Class 37/6 at Paddington

Boppy

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Class 37/6 at Paddington

« on: November 10, 2014, 10:43:58 »

Took a photo of this fine loco last Friday at Paddington.

Looks like it has a set of surveying equipment installed up front.

Boppy.


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Timmer

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Re: Class 37/6 at Paddington

« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2014, 16:42:01 »

A very rare visitor indeed. I think I'm right in saying that 37s haven't done any regular workings out of Paddington?


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4064ReadingAbbey

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Re: Class 37/6 at Paddington

« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2014, 17:36:08 »

Back in the 1960s Gerry Fiennes used pairs of them on some trains (Golden Hind? Red Dragon?) to improve the timings. I think he had his wrist slapped by the BRB^‡ because they didn't last long - a year or so at the outside.


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