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08 678 'Artila' at Carnforth WCRC Depot. 2003.
08 678 was withdrawn by BR from Tinsley Depot in Sheffield on 30/10/1988. After periods stored waiting disposal at Doncaster Carr and Tyne Yard depots it was moved to Carlisle Upperby Depot in March 1989 for overhaul and repair having been sold to Glaxo Chemicals Ltd for use at their Plumpton Works in south Cumbria. The locomotive was delivered to Glaxo's Plumpton Works on 4th May 1989 to shunt the factory and work the the branch to Plumpton Junction east of Ulverston. Like 03 196 depicted in the previous image at Carnforth 08 678 has seen several owners since the end of its BR career along with three different names., Under BR ownership at its final depot Tinsley it carried the painted name "Staveley" in line with the tradition at the depot to name their engines with unofficial painted names. The sale to Glaxo saw the name changed to "Ulverstonian" but by 1996 this had changed to the painted name "Glaxochem" which it carried until 2001 after which it became "Artila" when in the ownership of Fragonset Railways., The ownership 'timeline' since its sale by BR in March 1989 has been:, Glaxo Chemicals Ltd, Plumpton 05/1989 to 11/1994., Steamtown Museum, Carnforth 11/1994 to xx/1998., West Coast Railway Co. Carnforth xx/1998 to 05/2001., Fragonset Railways, Derby 05/2001 to 12/2001., West Coast Railway Co. Carnforth 12/2001 to present day., , The move to Derby was for a contract overhaul but it was subsequently sold to FR and they leased it to Maintrain Ltd at Derby Etches Park until WCRC bought it back and moved it to Carnforth Depot where it is seen above outside the workshops still carrying the livery applied by Glaxo.,
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