58007
Looking very tired here, 58007 was built by BREL on 31 November 1983 and was named "Drakelow Power Station on 25 August, 1990. The design followed the American practice of modularisation. EWS withdrew them in 2002 after 20 years in service, and 32 were hired abroad – four to the Netherlands, eight to Spain and twenty to France.
The locos were fitted with Ruston Paxman 12RK3ACT prime mover units with Brush TM73-62 traction motors.
58007 was withdrawn on 19th January 2000 and exported to France where it is thought to be in storage.
They were nicknamed "Bones" or "Egg Timers".
From an undated transparency by Ray Gell in my collection.
58007
Looking very tired here, 58007 was built by BREL on 31 November 1983 and was named "Drakelow Power Station on 25 August, 1990. The design followed the American practice of modularisation. EWS withdrew them in 2002 after 20 years in service, and 32 were hired abroad – four to the Netherlands, eight to Spain and twenty to France.
The locos were fitted with Ruston Paxman 12RK3ACT prime mover units with Brush TM73-62 traction motors.
58007 was withdrawn on 19th January 2000 and exported to France where it is thought to be in storage.
They were nicknamed "Bones" or "Egg Timers".
From an undated transparency by Ray Gell in my collection.