82003, Rugby, 11/06/1977
A look through the electric archives finds the venerable 82003 standing in the rain at Rugby on 11/Jun/1977.
The 82s were a small class of electric locos built by Metrovick and unfortunately appeared to suffer a higher than normal proportion of fires, in common with some of the other earlier 25kV electrics.
They were relegated to secondary services and at the end of the 70s/into the early 80s most were withdrawn, leaving just two serviceable examples used for empty coaching stock movements into London Euston. A third 82 was kept as a spares donor and was visible in increasingly decrepit condition in a remote siding at Willesden depot, which was next to the DC electric lines into Willesden Junction station. One of the ECS locos was repainted into Intercity livery towards the end of it's career and happily was preserved.
Photo copyright © R. Chilton
82003, Rugby, 11/06/1977
A look through the electric archives finds the venerable 82003 standing in the rain at Rugby on 11/Jun/1977.
The 82s were a small class of electric locos built by Metrovick and unfortunately appeared to suffer a higher than normal proportion of fires, in common with some of the other earlier 25kV electrics.
They were relegated to secondary services and at the end of the 70s/into the early 80s most were withdrawn, leaving just two serviceable examples used for empty coaching stock movements into London Euston. A third 82 was kept as a spares donor and was visible in increasingly decrepit condition in a remote siding at Willesden depot, which was next to the DC electric lines into Willesden Junction station. One of the ECS locos was repainted into Intercity livery towards the end of it's career and happily was preserved.
Photo copyright © R. Chilton