28th May 1995

 

Wearing the distinctive livery of Network SouthEast, No. 73136 is seen stabled outside the maintenance shed at Hither Green Depot. Named 'Kent Youth Music' at the time, this was one of six Class 73s treated in this scheme. In the run up to privatisation, this locomotive was repainted into 'Mainline' blue livery and became part of the EWS fleet. Happily, this locomotive is now in preservation. © David Glasspool Collection

28th May 1995

 

In April 1988, Stewarts Lane received official ''InterCity'' status, although the Business Sector's Gatwick Express service had been using the depot since the push-pull operation's inception on 14th May 1984. In 1994 the Gatwick Express operation became detached from the InterCity sector in the run-up to privatisation. As a result, the new shadow franchise received a modified InterCity livery, which incorporated a thinner red stripe and replaced the ''INTERCITY'' text and 'swallow' motif with the words ''Gatwick Express'' and a new logo. No. 73210 ''Selhurst'' is depicted at Stewarts Lane Depot on 28th May 1995 wearing the new scheme, with what is thought to be No. 73235 trailing behind. © David Glasspool Collection

 

8th February 2001

 

Wearing the early carnation of the EWS livery, No. 73128 is seen outside the refuelling shed at Hither Green depot on 8th February 2001. EWS inherited sixteen of these locomotives from British Rail, but with the arrival of the Class 66s from 1998 onwards, they became a comparatively small pool of locomotives and by the start of 2003, only three remained in service, the rest being in store. These locomotives had left EWS service by 2004, but happily this example, No. 73128, has been preserved. © David Glasspool Collection