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The Twilight of the Spoons
Wednesday, 11th February, 2004

EWS Railway is culling its fleet of locomotives. By then end of the financial year (31st March 2004) EWS is expected to have withdrawn its class 47, 37/0 and 56 fleet. So the days for these once common place locomotives is coming to an end.... probably!
wmv logo 47734 47734 leads 47750 on the 1Z14 Hither Green to Derby RTC, seen here at Radlett just south of Luton at about 15:15
47733 With the light disappearing very rapidly now 47733+793 pass Five Ways Junction, near Hendon North London with the 1Z20 Temple Mills to Derby RTC at about 17:05
47793 With the light disappearing very rapidly now 47733+793 pass Five Ways Junction, near Hendon North London with the 1Z20 Temple Mills to Derby RTC at about 17:05
47793 47793 brings up the rear. (It was dark and this is just a snap for historic reasons)

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