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British Rail - D844 at Derby Station

This is one of the rarest photographs I have taken. Class 43 Warship D844 'Spartan' at Derby.

Thanks to information provided some years ago now by Flickr member D864Zambesi.

D844 had worked a 1Z94 11:50 Plymouth to Derby Relief from Exeter, all the way through to Derby. It was a rather gloomy summers afternoon so lighting conditions were not great for my fixed lens camera. The locomotive was in a rather patchy maroon livery. The date of the photograph was 14th August 1970. The train later worked back I believe with a Derby to Bristol Temple Meads Relief Working.

Photograph not to be reproduced without permission.

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Uploaded on February 9, 2024
Taken on August 14, 1970