Class 124 DMU - Railcar
Each set contained 60 first class and 232 second class seats and buffet car. The type was integrated with the Class 123s in 1977 and became the normal power on the Hope Valley route over the Pennines on workings from the North West to Yorkshire.
Class 124 DMU Operations - Railcar
The first Trans-Pennine Class 124 was condemned in October 1977, this being No. E51959 which was severely damaged in the collision at Farnley Junction with the York- Aberystwyth train and E51959 was cut up on site.
Class 124 DMU Description - Railcar
Class 124 Swindon Trans-Pennine 6-car DMUs Description The vehicles were been designed to the same standards of strength and comfort as main-line locomotive-hauled coaches.
Class 124 DMU Images - Railcar
An official image (probably NER publicity) showing a brand new Trans-Pennine DMU. E51951 is closest, presumably with 51968 + 59774 + 59765 + 51969 also visible, and the location seems to be Neville Hill depot where they were first allocated.
Class 124 DMU Images - Railcar
A Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine/Inter City Class 124/123 4-car dmu with E51961 closest in Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Leeds (City) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
Class 124 DMU Background - Railcar
Class 124 Swindon Trans-Pennine 6-car DMUs Background On a visit to Liverpool in June 1956 Lord Rusholme, the chairman of the LM Area Board (British Transport Commission), outlined some of the region's plans for DMUs.
Class 124 DMU images - railcar.co.uk
A Swindon-built Class 124 "Trans-Pennine" diesel multiple unit stands at Leeds ("City" as it still was then) station on Saturday 3rd April 1976. These distinctive units with their wrap-around windows were relatively luxurious, originally including a buffet car in their formation, and they worked inter-city services for many years across ...
Class 124 DMU images - Railcar
An official image (probably NER publicity) showing a brand new Trans-Pennine DMU. E51951 is closest, presumably with 51968 + 59774 + 59765 + 51969 + 51952, and the location seems to be Neville Hill depot where they were first allocated.
Class 124 DMU Liveries - Railcar
I was at Doncaster Works for 6 months between November 1966 and April 1967, and they were only painting DMU vehicles in all over blue initially with small yellow panels; all over yellow fronts started just before I left, and they included the driver's doors.
Class 124 DMU Images - railcar.co.uk
A class 124 unit in five car formation (original minus the griddle car) on the route the class were built for, with a Hull-Liverpool train at Stalybridge, Easter 1978. Tony Walmsley.