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56049 drops down the bank through Dilton Marsh on its way to Westbury on 24 january 1986
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56049 drops down the bank through Dilton Marsh on its way to Westbury on 24 january 1986

  • 56095 is stabled outside the small maintenance shed at Knottingley on 4 June 1985; 08243 in the foreground was not officially withdrawn until the following February and was cut up by early 1988
  • 56002 rolls north through Doncaster with a load of coal on 4 June 1985
  • 56020 rolls a train of coal north through the station at Doncaster on 4 June 1985
  • 56098 piles on the power as it rejoins the main line at York on 11 June 1985
  • Class 50 locos were regular visitors to Eastleigh TMD at night as they worked empty stock over from Salisbury - 50019 is seen on the depot during the night of 16 December 1985
  • 56106 appeared at Tinsley in a fresh coat of paint on 26 May 1986
  • 56124 Worksop
  • A busy time at York as 56003 heads south with an MGR train as 56092 waits to head north. In the meantime an HST heads for the station on 11 June 1985
  • 56081 was part of a batch that wore red buffer beams for some years - it is seen heading south through York on 11 June 1985
  • Empty coal hoppers behind 56092 pass a southbound loaded service at York on 11 June 1985
  • 56121 runs under the bridge at the south end of York station - a favourite train watching spot for many years and for generations of enthusiasts - this was on 11 June 1985
  • 56015 is in for more than just 'oil and water' at Tinsley on 29 September 1985
  • 56022 and 56027 head toward the servicing shed at Tinsley on 29 September 1985
  • 56022 is front and centre as engines are started at Tinsley on a misty morning of 29 September 1985 only adding to the lack of visibility!
  • 56049 drops down the bank through Dilton Marsh on its way to Westbury on 24 january 1986
  • 56052 heads a train of MGR empties from Didcot seen passing Appleford on 10 December 1982
  • 56077 heads northbound through Warrington Bank Quay with MGR empties on 30 September 1985
  • 56098 was in the servicing shed at Tinsley on 29 September 1985
  • 56099 is stabled at Tinsley on 29 September 1985
  • 50011 sits at the 'blocks' on Platform 1 at Paddington on 30 March 1986
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