One of my early 35mm colour transparencies using a “point and shoot” Hanimex Compact camera is this shot of 74001 standing in the yard adjacent to Eastleigh station, 27th August 1975.
Locomotive History
74001 was built at Doncaster works, entering traffic in February 1960 as E5015, a straight electric locomotive of Class 71. As part of the Bournemouth electrification scheme, ten class 71 locomotives were withdrawn and rebuilt between 1967 and 1968 at Crewe works into class 74 electro diesels with E5015 becoming the E6101. Under the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme it became 74001. Never as popular as the class 73 electro-diesels class 74 withdrawals commenced with 74002 and 74006 as early as June 1976 (less than ten years after rebuilding). The rest of the class were withdrawn en-mass in December 1977. 74001 was one of five class 74’s sold to the Bird Group at Long Marston for disposal, being being broken up in August 1978.
Re-edited 1st December 2015.
Hanimex Compact, Orwochrome UT18
Tags: 27th August E5015 E6101 74001 Hanimex Compact Orwochrome UT18
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74008 stands in the bay at Waterloo, 23rd October 1976.
Locomotive History
74008 was built at Doncaster Works, entering traffic in May 1959 as E5005, a straight electric locomotive of Class 71. As part of the Bournemouth electrification scheme, ten class 71 locomotives were withdrawn and rebuilt between 1967 and 1968 at Crewe works into class 74 electro diesels with E5005 becoming the E6108. Under the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme it became 74008. Never as popular as the class 73 electro-diesels class 74 withdrawals commenced with 74002 and 74006 as early as June 1976 (less than ten years after rebuilding). The rest of the class were withdrawn en-mass in December 1977. 74008 was one of five class 74’s sold to the Bird Group at Long Marston for disposal, being being broken up in August 1978.
Re-edited 23rd October 2016
Praktica LTL, High Speed Ektachrome
Tags: 23rd October E6108 74008 Praktica LTL High Speed Ektachrome Epson 4490
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