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Eastleigh 100 Open Day 23rd May 2009

                                                    Ruston & Hornsby Class 07 07007

                                                                   Class 08 08 842

                                                 English Electric Class 20 20 110

                                       English Electric Class 20/3 20305, 20314

                                              British Railways Class 25/3 D7612

                                                    Brush Type 2 Class 31 31 108

                                              BRCW Class 33/0 33002 'Sea King'

                                          BRCW Class 33/1 33 103 'Swordfish'

                                               English Electric Class 37/0 37059

English Electric Class 37/4 D6990/37 411 'Caerphilly Castle/Castell Caerffili'

                                                 English Electric Class 37/7 37 706

                        British Rail Type 4 Class 45 45 060 'Sherwood Forester'

                              Brush Type 4 Class 47/4 47 580 'County of Essex'

                                 Brush Type 4 Class 47/7 47712 'Pride of Carlisle'

                                    English Electric Class 50 50 026 'Indomitable'

                                      English Electric Class 50 50 135 'Ark Royal'

                                   Western Class 52 D1015 'Western Champion'

               English Electric Type 5 'Deltic' Class 55 55 022 'Royal Scots Grey'

                          General Motors Class 59 59 001 'Yeoman Endeavour'

               General Motors Class 59/2 59206 'John F. Yeoman Rail Pioneer'

                                                   General Motors Class 66 66730

                                              Class 73/0 JA Electro-Diesel 73 006

          Class 73/1 JB Electro-Diesel 73109 'Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary'

• An unabashed display of colourful liveries, all expertly applied, was a significant feature of the splendid Eastleigh 100 display, although by a sad coincidence the event coincided with the closure of another major depot with a great history, namely Old Oak Common. These diesel and electro-diesel locomotives are shown in order of TOPS classification and not every example seen at the display could be included on a single page. Some of these locomotives are owned privately by preservationists and others are in current active service. It was very much to the credit of the organisers that every exhibit had been positioned so that it could be photographed essentially unobstructed either by other locomotives or the large number of visitors. Despite their efforts there do appear to have been reports of selfish behaviour by certain photographers and there was really no excuse for their alleged rudeness, particularly as one of the most important prerequisites for a good photographer is patience. It is sometimes difficult to avoid getting in the line of fire, particularly when there are cameras pointing at you from all directions, but on no occasion was it necessary to do anything other than wait when taking pictures of these inanimate objects. With very few exceptions most of the many thousands of visitors were polite and considerate and simply enjoying a very interesting day out. With the exception of the fictitious 'Loadhaul' livery oddly applied to 50 035 (50 135!) 'Ark Royal' all of the above colours would appear to have been legitimately carried during the service life of these locomotives. The presence of high intensity headlights is a necessary modification for compliance with modern health and safety regulations. The Class 37 locomotives in particular have received many modifications to their superstructure, the most noticeable of which is the plating covering their original headcode displays - indeed all of the above examples show distinct differences. The vintage Class 08 locomotive (originally D4010) was not part of the display as it was actively performing its duties in the yard by Eastleigh Station. Some of these locomotive designs have been hugely successful and they had very lengthy service lives prior to the mass importation of the standardised General Motors Class 66. There are still a number of 08 shunters in regular use even though the design dates back to 1953, and the adoption and refurbishment of some of the older locomotives by private companies has significantly extended the active life of a select number of Class 20 (built from 1957), 33 (1960), 37 (1961), 47 (1962) and 73 (JA 1962, JB 1965) locomotives. Indeed such is the ubiquity of the latter that comparatively few Class members have actually been scrapped, with many locomotives finding their way to preserved railways. The most surprising omission from this display was the out of favour Class 60, perhaps because only nine of the 100-strong Class are still in DB-Schenker service. It must be hoped that the National Railway Museum would consider this British-designed locomotive to be of sufficient importance for an example to be included as a future part of the National Collection.

• It should be noted that preserved locomotives undergo significant periods of inactivity for maintenance and the appearance of photographs of any particular example on these pages does not necessarily mean that it is currently operational. Newly restored locomotives may be used as replacements, locations or ownerships may change and if a locomotive undergoes a heavy overhaul it may be out of action for several years. This process is immensely expensive and labour-intensive and preserved railways always require significant financial assistance from visitors and benefactors, so any contributions towards the uptake of these marvellous machines will always be welcomed by their owners.

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