Gallery 45 023 - 45 033

1967. D54 THE ROYAL PIONEER CORPS, still with blue star insignias, resides at Saltley MPD on 12/02/1967. note the shedplate bolts on the cabside.

Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.

   1981. 45 023 THE ROYAL PIONEER CORPS heads a northbound ballast past Kegworth on 24/06/1981.

photo Nick Bircham.  

            Saturday 17/08/1963 - BR Class 45 Peak Class D17 coming off Ribblehead Viaduct into the station on 1M88 - Up Waverley from Edinburgh to St Pancras. The loco is as-built, but with the addition of small yellow warning panels, the 55A Holbeck shedplate and also the taillight grabrails, an early recipient of the latter, indeed.

photo Geoffrey Robinson courtesy John Robinson. 

 1967. D17 about to depart from Sheffield with 1N05, the morning Birmingham - Newcastle service on 11/10/1967.  

photo Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andrew Cole. 

1967. D19 at Saltley MPD on 14/05/1967

photo Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole. 

            1973. The onlooking spotters are missing out on the thrash, as 19 makes a vigourous exit from Darlington station with the mid- morning Newcastle - Cardiff service. Late 1973.

photo Dave Summerfield. 

            1975. 45 025 working 1V62 0704 Derby - Plymouth on 22/05/1975. The loco will show headcodes until the end of the year before the blinds are switched to 0000.

photo Roger Geach, not to be reproduced elsewhere, please. 

  1981. A rare visitor inside Thornaby TMD on 21/03/1981

Photo John Williams. 

             1961. Brand new D21 is seen on M860 test run from Derby Works in the Peak District in late February 1961. Note the lower OHE flash at this number two end.

Adrian Ford, courtesy Mike Kerry,

    1964. D21 is seen at Leeds with 2E72 a local train probably to Sheffield on 21/06/1964.

Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.

              1967. D24 at Derby with 1N70 1040 Bristol TM - Newcastle on 27/05/1967

Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.  

     1968. The unique D24 shunts vans at Bristol TM in 1967 or 1968. Thel oco is in BR blue livery with alphabet style numbering on the cab sides, the only loco to appear like this. Also note, no BR emblem.

photographer unknown.  

               1961. D27 departs Derby on 1V39 1015am Bradford Forster Square - Paignton which it would work to Bristol TM. 11/11/1961. The loco is as-built without tailight grabrails, only a 55H Neville Hill shedplate has been added.

photographer unknown courtesy Fred Castor.  

1974. To support the Halifax Holiday Fortnight, 1D20 0931 Leeds - Skegness started back at Sowerby Bridge(0658) on 13/07/1974 and is seen passing Dryclough Jct in the hands of 27. The loco, looking every inch a Holbeck specimen, would presumably be replaced at Leeds.

photo Ray Honke.

        1972. 30 ex-Works at Derby, having returned from Leicester after a test run piloting 1M51 0801 Manchester - St Pancras. 12/07/1972.

photo the late Dave Thorpe courtesy Steve Thorpe.  

 1983. 45 029 runs LD from Derby Holding Sidings on 31/08/1983. The loco has smaller numbers and has lost a boiler step cover. Also note the 41A sticker between the marker lights. 029 was the only 45 to be reinstated to traffic from the mass withdrawals of 1980 and early 1981.

photo John Goodale.  

 1961. An early photo on an unknown 1961 day shows D31 during a stop at Sheffield Midland, in as-built condition working 1M28 1130 Bradford FS - St Pancras.

photo courtesy Ben "Groovey" Darby's Oh My Goodness Facebook Page.  

                 1967. The diverted 1V33 0644 Bradford Exchange - Penzance storms through Bishops Cleeve in the charge of D31 on 10/09/1967. The loco has centre split panel with taillight grabrails in the box headcode position, most likely this having been done at Darlington Works. Only D32 had this layout as well.

photo the late Bill Potter courtesy Tom Cullimore.  

                 1964. D36 rests at Gloucester Horton Road MPD on 03/09/1964, after having worked down from Newcastle, judging by the 1V70 in the headcode panel.

photo Patrick O'Brien.

                 1972. A beautiful sunny day at Plymouth finds ex-Works 36 in the company of 21 awaiting northbound departures on 22/07/1972. The 1V36 headcode suggests that 36 had worked down on the Friday Only 2143 from Derby and been replaced here for the onward journey to Penzance. The return train 1M19, 1240 Penzance - Derby was 36's train back north.

photo Roger Geach, not to be reproduced elsewhere, please. 

  1978. Passing Tresulgan on its long journey north on 06/06/1978 is 45 031 on 6M26 1805 St Blazey - Longport clay. The loco was wearing domino centre split panels at both ends at this stage. 

photo Roger Geach, not to be reproduced elsewhere, please.  

 1979.  45 031 at Taunton on a morning northbound cross country service, sometime in 1979. The loco has a central panel at this (No2) end only, split centre the other end.

photo Mark Wightman.   

                  1973. Penzance Long Rock on Sunday 30/09/1973. 38 takes a well earned breather having made yet another trip to the Cornish extremities.

photo Roger Geach.

1976. Displaying the corporate 0000 headcode, 45 032 approaches Stoke Canon with 6B36, the MWFO 1220 Avonmouth to Exeter City Basin loaded bitumen tanks, on Wednesday 16th June 1976. photo and text Martin Stoolman.  

1976. Just over a month later from the previous shot, 45 032 is adding another 310 miles to the clock working 1V86 1035 Leeds - Paignton seen running along the seawall at Dawlish.

photo Colin Peter Whitbread.

   1981. 45 032 awaits its fate at Swindon Works, June 1981.photo Paul Barlow. 

1982.  45 033 is seen at Nottingham Station on Thursday 8th April 1982 after being detached from 1D97, the 1601hrs Pre-Easter Relief train from London St Pancras. A month later, the loco would have former number 39 painted on the bodyside at this end.

photo Trev Dorrington.

1982. 45 033 waits for the Road at Exeter St Davids on 22/05/1982. The train is the 1V85 1000 Bradford - Paignton. note the repainted 39 at the near No1 end, applied after 8th April

.photo Paul Barlow.