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The Nene Valley Railway
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Diesel Gala October 2007
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D8007 and D 8137
Two class 20s with D8007 and Class 20 as D 8137 at Orton Mere station on the Nene Valley railway in October 2007
These Type 1 locomotives were ordered under the British Railways Modernisation Plan. They were classified as Class 20 later. The initial order was for only 20 engines in 1956, this was added to and 228 locomotives were built in the end.
They often ran in pairs, more than on their own, with the cabs on the outer ends of the pair. This gave the driver a better view.
They were used on freight all week. On summer weekends they were used on seaside trips. Nottingham to Skegness trains used pairs of 20s in the 1970s.
The pair of class 20s are coming into Orton Mere station from Wansford.
Class 20 007 as D8007 at Wansford Oct 2007 and Class 20 as D 8137
This class 20 007 was based at The Great Central Nottingham. This class 20 was built in 1957 by English Electric at its Vulcan foundry. It is in British Railways green but with no yellow warning panels as it was when new
Class 20 as D 8137 also at Wansford and Class 20 007
Class 20 (D 8137) a Diesel Electric Locomotive is privately owned and was from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. This class 20 was built in 1966 by English Electric at Newton-le-Willows. The locomotive is in British Railways green, with the first small yellow warning panels, later replaced with full yellow ends
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