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A Railwayman's View - BR Western Region by Peter Collins > West Country > LPPC DSL BW 0395

 

 

The photographs in this collection are from the West Country section of Peter Collins' Railwayman's View Book Volume One - BR Western Region.

LPPC DSL BW 0395 Sitting outside Laira Motive Power Depot’s maintenance shed on March 24th 1973 is Peak Class 45 number 137 named ‘The Cheshire Regiment’. When the digital age caught up with it, it was renumbered 45014 under TOPS. For many years these locos were dependable and successful motive power for the majority of West and North passenger workings, but sadly long life was not to be for 137 as it was involved in a fatal collision with Class 31 31436 at Chinley on 9th March 1986 and scrapped forthwith. 45014 had been taking 47334 to Buxton MPD to work stone traffic the following day, when a complete power failure caused signal failures in the Chinley area. When emergency power was restored some track circuits failed to operate correctly and 31436 hauling 1M42 from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly was routed wrong line at Chinley East Junction and hit the stationary 45 and 47 at 30mph. Both 45014 and 31436 were scrapped and tragically the Class 31 driver was killed. Keywords: BR, Western, Laira, Plymouth, Shed, Depot, Class 45, 137, 45014,'The Chesire Regiment', Peak
LPPC DSL BW 0395 Sitting outside Laira Motive Power Depot’s maintenance shed on March 24th 1973 is Peak Class 45 number 137 named ‘The Cheshire Regiment’. When the digital age caught up with it, it was renumbered 45014 under TOPS. For many years these locos were dependable and successful motive power for the majority of West and North passenger workings, but sadly long life was not to be for 137 as it was involved in a fatal collision with Class 31 31436 at Chinley on 9th March 1986 and scrapped forthwith. 45014 had been taking 47334 to Buxton MPD to work stone traffic the following day, when a complete power failure caused signal failures in the Chinley area. When emergency power was restored some track circuits failed to operate correctly and 31436 hauling 1M42 from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly was routed wrong line at Chinley East Junction and hit the stationary 45 and 47 at 30mph. Both 45014 and 31436 were scrapped and tragically the Class 31 driver was killed. Keywords: BR, Western, Laira, Plymouth, Shed, Depot, Class 45, 137, 45014,'The Chesire Regiment', Peak
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Sitting outside Laira Motive Power Depot’s maintenance shed on March

24th 1973 is Peak Class 45 number 137 named ‘The Cheshire Regiment’. When the digital age caught up with it, it was renumbered 45014 under TOPS. For many years these locos were dependable and successful motive power for the majority of West and North passenger workings, but sadly long life was not to be for 137 as it was involved in a fatal collision with Class 31 31436 at Chinley on 9th March 1986 and scrapped forthwith. 45014 had been taking 47334 to Buxton MPD to work stone traffic the following day, when a complete power failure caused signal failures in the Chinley area. When emergency power was restored some track circuits failed to operate correctly and 31436 hauling 1M42 from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly was routed wrong line at Chinley East Junction and hit the stationary 45 and 47 at 30mph. Both 45014 and 31436 were scrapped and tragically the Class 31 driver was killed.