Rugd1022 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 D5372 and D5374 at York... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 11/08/2019 at 07:19, tiger said: In the pic at Darlington 5320 has oval buffers. It was the first class 26/1 and became 26028 under TOPS. I always thought that only Class 26/0 were built with oval buffers and Class 26/1 had round. Later most (all?) 26/0 changed to round buffers (was this during refurbishment during the 1980s?) Was 5320 built like this with oval buffers, or had they been changed to oval for some reason? Cheers, Tom. I'm sure I read somewhere that 5320 (and maybe 5321) was a bit of a hybrid in that it had the coil secondary suspension but retained oval buffers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 19 hours ago, w124bob said: I really should pay more attention to my own research, this picture has come up everytime I searched Flickr for 27040 for my next "to do" project. Swindon works 4th July 1984 I only dismissed it for saving because of the distance shot, I'd still like to know, why Swindon? A number of Class 27s went to Swindon around that time. Presumably Glasgow was at capacity and Swindon had the expertise/needed the work. At least one 27, 019, finished its days at ZL, so possibly that was the parts bin for those being overhauled/repaired there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 23/01/2019 at 09:53, jbqfc said: 86421 by john brace, on Flickr 26007 thornaby depot by john brace, on Flickr 26003 worksop by john brace, on Flickr 26001 crewe depot by john brace, on Flickr 27024 by john brace, on Flickr 27059 CREWE by john brace, on Flickr 29-06-85 UNKNOWN Looks like 27029 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 23/01/2020 at 11:33, dvdlcs said: A number of Class 27s went to Swindon around that time. Presumably Glasgow was at capacity and Swindon had the expertise/needed the work. At least one 27, 019, finished its days at ZL, so possibly that was the parts bin for those being overhauled/repaired there. I think it was mentioned in the comments on one of the Flickr shots that it was a case of Swindon making use of the w/d locos to help make good the ones that were going back north. Presumably repair budgets were starting to be limited so, if repairs were too great, it was a case of replacement parts from a donor or a one-way trip to the scrap line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted January 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Crisis Rail said: Looks like 27029 Thanks got my notes out and yes i saw 27029 that day John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Photo by Nigel Walls : D5414 at Ketton on a Peterborough - Leicester stopper, 1st January 1966... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 26 021 at Dingwall, 16th April 1981... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushVeteran Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 22/01/2020 at 16:36, keefer said: I'm sure I read somewhere that 5320 (and maybe 5321) was a bit of a hybrid in that it had the coil secondary suspension but retained oval buffers. D5320 was the first of the production BRCW Type 2's ,(26/1) ,and was built with Oleo round buffers, coil secondary suspension and tablet catchers under the drivers side windows. Upon receiving blue livery sometime in 1968 the buffers were changed to ovals and by the time it was TOPS renumbered to 26028 it had reverted back to Oleo round buffers. As far as I have evidence of none of the other 26/1's received oval buffers. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks for that Grahame. I think I'd read it in the BR Fleet Survey or similar - I suppose it was easy enough to assume it had ovals from new 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) A summer scene at Glasgow Queen Street, with an unidentified Swindon IC dmu and a class 27 at the buffers in June 1970. Edited May 13, 2020 by jonny777 Error corrections 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strathyre Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 That's Queen St Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Dunrobin Castle station 1980 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) On 30/01/2020 at 21:41, jonny777 said: A summer scene at Glasgow Central, with an unidentified class 126 and a 27 at the buffers in June 1970. I think that's Queen Street? Best Scott Edited May 13, 2020 by scottystitch 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 54 minutes ago, scottystitch said: I think that's Queen Street? Best Scott Thanks Scott. I agree now you mention it. I only associate the 126s with Central and services towards Ayr, but this was 1970 and the Edinburgh trains would still have some of those units. I must concentrate more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, jonny777 said: Thanks Scott. I agree now you mention it. I only associate the 126s with Central and services towards Ayr, but this was 1970 and the Edinburgh trains would still have some of those units. I must concentrate more... No problem. Technically, I don't think that is a 126. If it's the E&G InterCity units, I don't think they ever were allocated a TOPS code. The Ayr 126s were different units from memory, and not the same batch as the 79xxx units (E&G), although later some of the 79xxx vehicles were cascaded onto the Ayr route for use with the 126s. They do look almost identical, however. Best Scott 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Goodness me. I seem to be way out of my depth here. So, that one in the photo will be one of the 79xxx series? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 Almost certainly, but I'm no expert. Details of the two types here: https://railcar.co.uk/type/swindon-79xxx/operations https://railcar.co.uk/type/class-126/ Best Scott. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 27203, Derby Works. 29th October 1983 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) 27014, Carlisle. 18th April 1984 26011, 26026, 27040 Haymarket. 18th April 1984 Edited May 13, 2020 by Tim Hall 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 15th Sept 1984 26008/ 037 at Aberdeen on "Mid-Kylesman" Railtour. 27050, 26046, 26041 Inverness Depot. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 15th September 1984 Inverness Depot. 27049, 26039, 26043, 26035 26XXX on Kyle route Inverness Depot (?) 27005, 27103 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 27018. Waverley, 29th June 1985 27022, 27046, 27043, general view, Eastfield, 29th June 1985 27010, Waverley, 29th June 1985 26027 (on a Carstairs portion), 27026 Haymarket, 29th June 1985 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 26003/005, 26024, 27005, 27020. Inverkeithing. 18th July 1985 26036. Ayr. 19th July 1985 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2020 27048, 26004. Millerhill. 20th July 1985 26028, 27007. Motherwell. 20th July 1985 27066. Tay Bridge. 21st July 1985 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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