The onset of autumn has brought the annual reinstatement of the Class 20/3s but in even smaller numbers.
THE second half of September brought the yearly sight of shiny blue railhead treatment trains rolling out of York Works for deployment across the country, ready to do battle with the worst the autumn leaf fall can offer.
Accompanying this has been the annual return of the Direct Rail Services Class 20/3 fleet, the Type 1s being let out to play for a couple of months after spending the rest of the year warming a siding at Barrow Hill.
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LNER puts remaining â91s' into warm store
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Mk.1 Restaurant-Buffet (RBR) cars
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East West Rail funding go-ahead
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1990s âN' gauge Class 950
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