The Southerners are coming, ED's in town
An unusual visitor to Scotland was a pair of former Southern Region class 73 electro-diesel locomotives. GBRf operate several members of the class in England and they had a contract to move a set of HST coaches. The 73's were utilised as they are fitted with buckeye couplers and Pullman rubbing plates and were used as translator vehicles as the coaches do not have buffers. It caused quite a stir amongst the Scottish gricers, so after going back to work following 25 days holiday I blagged another day off to go and see them!!! 1/11/2005
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