Electrical cubicle cleaning and refurbishment

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An important task has been to thoroughly clean and refurbish the electrical cubicle at no.2 end. This is not only good ‘housekeeping’ but is essential to help keep the electrical equipment reliable and free of dirt, dust and other contaminants during the refurbishment process, which will be important when the loco is re-commissioned back into service. New labels will be applied where necessary. click to continue reading

Milestone for the Group as 215 enters the new shed

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Just before 17:00 on Saturday 31st March, 37215 made a little bit of history when it became the first locomotive to enter Toddington’s new diesel shed following completion of tracklaying into the new facility during the afternoon, thanks to the GWR’s permanent way department. The loco was available to test the new trackwork as a result of undergoing ‘de-winterisation’, ‘warm up’ and testing for the season’s programme of driver experience trains on the GWR’s northern section. Following the successful test, 215 was shut down and berthed in its new home.

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37215 gently rolls to a halt at the end of the new diesel shed and becomes the shed's first resident following a successful test of the newly installed trackwork.

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