NCB North West - HE3823 - Warrior - DCC Sound Subclass_Mk5 24129 - CIE Bauxite

24129 - CIE Bauxite

this locomotive was one of several to retain its desert sand livery with the addition of LNER numerals

Six years later it also became the last Type 3 to carry Regional Railways livery and it was switched off in July 2000

HHPI operated 29004 in Germany until 2020 when they upgraded their fleet to Stadler Euro Dual type locomotives and the class 66 fleet were displaced

Horn position: top of nose

NCB North West - HE3823 - Warrior - DCC Sound Subclass_Mk5 24129 - CIE BauxiteNew to the NCB in September 1954, 3823 was allocated to the North West division, initially at Walkden Railways in Lancashire. It was fitted with a Giesl ejector and underfeed stoker sometime in 1966 before transferring to Bickerhsaw Colliery in Leigh and allocated the rather catchy number 63 000 432. Here it worked until withdrawal in 1983 although for the last couple of years carried the unofficial name of Fred chalked on the tank sides, along with a