Image D200, preserved, NRM
D200, preserved, NRM
D200, preserved, NRM D200 was delivered new to Stratford on 14.03.58 and was the first member of the class hauling its début on an express train from Liverpool Street to Norwich just over a month later on 18.04.58. Today, it takes many months of testing, commissioning and staff training before new stock enters service from delivery further emphasising what a rush British Railways were in at this time when they were dashing to eradicate steam. Towards the end of its life, as 40122 became to doyen of the class being repainted into green livery largely retained to haul enthusiasts specials well after the rest of its classmates had been withdrawn from service. It is seen here at the National Railway Museum undergoing some restoration. Keywords: D200 preserved NRM National Railway Museum
D200, preserved, NRM D200 was delivered new to Stratford on 14.03.58 and was the first member of the class hauling its début on an express train from Liverpool Street to Norwich just over a month later on 18.04.58. Today, it takes many months of testing, commissioning and staff training before new stock enters service from delivery further emphasising what a rush British Railways were in at this time when they were dashing to eradicate steam. Towards the end of its life, as 40122 became to doyen of the class being repainted into green livery largely retained to haul enthusiasts specials well after the rest of its classmates had been withdrawn from service. It is seen here at the National Railway Museum undergoing some restoration. Keywords: D200 preserved NRM National Railway Museum


D200 was delivered new to Stratford on 14.03.58 and was

the first member of the class hauling its début on an express train from Liverpool Street to Norwich just over a month later on 18.04.58. Today, it takes many months of testing, commissioning and staff training before new stock enters service from delivery further emphasising what a rush British Railways were in at this time when they were dashing to eradicate steam. Towards the end of its life, as 40122 became to doyen of the class being repainted into green livery largely retained to haul enthusiasts specials well after the rest of its classmates had been withdrawn from service. It is seen here at the National Railway Museum undergoing some restoration.