EFE LAUNCHES CLASS 74
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Although only 10 Class 71 electric locomotives were converted to electro-diesel Class 74s, the long-lost prototypes have gained in popularity over the years. Bedevilled by unreliable power units, the ‘74s’ were intended to complement the Southern region’s versatile Class 73s on passenger and freight duties, working just as comfortably on electric or diesel power. Things didn’t go to plan, however, with the last Class 74 cut for scrap by 1981.