Clearwater Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Hi where did the parcels rail cars such as no 17 operate between? Thanks David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) I believe it shuttled back and forth on the main line out of Paddington (not sure how far out), and all stations in between. There were only two - streamlined and unstreamlined. Edited January 18, 2020 by Coppercap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2020 This post shows a snapshot of the allocations for cars 8-17 at various points in time. Followed by a sample of the workings of No,34 in the mid 1950s. No 17 worked parcels shuttles in the Leamington - Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Stourbridge area after it was transferred to Leamington in the 1950s. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 At Southall 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2020 I don't have the workings for the late 1950s, only those for 1962 when the Class 128s had taken over the local parcels workings in Birmingham, but I would guess that a typical day for No.17 was duty D70 which was the old Leamington D10. Of course there would be no tail traffic in the days of No.17. Two other DPU workings in Birmingham area introduced after No.17 left and the Class 128s took over the other parcels work were D71, (formerly Stafford Road D6) which was mainly Wolverhampton - Dudley - Stourbridge, and D72 (formerly Tyseley D20) which was Bewdley - Brimingham - Stratford - Leamington. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Around 1960 W34 worked between Paddington and Slough weekdays with a trip to Reading on Saturdays. If there is sufficient (any!) interest I will dig out my 1960 Carriage working book which has the exact details? Cheers Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighty1674 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I can certainly remember seeing a parcels railcar coming into Slough from Paddington around the 60’s whilst train spotting on Slough station.....ah happy days me thinks........dave Brighty...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I can't see any obvious tripcock gear on these things - presumably they were not allowed into Paddington's metropolitan platforms? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium M.I.B Posted January 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 18/01/2020 at 19:55, Miss Prism said: At Southall Looking at the top ( horizontal churn) that'll be empties headed West presumably. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, M.I.B said: Looking at the top ( horizontal churn) that'll be empties headed West presumably. It certainly does appear to be at a down platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 20/01/2020 at 19:31, Brighty1674 said: I can certainly remember seeing a parcels railcar coming into Slough from Paddington around the 60’s whilst train spotting on Slough station.....ah happy days me thinks........dave Brighty...... Here are some details from a 1961 diesel Unit Working book:- Notes:-This is not for the AEC unit as it attaches a class121/2 and trailer for part of the working cycle:- When berthed at Paddington it was at No5 Line stop blocks Monday to Friday leave Southall shed 02.05 am to Paddington Main Line arr 2.30 am then from 2.55am til 7.18 am two trips, one to Greenford, one with 8 wheel van to to West Drayton. 07.44am to Slough arr 08.32 09.07 am to West Drayton arr 09.23 0928 am to Uxbridge arr 09.34 10.33 am to Paddington Parcels arr 11.34 12.21pm + 2 vans, large for Hayes, small for Southall to Slough arr 1.32 2.38pm to Greenford arr 3.25 3.52pm to Paddington Arrival Sidings arr 4.09 4.56pm to Greenford arr 5.12 6.06pm to Paddington Arrival Sidings arr 6.21 6.55 to Greenford arr7.25 8.10pm(empty) to Paddington Parcels siding arr 8.25 9.20 to Winsor arr 11.18 11.30 empty to Southall shed via southall station arr shed 12.00midnight Saturday am similar to above but pm trip from Paddington to Reading with two vans leaving at 2.48pm and pausing at Slough 4.29 to 5.10. Arr reading 5.53pm Return empty at 6.30pm to Paddington Main Line followed by returning at 12.30am Sunday to Southall shed arr 03.10am via Hayes with a 121 and trailer attached at the Bristol end! Hope the above makes sense? Cheers Paul 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2020 For clarity I'll repost what was in the original thread as linked in my post above. At Southall in the time between 17 was transferred to Leamington and the 128s came this was a sample of the duty worked by 34. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Were they on digital time? 11 36 Southall to Paddington (Parcels Line) 11 62 Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 30/01/2020 at 16:32, Steamport Southport said: Were they on digital time? 11 36 Southall to Paddington (Parcels Line) 11 62 Jason Couldn't decide if 12 noon was am or pm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crichel Down Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I have no information about later workings, but when first introduced (in 1935? - I haven't got the relevant reference book to hand), No. 17, which was then based at Southall, ran a regular parcels working from Paddington to Oxford and back. Sorry I can't be more specific about timings, etc., but my relevant books and notes are currently inaccessible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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