RMweb Premium iands Posted November 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2020 I'm struggling to see a 33 - which area of the photo is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, iands said: I'm struggling to see a 33 - which area of the photo is it? This is what some people thought was a class 33 at first glance. I did too but obviously it isn’t. Edited November 30, 2020 by Western Aviator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted November 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Western Aviator said: This is what some people thought was a class 33 at first glance. I did too but obviously it isn’t. Ah, thanks Western Aviator. I must admit I didn't see that as any type of loco, let alone a 33. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2020 It'll be one of the yellow National Carriers parcels trucks that called at the station. Locally there was a firm called 'Zwetsloots' that grew flowers and they had several deliveries a day to the station until the late 80's. There was so much traffic that when the service moved to 2 car Cravens on Huntingdon (North) to Hertford North shuttles the brake van would be full of flower boxes. Each load was split over several units. 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Western Aviator said: This is what some people thought was a class 33 at first glance. I did too but obviously it isn’t. Reminds me about an article i read many years ago about a birdwatcher claiming he had seen a rare bird but at a very long distance, quite a few twichers arrived many agreeing that it was and they had seen it move, it turned out to be a plastic bag in a tree 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 For the ultimate "where are these photos" challenge, how about a roll of film discovered in a 2nd-hand camera 70-odd years after the event: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-54175441 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Western Aviator said: This is what some people thought was a class 33 at first glance. I did too but obviously it isn’t. It's an O gauge 33 someone has left on a 00 layout. 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Edwin_m said: It's an O gauge 33 someone has left on a 00 layout. I thought even the Lima one was more convincing than that ................... from that angle ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 It's a long shot, but does anyone have a clue where this might be? I think the loco is either 75046 or 75048, both of which were allocated in the Wrexham/Chester areas during the mid-60s. I have looked on relevant OS maps for rural backwaters, but the gentle slopes of the terrain do not fit with most of them. It does look rather idyllic. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Possibly somewhere on the Grassington branch not all of which is surrounded by hills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM4jiwpILJU Chris Turnbull 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 it has got a Dales or S&C look to it 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, sir douglas said: it has got a Dales or S&C look to it Yes, dry stone walls and that field barn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 '46 was allocated to Stockport and '48 to Springs Branch in the late '67 LocoShed Book ........ neither of which looks particularly promising ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 31 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: '46 was allocated to Stockport and '48 to Springs Branch in the late '67 LocoShed Book ........ neither of which looks particularly promising ! 75048 did move to Carnforth before withdrawal (according to BRDatabase) which is better. I will move my focus to the Dales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 The water tower looks more MR than NER. Also is it double track rather than a passing/round round loop. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) A wild stab in the dark, but just north of Helwith Bridge (between Stainforth and Horton-in-Ribblesdale on the S&C). A double track with a siding joining the "Down Line". Could it be the crossover that 75046/75048 is traversing? The map below is from the 1892-1914 series on the NLS site, so the water tower could be later than the map. As I say, just a guess, but a possibility. Edited December 1, 2020 by iands Deleted repeated map. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, jonny777 said: 75048 did move to Carnforth before withdrawal (according to BRDatabase) which is better. Yes it did. Here it is at Carnforth on 10th July 1968. Chris Turnbull 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2020 Could even be Giggleswick. Found a Ken Ellwood film on YouTube (The Giggleswick Shunter and the Petrol Train). About 4:30 into the film the water tower appears - another good candidate? Sorry, can't seem to post the link. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, iands said: Could even be Giggleswick. Found a Ken Ellwood film on YouTube (The Giggleswick Shunter and the Petrol Train). About 4:30 into the film the water tower appears - another good candidate? Sorry, can't seem to post the link. Well found - googling Giggleswick yields photos which match the buildings, water tower and signals. I'll post a link when I can 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 https://picclick.co.uk/2-x-NEGATIVE-35mm-43130-SEEN-AT-GIGGLESWICK-392239001018.html 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 Old and "now" maps, side by side. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17.078381460561832&lat=54.06176&lon=-2.30265&layers=168&right=BingHyb 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2020 Another pointer to it being possibly Giggleswick is this map from NLS. The crossover, the water tower, the signals, and even the barn in the distance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Wow! Thanks everybody. That is remarkable detective work. I would buy you a drink, but we would all have to have a substantial meal, or a scotch egg. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 ive just PM'd a friend that grew up in the area to see if he recognizes it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 27 minutes ago, jonny777 said: Wow! Thanks everybody. That is remarkable detective work. I would buy you a drink, but we would all have to have a substantial meal, or a scotch egg. Egg and chips... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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