37 189 + 37 088 at Newton Abbot with 'The Cornishman'.
37 189 leads class mate 37 088 at Newton Abbot after running round during a reversal on the the RESL 'Cornishman' railtour, the train having just traversed the Heathfield freight branch. 37 189 was one of the class 37/0's to enter the class 37 rebuild programme and became 37 672 on 12.04.1987. This tour despite seen in sunny conditions here was a real endurance test having started out the night before from St.Pancras with 2x25's followed by an overnight with a class 40 suffering a frozen boiler so no heat. The condensate on the Mk 1 coach windows froze and you could see your breath in the train it was purgatory but looking back it was still a memorable trip.
37 189 + 37 088 at Newton Abbot with 'The Cornishman'.
37 189 leads class mate 37 088 at Newton Abbot after running round during a reversal on the the RESL 'Cornishman' railtour, the train having just traversed the Heathfield freight branch. 37 189 was one of the class 37/0's to enter the class 37 rebuild programme and became 37 672 on 12.04.1987. This tour despite seen in sunny conditions here was a real endurance test having started out the night before from St.Pancras with 2x25's followed by an overnight with a class 40 suffering a frozen boiler so no heat. The condensate on the Mk 1 coach windows froze and you could see your breath in the train it was purgatory but looking back it was still a memorable trip.