Vulcan Foundry, English Electric D299 delivery run to Crewe North (5A) October 24th 1960, Photo: EddieBellass
What a fantastic sight and sound this must have been as brand new D299 proudly displaying headboard as the "100th Type 4 locomotive build by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry Newton-le-Willows" idles away on Wargrave Road on a very wet October 24th 1960.
Friend and former work colleague Eddie Bellass would have had first hand 'gen' about this as his father worked the signal boxes in the area and Eddie maintained the Vulcan Switchboard (PABX) for the then GPO.
* D299 (40099) was withdrawn October 12th 1984 and later scrapped at Doncaster Works.
Vulcan Foundry, English Electric D299 delivery run to Crewe North (5A) October 24th 1960, Photo: EddieBellass
What a fantastic sight and sound this must have been as brand new D299 proudly displaying headboard as the "100th Type 4 locomotive build by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry Newton-le-Willows" idles away on Wargrave Road on a very wet October 24th 1960.
Friend and former work colleague Eddie Bellass would have had first hand 'gen' about this as his father worked the signal boxes in the area and Eddie maintained the Vulcan Switchboard (PABX) for the then GPO.
* D299 (40099) was withdrawn October 12th 1984 and later scrapped at Doncaster Works.