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Gallery 45 056 - 45 066
The aim is to have a photo of each stage of each loco's life re livery, nose-end, renumbering etc. PLEASE DO NOT REPRODUCE/SHARE ANY PHOTO's from the site without prior permission. The photo's herein have been supplied with the courtesy of the respective owners.
45 056 - D91
1963. D91 seen at Derby heading a Manchester Central - Nottingham service. The loco has the small yellow warning panel and shedplate bolts, but otherwise is as-built, with no taillight grabrails.
photo Peter Gaston.
45 057 - D93
1961. D93, recently to traffic in all over lined Brunswick Green livery, awaits departure from Brunel's original GWR terminus at Bristol Temple Meads with 2H74, a train to Gloucester Central, possibly the 4 17pm, which the loco worked during its first week of crew training for Bath Road depot. April 1961. Note standard position of OHE flash for a Crewe built box headcode loco and long door handles.
photo Mike Goodfield.
1967. D93 at Saltley MPD 01/10/1967
Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.
45 058 - D97
1961. D97 at Crewe Works before entering traffic in late April 1961. photographer unknown.
1967. Mid afternoon turnover at Leeds. D97, left awaits the arrival of 1M87, the relief to the southbound Thames - Clyde Express. D71 on the right is backing on to the northbound relief. Sometime in 1967.
courtesy Ben "Groovey" Darby, Oh My Goodness FB page.
45 059 - D98
1961. D98 getting into its stride at Kentish Town on 21/06/1961 at the head of 1H18 4 25pm St Pancras - Manchester Central.
photo NJ Lemon.
1966. D98 ROYAL ENGINEER at Saltley MPD 24/04/1966
photo Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.
1975. 45 059 ROYAL ENGINEER runs light as 0M50 through Bare Lane en route to Heysham to work 6M50 1803 tanks to Colwick in Nottingham. The train was booked for two 25s and rarely saw a class 45. 08/04/1975.
photo JonnyBoyMitch.
45 060 - D100
1962. D100 SHERWOOD FORESTER at an unknown location, possibly Cricklewood in early 1962.
photo courtesy Bill Spiby.
1966. D100 SHERWOOD FORESTER has arrived at Cardiff General on 1V71 0720 from York. Unknown date in 1966.
Robert Masterman.
1967. D100 SHERWOOD FORESTER. Saltley MPD 14/05/1967.
Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.
1976. 45 060 SHERWOOD FORESTER working onto Derby HS depot on 26/06/1976.
photo Dale Green.
1982. 45 060 SHERWOOD FORESTER at Newton Abbot shed on 27/09/1981, the shed's final day in use.
photo Paul Barlow.
45 061 - D101
1961. D101 entered traffic from Crewe Works on 20/05/1961 and is seen around that date at its birthplace.
photo courtesy Ben "Groovey" Darby Oh My Goodness FB page.
1966. In its final months as a Brunswick Green loco, D101 arrives at Derby with 1M17 1100 Sheffield - St Pancras on 03/09/1966
Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.
1968. Probably, one of the all-time great Peak photos. June 1968, Toton, and D101, in Toton Blue livery, leads D105 in same, then two lined green examples and, finally, a rail blue loco. On the right is D2 HELVELLYN. If only, one of those lined green locos had been unlined!!!
photo Tony Garner.
1977. 45 061 shunting vans at Newport on 12/01/1977. The loco is sporting the 00 00 in the headcode boxes as an interim measure before having marker lights fitted, or in 061's case, dominoes put in the boxes. photo Dale Green.
1979. 45 061 is seen at Broxbourne Jct whilst towing 37 096 en route to Stratford Diesel Repair Shop on 24/11/1979.
photo Roger Geach.
1981. 45 061 blasts past Exminster hauling 1V62 0815 Birmingham NS - Plymouth in its final weeks of service. It had joined the train at Gloucester, having taken over from 45 053, perhaps the last time a boxed headcode loco took over from another boxed headcode loco at Gloucester.
photo Paul Barlow.
45 062 - D103
1961. D103 moves away from Holbeck MPD making its way to Leeds City station. 15/10/1961
photo Keith Long.
1967. D103 stabled at Saltley MPD on 28/05/1967.
photo Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.
1976. 10/04/1976 and 45 062 approaches Shaldon bridge, Teignmouth with 1V82 1023 Manchester Piccadilly-Plymouth.
Ray Honke.
1982. The very cold evening of 11/01/1982 finds 45 062 at Exeter St Davids awaiting departure on 1C74 1830 Plymouth - Cardiff.
photo Paul Barlow.
1985. 45 062 passes under Monks Bridge, south of Ashchurch with the evening Worcester - Swindon van train load 2. 24/07/1985
photo Tom Cullimore.
1986. 45 062 arrives at Leeds on the 7th June 1986 with the 1003 Liverpool - Scarborough
photo John Goodale.
45 063 - D104
1967. D104 on Saltley MPD 14/05/1967.
Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.
1975. 45 063 hammers north at Teignmouth working 1E22 1005 Newquay - Newcastle on 19/07/1975.
photo Richard Clayton.
1982. 45 063 has just banked the 1830 Meldon - Salisbury stone train up the bank from Exeter St Davids to Exeter Central and is about to let 47 339 get on its onward journey on 26/05/1982.
photo Paul Barlow.
45 064 - D105
1972. Having earlier worked from Plymouth to Birmingham and then back down to Paignton, 105 was commandeered to assist the local DMU on 2B91 1725 Paignton - Kingswear and 1746 return on 12/08/1972. 159 had already been to the Devon outpost on that day.
photo Garry Morris.
1978. 45 064 in 7 shop at Derby Locomotive Works on March 29th 1978 receiving repairs including new nose ends. This end was previously the loco's centre panel which it gained after a previous accident in 1968.
photo Mike Kerry.
1983. 45 064 in charge of 1M76 0855 Newquay - Manchester at Bristol TM on 20/08/1983. The loco would work through to Manchester.
photo Brian Sherrington.
1986. 45 064, already withdrawn is in the process of having useful components removed for further use on the remaining fleet. Toton DMD 22/02/1986
photo Mike Kerry.
45 065 - D110
1961. D110 seen at Derby Works soon after entering traffic. 1961
photo John Evans, courtesy Peter Sedge.
1975. 45 065 pilots 45 139 on what is believed to be 1C59 1345 Derby - St Pancras on 30/05/1975. 065 is on a Works test run after classified repair, though yet to be painted. Bill Spiby, who was on board the loco, informs that the loco had a bit of trouble with the field divert at Borrowash, but made it to Leicester and LD back to Works, from where it was released on 06/06/1975.
photo Simon Renshaw.
1982. 1V86 1035 Leeds - Paignton is seen arriving at Exeter St Davids in the trusty care of 45 065 on 19/06/1982.
photo Paul Barlow.
45 066 - D114
1980. Slamming through Exeter St Thomas on 23/08/1980, is 45 066 still carrying its dominos whilst working 1V86 1028 Leeds - Paignton.
photo Paul Barlow.
1984. After arrival at Newcastle with 1E22 1004 from Newquay, 45 066 awaits the road to Heaton CS on 11/08/1984.
photo Brian Sherrington.
1988. 97 413 tows a new class 442 electric unit en route for Wimbledon or Strawberry Hill from Derby as far as Brent Jct seen at Chiltern Green on 13/05/1988. It's intereting to see the departmental number was still placed in the higher position that Crewe Works had applied the 45 066 numbers.
photo Roger Geach, not to be reproduced elsewhere, please.