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This is a section designed to show 40118 & 97408 in BR days and also at the start of its life in preservation.

Pictures of 40118 in BR Days - 4 pictures added 3 January 2007

Pictures of 97408 in BR Days - 3 Pictures added 3 February 2007

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Unless otherwise stated, all photos are copyright the credited photographers who have given permission for the society to use their work.  If you like the photos, please don't re-produce them without contacting the relevant photographer.

Pictures of 40118

A fine photo of 40118 leaving Manchester Victoria with 1P10 10.15 train to Blackpool on 1 November 1984.   This was a strange working as far as the engine was concerned in as much as it was seemingly allocated anything handy on the day - and sometimes it was a DMU turn.

This picture is from a collection of class 40 photos taken by Peter Tandy

40118 with "The Tyne Tees Explorer" at Eaglescliffe 17/03/83

This picture is from a collection of class 40 photos taken by Paul Donohoe

40118 on freight at Stockport (added 17 October 2006)

This picture from a collection of photos taken by John Law

Two pictures taken by Ian Kirk of 40118

40118 at Birmingham International in 1982 at the Motor show on an extra from Manchester

40118 at Llandudno Town on a return additional to New Street in 1983

Three Pictures taken by Alan Harrison of 40118

40118 at Birmingham New Street on 18 March 1984 having arrived on 1G60 at 11.45 and then running round prior to working 1H31

 40118 on 18 March 1984 at Stafford working the southbound 1G60 to Birmingham New Street

A fine photo by David Sallery of 40118 at Gronant on 22nd July 1984.  Plenty more can be found on his excellent site www.penmorfa.com

Photos taken at Vic Berry's yard 3 July 1988 (all shots Andrew Jones Collection)

40118 at Vic Berry's yard in July 1988	Number 1 cab drivers desk	Number 1 cab secondmans desk	40118 next to 40013	40118, with its departmental number showing
The Vic Berry Stack

 

Pictures of 97408

The Crewe rebuilding works of 1985 saw 40118 taken into departmental ownership and renumbered 97408.  Here Graham Close captures it resting in the bay at Crewe station in June 1985.

 

 

97408 outside Crewe taken on 19 June 1985 by Colin Frew

 

Sound Files

Audio of 40118 at Tyseley in 1967 departing on a train of short wheel base wagons.  This file was recorded by Nigel Morgan aged 11.  It streams as an MP3 file (1mb) (added 1/4/2006)

A class 40 on station duties - A class 40, probably 40 145 on station duties at Crewe.  This is an MP3 stereo file of 1.9mb.  Encoding by Colin Frew, added 23 October 2006.

 

Video Film

Film of 40118 at Vic Berry Scrap Yard, 3 July 1988 (film from Andrew Jones Collection) - streams in Real Player

 

Other Resources

TOPS History

British rails internal computer system, TOPS, was used to track the life of locomotives, what maintenance was done and present location.

From this system it is possible to learn about 40118 and its short life as 97 408.  

We have reproduced three of the final 97 408 Tops printouts which show on withdrawal 40118 had operated for 292 hours as 97408.  On withdrawal as 40118 in 1985 it had accumulated 4099 hours, giving 4391 hours since overhaul in 1982.

 

97408 waybill document from 28 October 1988.  Downloads as a PDF document (added 19/6/2006) - this is the 'wagon label attached to 40118 on its way to Tyseley

At its last overhaul the following work was undertaken;

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