On This Day In History

[johnw1]

This Day in History - Christmas Holiday in Scotland and the North East - 28/29th December 1973

 

A two day trip starts with the overnight train from Nottingham to Glasgow behind Peaks 127 to Leeds and 42 from Leeds over the Settle and Carlisle to Glasgow. Observed in the night were: class 08 (3021, 3295, 3379, 3566, 3741, 3909, 4146), class 20 (8034/84, 8140/69/77), class 24 (5132), class 25 (5166, 25211/66), class 31 (31308), class 40 (356/69), class 45 (62, 127, 45007), class 46 (164), class 47 (1110/11, 1563, 1767, 1855), class 50 (437).

On arrival at Glasgow our first port of call was Polmadie MPD, on shed were: class 08 (3386, 3733, 3891), class 20 (8079/89/93/96, 8117/25, 20080), class 24 (5001/08, 5147), class 26 (5315), class 27 (5397, 5405), class 47 (1935/46, 47349), class 50 (405/49, 50021/36). This was followed by a visit to Eastfield MPD, on shed were: class 08 (3393, 3536, 3728, 3899, 4095, 08143, 08719/63), class 20 (8041/78, 8112/18/21/24, 20110/23), class 24 (5009/15/16/18/19, 5150, 24073), class 25 (5157/58/60/74, 25019), class 26 (5340), class 27 (5350/53/55/58/62/65/71/72/76/82/88/93/95/96/97, 5410/12, 27008/36/37, 27119), class 37 (6845/47/55), class 40 (351/64).

We now head to Edinburgh push-pull with two class 27’s, observed were the following: class 08 (3241, 3731/38/39), class 20 (8086), class 24 (5006/71), class 25 (7580/91), class 26 (5326, 26017), class 27 (5371/88/93/97, 5410/15), class 37 (6838/52), class 40 (280, 367), class 47 (1541, 1766, 1875, 1973/76), class 55 (9006/07/17).

At Edinburgh its out to Haymarket for a tour of the shed where we see the following: class 08 (3888/90), class 20 (8019/85, 8322), class 24 (5066/94, 24065), class 25 (7576), class 26 (5309/22/24), class 27 (5392, 5404/09/11, 27118), class 37 (6838/52), class 40 (294, 358/62/68), class 47 (1102, 1514, 1635, 1975, 47436), class 55 (9004).

The next day was spent ambling down the East Coast back to Nottingham with “stop offs†at Newcastle and York. The following were seen that day: class 03 (2058/64/68, 2102/04/53/65/70/72, 2397/99), class 08 (3090, 3246/51/93, 3319, 3406, 3503/70, 3672/87, 3937, 4146, 08707), class 20 (8020/70), class 24 (24110), class 25 (5228/41), class 31 (5620/31/53/62/78/81/91, 5820/44), class 37 (6702/03/09/10/46/58/61/62/66/69/75/79, 6865/93, 6912), class 40 (206/27/39/52/58/77/84/85/94, 348/52/63/96, 40159), class 45 (31/33/56/58/68/76, 109, 45002/04), class 46 (150/69/71), class 47 (1105/09, 1502/04/05/18/23/36/50, 1969/70, 47289/90), class 55 (9000/02/11/17/18).

 

As can be seen by December 1973 the TOPS renumbering scheme was starting to be applied in earnest. The other thing to note is how dependant the Scottish Region was at that time on Type 2 power fitted with Sulzer engines.

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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[bingley hall]

29 December 1972

 

A day trip to Nottingham and back with side trips to Toton, Derby & Burton

 

St Pancras to Nottingham behind 156, Derby to Burton behind 26, and Nottingham to St Pancras behind 72.

