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  • 59001 Yeoman Endeavour returns to original-style livery ahead of Severn Valley Railway diesel gala

    59001 Yeoman Endeavour returns to original-style livery ahead of Severn Valley Railway diesel gala

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    AS REVEALED by Railways Illustrated last year, 59001 Yeoman Endeavour, the first Class 59 – and first General Motors loco in the UK – has been repainted back into its original silver and blue livery. Now owned by Heavy Haul Rail, the repaint on 59001 was undertaken by Arlington Fleet Services in early May and…

  • Arlington repaints LSL 37/5 in ‘Blackberry’ black

    Arlington repaints LSL 37/5 in ‘Blackberry’ black

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    THE FIRST Locomotive Services’ Class 37 to be painted in its favoured blackberry black livery, 37521, was outshopped from Arlington Fleet Services in early April. 37667 Flopsie is also at Eastleigh and expected to emerge in the same livery. Both were in BR Green with their D6817 and D6851 numbers. The livery has already been…


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