's, Rotherham, 2nd November 2005.

Class 37101 was built at the English Electric Vulcan Foundry and released into service as D6801 on the 28th December 1962 and allocated to Darnall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

It was renumbered 37345 on the 2nd September 1994.

Sadly, 37101 was cut up at Immingham MPD on the 20th August 2003.


Basingstoke station historical note:
In the mid-1800s, a special train was permanently kept in a state of readiness by the London & South Western Railway for the sole use of the Duke of Wellington - hero of the Battle of Waterloo - at Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK, should he require it.


Wellington was not a fan of the 'new fangled railways' and it is not known if he ever used his train.

Class 37 Locos at Basingstoke on YouTube:

DRS Tractor 37603 at Basingstoke with DRS convoy.
DRS Class 37s with nuclear waste through Basingstoke.

Class 37s clag out of Basingstoke.

DRS Class 37 Convoy passing Basingstoke.

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