ODA - EWS Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack F CDA China Clay Regional Railways livery

Regional Railways livery

Initially branded ‘Intercity’

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EWS offered several locomotives for sale and 66250 was acquired by GBRF in 2017 and was allocated the new number 66789

This scheme would later become known as ‘Laira blue’ or ‘Departmental blue’ and was also briefly applied to 50037 in 1990 and then to 50008 in 1991

ODA - EWS Maroon/Yellow - Triple Pack F CDA China Clay Regional Railways liveryIn the early 1980s, British Rail's shift to an air braked network created logistical challenges for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whose depot sidings had sharp curves that could not accommodate newer, long wheelbase wagons. To solve this, 50 vacuum braked, 12 foot wheelbase "Pipe" wagons (built in 1961 under Lot 3335 to Diagram 1 462) were selected for conversion. Their drop sides were ideal for palletised loads. Modified at Shildon works in 1983