Class 44 D6 "Whernside" passes Westhouses depot with a ballast train in 1970. Delivered new in November 1959,the loco was renumbered 44006 in October 1973,and withdrawn in January 1977.It was cut up at Derby Works shortly after.
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A Class 52,D1058 "Western Nobleman",or D1053 "Western Patriarch", departs Bristol for the West Country in 1969.
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Class 52 Western D1004 "Western Crusader" at Plymouth Laira depot in March 1969. New in May 1962,the loco was withdrawn in August 1973,having accumulated just over a million miles in service - a working life of just over 11 years.Disposal came at Swindon Works in September 1974.
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