 

Class 44:

1,4,10

Class 45: 15,26,33,34,36,37,39,40,41,45,47,54,55,61,68,72,76,77,80,86,88,90,94,98,99,100,103,104,105,109,111,113,119,121,123,

124,126,132

Class 46:

144,156

Class 47:

1576,1631,1733,1825,1985,1999

Class 03:

2386,2397,2399

Class 08:

3021,3269,3304,3400,3514,3569,3571,3577,3580,3699,3777,3785,3790,3792,3839,3856,3864,4139

Class 25: 5176,5187,5216,5217,5231,5234,5244,5246,5272,5283,5284,7559,7568,7570,7572,7593,7607,7608,7615,7616,7640

Class 31:

5545

Class 37:

6717,6774

Class 20: 8002,8014,8040,8045,8062,8063,8064,8067,8069,8077,8114,8134,8138,8140,8143,8146,8147,8155,8161,8172,8176,8177,

8179,8189,8301

Departmental:

DS15705

[br2975]

At today's Rangers v Celtic match, 1st. January 2011, a ceremony will be held to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragedy at Ibrox stadium that occurred during the Auld Firm derby on 2nd. January, 1971.

 

They say you can always remember where you were, or what you were doing when you heard of certain tragedies e.g. the assasination of John F. Kennedy,the death of Elvis Presley or the Princess of Wales.

 

Well, I was at Sheffield Midland waiting to return to Cardiff after a day bashing Toton & Tinsley when we overheard railwaymen discussing what had happened.

 

In those days there was no 24hrs news coverage such as we have today, and things were still sketchy.

 

It was only when we arrived home did we appreciate the loss of so many lives.

 

Forty years on, this is what we recorded on that fateful day, 2nd. January, 1971.

 

Cardiff – Toton & Tinsley

2nd. January, 1971.

 

The trick was to buy a cheap day return to Birmingham, and then pay excess fare from New St. to Sheffield as by some quirk this worked out cheaper !

 

This meant the 07:10 DMU to Gloucester and change to a SW - NE Peak hauled service, alighting at Derby for a local DMU to Stapleford & Sandiacre, and then a walk along the waters edge in order to bunk Toton.

 

Tinsley was a busride, alighting at the 'Three Magpies' pub, and a walk across the access bridge, followed by a full frontal assault.

 

A week earlier I had been blessed with a new Kodak Instamatic camera as a Christmas present, and the monochrome film, poor light produced but few half decent shots that day.

 

Brian R

 

86A Canton

1070

1597, 1603, 1662, 1912, 1922,

6608,

7046, 7053, 7084

 

Cardiff General

1044, 1064,

1715, 1924, 1936,

W55022

 

86B Newport Ebbw Jct.

6982,

5181+5182, 7624+7625

 

Severn Tunnel Jct.

3189, 4162, 4170

7043

 

Lydney

1738

 

Gloucester

23, 60, 136, 157, 180

1051

3994

6327

 

Bromsgrove

1796,

7027

 

Birmingham New St.

3955

E3035, E3085, E3130, E3133, E3155, E3163, E3164

006, 053

50312+59123+50335, 50677+59300+50730,

 

2E Saltley

1713, 1967

3167

7515, 7525, 7644

 

Washwood Heath

1822

8040+8047

 

16F Burton

17,

3050, 3059, 3180, 3400, 3790

5244, 7508

8043, 8045, 8162, 8178, 8191

 

Derby

42,

2130,

3246, 3351,

7649

50451+59153+50501

 

16A Toton

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 29, 42, 43, 48, 55, 56, 62, 65, 67, 72, 76, 77, 82, 103, 116, 127, 128, 145, 163

1623, 1716, 1802, 1805, 1816, 1823, 1825, 1839, 1941

3036, 3044, 3340, 3514, 3996, 3997,

5251, 5270, 7502, 7507, 7510, 7513, 7514, 7520, 7530,

5809+5827

6821+6829,

8003, 8015, 8037, 8038, 8042, 8057, 8066, 8067, 8072, 8115, 8121, 8133, 8139, 8140, 8141, 8144, 3, 8157, 8158, 8159, 8160, 8165, 8169, 8175, 8176, 8179, 8181, 8182, 8183, 8186, 8192, 8195, 8198, 8199,

 

Derby

20, 40, 44, 191

1632, 1786,

5227,

5834+5854

E3033, E3038,

50652+59281+50709, 50670+59287+50744, 50777+50810,

 

Derby – Chesterfield

7657

 

Chesterfield

5684+5802, 5803

 

Sheffield Midland

61, 187

50033+56033,

50372, 51835, 56126, 59092, 59693,

 

