please log in to view this image Southern Pacific 7519 was constructed in May 1967 by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division under the construction number of 32837 and order number of 7971, and began its life as Southern Pacific #8923 and it was delivered to the Southern Pacific Transportation Company that same year in 1967.
please log in to view this image Birmingham Central 7521 On the X1 to Coventry, a time where x1 was pure diesel, was quite fun seeing these go up to speed, I’m not sure on how hybrid did the speed bits of the X1, but these mmcs were top tier, a time people will never get to experience no more
please log in to view this image D7523, The Last Class 25 to visit Skegness. D7523 rolls into Annan on July 17th 1985 in charge of the 17.40 Carlisle - Glasgow Central service. On the opposite track the 'Fairlie' nuclear flask train passes, running from Hunterston to Sellafield for processing of spent material, the train this day hauled by a Class 20.
please log in to view this image STEAM LOCOMOTIVE CLASS: 0-6-0 Tanks (Jinty) ENGINE NUMBER: 7524 LOCATION: CREWE DATE: 07/1949.
please log in to view this image D7525, 25175 The driver's desk for D7525 taken sometime during May 1985. The twenty year ten month career of D7525/25175 was allocated to a handful of London Midland Region depots. Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works. Dual brake fitted. Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square. Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 100 months. Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 17 months.
please log in to view this image -Here an 0-6-0T No 7527 climbs the start of the incline under full pressure, on 4 May 1934. The loco was designed in 1924, from a Midland design, steam pressure 160 lb, tractive effort 20,835 lbs, graded 3F, originally a North London Rail design, then Midland Rail, then L.M.S, finally B.R.
