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20 905 and 20 901 work 6J09 north through Huntingdon, on February 20th 2025.

TOPS info:-
20905 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG
20901 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG.

20 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D8325, entering service in 1967.
D8325
Polmadie 25/11/1967
Eastfield 04/1968
Haymarket 05/1969
Allocation recoded 64B to HA 05/1973
Renumbered 20225 09/1974
Eastfield 07/1987
Immingham 05/1988
Toton 07/1988
Store 06/01/1989
Sold to Hunslet Barclay, Kilmarnock for private use as a weedkilling train loco and moved to ML, where it was noted 9/2/89, and to M C Metal Processing, Springburn Works,
Glasgow on 10/2/89 for asbestos removal.
Named IONA 7/89
Headquarters Pool 16/07/1989
Renumbered 20905 22/08/1989
Withdrawn 14/09/1989
Headquarters Pool 22/09/1989
Reinstated 22/09/1989
Hunslet Kilmarnock 13/11/1994
Apparently sold to DRS and moved from Kilmarnock to DRS Carlisle Kingmoor depot 27/10/98
Nameplates removed around 10/98
Kingmoor Diesel 09/1999
Store 26/09/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 12/09/2003
Kingmoor Diesel 03/10/2003
Returned to Service 03/10/2003
Store 03/10/2003
Sold to Harry Needle Railroad Co. 11/04
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 02/02/2005
Returned to Service 02/02/2005
Leased to Cotswold Rail (from HNRC) on 23/11/05 for driver training and off lease to CR on 19/1/06. Went on hire to Advenza 25/4/06.
On hire from Harry Needle to Direct Rail Services 27/9/06, then KM - BH 27/11/06 and back to Harry Needle on 3/1/07 followed by a move from Barrow Hill to the East Lancs.
Railway, Bury by rail on 6/7/07.
Moved on to Lafarge, Hope on 18/8/07, and back to Barrow Hill on 25/9/07 then on loan to Cotswold Rail on 8/1/08. Moved to Long Marston 2/3/09, and taken to Derby from
LM on 29/6/09 and to RT Rail Ltd. 11/10/09.
To Harry Needle Railroad Company again 12/9/10. Sold to GBRf and BH - PG (Peterborough) 7/6/12.
Peterborough GBRf 07/06/2012.
Store 18/06/2019
The hire of the eight Cl.20s in pool GBEE to GBRf for moving LUL S-sets has now finished; stored at Barrow Hill 18/6/19, moved to Worksop 13/9/19, moved to Barrow Hill
29/5/20 then back to Worksop 25/7/20.
Named Dave Darwin at Barrow Hill on 23/11/19 by him, a complete surprise, to celebrate his 65 years of being a loco man.
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 30/10/2020
Name removed by 4/23
Returned to Service 15/05/2023
Headquarters Pool 11/03/2024.
Now owned by Balfour Beatty, Pool BBXX.

20 901 was built by RSH as D8101, entering service in November 1961.
D8101
Eastfield 22/11/1961
Polmadie 10/1968
Nottingham Division 02/1970
Polmadie 10/1971
Eastfield 03/1972
Allocation recoded 65A to ED 05/1973
Renumbered 20101 04/1974
Haymarket 05/1981
Motherwell 01/1983
Haymarket 07/1983
Store 10/1983
Motherwell 11/1984
Returned to Service 01/11/1984
Toton 03/1985
Withdrawn 27/11/1988
Sold to Hunslet Barclay, Kilmarnock for private use as a weedkilling train loco .
Toton 16/01/1989
Reinstated 16/01/1989
Moved from TO to Tyne Yard on 16/1/89, to Millerhill and onto Mossend Yard 17/l/89, and to M C Metal Processing, Springburn Works, Glasgow 18/1/89 for asbestos removal.
Released from MC and arrived at Kilmarnock 1/2/89 for modification.
Withdrawn 24/02/1989
Headquarters Pool 29/03/1989
Renumbered 20901 29/03/1989
Reinstated 29/03/1989
Named NANCY on 17/4/89. The nameplates were removed around 10/98.
Hunslet Kilmarnock 13/11/1994
Kingmoor Diesel 09/1999
Reinstated 09/1999
Apparently sold to BNFL at some time in 1998. Moved from Kilmarnock to DRS Carlisle Kingmoor depot 21/10/98 and to BNFL Sellafield 28/10/98.
Left England on Kosovo - Train for Life on 17/9/99 and arrived at Pristina Polje Station on 27/9/99 after travelling across Europe. Eventually returned by sea arriving at
Marchwood Military Port on 8/4/00. Moved by road to Carlisle about 15/4/00.
Kingmoor Diesel 12/05/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 12/09/2003
Store 12/09/2003
Sold to Harry Needle Railroad Co. in 11/04
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 02/02/2005
In the hire fleet and did not return to use until moved from Kingmoor on 15/6/05 by road, to the East Lancs. Railway, Bury, arrived 16/6/05.
Remained on the ELR until taken by
road to Corus Steel Works, Scunthorpe on 11/4/06 for driver and fitter training, then for hauling trains around the works complex.
Moved from Corus, Scunthorpe to Flixborough Wharf 11/9/06 for use, then back to Barrow Hill later and on to the East Lancs. Railway, Bury on 6/7/07, where it stayed until
moved to Lafarge, Hope on 18/8/07 for use.
Returned to Barrow Hill on 25/9/07 and on loan to Cotswold Rail on 8/1/08. Moved to Long Marston 20/3/09, and then to Derby on 29/6/09.
Sold by Harry Needle Railroad Company to RT Rail Ltd. on 11/10/09
Peterborough GBRf 07/06/2012
Store 18/06/2019
The hire of the eight Cl.20s in pool GBEE to GBRf for moving LUL S-sets has now finished; stored at Barrow Hill 18/6/19, moved to Worksop 13/9/19, moved to Barrow Hill
29/5/20 then back to Worksop 25/7/2
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 30/10/2020 E
Returned to Service 01/06/2021 E
Headquarters Pool 11/03/2024 E

