Holyhead

English Electric Class 40 1Co-Co1 No. 40004, one of the ten pilot scheme locos that started life on the Great Eastern main line in 1958, draws a long train out of Holyhead container depot passing the passenger station and an arriving Met-Cam DMU. 40004 continued in main line use for a further three and a half years before withdrawal in September 1984 after twenty six years service. It was cut up at Crewe two years after that.

Location: Holyhead

Original line: Chester and Holyhead Railway

Photographer: Mark Bartlett

Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett

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Date: 15/03/1981

Image number: 35913


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