Exeter Summer 1962

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Exeter Summer 1962
Exeter Summer 1962

Barely a year old, Type B-B 'Warship' D849 'Superb' stands in the yard at Exeter St Davids MPD bearing the train indicator number 1V23, the 9.35pm Newcastle - Exeter sleeper and Motorail service.
Entering service on 29th May 1961, D849 was initially allocated to Laira (83D) before moving to Newton Abbott (83A) from February 1962 to October 1967. It then moved to Old Oak Common (81A) for three years, making its final move back to Newton Abbott from where it was withdrawn on 22nd May 1971. The locomotive therefore had a ridiculously short working life of just 9 years, 11 months and 23 days! The end came in July 1972 at Swindon.
At this point it had not received the yellow nose panel, but by the time I saw it at Swindon shed on 19th April 1963 it was in place. The Norman Hirst Collection re-imaged. Copyright ©2022 by Keith Lewcock. Not to be used or reproduced without my prior permission

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Taken on: October 3, 2017
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