45111_1977_04_Sheffield
45111 Grenadier Guardsman awaits departure for St Pancras from Sheffield, 9th April 1977.
Locomotive History
45111 was originally D65 and was to have been constructed at Derby Works during the latter part of 1961, but the order for D50 - D67 was transferred to Crewe works and D65 was delivered during 1962, allocated to Derby MPD. It was the start of a career that would last just over twenty five years most of which would consist of charging up and down the Midland Main Line. It was named Grenadier Guardsman during July 1965. It was one of fifty Peaks selected in the first half of the 1970’s to lose their train heating boiler for electric train heating (a Brush BL100-30 ETH auxiliary alternator) and emerged from Derby Works as 45111 in August 1973. It received a general classified repair at Derby works during May 1981 and is believed to have been the last Peak to carry its original nameplates, at least up to January 1987. 45111 would fall victim to the large class 45/1 fleet reduction that took place in May 1987 when twelve were condemned (almost 25% of the class 45/1 sub-class). Following withdrawal it was dumped at March until in 1989 when along with 45125/26/36/46/48 it was transferred to Egginton Junction to be used as dead-load vehicles by the Research Department at Mickleover. 45111 eventually reached MC Metals, Glasgow and was broken up in April 1992.
Praktica LTL, High Speed Ektachrome
45111_1977_04_Sheffield
45111 Grenadier Guardsman awaits departure for St Pancras from Sheffield, 9th April 1977.
Locomotive History
45111 was originally D65 and was to have been constructed at Derby Works during the latter part of 1961, but the order for D50 - D67 was transferred to Crewe works and D65 was delivered during 1962, allocated to Derby MPD. It was the start of a career that would last just over twenty five years most of which would consist of charging up and down the Midland Main Line. It was named Grenadier Guardsman during July 1965. It was one of fifty Peaks selected in the first half of the 1970’s to lose their train heating boiler for electric train heating (a Brush BL100-30 ETH auxiliary alternator) and emerged from Derby Works as 45111 in August 1973. It received a general classified repair at Derby works during May 1981 and is believed to have been the last Peak to carry its original nameplates, at least up to January 1987. 45111 would fall victim to the large class 45/1 fleet reduction that took place in May 1987 when twelve were condemned (almost 25% of the class 45/1 sub-class). Following withdrawal it was dumped at March until in 1989 when along with 45125/26/36/46/48 it was transferred to Egginton Junction to be used as dead-load vehicles by the Research Department at Mickleover. 45111 eventually reached MC Metals, Glasgow and was broken up in April 1992.
Praktica LTL, High Speed Ektachrome