One and a half Warships

Rail UK - ex WR hydraulics

Folder: Rail UK - Steam & Diesel
Class 14
Class 22
Class 35
Class 42
Class 43
Class 52

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03 Jul 1967

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Baby Warship

North British diesel hydraulic Type 2 No D6309 with a local freight at Truro, 3Jul67. Built in January 1960, it lasted just 11 years and was scrapped December 1971 at Swindon. Scanned

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07 Oct 1972

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Round Table

Classic line up of Western Region power around the turntable at Old Oak Common. From left to right; 1073 'Western Bulwark' 1070 'Western Gauntlet' 5688 (31260) 7023 7089 Sat7Oct72. Scanned

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07 Oct 1972

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Dragons den

NBL Warship Class 42 No 814 'Dragon' parked at Old Oak Common, on Sat7Oct72. Not much longer to live, this was withdrawn the following month. Scanned

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03 Jul 1968

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North British hydraulic

NBL Type 2 (Class 22), D6305 sits at Laira, Plymouth on 3Jul67. Withdrawn in May 1968 after a short life of only 10 years. Scanned

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31 Jul 1971

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Doomed!

A gathering of North British Type 2/Class 22 diesel hydraulics dumped out of use at Bristol Marsh Junction. D6315 on the left, alongside D6327. Sat31Jul71. Scanned

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26 Jun 1967

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Yeoman of Plymouth

Western D1035 'Western Yeoman' , seen at the west end of Plymouth, in the process of running round its train. 26Jun67. Scanned

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31 Jul 1971

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NBL Type 2

North British Loco Type 2/Class 22 No D6340 dumped out of use at Bristol Marsh Jn, on Sat31Jul71. The loco was cut up the following year at Swindon Works, after a service life of just 9 years. Scanned

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05 Jul 1971

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Inter Regional

Beyer-Peacock Hymek Type 3 diesel hydraulic D7036 pauses at Southampton with a service from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol/Cardiff. The loco had just less than 12 months to live, being withdrawn in June 1972, and cut up at Swindon in October of the same year. Mon5Jul71. Scanned

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13 Sep 2013

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Smoking Greyhound

Swindon built Warship Class 42 No D821 'Greyhound' performs for the assembled throng at Grosmont. North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Fri13Sep13
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