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86235 Stowmarket
This was the final southbound Norwich to London-Liverpool St working booked for Class-86 haulage passing Stowmarket bringing down the curtain for regular express passenger use for this long lived class.Their use extending from 1965 to this day in 2005,in total 40 years.Indeed the class is still in use in 2016 on freight services for Freightliner so still going strong after 51 years.This particular locomotive 86235 started life as E3194 and carried the names of 'Novelty' and Harold Macmillan' and finally 'Crown Point' before being withdrawn.This happened almost immediately after it hauled this actual train shown here.Today in March 2016 it still remains intact and stored at Long Marston awaiting its fate,either export to Bulgaria or scrapping for parts recovery.----17 september 2005----
Footnote--As of 21 march 2016 this loco after well over 10 years of storage is now to be exported to Bulgaria for further use working for 'Bulmarket'.At least it will be used and appreciated over there!!! Not like the blinkered UK!
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---17 September 2005---
86235 Stowmarket
This was the final southbound Norwich to London-Liverpool St working booked for Class-86 haulage passing Stowmarket bringing down the curtain for regular express passenger use for this long lived class.Their use extending from 1965 to this day in 2005,in total 40 years.Indeed the class is still in use in 2016 on freight services for Freightliner so still going strong after 51 years.This particular locomotive 86235 started life as E3194 and carried the names of 'Novelty' and Harold Macmillan' and finally 'Crown Point' before being withdrawn.This happened almost immediately after it hauled this actual train shown here.Today in March 2016 it still remains intact and stored at Long Marston awaiting its fate,either export to Bulgaria or scrapping for parts recovery.----17 september 2005----
Footnote--As of 21 march 2016 this loco after well over 10 years of storage is now to be exported to Bulgaria for further use working for 'Bulmarket'.At least it will be used and appreciated over there!!! Not like the blinkered UK!
Try my main Website tomcurtisrailgallery.weebly.com/
---17 September 2005---