What Better Sight Could You Ask For After A Day's Work.

            It's now 1976 and most evenings I still came down to New Street after I left work   hoping to see a Western on the 18:25 to London Paddington. This was the last full year Class 52's could be seen at work, there were not so many in service as 1975 { the best year for Western's at New Street]  but they still turned up on the Paddingtons, tonight I am in luck, with both engines running and looking superb is 1071 Western Renown standing   at platform 1 with the 18:25 to Paddington.  My luck got even better as 1056 Western Sultan  turned up on the 16:05 from Paddington.  [ 20:40 back] Renown still had 8 months left in service it was withdrawn in  December.  1976 was not a good year  for Class 52's  26 were withdrawn, 1001/5/9/15/21/28/30/33/36/40/43/47/49/51/53/54/55/56/57/63/65/67/68/70/71/72. Leaving only  1010/13/22/23/41/48/58  to survive into 1977.   Birmingham New Street 10/04/1976. 

Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this image   without my explicit permission

Taken on: September 27, 2025

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