While the official withdrawal dates for 55003/6/9 was 20/9/93, the
actual withdrawal dates were:
55003 10/8/93
55006 6/9/93
55009 6/9/93
Likewise the official date for 55012 was 10/1/94, although it was
actually withdrawn on 22/12/93. 55000/3/6/9/12 were noted stored at Gloucester in
January 1994, not far from where they were built. 55003/6/9/12 moved to store
at Blackpool 2/94, and by 19/9/95 they were at MC Metals for asbestos checks -
before entering preservation vehicles that had been asbestos stripped by Vic
Berrys still had to be inspected for asbestos at MC Metals as the original paperwork
could not be found.
