Interesting and inspiring photos from Flickr....

[Andy Kirkham]

And another from Roger Joanes - the old Plymouth Millbay terminus in use as a carriage depot.

 

[montyburns56]

1 hour ago, Andy Kirkham said:

And another from Roger Joanes - the old Plymouth Millbay terminus in use as a carriage depot.

 

 

Thanks Andy, although I guess modesty stopped you from posting this later picture. It does show the station would have made some nice private houses.

 

 

[Andy Kirkham]

Unusually a photo of a model on Flickr. This was posted by "Katerfelto" who has a splendid collection of images of the Cambrian lines. He shows a partiular affection for the Oswestry area, and  I think his model takes its inspiration from that. I hope he posts more views of the model.

 

[montyburns56]

Quarry train, Irthlingborough 1966 by John Evans

 

 

[stewartingram]

Interesting loco there at Irthlingborough.

And I'm sure that on the left is my mate, the late Don Beard from Cambridge (at about the time I first knew him ).

 

Stewart

[montyburns56]

On 23/09/2021 at 19:04, montyburns56 said:

Traveller's Fare Centenary Train York 1979 by John Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

One more from this event....

 

 

[montyburns56]

Class 3F 0-6-0T No 47590 Northampton 1965 by John Evans

 

 

[montyburns56]

Oxfordshire Ironstone Mines 0-4-0ST 1965 by John Evans

 

 

[03060]

10 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

Oxfordshire Ironstone Mines 0-4-0ST 1965 by John Evans

 

 

 

Being taken to @Ruston's Charlie Strong's Metal Processing yard for conversion or some extra weight to be added ......perhaps ?? 

[montyburns56]

Ford No. 2 Dagenham 1986 by Dave Peachey

 

 

[russ p]

2 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

Ford No. 2 Dagenham 1986 by Dave Peachey

 

 

 

That was originally an Ipswich skirted loco. I never understood why after overhaul at Swindon they fitted them with 03 type side windows. 

I actually did some work on this many years ago when a friend owned it 

[montyburns56]

E5003 Crewe 1967 by John Evans

 

 

[montyburns56]

Minffordd 1967 by John Evans

 

 

[Andy Kirkham]

21 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

Minffordd 1967 by John Evans

 

 

 

I see there are slates stacked in the yard on the left - presumably brought from Blaenau by road by Davies Bros

 

[montyburns56]

Millbay Road, Plymouth 1982 by John Cook

 

 

[montyburns56]

4160 outside Duke Of Cornwall Hotel  1981 by Cliff Bancroft

 

 

[Nearholmer]

You’re going to have to explain the most recent two photos, please, because I don’t understand either.

 

Or, has the thread changed to : interesting photos of urban decay?

[montyburns56]

On 10/11/2021 at 19:10, Nearholmer said:

You’re going to have to explain the most recent two photos, please, because I don’t understand either.

 

Or, has the thread changed to : interesting photos of urban decay?

 

It's railway themed urban decay and surely you understand why I thought that the last picture was particularly interesting? Or do lots of hotels have Prairies in front of them?

[montyburns56]

Knott End Junction 1967 by George Woods

 

 

[Nearholmer]

1 hour ago, montyburns56 said:

surely you understand why I thought that the last picture was particularly interesting?

It’s an utterly intriguing picture.

 

Where? Why? When? How? Etc.

 

Especially: why is the track whitewashed, while the loco is in “fresh from Barry” condition?

[Fat Controller]

2 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

 

It's railway themed urban decay and surely you understand why I thought that the last picture was particularly interesting? Or do lots of hotels have Prairies in front of them?

The building had been the old Custom's House by the entrance to Penarth Dock, hadn't it? Became a restaurant in the early part of this century. How long was the Prairie there? It had gone by the time my mother moved to Penarth in 1994.

[Andy Kirkham]

17 minutes ago, Nearholmer said:

It’s an utterly intriguing picture.

 

Where? Why? When? How? Etc.

 

Especially: why is the track whitewashed, while the loco is in “fresh from Barry” condition?

It follows on from the picture of Plymouth Millbay carriage sidings. The Duke of Cornwall Hotel can be seen in the background here. But why the loco was mounted in front of the hotel I don't know.

 

On the right you can see the course of the line descending ot Millbay docks, and at the foot of that incline was the level crossing seen in John Cook's picture

 

[Nearholmer]

Ah! 
 

It makes some sense now.

 

Thank you!

 

 

[montyburns56]

21 hours ago, Nearholmer said:

It’s an utterly intriguing picture.

 

Where? Why? When? How? Etc.

 

Especially: why is the track whitewashed, while the loco is in “fresh from Barry” condition?

 

 

From the picture caption...

 

"4160 was lucky enough to have been sent to Woodham's scrapyard at Barry on withdrawal by BR in 1964, which meant it was not scrapped but eventually purchased privately; after storage at Tyseley it was purchased by the fledgling Plym Valley Railway group and moved in 1981 to this spot not far from a short stretch of line which the group would eventually open as a heritage line. 4160 was later restored to working order by the early 1990's, first at the Plym Valley then at the West Somerset Railway."

[montyburns56]

I'm guessing that this a J54/55/56? I'm sure that there's a J and 5 in its name somewhere....

LNER Service Stock No. 3 Doncaster Works by John Law