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A Class 141 crosses Knaresborough Viaduct with the 12.03 to
Leeds, on 15 August 1992. The Class 141s were intended to be
a low-cost replacement for the diesel multiple unit trains built
in the late 50s and early 60s, and were based on a bus body
mounted on a 4-wheel chassis. They were all withdrawn by 1997,
and were outlived by a few of the trains they were meant to
replace. Later developments of the bus body concept (Classes 142,
143 and 144) were slightly more successful, lasting until
2020. |
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A London Underground Northern Line train of '1959'
stock at the High Barnet terminus, with a service for Morden, on
21 June 1992. |
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Single-car Class 122 diesel unit 55006 at the Cornish
branch-line terminus at Looe, on 13 June, with the 17.35
service to Liskeard. These units, built in 1958 and popularly
known as 'bubble cars' were regular performers on branch
lines in the West of England until their replacement by modern
units in the mid-1990s. |
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An InterCity 125 High Speed Train arriving at Par, in
Cornwall, with the 08.40 Penzance to London (Paddington) on
13 June. The branch line to Newquay can be seen curving away
to the right of the picture. |
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47467 arriving at Poulton-le-Fylde with the 11.57 from
Blackpool North to London (Euston) on 5 September. The line
curving off to the right was the freight-only line towards
Fleetwood, now closed completely although there has been talk
about it reopening to passenger services. |