DID YOU EVER WONDER why diesel locomotives got so dirty in the ‘fifties and ‘sixties? Handcleaning of steam engines had been all but abandoned by this time and the new-fangled diesels – many of them sharing the same filthy depots – weren’t treated any differently. There were a lot of things BR didn’t at first understand about diesels, and keeping them clean – internally and externally – was one of them. A handful of purpose-built diesel depots had washing plants, but these weren’t always very effective and they often broke down completely.
Weathering BR green diesels
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