Two Class 17s (D8507 and an unidentified sister locomotive) await maintenance outside the main sheds.

D8507 was new to traffic in October 1962. As a member of one of the least successful Type 1 locomotive designs, the engine was actually temporarily withdrawn in October 1968 but was later re-instated when it was transferred to Haymarket in November 1969.

 

The locomotive had a short service life however as it was withdrawn again at the end of 1971 having had a service life of only nine years.

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