Class 46 Peak 46021 (D158) displaying bodyside damage at Stratford TMD Open Day in July 1983
<b>Sat. 9th July 1983 Stratford TMD Open Day</b>
One of many excellent depot open days held in the 1980s :)

<b>Locomotive History for D158 / 46021</b>
D158 was new to service on 15/03/1962 and was allocated to Derby (17A) shed. It was renumbered as 46021 in 1974. Withdrawn after collision damage [seen in my other shot taken that day] on 16/01/1983 and eventually dismantled at Swindon Works in 1985.

<b>And a more detailed Locomotive History for D158 / 46021</b> 46021 was built at Derby works as D158, entering traffic in March 1962 and would spend its early years on Midland Main Line duties until becoming a Bristol engine in the early 1970’s. After eighteen years service it would fall victim to the mass storage of class 46 locomotives (at Swindon) at the end of the 1980 summer timetable. However at the end of 1981 an increased demand for Type 4 locomotives found the BR looking to the storage lines at Swindon for an answer and brought back into service were 46006/07/10/17/18/21/22/25/38/50/54. Although officially reinstated on the 29th November 1981 46021 did not leave Swindon works for Bristol Bath Road and an A Exam before re-entering traffic until the 17th December 1981. 46021 would survive in traffic for just over a year before being withdrawn again in January 1983. Following withdrawal it was towed to Stratford DRS as a source of spares before eventually arriving at Swindon works where it was broken up in June 1985. Detailed history courtesy of <a href="/photos/pics-by-john/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">John Woolley Photos</a> 

<b>Photos that were nearly lost to oblivion!</b>
The original slide was rescued from a box of 'duds' that I could never quite bring myself to throw away - now I am glad that I kept them ;)

Taken with a Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens. <b>Scanned from the original slide with minimal digital restoration</b>

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