Departmental class 50s on service trains

[winterbournecm]

A couple of recent workings posted on a Facebook group drummed up some interest from the early nineties. I have been unable to date the St Germans picture, and some weren't aware that 50037 had worked a service train in its very short spell in Engineers blue in 1990 (2 months in 1990 I understand).

 

Here is 50037 assisting a failed class 121 at St Germans in 1990 with the Par - Plymouth stopper which had problems en-route. The down train can be seen in the mirror above the bridge, (which was the Signalman's Up train tailmap viewer when a down train was blocking the view).

 

I was early turn that day and rushed to get the photo! If anyone had the exact date of this working I would be grateful.

 

 

The 2nd picture has been identified as 1990 and is 50019 working a rake of NSE stock past Roskear box. I will add the date later today when I have my notes.

 

 

Does anyone else have these locos working service trains (not specials) in their infrastructure liveries. 50008 & 015 were painted blue & Dutch respectively, but did they only work railtours painted up?

[vac_basher]

Nice photos.

I can place 50019 at St Austel on 20th May 1990; and again at Paignton, assisting a dead Class 47 on 9th June 1990.

As far as I know 50008 & 50015 never did any engineers work while in departmental colours.