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Class 20 'Choppers' in action At Great Central Railway 17,18 Oct 2020

The British Rail (BR) Class 20, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive. In total, 228 locomotives in the class were built by English Electric between 1957 and 1968, the large number being in part because of the failure of other early designs in the same power range to provide reliable locomotives. The locomotives were originally numbered D8000–D8199 and D8300–D8327. They are known by railway enthusiasts as "Choppers" Class 20 D8098 was built by English Electric/RobertStephenson & Hawthorns Ltd, Darlington in 1961, works No. 3003/8255. It was built in the pattern of the locomotives allocated to Scotland, with larger cab side windows and a cab recess for the automatic token catching equipment. D8098 was first allocated to 65A, Eastfield, Glasgow and received its TOPS number 20 098 in May, 1974 It was stored unserviceable in December, 1982 but a reprieve sent it to Crewe for a last overhaul, emerging from there in August, 1983. During this overhaul its cab recess for the token equipment was removed. D8098’s last depot was Thornaby (TE) and it was finally withdrawn in June, 1991 with a seized turbocharger. More Photos can be found here http://electricwolf.co.uk/Railways/St...