Now owned by Balfour Beatty, in Pool BBXX.

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20 905 and 20 901 work 6J09 north through Huntingdon, on February 20th 2025.

TOPS info:-
20905 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG
20901 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG.

20 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D8325, entering service in 1967.
D8325
Polmadie 25/11/1967
Eastfield 04/1968
Haymarket 05/1969
Allocation recoded 64B to HA 05/1973
Renumbered 20225 09/1974
Eastfield 07/1987
Immingham 05/1988
Toton 07/1988
Store 06/01/1989
Sold to Hunslet Barclay, Kilmarnock for private use as a weedkilling train loco and moved to ML, where it was noted 9/2/89, and to M C Metal Processing, Springburn Works,
Glasgow on 10/2/89 for asbestos removal.
Named IONA 7/89
Headquarters Pool 16/07/1989
Renumbered 20905 22/08/1989
Withdrawn 14/09/1989
Headquarters Pool 22/09/1989
Reinstated 22/09/1989
Hunslet Kilmarnock 13/11/1994
Apparently sold to DRS and moved from Kilmarnock to DRS Carlisle Kingmoor depot 27/10/98
Nameplates removed around 10/98
Kingmoor Diesel 09/1999
Store 26/09/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 12/09/2003
Kingmoor Diesel 03/10/2003
Returned to Service 03/10/2003
Store 03/10/2003
Sold to Harry Needle Railroad Co. 11/04
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 02/02/2005
Returned to Service 02/02/2005
Leased to Cotswold Rail (from HNRC) on 23/11/05 for driver training and off lease to CR on 19/1/06. Went on hire to Advenza 25/4/06.
On hire from Harry Needle to Direct Rail Services 27/9/06, then KM - BH 27/11/06 and back to Harry Needle on 3/1/07 followed by a move from Barrow Hill to the East Lancs.
Railway, Bury by rail on 6/7/07.
Moved on to Lafarge, Hope on 18/8/07, and back to Barrow Hill on 25/9/07 then on loan to Cotswold Rail on 8/1/08. Moved to Long Marston 2/3/09, and taken to Derby from
LM on 29/6/09 and to RT Rail Ltd. 11/10/09.
To Harry Needle Railroad Company again 12/9/10. Sold to GBRf and BH - PG (Peterborough) 7/6/12.
Peterborough GBRf 07/06/2012.
Store 18/06/2019
The hire of the eight Cl.20s in pool GBEE to GBRf for moving LUL S-sets has now finished; stored at Barrow Hill 18/6/19, moved to Worksop 13/9/19, moved to Barrow Hill
29/5/20 then back to Worksop 25/7/20.
Named Dave Darwin at Barrow Hill on 23/11/19 by him, a complete surprise, to celebrate his 65 years of being a loco man.
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 30/10/2020
Name removed by 4/23
Returned to Service 15/05/2023
Headquarters Pool 11/03/2024.
Now owned by Balfour Beatty, Pool BBXX.

