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==Use by diesel locomotives== [[Diesel locomotive]]s were introduced in the United Kingdom by [[British Rail]]ways in the 1950s, working alongside steam traction until 1968. Passenger vehicles were heated by steam from the locomotive boiler at that time, and the early diesel locomotives were provided with [[steam generator (railroad)|auxiliary boiler]]s to provide the steam. Locomotives intended for long non-stop runs (such as the [[British Rail Class 40|Class 40]] and [[British Rail Class 55|Class 55]]) were fitted with water scoops to allow them to replenish the steam generator's water supply from troughs.<ref >{{Cite web |title=Footplate Cameraman β Jim Carter |author=Chris Carter |url=http://www.davidheyscollection.com/page67.htm |location=The scoop being dipped to replenish the water tank of an EE Type 4 heading a northbound express. }}</ref> The withdrawal of steam traction and the introduction of rolling stock with electric rather than steam heating removed the need for such equipment on later types and scoop-equipped locomotives had their scoops removed.
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