Date: 16/04/1979
Location: Middlesbrough - possibly the United depot
Chassis: Leyland National
Body: Leyland National
Vehicle Registration: WPT714R
Operator: United
Fleet no.: 3714
Service:
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Passing between Sugar Loaf Hill and Saltern Cove between Paignton and Churston, BR(W) 7800 Manor no. 7827 Lydham Manor powers up the bank working the 0925 ex-Exeter St David's stopper, strengthened for the summer season.
7827 is working the 1045 to Kingswear. This was a hotter day than the previous but the sea breeze is still cool enough to provide exhaust. Pole shot. 22/07/2026.
SNCF's 63837 sits in the line of 36 stored BB63500's in Road 1 of the Sotteville Graveyard.
63837 was built by Brissonneau & Lotz and delivered into service with SNCF on 24/12/1963.
It was first logged in the Graveyard on 29/08/2010, having been moved over from its home depot next door at Sotteville.
The 580 strong BB63500s were built for over 15 years between 1956 and 1971.
Most of the class are withdrawn, though a few were rebuilt in the early 2010s as BB64600s and are still active in 2026.
Quite a few in this Road 1 line were included in these lucky ones. But not 63837.
It wasn’t officially withdrawn until 25/06/2011, (after our visit).
63837 may have supplied parts to the ones who were converted to BB64600’s, or be deemed too much work to modernise.
It was last sighted at the Graveyard in August 2012.
Unfortunately, many scrapyard convoys were not seen by French railway enthusiasts, or they were not able to get the loco consist numbers.
So, I am uncertain which scrapyards 63837 went to, but probably scrapped in 2012.
NB: The 3 approved asbestos removal scrapyards at the time are in the album info section.
Any confirmation, of extra details for my database, is greatly received 🙏 🙏