68646 - Late BR J68 - Plain Black Class 55 'Deltic'

68646 - Late BR J68 - Plain Black Class 55 'Deltic'BR J68 68646 was built in September 1912, part of the first batch of A. J Hills improved C72 Class, the final development of Holdens 0 6 0T classes. First numbered as 50 under the GER, then 7050 under the LNER, 68646 spent its life working the classic Buckjumper suburban services out of Stratford shed; firstly, on the Enfield Town and Chingford Jazz services and then in places such as North Woolwich, Palace Gates and Blackheath. 68646 was, along with

OOV - Pent Hood - Fitted - 1983 to 1988 - Pack K

Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated

A dwindling number soldiered on into the late 1970s and early 1980s

but the high arched

Fully sprung buffers

however their use extended beyond just the capital

Authentic livery

OLEO Buffers

a number of these have found their way in to a wide variety of places

Scale-sized and mounted snowploughs provided for customer to install

but that is another story…

Along with 19 other J69 locomotives