Oh dear, oh dear, another major composition failure here (a common failure of mine around this time), being far to close to the locomotive and losing a bit of it on the bottom edge of the frame.
Steam heat on the East Coast Main Line during the day was by the spring of 1983 becoming rather rare. Here we have 46018 with its Stone Vapour 3625 train heating boiler in action working I suspect a holiday relief, Doncaster, Good Friday, 1st April 1983
Locomotive History
46018 was originally D155 and was built at Derby works in 1962. Initially allocated to Derby MPD for Midland Main Line and North East – South West cross country duties it would remain a Midland engine (although allocated to Toton) until 1971, when a major fleet re-organisation occurred. 46018 was part of a batch of class 46 locomotives transferred to Bristol Bath Road as replacements for the then rapidly disappearing diesel-hydraulic fleet on the Western Region and was transferred to Laira in October 1974. After eighteen years service it was stored at Swindon works in November 1980, its last classified repair had been two years earlier at Derby works in October 1978. A year later in November 1981 46018 was reinstated and departed Swindon works on the 1st December for Bristol Bath Road for an A Exam before entering traffic. After a further two years in traffic 46018 was withdrawn in December 1983 and dumped at Tinsley until March 1984 when it was towed to Stratford DRS for component recovery. On the 4th June 1984 it made its last journey when it was towed, along with 46014/17/44 to Swindon works. It was broken up ten months later in April 1985.
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
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