41A Tinsley

47,

281,

1512, 1568, 1731, 1793, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

3289, 3336, 3580, 3702, 3707,

4501, 4502

5229, 5295+7526

5534, 5538, 5551, 5556, 5567, 5586, 5685, 5822, 5830, 5858,

6782, 6784, 6788, 6789, 6790, 6802, 6803, 6805, 6806, 6812, 6815, 6824, 6827, 6828, 6860, 6861, 6863, 6959,

8007, 8020, 8025, 8057, 8059

E26018

DB975018+DB975019

 

Sheffield Midland

50008+56019, 50011+56026, 50016+56038, 50022+56036, 50029+56029, 50048+56048, 51246+56129, 51427+51497, 51444+56141, 51818+59700+51839, 51841+59704+5????, 52071+59810+52081,

 

Sheffield – Birmingham

1521, 1862

3571

 

16F Burton

3059, 3180, 3789,

8009, 8043, 8045, 8162

 

Birmingham New St.

11, 29,

1024

1643, 1748,

3774

7517, 7607

E3122

50074+59016+50110, 50446+59157+50499, 50684+59272+50736, 51354+59506+51396, 55009

005, 006, 055, 056

 

Bromsgrove

7026, 7027, 7028

[bingley hall]

2 January 1973

 

Paddington – Newport - Cardiff (& return)

 

Paddington to Newport 1669

Newport to Cardiff 1073

Cardiff to Paddington 1015

 

Class 45:

27,72,82,93,115

 

Class 46:

138,144,145,147,184

 

Class 52:

1014,1015,1016,1021,1022,1032,1036,1046,1047,1055,1068,1069,1071,1073

 

Class 53:

1200

 

Class 47:

1554,1583,1585,1596,1601,1610,1613,1614,1618,1623,1627,1641,1645,1646,1647,1650,1651,

1653,1659,1660,1665,1669,1674,1681,1684,1688,1702,1716,1718,1722,1735,1740,1741,1853,

1914,1921,1922,1925,1926,1927,1928,1937,1938,1942,1945,1949

 

Class 03:

2142

 

Class 08:

3183,3189,3256,3261,3358,3420,3465,3515,3595,3598,3603,3607,3747,3753,3965,3967,3971,

4003,4014,4019,4162,4170,4176,4182

 

Class 25:

5179,5180,5182,7508,7509,7510,7512,7513,7516,7517,7518,7520,7569,7588

 

Class 31:

5530,5535,5536,5668,5685,5686,5689,5808,5816

 

Class 37:

6601,6605,6841,6877,6880,6881,6888,6903,6908,6918,6923,6924,6939,6944,6948,6955,6969,

6971,6972,6973,6975,6978,6979,6984,6986,6989,6993,6994,6995,6996,6997,6999

 

Class 35:

7000,7023,7026,7076,7094

 

Dep:

PWM 653

 

Class 42:

805,806,810,814,829 (all dumped- Swindon Works)

 

Interesting to see Peak 72 on Canton shed, having travelled behind it from Nottingham to St Pancras just 4 days earlier. Also saw the South Wales Pullman at Newport and Cardiff.

[johnw1]

On this day in History - Day Trip to London – 2nd January 1971

 

In the mid 1960’s it was decided to concentrate all of the London Midland Region overnight sleeper services on Euston. This meant that the St Pancras – Nottingham – Leeds – Glasgow sleeper became the Euston - Nottingham – Leeds – Glasgow sleeper. The route taken between Euston and Nottingham was West Coast Main Line to Northampton, then the freight only line from Northampton to Market Harborough and then the Midland Main Line to Nottingham. This lasted until the early 1970’s when the sleeper service was cut back to start/terminate at Nottingham. A by-product of this was the ability in this period to use the seating accommodation of the Up service for a trip from Nottingham to London via the WCML, thus on the early morning of the 2nd January 1971 I board the train at Nottingham for the ride to Northampton behind D1686 where we change engines for E3126 for the run up to Euston. This is what I saw that morning on the run to Euston: class 08 (3024, 3228, 3776), class 25 (5218/47, 7531/32/36/57/58/99), class 37 (6720), class 40 (244), class 45 (16/45/96), class 46 (147), class 47 (1590, 1626/86, 1724, 1837, 1932), class 81 (E3012/15/16/22), class 82 (E3047/48/54), class 85 (E3063/64/66/77), class 86 (E3103/10/19/25/26/27/38/41/49/62/71/76/89/90). On arrival in London it was over to Waterloo for a hour with the following observed; class 09 (4104), class 42 (823), class 73 (E6025) and back to Kings Cross to see the following: class 31 (5593/95, 5606/26/42), class 47 (1503/17/19/20/35), class 55 (9008/10/16). The run back from St Pancras to Nottingham produced the following: class 08 (3022, 3304, 3575), class 25 (5215/25/32/50, 7550), class 45 (36/51/68/93/97, 102/27), class 47 (1634).

