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31443 Allocated to the parcels sector working out of Crewe depot at this time pictured at Doncaster works with a main generator fault., One of only 2 class 31/4's scrapped at Vic Berry's the other being 31440., , 27 11 88
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25306 From what I can remember the Class 25's or 'Rats' were never all that regular visitors to Sheffield and this parcels turn was normally a Class40., At time of picture allocated to Crewe Diesel,the former D7656 lasted in traffic until February 1985 and then became one of the class members to meet its end at Vic Berrys in February 1988., , 27 12 84
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25265 Pictured at Vic Berrys scrapyard for asbestos removal prior to its sale to the Peak Railway., In its final days the former D7615 was used as the Holyhead station pilot until its removal to Crewe on the 15th March 1987,Although not officially withdrawn until the 18th it was taken for storage to Basford Hall on the 16th., , 5 6 88
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25072 Pictured at Toton in stored status after being withdrawn,was the Toton training loco for a time after withdrawl which came on the 5/12/85., After visiting Vic Berrys scrapyard for asbestos removal arrived at Blunsdon on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway in March 1988 for its first stop in preservation,now to be found on the Caledonian Railway in a coat of BR Blue., , 4 7 87
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97201 ex 24061 Pictured at Vic Berrys probably for asbestos removal after being withdrawn from service on 10th December 1987., New to March in January 1960 as D5061,spent time allocated in the London area,Scotland and finally the North West., Taken out of stock in October 1975 to become train heating unit TDB968007.Sent to Derby RTC in 1978 and after an engine transplant from 24063 at Doncaster Works in August 1979 renumbered to 97201., Preserved on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway., , 9 10.88
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45123 Formerly The Lancashire Fusilier pictured withdrawn at Toton., Built at Crewe Works and released as D52 in June 1962,renumbered in April 1974., Named The Lancashire Fusilier at Manchester Piccadilly in 1963., During April 1983 it received a General/refurbishment repair at Crewe Works,although it had spent almost a year there., In July 1986 the loco sustained collision damage and was withdrawn and stored at Toton., Eventually moved to Vic Berry's and cut up in 1988.
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31217 xo CD In charge of a Pathfinder railtour at Bescot., Received its railfreight coal livery at Vic Berry's in January 1989. In June 1993 suffered a traction motor fire at Stockport leading to its withdrawl in July 1993., , 30 8 92
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45102 Part of the infamous stack at Vic Berry's scrapyard., Withdrawn from service in September 1986., , 6 10 88
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Vic Berry's Picture of one of the infamous stacks.
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31222 Pictured in the scrapline at Thornaby TMD., The former D5648 suffered fire damage in September 1988 and withdrawn at Stratford , brought to Thornaby in October 1988 for component recovery , finally making its way to Vic Berry's at Leicester and being scrapped in 1990., , 13 5 89
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Vic Berry's Survivor The former 40118 now preserved at Tyseley is pictured at Vic Berry's scrapyard , date unknown but sometime in 1988., , BR Career : New to Crewe in February 1961 as D318 , became 40118 retaining a working boiler even after its final works overhaul at Crewe in February 1978., It suffered a total main generator failure in November 1981 whilst working the 1652 Bangor - Manchester and it took several trips back to the works before BR finally accepted back in traffic in 1983., It was first withdrawn in February 1985 with worn tyres , but reinstated in May 1985 as 97408 to help with Crewe station remodelling programme., Withdrawn for the last time in November 1985 , towed to Carlisle for spares., Taken to Crewe in January 1988 then onwards to Vic Berrys with fellow preserved whistler 40013 , leaving and arriving at Tyseley in September 1988., , 1988
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Got Some Hoovering To Do... 50007 with bodyside 50014 and 50049 TNT a barrier coach through Primrose Hill running as 5Z40 0746 Leicester - Gascoigne Wood , later to return a HST stock rake and Power car 43290 to Barrow Hill, , Footnote , 50014 - New April 1968 , Named Warspite 30 / 5 /78 , Two depot allocation : Crewe and Laira , Became the third class 50 to be withdrawn on the 14 / 12/ 1987 , donating its engine to 50149...now 50049, Last Duty : 8/ 10 / 87 2225 Newton Abbott - Laira ecs , Disposal : Vic Berry - Leicester , , 16 10 20
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Is It Me Your Looking For.... October 1988 at Vic Berry's Scrapyard - Leicester , , One of the infamous stacks containing Class 25's and Class 27's , in total 31 Class 27's were scrapped here ., , 10/88
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Everything Laid Bare.... Its October 1988 and 45006 the former Honourable Artillery Company awaits the final act at Vic Berrys - Leicester ., Taken out of service in September 1986 reportedly due to poor condition and general unreliability , it was stored at Toton where along with March , Tinsley and Thornaby became storage sites for the Peaks until cutting ., The final Peaks were cut up in 1994 having been stored at March TMD for almost 7 years ., , 6 10 88
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Not A Happy Ending.... A sorry sight at Stanton Gate , Nottinghamshire in March 1990 as a long line of Class 20's await disposal . , From 1988 onwards the phasing out of the class gathered pace due to sectorisation , a reduction in traffic and a move towards more higher powered Type 5;s . , Up to 1986 BR scrapped their locos at BREL works or depots a shift in policy saw locos scrapped at breakers with Vic Berrys and MC Metals cutting up the majority of the chopper fleet., Head of the line is 20158 which was withdrawn in May 1989 , cut up at MC Metals Glasgow in February 1991 . , , 18 3 90
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20116 Awaiting cutting at Vic Berry's scrapyard, Leicester., , 9/10/88
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45069 Awaits the final cutting at Vic Berry's,Leicester.Withdrawn 9/10/88
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20067 Awaits final cutting at Vic Berry's scrapyard.Withdrawn 21/1/87, , 5/6/88
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40013 At Vic Berry's scrapyard, , 5/6/88
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27053 Vic Berry's scrapyard awaiting final cutting,withdrawn May 1987, , 9/10/88
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45144 Vic Berry's scrapyard withdrawn 21/12/87, , 5/6/88,
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45069 Awaits final cutting at Vic Berry's, , 6/10/88
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27037 Awaiting final cutting at Vic Berry's , , 5/6/88
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25035 At Vic Berry's yard for asbestos removal,withdrawn from CD 15/3/87., , 5/6/88
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27059 At Vic Berry's for asbestos removal., , Withdrawn 19/10/87, , 9/10/88
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20184 Withdrawn 26/10/86 , Pictured at Vic Berry's, , 5/6/88
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03069 Withdrawn from BR 27/11/83,arrived at Vic Berry's and became the yard shunter,pictured here., , 6/10/88
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31275 Towards the late 1980's Vic Berry's received a contract to repaint BR stock and loco's this was the first loco to be treated.Livery unveiled 7/10/88,the loco was part of the Crewe based nuclear flask pool., , 9/10/88
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45127 The middle peak awaits final cutting at Vic Berry's., withdrawn by BR 7 May 1987, , 6/10/88
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45006 Awaits final cutting at Vic Berry's., Withdrawn fron service 4th September 1986, , 9/10/88
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56031 Merehead Awaits attention to bogie problems at Toton., Named at Merehead Quarry 16th September 1983., Construction sector livery applied at Vic Berry's., , 29/2/92, ,
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D135 - 40135 At this time the property of the Class 40 Preservation Society,pictured at Vic Berry's for asbestos removal, BR Green applied at Tyseley TMD prior to sale., , Date unknown.
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