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A Railwayman's View - BR Midland Region by Peter Collins > Crewe > LPPC DSL BW 0366
LPPC DSL BW 0366 There was a time when it seemed as if Diesel Multiple Units were taking over every passenger service in the UK other than Inter City expresses and Crewe was the perfect place to spot many different variations of type. Today, when a standard body design, such as the ‘7xx’ is a ‘one fits all’ exercise, it is surprising to look back at the many different genres and styles of DMU run by British Rail from the 1950s to the 1980s. They even displayed regional influences in their styles and these two are classics. On the left, having just arrived from Cardiff on a service that would have come via Hereford and Shrewsbury, is a Swindon-built Cross-Country unit which would have enjoyed the luxury of a buffet section when first built. With design similarities to the pre-war GWR railcars and fairly comfortable interiors they were the antithesis of the DMU on the right, which is an LMR high-density Derby built unit. This being the south end of Crewe, the Cardiff trains always using the same platform whilst the train on the right is probably for Stoke on Trent and clattering away to itself unlike the Swindon-built unit….
LPPC DSL BW 0366 There was a time when it seemed as if Diesel Multiple Units were taking over every passenger service in the UK other than Inter City expresses and Crewe was the perfect place to spot many different variations of type. Today, when a standard body design, such as the ‘7xx’ is a ‘one fits all’ exercise, it is surprising to look back at the many different genres and styles of DMU run by British Rail from the 1950s to the 1980s. They even displayed regional influences in their styles and these two are classics. On the left, having just arrived from Cardiff on a service that would have come via Hereford and Shrewsbury, is a Swindon-built Cross-Country unit which would have enjoyed the luxury of a buffet section when first built. With design similarities to the pre-war GWR railcars and fairly comfortable interiors they were the antithesis of the DMU on the right, which is an LMR high-density Derby built unit. This being the south end of Crewe, the Cardiff trains always using the same platform whilst the train on the right is probably for Stoke on Trent and clattering away to itself unlike the Swindon-built unit….
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There was a time when it seemed as if Diesel

Multiple Units were taking over every passenger service in the UK other than Inter City expresses and Crewe was the perfect place to spot many different variations of type. Today, when a standard body design, such as the ‘7xx’ is a ‘one fits all’ exercise, it is surprising to look back at the many different genres and styles of DMU run by British Rail from the 1950s to the 1980s. They even displayed regional influences in their styles and these two are classics. On the left, having just arrived from Cardiff on a service that would have come via Hereford and Shrewsbury, is a Swindon-built Cross-Country unit which would have enjoyed the luxury of a buffet section when first built. With design similarities to the pre-war GWR railcars and fairly comfortable interiors they were the antithesis of the DMU on the right, which is an LMR high-density Derby built unit. This being the south end of Crewe, the Cardiff trains always using the same platform whilst the train on the right is probably for Stoke on Trent and clattering away to itself unlike the Swindon-built unit….
By ellyBelly Publications collection Crewe ref LPPC DSL BW 0366; taken 2022-05-04 15:08:29 GMT; 12mb 6774x4531 pixels; comp 840x562