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Old 7th October 2010, 01:14
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Smile BR Dmu"s,blue and grey...

Are there any Dmu"s still in service on the rail network??


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Old 7th October 2010, 01:48
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I can't find any blue & grey ones listed in the current platform 5 book.

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Old 7th October 2010, 15:44
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I think all Regional Railways liveried units have all been re painted now the only ones which where where the 150270 etc units with Northern now in Northern Livery and have a Basic Refurb / Full Refrwsh with modifications there was a 153 at EMT but still its been re painted but whats floating arround in Scotland or Ireland I think the closest you will get is the 158 look alikes in IRAN correct me if I ve got the country worng please..
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What happened to all the 101 Dmu"s.....??
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About 50 odd cars got preserved at various railways around the country, 3 or 4 here, a couple there sorta thing, the rest went to places like Vic Berry's at Leicester and had a date with the mad gasaxe man.

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Old 13th October 2010, 01:04
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About 50 odd cars got preserved at various railways around the country, 3 or 4 here, a couple there sorta thing, the rest went to places like Vic Berry's at Leicester and had a date with the mad gasaxe man.

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Shameto here only few were saved!! rest got melted down..........
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Old 13th October 2010, 09:02
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There have been some route learning and sandite units about the place (at Aylesbury mainly it seems) in recent years and both Chiltern Railways and Arriva Trains Wales have used a 121 on a near daily basis.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24772733@N05/2653804492/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7681357@N02/1464503304

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/3857686092/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:96...t_NRM_York.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/notes/chilte...50249025615177

http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/u...21_Cardiff.jpg

http://www.railwayscene.co.uk/view.php?cat=Class%20960

This 121 has recently passed into preservation I think...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/salisburyasc/2451307154/
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Old 13th October 2010, 14:28
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I think I'm right in saying that those two class 121's are the only first generation DMU's left on the network.

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What happened to all the 101 Dmu"s.....??
I was lucky to witness the final 101s in use in cheshire, which was one of the last locations if not the last to use them. Still miss them. Old they were getting by railway standards, but by comparison to the 142 rubbish that replaced them they were wonderful. Some were painted in BR green, but Im not too sure about blue and grey.

Wish they were still here.
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I think I'm right in saying that those two class 121's are the only first generation DMU's left on the network.

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They are the only ones in passenger use, but I can't say for route learning and Network Rail use.
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