Fort William station pilot. 20 083. May 1983.
Back in the 1980's it wasn't uncommon to find one of Glasgow Eastfield's allocated class 20's out based at Fort William for local trip work and shunting. Here snowplough fitted example 20 083 is seen doing a bit of station pilot work at Fort William station.
The loco left Scotland in March 1985 after being reallocated to the Eastern Region based at Tinsley depot in Sheffield. After further moves to Immingham and Thornaby its BR mainline working days ended based at Toton on the LMR where it was stored unserviceable on 6/1/89. The same month the loco was sold by BR to Hunslet-Barclay Ltd for rebuilding to a class 20/9 for the weedkiller trains project. Six months later it emerged from Hunslet-Barclay's Works in Kilmarnock resplendent as 20 903 on 2/6/1989. It was to be one of six private owner locomotives used for the summer weedkiller programme on BR with pairs allocated to the Chipman's Ltd, Schering Agriculteral Services and Fisons Ltd private owner weed control train sets.
Fort William station pilot. 20 083. May 1983.
Back in the 1980's it wasn't uncommon to find one of Glasgow Eastfield's allocated class 20's out based at Fort William for local trip work and shunting. Here snowplough fitted example 20 083 is seen doing a bit of station pilot work at Fort William station.
The loco left Scotland in March 1985 after being reallocated to the Eastern Region based at Tinsley depot in Sheffield. After further moves to Immingham and Thornaby its BR mainline working days ended based at Toton on the LMR where it was stored unserviceable on 6/1/89. The same month the loco was sold by BR to Hunslet-Barclay Ltd for rebuilding to a class 20/9 for the weedkiller trains project. Six months later it emerged from Hunslet-Barclay's Works in Kilmarnock resplendent as 20 903 on 2/6/1989. It was to be one of six private owner locomotives used for the summer weedkiller programme on BR with pairs allocated to the Chipman's Ltd, Schering Agriculteral Services and Fisons Ltd private owner weed control train sets.