There are twelve 08s in this line-up at Bescot, probably shot around Christmas 1981. Shunting engines weren't normally stabled on the Holding Sidings, they were normally parked on the depot. However at Christmas they would sometimes be stabled with the main-line locos (and left running) for frost protection reasons. Closer inspection of the original scan reveals that the first three locos are 08588, 08613 and 08466.
This shot was originally taken as a colour slide, but has been converted to monochrome.
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