[Source:
Nick Catford]
24.jpg) By 1960 main-line diesel-yydraulics were handling many of the principal Western Region expresses. Here No. D823 'Hermes', a Swindon-built 2,200hp Type 4 B-B (introduced August 1958), is heading the 12.30 West of England express from Paddington, having just passed Southall motive power depot, seen in the distance with the branch from Brentford coming up on the right. A water tank on top of the old coaling stage is seen to the right of the first coach; behind it is a water softening tower. This replaced the 1902 tower seen in some other pictures.
Photo by Ben Brooksbank
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