Image 40187, awaiting attention & 253031, awaiting delivery, Crewe Works
40187, awaiting attention & 253031, awaiting delivery, Crewe Works
40187, awaiting attention & 253031, awaiting delivery, Crewe Works The old and new order stand side-by-side at Crewe Works. In the background, HST set 253031 looks complete and ready to be released into traffic. Indeed, this happened a week after this picture was taken with it moving to the Western Region for use on the west of England services. This HST set had power cars 43131 and 43132 at either end, my records do not show which one is seen in this image. In the foreground, 40187 is being heavily 'cabbed', I am unsure if this was official or just that the doors had been left unlocked and a bit of opportunism ensued? The 40 had completed a spell at Crewe during the spring receiving classified repairs. Unfortunately, some four months later it is seen back again for 'rectification repairs'. These repairs took some time being not completed until February 1980. 40187 survived in traffic for another two years until August 1981 withdrawn at Stratford succumbing to bogie fractures, a problem that plagued so many of the class. Keywords: 40187 253031 Crewe Works
40187, awaiting attention & 253031, awaiting delivery, Crewe Works The old and new order stand side-by-side at Crewe Works. In the background, HST set 253031 looks complete and ready to be released into traffic. Indeed, this happened a week after this picture was taken with it moving to the Western Region for use on the west of England services. This HST set had power cars 43131 and 43132 at either end, my records do not show which one is seen in this image. In the foreground, 40187 is being heavily 'cabbed', I am unsure if this was official or just that the doors had been left unlocked and a bit of opportunism ensued? The 40 had completed a spell at Crewe during the spring receiving classified repairs. Unfortunately, some four months later it is seen back again for 'rectification repairs'. These repairs took some time being not completed until February 1980. 40187 survived in traffic for another two years until August 1981 withdrawn at Stratford succumbing to bogie fractures, a problem that plagued so many of the class. Keywords: 40187 253031 Crewe Works


The old and new order stand side-by-side at Crewe Works.

In the background, HST set 253031 looks complete and ready to be released into traffic. Indeed, this happened a week after this picture was taken with it moving to the Western Region for use on the west of England services. This HST set had power cars 43131 and 43132 at either end, my records do not show which one is seen in this image. In the foreground, 40187 is being heavily 'cabbed', I am unsure if this was official or just that the doors had been left unlocked and a bit of opportunism ensued? The 40 had completed a spell at Crewe during the spring receiving classified repairs. Unfortunately, some four months later it is seen back again for 'rectification repairs'. These repairs took some time being not completed until February 1980. 40187 survived in traffic for another two years until August 1981 withdrawn at Stratford succumbing to bogie fractures, a problem that plagued so many of the class.