20 901 was built by RSH as D8101, entering service in November 1961.
D8101
Eastfield 22/11/1961
Polmadie 10/1968
Nottingham Division 02/1970
Polmadie 10/1971
Eastfield 03/1972
Allocation recoded 65A to ED 05/1973
Renumbered 20101 04/1974
Haymarket 05/1981
Motherwell 01/1983
Haymarket 07/1983
Store 10/1983
Motherwell 11/1984
Returned to Service 01/11/1984
Toton 03/1985
Withdrawn 27/11/1988
Sold to Hunslet Barclay, Kilmarnock for private use as a weedkilling train loco .
Toton 16/01/1989
Reinstated 16/01/1989
Moved from TO to Tyne Yard on 16/1/89, to Millerhill and onto Mossend Yard 17/l/89, and to M C Metal Processing, Springburn Works, Glasgow 18/1/89 for asbestos removal.
Released from MC and arrived at Kilmarnock 1/2/89 for modification.
Withdrawn 24/02/1989
Headquarters Pool 29/03/1989
Renumbered 20901 29/03/1989
Reinstated 29/03/1989
Named NANCY on 17/4/89. The nameplates were removed around 10/98.
Hunslet Kilmarnock 13/11/1994
Kingmoor Diesel 09/1999
Reinstated 09/1999
Apparently sold to BNFL at some time in 1998. Moved from Kilmarnock to DRS Carlisle Kingmoor depot 21/10/98 and to BNFL Sellafield 28/10/98.
Left England on Kosovo - Train for Life on 17/9/99 and arrived at Pristina Polje Station on 27/9/99 after travelling across Europe. Eventually returned by sea arriving at
Marchwood Military Port on 8/4/00. Moved by road to Carlisle about 15/4/00.
Kingmoor Diesel 12/05/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 12/09/2003
Store 12/09/2003
Sold to Harry Needle Railroad Co. in 11/04
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 02/02/2005
In the hire fleet and did not return to use until moved from Kingmoor on 15/6/05 by road, to the East Lancs. Railway, Bury, arrived 16/6/05.
Remained on the ELR until taken by
road to Corus Steel Works, Scunthorpe on 11/4/06 for driver and fitter training, then for hauling trains around the works complex.
Moved from Corus, Scunthorpe to Flixborough Wharf 11/9/06 for use, then back to Barrow Hill later and on to the East Lancs. Railway, Bury on 6/7/07, where it stayed until
moved to Lafarge, Hope on 18/8/07 for use.
Returned to Barrow Hill on 25/9/07 and on loan to Cotswold Rail on 8/1/08. Moved to Long Marston 20/3/09, and then to Derby on 29/6/09.
Sold by Harry Needle Railroad Company to RT Rail Ltd. on 11/10/09
Peterborough GBRf 07/06/2012
Store 18/06/2019
The hire of the eight Cl.20s in pool GBEE to GBRf for moving LUL S-sets has now finished; stored at Barrow Hill 18/6/19, moved to Worksop 13/9/19, moved to Barrow Hill
29/5/20 then back to Worksop 25/7/2
Staveley (Barrow Hill) 30/10/2020 E
Returned to Service 01/06/2021 E
Headquarters Pool 11/03/2024 E

Now owned by Balfour Beatty, in Pool BBXX.

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20905 (the ex 20225) plus 20096 stabled at the Doncaster West Yard Sidings by the Works.

HISTORY OF 20905:
20905 was built as D8325 by English Electric and delivered to BR’s Polmadie (66A) Depot on 07/02/1968 (Works No. E3708).

D8325 to D8327 were all delivered the same day. These were the final Class 20 batch, the first being built in 1957.

They were also part of a final batch (D8316 to D8327) built with electronic control systems for working MGR (Merry Go Round) coal trains from the Fife coalfields to the nearby Longannet Power Station.

D8325 was allocated to the following depots during its working life with BR:
Polmadie (66A) from 07/02/1968
Eastfield (65A) from April 1968
Haymarket (64B) from May 1969
Immingham (IM) on 15/05/1988
Toton from unknown date

In September 1974, it became 20225 under TOPS.

Soon stored from Toton's DCMN pool and withdrawn, in 1989, it was sold to Hunslet-Barclay for use on their weedkilling trains contract.

On 22/08/1989. after being modified at Hunslet-Barclay’s Leeds Works, it was re-classified as a Class 20/9 and renumbered to 20905. In September 1989, 20905 was named “Iona”, which it carried until September 1998.

When DRS won the contract in 1998, they bought the 6 Class 20/9s off Hunslet-Barclay.

But things looked grim for 20905. It never worked for DRS.

They initially stopped repair work and stored it unserviceable in October 2000.

On 23 October 2001, it was sent by road to Wabtec’s Doncaster Works (next door to this photo).

Finally released into traffic after almost 2 years at Wabtec, it was collected from Doncaster on 30 July 2003 and taken to Carlisle Kingmoor in full DRS livery.

Sadly, it needed further repairs. With expected repair dates getting pushed out, DRS once again gave up and stored it XHSS on 4 January 2004.

In early 2005, all the DRS Class 20/9s were sold to Harry Needle's HNRC.

In April 2005 it moved by road to Barrow Hill for TPWS fitment and repairs.

On 14 September 2005, HNRC had 20905 active for the first time in over 7 years.

