D2554 at Haven Street
Ex-B.R. class '05' Hunslet 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunter (W/No.4870 built in 1956) at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway's yard at Haven street on 17th November 2010. Withdrawn from B.R. capital stock in January 1981, it was renumbered in departmental service as 97803. D2554 spent the first 10 years of her career on the Western Region, though was transferred to the Southern and the Isle of Wight in 1966, being allocated to Ryde Depot for work on the island's newly instated electrification policy. She left the BR network for the steam railway in 1984, when replaced on the 'Island Line' by a class '03' No.03079, though has only worked demonstration freights and service trains as she is not fitted with air brakes. The loco has not run since 2005, but in early 2011 work started to see what needed doing to return it to service. The fuel pump was known to be faulty so was sent away for reconditioning. The loco was started for the first time in October 2011 and work still continues.
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D2554 at Haven Street
Ex-B.R. class '05' Hunslet 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunter (W/No.4870 built in 1956) at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway's yard at Haven street on 17th November 2010. Withdrawn from B.R. capital stock in January 1981, it was renumbered in departmental service as 97803. D2554 spent the first 10 years of her career on the Western Region, though was transferred to the Southern and the Isle of Wight in 1966, being allocated to Ryde Depot for work on the island's newly instated electrification policy. She left the BR network for the steam railway in 1984, when replaced on the 'Island Line' by a class '03' No.03079, though has only worked demonstration freights and service trains as she is not fitted with air brakes. The loco has not run since 2005, but in early 2011 work started to see what needed doing to return it to service. The fuel pump was known to be faulty so was sent away for reconditioning. The loco was started for the first time in October 2011 and work still continues.
© Copyright Gordon Edgar - No unauthorised use