 

Of note is 823 at Waterloo which would not last the year as it was withdrawn in October 1971.

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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[johnw1]

On this Day in History - Day Trip to York – 3rd January 1970

 

A day out from Nottingham to York

Nottingham – Grantham – York: class 03 (2075), class 08 (3044, 3239, 3512/19/37, 3996), class 10 (3650, 4056/78), class 20 (8001/13/39/75, 8142/53/58/62/72/79/87/89/90, 8304), class 25 (7523), class 31 (5527, 5839/48/52), class 40 (280, 394), class 45 (21/27/42, 136), class 46 (147/73), class 47 (1106, 1503/17/38, 1777, 1812/63/72, 1947/88), class 55 (9011).

York MPD: class 03 (2051/73, 2113/50), class 04 (2247, 2317/33), class 08 (3237/38/44, 3318/19, 3726/39, 3872, 4044), class 20 (8031, 8302/03/04/05/07/08/09), class 24 (5096, 5149), class 25 (5170), class 37 (6925/50), class 40 (253/67/71/75/79, 301), class 47 (1102, 1519/74, 1894/95, 1985/92), Departmental No.84/86, Steam 60019, 60532.

York Station: class 03 (2063), class 08 (3874), class 20 (8015, 8301), class 37 (6738, 6866, 6949), class 40 (251/83), class 45 (68), class 46 (148/78), class 47 (1100, 1502/13/19/46, 1615, 1984/87/97), class 55 (9004/12/17/21)

York – Grantham – Nottingham: class 31 (5528), class 55 (9007).

 

Of note are the two departmental Ruston and Hornsby 4W diesel mechanical shunters 84/86 which surviving until 1976.

 

The three class 04’s had all been withdrawn during the previous three months and would all be sold for industrial use with 2247 sold to Duport Steel works, Briton Ferry until eventually falling out of use and being broken up on site in September 1979, 2317 sold to the National Coal Board for use at Cortonwood colliery until eventually falling out of use and being broken up on site in September 1986 and 2333 sold to Ford and used at Dagenham until eventually falling out of use and being broken up on site.

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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Clapham Junction - 5 January 1973

 

Class 45: 116

Class 47: 1845

Class 09: 4103,4114

Class 33: 6530,6534,6543,6559,6577,6587

Class 73: E6043,E6045,E6049

Class 74: E6103,E6104

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Doncaster Works – 5th January 1975

 

(Class 03) 2173, 03014/91, 03160, (class 08) 3001/24/28/53, 08001/87/93, 08100, 08251, 08420, 08518/41/45, 08751, 08877, 12127, 31015, 31108/11/57/61/63/66/91, 31202/15/47, 31324, 37035/40/45/65/87/94, 37107/18/19/37/60, 37230/41, 55013/14/17/18/21, 84001/08

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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[mikemeg]

On this day in history. Doncaster - January 3rd, 1959

 

Leafing through those old and much treasured notebooks from my spotting days, I came across the section for a trip to Doncaster, made in very early January, 1959. It's strange how, even though the notebook records only a few times and, of course the loco numbers, as I read through these lists, memories of that day came flooding back.

 

It was one of those very still, clear, bright, crisp days of winter; the sort of day that the railway photographers relished with exhaust plumes reaching straight up into a clear blue sky. We had left Hull on a Sheffield stopper, hauled by one of Dairycoates shed's redoubtable K3's. I didn't record the time of this departure but, from memory, it was around 8.00 am.

