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37902 Ex works or should i say still in Crewe works is Railfreight liveried class 37/9 locomotive 37902 (37148, D6848) before it was named "British Steel Llanwern", This was one of the test bed locomotives which carried the Mirrlees Blackstone MB275 power unit which eventually went into the class 60's., New as D6848 to Cardiff withdrawn 12/98 from Cardiff cut up 04/05 by Sims Metals Beeston, , 19th October 1986
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40160 Nearing the the end having being brought into the cutting shop at Crewe Works, are class 40 locomotives 40160 (D360) and split headcode 40143 (D343) behind., New to Haymarket as D360 on 20/9/61 withdrawn from Longsight 26/11/84 cut up 10/84 at Crewe Works, , 19th October 1986
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Buxton Shed Cravens Class 105 DMU E56142 now converted to a Sandite Unit and recieved the departmental number of ADB977048 and based at Buxton, but still seems to have retained its first class compartment!, Also on shed is Railfreight liveried class 47/3 locomotive 47378 (D1875), , 19th October 1986
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Johannesburg 60 Johannesburg Car No 60. Built by ERTCW Preston in 1905., This tram has bi-lingual signs in both Afrikaans and English, and was one of many built in the UK for export to all corners of the British Empire., Seen at the Tramway Museum Society at Crich., , 4th October 1986
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45109 Works pilot 08428 stands along side a long line of withdrawn class 45 locomotive's, headed by 45109 (D85), seen within the confines of Derby Works., New to Derby as D85 on 11/02/61 withdrawn from Toton 01/86 cut up 10/86 by Vic Berry Leicester, , 11th October 1986
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Pantograph Tramcar Preserved Blackpool Transport "Pantograph Tramcar" 167 is, seen at the Tramway Museum Society at Crich., These were originally called Pullman Cars when new, due to their plush interiors being similar to the American railroad coaches back in the day when this tram was built in 1928, by the Dick Kerr works at Preston later becoming English Electric. , 167 was withdrawn in 1953 and became a works car, this meant it survived the scrapping of most of the rest of the class, and it was preserved in 1962., , 4th October 1986
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37022 Large Logo liveried class 37/0 locomotive 37022 (D6722) undergoing a transformation which would see it emerge from Crewe Works as 37/5 locomotive 37512., New to Norwich on 13/7/61 and is still employed (February 2016) with DRS as their 37608., , 19th October 1986
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1502 Seen at Butterley on the Midland Railway, is recently repatriated and now preserved class 1500 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) 1502, ex BR EM2 27000 "Electra", a 1954 built express Woodhead locomotive, the entire class of 7 was exported to Holland in 1969, they lasted untill June 1986., Taken only 5 months after i had travelled round Holland behind 1502 on the EM2 Locomotive Society's railtour "The EM2 Farewell Railtour", , 4th October 1986,
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40028 Withdrawn class 40 locomotive 40028 (D228) "Samaria" stands within sight the cutting shop, within the Crewe Locomotive Works complex., 40028 was at the head of the first railtour i went on, the Railway Enthusiasts Society "South Yorkshireman" railtour on the 1st April 1984., New to Longsight on 29/08/59 as D228 withdrawn from Longsight 10/84 cut up 02/88 at BREL Crewe, , 19th October 1986
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85001 Withdrawn class 85 25KV electric locomotive 85001 (E3056) the first of the class, stands within the Crewe Locomotive Works complex., Into stock on 19/08/61 as E3056 withdrawn from Crewe Electric Depot 10/85 cut up 04/89 by MC Processors Glasgow, , 19th October 1986
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47409 Recently withdrawn class 47/4 locomotive 47409 (D1508) "David Lloyd George" stands within the Crewe Locomotive Works., New to Finsbury Park on 22/01/63 as D1508 withdrawn from Gateshead 08/86 cut up 05/89 by Vic Berry Leicester, , 19th October 1986
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47515 Intercity liveried class 47/4 locomotive 47515 (D1961) "Night Mail" waits its next turn of duty, in the centre road at Sheffield., , 11th October 1986
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On Shed At the end of 1986 just 26 class 25 locomotives remained in service including these two, 25201 (D7551) withdrawn 28/01/87 and 25278 (D7628) which made it to the last day, the 27/03/87, and into preservation, incidentally she was the last of her class to receive a classified repair at Derby Locomotive Works, seen inside Crewe Diesel Depot., , 19th October 1986
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Withdrawn Parked up by the buffer stops at Crewe Gresty Lane, it's the end of the line for 25042 (D5192) which was in full working order when switched off on the 8th May 1986, along side 25285 (D7635) which was withdrawn on the 17th March 1986., They moved by rail to Vic Berry's Leicester scrapyard in July 1987., , 19th October 1986
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25042 Parked up at Crewe Gresty Lane, it's the end of the line for 25042 (D5192) the last vacuum braked class 25 in service, which was in full working order when switched off on the 8th May 1986., 25042 moved by rail to Vic Berry's Leicester scrapyard in July 1987., , 19th October 1986
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45050 Class 45 locomotive 45050 (D72), is seen looking in a long withdrawn state, within the confines of Derby Works., New to Crewe North as D72 on 19/11/60 withdrawn from Toton 10/09/84 cut up 01/87 by Vic Berry Leicester, , 11th October 1986
