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20018_1977_10_Toton

            Standing on the “scrap road” at Toton depot on a grey autumn day is the remains of 20018, 16th October 1977. 

Locomotive History
The most successful batch of Type 1 locomotives ordered under the Modernisation Plan were the English Electric series, later classified class 20. The initial order of 1956 was for twenty locomotives (D8000 – D8019) and these were delivered during 1957/58. 20018 is one of this original batch of class 20 locomotives, originally D8018 and was allocated to Devons Road MPD in Bow, London for cross-London transfer freight duties. When Devons Road closed in February 1964 it transferred to Stratford followed by spells at Tinsley and Gateshead. D8018 was one of a batch of ten class 20’s (D8018 – D8027) transferred from the Eastern Region to Scotland (Polmadie) in January 1967 to eliminate the remaining steam duties in the Motherwell area. Its stay in Scotland was short as by 1969 it was allocated to York before returning to Scotland (Haymarket) in the early 1970’s before arriving at Toton in 1974. During 1976 20018 was one of six class 20’s (20012/14/18/38/62/74) surprisingly withdrawn being condemned in the December and after lingering at Toton eventually made its way to Glasgow works were it was broken up in April 1978.
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Stanton Gate (show map)

Taken on: October 16, 1977

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