HNRC used 20905 for stock moves, spot hire and long-term hire to GBRF over the next 13 years until 2018, when 20905 was stored at Barrow Hill.

It moved again for the first time in 5 years on 15 May 2023 for tyre turning in Leeds.

After repair, it was again sold, in January 2024 to Balfour Beatty who are using it on their Drain Train engineer train with 20901.

Considering how many times this loco has been out of use for many years, this is a great result for a loco that in January 2025 is in its 57th year 😊


HISTORY OF 20096:
20096 was built as D8096 by English Electric and delivered to BR’s Eastfield (65A) Depot on 26/10/1961 (Works No. E3002).

D8096 was allocated to the following depots during its working life with BR:
Eastfield (65A) from January 1961
Polmadie (66A) from January 1968
“Nottingham Division” (16D) from March 1970 (allocated to the area, but not a specific depot)
Polmadie (66A) from October 1971
Eastfield (65A) from March 1972
Tinsley (TI) from November 1978
Thornaby (TE) from unknown date

In April 1974, it became 20096 under TOPS.

20096 was stored from Thornaby's FMSY pool in June 1992.

After a few years in storage, bought by HNRC - Harry Needle Railroad Company and reactivated.
For the next 20 years, HNRC used it for various stock moves, spot hire and long-term hire to GBRF.

In February 2020, 20096 was sold to LSL - Locomotive Services Limited.

LSL have painted it in BR green and are using it for pretty much the same as Harry’s company did.

It is still active in January 2025 – not bad for a 63 year old loco 😊

BBXX Pool 20 901 and 20 905 are seen passing through Huntingdon, working 6J09 tonight (September 19th 2024).

20 901 was built by RSH as D8101, entering service in November 1961. She was renumbered 20 101 in April 1974, and to 20 901 in March 1989.

20 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D8325, entering service in November 1967. She was renumbered to 20 225 in September 1974, and to 20 905 in August 1989.

TOPS info:-

20901 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG
20905 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG.

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BBXX Pool 20 901 and 20 905 are seen passing through Huntingdon, working 6J09 tonight (September 19th 2024).

20 901 was built by RSH as D8101, entering service in November 1961. She was renumbered 20 101 in April 1974, and to 20 901 in March 1989.

20 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D8325, entering service in November 1967. She was renumbered to 20 225 in September 1974, and to 20 905 in August 1989.

TOPS info:-

20901 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG
20905 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG.

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BBXX Pool 20 901 and 20 905 are seen passing through Huntingdon, working 6J09 tonight (September 19th 2024).

20 901 was built by RSH as D8101, entering service in November 1961. She was renumbered 20 101 in April 1974, and to 20 901 in March 1989.

20 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D8325, entering service in November 1967. She was renumbered to 20 225 in September 1974, and to 20 905 in August 1989.

TOPS info:-

20901 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG
20905 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG.

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BBXX Pool 20 901 and 20 905 are seen passing through Huntingdon, working 6J09 tonight (September 19th 2024).

20 901 was built by RSH as D8101, entering service in November 1961. She was renumbered 20 101 in April 1974, and to 20 901 in March 1989.

20 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D8325, entering service in November 1967. She was renumbered to 20 225 in September 1974, and to 20 905 in August 1989.

TOPS info:-

20901 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG
20905 BBXX BH SGM 0 AG.

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Due to a problem with signalling near Bromsgrove, the 0Z20 was diverted via Worcester and Kidderminster, due to being held at Norton Junction, i was able to get to Norton, Worcestershire, in time to See the Balfour Beatty liveried 20901 and 20905 pass through working the 0Z20 13:00 Bristol Barton Hill Wagon Repair Depot to Barrow Hill Loco Inspection Point

Stabled at Barrow Hill on the 2nd March 2024 is 20905.

Locomotive History
20905 was originally D8325 and was built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry. It entered traffic February 1968 initially allocated to Polmadie transferring quickly Eastfield and then to Edinburgh Haymarket in May 1969 for Fife coal traffic. Renumbered 20225 under the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme its next transfer was nineteen years later when it left Scotland for Immingham in May 1988. Soon after arriving at Immingham it was withdrawn and was one of six class 20 locomotives sold to Hunslet-Barclay for weedkilling duties and renumbered 20905. It was used on these duties from 1989 – 1998 when the weedkilling contract passed to DRS and 20905 became part of the DRS fleet. In February 2005 it was sold to HNRC, it then moved on to GBRf and is currently (March 2024) along with 20901 being prepared for use with Balfour Beatty and was dispatched to Eastleigh a few days later for a repaint into Balfour Beatty colours.

Note that 20901 had one of her tail lamps lit.

12091, 12032, 12097, 11090, and 12064.

12091, 12032, 12097, 11090, and 12064.