Variety - Brighton Loco

[Right Away]

Recently came across this rather interesting photograph of Brighton MPD in the early ‘Fifties. Viewers may wish to ponder over the variety of engines on shed.

Locomotives L to R: 

U1 2-6-0

Two 0-6-2 tanks, the nearer of which is E5x No 32586

BR 4 2-6-4T

WC/BB 4-6-2 (4500 gal tender)

BR 4 2-6-4T,    L 4-4-0 No 31773

C2x 0-6-0 ?

N15 4-6-0 or S15 4-6-0 (4000 gal tender)

Tank?

Tank?

Fairburn 2-6-4T,   0-6-2 tank ?

Tender of WC/BB (behind the Fairburn’s smoke),   Z 0-8-0T

K 2-6-0 ?, Fairburn 2-6-4T

WC/BB 4-6-2,   H2 4-4-2 ?

..... and is that a Q1 0-6-0 lurking in the foreground without rods?

 

 

 

 

[PJT]

41 minutes ago, Right Away said:

Recently came across this rather interesting photograph of Brighton MPD in the early ‘Fifties.

What a great image.  Reminds me of a well-known image from almost the same vantage point, taken in 1955 during the prolonged ASLEF strike, that depicts a similar wonderful selection of loco classes in the shed yard.  Many a happy hour spent poring over the details.

Pete T.

 

[Steamport Southport]

I'm pretty sure there is a colour version of that photograph or one very like it.

 

 

 

Jason

[Right Away]

That’s right; I’ve a few colour shots but the earliest was taken around 1958. It was the “Z” that first caught my attention, possibly a works visit.

Edited September 15, 2021 by Right Away

[phil_sutters]

A decade later the variety was still evident!

[Jeremy Cumberland]

11 hours ago, Right Away said:

..... and is that a Q1 0-6-0 lurking in the foreground without rods?

So ugly it needed to be disguised as a tin shed.

[Grizz]

hahaha I was actually wondering what on earth that was before I read the text of the post. The best I could come up with was an out of gauge shed on an old loco chassis.

 

I thought that it might perhaps have been one of MR O.V.S. Bullied's less known 'experiments'  into alternative traction. Less of a 'Leader', more of a 'Stagger' perhaps the result of a heavy session in the 'Engineers Club'.

[John M Upton]

On 16/09/2021 at 07:35, phil_sutters said:

A decade later the variety was still evident!

 

D6502 on the right there was the BRCW Type 3 that was wrecked in the fatal Itchingfield Junction crash just south of Christ's Hospital.