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Class 45 'Peak' 45006 (ex D89) 'Honourable Artillery Company' at the head of a NE-SW cross-country service at Bristol Parkway
With the driver looking back for the guard's flag, large no heat Class 45 'Peak' 45006 'Honourable Artillery Company' makes a fine sight at the head of a cross country service bound for the north-east. I would have taken the 'Ned Move' from Temple Meads on this one 😀 Interesting that the cab area seems to have been cleaned but the main body remains covered in oil (a traditional state for the Peaks in the 1980s ;), Also note surprising lack of Peak bashers!, , Locomotive History D89 / 45006 was built at Crewe Works, entering traffic in March 1961, allocated to Derby MPD. It remained allocated to Midland Main Line depots until August 1968 when it became a Holbeck engine. In May 1978 it transferred to York and in May 1979 to Tinsley. Its final transfer was in January 1985 to Toton from where it was withdrawn in September 1986, “generally worn out” seven years since its last classified repair at Derby Works in September 1979. It was broken up in October 1988 by Vic Berry's of Leicester. (Loco history adapted from the caption in John Woolley's photo below), , Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens using Kodak CP100 print film. Scanned from the original negative with minimal digital restoration., , You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/, ,
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