 

The line out of Hull was always full of interest. Immediately after leaving the station we passed Botanic Gardens shed. Hull had three large locomotive sheds plus a sub shed located on one of the docks, though one of the three, Hull Springhead, had probably closed by this time. After passing through the town, the line then passed Dairycoates shed - the principal shed in the town before passing through the various marshalling yards situated between Dairycoates and Hessle. This was once the largest complex of marshalling yards in the world with four separate yards on the same site.

 

The four track main line going westward split at Staddlethorpe, with one part going on to Selby and another to Doncaster. After the stop at Goole, the ex NER line crossed the old L&Y lines with Goole shed (50D) just far enough away to prevent the loco numbers being discernable. After Thorne North the line joined the old GN/GC line from Doncaster to Immingham and Grimsby at Stainforth. Here there was another large concentration of sidings where ex GC and GN locos would lurk - J11's, O1's, O2's - along with the ubiquitous WD's and 9F's. Also visible, occasionally, at this point would be one of Goole's ex L&Y pugs, doing some colliery shunting duty, though this was quite rare; they tended to work the dock lines around Goole docks.

 

On through Hatfield North, passing a stream of freight trains, until the train made its measured and careful entry into Doncaster. And here we really were at the heart of the old LNER, with the 'plant' offices facing the station, the birthplace of so many of the locomotives which we had come to know. This was where Sir Nigel Gresley, Edward Thompson and Arthur Peppercorn had presided over their mechanical engineering empire. This was where the fabulous Gresley A1's (later A3's) and A4's had first seen the light of day, alomg with so many other famous classes.

 

I can still remember, as we alighted from our train, seeing an immaculate Thompson A2 - 60531 Barham - waiting to set off for the South. This was a Scottish loco, rarely seen south of Newcastle or even Edinburgh for the 61B (Aberdeen) locos, so was a very welcome sight.

 

Doncaster shed, which was then an easy 'bunk', was a fabulous place still clearly exhibiting its GN traditions with J6's, O2's, J50's and J52's. The proximity of the GC was also clearly evident with J11's, O4's; and almost every class of LNER locomotive was represented with the exception of the A4's, none of which were allocated to Doncaster but could be seen on their way to or from the locomotive works. A lone Britannia - 70007 Couer de Lion - in an appalling state, was the first 'Brit' any of us had ever seen.

 

There were nearly a hundred locomotives on shed that day, of a profusion of types now only barely believeable.

 

All of the principal trains were steam hauled; Copley Hill A1's or Kings Cross A1's, A3's or A4's on the Leeds trains, Kings Cross, Grantham, Doncaster, York, Gateshead or Heaton pacifics on the Newcastle or Edinburgh trains with V2's seemingly on everything from express passenger to empty mineral trains.

 

A quick visit to the entrance gate by the end of the Crimpsall erecting shops to see what had just come out of the paint shop in the 'plant' revealed another gem - one of Haymarket's A4's 60012. There was only one working which would normally see a Haymarket A4 this far south and that was the Elizabethan, and that was a summer timetable working, so Haymarket Pacifics were always prize 'cops'.

 

Two memories of that day abide above all others. Looking over the roadbridge to the south of Doncaster station and seeing three A3's all facing south. They were Lemberg, Donovan and Doncaster, almost consequtively numbered, each with an exhaust plume reaching up into the cold, clear sky as they set off for the south; each deliberately slipped by their drivers with that incredible cacophony of sound as they took hold of their train.

 

The second abiding memory of that day was our first sight of A4's, at very nearly full tilt, as they came through Doncaster on those expresses which did not stop there. It was a sight to stir the heart of any enthusiast; it still is!

 

Fabulous days in a world now long lost in the mists of time.

 

Cheers

 

Mike

[South of 1E]

Bletchley was a very different place 35 years ago the railway, the town, everythings not quite what is was then!

