Gallery 45 121 - 45 130

     March 26th 1981 sees 45121 resting between duties at the fuel point in Derby known locally as 4 shed after the roundhouse that stood on this site. The loco is looking good in its 1979 Toton repaint livery with white bodyside stripes and red buffer beams. 

photo Mike Kerry.

1987. 45 121 awaiting departure at St Pancras on 01/05/1987 working 1P03 0005 to Derby on 02/05/1987. The loco now has the headlight attached and also a Network Southeast sticker just below. photo Bob Impett.

1962. D11 is stabled at the north end of Doncaster station, an undated photo, but certainly no earlier than 1962 when the loco had the small yellow warning panels applied to the front end.  The loco also has a shedplate on the second man side nose-end door, presumably for 55H Neville Hill, and also now has the taillight grabrails.  

photo David Hills collection.

1973. D11 had the D prefix painted out at Holbeck in Summer 1972 and remained this way until entering Derby Works a few weeks after this photo awaiting departure with 1E72 1605 to Leeds at St Pancras on 08/11/1973.   

photo Ron Halestrap.

1986.  The 4th to last class 45 to receive an overhaul was first built   45 122, originally D11. Here it is in sparkling ex works condition inside Derby Works paint shop after overhaul on the 25th January 1986 

photo John Goodale.

1986. 45 122 powers past Homedown crossing, south of Ashchurch working 1V45 0829 Nottingham - Paignton on 19/07/1986. 

photo Tom Cullimore.

1977. 45 123 THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIER seen at Loughborough on 30/04/1977 hauling the 1601 St Pancras - Sheffield to Nottingham.  

photo Trevor Dorrington. 

 1980. 45 123 THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIER has just been through an E exam at Toton and been dolled up with a full repaint including axle box covers, but a main generator flashover almost immediately afterwards sees it at Derby Works awaiting attention in July 1980. 

photo Richie Brown. 

     1976. 45 124 stabled at the Motive Power Area(MPA) at Leeds City on a fine March morning in 1976. The loco is believed to have worked in on 1S49 0715 Nottingham - Glasgow. 

 photo Nick Bircham.  

     1983.  45 124 is seen outside Paddington station on the 16th December 1983. This would work the 13.07 to Liverpool as far as Birmingham. 

 photo John Goodale.  

     1986. Number one end view of 45 125 on 21/05/1986 at Huddersfield working 1M26 1253 Scarborough - Bangor.

Photo Andy(Liskeard) Whitehead.  

1986. 45 125 passing Homedown level crossing south of Ashchurch, at full tilt heading north at 7.51pm with a rake of mk1s on a glorious summer's evening, believed to be ecs from Cardiff. 04/07/1986. 

Photo Tom Cullimore.  

     1980.  45 126 adds the usual van to the front of the 1V75, 0700 to Bristol, at Newcastle 5/8/80. The dominoes are a bit wonky! Note the position of the taillight grabrails in the box headcode style. D32 and D31 had this done at Darlington Works in 1962, when allocated to Holbeck.

words and photo John Cook. 

     1980.   45 126 calls at Derby Station with 1E41, the 1353hrs service from London St Pancras to Sheffield on Wednesday 17th September 1980. Note the red buffer beam and (slightly) better set domino at this end.

words and photo Trev Dorrington. 

     1961. Immaculate D87 about to enter revenue earning service, having worked or about to work one of the Works Test Trains, 1Z39, on or just before 24/02/1961. The loco was the first built at Crewe with the shorter handrails.  

photographer unknown via Chris Sykes.

     1984. 45 127, in fine fettle, nears Newton le Willows with 1E08 0847 Holyhead - Newcastle on 8th June 1984. 

photographer Roger Geach.

     1986. 45 128, with added high intensity headlight, runs a short rake of HAA wagons past Clay Mills, presumably en route from Toton to Burton Wagon Shops. note the unusual position of the taillight grabrails. 09/12/1986. 

photo John Goodale.

     1987. With CENTAUR painted name applied and rather derogatory "Tinsley Snail" insignia above the number, 45 128 awaits departure from Derby with 1E63 Poole - Newcastle in 1987. 

photo Graham Carlson.

     1967. A wet afternoon at Derby. D111 prepares to run the empty stock of a train from St Pancras into Etches Park CS on 27/05/1967. 

photo Anthony F Cole, courtesy Andy Cole.

1987. 45 129 awaiting departure time at Sheffield with 1S49 0715 Nottingham - Glasgow which the loco would work to Preston on 25th April 1987.

photo Graham Carlson.

1978. 45 130 sits on Nottingham SP with unofficial NEWMARKETEER nameplate newly fitted in early October 1978. 

photo Michael Bajcar. 

1985. 45 130 awaiting time at Leicester with the previous nights 1M10 2359 Sheffield - St Pancras on 14/12/1985. 

photo Mike Kerry.