20 196 awaits its final journey in Falkland Yard. 1993.
With the final class 60 delivered to BR in December 1992 major inroads into the class 20 fleet had already started a couple of years earlier as the new class 60's caused the cascade of class 56's and 58's down to replace pairs of 20's. Falkland Yard thus became one of many gathering points for withdrawn class 20's on route to the breakers. In this case the final resting place would be M.C. Metals Ltd at Springburn in Glasgow.
20 196 was last allocated to Toton Depot and stored serviceable on 21/1/92 but never worked again being formerly withdrawn just over a year later on 28/4/93.
On this date Falkland Up Yard held five other dumped class 20's (010,013,019,058,185) but the down yard or freight terminal sidings had this forlorn example. 20 196 is sitting on a wheel skate with I suspect a ceased traction motor or axle bearing. The fact it was separated from the others in the down yard freight terminal where there is road access suggests to me it was removed by road for the final leg of its journey but this isn't recorded anywhere. However two weeks later after taking this picture it arrived at MC Metals and was cut up by 30/9/93.
20 196 awaits its final journey in Falkland Yard. 1993.
With the final class 60 delivered to BR in December 1992 major inroads into the class 20 fleet had already started a couple of years earlier as the new class 60's caused the cascade of class 56's and 58's down to replace pairs of 20's. Falkland Yard thus became one of many gathering points for withdrawn class 20's on route to the breakers. In this case the final resting place would be M.C. Metals Ltd at Springburn in Glasgow.
20 196 was last allocated to Toton Depot and stored serviceable on 21/1/92 but never worked again being formerly withdrawn just over a year later on 28/4/93.
On this date Falkland Up Yard held five other dumped class 20's (010,013,019,058,185) but the down yard or freight terminal sidings had this forlorn example. 20 196 is sitting on a wheel skate with I suspect a ceased traction motor or axle bearing. The fact it was separated from the others in the down yard freight terminal where there is road access suggests to me it was removed by road for the final leg of its journey but this isn't recorded anywhere. However two weeks later after taking this picture it arrived at MC Metals and was cut up by 30/9/93.