A Short History of 20 110
D8110 Outshopped at Buckfastleigh 1992 |
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Class Twenties, or English Electric type ones as they were then known were introduced by the British Railways Board In 1957. The First group was D8000 to D8128. The BRB then decided they preferred Clayton class 17s, so built a big batch of those. They were so unsuccessful that the decided to build another batch of 99 class twenties between 1965 & 67. These were numbered D8129 to D8199 & D8300 to D8329. They had detail differences such as roller blind route indicators instead of the steam style 'discs' and electronics were introduced into the power control circuits. Our two are from the earlier batch, chosen not least for there simplicity over the later ones.
20 110 was originally numbered D8110 and built in January 1962 in English Electric's 'Robert Steven Hawthorn' Factory at Darlington. It was first allocated to Glasgow's Eastfield Depot and was consequently built with the automatic token catcher recesses in the cab sides and the bigger cab side windows that the West Highland line required at the time. 20 110 spent most of it's life around the Glasgow and Edinburgh depots until 1986 when it left Scotland for Sheffield's Tinsley Depot. It then went on to Immingham, Toton and finally Bescot where it finnished it's BR service on Ballast trains on the 14th September 1990.
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20 110 at Toton as bought! | D8110 on a fitzgerald lighting train near Bodmin |
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D8110s restored cab | D8110 leaves Watchet, West Somerset |
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20s at Northwood Hills, LUL Metropolitan Line | D8110 at Riverford Bridge,Staverton Courtesy & © D.Lewis |
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