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BR Class 28 "Metrovick"

Discussion in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' started by WesternRegionHampshireman, Nov 12, 2021.

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  1. GWR4707

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    And then moved up to Scotland further from prying eyes if this is correct.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_21_(NBL)
     
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    For fans of new diesel classes, the suburban services from KX were operated by several classes for a period - Hitchin had Class 20s and 03 shunters from new with D5300s (26), D6100s (21) and D5900s (23) plus the ubiquitous Class 31s. On the down side, they replaced the L1s & B1s
     
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    Didn't they have some 24s too?
     
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    They certainly did, along with the 26s as @misspentyouth62 has mentioned. There are some interesting books of the period where all these classes were in use.
     
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    Interestingly, the initial batch of Class 24s were I believe allocated to 73A Stewarts Lane in 1959 and I seem to remember that they ran suburban services out of London Euston to Watford Junction and Bletchley.

    There's this Flickr group which may be of interest :https://www.flickr.com/groups/2915283@N23/
     
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