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Barrow Hill Open Day Class 03 Shuttles
A distinguishing feature of the Barrow Hill Open Days of the 1970’s and early 1980’s was the shuttle train utilising one of the depots Class 03’s. Below are listed the known dates of the Barrow Hill Open Days and the Class 03 used on that days shuttle. Dates of any other Open Days and which Class 03s were used for the shuttle and were on static display would be very much welcomed.
| Date | Shuttle 03 | Other comments |
| 27th September 1970 | ? | HS4000 + BLUE PETER on display |
| 26th September 1971 | D2129 | D2045 on static display |
| 3rd September 1972 | D2389 | |
| 22nd September 1974 | 03189 | 03129 and FLYING SCOTSMAN on static display |
| 8th October 1978 | 03189 | |
| 7th October 1979 | 03129 | 03189 on static display |
| 5th October 1980 | 03129 | 03189 and MAUDE on static display |
| 4th October 1981 | 03189 | 03129 on static display |
| 3rd October 1982 | 03129 | Last Class 03 Shuttle |
Where any Open Days held before 1970 and in 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977?
Class 03’s allocated to Barrow Hill were:-
Locomotives
| D2045/03045 | 12/68 – 1/74 |
| D2062 | 12/69 – 10/70 |
| D2088 | 12/68 - 12/70 |
| D2129/03129 | 12/68 – 3/83 |
| D2166 | 3/73 – 11/73 |
| D2189/03189 | 12/68 – 10/81 |
| D2389/03389 | 12/68 – 11/76 |
Allocation summary | |
| 12/68 – 12/69 | D2045, D2088, D2129, D2189, D2389 |
| 12/69 – 10/70 | D2045, D2062, D2088, D2129, D2189, D2389 |
| 10/70 – 12/70 | D2045, D2088, D2129, D2189, D2389 |
| 12/70 – 3/73 | D2045, D2129, D2189, D2389 |
| 3/73 – 11/73 | D2045, D2166, D2129, D2189, D2389 |
| 11/73 - 1/74 | D2045, D2129, D2189, D2389 |
| 1/74 – 11/76 | 03129, 03189, 03389 |
| 11/76 – 10/81 | 03129, 03189 |
| 10/81 – 3/83 | 03129 |
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22/02/10