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All photographs on this page were taken by and are the copyright of Andrew Smith unless otherwise credited.
One of the most important engineering schemes in Worcestershire in the 1970s was the 1973 re-signalling at Worcester. Click here for full details about this scheme.
1970.
There are no photographs in 1970.
1971
The last of the class 43 'Warship' diesel hydraulic locomotives were withdrawn at the end of September 1971. The last one recorded by the MIAC in use in Worcestershire was No.D855 'Triumph' on 21st September 1971.
There are no photographs in 1971.
1972
The use of 'Hymek' class 35 diesel hydraulic locomotives as banking engines on the Lickey Incline was coming to an end when Nos.D7004 and D7075 were photographed at Vigo with a loaded fuel oil train hauled by class 47 locomotive No.D1902. The train was photographed on 21st April 1972.
There two photographs were taken at CEGB Stourport Power Station on 24th June 1972. The top photograph shows English Electric/Dick Kerr built battery locomotive No.688 built in 1925. The locomotive was scrapped in 1984. The bottom photograph is of 'W.A. No.2' Peckett 1893 of 1936 which went for preservation in August 1977. CEGB Stourport was last industrial location in Worcestershire with working steam locomotives.
1973
'Hymek' class diesel hydraulic locomotive No.D7026 at Malvern Common on an evening express from Paddington to Hereford in September 1973.
1974
The early withdrawal from service of the class 35 'Hymek' locomotives resulted in a very poor decision to put Old Oak Common based Class 31 locomotives in charge of the express passenger services from London to Worcester and Hereford. The locomotives were grossly underpowered for these duties with the result that timekeeping became very poor. An unidentified member of the class has charge of the Hereford portion of service 'IC78' from London. The photograph was taken in February 1974.
'Peak' Class 46 diesel electric locomotive No.46026 (formerly D163) was the only one of the later batch of class 46 locomotives to carry a name as seen in this photograph taken at Defford on 16th April 1974. It carried the name 'Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry' and is seen at the head of a inter-regional express services with the headcode '1E88'.