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Three pics from a happy few hours spent near Kingmoor shed, Carlisle, near the end of the school holidays fifty-two years ago on 23rd August 1967

 

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44809 is turned before leaving the shed, with 92153 and 44802 awaiting their turn. In the background work continues on building the new diesel depot.

 

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70013 'Oliver Cromwell' heads south past the shed with empty stock

 

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45421 approaches from the south with a freight

 

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Not Evening Star's finest portrait. 

 

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You can track our family holidays, not by snaps of us children on the beach, but by Dad's loco shots. These were while staying at Hove in 1957. It was very rare for Dad to take two photos of the same loco on the same day

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30 minutes ago, phil_sutters said:

Not Evening Star's finest portrait. 

 

9F 2 10 0 92220 Evening Star repairs Cardiff E Dock 24 8 1964.jpg

You can track our family holidays, not by snaps of us children on the beach, but by Dad's loco shots. These were while staying at Hove in 1957. It was very rare for Dad to take two photos of the same loco on the same day

Southern cl H2 32424 Brighton 24 8 1957 b.jpg

Southern cl H2 32424 Brighton 24 8 1957.jpg

 

Most interesting, Phil. Men apparently working on the cylinders (and coupling rods dismantled) of 92220, yet it appears to be still in steam. Any idea what the urgent problem was?

 

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Most interesting, Phil. Men apparently working on the cylinders (and coupling rods dismantled) of 92220, yet it appears to be still in steam. Any idea what the urgent problem was?

 

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It's very odd, to say the least. The front running plates and bottoms of the deflectors have been removed from both sides, the union link uncoupled from the combination lever, all coupling rods are off but the crankpins are still in line so the engine hasn't moved since their removal, and the cover plate from the front of the valve chest is on the running plate, The engine and front of the tender seems low - lower than the rear of the tender - so I wonder if it's sitting on the floor. Even if it were, that wouldn't explain that amount of dismantling.

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Phil's upload of 'Evening Star' reminded me of one of mine, taken in happier circumstances in preservation days, a the start of the 'Rail 150' Exhibition held in Shildon Wagon Works for a week commencing 24th August 1975 (44 years ago today)

 

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Old and New at Shildon on 24th August 1975 - the 'old' being the 9F (built in 1960) and the 'new' being the replica 'Locomotion', brand new that year!

 

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3 hours ago, Trev52A said:

 

Most interesting, Phil. Men apparently working on the cylinders (and coupling rods dismantled) of 92220, yet it appears to be still in steam. Any idea what the urgent problem was?

 

Trevor 

Checked in Dad's spotting log, which just says 'on shed' along with various others.

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There have lo g been rumours of some damage to the front end of 92220 together wit spe ulation that some sort of identity swap took place. However those stories may be as well founded as the ones about the Strategic Reserve.

 

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3 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

There have long been rumours of some damage to the front end of 92220 together with speculation that some sort of identity swap took place. However those stories may be as well founded as the ones about the Strategic Reserve.

 

There was definitely front-end damage (to the bufferbeam and possibly to the frame behind) on 92220 when it was withdrawn. You can see it in this photo taken at Severn Tunnel Junction shed in September 1965:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/80572914@N06/7443918520/in/photolist-ckN2CL

 

(I can't say anything about the Strategic Reserve :wink_mini:.)

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A quartet of some of Dad's better colour photos, He often seemed to struggle with colour and the staying power of some of the prints' colours adds to the problems. He very rarely bothered with goods wagons, or coaching stock for that matter.

I don't know why the locos are all tail end on - perhaps the sun was too strong for front views.

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Half a century ago today. 

 

25th August 1969  Newton Abbot and Exeter. 

