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81003_1981_09_Crewe_A3_400dpi

During the summer of 1981 I seem to have lost the art of composition some what and I am regularly getting far to close to the subject, in this case 81003 pausing at Crewe with a southbound freight, 12th September 1981.

Locomotive History
The order for the first twenty five locomotives for the West Coast Main Line electrification was given to the British Thomson-Houston division of AEI (Associated Electrical Industries) in 1955, who subcontracted the mechanical construction to the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Smethwick, Birmingham. These twenty five locomotives became class 81 under the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme. 81003 was actually the fourth member of the class, being originally numbered E3004 (E3002 being withdrawn in November 1968) and entered traffic in February 1960 and allocated to Longsight. It was initially used for testing and training prior to the launch of the full electric service in September 1960. It was reallocated to Crewe in 1963 and was to remain there until 1975 when it was transferred with the rest of the class to Glasgow Shields Road. Three class 81s were removed from service prior to the class being renumbered in 1974 due to accident or fire damage. The first renumbered class 81 taken out of service was 81016, withdrawn in July 1983 and the class were steadily withdrawn over the next eight years with 81003 being condemned in March 1988. It was broken up at Coopers Metals, Attercliffe during November 1991.

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Taken on: September 12, 1981
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