Trev52A Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Were the specials the William Deacons Bank specials that went to Carnforth, if so I saw them that day and that helps me pin point the date our school transport society had tours of Carnforth and Rose Grove. Jamie Trevor Yes Jamie. The Williams Deacon's Bank Club specials ran on 17th March from Stockport to Carnforth (eventually!) via Bolton, Accrington and Skipton. Two trains were run due to the demand for tickets. (I was on Train No 2.) There was a visit to Carnforth shed included. Regards Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) Two at Carnforth... 45342 with northbound oil tanks on 19th July 1968. No barrier vehicle - they must be empties? (or did oil in tanks not count as flammable?) - See post #405 below Tender-first 45025 heads west on the Barrow line with some sort of permanent way(?) train on 30th July. Not a hi-vis vest to be seen! Trevor Edited to note the answer regarding the barrier vehicle is given in a later post Edited February 16, 2018 by Trev52A 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2018 (2132a) 45025 30-7-68 (T Ermel).jpg Tender-first 45025 heads west on the Barrow line with some sort of permanent way(?) train on 30th July. Not a hi-vis vest to be seen! Trevor some hitching a ride on a freight wagon ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted February 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 I was there - lots of people bunking 9B that day! Thx for posting, I only took pictures of the celebrities and now wish that I had taken the real scene like you did. Here's another one taken on the same occasion - I didn't take many because of the adverse weather. Sorry I didn't make a note of the locos on either side but according to my notebook I 'copped' 45027 in the background! Locos at Stockport (Edgeley) shed on 16th March 1968 Trevor 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Two at Carnforth... (2130b) 45342 Carnforth 19-7-68 (T Ermel) .jpg 45342 with northbound oil tanks on 19th July 1968. No barrier vehicle - they must be empties? (or did oil in tanks not count as flammable?) Trevor No need for barriers on Class B tanks, empty or loaded. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 No need for barriers on Class B tanks, empty or loaded. Paul Thanks for answering my query, Paul Cheers Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2018 Yes Jamie. The Williams Deacon's Bank Club specials ran on 17th March from Stockport to Carnforth (eventually!) via Bolton, Accrington and Skipton. Two trains were run due to the demand for tickets. (I was on Train No 2.) There was a visit to Carnforth shed included. Regards Trevor Thanks for that Trevor. I have very happy memories of that day. We had only just formed the Transport Society and it was our first trip. We could only do trips on a Sunday and I managed to get permits for Carnforth and Rose Grove. They refused the request for Lostock Hall for some reasons. We were given the Freedom of both sheds and could wander around at will. I remember someone opened a valve to an injector on one of the stored locos and when water started pouring out we didn't seem to be able to turn it off. Eventually it stopped but we were scared we were going to be in trouble. We didn't know about the specials but they arrived just before we were due to set off so we hung around for a while. I have a vague memory that one of the pacifics wasn't allowed round the tight curve off the Midland into the Furness platforms and they had to detach it and work the train in with a pilot off the shed. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I knew that there were variations on tenders attached to the Black Fives - I didn't realise it also applied to 8Fs. Thanks for pointing it out. (I certainly didn't notice it at the time!) Regards Trevor I didn't appreciate the different Stanier tenders at the time either. That tender with the 8F was one of 50 built to go with Jubilees 5607-66 but they got scattered over the years. It's only quite recently (relaticely speaking) that I have seen instances of them on 8Fs. Perhaps they got shuffled when there was a plan to replace the Jubilees Fowler tenders. One of the 3500 gallon tenders even did time with a couple of Scots. I have not seen any photos of a 3500 gallon tender on a Black Five, AKAIK they just had similar tenders of various construction techniques i.e. welded or riveted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted February 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2018 45134 with a short freight southbound at Carnforth on 20th July 1968 45231 heading west through Lostock Hall station on 17th July with a breakdown crane - on its way to an incident according to the Class 1 headlamps Trevor 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) I think the shot of 45110 - with 70013's under the station sign - is one of the best photos I have ever seen. I have now altered the original caption - the Black Five at Accrington was actually 45447 in both shots. My mistake! Cheers, Trevor Edited February 17, 2018 by Trev52A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted February 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2018 Two at Lancaster in July 1968... 