D8598
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D8598 arrived at the Railway Technical Centre (RTC), Derby in the Spring of 1972 as a replacement for D8512. Although based at the RTC D8598 does appear to have spent a considerable amount of time on the southern half of the West Coast Main Line. Like D8512, D8598 was regularly to be found at Wilmslow, where it is understood the RTC had an outstation, in the company of Test Coach "Hermes"(RDB975081) and also at Willesden, Crewe Electric and Longsight Depots. It would also appear to have also been used regularly with Test Coach "Mentor" (ADB975091) and Test Coach "Mercury" (RDB975280). Use elsewhere appears to have been extremely limited although in August 1972 D8598 visited Swindon Works to collect an overhauled "Hermes". The RO (p.135 4/73) also records that on 13th February 1973 D8598 was worked north from Kingmoor to Slochd summit along with "Hermes" to enable A.P.T. transponders to be tested under snow conditions. The report does not make it clear whether this move was made under its own power or not. Subsequent to this D8598 appears to have spent a prolonged period in Derby Works from where it was not relaesed until late 1974. D8598 appears to have been taken out of use at the RTC during 1978 and left that Autumn for Glasgow Works where it was scrapped.
Please submit any sightings you may have made of D8598 from 1972 until 1978 to Peter Hall. Those of it at locations on the West Coast Main Line will be of particularly help in better understanding how much of its time was spent there. Observations made elsewhere might reveal that it saw use away from the overhead electrified lines of the London Midland Region. .
Sightings for D8598
Loco | Location | Date | Seen by |
D8598 | Polmadie Depot | 03/01/1972 | p.113 3/72 RO |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 31/03/1972 | p.212 6/72 RO |
D8598 | Longsight Depot (+ D8512) | 00/04/1972 | Mark Bartlet |
D8598 | Wilmslow (+ 'Hermes'stabled) | 00/05/1972 | Traction Annual 2009/10 p.38 |
D8598 | Longsight Depot (+D8512) | 03/06/1972 | p.443 8/72 RM |
D8598 | Longsight Depot (+D8512) | 05/07/1972 | p.320 9/72 RO |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 09/08/1972 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Swindon Works (collecting "Hermes") | 16/08/1972 | p.14 01/73 RO |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 21/08/1972 | runtheredline |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 22/08/1972 | David Ball |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 10/09/1972 | Trevor Roots |
D8598 | Willesden Depot | 29/09/1972 | p.438 12/72 RO |
D8598 | Willesden Depot | 01/10/1972 | Guy Tritton |
D8598 | Willesden Depot | 04/10/1972 | p.438 12/72 RO |
D8598 | Crewe (+test coach) | 30/10/1972 | p.105 2/73 RM |
D8598 | Swindon (+test coach?) (downside, west of station) | 31/10/1972 | Nick Lawford |
D8598 | Derby Works | 18/03/1973 | Tom Bartlett |
D8598 | Derby Works (Klondyke sidings) | 15/04/1973 | p.192 6/73 RO |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 20/05/1973 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby Works (Klondyke sidings) | 10/06/1973 | p.272 8/73 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works (Klondyke sidings) | 05/08/1973 | p.341 10/73 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works | 25/08/1973 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby Works | 25/08/1973 | Phil Dawkins |
D8598 | Derby Works (Klondyke sidings) | 11/11/1973 | p.10 1/74 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works (Erecting shop) | 24/02/1974 | Rail Online |
D8598 | Derby Works (Erecting shop) | 10/03/1974 | p.157 5/74 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works (Works yard) | 21/04/1974 | p.201 6/74 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works (Test house) | 12/05/1974 | p.238 7/74 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works (Test house yard) | 23/06/1974 | p.273 8/74 RO |
D8598 | Derby Works | 30/06/1974 | Guy Tritton |
D8598 | Derby Works (Erecting shop) | 04/08/1974 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Derby Works (Erecting shop) | 04/08/1974 | Roy Hennefer |
D8598 | Derby Works | 31/08/1974 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Derby Works | 31/08/1974 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby Works | 22/09/1974 | Tom Bartlett |
D8598 | Derby Works (Test house area) | 20/10/1974 | p.420 12/74 RO |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 14/11/1974 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Longsight Depot (+'Hermes') | 17/11/1974 | p.13 1/75 RO |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 02/02/1975 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | passing Longsight (+'Hermes') | 14/02/1975 | Richard Clayton |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 29/03/1975 | Bob Stone |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 26/04/1975 | Mike Martin |
D8598 | Wilmslow (+'Hermes') | 14/07/1975 | Ed Mann, Richard Clayton |
D8598 | Wilmslow | 16/07/1975 | Richard Clayton |
D8598 | Wilmslow (+test coach) | 23/07/1975 | Richard Boyd |
D8598 | Wilmslow (+test coach) | 30/07/1975 | p.318 10/75 RO |
D8598 | Longsight Depot | 11/08/1975 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 16/06/1976 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 21/06/1976 | Gerry Desmond |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 28/06/1976 | Gerry Desmond |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 14/07/1976 | Richard Clayton |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 15/07/1976 | Gerry Desmond |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 26/07/1976 | Gerry Desmond |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 09/08/1976 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 13/08/1976 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 04/09/1976 | Gerry Desmond |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 04/09/1976 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 10/10/1976 | Stewart Hookins |
D8598 | Longsight Depot (+'Hermes') | 06/11/1976 | Hugh Searle |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 27/11/1976 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 00/05/1977 | I M Pugh |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 24/06/1977 | Bob Stone |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 26/06/1977 | Bob Stone |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 09/07/1977 | Bob Stone |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 16/07/1977 | Bob Stone |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 10/08/1977 | A Ledwick |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 13/08/1977 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 10/09/1977 | Peter Hall |
D8598 | Derby Works | 24/09/1977 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 30/12/1977 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 18/02/1978 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 05/03/1978 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 01/04/1978 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 18/04/1978 | A Ledwick |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 07/05/1978 | John Simmonds |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 20/05/1978 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 17/07/1978 | A Ledwick |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 05/08/1978 | Paul Green, Kevin Allen |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 09/08/1978 | A Ledwick |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 12/08/1978 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 18/08/1978 | Roger Beattie |
D8598 | Derby RTC | 22/09/1978 | Paul Green |
D8598 | Chesterfield, with S18521, hauled by 46027 | 07/10/1978 | Ed Mann |
D8598 | Rotherham Masborough, stabled with S18521 & 46027 | 08/10/1978 | Steve Hatton |
D8598 | Rotherham (+S18521) | 09/10/1978 | Trans Penine 23 (10/78) |
D8598 | Glasgow Works | 28/10/1978 | Kevin Allen |
D8598 | Glasgow Works | 16/12/1978 | David Wilson |
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