03161 stabled in the remains of the steam shed at Stratford MPD, 11th September 1976. 03161 was built at Swindon works as D2161, entering traffic in September 1960, allocated to York MPD. It transferred to Bradford Manningham in November 1964, Bradford Hammerton Street in May 1967 when Manningham closed, Knottingley in June 1968 (where I first saw this engine on the 11th October 1969) and to Colchester in May 1971. The class 03 diesel shunter was built for light duties where a larger locomotive was not needed or was not allowed, especially for shunting at locomotive and carriage depots, docks and as station pilots. The reduction over time in the demand for shunting locomotives meant that they were progressively withdrawn from 1968 onwards, many being sold to private industry. 03161 is possibly condemned as it was withdrawn in September 1976, however it was reinstated five months later in February 1977 and remained in traffic, allocated to Stratford until December 1981. It was broken up by CF Booth at Rotherham in April 1983
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08019 was built at Derby Works in 1953 as 13027. By 1970 it was numbered D3027 and was working in the West Midlands and I have it recorded on Saltley MPD on the 4th October 1970. By the 4th September 1976 it was numbered 08019 and is seen here twenty three years after being built at its birthplace, Derby works. It would survive only another five years in traffic, despite receiving a classified repair at Swindon works in July 1979, being withdrawn in March 1981. It would then survive another five years awaiting breaking up until being dealt with in June 1986 at Swindon works.
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German Federal Railways (DB) 117-012 stands in Munich station, 27th September 1976.
Locomotive History
Discovering information on this class of locomotive has not been easy and any further information gratefully received. Originally Class E17 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn thirty eight locomotives were built by AEG in 1923. They had a 1’DO1’ wheel arrangement, weighed 112 tons and had a top speed of 120kph. They were numbered E17-001 to E17-014 and E17-101 to E17-124. It would appear that only twenty six locomotives survived World War Two to join the German Federal Railways (DB) fleet. They were renumbered from E17 to 117 during 1968 and the last examples were withdrawn in 1978.
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The class 13 was formed because in 1965 it was found necessary to provide more powerful shunters for “hump shunting” at Tinsley Yard. This was provided by permanently coupling together two class 08 shunters as a 'master' and 'slave' units, the latter with its cab removed. Both units were ballasted to improve traction. Initially the units were coupled cab-to-cab but it was found more practical to couple master nose to slave cab. The reason behind adopting this dual locomotive design is that a larger, rigid locomotive could not be used due to the risk of grounding on the hump. 13002 was formed from D4187 and D3697 (built in 1962 and 1959 respectively) in 1965 and was originally numbered D4502. It is seen here still in green livery on Tinsley MPD on the 5th September 1976. With the rundown and eventual end of hump shunting at Tinsley the class became obsolete and these unique locomotives were not required elsewhere. Withdrawal was therefore inevitable with 13002 being the first to go in June 1981, being broken up in October 1982 at Swindon.
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The most successful batch of Type 1 locos ordered under the Modernisation Plan were the English Electric series, classified Class 20. The initial order of 1956 was for twenty locomotives; however, the design was an immediate success and, before all twenty were in traffic, an order was made for an additional thirty locomotives for delivery to the Eastern and Scottish Regions. 20025 was one of this batch of thirty locomotives entering service as D8025 in November 1959. It was built by English Electric at the Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn works, Darlington and initially allocated to Hornsey MPD. Subsequent orders saw production run to two hundred and twenty eight locomotives. 20025 is seen here ex works, on display at the Derby Works open day, 4th September 1976. It would survive in traffic for another fifteen years until withdrawn in September 1991 and broken up by MC Metals at Glasgow in February 1995.
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