 

 

0820 D803 D805 D806 D807 D809 D810 D811 D812 D813 D818 D819 D820 D826 D827 D828 D831 D832 D836 D838 D839 D856 D859 D869 D1004 D1005 D1008 D1009 D1012 D1016 D1017 D1020 D1021 D1022 D1024 D1030 D1035 D1037 D1043 D1047 D1049 D1050 D1057 D1058 D1060 D1064 D1065 D1627 D1672 D1675 D1700 D4014 D4015 D4016 D4129 D4160 D6337 D6338 D6589 D7014 D7031 D7042

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Saturday 26th August 1967 was the final day the summer Saturdays-only 'Jubilee'-hauled trains ran over the S&C into Carlisle. These were 1S52, a Birmingham-Glasgow train and 1S67, a St. Pancras-Glasgow (the relief 'Thames-Clyde Express'). In both cases the 'Jubilees' worked the Leeds-Carlisle section. Presumably these were the final ever normal passenger trains rostered for this class of loco - unless someone knows different? (Both 45562 and 45593 worked various 'specials' later that year until withdrawal in November and October respectively.)

Along with several school pals I managed to join the Birmingham train at Appleby for the last leg of the run to Carlisle, with 45562 'Alberta' doing the honours.

 

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'Alberta' after arrival at Carlisle with 1S52 on 26th August 1967. Anyone recognise a younger version of himself on the platform?

 

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Half a century ago today.

 

26th August 1969, Bristol Temple Meads.

 

 

D12 D23 D75 D91 D95 D146 D149 D151 D170 D176 D190 D805 D816 D821 D823 D836 D859 D1014 D1021 D1027 D1029 D1032 D1033 D1034 D1053 D1055 D1059 D1065 D1067 D1071 D1637 D1661 D1672 D1673 D1834 D1935 D2128 D2136 D3185 D3303 D3355 D4005 D4019 D4022 D4169 D6310 D6354 D7000 D7003 D7004 D7005 D7008 D7010 D7014 D7015 D7017 D7020 D7033 D7041 D7060 D7064 D7080 D7088 D7095 

 

Also seen at Taunton/Exeter/Newton Abbot

 

0820 D155 D803 D809 D813 D839 D842 D852 D1022 D1047 D1050 D4015 D4129 D4166 D6308 D7009 D7019 D7020 D7060 PWM650

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It's 27th August 1975 and we're half way through the Rail 150 Exhibition at Shildon. 'Black Five' 4767 (named 'George Stephenson' two days earlier) makes an interesting comparison alongside things to come on the railway - the prototype High Speed Train.

 

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Another '50 years ago today' list.

 

30th August 1969 was Bank Holiday Saturday that year, and therefore quite busy at Exeter St Davids. 

 

D25 D27 D67 D184 D806 D809 D810 D813 D815 D818 D821 D822 D825 D828 D831 D832 D836 D844 D854 D856 D861 D862 D867 D868 D869 D1002 D1004 D1006 D1010 D1011 D1012 D1014 D1017 D1018 D1020 D1021 D1022 D1023 D1029 D1030 D1035 D1036 D1037 D1040 D1042 D1043 D1044 D1045 D1046 D1047 D1049 D1051 D1052 D1054 D1055 D1057 D1059 D1060 D1064 D1067 D1072 D1589 D1598 D1603 D1628 D1650 D1684 D1697 D1700 D1721 D1948 D4167 D6333 D6334 D6339 D6524 D6565 D6569 D7027 D7060

 

- - also DMUs W50666 W50712 W55027 W51128 W59357 W51141 W51388 W59498 W51346 W51345 W59497 W51387 W50868 W59365 W50918 W51302 W59469 W51317 W51314 W59481 W51329

 

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7 hours ago, jonny777 said:

Another '50 years ago today' list.

 

D1002 D1004 D1006 D1010 D1011 D1012 D1014 D1017 D1018 D1020 D1021 D1022 D1023 D1029 D1030 D1035 D1036 D1037 D1040 D1042 D1043 D1044 D1045 D1046 D1047 D1049 D1051 D1052 D1054 D1055 D1057 D1059 D1060 D1064 D1067 D1072

whatalot o westerns!

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On 27/08/2019 at 10:15, Phil Bullock said:

Nice! I was there ... how many more of us on here I wonder? 

 

Hi Phil

Can you spot yourself on any of these? - taken on the occasion of the 'Grand Cavalcade' on 31st August 1975

 

First three - getting ready for the 'off'

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And two on the actual cavalcade, passing the site of today's 'Locomotion' museum. The grandstand was on the opposite side of the running lines.

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