DMU Operations: North Eastern Region
Leeds - Morecambe
Normally Neville Hill sets were used, but Hull Botanic Gardens units were also used.
Images
2nd May 1970
A Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm (Morecambe on blind) and a four-car BRC&W/Met-Camm hybrid (Leeds on blind) in Skipton station on 2 May 1970. Three of the seven visible vehicles are still in green livery. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd February 1975
A Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm at Skipton on a Morecambe - Leeds service, 22nd February 1975. 54A South Dock.
May 1975
A Class 104 centre car and Class 111 power car form part of a DMU seen at Melling (between Settle Jct and Morecambe) in early May 1975. Michael Mensing.
21st June 1975
A four-car and two-car Class 101 form the 12:10 Morecambe - Leeds service seen at the site of Kildwick and Crosshill station on 21 June 1975. Michael Mensing.
23rd June 1975
One of the early Class 108 refurbishments with the small headcode indicator in the cab window (displaying 1G45) forms the 17:12 Leeds-Morecambe service seen approaching Skipton on 23 June 1975. Only five Class 108 pairs had been refurbished by this date, all allocated to Neville Hill, and it would be almost a year before any more of the Class were treated. Michael Mensing.
19th July 1975
Two three-car Class 111s, E51555 seems to be leading, departs from Skipton with the 15:35 Leeds - Morecambe service on 19 July 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd August 1975
E56192 leads a two-car Class 108 (presumably paired with E50601) with a two-car Met-Camm on the rear (E56382 leading) working the 16:45 Morecambe - Leeds service seen leaving Skipton on 2 August 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd August 1975
A refurbished two-car Class 108 (E56192 at the far end and presumably 50601 closest) with a two-car Met-Camm on the rear (E56382 partly visible) departs from Skipton with the 16:45 Morecambe - Leeds service on 2 August 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd October 1975
A Class 110 DMU arrives into Clapham station (on the Leeds - Morecambe via Skipton line) on 2 October 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd October 1975
A Class 110 DMU departs from Clapham station presumably with a Morecambe - Leeds service on 2 October 1975. Michael Mensing.
1st April 1976
E50202 leads the Class 101 forming the 15:35 Leeds - Morecambe service seen arriving at Gargrave on 1 April 1976. Michael Mensing.
16th April 1976
With a two-car and three-car Class 101s visible the 14:13 Leeds - Morecambe service is seen west of the site of Bell Busk station on 16 April 1976. Michael Mensing.
June 1976
A two-car Class 108 leads a four-car Class 104 on a Morecambe service seen west of Keighley in June 1976. Michael Mensing.
27th June 1976
Two Class 111 DMCs flank two Class 104 centre cars on the 12:05 Morecambe - Lancaster - Leeds service seen west of Skipton on 27 June 1976. Michael Mensing.
8th July 1976
A Met-Camm and Derby unit at Lancaster on the 8th July 1976. The Class 101 is almost certainly E50198. It was the only MBS of the batch 50198 - 50209 (that had the "stump" above the destination box) to have been refurbished by that time - ex-works following refurbishment 26th May 1976. Tim Stubbs.
September 1976
A three-car Class 111 Met-Camm DMU seen west of Shipley with a Morecambe service in mid-September 1976. Michael Mensing.
September 1976
A three-car Class 111 Met-Camm DMU seen west of Shipley with a Morecambe service in mid-September 1976. Michael Mensing.
22nd March 1977
A two-car Met-Camm DMU set (E56394 + E50155) in Wennington station with the 2.15pm Morecambe-Leeds service on 22 March 1977. Michael Mensing.
22nd March 1977
Departing from Wennington station on the 22 March 1977 is a Met-Camm DMU set formed of E50155 and E56394 working the 14:15 Morecambe-Leeds service on 22 March 1977. Michael Mensing.
23rd March 1977
The 3.35pm Leeds - Morecambe arrives into Keighley station on March 23, 1977, formed of a Roll-Royce powered Met-Camm set with DMBS M50134 leading. Michael Mensing.