tractorman37
Toon tractors
37158 and 37296 take a breather after arriving at Newcastle with 1E37 the 13.28 Paignton - Newcastle on 11th May 1984. The HST clearly failed on the Lickey and the bankers were called to assist. Apparently because the "temporary" coupling bar proved to be slightly less temporary than intended the 37's had to remain on the train so that Heaton could attend to the problem. I recall being tipped off about this working by an enthusiast who worked on the ticket barriers at Newcastle and had time to return home, get some cash and my tripod, tip off a friend and still get to Durham for it. I still remember the bell on the down platform at Durham that alerted staff to the imminent arrival of a train ringing and waiting with trepidation to see if the 37's were still on the train. They were - amazing!
Toon tractors
37158 and 37296 take a breather after arriving at Newcastle with 1E37 the 13.28 Paignton - Newcastle on 11th May 1984. The HST clearly failed on the Lickey and the bankers were called to assist. Apparently because the "temporary" coupling bar proved to be slightly less temporary than intended the 37's had to remain on the train so that Heaton could attend to the problem. I recall being tipped off about this working by an enthusiast who worked on the ticket barriers at Newcastle and had time to return home, get some cash and my tripod, tip off a friend and still get to Durham for it. I still remember the bell on the down platform at Durham that alerted staff to the imminent arrival of a train ringing and waiting with trepidation to see if the 37's were still on the train. They were - amazing!