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A Railwayman's View - BR Western Region by Peter Collins > To The West > LPPC DSL BW 0410

 

 

The photographs in this collection are from the To The West section of Peter Collins' Railwayman's View Book Volume One - BR Western Region.

LPPC DSL BW 0410 Although the running-in board proclaims that Ealing Broadway is the changing point for London Transport services, it was also the originating point for the Western Region’s local service to Greenford and here a single-unit Pressed Steel DMU awaits passengers and departure time. These double ended vehicles later became known to the railway enthusiast as ‘bubble-cars’. Many eras of ‘modernisation’ are evident in the photograph, from the concrete late 1950’s fluorescent-tubed station name signs, to the concept of single-unit diesel cars for branch-lines, to the late 1960’s style of script on the running-in board. Not to mention the unpainted look of the Central Line LT train in the far platform. Having been converted to a sandite rail treatment car for the Chiltern Lines by BR, W55024 is now preserved on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway and has been restored to its original condition. Keywords: BR, Western, DMU, Bubble Car, W55024, Sandite, Preserved, Ealing Broadway
LPPC DSL BW 0410 Although the running-in board proclaims that Ealing Broadway is the changing point for London Transport services, it was also the originating point for the Western Region’s local service to Greenford and here a single-unit Pressed Steel DMU awaits passengers and departure time. These double ended vehicles later became known to the railway enthusiast as ‘bubble-cars’. Many eras of ‘modernisation’ are evident in the photograph, from the concrete late 1950’s fluorescent-tubed station name signs, to the concept of single-unit diesel cars for branch-lines, to the late 1960’s style of script on the running-in board. Not to mention the unpainted look of the Central Line LT train in the far platform. Having been converted to a sandite rail treatment car for the Chiltern Lines by BR, W55024 is now preserved on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway and has been restored to its original condition. Keywords: BR, Western, DMU, Bubble Car, W55024, Sandite, Preserved, Ealing Broadway
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Although the running-in board proclaims that Ealing Broadway is the

changing point for London Transport services, it was also the originating point for the Western Region’s local service to Greenford and here a single-unit Pressed Steel DMU awaits passengers and departure time. These double ended vehicles later became known to the railway enthusiast as ‘bubble-cars’. Many eras of ‘modernisation’ are evident in the photograph, from the concrete late 1950’s fluorescent-tubed station name signs, to the concept of single-unit diesel cars for branch-lines, to the late 1960’s style of script on the running-in board. Not to mention the unpainted look of the Central Line LT train in the far platform. Having been converted to a sandite rail treatment car for the Chiltern Lines by BR, W55024 is now preserved on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway and has been restored to its original condition.