D445 | 50045 Achilles

Loco Specific Information
Built By	English Electric at The Vulcan Foundry
Build Number	3815 / D1186
To British Rail / To Service	18.10.1968 / 19.10.1968	D445
TOPS Renumbered	15.02.1974	50045
Time In Service	22 years, 1 month, 23 days	8,089 days
Engine Hours	9,864
Nameplate	Achilles	Fitted	12.04.1978

 

First Noted Working Found
Tuesday	28 July 1970	1S46 08:15 Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central	DH with 433

 

Works History & Service Working (Before & After)
1 — Crewe Works (1970)
1
	Before
	Works	Light Repair			Entry After 08.11.1970 / Release 24.12.1970
	After
2 — Crewe Works (1971)
2
	Before
	Works	Light Repair			Entry Prior 21.10.1971 / Release Prior 12.12.1971
	After
3 — Crewe Works (1973)
3
	Before
	Works	Intermediate			Entry Prior 20.05.1973 / Release 27.06.1973
	After
4 — Crewe Works (1974)
4	Before
	Works	Light Repair			Entry Prior 22.09.1974 / Release Prior 24.11.1974
	After
5 — Crewe Works (1976)
5
	Before
	Works	Light Repair			Entry Prior 31.10.1976 / Release 24.12.1976
	After
6 — Doncaster Works (1981)
6
	Before
	Works	Refurbishment			Entry 20.03.1981 / Release 30.08.1981
	After
7 — Doncaster Works (1985)
7
	Before
	Works	Intermediate			Entry xx.xx.1985 / Release 24.06.1985
	After

 

Last Passenger Duty (PD) / Last Working (LW)
PD	Thursday	20 September 1990	2V17 17:15 Waterloo - Exeter St Davids
LW	Thursday	20 September 1990	5V17 20:55 Exeter St Davids - Laira Depot (Empty Coaching Stock)

 

Post Service
Withdrawn	21.09.1990
Condemned	11.12.1990
Cut Up	04.1990	At	C F Booth, Rotherham

 

Identification Markings & Notes

Allocations / Sectors
Date	Area / Depot	Depot Code	Time Spent at Depot
xx.10.1968	Allocated to London Midland Stoke Division	D05
xx.05.1973	Allocated to Crewe Diesel	CD
07.02.1976	Reallocated to Laira	LA
	Sector Code		Sector
05.1987	RXXA		Parcels
09.05.1988	DCWA		Departmental Western Region
14.05.1989	NSSA		Network SouthEast - Solent & Sarum
20.05.1990	NWXA		Network SouthEast - West of England Reserve
21.08.1990	NWXC		Network SouthEast - West of England Reserve

Liveries
Date From		Notes
18.10.1968	Standard British Rail Blue
08.1981	Large Logo British Rail Blue, Grey Roof
	Network South East Revised, Dark Blue

Damage / Accidents

Photos
Standard British Rail Blue	Nameplate
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