The driver of 82001 surveys the scene at Crewe whilst waiting for the station staff to finish loading/unloading parcels from its northbound working, 21st February 1976.

Locomotive History
82001 was originally E3047 and is one of a class of ten locomotives designed by the Metropolitan Vickers division of AEI (Associated Electrical Industries) and built by Beyer, Peacock and Company at their works in Gorton, Manchester. They were originally classified as AL2 and E3047 entered traffic in July 1960, allocated to Longsight MPD. The class had a tendency to catch fire and two (E3046 and E3055) were damaged beyond repair in 1971 and 1966 respectively. The remaining eight locomotives were placed into storage in 1982 and the majority of these locomotives were withdrawn in July 1983 including 82001. It was broken up at Vic Berry, Leicester in March 1985.

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82001 arrives at Preston with a Manchester bound parcels train which it will hand over to 25060, 24th April 1976.

Locomotive History
82001 was originally E3047 and is one of a class of ten locomotives designed by the Metropolitan Vickers division of AEI (Associated Electrical Industries) and built by Beyer, Peacock and Company at their works in Gorton, Manchester. They were originally classified as AL2 and E3047 entered traffic in July 1960, allocated to Longsight MPD. The class had a tendency to catch fire and two (E3046 and E3055) were damaged beyond repair in 1971 and 1966 respectively. The remaining eight locomotives were placed into storage in 1982 and the majority of these locomotives were withdrawn in July 1983 including 82001. It was broken up at Vic Berry, Leicester in March 1985.

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A rather mediocre shot of 82003 on a West Coast Main Line express calling at Warrington Bank Quay, 23rd July 1976

Locomotive History
82003 was originally E3049 and is one of a class of ten locomotives designed by the Metropolitan Vickers division of Associated Electrical Industries and built by Beyer, Peacock and Company at their works in Gorton, Manchester. It entered traffic in August 1960. These ten locomotives were originally classified as AL2 and were numbered E3046 - E3055. They had a tendency to catch fire and two (E3046 and E3055) were fire damaged beyond repair in 1971 and 1966 respectively. The remaining eight locomotives were placed into storage in 1982 with 82003 being stored three months after seen here in January 1982. They were all withdrawn in 1983 including 82003. Five were broken up in 1984/85 but two, 82005 and 82008 were subsequently reinstated for use on empty coaching stock workings between Euston Station and Willesden and worked until 1987. 82003 was the third locomotive not broken up in 1984/85 but it was not reinstated instead it would slowly rot for ten years until eventually broken up at CF Booth, Rotherham in June 1993.

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82003 rests between duties at Euston, 13th March 1977.

Locomotive History
Originally E3049 it is one of a class of ten locomotives designed by the Metropolitan Vickers division of AEI (Associated Electrical Industries) and built by Beyer, Peacock and Company at their works in Gorton, Manchester. It entered traffic in August 1960. They were originally classified as AL2 and were originally numbered E3046 - E3055.They had a tendency to catch fire and two (E3046 and E3055) were damaged beyond repair in 1971 and 1966 respectively. The remaining eight locomotives were placed into storage in 1982 and the majority of these locomotives were withdrawn in 1983 including 82003. Five were broken up in 1984/85 but two, 82005 and 82008 were subsequently reinstated for use on empty coaching stock workings between Euston Station and Willesden and worked until 1987. 82003 was the third locomotive not broken up in 1984/85 but it was not reinstated instead it would slowly rot for ten years until eventually broken up at CF Booth, Rotherham in June 1993.

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82003 ambles through Crewe light engine, 12th September 1981.

Locomotive History
82003 was originally E3049 and is one of a class of ten locomotives designed by the Metropolitan Vickers division of Associated Electrical Industries and built by Beyer, Peacock and Company at their works in Gorton, Manchester. It entered traffic in August 1960. These ten locomotives were originally classified as AL2 and were numbered E3046 - E3055. They had a tendency to catch fire and two (E3046 and E3055) were fire damaged beyond repair in 1971 and 1966 respectively. The remaining eight locomotives were placed into storage in 1982 with 82003 being stored three months after seen here in January 1982. They were all withdrawn in 1983 including 82003. Five were broken up in 1984/85 but two, 82005 and 82008 were subsequently reinstated for use on empty coaching stock workings between Euston Station and Willesden and worked until 1987. 82003 was the third locomotive not broken up in 1984/85 but it was not reinstated instead it would slowly rot for ten years until eventually broken up at CF Booth, Rotherham in June 1993.

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