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South Yorkshire Pullman Preserved LNER Gresley A4 4468 ''Mallard'' at the head of Hertfordshire Railtours "South Yorkshire Pullman" seen on it's way to London Marylebone at Clay Cross, in the day's when you could park up by the track., , 4th October 1986
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Crewe Diesel At the end of 1986 just 26 class 25 locomotives remained in service including these two, 25173 (D7523) withdrawn 19/03/87 and 25265 (D7615) withdrawn 18/03/87, both made it into the last week of class 25 operation and into preservation, seen here inside Crewe Diesel Depot., , 19th October 1986
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40155 Nearing the the end awaiting the call into the cutting shop at Crewe Works, is class 40 locomotives 40155 (D355) with a couple of it's sisters behind., New to York as D355 on 16/8/61 withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmore 22/01/85 cut up 01/88 at Crewe Works, , 19th October 1986
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On Shed Buxton Shed with two class 45/0 locomotives 45051 (D74) and 45033 (D39) with class 20 locomotive 20166 (D8166), one of the White trade marked Buxton class 108 dmu,s can also be seen sticking it's nose out of the shed., , 3rd October 1986
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47402 Class 47/4 locomotive 47402 (D1501) "Gateshead" stands outside the General Stores within the Crewe Locomotive Works complex., New to Finsbury Park on 13/11/62 as D1501 withdrawn from Immingham 06/92 now preserved, , 19th October 1986
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Two Peaks Class 45/1 locomotives 45135 (D99) "3rd Carabinier" and 45125 (D123) wait to head north out of Sheffield with their respective trains., 45135 was new to Derby as D99 on 6/5/61 withdrawn from Tinsley 09/03/87, Both these locomotives passed into preservation., , , 11th October 1986
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20094 On shed at Buxton is class 20 locomotive 20094 (D8094) with its running partner 20166 (D8166), the peak on the right is 45033., New to Eastfield on 17/10/61 as D8094 withdrawn from Thornaby 07/92 cut up 05/04 by Cymru Metals Llanelli, , 3rd October 1986
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81015 Withdrawn class 81 25KV electric locomotive 81015 (E3017) stands within the Crewe Locomotive Works complex, behind is long time withdrawn 84008 one of the 10 class 84 locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow., Into stock on 06/05/61 as E3017 withdrawn from Glasgow Shields Road 12/84 cut up 05/92 by MC Processors Glasgow, , 19th October 1986
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85020 Stored class 85 25KV electric locomotive 85020 (E3075) which would back out onto the mainline, stands within the Crewe Locomotive Works complex., Into stock on 19/01/63 as E3075 withdrawn from Crewe Electric Depot 10/90 cut up 08/93 by MC Processors Glasgow, , 19th October 1986
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ADB975813 A former prototype HST power car ADB975813 (W43001) along with a car from the Intercity APT, are seen looking in a long withdrawn state, within the confines of Derby Works., , 11th October 1986
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Buxton Shed Having climbed the the incredibly steep banking next to Buxton Shed something i did only once! this is the result, a fine view of two class 45/0 locomotives 45051 (D74) and 45033 (D39) with one of the White trade marked Buxton class 108 dmu,s sticking it's nose out of the shed., , 3rd October 1986
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Withdrawn Whistler's Two class 40 locomotive's spilt headcode example 40132 (D332) along with 40163 (D363), are seen looking in a long withdrawn state, within the confines of Derby Works., Both had been withdrawn in 1982 and would be cut up 01/87 by Vic Berry Leicester, , 11th October 1986
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9A85 Seen at Buxton in what is now in its second role, but originally built as 4 car units is this 1959 Derby Suburban now a Longsight allocated class 127 dmu set 915, 55985 (51617) + 55984 (51639), From new these units were almost exclusively used on the London St Pancras-Bedford services as 4-car units before being displaced in June 1983, in 1985 22 redundant power cars which had been stored at Carlisle were rebuilt to form 11 two car parcels units, car A was for Express Parcels and car B was for Newpapers, they lasted in service untill 1989., , 3rd October 1986
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Hermes Bus A Den Oudsten-DAF Hermes Bus (6509) sits at the terminus at De Cocksdorp, Texel, before setting off on it's return journey to Veerhaven via Den Burg., , 29th October 1986
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GVB Trams Captured outside Centraal Station in Amsterdam are GVB operated articulated trams No 714, No 712 and No 872 they are of a batch of 160 built between 1957 & 1968 by Beijnes & Werspoor, the last of these trams were taken out of service in March 2004., , 27th October 1986
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Damrak Straat Trams pass by on Damrak Straat in Amsterdam alongside the canal, moored up is one of the sight seeing tour boats in the fleet of Meyer's Rondvaaten., , 27th October 1986
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Centraal Station Captured outside Centraal Station in Amsterdam are GVB operated articulated trams, they are of a batch of 160 built between 1957 & 1968 by Beijnes & Werspoor, the last of these trams were taken out of service in March 2004., , 27th October 1986
