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An image uploaded almost nine years ago that I thought would benefit from reprocessing, and a relaunch.
Un-renumbered, and still in green livery, it features English Electric Type 4 no. 210 arriving at Crewe with what's likely to be the 8.45am Holyhead - Euston service.
By this time it had lost its 'Empress of Britain' nameplates after being demoted from the top-link WCML services post electrification. However, the bolt-holes for it on the body side are still visible just beyond the large air-vent.
In 1974 these locomotives, by now identified as class 40s under the TOPS system, were still regular performers on the North Wales passenger services.
The shot was taken with my recently acquired Zenit E, hence a bit of softness around the edges. Far from perfect but a good starter camera for anyone getting into 35mm photography, and for sure a significant step up from the 1930s designed Agfa Billy Zero folding camera purloined from my Father with its eight images per film and inability to 'stop' anything that was moving at more than walking pace - at least in my hands.
High Speed Ektachrome rated at 160asa.
2nd February 1974
On distingue encore l'ancien marquage "WRS" sur la 193 493, mais c'est bien pour SBB Cargo International qu'elle roule maintenant. Ici vue le 13.6.2023 sur le pont au dessus de la Reuss, à Oberrüti, tirant l'UKV 40010 Brescia - Rotterdam.
The ex D210 Empress of Britain slogging up to the summit at Ais Gill with a ballast train the loco would return later in the day light engine.
UBL WDP-4B 40010 cruising past Jnanabharati halt station with 12008 Mysore - Chennai Central Shatabdi Superfast
Express...
2022.06.04
Bremen
AIS Name ROSTRUM AFRICA
Type Cargo ship
Flag Liberia
IMO 9910363
MMSI 636020230
Callsign D5YG2
Year Built 2022
Length 180 m
Width 32 m
Draught Avg 7.2 m / ...
Speed Avg/Max 14.4 kn
Deadweight 40010 tons
Gross Tonnage 25859
AIS Class A
76028, 029, 038 & 37, 56065, 40010, 37163, 25318, 131, 033 & 201 - Guide Bridge LHS & FP - morning - 03/03/81 (Stabled).
Seaford & District AV19 & AV20, X19/20 SEA, Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TLs, formerly with Victoria Coaches, Newhaven.
The pair have undergone refurbishment including repanel, repaint, upgraded Destination equipment and the fitment of CCTV and live tracking.
Formerly X197 UAO and X102 HKY respectively, new as Dublin Bus 00 D 40010 & 00 D 40011
Brand new English Electric Class 40/Type 4 D210 stands in Willesden MPD with some oddly overgrown tracks in the foreground. Built at the Vulcan Foundry in May 1959, its first allocation was to Willesden (1A) followed by a swift move to Camden (1B) in August of the same year. Further movements followed shortly, to Bescot in January 1966, the Western Lines in April 1966, Lostock Hall in August 1967, the Preston Division in June 1968 and Longsight in October 1973. Renumbered under the TOPS scheme as 40010 in February 1974, its final move was to Carlisle Kingmoor in October 1977, from where it was withdrawn in July 1981. It languished for two years before making its final journey to Swindon Works for cutting in July 1983. D210 was named 'Empress of Britain' in 1960, the first of the class to be so honoured.
The Norman Hirst Collection re-imaged. Copyright ©2025 by Keith Lewcock. Not to be used or reproduced without my prior permission.
Seaford & District AV19 : Alexander bodied Volvo B7TL new to Dublin Bus. Although numbered as AV19 , this was originally AV10 (00 D 40010) in the Dublin Bus fleet!
I had come up to Manchester hoping to photograph a few Class 40;s but the Weather started with rubbish light dull and very misty so I did not take as many pictures as I had hoped it did get brighter as the day went on, above is Class 40 40025 running into Victoria with a van train, the driver is getting a wave from what looks like a shunter. { no high vis vest's then] loco's seen here were 40013/21/25. 24020. 25037/93. 50036. I spent a short time at Miles Platting seeing 40001/3/10/112/121/194. 25060/138. 24021/22/93. and Class 45 48 [45038]. but the weather caved in again and went so dull it was off the scale so I came home early. New street to Manchester 86218. and 85013 back. A not so good day out KC. 19/11/1974.
