Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)

Mainline South

8th March 2004

The majority of 115s worked routes out of Marylebone from new and destinations included Banbury, High Wycombe, Aylesbury and even Nottingham. Two car 108s arrived in the late 1980s and broke up the monotony of class 115s.

My shots were taken around the time of total route modernisation and work included new signalling, new rolling stock and a new depot at Aylesbury with closure of Marylebone depot. The magnificent array of semaphores at High Wycombe was swept away by colour light signalling during 1990 or thereabouts.

I've added a shot of ETHEL2 at Marylebone for good measure. It was taken from the window of a mark 1 hauled by 45110 on "The Red Brick Rambler" railtour.

51644 59676 59759 51666 High Wycombe 15May91 Buy Print	51651 59767 59xxx 51831 High Wycombe 25Jan90. The white pole in the foreground is a felled semaphore. Buy Print	51675 59763 59x54 51894 Aylesbury 24Jan90 Buy Print	51855 54222 59671 51872 High Wycombe 15May91 Buy Print
51857 59656 59678 51679 and 51890 59676 59657 51871 at Aylesbury 24Jan90 Buy Print	51863 59655 59749 51871 High Wycombe 15May91, 16.45 to Aylesbury Buy Print	51871 59669 59749 51869 Denham Golf Club 25Jan90. A new signal awaits completion. Buy Print	51869 59749 59669 51871 departing Denham Golf Club, 25Jan90. The GWR pagoda huts still stand in 2005. Buy Print
51894 59654 59749 51900 Aylesbury 20May90 Buy Print	51894 51894 59654 59749 51900 Aylesbury 20May90 Buy Print	51900 59740 59xxx 51878 High Wycombe 15May91, 16.23 to Marylebone Buy Print	51xxx 54254 59750 51xxx High Wycombe 25Jan90 Buy Print
51xxx 54254 59750 51xxx High Wycombe 25Jan90. I believe that semaphore giving permission for the road ahead was an original GWR signal, and very rare on the railways at that time. Buy Print	51xxx Aylesbury 28May90 [note the semaphores] Buy Print	51xxx Harrow on the Hill 21Apr92 Buy Print	51xxx on an Aylesbury service at Wendover, 24Jan90 Buy Print
51xxx West Ruislip late 1980s. The long closed signalbox still stands at West Ruislip today. Buy Print	54123, withdrawn class 108 dumped at Aylesbury 24Jan90 Buy Print	59678 in blue/grey livery, Aylesbury 24Jan90 Buy Print	97252 Ethel2 Marylebone 15Nov85 Buy Print
Not the best of shots, but a rare view of Class 15 ADB9680xx [Number 15?] at Marylebone with green class 08, 08556, Marylebone's station pilot. Some time during 1985. Buy Print	Aylesbury station, 24Jan90. This view contains so much railway character - the old flagstones, grubby glass in the awning, a set of scales and a semaphore slap bang in the middle of the platform. Buy Print	Aylesbury station looking towards the signalbox, 24Jan90. Today the semaphores have gone and signals are controlled from Marylebone. Buy Print	Aylesbury down passenger loop frame, 24Jan90 Buy Print
High Wycombe's semaphores 25Jan90 Buy Print	It's a sea of semaphores! High Wycombe 25Jan90, shortly before the lights were switched on... Buy Print