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All photographs on this page were taken by and are the copyright of Andrew Smith unless otherwise credited.
1995
There are no photographs in 1995.
The class 308 electric multiple units which had started to arrive in 1993 continued to fill in for the lack of availability of the new class 323 units. Between 1993 and 1995 at least nineteen different units were noted in use in the West Midlands:
308134; 308136; 308137; 308141; 308143; 308145; 308147; 308152; 308153; 308154; 308155; 308156; 308157; 308158; 308159 308160; 308161; 308163; 308164;
Some of the one's intended for West Yorkshire were repainted and appeared on 'Cross City Line' services in 1995. The last class 308 noted by the MIAC in the West Midlands in West Yorkshire PTE 'Metro' livery was No.308134 at Selly Oak on 20th April 1995.
1996
In October 1996 local services on the former OW&WR line from Oxford to Worcester were privatised and run by Thames Trains until 31st March 2004.
This photograph was taken from a bridge inside Rover's Longbridge car factory and shows class 43 'HST' No.43006 heading towards Cheltenham. The class 323 unit under the bridge is on the slow line to Birmingham. The photograph was taken on 20th April 1996.
1997
There are no photographs in 1997.
1998
English Electric built class 37 diesel locomotive No.37264 has just come off the Camp Hill line as it runs light engine through Kings Norton Station on 7th July 1998.
Derby Works (BR) built this Motor Brake Second railcar. No.51941 is in the sidings at Bewdley (SVR) on 25th October 1998.
1999
There are no photographs in 1999.