45009_1978_05_Water_Orton_A3_800dpi
Holbeck allocated 45009 accelerates away from Water Orton at the head of 1E94, 08:22 Taunton - Newcastle, 27th May 1978.
Locomotive History
45009 was built at Derby Works entering traffic in July 1961 as D37. It was initially allocated to Derby MPD and was one of nine Peaks (D33 - D42) transferred to the ex Midland Railway MPD at Bristol Barrow Road during October 1961 (though servicing was carried out at the recently opened Bath Road diesel depot) as replacements for Barrow Road’s Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0’s to cover four passenger diagrams between Bristol/Cardiff and Newcastle/Edinburgh and the majority of the fast freights between Bristol and Birmingham. It returned to the London Midland Region in January 1966 for Midland Main Line duties and in November 1973 it was transferred to Holbeck. After five and a half years at Holbeck it transferred in May 1979 to Tinsley and its final transfer was in November 1984 to Toton. After twenty five years service 45009 was withdrawn from Toton in September 1986 and was acquired by Holbeck for use as a training locomotive for the depots fitters. This eventually ended and 45009 was broken up by Vic Berry, Leicester in August 1988.
Praktica LTL, Ektachrome 200
45009_1978_05_Water_Orton_A3_800dpi
Holbeck allocated 45009 accelerates away from Water Orton at the head of 1E94, 08:22 Taunton - Newcastle, 27th May 1978.
Locomotive History
45009 was built at Derby Works entering traffic in July 1961 as D37. It was initially allocated to Derby MPD and was one of nine Peaks (D33 - D42) transferred to the ex Midland Railway MPD at Bristol Barrow Road during October 1961 (though servicing was carried out at the recently opened Bath Road diesel depot) as replacements for Barrow Road’s Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0’s to cover four passenger diagrams between Bristol/Cardiff and Newcastle/Edinburgh and the majority of the fast freights between Bristol and Birmingham. It returned to the London Midland Region in January 1966 for Midland Main Line duties and in November 1973 it was transferred to Holbeck. After five and a half years at Holbeck it transferred in May 1979 to Tinsley and its final transfer was in November 1984 to Toton. After twenty five years service 45009 was withdrawn from Toton in September 1986 and was acquired by Holbeck for use as a training locomotive for the depots fitters. This eventually ended and 45009 was broken up by Vic Berry, Leicester in August 1988.
Praktica LTL, Ektachrome 200