Class 45 'Peak' 45148 - a rare visitor seen leaving Paddington on 1M14 the 13.07 to Liverpool Lime Street

London Termini - Paddington
With a puff of blue-tinged smoke, rare visitor Class 45 'Peak' 45148 (ex D130) - the highest numbered but one of the class - leaves Paddington on 1M14 the 13.07 to Liverpool Lime Street. Thanks to D9020 and adrianhancock1967 for the updates on the working in comments below :)

I spent a lot of time at Paddington over the 1970s-80s and hardly ever saw a Peak working. They usually only appeared on services diverted from Euston when the WCML wires were down. However, I understand that there were some Liverpool workings in the mid 1980s, before the demise of the class.

I just managed to get to the end of the platform in time, so the photo's a bit rushed and not perfectly composed!

Locomotive History D130 / 45148
45148 was built at Crewe works in 1961 and was originally numbered D130. It was one of fifty Peaks selected in the first half of the 1970’s to lose there train heating boiler for electric train heating becoming 45148 in January 1975. It was to spend virtually its whole career on Midland Main Line duties being initially allocated to Derby, followed by Toton in 1966 where it would remain until its final transfer to Tinsley in November 1986. Its career as a Tinsley engine was brief as it was withdrawn in February 1987 and moved to March for storage. In 1989 it was one of six Peaks (45111/25/26/36/46/48) transferred from March to Egginton to be used as dead-load vehicles by the Research Department at Mickleover. Eventually three years later 45148 had made its way to MC Metals at Glasgow, were it was broken up in April 1992. (Detailed info courtesy of: John Woolley Photos)

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR and standard lens.

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Taken in: UK / England / Westminster / Paddington (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1984

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