Seanem44 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Quick question. I know that a few S15s were lent to GWR by SR during WWII. Does anyone know if Q1s ever found there way onto GWR lines during WWII? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I would be surprised if they had not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2017 Quick question. I know that a few S15s were lent to GWR by SR during WWII. Does anyone know if Q1s ever found there way onto GWR lines during WWII? Quite possibly, but probably fairly close to London, near the Q1s' normal stamping ground. A Charlie "down west" was always a rare event, even on SR metals. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris of sussex Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 There were a number of Q1s at Reading South and used on the various freights between the Southern and GWR. Often the Southern locomotive hauled the train through to Moreton sidings just before Didcot. So very likely Q1s were involved. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2017 I would be surprised if Q1s did not work through to Moreton Cutting/Didcot during the war years and the definitely worked to & from Reading West Jcn Yards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2017 Given the loco shortages and extreme traffic of the period, I would not be surprised at an occasional working up as far as Banbury, but any photographic evidence will be very difficult to obtain. Film was not easy to get hold of during the war and one might well attract the wrong sort of attention by taking photographs of freight movements on railways, especially if military traffic was involved! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 Given the loco shortages and extreme traffic of the period, I would not be surprised at an occasional working up as far as Banbury, but any photographic evidence will be very difficult to obtain. Film was not easy to get hold of during the war and one might well attract the wrong sort of attention by taking photographs of freight movements on railways, especially if military traffic was involved! There are a number of published photos of wartime freight trains in the Reading area but I don't recall seeing on from that era which includes a Q1; S160s yes, Q1 - not seen one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I've just asked my dad, who was an avid GWR spotter (Southall footbridge being the nearest location to home) before the war and through most of it (he started work in 1942, but continued 'copping' as they called it then, for some time afterwards). He used to get about quite a bit with his mates (by bike, on all-day outings, or sometimes camping, but GWR only) and he says he never saw a Q1 on the GWR, or heard on the bush telegraph that one was, or had been. He only ever saw them when he was still at Isleworth County school, at the playing fields at Syon Lane. He said he should have been goalkeeping at the time, not watching the trains, but one goal was quite near the line... He'd be interested to know of any positive sightings too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanem44 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I've just asked my dad, who was an avid GWR spotter (Southall footbridge being the nearest location to home) before the war and through most of it (he started work in 1942, but continued 'copping' as they called it then, for some time afterwards). He used to get about quite a bit with his mates (by bike, on all-day outings, or sometimes camping, but GWR only) and he says he never saw a Q1 on the GWR, or heard on the bush telegraph that one was, or had been. He only ever saw them when he was still at Isleworth County school, at the playing fields at Syon Lane. He said he should have been goalkeeping at the time, not watching the trains, but one goal was quite near the line... He'd be interested to know of any positive sightings too. Thanks! I am indeed intrigued by this. Regardless, it will not stop me from running one on the layout I am building (GWR WWII). I used to have the Hornby Q1 when they first came out and was forced to sell it due to some life issues early after college. Now that I can afford it, I'm buying C1. Love the Q1 for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Love the Q1 for some reason. Because they are the finest loco to operate on the railways of Britain. With mention of college I guess you are too young to have seem them in their pomp. Wonderful, a pick up goods never looked better. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim.snowdon Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Because they are the finest loco to operate on the railways of Britain. With mention of college I guess you are too young to have seem them in their pomp. Wonderful, a pick up goods never looked better. Paul Except when called upon to stop. If they had a failing, it was that they could pull more than they could sensibly stop, at least in terms of fully unfitted trains, hence the 5FA classification. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanem44 Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Because they are the finest loco to operate on the railways of Britain. With mention of college I guess you are too young to have seem them in their pomp. Wonderful, a pick up goods never looked better. Paul Sadly, no, haven’t seen them live. The closest I’ve been was underneath C1 in the NRM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Because they are the finest loco to operate on the railways of Britain. With mention of college I guess you are too young to have seem them in their pomp. Wonderful, a pick up goods never looked better. Paul I always knew when a Q1 was approaching home. The old wooden French windows (patio doors, if you're under 50) would start to rattle about 3 minutes before the train came into view round the curve at New Road (Causeway) level crossing. Once I'd copped them all, if the French windows rattled, I didn't bother going to look. I might agree with Paul, but for the fact that nothing looked as good as an H16 tank but the H16s didn't work pick-up goods, they worked heavy freights. (CJL) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Because they are the finest loco to operate on the railways of Britain. With mention of college I guess you are too young to have seem them in their pomp. Wonderful, a pick up goods never looked better. Paul No Sorry, the finest looking and pretty good in performance GW 47 cl 2-8-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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