 

nr

 

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Bletchley

25222l,08085sh,25143ch,85032p,25070/25239l,87001p,50391/56146,85005frl,86245p,86258p,87010p87034p,86004p,029,86229,81004p,86013rm,85021fr,85031l,37035p,86218p,86250p,87009p,

31117es-x,47356frl,86037p,87030p,86026p,86038p,87020frl,56148,50393,86239p,08085/55009,

87023p,86257p,81003frl,86244p,86255p,86009p,85017fr,87013p

Depot

51867,59671,51861,51680,51882,59743,51863,59665,59656,51674,56149,50393,59654,08160,51658,

51893,59753,56295,25221,08221,59663,59667,59678,51857,59669,59651,51877,59756,51657,51656,

50861,79098,08629,51897,51679

Station

039,029,25309frl,86217p,25176fr-x,31117/55009es-x,47455frl,86251p,85036frl,86229p,86258p,86004p,86207p,86231p,87008p,87034p,25309frl,86039p,85027pa,86244p,25311l,86227p,86223p,86219p,86257p,81020o,25176fr-x,25071es,86239p,86254p,

86255p,86235p,87023p,86250p,87010p,85009frl,86247p,86216p,86233p,87025p,87011p

[bike2steam]

Thanks for that Mike, real history, love the bit ' each deliberatly slipped by their drivers ', as any pacific loco driver would tell you - that's the quickest way to get the lubricator to work properly.

[mikemeg]

Thanks for that Mike, real history, love the bit ' each deliberatly slipped by their drivers ', as any pacific loco driver would tell you - that's the quickest way to get the lubricator to work properly.

 

Thanks for that. I guess none of us aged eleven or twelve as we were could have imagined that we were seeing the beginning of the end of an era. Strange to think that while BR was still largely a steam railway with all of the toil and Victorian working conditions entailed in driving, firing and maintaining those machines, Boeing was testing a jet airliner, the 707, which would literally shrink the world.

 

But for all of that, they were wonderful machines and they were memorable days.

 

Cheers

 

Mike

[D803Albion]

36 years ago !

 

Not surprising that I can remember very little from this trip.

 

I wonder if anybody has any notes, or even better some photographs from this excursion ?

[pH]

When I finished posting my notes last year, I said I might re-post a couple of the larger days, since I had worked out how to produce ordered lists of numbers since I first did them. (The original posting only had summaries of engines on sheds, not full lists.) Here's one re-post. The text is much the same as the original, but numbers have been added.

 

7 January 1966 – a one-day trip to Liverpool and (loosely) district sheds. (I apologise in advance for any mistakes in diesel information. Diesels were really an aside to the main aim of seeing steam locos!). I travelled down overnight from Glasgow. I stayed awake long enough to see Kingmoor shed and the last Royal Scot in service – 46115, which had been withdrawn the previous month.

Glasgow Central: Class 47 - D1845

Kingmoor (passing): Stanier 5 – 44670, Scot - 46115, Britannia - 70001/70002, Clan - 72007, 9F – 92161

Lime Street: Stanier tank - 42663, Ivatt 2 mogul - 46503, Class 40 - D272, Class 81 - E3009, Class 85 - E3071/E3081

 

The first shed I went to was Speke Junction.

West Allerton: Class 08 - D3579

 

Speke Junction shed:

Hughes/Fowler mogul - 42715

Stanier 5 - 44743/44806/45071/45137/45154/45181/45188/45338/45386

Ivatt 2 mogul - 46440/46515

8F - 48163/48503/48509

9F - 92100/92104/92111/92117/92154/92158

Class 03 - D2393

Class 08 - D3367/D3794

Class D3/7 (pre-TOPS) - 12006/12010/12017/12018/12026/12027/12029

Class 11 - 12081

The Stanier Fives included the named 45154.

 

Next was Edge Hill.

Hughes/Fowler mogul - 42859

Stanier 5 - 44768/44773/44863/44900/44906/44910/45039/45069/45284/45307/45321/45376/45412/45440

Jubilee - 45633/45698

3F tank - 47279/47357/47406/47416/47493

8F - 48249/48293/48639

9F - 92048/92153

Class 40 - D230

Class 08 - D3579/D4154/D4155

Class D3/7 (pre-TOPS) - 12008

A highlight of this shed visit was watching a Stanier Five climb from the shed yard to the line that crossed over the yard. I have no idea of the gradient, but it was pretty steep. The driver backed the engine to the opposite side of the yard, through several sets of points, then opened up. By the time he hit the bottom of the gradient, he must have been doing about 30mph, on shed yard track! Even at that, he only just made it to the top.

