Back on the (Empty) Beds

After 7 months in Brush, 92038 (formerly named Voltaire) returned to the beds this week - albeit confined to ECS duties. The loco has been in Scotland for a few weeks now, but has remained at Polmadie depot for testing of the new Mk.5s with this week being the first time it's ventured into Glasgow Central since June 2017.

038 is the first of the class to receive the modifications required for hauling the new Mk.5s and remains the only active loco with them at the time of writing. The most obvious mod is the new Dellner coupling, which can be viewed here.

Another notable post-Brush change is the removal of the tunnel rings and Crewe EMD plaque - 038 was the only 92 to retain them whilst painted in the CS Midnight Teal livery.

Done