Photo gallery - 45108
The first attempt to start 45108 was made on Sunday 6th September and although the engine did turn slightly, a battery cell blew which stopped the attempt. With the triple pump running the voltmeter was only reading 165v, so it came as no surprise that the loco would not start. On Wednesday 9th September the defective battery cell was replaced and on Sunday 13th September at 16:00 the loco was successfully started at the second attempt of the day. 45108 was jump started from 45041 and ran for about 10 minutes before it was shutdown because various electrical faults were revealed after ten years of open storage. The electrical examination will continue over the winter before a power test is attempted in 2010.
45108 starts for the first time in 9 years, on 13th September 2009.