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On this Day in History - August

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    22nd August

    1980
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    On this day in History - Doncaster – 23rd August 1969

    A visit to Doncaster station and Doncaster MPD on this day in 1969 produced the following locomotives.

    Doncaster station
    Class 08 (3516/59), class 15 (8215), class 25 (5170), class 31 (5515/43/83, 5608, 5810), class 37 (6721/34/39/67, 6899, 6926), class 40 (237/86, 314), class 46 (173), class 47 (1103/04/05/07/11, 1572, 1767/88, 1866), class 55 (9008/13/15/18/20).
    Doncaster MPD (36A)
    Class 03 (2171), class 08 (3276, 3519/32/37/44/54, 3662, 4191), class 10 (3621/22/38/39/50, 4052/60), class 11 (12117), class 31 (5550/51/54/67, 5617/31/43/60/65/88/89, 5816/44), class 37 (6702, 6879, 6949), class 40 (237), class 46 (172), class 47 (1534/69/74, 1833/69/85).

    By August 1969 the days of the class 10 and 11 shunters was numbered and of those seen on this day 3621 had just been withdrawn and would be broken up in January 1970, 3622 had been withdrawn in February 1969 and was only days away from a tow to CF Booth, Rotherham and breaking up, 3639 had been withdrawn in February 1969 and would end its days in Africa being exported for further use to Guinea in March 1970 and finally 12117 had been withdrawn in January 1969 and would be broken up within a few weeks in October 1969.

    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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    5515 (31015) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6016592107/
    5543 (31125) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5772130981/
    5583 (31165) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5893190534/
    5608 (31185) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6057795861/
    5631 (31207) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6058341352/
    5660 (31233) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6058342912/
    5665 (31238) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8273431897/
    5810 (31280) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5911429218/
    5844 (31422) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8666719519/
    6702 (37002) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14768634786/
    6739 (37603) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6064730234/
    6879 (37179) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6064727778/
    6899 (37199) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6064179733/
    6949 (37249) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5808782907/
    286 (40086) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7319030400/
    172 (46035) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7968613888/
    1104 (47521) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6068421148/
    1105 (47522) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6067877067/
    1107 (47524) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6067879069/
    1111 (47528) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6674655875/
    1534 (47426) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6067878359/
    1569 (47452) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12045516333/
    1833 (47352) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14299849530/
    1869 (47219) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11600103325/
    1885 (47366) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5742162746/
    9008 (55008) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5656127129/
    9013 (55013) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5980535590/
    9015 (55015) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6148875903/
    9018 (55018) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8713307964/
    9020 (55020) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9778146172/
     
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    24th August

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    08660 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9515281086/
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    47099 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8485013826/
    2008
    47327 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11201673033/
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    30th August

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