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Being Western Region based I didn't see Class 20s very often but in the early 1970s they were regular sights through Oxford on MGR workings to Didcot Power Station. Interestingly the headcodes always seemed to be 6Zxx......

Here's 8154 + 8175 light engine at Oxford on 16/6/73.....1867685761_730616_D81548175Oxford-Copy.jpg.de3f7905fa44e4aad3e8eaa1b09d55e7.jpg

 

And 20198 + 8037 in Didcot Yard during that TOPS in-between period - date 27/10/73 (this would have been my first TOPS 20).....

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And 20063 photographed near Toton on 15/10/77 from a train being hauled by 44002!......'63 seems to have lost its data panel......

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Photo by Phil Cotterill : 20 080 and 20 158 come down off the Sutton Park line at Ryecroft Junction in May 1986.... the line to Lichfield has already been lifted but the four track section down to Walsall is still intact at this point....

 

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What a great thread for potential renumbering jobs.

On that subject, wondering if anyone can help throw any light on the following.

It was suggested that 20007 in BR Blue spent some time outbased at Inverness.

If this were the case does anyone know if it ever got an unofficial Inverness Stag stuck on the bonnet ?

Also, whilst running about the Glasgow/Motherwell area did it ever get a Motherwell Salmon (have seen with Eastfield Terrier).

I've managed to find 20020 with the Salmon but not 007.

Thanks

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20 hours ago, Rugd1022 said:

Photo by Simon Bailey : York Roundhouse on 9th May 1971....

 

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Jeez,

i remember it, like that so well.

and im sure there was a few steam locos tarped up, in there. 

or had they gone by that date ?

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