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Naming of EWS 37 413 at Bo'ness
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After 28 years of railtour operation it was very pleasing for the Society to be recognised in this manner.
37 413 was withdrawn from service early in 2000. In July 2000 the locomotive was returned to service on the North Wales Coast line, but without the nameplates. Following a serious failure in December 2000 the locomotive was withdrawn again.
On 31 March 2001 SRPS Railtours volunteers were pleasantly surprised when 37 411 coupled onto the train bearing The Scottish Railway Preservation Society nameplates. 37 411 hauled a special charter between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. 37 411 hauled several SRPS Railtours during 1999 & 2000 carrying its previous name Ty Hafen. When the locomotive was based at Cardiff Canton, it was named after a hospice in South Wales. Following its transfer to Motherwell these nameplates were removed and auctioned in aid of the hospice. On 28 August 1999 the railtour from Dunbar to Kyle of Lochalsh was double-headed throughout by 37 411 Ty Hafen and 37 413 The Scottish Railway Preservation Society. During 2003 and 2004 the locomotive worked service trains over the Settle & Carlisle Railway and was then transferred to South Wales. In 2005, when it was repainted in green livery, the nameplates were removed. |
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