1962 - BTH on ECS...
BR British Thompson Houston Type 1 D8239 at Kings Cross station in May 1962, with Ex-LNER Thompson A2 60523 ''Sun Castle'' in the background, on the left.
D8239 later moved to Stratford, and was withdrawn in March 1971, and scrapped in January 1972. One example has survived..
60523 was withdrawn in June 1963, and scrapped in August, and no examples survived..
This station has been rebuilt several times since this photo was taken, and today (2023) all lines are electrified..
Restored from an under-exposed cyan/magenta/orange-colour-shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
1962 - BTH on ECS...
BR British Thompson Houston Type 1 D8239 at Kings Cross station in May 1962, with Ex-LNER Thompson A2 60523 ''Sun Castle'' in the background, on the left.
D8239 later moved to Stratford, and was withdrawn in March 1971, and scrapped in January 1972. One example has survived..
60523 was withdrawn in June 1963, and scrapped in August, and no examples survived..
This station has been rebuilt several times since this photo was taken, and today (2023) all lines are electrified..
Restored from an under-exposed cyan/magenta/orange-colour-shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon