peterairfix
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Andy mate, they were only ever used on the East coast main line…..to be going through Plymouth they must have been extremely lost! I think you may have confused them with class 37 diesels, which had a similar appearance.Not really a train person, but I remember these thundering through Plymouth station in my childhood and am finding this thread really interesting Pete,
Maybe Tim,they look so similar to the ones leaving Laira Depot that I saw... I expect you're correct, not just because of your Train knowledge.... but also, when I saw Pete's build,I did think,"I'm sure they were more of a green colour"!!.....Andy mate, they were only ever used on the East coast main line…..to be going through Plymouth they must have been extremely lost! I think you may have confused them with class 37 diesels, which had a similar appearance.
That's the buggers!!....They didn’t have the middle headlight either . Great engines though. Some of them have only just gone out of service. In fact, several were sold to preservation groups, then bought back by main line companies for further service.
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Sorry for the diversion Peter, just thought it was an interesting branch to go down……
Interesting. I knew the 37s did, but never realised the hoovers were fitted with them. Did you know the Deltics were originally fitted with water scoops to fill the train heating boilers on the move though . They were removed when the troughs went at the end of steam. I suppose the passengers went cold after thatJust one bit of trivia class 55 50 and 37 all share the same bogies
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