Here a light Class 37 is picking it's way through Bescot Downside as the loco heads for the diesel depot in the background. The engine is moving towards the camera and is on the Engine Release Line, just about to pass DT13 ground signal. The loco will stop clear of the points and after the driver has changed ends will move onto the depot from DT14 signal. A sister Class 37 can be seen on one of the depot maintenance roads. This view was taken in May 2002.
The Engine Release and the adjacent Arrival line have now been replaced by the new Through Sidings and all the ground signals have been removed.
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It was around this time that I wasnt spending so much time down Bescot and cannot accurately supply what numbers those 37s could be! I can see 897 and 678 on the scrap line and I dont ever remember seeing 31s on shed in 2002. That is well weird! thought all the scrap 31s had departed Bescot by that time?
I think the last scrap 31s went just before the yard alteration work started in 2004, they were shoved onto the depot from the storage one at a time. Im pretty sure they all went to Kingsbury.
A great viewpoint from up there...
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