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GVB Trams Captured outside Centraal Station in Amsterdam are GVB operated articulated trams No 727, No 654 and No 605 they are of a batch of 160 built between 1957 & 1968 by Beijnes & Werspoor, the last of these trams were taken out of service in March 2004., , 27th October 1986
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GVA 637 Captured crossing Damrak Straat in Amsterdam whilst operating on the 8.5 km route 9 (Central Station-Diemen Sniep), is articulated tram No 637 one of 160 built between 1957 & 1968 by Beijnes & Werspoor, the last of these trams were taken out of service in March 2004., , 27th October 1986
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GVB Trams A shot of the tram layout outside Centraal Station in Amsterdam with GVB operated articulated trams in view, they are of a batch of 160 built between 1957 & 1968 by Beijnes & Werspoor, the last of these trams were taken out of service in March 2004., , 27th October 1986
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GVB 711 Captured approaching the Neuwe Vijzel Straat tram stop in the Amsterdam suburbs, is GVB operated articulated tram No 711, whist operating on route 16 Centraal Station-Medisch Centrum (University Hospital)., 160 of these trams were built between 1957 & 1968 by Beijnes & Werspoor, the last of these trams were taken out of service in March 2004., , 27th October 1986
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Holland International Trams pass by on Damrak Straat in Amsterdam alongside the canal, with one boat loading and another three are moored up, four of the sight seeing tour boats in the fleet of Holland International can be seen, with the nearest one being 'Reinier Claeszen'., , 27th October 1986
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Wester-Yoegang A Nederlandse Spoorwegen 3 car Plan Y3 Sprinter emu is captured crossing Wester-Yoegang, which is the entrance to the inner harbour in Amsterdam., , 27th October 1986
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Neuwe Vijzel Straat Captured leaving the Neuwe Vijzel Straat tram stop in the Amsterdam suburbs, is GVB operated articulated tram No 873, whist operating on route 16 Centraal Station-Medisch Centrum (University Hospital)., , 27th October 1986
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1109 These Nederlandse Spoorwegen 60 strong 1100 class locomotives date from 1950 and were based upon the SNCF Class BB 8100 design. They were extensively rebuilt between 1978 and 1982., They operated on both freight and passenger turns, and were the NS main locomotive until the arrival of Class 1600's., Unfortunately they were very unpopular to a point of being downright hated by the drivers for a number of reasons, and they were paid a special bonus for driving them., Here is 1109 seen at Rotterdam Centraal, the last of the class was withdrawn in 1999, although many were out of service before then., , , 26th October 1986,
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Northenden Depot Airport Parking & Hotels (APH) Optare Metocity's YJ68FYN & YJ68FYM, are SORN and parked up off the road inside one of the firms storage facilities due to the Covid 19 pandemic., Parked inside the former 1942 built Manchester Corporation bus depot, which when constructed had the largest single span roof in the UK having been designed to garage 100 double-decker buses, but it's first use was in connection of building Lancaster bombers in the second world war., Northenden Depot (NN) was operated by Greater Manchester Transport closing at de-regulation on the 25th October 1986., , 21st March 2020
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Northenden Depot Airport Parking & Hotels (APH) Optare Metocity's YJ68FYN & YJ68FYM, are SORN and parked up off the road inside one of the firms storage facilities due to the Covid 19 pandemic., Parked inside the former 1942 Manchester Corporation bus depot, which when constructed had the largest single span roof in the UK having been designed to garage 100 double-decker buses, but it's first use was in connection of building Lancaster bombers in the second world war., Northenden Depot (NN) was operated by Greater Manchester Transport closing at de-regulation on the 25th October 1986., , 21st March 2020
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Northenden Depot Airport Parking & Hotels (APH) Optare Metocity's YJ16DRZ, YJ67GBZ, YJ67GBY, YJ16DSO, YJ67GBX, YJ68FYN, YJ68FYK & YJ65EPX, are SORN and parked up off the road inside one of the firms storage facilities due to the Covid 19 pandemic., Parked inside the former 1942 built Manchester Corporation bus depot, which when constructed had the largest single span roof in the UK having been designed to garage 100 double-decker buses, but it's first use was in connection of building Lancaster bombers in the second world war., Northenden Depot (NN) was operated by Greater Manchester Transport closing on de-regulation on the 25th October 1986., , 12th April 2020
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Northenden Depot Airport Parking & Hotels (APH) Optare Metocity's YJ65EPX, YJ68FYK, YJ68FYN, YJ67GBX, YJ16DSO, YJ67GBY, YJ67GBZ & YJ16DRZ are SORN and parked up off the road inside one of the firms storage facilities due to the Covid 19 pandemic., Parked inside the former 1942 built Manchester Corporation bus depot, which when constructed had the largest single span roof in the UK having been designed to garage 100 double-decker buses, but it's first use was in connection of building Lancaster bombers in the second world war., Northenden Depot (NN) was operated by Greater Manchester Transport closing on de-regulation on the 25th October 1986., , 12th April 2020
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