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The locomotive is now at Bo'ness & Kinneil for further restoration work to be undertaken.

Pictured at Rothley on the Great Central Railway, 28th November 2006

Covered by tarpaulins, 26010 sits in the southern sidings at Pitsford & Brampton - 6th May 2005

02/03/05     FIRST SET OF LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATES CAST

A set of small worksplates for inside both cabs of the loco were collected yesterday, 1st March. These will be placed in the original site, one in each cab. Cast from gunmetal and measuring approximately 4"x3", they are as close a resemblance to the originals as possible. If anyone is interested, we also have a limited number of these for sale, please contact us for further information. All profits will go towards the continued preservation of the loco.

British Railways service

Click on the thumbnails to view 26010 in British Railways days. 11 photos currently in this collection. Grateful thanks to all the photographers who have contributed so far.

26010 at Inverness, 24/08/78 Photo Copyright S.Jones	26010 at Inverness, 24/08/78 Photo Copyright S.Jones	26010 at Carlisle Citadel, 21/04/83 Photo Copyright Pat & David Othen
26010 at Edinburgh Waverley, 03/10/85 Photo Copyright R.Chalmers	26010 at Edinburgh Waverley, 03/10/85 Photo Copyright R.Chalmers	26010 & 27050 head towards Haymarket from Waverley, 19/08/86 Photo Copyright L.Bolger http://gridler49.fotopic.net/
26010 at Eastfield MPD Photo Copyright P.Wright	26010 shunting at Eastfield Photo Copyright I.Hardy	26010 at Motherwell MPD, 03/10/87 Photo Copyright D.Burrell
26010 at Ayr MPD, 14/11/87 Photo Copyright R.Oswald	26010 at Eastfield MPD, 13/01/90 Photo Copyright R.Oswald

26010 at Ayr on 17th May 1986

26010 at Thornton Junction on 27th July 1986

Both above photos courtesy of Paul Appleby, BRLocos web site: http://www.brlocos.com

Preservation Days

The photographs below were taken at MC Metals in Glasgow whilst 26010 was there for asbestos removal. Other class mates present at the time included 26011, 26024 & 26038.

All photos copyright Martin Harris. (6 photos in this collection)

More photos below of 26010 which is currently at the Northampton & Lamport Railway. Repairs are required, particularly to the bodywork, prior to it returning to the Waverley Route. These repairs will be carried out by experts in the field, ensuring that when the locomotive returns to the Waverley Route it is in excellent condition.

26010 History & Technical details

Originally commissioned as D5310 in January 1959, it was sent new to 34B Hornsey for duties on Great Northern Lines suburban services from Kings Cross. However, it soon moved north to Scotland where it spent the rest of its working life.

Depot allocations were:

D5310 was a member of the original "Pilot scheme" batch of 20 locomotives ordered from Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company of Smethwick. The locomotive is also one of only two preserved examples to retain the original style of bogies with transverse leaf springs. 26010 arrived at the Northampton & Lamport Railway on 28th January 1995 and was started for the first time on July 14th 1995, operating its first train in preservation on 10th October 1998.

To help with this locomotive you should become a member of the Waverley Route Heritage Association, details for which can be found by clicking here.

Information on this page compiled with thanks to the Centre of Locomotion Numerology pages  http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~pandy/cl26.html, Northampton & Lamport Railway http://www.nlr.org.uk, and 6LDA locomotive group history pages http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/richardhowat/index2.htm where you can find more details about class 26s in service and in preservation.