Class 20s 20025 & 20064 - Brocklesby Station (1988)
During June 1988, 20025 and 20064 are captured coming off the Immingham lines and approaching Brocklesby Station. Note: 20064 has a "classic" retro green livery that is barely showing through the grime.
Class 20 20025 was one of the original batch of Class 20s built at the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington, and entered service in November 1959, numbered D8025. It was renumbered to 20025 under TOPs in January 1973 but was later withdrawn for a time (from December 1982) until being reinstated in April 1983. At the time of this photo it was an Immingham engine and remained one until withdrawn in September 1991. After 3 years of storage at Frodingham (1991 to 1994), it was then moved to M.C. Metals, Springburn, Glasgow, where it was cut up during March 1995.
The rear loco is Class 20 20064, which was also built at the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington. Entering service (as D8064) in June 1961, it was initially allocated to Sheffield Darnall, then moved to Tinsley in May 1964 and would remain there for over two decades. Renumbered to 20064 under TOPs in 1973, its next milestone was to be repainted (March 1987 at Tinsley) in BR classic green livery and named 'River Sheaf' after the Sheffield river. The black and silver name was located in the middle of the red sole bars but would disappear a few months later. 20064's sister Tinsley loco, 20030, was also painted the same and was named 'River Rother'. The pair went on to haul the Class 20 Locomotive Society 'Three to The Sea' Railtour (along with 20118) in May 1987.
By 1988, 20064 had been allocated to Immingham but had lost its red sole bars (painted green) and ran in the grimy condition seen here. It continued working for the next three years until withdrawn in September 1990. Officially it was scrapped in October 1991 (at M.C. Metals, Springburn, Glasgow), but the remains of its bodyshell were still visible nearly a year later among a pile of other scrapped Class 20 remains.
35mm Negative | Date: 20 June 1988 | © TJW: ROTWSI
Camera: Pentax MX | 35mm Negative
Class 20s 20025 & 20064 - Brocklesby Station (1988)
During June 1988, 20025 and 20064 are captured coming off the Immingham lines and approaching Brocklesby Station. Note: 20064 has a "classic" retro green livery that is barely showing through the grime.
Class 20 20025 was one of the original batch of Class 20s built at the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington, and entered service in November 1959, numbered D8025. It was renumbered to 20025 under TOPs in January 1973 but was later withdrawn for a time (from December 1982) until being reinstated in April 1983. At the time of this photo it was an Immingham engine and remained one until withdrawn in September 1991. After 3 years of storage at Frodingham (1991 to 1994), it was then moved to M.C. Metals, Springburn, Glasgow, where it was cut up during March 1995.
The rear loco is Class 20 20064, which was also built at the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington. Entering service (as D8064) in June 1961, it was initially allocated to Sheffield Darnall, then moved to Tinsley in May 1964 and would remain there for over two decades. Renumbered to 20064 under TOPs in 1973, its next milestone was to be repainted (March 1987 at Tinsley) in BR classic green livery and named 'River Sheaf' after the Sheffield river. The black and silver name was located in the middle of the red sole bars but would disappear a few months later. 20064's sister Tinsley loco, 20030, was also painted the same and was named 'River Rother'. The pair went on to haul the Class 20 Locomotive Society 'Three to The Sea' Railtour (along with 20118) in May 1987.
By 1988, 20064 had been allocated to Immingham but had lost its red sole bars (painted green) and ran in the grimy condition seen here. It continued working for the next three years until withdrawn in September 1990. Officially it was scrapped in October 1991 (at M.C. Metals, Springburn, Glasgow), but the remains of its bodyshell were still visible nearly a year later among a pile of other scrapped Class 20 remains.
35mm Negative | Date: 20 June 1988 | © TJW: ROTWSI
Camera: Pentax MX | 35mm Negative