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On this Day in History - April

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    18th April

    2009
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    23rd April

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    24th April

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    On this Day in History – Barrow Hill – Sunday, 25th April 1965

    Class class 10 (D4059/70), class 17 (D8604/05/08/09/10/12/13/15), class 30/31 (D5806), class 47 (D1792/96, D1800/03), Steam 41533, 41835, 43048/67/80/84/89, 43111/43/53/59/61, 48327/58, 48403, 48520, 90084/85, 90189/90, 90383/68, 90474, 90529/72/73/79/87, 92164/73

    As can be seen at this point in time Barrow Hill was still predominately a steam shed although diesels were starting to take over, initially in the shape of the short lived and unsuccessful Clayton type 1’s (class 17). The Barrow Hill Claytons were all less than a seven months old in April 1965 (D8615 only entering traffic six weeks earlier) but there stay was short and were all transferred to Scotland a year later in May 1966. Clayton withdrawals commenced in July 1968, with D8605 and D8609 seen above being condemned in October 1968 after a working life of only four years. The class was eliminted by the end of 1971.

    A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

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    D1803 (47322) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6856069088/
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