1970
A vehicle peeks out from behind the old goods yard at Disley (J W Sutherland)
A 3-car set the old goods yard at Disley (J W Sutherland)
#1 A series of three photographs showing a set running calling at Davenport, with the original station buildings still extant (J W Sutherland)
#2 A series of three photographs showing a set running calling at Davenport, with the original station buildings still extant (J W Sutherland)
#3 A series of three photographs showing a set running calling at Davenport, with the original station buildings still extant (J W Sutherland)
The rear of a six car formation departing Bolton (Chris Bush)
No less than three sets, stopped further back than normal from the original buffer stops to allow demolition of the station's overall roof (J W Sutherland)
Some form of ceremony going on in the company of a BRCW set at Marple (Marple Local History Archive)
A 3-car set passing Woodsmoor with a service to Buxton (J W Sutherland)
A Buxton service passes Stockport Edgeley (J W Sutherland)
A 2-car set departs Manchester Piccadilly. This is likely to be a trailer car in the 56175-184 range (Bill Ford)
A set stabled in the centre road at Buxton, with Class 40s D334, 375 & 304 on the depot (J W Sutherland)
1971
A set departing Hazel Grove for Manchester (J W Sutherland)
A 6-car formation arrives into Hazel Grove (J W Sutherland)
After demolition of the station buildings on that side, a set leaves Davenport for Buxton (J W Sutherland)
Middlewood. Personnel are in the process of closing the signal box there (J W Sutherland)
A 3-car set stands at Nottingham, having terminated with a service from Derby. A Class 45 is on the right working a Manchester service (David Ford)
A 2-car set passes the signal box at Denton. This vehicle is likely to be in the 56175-184 range (David Ingram)
A 3-car set passes Ardwick with a Buxton service (Bill Ford)
With Class 128 55990 leading, an unidentified set forms the passenger portion of the 17:47 Buxton-Manchester service at Davenport (J W Sutherland)
Arriving into Preston (Bill Ford)
A Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North service calls at Preston (Bill Ford)
A Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North service departs Preston (Bill Ford)
The 15:45 Manchester-Buxton approaches its destination (J W Sutherland)
1972
A 2-car set, with a trailer car (in the 56175-184 range) leading, passes Ardwick with a Manchester Piccadilly-Sheffield working (David Ford)
A 2-car set passes Ardwick with a New Mills-Manchester Piccadilly working (David Ford)
Two 3-car sets pass Ardwick on a Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service (David Ford)
A 3-car set departing Stoke-on-Trent with a Crewe-Derby working (David Ford)
A 3-car set departing Stoke-on-Trent with a Crewe-Derby working (David Ford)
A 3-car set stands at Nottingham (John Law)
A white stripe 3-car set leads another into Preston (Keith Holt)
1973
A 3-car set arriving into Nottingham (John Law)
1974
A 3-car set at Davenport (Arthur Creighton)
Southport during roof repair work (Alan Rintoul)
Two 104 sets at Buxton (J W Sutherland)
A 2-car set alongside a Class 506 at Manchester Piccadilly (Alan Rintoul)
A 3-car set bound for Buxton arrives into Furness Vale (David Blower)
Set NH420 departing New Mills Newtown (David Blower)
1975
Set TS414 departing Erdington (Michael Mensing)
A 3-car set arriving into Hincley with the 15:28 Birmingham New Street-Cambridge. M50450 was at the rear of the set (Michael Mensing)
A set working a Buxton service (Arthur Creighton)
An early DMBS vehicle in platform 12 at Manchester Victoria. Interestingly, the front saloon appears to have been fitted with Formica from an Eastern Region vehicle (Richard Clayton)
A 3-car set passes Trent Lane Level Crossing on a Nottingham-Derby service (Bill Ford)
Waiting to leave Manchester Victoria with a Blackpool North service (Garry Brookes)
1976
A 3-car set calls at Derby with a Lincoln St marks service (Chris Bush)
Passing Gonalston Crossing with a Lincoln-Crewe service (David Ford)
A 3-car set passes Lowdham on a Crewe-Lincoln working (David Ford)
A 3-car set leading a 3-car class 120 west of Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire. They are working an eastbound train to Norwich (Nigel Tout)
(Geoffrey Skelsey)
Buxton, with snowplough DB965228 in the centre road (Andy Harris)
A 3-car set at Nottingham with Derby service (David Ford)
The old building has partly been demolished at Davenport station (J W Sutherland)
1977
A 6-car formation passes Salwick bound for Blackpool North (Martyn Hilbert)
A 3-car set passes Rolleston Junction with a Derby-Lincoln service (Bill Ford)
Different BRCW sets at Rochdale: The 104 is on a Rochdale-Manchester Victoria working via the Oldham loop. The 110 is Bradford bound (Alan Rintoul)
Two sets at Buxton on Easter Saturday (J W Sutherland)
Davenport (J W Sutherland)
Davenport, with 1L77 excursion to Llandudno (J W Sutherland)
Arriving into Middlewood (J W Sutherland)
Possibly one of the LMR 2-car DMBS vehicles (50532-50541) at Ardwick (Hugh Searle)
The 10.05 Manchester - Buxton crosses Stockport Viaduct (J W Sutherland)
A 3-car set approaching Heaton Chapel (Hugh Searle)
1978
A 3-car set at Leyland. This DMCL vehicle "may" be 50506/514/516/520 although ID is by no means certain (Roger Sutcliffe)
An unidentified trailer car, from the batch 56175-184, in platform 3A bay at Stockport
n early DMBS at Woodsmoor (J W Sutherland)
Passing an oil train at Salwick with a Manchester-Blackpool service (John Armistead)
1979
Two sets with a parcel Class 128 for company at Buxton (R W Carroll)
A series of four photographs showing unidentified sets trudging through the snow at Stockport. This one is working a Stockport-Stalybridge service (Paul Moxon)
A series of four photographs showing unidentified sets trudging through the snow at Stockport. This one is working a Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service (Paul Moxon)
A series of four photographs showing unidentified sets trudging through the snow at Stockport. This one is working a Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service (Paul Moxon)
A series of four photographs showing unidentified sets trudging through the snow at Stockport. This one is working a Buxton-Manchester Piccadilly service (Paul Moxon)
A 2-car set near Marple Wharf Junction (Andy Harris)
Leading a 6-car formation at Manchester Victoria (Brian Daniels)
Departing Stockport, probably for Buxton (Hugh Searle)
Manchester Piccadilly (Brian Daniels)
Alongside a Class 123 at Manchester Piccadilly (Brian Daniels)
A DMBS at Longsight Depot (Brian Daniels)