While we're on the subject...

I was in contact with Colin Marsden (who had the original railwaycentre website) back in April, when the "new" website appeared. It was his intention that the technical stuff would be retained.

Try contacting him via the "contact us" form. If he gets enough "prompting" he may resurrect the pages!

I found the original website very useful for a number of projects.

Cheers, Mick

identification

Thanks for that. As a failed trainspotter I found the old site invaluable as a reference. In particular I am trying to identify a single car diesel unit which runs between Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton. It's in Centro colours and look's a bit like a Mk3 coach with a drivers cab at each end.

(kim)

That'll be a class 153 - the only 2nd gen single car DMU to date.

James Moody

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And even they started out as 2-car Class 155s before some pairs were split and each car had a second (& smaller) cab fitted to its former inner end.

Some 2-car Class 155s still exist on W Yorkshire PTE services but they do occasionally wander elsewhere.

Not long after their introduction, in BR days of course, they were seen more than once in South Wales!

Unless it's a recent repaint, there aren't any 153's in "Centro" livery. (grey & green with white/yellow/blue stripes). There are some

Cheers, Mick

That's the one.

(kim)

Thanks for that and here she is about to leave the station:-

"Eddie Bellass" wrote

We occasionally get the 155s in Hull, and I've seen them on the odd occasion in Preston (Lancs) where the WYPTE 158s are regulars (and presumably deputising for a 158).

John.

"newbryford" wrote

See:

John.

Oops! It's the Central 156's that have the blue flash. Just like this one:

"newbryford" wrote

:-)

Nice shot btw.

John.

Thanks! But not my pic!! :-) I got it from the "everything you need to know about Class 156's" at

Mick

The Wayback Machine is your friend -->

Hope this helps, Martyn

identification

Thanks. I've bookmarked the last known update of the main page.

(kim)