27211 heads for Glasgow through Princess Street Gardens with an Edinburgh – Glasgow service, 27th March 1978.
Locomotive History
27211 was originally D5411 and is one of sixty nine class 27 locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. D5411 was delivered in September 1962 and was one of a large batch of class 27’s delivered for Midland Main Line duties. In March 1969 it was transferred to Eastfield and in spring of 1971 it was modified for Glasgow-Edinburgh push/pull duties. By the late 1960s, the class 126 DMU’s operating the Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen Street service were becoming unreliable and they were replaced in 1971 rakes of six Mark IIa carriages powered by two class 27 locomotives fitted with push-pull equipment. Twenty four class 27 locomotives were fitted with push – pull equipment and dual brakes and twelve of these were also fitted with electric train heating capability via an auxiliary engine/alternator set. Initially allocated 27117 under the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme (which did not differentiate between the two sub classes of push pull fitted class 27’s) it was almost immediately changed to 27211 and I doubt 27116 was ever carried. The very intensive 90 mph service was demanding on the class 27 locomotives and reliability started to suffer with the class 27/2 sub class being prone to fire damage from their electric train heating equipment. Following the Glasgow-Edinburgh push/pull duties going over to class 47/7 operation in 1980 the push – pull and electric train heating equipment was removed from 27211 and it was renumbered to 27065. It was withdrawn in May 1986 and sent to Vic Berry Leicester for breaking up, which was completed in August 1987.
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D5401 arrives at Quorn and Woodhouse with a service to Loughborough, 11th January 2009.
Locomotive History
D5401 is one of sixty nine class 27 locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. D5401 was delivered in 1962 and allocated to Cricklewood for Midland Line duties. In June 1969 it was transferred to Eastfield and in 1970 it entered Glasgow works to be modified for Glasgow-Edinburgh push/pull duties in 1970. Renumbered 27112 in 1974 and 27056 in 1980 following the Glasgow-Edinburgh push/pull duties going over to class 47/7 operation. It was withdrawn in February 1987 and sent to Vic Berry Leicester for breaking up, however it was purchased for preservation and moved to the Northampton and Lamport Railway where it has been restored. It is currently (July 2012) based on the Great Central Railway.
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It is August Bank Holiday Sunday, 29th August 1976 and Glasgow Queen Street is closed for engineering works with passenger services diverted to Glasgow Central. However, a visit to the station finds 27036 + 27041 on engineering train duty.
Locomotive History
27036 was originally D5385 and is one of sixty nine Class 27 locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. Entering traffic in May 1962 it spent its first seven years of service on the ex Midland Lines the East Midlands and London until transferred to Scotland in February 1970. 27036 withdrawn in April 1986 and broken up at Thornton Yard by Vic Berry during March 1987.
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27040 arrives in one of Dundee Tay Bridge station bay platforms with a service from the south, 30th August 1976.
Locomotive History
27040 was originally D5405 and is one of sixty nine class 27 locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. Delivered as D5402 it spent its first seven years of service on the Midland until transfered to Scotland in 1969. Withdrawn in January 1986 and broken up at Thornton Yard by Vic Berry in April 1987.
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27041 is stabled outside Eastfield MPD, 27th March 1976.
Locomotive History
27041 was originally D5405 and is one of sixty nine class 27 locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. D5405 was delivered in 1962, allocated to Cricklewood and was one of a batch of thirty five class 27’s delivered for Midland Main Line duties. In 1969 it was transferred to Eastfield, as part of the plan to allowe the withdrawal of the poorly performing Clayton class 17 locomotives from traffic and would remain a Scottish engine until withdrawn. During a classified repair in October 1975 it was fitted with dual train brakes. After twenty four years service 27041 was withdrawn in May 1986 and sent to Vic Berry Leicester for breaking up, which was completed in April 1989.
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