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English Electric Type 4s 40023 (formerly LANCASTRIA) and 40010 (formerly EMPRESS OF BRITAIN) pass Armathwaite with an up freight on 28th August 1980.
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It was a Sunday and I had come up to Crewe to take a few Class 40 pictures above running out of the station is 40116. Also here were 40010/91/115/116/132/164/179/198. 25032+25141 New Street to Wolverhampton, 86219 on to Crewe and a bit of 40 haulage back to Birmingham with 40091 on a Manchester Picadilly to London Paddington service a good day out KC. Sunday 08/07/1979.
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Not the best of pictures but I include it to show the state of a lot of Br fencing at this time, a very tatty green livered Class 40 40137 stands in the Yard at Miles Platting, I was photographing in the Manchester area that day, also photographed at Miles Platting that day were, 40010 40020 40117 40124 47032 25114 25254 25293 25305 50030 50038. 16/09/1974.
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Braganza ghat section engulfed in fog and EMD's tearing through with their headlights on is a match made in heaven.
Seen here in the picture is a QUAD loco, twin EMD twin ALCo combination, led by UBL's 40010 cautiously moving out of Castle Rock station limits amidst thick fog pulling the Vasco bound Amravati express from Shalimar.
Crawford on the 3rd of June 1963 and Class 40 D210 now carrying the name Empress of Britain is on the Royal Scot 10.00 Euston to Glasgow but not carrying a headboard.
The loco was new from the Vulcan Foundry in May 1959 and allocated to Camden at this time.
Withdrawn as 40010 in July 1981 with a cracked main generator the loco was cut up at Swindon in July 1983.
Image from a slide in my collection taken by an unnamed photographer.
Having earlier worked a ballast train from Horton Quarry to Carlisle, Class 40 40010 was returning southbound light engine, passing Ais Gill summit on August 31st 1979. The former Midland Railway signalbox was 'switched out' at the time.
The loco was one of the early batch of English Electric Type 4's built at Vulcan Foundry, D210 being new in May 1959. It went new to Willesden (1A). D210 was named 'Empress of Britain' in May 1960. The loco was renumbered to 40010 in February 1974 and would last just over 22 years in traffic, it being withdrawn due to main generator problems in July 1981. 40010 was consigned to history at Swindon Works in July 1983.
First Potteries Optare Solo 40010.T163BBF arriving at Newcastle-under-Lyme Bus Station on the 4th May 2010.
A dig from the past, New Year 1977 and 40010 on the 18.00 Sundays Manchester to Newcastle. I don't recollect actually getting off the train other than to get a photo. An image that personifies Winters of old on any platform end. The huge heater blasting away to keep the water hose from freezing. The air full of frost. Enthusiasts braving the elements. Trains near to time or not to late. Something that may well be lost on the new generation.
Fowler 3P 2-6-2 tank loco 40010 at an unknown location.The loco was withdrawn in July 1961,so the photograph obviously pre-dates then. From the collection of the late P.J.Edwards.
Taken in very poor light using Trix 400asa film we see Class 40 40013 Andania running through Manchester Victoria station with a mixed freight I had taken a day off work hoping to photograph a few Class 40's it was a grim day the light never got much better also seen here were 40021/25. 24020/27/93. 50036. I then went to Miles Platting hoping it would brighten up it never did ! 40001/03/10/112.121/194. 24022/93. 25068/138. and unrenumbered Class 45 48. 45038. Were here. I took a few pictures but most of them were rubbish. Then the light went off the scale so I came home early a rubbish day out KC. 19/11/1974. 86218 New Street to Manchester 85013 back.
