40010_1976_07_Warrington_A3_600dpi
Longsight allocated 40010 departs Warrington with a passenger train, 23rd July 1976.
Locomotive History
40010 was originally D210 and was built at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, entering traffic in May 1959. It was the first of the production run of English Electric Type 4’s, following on from the pilot series (D200 – D209) and was allocated to Willesden MPD for West Coast Main Line duties. Twenty five class 40’s carried the names of famous ocean going liners on cast brass plates and D210 was named Empress of Britian, with the nameplates being fitted in 1960. These nameplates began to be removed by British Rail during the 1970, as the class 40’s were no longer considered as front line passenger engines and they were also attracting unwanted interest from "collectors". It would spend its early years allocated to Camden and Bescot before moving to the North West in August 1967. 40010 received its last classified repair at Crewe works in May 1980 however would be withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmoor only fourteen months later in July 1981 with a serious main generator failure. Following withdrawal it languished for two years before finally being broken up at Swindon Works during July 1983.
Praktica LTL, Orwochrome UT18
40010_1976_07_Warrington_A3_600dpi
Longsight allocated 40010 departs Warrington with a passenger train, 23rd July 1976.
Locomotive History
40010 was originally D210 and was built at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, entering traffic in May 1959. It was the first of the production run of English Electric Type 4’s, following on from the pilot series (D200 – D209) and was allocated to Willesden MPD for West Coast Main Line duties. Twenty five class 40’s carried the names of famous ocean going liners on cast brass plates and D210 was named Empress of Britian, with the nameplates being fitted in 1960. These nameplates began to be removed by British Rail during the 1970, as the class 40’s were no longer considered as front line passenger engines and they were also attracting unwanted interest from "collectors". It would spend its early years allocated to Camden and Bescot before moving to the North West in August 1967. 40010 received its last classified repair at Crewe works in May 1980 however would be withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmoor only fourteen months later in July 1981 with a serious main generator failure. Following withdrawal it languished for two years before finally being broken up at Swindon Works during July 1983.
Praktica LTL, Orwochrome UT18