08055_1978_03_Crewe
On a dull and misty winters morning Crewe station pilot 08055 waits in one of the south bays for its next duty, 4th March 1978
Locomotive History
08055 was built by Darlington Works as 13068 and entered traffic in November 1953 allocated to Woodford Halse MPD on the Great Central London extension. It was one of a batch of five class 08’s (13065 – 13069) delivered new to Woodford Halse in 1953 and remained until two months before the depot closed in June 1965 when it transferred to Willesden. In the 1957 renumbering scheme it became D3068. The next sixteen months would see D3068 slowly moving north with transfers to Northampton (June 1965) and Rugby (October 1965) before becoming on of the Crewe works pilots in October 1966. In May 1968 it transferred to Crewe Diesel Depot from where it was withdrawn in November 1980. It was broken up at Swindon works in May 1983.
08055_1978_03_Crewe
On a dull and misty winters morning Crewe station pilot 08055 waits in one of the south bays for its next duty, 4th March 1978
Locomotive History
08055 was built by Darlington Works as 13068 and entered traffic in November 1953 allocated to Woodford Halse MPD on the Great Central London extension. It was one of a batch of five class 08’s (13065 – 13069) delivered new to Woodford Halse in 1953 and remained until two months before the depot closed in June 1965 when it transferred to Willesden. In the 1957 renumbering scheme it became D3068. The next sixteen months would see D3068 slowly moving north with transfers to Northampton (June 1965) and Rugby (October 1965) before becoming on of the Crewe works pilots in October 1966. In May 1968 it transferred to Crewe Diesel Depot from where it was withdrawn in November 1980. It was broken up at Swindon works in May 1983.