Classes 58 and 59

5th June 2007

Like the 56s, basically freight locos, which might mean that unless you happened to see them a lot at your local station, then you might not see the appeal. This might actually go some way to explaining their following, as I seem to recall that the first time I saw a 58 at Ripple Lane after they'd been exiled from the north, it was a thrilling sight! Top bashes? 58043 from Peterborough to Finsbury in their dying months in 2002, and 59203 past my house in Bournville in 2007.

59103 & 33021 prepare to depart Waterloo on 5th January 1992 with the "Solent & Wessex Wanderer". 1168x797 59103_bmp.jpg	59104 arrives at Ely on September 14th 1991 with the 1445 Kings Lynn - Cambridge, run in connection with the Cambridge Open Day. 1166x795 59104_bmp.jpg	In rather poor weather conditions, 59201 arrives at Birmingham International on 13th December 2008 with the "Lancs Links". 2816x2112 59201.jpg	59203 brings the "Retro Retracer" into Birmingham New Street on May 28th 2007. 1188x801 59203_bmp.jpg
59204 at Bishops Lydeard, awaiting the arrival of 59103, before the pair worked to Minehead with the "West Somerset Diesel Gala" tour on May 8th 2004. 1154x795 59204_bmp.jpg	59205 on the blocks at Paddington on 13th June 2009 after arriving with the empty stock for the "Thames Towy" tour. The loco top and tailed with 59206 on the trip, working the highly enjoyable section from Carmarthen to Tondu. 1600x1200 59205.jpg	59206 at Oxford on April 30th 2005, with the "Thames Trader". 1190x794 59206_bmp.jpg