 

Then on to Southport.

Bank Hall (passing): Class 02 - D2857

 

Southport shed had been collecting ‘unusual’ Stanier Fives. However, I asked permission to go round the shed and was told ‘No’, so I only saw the engines I could see on the way into and out of the shed office. These were:

Fairburn tank - 42132

Stanier 5 - 44686/7 – the last two Stanier Fives built – the Caprotti engines with high running plates, 44757 – a low running plate Caprotti engine (a ‘gorilla’), 45278

 

From Southport, I went to Bolton.

Southport-Wigan: 8F - 48675

Wigan Wallgate: Stanier 5 - 44736/45408

Wigan North Western: Stanier tank - 42577, Stanier 5 – 45187

 

Bolton shed:

Fairburn tank - 42133/42159/42183/42240/42249

Stanier tank - 42426/42626

Stanier mogul - 42960/42983

Stanier 5 - 44664/44737/44816/44893/44927/45104/45110/45239/45252/45260/45336/45381/45409

Ivatt 2 mogul - 46417/46436/46506

8F - 48106/48428/48469/48511/48523/48547/48652/48740/48758/48773

Britannia - 70026

Caprotti Standard 5 - 73128

WD – 90345

90345 was the only WD I saw all day. 48773 had the yellow stripe on the cab – as far as I know, the only 8F to get it.

 

Next, back to Wigan.

Bolton Trinity Street: Stanier tank - 42484, Stanier 5 - 44758/45064/45296/45415, 8F - 48166, Class 47 - D1843

 

Not only did I go round Springs Branch shed, I got a conducted tour from a driver!

Wigan (Springs Branch):

Fairburn tank - 42102/42174/42235/42252

Stanier tank - 42462/42587/42611/42647

Stanier mogul - 42953/42954/42959/42963

Stanier 5 - 44675/44725/44823/44935/45019/45091/45108/45128/45185/45187/45200/45314/45326/45330/45372/45385/45425/45449

Ivatt 2 mogul - 46419/46447/46517

3F tank - 47314/47444/47603/47671

8F - 48114/48278/48422/48479/48494/48711/48715

Britannia - 70015

9F – 92026

Class D3/7 (pre-TOPS) - 12031

Class 11 - 12070

The four Stanier Moguls here were the most I ever saw together.

 

After that, it was back in to Liverpool, then across the river to Birkenhead.

Bank Hall (passing): Jubilee – 45684

Exchange: Standard 4 – 75047

 

Birkenhead:

Fairburn tank - 42086/42104

Stanier tank - 42597/42606

Hughes/Fowler mogul - 42734/42782/42812/42828/42831/42878/42924

Stanier 5 - 45246

3F tank - 47447/47495/47533/47627/47659/47674

8F - 48345/48382/48392/48401/48415

Caprotti Standard 5 - 73138

9F - 92011/92046/92057/92079/92082/92085/92092/92100/92108/92111/92123/92127/92163/92165/92166/92167

I’ve seen Birkenhead shed at that time described as ‘9F City’, and it seemed appropriate. Of the 14 there that afternoon, three were the stoker-fitted engines 92165/6/7 (I don’t know if any or all of them still had the stokers working), and another was 92079, which had once had a large headlight fitted as a Lickey banker. There had also been a big allocation of Hughes/Fowler moguls there in the past, and there were still 7 there, though some of those were withdrawn. They were the last Hughes/Fowler moguls I saw in service (I saw one more a couple of years later in Woodham’s yard in Barry). With only a single Stanier Five on shed, it was obvious that freight was the main business.

 

And finally to Bank Hall shed.

