Night Photo Class 165035 Chiltern Railways Network Turbo DMU Train Banbury 2017

Class 165035 Diesel Multiple Unit, Banbury Station at Night

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Black and white night photo of Chiltern Railways diesel multiple unit Class 165035 passenger train at Banbury railway station UK.

This Class 165 three-car dmu unit, one of a class originally known as Network Turbos, was photographed late at night with a long exposure time in 2017, had recently completed a scheduled commuter train service from London Marylebone and would probably have been stabled at the station for the night.

Class 165 DMUs on YouTube:

Chiltern Railways Class 165 DMU departs Aylesbury.

Chiltern Railways Class 165s at speed compilation.

Chiltern Railways Class 165 DMU 'Ghost Train'.

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Photo Class 168001 Chiltern Railways Clubman DMU Train Banbury 2017

Class 168001 Clubman DMU, Banbury Train Station

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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 BR Class 319372 EMU Thameslink Train Bedford UK 2017

Class 319372 EMU, Bedford Station

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Early night photo of electric multiple unit Class 319 372, commuter train, built at BREL York between 1987-88, in Thameslink Trains livery, photographed at Bedford station in 2017 waiting to proceed south.

By 2019 Class 319372 was running in the north of England, operated by Northern Rail.

 

 

First Hydrogen-Powered Train:

A Class 319-bodied train made history on the 30th September 2020, when it became the first hydrogen-powered train to run on the British railway network.

The train, carrying the number 799001, reached speeds up to 50 mph while completing a 25-mile trip in Warwickshire.

 

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DMU Sprinter Class 150109 and Single-Car DMU Unit Northampton Station 2017

Class 150109 'Sprinter' DMU Enters, Northampton

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Out of service London Midland Trains DMU Class 150/1 150109 approaches Northampton from Rugby in April 2017 to pass through, non-stop, towing a one-car Super Sprinter DMU Class 153 - number unknown.

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The 137-strong Class 150 diesel multiple units, produced in three main subclasses - 150, 150/1, 150/2 and a small subclass, 150/9, consisting of two 3-car units (150/1 and 150/2 combined) for the Great Western Railway, were manufactured by BREL York between 1984 and 1987.

Class 150109 unit coach numbers are as follows: 52109  57109.

In 1984, BREL built two prototype 3-car Class 150/0 train units numbered Class 150001 and Class 150002.  The latter was fitted with a Perkins (Rolls-Royce) power unit and a self-changing-gears transmission.  At a later date the engine was changed to a Cummins engine and Voith hydraulic transmission.

Both Class 150001 and Class 150002 are still in use today in their original 3-car configuration, operating on the Reading to Basingstoke line in the new Great Western Railway green livery.

 

Although in the past a number of Class 150 dmu units were named, only three were carrying names in 2018:
150 129  Devon & Cornwall RAIL PARTNERSHIP
150 130  Severnside Community Rail Partnership
150 925  THE HEART OF WESSEX LINE

At time of writing (2018) Class 150 diesel multiple units are operated by four Train Operating Companies - Arriva Trains Wales, Great Western Railway, Northern, West Midlands Trains (formerly London Midland Trains). 

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Class 153329 2-Car SuperSprinter First Great Western DMU Train St. Austell 2017

Class 153329 'SuperSprinter' DMU, St. Austell Station

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First Great Western Trains DMU Class 153 329 allocated to EX - Exeter St. Davids, stands alongside the east-bound platform of St. Austell station, Cornwall, forming the front of a two-car local service about to leave for Par station in 2017.  Unfortunately, the number of the rear unit was not recorded.

Class 153329 unit coach numbers are as follows: 52329.


The sprinter Class 153 diesel multiple units were built by Leyland Bus between 1987 and 1988 as two-coach units before being converted to single-car units in 1991/92 by Hunslet-Barclay. 

The former Great Western Railway St. Austell signal box, seen in the background behind the train, closed on the 22nd March 1980.  It's future is still a matter of conjecture.

The covered lattice work station footbridge, above the rear of the two Class 153 dmu units, was built in 1859 and is a Grade II listed structure.  Regardless of this, the characteristic Great Western Railway bridge is threatened with demolition.  

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