DB968003 (ex D8203)

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DB968003 was the only one of the former Class 15s not to have a spell away from GN and GE territory. It was photographed at Holloway Carriage Sidings, a location where one was regularly deployed, on 10th December 1973 David Mant

Converted to ETS generating unit in 1969 and used in the GN & GE areas. Scrapped at Colchester in 1981.

Sightings for DB968003

Loco Location Date Seen by
As D8203 Doncaster Works 27/07/1969 Peter Martin
As D8203 Doncaster Works 21/08/1969 Tom Dovey
As D8203 Doncaster Works 05/10/1969 Peter Martin
As D8203 Doncaster Works 12/10/1969 Philip Cartwright
DB968003 Doncaster Works 02/11/1969 Dave Mant
DB968003 Doncaster Works (station area sidings) 06/11/1969 Kevin Luke
DB968003 Cambridge UGL 13/11/1969 RO Page 30 1970
DB968003 Hornsey carriage sidings 30/11/1969 RO Vol. 40 No. 492 Feb 1970 p. 60 (bottom right)
DB968003 Doncaster Works (Photo) 13/12/1969 RM Page 155 1970
DB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 25/01/1970 Keith Gunner
DB968003 Hornsey Depot 03/05/1970 Guy Tritton, Philip Cartwright
DB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 30/07/1970 Robert Mullins
DB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 08/11/1970 Guy Tritton, Philip Cartwright
DB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 17/02/1973 Hugh Searle
DB968003 Holloway Carriage Sidings 10/12/1973 Dave Mant
DB968003 Colchester Depot 03/03/1974 Graham Taylor
DB968003 Holloway Carriage Sidings 28/05/1974 Keith Gunner
DB968003 Holloway Carriage Sidings 17/06/1974 Keith Gunner
DB968003 Stratford Depot 05/10/1974 Stewart Hookins
DB968003 Holloway Carriage Sidings 28/04/1975 Guy Tritton
DB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 29/06/1975 Peter Hall
DB968003 Holloway Carriage Sidings 04/10/1976 Paul Green
DB968003 Bounds Green Depot 17/11/1976 Peter Hall
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 02/07/1977 Tony Willmore
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 02/07/1977 Paul Green
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 26/07/1977 David Smallwood
ADB968003 Finsbury Park 08/08/1977 eastwestdivide
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 15/08/1977 Alan Lea
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 23/08/1977 Peter Hall
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 17/09/1977 Rail-Online.co.uk (photo)
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 19/11/1977 p.69 2/78 RO
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 28/12/1977 Paul Green
ADB968003 Finsbury Park Depot 19/02/1978 Paul Green
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 30/03/1978 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 02/04/1978 Steve Philpott
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 02/04/1978 Paul Green
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 01/05/1978 Paul Green
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 06/05/1978 Brian Robertson
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 03/06/1978 Kevin Luke
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 18/06/1978 Mark Nichols
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 03/07/1978 Jerry Glover
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 17/07/1978 David Smallwood
ADB968003 Stratford Depot 12/08/1978 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 08/12/1978 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 10/02/1979 Paul Green
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 11/02/1979 p.205 5/79 RO
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 24/02/1979 Graham Taylor
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 25/03/1979 Kevin Law
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 07/04/1979 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 28/05/1979 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 31/05/1979 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 14/07/1979 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 17/07/1979 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 15/08/1979 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 15/08/1979 Rail-Online.co.uk (photo)
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 19/08/1979 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 31/08/1979 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchhester Depot 08/09/1979 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 10/10/1979 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 17/11/1979 Paul Green
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 03/12/1979 Chris Tolley
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 11/01/1980 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 29/03/1980 Kevin Law
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 03/04/1980 Chris Tolley
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 28/04/1980 Martyn Hilbert
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 28/04/1980 RM Page 400 Aug 1980
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 03/05/1980 Kevin Watson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 27/05/1980 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 25/09/1980 Brian Cuttell
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 13/12/1980 Kevin Law
ADB968003 Colchester depot 21/02/1981 Paul Green
ADB968003 Colchester Depot 18/04/1981 Andrew Dodgson
ADB968003 Colchester Depot (Break Up) 09/10/1981 Rail Nov/Dec 81 page 50

 

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