1960 - 'Warship at Reading..
BR/WR 'Warship' diesel-hydraulic passing Reading General station in July 1960, with a solitary trainspotter taking numbers..
The loco is in as-built condition, with steam-era headcode discs and 'clip-on' route/train indicator. These were later modified with inbuilt scrolling route/train indicators, and had the discs removed. The BR-built version became Class 42, and the North British version became Class 43, although externally they were virtually identical.
The NB Class 43 locos had all been withdrawn by the end of 1971, and none were preserved. The last BR Class 42s were withdrawn by the end of 1972, and two examples have been preserved..
Reading General station later became just 'Reading' and has been rebuilt several times over the years, and today (2023) the main lines though here are electrified..
Restored from a cyan colour shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
1960 - 'Warship at Reading..
BR/WR 'Warship' diesel-hydraulic passing Reading General station in July 1960, with a solitary trainspotter taking numbers..
The loco is in as-built condition, with steam-era headcode discs and 'clip-on' route/train indicator. These were later modified with inbuilt scrolling route/train indicators, and had the discs removed. The BR-built version became Class 42, and the North British version became Class 43, although externally they were virtually identical.
The NB Class 43 locos had all been withdrawn by the end of 1971, and none were preserved. The last BR Class 42s were withdrawn by the end of 1972, and two examples have been preserved..
Reading General station later became just 'Reading' and has been rebuilt several times over the years, and today (2023) the main lines though here are electrified..
Restored from a cyan colour shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon