Class 57, 57003

53¾ year old British Rail Class 57 Co Co diesel locomotive 57003 working the 08:37 (09:55 1E) 398V 3S60 Stowmarket DGL- Stowmarket DGL (Down Goods Loop) via Chelmsford, Clacton on Sea, Soham, Ely and Norwich Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) northbound into Hatfield Peverel Station on The Great Eastern Main Line in the County of Essex (UK).

 

Direct Rail Services operated RHTT trains spray water and sandite jets at up to 20,000 psi for the cleaning and removal of autumnal fallen leaves from the rail head.

 

57003 was built at the Brush Traction Falcon Works Loughborough and entered service for British Railways as Brush Type 4 D1798 on January 29th 1965.

 

Note English Electric Class 37 locomotive 37602 trailing at the rear.

 

My RHTT album flic.kr/s/aHsjKMEdfz

 

My Class 47 57 album flic.kr/s/aHsjD3B7KV

 

My Hatfield Peverel Railway Station album flic.kr/s/aHsjD3AKYz

 

Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.

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