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08748_1979_06_York

            York station pilot, a faded 08748 is about to “shunt release” an arrival from London Kings Cross from one of the bay platforms, 2nd June 1979. 

Locomotive History
Originally D3916 it was built at Crewe in December 1960 and was allocated to Glasgow Polmadie MPD. After spending the 1960’s at Polmadie by 1973 it had transferred south to Neville Hill. 08748 was vacuum braked only at this point in time, however it received a classified repair at Derby works in September 1975 when it acquired dual brake equipment. After a spell allocated to York by 1982 it had returned to Neville Hill and received a classified repair at Doncaster works in December 1983 and continued to be an Immingham engine through out the 1980’s By 1991 it had transferred to Stratford. Withdrawn in January 1991 it was broken up on the site of Ipswich MPD by the Bird Group in February 1997.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / York / Dringhouses (show map)

Taken on: June 2, 1979

Tags:

D3916

08748

2nd June

Sets appears in: • Class 08 • June 1979

Groups appears in: • Train Stations • Train Engines and Locomotives more » • Yorkshire Rail • Trains of the 70's and 80's • British Railways (1948 to 1997) & Preserved Railways • UK Class 08/09 • UK Trainz - Diesel • UK Diesel Shunters • Classic UK rail traction • North Eastern Railways • Rail UK : Built in British Railway Company Workshops • British Railways (1948 to 1995) • Old Diesel Locomotives 1950-85 • Transport 1940s to 1980s • BR Diesels in the 1970s « less

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