Was 15217 scrapped at Selhurst?

15217 was withdrawn in August 1970 whilst based at Hither Green.  Disposal listings that give a disposal suggest that it was scrapped at Selhurst by British Rail staff.

‘The Railway Observer’ of March 1977 (p.86) does say “15217 withdrawn August 1970, was seen at Selhurst on 7th March 1971 and was cut up by B.R. during July”. Three other locomotives have been recorded as being similarly scrapped, D2254, D3096 and 33041.   However, it is known D3096 wasn’t scrapped at Selhurst, see The Diesel Fabrications.  So if that wasn’t scrapped at Selhurst was that also the case with 15217.

Thus the scrapping of 15217 at Selhurst is unproven.

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