155324 Moreton-in-Marsh 24 April 1988

155324 arrives at Moreton-in-Marsh on 24 April 1988 with the 17:35 Oxford to Hereford service. Class 155s worked the Cotswold Line services for a few years between the demise of the heritage DMUs and the introduction of the Class 165 & 166 Turbo units. During the early 1990s most Class 155s were split into two single car units with a small cab constructed in the previously 'dumb' end. Consequently 155324 pictured here is now 153324 and 153374, neither of which are likely to appear at Moreton-in-Marsh again!

155328 Daylesford 1 April 1990

A wave from the driver, as 155328 passes Daylesford, on the Cotswold Line with the 17:30 Oxford to Great Malvern service on 1 April 1990. These units were built in 1987 by British Leyland at Workington, and following good old BL tradition were beset with problems from the start. They did not last long in the form seen here, most being converted to Class 153 single car units in 1991/2. The Victorian gothic church at Daylesford, seen in the background, is the last resting place of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), the first Governor General of India.

155345 Micklefield 12 May 1990

Despite it being the middle of May it is obviously still cold enough to have a fire going in the house! 155345 departs from the staggered platform at Micklefield station with the 08:30 Manchester Victoria to York West Yorkshire Metro service on 12 May 1990. 155345 is from the small second batch of these units, which survived being split into single car Class 153 units.