(All pics sourced via Internet)
In 1952 the steam locomotives on the Wisbech and Upwell were replaced by two Drewry diedel shunters, the very last steam service being scheduled for 4 July 1952. At this point the Wisbech and Upwell became the first fully dieselised line on British Railways! The line would be exclusively diesel hauled until closure in May 1966.
The diesels were classified class 04 and were fitted with cowcatchers and side skirts, in keeping with the tramway's tradition.
One of the class 04s which worked on the Wisbech and Upwell (number D2203) is now at the Embsbay and Bolton Abbey Railway and is being restored.
