These durable electro-desiels could operate from third-rail power or from desiel engines. They were, and still are, a common sight around the southern region. In they 80’s, they could be seen hauling a rake of 4TC stock from Waterloo to Bournemouth. Network SouthEast also owned a number of class 73's for infrastructure work, namely: 73101/3-8/10/4/7/8/9/26/8-34/6/8-41.
The following 73/0s were transferred to NSE in 1992 for infrastructure
work:
73001/2/3/5/6.

Technical Specification:
Business owned by - West of England, Solent & Wessex
Constructed - 1996, English Electric
Numbered - 73109
Primary Depot - Stewarts Lane
Traction Motors - Four English Electric EE546/5D
Wheel Arangement - Bo-Bo
Greatest Speed - 90 mph

Class 73. Picture: Nigel Emery

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