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That sound! 1V93, the Edinburgh-Plymouth service on 14th March 1981, my 17th birthday. English Electric Napier Deltic 55022 ROYAL SCOTS GREY at Newcastle's platform 10
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To the rescue! 37072 helps English Electric sister 40022 into Newcastle Central with 1N13, the 09.20 from Yarmouth, 25th July 1981.
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The great gathering. Deltic 55022 ROYAL SCOTS GREY at Doncaster, with 55009 ALYCIDON beyond.
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Deltic 55002 THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY at Edinburgh Waverley 25th April 1981
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Swindon open day 6th June 1981 and security guards (with dogs!) are preventing souvenir hunters from raiding 40071 and a class 25.
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A Carlisle-bound class 47 approaching Haltwhistle, seen from the signal box in 1984; the stub of the Alston branch is on the right.
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BR Class 40 diesel-electric locomotives awaiting scrap at Swindon. Collision-damaged 40137 on the left, with 40017 CARINTHIA on the right.
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Newcastle bay platforms. 25th July 1981 with 31171 on a Filey train in one of the east end bays among Metro-Cammell DMUs in a variety of liveries. E50211 is nearest the camera.
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A line up of eight withdrawn Deltics at the back of Doncaster Works waiting for scrapping in 1982. 55004 & 55022 are nearest the camera. Beyond them are 55016, 55005, 55017, 55013, 55011 and 55008.
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Set P464 & departmental 975023 (ex-W55001), 25 April 1982. W55001 is now preserved at the East Lancashire Railway. P464 was Class 118, composed of W51306, W59473 & W51321.
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A redundant BR Craven's steam crane in the sidings opposite Kingmoor diesel depot. 20 February 1982
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Crewe Works in September 1979, last Class 24 survivor in BR service 24081, happily now preserved.
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The last surviving BR Class 24/1, 24142, by this time renumbered RDB968009, dumped at Landore, Swansea, 20th March 1982
