Class 05 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunter D2587 stands in the yard at Rowsley, Peak Rail, 7th September 2009.

Locomotive History
D2587 is one of a class of sixty nine 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunters built by the Hunslet Engine Company between 1955 and 1961 and numbered from D2550 – D2619. Built in 1959 it was initially allocated to Wakefield MPD and by 1965 it had migrated to West Hartlepool MPD and by 1967 to Aberdean Ferryhill MPD. The steady reduction during the 1960’s in the demand for small shunting locomotives meant that there was a surplus and the class 05 locomotives did not find favour with British Railways in comparison to the class 04 and 03 locomotives. Class 05 withdrawals commenced as early as October 1966 and with one exception (on the Isle of White) were complete as early as June 1968 (before the end of steam). D2587 was withdrawn from Thornton Junction MPD in July 1967 and after being rebuilt by Hunslet was sold to Chadderton Power Station in Manchester where it worked for many years until sold for preservation to the Heritage Shunter Trust and was initially preserved at the East Lancashire Railway. It then moved to the South Yorkshire Railway at Meadowhall and later spent a number of years on the Lavender Line until 2004 when it arrived at Peak Rail before moving to Barrow Hill in November 2011.

Tags:   7th September D2587 Peak Rail

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Class 05 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunter D2587 stands in the roundhouse at Barrow Hill, 17th June 2012.

Locomotive History
D2587 is one of a class of sixty nine 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunters built by the Hunslet Engine Company between 1955 and 1961 and numbered from D2550 – D2619. It entered service in November 1959 and was initially allocated to Wakefield MPD. It briefly transferred to Ardsley for two weeks in January 1964 before it transferred to West Hartlepool MPD. In April 1967 it transferred to the Scottish Region who over the next seven months allocated D2587 to four MPD’s (Haymarket, Kittybrewster, Ferryhill and Dunfermline Townhill) in an effort to find it some work. The steady reduction during the 1960’s in the demand for small shunting locomotives meant that there was a surplus and the class 05 locomotives did not find favour with British Railways in comparison to the class 04 and 03 locomotives. Class 05 withdrawals commenced as early as October 1966 and with one exception (on the Isle of White) were complete as early as June 1968 (before the end of steam). D2587 was withdrawn in December 1967 and after being rebuilt by Hunslet was sold to Chadderton Power Station in Manchester where it worked for many years. Eventually sold for preservation in 1983 it was initially preserved at the East Lancashire Railway. It then moved to the South Yorkshire Railway at Meadowhall and later spent a number of years on the Lavender Line until 2004 when it moved to Peak Rail before moving to Barrow Hill in November 2011.

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465907 rests between peak hour duties in the carriage sidings at Faversham, 18th August 2009.

Unit History
One hundred and forty seven, four car class 465 "Networker" electric multiple units were built by Metropolitan Cammell and York Works between 1991 and 1993. 465907 is one of the Metropolitan Cammell units built at Washwood Heath in 1992 and was originally numbered 465207. In 2005 thirty four class 465/2 units were given an internal re-fit, including First Class seating, new moquette on the seating, new flooring and revised furniture around the passenger doors and renumbered into the class 4659xx series.

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