45268 heads light engine through the down platform to pick up a parcels train in one of the bays at the north end (shown in an earlier post) on 17th July 1968 45260 seen from the window of a southbound train (headed by D1627) standing at the up platform on 31st July Trevor 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterfgf Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I purchased this transparency, which is not in good condition; a bit like the subject matter. Here is 48327 on shed (slide mount suggests early in 1968, but now thought to be early 1966). It has a 9L shed plate, so I am assuming it is at Buxton, until told something different. s48327 buxton 1968.jpg I am 99.9% sure it is Buxton. Peterfgf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 8327 was allocated to Buxton from 20/11/65. The yard layout looks to be that shed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Preston again... 45017 restarts a northbound freight on the west side of the station on 16th July 1968 44806 standing at the south end. My notes say 'steam heat' - would this be sleeping cars? I didn't take too much notice at the time, but it was the first picture I took about 05.30 on the morning on 29th July - I had arrived on the 02.35 ex-Carlisle! Trevor (not many more pictures left to upload now) Edited February 18, 2018 by Trev52A 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Well, it's in mid-gear with a lamp above the right hand buffer, so quite possibly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2018 Well, it's in mid-gear with a lamp above the right hand buffer, so quite possibly. Almost certainly. I think it's been mentioned above that one of the last revenue earning turns off Lostock Hall on the 4th August (I think) was a steam heat duty. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Preston again... A rear three-quarter portrait of 45212 with a northbound coal train on 15th July 48765 heads north with a train of new farm machinery, by the look of it, on 18th July Trevor 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2018 Preston again... (562a) 45212 Preston 15-07-68 (Trevor Ermel) .jpg A rear three-quarter portrait of 45212 with a northbound coal train on 15th July (545bS) 48765 Preston 18-7-68 (Trevor Ermel).jpg 48765 heads north with a train of new farm machinery, by the look of it, on 18th July Trevor Yes balers though I'm not sure what make. Those produced the old small oblong bales. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted February 19, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) 45390 being turned at Carnforth shed on 31st July 1968.. In the left background of the first one, someone has parked a three-wheeled van (as per 'Only Fools And Horses', I think). I'm not an expert on these matters but is a Reliant Rialto? Cheers Trevor Edited to mention it has been identified as a Reliant Regal van (See later posts) Edited February 19, 2018 by Trev52A 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 45390 being turned at Carnforth shed on 31st July 1968.. (882a) 45390 Carnforth MPD 31-7-68(Trevor Ermel).jpg In the left background of the first one, someone has parked a three-wheeled van (as per 'Only Fools And Horses', I think). I'm not an expert on these matters but is a Reliant Rialto? Cheers Trevor Trevor, I believe it's a Regal van. The Rialto was a post-Robin 1980s abomination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Trevor, I believe it's a Regal van. The Rialto was a post-Robin 1980s abomination. Definitely a Regal van, chap I used to work with had the car version. Got some frightening speeds out of it at times, good job there were two of us in to keep it (kind of) balaced 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 This marvellous thread reminds me of my missed opportunity. In early July 1968 my friend and I bought tickets from Gloucester to Manchester to pay our last respects to BR steam, not realising that steam in Manchester had finished a week or two before. When we got to Patricroft it was full of dead caprotti standard 5’s. wonderful beasts that I hadn’t remembered before. We got back to Victoria to see if it was possible to get to Rose Grove or similar and get back to Gloucester but alas it wasn’t. It was a good day for cops, but a bad day for memories. I am really pleased to see what I missed. A peculiar sentiment but it helps my memory of the 1966-67 period that was so evocative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2018 Preston again... (562a) 45212 Preston 15-07-68 (Trevor Ermel) .jpg A rear three-quarter portrait of 45212 with a northbound coal train on 15th July Trevor By gum it's bracing up north. 15th July and they still need a brazier for the water column 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairburn Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 By gum it's bracing up north. 15th July and they still need a brazier for the water column That's a BBQ in Preston. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Trevor, I believe it's a Regal van. The Rialto was a post-Robin 1980s abomination. Thanks for clarifying, 'CHARD (and also 'great central') Well, I knew it definitely wasn't a Reliant Robin! Cheers Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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