76040

British Railways EM1 Bo+Bo class 76 1500V DC overhead electric locomotive number 76040 stands on its home depot of Reddish Traction Maintenance Depot in North Reddish with withdrawn British Railways The English Electric Company Limited Type 4 1Co-Co1 class 40 diesel-electric locomotive number 40144 visible behind. 08:30, Saturday 18th July 1981

 

Note, 76040 was built at British Railways’ Gorton works (works number 1047) in 1952 as number 26040 (an E prefix to denote an electric locomotive was added to the number at some time, possibly in association with the introduction of the TOPS classification system in March 1968), being renumbered 76040 in week ending 23rd February 1974. It was stored serviceable Reddish Traction Maintenance Depot on 19th August 1980 and restored to traffic in week commencing 2nd November 1980. It was withdrawn from Reddish Traction Maintenance Depot on 20th July 1981 and stored. It was sold for scrap to Frank Berry Limited, arriving at his Leicester yard on 15th April 1983 where it was scrapped (probably by Vic Berry Limited) by 6th May 1983

 

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