Vulcan Foundry, DP2 for Scrap, October 1st 1967. Photo Geoff Taylor.
Friend and former work colleague Colin Taylor brought a couple of prints to the 'Nine Arches' pub in Earlestown on Thursday night and this super rare image of DP2 was one of them. Taken by his Dad Geoff who was part of the team responsible for its disposal. The image dated Sunday October 1st 1967 was recorded on a visit when Colin, then aged nine, accompanied his Dad.
It shows the stricken prototype DP2 after its major Thirsk incident in the process of being stripped of servicable components that would be used on the class 50 production line that was at the time in full swing. It is reported the engine was used in D417 'Royal Oak'
The end finally came in September/October 1968 when a local scrap merchant based on Vista Road/ Crow Lane removed the remains.
* Just over a week before this image was taken D400 the first of the class 50's departed from the works on its delivery run to Crewe: www.flickr.com/photos/45021513@N08/7655212958/in/photolis...
Vulcan Foundry, DP2 for Scrap, October 1st 1967. Photo Geoff Taylor.
Friend and former work colleague Colin Taylor brought a couple of prints to the 'Nine Arches' pub in Earlestown on Thursday night and this super rare image of DP2 was one of them. Taken by his Dad Geoff who was part of the team responsible for its disposal. The image dated Sunday October 1st 1967 was recorded on a visit when Colin, then aged nine, accompanied his Dad.
It shows the stricken prototype DP2 after its major Thirsk incident in the process of being stripped of servicable components that would be used on the class 50 production line that was at the time in full swing. It is reported the engine was used in D417 'Royal Oak'
The end finally came in September/October 1968 when a local scrap merchant based on Vista Road/ Crow Lane removed the remains.
* Just over a week before this image was taken D400 the first of the class 50's departed from the works on its delivery run to Crewe: www.flickr.com/photos/45021513@N08/7655212958/in/photolis...