(15 Mar 2015, 9:47 pm)Dan wrote Is 4659 the one that used to be at Jesmond as a spare for the 685 before being carted off to Ashington? If so, that one was great on the 685... Seemed to have even more power than the 07-plates, that's for sure, and it was more comfortable with the fabric seats.
No that was the other one, 4653. 4659 was at Stockton til it was pinched (or gladly given away?) - I seem to remember we'd just got it running spot on before it left... The remaining 3 seem to like spending most of their time in the depot between the odd trip to Peterlee...