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'Crewe DRS Depot Openday 2016'
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DRS Gresty Depot Open Day
Saturday 23rd July 2016
 
Class 55 and class 40 and class 37
 
Class 55 and class 40 D213 ‘Andania’.and class 37 at the DRS Gresty Bridge Depot Open Day in 2016
 
Direct Rail Services class 57007
 
Direct Rail Services class 57007 at the DRS Gresty Bridge Depot Open Day in 2016
 
Direct Rail Services class 57301
 
Direct Rail Services class 57301 at the DRS Gresty Bridge Depot Open Day in 2016
 
Direct Rail Services (DRS) class 57310 Pride of Cumbria
 
Direct Rail Services (DRS) class 57310 'Pride of Cumbria' inside the shed at the DRS Gresty Bridge Depot Open Day in 2016. There was a lot of people trying to Cab this 57.
 
Direct Rail Services have taken over the Virgin Thunderbirds.
 
This locomotive was Virgin class 57310 'Kyrano'.
 
'Kyrano' was the father of Tin-Tin and a man servant to the the Tracy household in Thunderbirds TV shows .
 
The Virgin train class 57s Thunderbirds had Dellner couplings fitted in order to rescue Pendolinos and Virgin Super Voyagers. The Class 57's were re-manufactured from class 47s by Brush Traction at its Loughborough works between 1998 and 2004. Class 57s have re-conditioned EMD engines and traction motors from Class 56s.
 
The class 57 Thunderbirds were given names by Virgin, from the Thunderbirds TV show's. Only class 57307 'Lady Penelope' has keep its Thunderbird nameplate.
 
Direct Rail Services class 57007
 
Direct Rail Services class 57007 at the DRS Gresty Bridge Depot Open Day in 2016
 
 
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