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Class 40 40164 wait's at platform 1 at Crewe Station with the Flyde Coast Express railtour, you can just see 40116 on the left it was a Sunday and I had come up to Crewe hoping to photograph a few Class 40's 40010/91/115/116/132/164/179/198 were all seen. Sunday 08/07/1979.
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Ex-LMS Fowler 2-6-2T 40010 with a push-pull train at St Albans Abbey station, in summer 1955.
Around this time, the line was also being used to test the BR 'ACV' 4-wheeled railbus units:
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The loco was withdrawn in July 1961, and scrapped in August 1962. No examples were preserved..
On the right is the old gasworks building, which was in use until 1971, and was demolished in 1975.
In later years, all that remained of the station was the bare platform and a single track, but in recent years the station has been refurbished, and the line electrified.
Today (2018) the old gasworks site is occupied by offices and a supermarket.
Original slide - photographer unknown
I had been photographing at Chester this Saturday and had come back to Crewe to take a few pictures before going home. Above is Class 83 83006 with a Plymouth to Manchester service Class 40 40082 creep's up to signal's on the right. Loco's seen here were 47028/105/236/334/350/377/434/455. 85009/13 19/20/22/29. 86101/102/221/222/245. 25101/105/139/174/320. 37290. 40010/75/115. 87018. A good day's photography . 87027 back to Birmingham. 21/07/1979.
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Watford Junction in July 1960 and Class 40 D210 Empress of Britain is looking smart but used as it waits to depart for Euston. By the shadows f the photographer and his friend I am this must be the evening.
New just over a year earlier to Willesden and I guess the first Midland allocated 40, the loco was allocated to Camden at the time and was withdrawn in July 1981.
Image from a slide in my collection by an unknown photographer.
Watford Junction on the 8th of August 1959 and it looks like class 40 D210 is heading north on a stopping service.
The unnamed loco (Empress of Britain in May 1960) was three months old at this time and allocated to Willesden (1A).
Withdrawn in July 1981 with a cracked main generator the loco was cut up at Swindon in July 1983.
Image from a negative in my collection taken by an unnamed photographer.
Longsight allocated 40010 departs Warrington with a passenger train, 23rd July 1976.
Locomotive History
40010 was originally D210 and was built at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, entering traffic in May 1959. It was the first of the production run of English Electric Type 4’s, following on from the pilot series (D200 – D209) and was allocated to Willesden MPD for West Coast Main Line duties. Twenty five class 40’s carried the names of famous ocean going liners on cast brass plates and D210 was named Empress of Britian, with the nameplates being fitted in 1960. These nameplates began to be removed by British Rail during the 1970, as the class 40’s were no longer considered as front line passenger engines and they were also attracting unwanted interest from "collectors". It would spend its early years allocated to Camden and Bescot before moving to the North West in August 1967. 40010 received its last classified repair at Crewe works in May 1980 however would be withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmoor only fourteen months later in July 1981 with a serious main generator failure. Following withdrawal it languished for two years before finally being broken up at Swindon Works during July 1983.
Praktica LTL, Orwochrome UT18
40010 (KD) on Northwich shed 21.6.80 without it's 'Empress of Britain' plates, the day of the 'Clan Line Farewell' tour from Edge Hill to Hereford via Man Vic, Guide Bridge, Northwich and Chester (scanned print)
Copyright Kevin Whitehurst - no unauthorised use
Apologies for the quality of this picture of 40010 on Immingham depot but it was around 1976, so 45 years ago.
Or at least that's how I imagine it was in the years that Class 40s were regular visitors to this route. A dad and son admire No. 40010 as she pauses at Rhyl with an unrecorded service on Thursday 4th August 1977. A "Five for Four" excursion (five consecutive day trips for the price of four) had brought me from Bristol to the seaside town that day. This was the final jaunt of the five; other destinations that week had been Lancaster/Morecambe, Bognor Regis, York/Scarborough, and Eastbourne.