BR 'Class 40' 1Co-Co1 diesel No. D204. Built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry in May 1958 and withdrawn in September 1984 as TOPS No. 40004.

Clean, light and airy were not adjectives usually associated with MPDs in 1963, but Stratford's newly erected diesel maintenance shed qualified! I can only assume that a complete lack of investment (as with their steam forebears) will see them fall into dereliction around 2060! Given that era's standard of materials, probably before...

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