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Class 73 on the underground

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Old 15th August 2009, 22:54
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Class 73 on the underground

I was on the underground this morning, and I noticed a 73 with 73299 on the side at Farringdon. It was on the FCC side.

Nothing was in the written books I had on me at all.

Can somebody help me please???


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Old 16th August 2009, 10:48
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They work the test trains down there don't they?
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Old 16th August 2009, 10:54
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There were engineering works on there. Moving stuff around.
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Old 16th August 2009, 20:03
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It's an odd number though, Was it a GBRF loco? May have been 73209 Alison.
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Old 16th August 2009, 21:04
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It could have been. Similar colour and writing on.
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Old 18th August 2009, 10:50
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73209 sounds likely (although as I wasn't there it would be had for me to confirm anything). Engineering works that require mainline locos or test trains at Farringdon can only use 31s, 33s or 73s. No other locos are cleared to work through the tunnels there.
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Old 22nd August 2009, 20:08
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Perhaps they were privately owned locos with a sponsers lvery on the side moving about like preserved locos.
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Old 23rd August 2009, 07:15
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Definitely GBRf / NR class 73s on an engineering job. There were two in GBRf blue (possibly 73204/05, sorry not into number collecting) in Farringdon station around 8:30 and 73212 (yellow) / 73141 (First livery) at the east end of Barbican station. I do remember the latter two as a photo was taken of them
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Old 23rd August 2009, 09:41
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I'd say it was 209 that the OP saw then.
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