Single class 20 locomotives were not that common even light engine and therefore 20132 heading south around the back of Doncaster station on the 18th October 1975 is quite noteworthy. 20132 was delivered from English Electric’s Vulcan Foundry works in 1966 as D8132 and was outshopped in green livery. The soundness of the design is shown by the high number of class 20’s still running in the mid 1970’s in there original green paint. As can be seen here 20132 is one of these class 20’s, which denotes that since delivery almost ten years before hand it has not received a classified works repair. 20132 would survive a period in store in 1983 and would continue in traffic into the mid 1990’s Following withdrawal it was sold to Harry Needle in 1999 and was initially stored at Bescot until moved to MOD Longtown in January 2001. In January 2005 it was transported by road to Barrow Hill were it has been repaired and returned to operation and is where it can be currently (December 2008) found.
24th December 2008
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