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Northern DMU class 156 156471 at platform 5 in Hull station awaiting for the next service to Sheffield with some passengers getting in and out. This picture was taken on the 25th of June 2006. Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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Northern DMU class 156 156473 at Cottingham station (East Riding of Yorkshire area) awaiting to depart to Scarborough on the 21st of June 2006. Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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Northern DMU class 156 156479 at platform 1 in Meadowhall station service to Sheffield 29.5.06 Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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Northern DMU class 156 156483 at platform 1 in Meadowhall station service to Lincoln 29.5.06 Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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Northern DMU class 156 156491 at platform 4 in Meadowhall station service to Leeds 29.5.06 Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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Class 156 seen at Doncaster April 2000. This unit was working to Sheffield. The new livery is being applied to these units on local workings. Photograph taken Kodak DC260 Digital Camera. Copyright belongs to author and the picture is not to be used without permission, I can be contacted via e-mail at ecml@yahoo.co.uk

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Class 156 seen departing Doncaster towards Sheffield, this livery is gradually replacing the old 'Provincial' British Railways livery. Copyright belongs to Andrew Ducker: Email address ecml@yahoo.co.uk, web address www.apducker.demon.co.uk Photo taken on Kodak DC260

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A GNER Intercity 125 HST train from Newcaslte to Edinburgh via the Tyne Valley Line to Carlisle passes Northern Rail Class 156 DMU 156479 just south of the King Edward VII railway bridge over the River Tyne. This photograph was taken from the rear end of coach B at the back of the HST. Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Two Northern Rail class 15x DMUs at Carlisle station. Furthest from the camera is a Class 156 unit, still in Northern Spirit livery - the original franchisee of the former Regional Railways North Eastern sector. Coupled to it is a Class 153 unit in the less impressive livery of Northern Rail - the most recent operator of the North of England local services franchise. Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Northern rail Class 156 DMU 156463 passes Class 142 DMU 142093 as it departs Newcastle Central station for Carlisle. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Northern rail Class 156 DMU 156463 waits in the siding south of Sunderland station, from where I took this photograph, as Tyne and Wear Metro train 4060 heads into the station with a northbound Yellow line service from South Hylton to St James in Newcastle city centre. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Northern rail Class 156 DMU 156463 stands at Platform 1 of Sunderland station. Although the destination blind says Pontefract, this is misleading as the train terminated here. I presume that the driver was cycling through the destinations to switch it to "Carlisle" (the destination of the next service) when I took the photo. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Northern rail Class 156 DMU 156463 stands at Platform 1 of Sunderland station. Although the destination blind says Carlisle, this is the destination of the next servie. Because of the unique design of Sunderland station where the tracks are shared between national rail and Tyne and Wear Metro services, terminating trains cannot wait in the platforms but must continue south into one of the sidings. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Northern rail Class 156 DMU 156463 entering the siding south of Sunderland station, from where this photograph was taken. The extensive OHLE seen here is electrified at 1500 volts DC for the Tyne and Wear Metro that share the tracks north of here and have exclusive use of the tracks round to the right that lead to its southern terminal station of South Hylton. Mainline trains can continue south of Sunderland station, but only on the route to Middlesborough that is out of shot to the left. Note also there are two speed restriction signs for the siding the train is entering - the standard circular one that limits mainline trains to 15 miles per hour; and the angular one below that restricts Metro services to 20 kilometres per hour. The Metro was the first fully metric railway in the United Kingdom and as such the speedometres on the trains are calibrated only in km/h. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The interior of Northern rail Class 156 DMU 156463. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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James stands in front of a class 156 2-car DMU in Northern Spirit livery, though it is operated by Arriva, who have not reliveried them yet, probably in the expectation of the termination of their contract to run the "Northern" franchise, in late 2004. These have a top speed of 70mph, pleasant interiors, generous luggage space and vast toilets. They are far superior to Arriva's inherited 142 "pacers". One can see these running the Middlesbrough - Sunderland - Newcastle - Carlisle service and ocassionally Metro Centre - Newcastle - Darlington - Middlesbrough - Saltburn. Photo by Huw, Ian, Chris, Robbie and Geoff.

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30 June 2001, York, England, UK The National Railway Museum in York features a viewing gallery onto the northern part of York Railway Station and the approach lines. The photo was taken from this elevated platform. A DMU leaving for Scarborough. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (kf@ph.ed.ac.uk)

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30 June 2001, York Station, York, England, UK An ARRIVA train seen from the overbridge in the station hall. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (kf@ph.ed.ac.uk)

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30 June 2001, York Station, York, England, UK An ARRIVA train and a Virgin HST seen from the overbridge in the station hall. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (kf@ph.ed.ac.uk)