8750 Class - 9600 - BR Lined Black Early Emblem Freight Type_MGR Simply carefully remove the Deltic

Simply carefully remove the Deltic bodyshell and glue into place

It skipped the original EW&S branding entirely

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the group gaining permission to retain the locomotive in EWS colours

Following unloading and acceptance it worked its first train of HYA’s on the 13th November

8750 Class - 9600 - BR Lined Black Early Emblem Freight Type_MGR Simply carefully remove the Deltic9600 was the first loco from lot 352, which completed at Swindon in Feb of 1945. An engine that didnt have to travel far to its first allocation of Swindon shed! It moved to Bristol SPM (82B) in 1961 before moving on to South Wales. Withdrawn from Ebbw Junction (86B) and was withdrawn in September 1965. Luckily it was purchased by the national coal board and moved to Merthyr Vale Colliery where it would work until 1973. From here it was purchased by