Having deposited its train in Toton north yard, 44004 returns to go to the fuelling point. It awaits access into the depot under the A52 road bridge. Notice the impressive dent on its nose cone, I wonder what caused that? It has been reported that on 19.09.79 that 44004 was hauling the 08.55 Bescot to Toton freight when it derailed between Pleck Junction & Walsall, the locomotive and two wagons came off the rails so this dent could have been inflicted then, it was only two months previous to this picture being taken.
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