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Class 31 No’s.31154 & 31420 At Forders - September 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 58 No.58020 waits at Folkestone Harbour Station - August 2001 Dave Cobbe Collection -
BRCW Type 3 / Class 33 No.33065 ex D6585 On The Bournemouth Belle at Waterloo Station - September 1986 Loco has "Bournemouth Belle" headboard Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- These locos were nicknamed "Cromptons" Built BRCW Jan 1962. D6585 was renumbered to 33065 - January 1974 In 1991 was named "Sealion" through to Oct 1996 and in August 2002 was again renamed "Sealion" Withdrawn 17.2.1997. Sold to Mike Biddell of Rainham,Essex then Sold in January 2000 to South East Loco Group - East Kent Railway then in August 2004 moved to SPA Valley Railway -
BR Class 45 or Sulzer Type 4 No. 45052 BR Blue Livery Waits at Paignton Station - September 1985 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- These locos were known as "Peaks" 45052 entered service in 1961 Built at Crewe or Derby Works between 1960 and 1962 Withdrawn June 1988 and finally scrapped at MC Metals- Glasgow September 1991 -
Class 20's Nos.20305 & 20320 (Direct Rail Services Livery) At Valley,North Wales on a nuclear flask train - September 2000 Dave Cobbe Collection -
BR Class 37 No.37426 (EWS Livery) Waits at Llandudno Station - July 2000 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- British Rail put D6999 into service in August 1965. It was renumbered 37299 in February 1974 then rebuilt and renumbered 37426 in February 1986. Scrapped at C F Booth ,Rotherham - March 2013then rebuilt and renumbered 37426 in February 1986. -
Class 20’s No’s 20306 & 203xx (Direct Rail Services Livery) On a nuclear flask train from Dungeness Power Station - September 2000 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 33 Nos.33202 and others At Hither Green Yard - 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
BR Type 4/BR Class 45's 0r Sulzer Type 4 Diesel Locomotives Nos. 45142 and 45139 at St.Pancras Station on parcels train in platform - May 1987 (Evening Shot timed approx 20.28pm) Dave Cobbe Collection Notes :- Numbering D83/45142 D109/45139 They had nickmanes and were called "Peaks" Locos were built at BR Derby or BR Crewe Works 45142 was withdrawn 19.6.1987 and scrapped at MC Metals ,Glasgow March 1992 45139 was withdrawn 27.4.1987 and scrapped at MC Metals,Glasgow March 1994 -
HST and Class 37414 HST with London Euston express and Class 37 No.37414 on a Crewe Service Waiting at Holyhead Station - July 1997 Dave Cobbe Collection -
BR Class 50 No.50034 Furious (D434) BR Blue/Large Logo Livery stands ight engine outside Paddington -10.8.1985 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- D434 then 50034 Furious Built August 1968 Named 6.4.1978 Withdrawn 29.6.1990 Scraped at Old Oak Common TMD - February 1991 These locos had a nickname which was "Hoovers" due to that whilst in service they sounded like a Hoover -
BR Class 47 Diesel No.47831 “Bolton Wanderer” (Virgin Red Livery) At Southsea Station - December 2001 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Numbering of this loco D1618/47037/47563/47831/57310 47831 was rebuilt into Class 57 No. 57310 -
BR Class 73/0 Electro-Diesel (Bi Mode) No.73004 Passes through Clapham Junction Station - January 1986 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- These type of locomotives were mainly used on Southern Region in there working life. Numbering E6004-Pre Tops then 73004 Tops Had been named Bluebell Railway this was between 1987 to 1990 (see Wikipedia) Livery was BR Blue These locomotives can operate on Southern Region 650/750 Volt DC third rail and can also be used ion other non electrified lines 73004 was withdrawn September 1991 and was used for spare parts for 73003 at Isfield and subsequently scrapped at Kingsbury by HNRC - February 2004 -
Class 67 Bo-Bo Diesel Electric Locomotive No.67015 Stands at Norwich Station on an express - August 2001 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Came into working service 10.3.2000 EWS Maroon/Gold Livery EWS = English Welsh & Scottish Railway This loco has carried the name of "David Lloyd" Locomotive was built by Alstom in Meinfesa, Valencia,Spain They had a nickname of "Thunderbirds" -
General view of Hoo Yard In photo are 0-6-0 shunter with Class 56’s Nos. 56001,56028 and Class 33’s and others - May 1987 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 40 No.D200 / 40122 Ready to depart from St.Pancras Station - May 1997 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes :- Built at English Electric,Vulcan Foundry,Newton - Le - Willows ,Lancashire was withdrawn from service on 18.4.1988 and is now part of The National Collection at National Railway Museum ,York/Shildon D200/ Depot Allocation 03/58 Stratford. 06/59 Norwich. 11/59 Stratford. 04/66 Ipswich. 01/67 March. 05/67 Ipswich. 08/67 London Midland Western Lines. 12/67 Longsight. 06/68 D09 Manchester Division. 05/73 Longsight. 04/83 Carlisle Kingmoor.
