RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 25, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 1599 by Dave Jolly, on Flickr Another passenger+vans combo Double header for King's Cross, Doncaster 1981 by Awwalker1, on Flickr 47539 at Sittingbourne by 74009, on Flickr 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) 1599 by Dave Jolly, on Flickr Also a great example of where that building won't *quite* fit the space available and has to have a corner cut back to leave an "unprototypical" roof profile! Edited February 25, 2018 by Signaller69 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) Just to prove that the traditional parcels train did not die out in the post privatization era, here is 66214 at the head of 4 vans, IIRC this was a daily Aberdeen to Walsall service (Edit - Photographed at Coatbridge Central) Jim Edited February 26, 2018 by luckymucklebackit 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2018 G14 25028 approaches Haymarket on 12.8.75 with a typical 1970s mix of parcel vans. Note the ERF trucks in the coal yard. by Phil Mason's Railway Photographs, on Flickr 31 402 Preston 16-08-89 by Gray Callaway, on Flickr 45012 Penzance 19-07-84 by Gray Callaway, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Wasn't that about Truman's - didn't they advertise 'you can taste the hops in Ben Truman'? Often the 's' on hops was scratched out to infer they only used one hop. The one about Grotneys was that it 'was like making love in a punt as it was . . . . ' G ............close to water! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just found this John Senior shot of two Tartan Arrow vehicles lurking in the hard drive, a GUV and a CCT, no info with it but I think the location might be Willesden or Wembley and 1969 seems to ring a bell... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just found this John Senior shot of two Tartan Arrow vehicles lurking in the hard drive, a GUV and a CCT, no info with it but I think the location might be Willesden or Wembley and 1969 seems to ring a bell... TARTAN ARROW GUVs John Senior.jpg Is that not a BG rather than a GUV? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Is that not a BG rather than a GUV? Hi John It is an ex LMS BG, they had their gangways removed so should be called just a B . There were four painted in this livery and like the CCTs were dual braked to run with the Tartan Arrow container flats. They were the accommodation for the guard in the train. see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/92962-midland-main-line-20th-march-1967/&do=findComment&comment=1675007 and http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/93745-bachmannlima-tartan-arrow-van/?hl=%2Btartan+%2Barrow&do=findComment&comment=1705125 Edited March 2, 2018 by Clive Mortimore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thanks for the correction John and Clive.... I blame the paint fumes from doing too much DIY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I happened across that self same pic in and old copy of model rail today, sadly uncaptioned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2018 Auchterarder by Bingley Hall, on Flickr DH - 45292 - LAST DAY ON THE GC - CATESBY TUNNEL by Derek Huntriss, on Flickr Red Bank empty vans. by John Whiteley, on Flickr 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2018 W55991 Class 128 Parcels Van with Bubble Car in tow at Southall by Chris McKee, on Flickr RS0676 31128 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS TUE 26.06.1979 by David Russon, on Flickr 40109 by Barry Skilbeck, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2018 IMG1 by Russ Davies, on Flickr Northbound Through Lower Holloway - Class 31 by Barry Lewis, on Flickr Winter Vans - 73 113 by Barry Lewis, on Flickr 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Northbound Through Lower Holloway - Class 31 by Barry Lewis, on Flickr Couple of Motorail vans behind the 31 too. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted March 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2018 Couple of Motorail vans behind the 31 too. As the rest of the train is made of GUVs is this a motorail service rather than a parcels train? Steven B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 As the rest of the train is made of GUVs is this a motorail service rather than a parcels train? Steven B. If you click on the photo it will take you to the Flickr page, on there someone has posted that the train was probably an ECS off an overnight Motorail Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2018 Night Jubilee in Bristol 1 by Patrick O'Brien, on Flickr 40012 Blackrod by Dave Chamberlain, on Flickr 31283 LEEDS 1987 by Tim U, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pobrien Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Some other photos of parcels trains https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5306209969/in/photolist-95THmM https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15887141066/in/photolist-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9MrerT-9HikJV-9HikSp-9Dihyq-9tkkhF-9SnKup-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048036/in/photolist-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9MrerT-9HikJV-9HikSp-9Dihyq-9tkkhF-9SnKup-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5285905314/in/photolist-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9MrerT-9HikJV-9HikSp-9Dihyq-9tkkhF-9SnKup-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5251019639/in/photolist-FY7CME-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9SnKup-9MrerT-9HikSp-9HikJV-9Dihyq-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2018 That last one, with the postmen and the barrow, is superb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pobrien Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 H&S was rather lax around railway stations and sheds in the 1960's ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2018 LMS 45591 JUBILEE 'UDAIPUR' by Andy, on Flickr Lines to Leyton by Stephen Dowle, on Flickr Passing trains by Ralph Ward, on Flickr 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 The centre photo proves that you don't always have to weather 16T mineral wagons! Jim 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2018 The 1950s and early 60s were when new production of these wagons was in full swing, and newly delivered ones were by no mean uncommon. My own rake of empties features a 7-plank XPO in newly painted condition, and the loaded rake has an as new steel 16tonner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2018 The centre photo proves that you don't always have to weather 16T mineral wagons! Jim Nor use BR wagon grey! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) The 1950s and early 60s were when new production of these wagons was in full swing, and newly delivered ones were by no mean uncommon. My own rake of empties features a 7-plank XPO in newly painted condition, and the loaded rake has an as new steel 16tonner. Yes. But that photo has been taken in the 70s at the earliest. (Edit: 6 May 1975) Edited March 23, 2018 by Joseph_Pestell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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