1966 - Dusty Green 'Crompton..
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Type 3 D6578 - smothered in brake dust - on a sunny day in June 1966.
The loco had entered service in 1961, and later became Class 33 33059, and was withdrawn in September 1988, and scrapped in July 1991. No less than 29 examples have been preserved, although some of these are being used for spares..
Restored and cropped/enlarged from a misaligned original..
Original slide - photographer unknown
Exact location not known..
1966 - Dusty Green 'Crompton..
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Type 3 D6578 - smothered in brake dust - on a sunny day in June 1966.
The loco had entered service in 1961, and later became Class 33 33059, and was withdrawn in September 1988, and scrapped in July 1991. No less than 29 examples have been preserved, although some of these are being used for spares..
Restored and cropped/enlarged from a misaligned original..
Original slide - photographer unknown
Exact location not known..