In Service
92220 was used over the Western Region and over the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line. On 16 July 1962 and 18 July 1962 the locomotive was photographed at Gloucester Barnwood shed yard, and on 8 September 1962 it hauled the last Pines Express over S&DJR metals. It was recorded hauling passenger express trains at over 90 mph (140 km/h). 92220 was withdrawn in 1965, after a working life of only five years but was subsequently preserved as part of the National Collection.
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