Hello,
Whilst out & about recently, I was thrilled to see a class 37 diesel locomotive pulling a lengthy train of redundant units that are destined for scrap or refurbishment, through Wolverhampton.
It knocked years off my age, seeing this, as the class 37s were constructed whilst I was still at school. Over three hundred were built, between 1960 to 1965.
They've gone through umpteen upgrades & mods over the decades, but to see one still doing what it was built for.
I was walking over the north end footbridge at Wolverhampton, when I heard the announcement to keep clear of the platform edge. My picture is through the footbridge glass, as I didn't have time to reach platform level.
The redundant stock was very heavy. Every other carriage is a power car, so the average weight will be between 30 & 40 tons each.