Exchange: Stanier 5 – 45415

 

At Bank Hall, the way in went right past the office, and I was spotted as I came in. There was no chance of skipping round, so I asked. The conversation went along the lines of:

“Can I go round the shed, please?â€

“Do you have a permit?â€

“No.â€

“Then I can’t give you permission to go round. But if you get lost on the way out, watch out for the inspection pits.â€

 

Bank Hall:

Ivatt 2 tank - 41244/41304

Stanier 5 - 45062

Jubilee - 45627/45684/45721

Ivatt 2 mogul - 46405/46414/46496

Standard 4 - 75026/75027/75032/75033/75048/75049/75050/75060

Class 02 - D2850/D2852/D2857/D2858

Class 40 - D323

The mix of locos here was quite different from any other shed I’d visited that day. These were the only Ivatt tanks and Standard 4s I’d seen. 45684 and 45721 were the last Jubilees I ever ‘copped’.

 

Then back to Lime Street and an overnight train back north.

Lime Street: Class 86 - E3189

Glasgow Central: Britannia - 70047

 

Looking back at my notes of this trip, I was struck by how few diesels I saw, only two and a half years before the end of BR steam. (There may have been shunters that I missed at Birkenhead – there were certainly some allocated. Since it was already getting dark, and I wanted to get to Bank Hall shed, perhaps I didn’t go round the diesel part of the shed – I can’t remember.) On the other hand, two and a half years before the end of BR steam, there were already quite a few ‘lasts’. Obviously, there was still a lot of steam still about in northwest England, but increasingly just a few classes were represented – mostly Stanier Fives, 8Fs and 9Fs.

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Forest Hill - 14 January 1967

Paling into comparison to the steam memories above, here is another EMU interlude from the notebook of an 11-year old spotter

 

2-BIL: 2085,2142

2-HAL: 2684

4-LAV: 2926,2930,2934,2939,2941,2945,2949

4-SUB: 4279,4606,4632,4656,4683,4715,4753

4-EPB: 5016,5020,5036,5117,5121,5142,5145,5234,5238,5303,5334,5361,

Class 08: 4114

 

None of them blue. The 08 would have probably been light engine on its way between Bricklayers Arms or New Cross Gate and Selhurst

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Southampton, 17th January 1974

 

A day trip from Nottingham to Southampton starts with 45103 to London St Pancras, a quick visit to Kings Cross, tube to Waterloo and EMU to Southampton and then return by the same path with 45109 from St Pancras. On the journey we saw the following:

Class 07 (07002/03/06), class 08 (3273, 3304/06, 3400/61, 3514/87, 3773/76/85, 3864/66, 3909/36/96, 08030, 08845), class 09 (4100, 09021), class 20 (8037, 8148), class 25 (5217/82, 7562/72/95, 7612/20/66), class 31 (5590/92/99, 5602/05/08/15/22/25/42/45/47/50/51/54/93), class 33 (6500/24/28/72/89, 33006/18/21/26/29/34, 33114/18), class 37 (6803), class 40 (294), class 45 (31/45/55/84/98, 100/05/32/35/36, 45003, 45103/09/17), class 46 (144/50/91), class 47 (1514/43, 1684, 1708/10/52/59, 1812/35/43/61/70/84, 1974, 47485), class 55 (9001/10/17), class 73 (E6002/07/15/20/22/30/33/43), class 74 (E6106/10, 74001/05).

Items of interest are the high number of class 31’s (sixteen) at Kings Cross in the two brief visits, class 40, 294 seen at Nottingham and the high number of Eastleigh allocated engines carrying there new numbers compared to any where else.

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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On this Day in History – Crewe Works – 22nd January 1967

 

Class 20 (D8005/17/43/62, D8147), class 28 (D5704/09), class 40 (D227/33/80/88/93, D322/26/32/34/51/66/89/92), class 47 (D1102/07/10/11, D1500/01/05/09/17/23/26/68/92/96, D1607/17/19/20/30/85/87/94, D1707/11/15/18/26/44/50/51/56/74/81/92/96/98, D1800/05/37/48, D1925/27/40/54/85/93), class 71 (E5019/23), class 74 (E6101/02/03/04), class 76 (E26006/50/56), class 77 (E27003), class 81 (E3002/13/14/16/23), class 83 (E3029, E3100), class 84 (E3045), class 85 (E3068), class 86 (E3171/99), steam 60007/10/26, 70013, 71000, 90243/81, 92220

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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[pH]

A year ago, I posted this, but with very few numbers included. Since then, I’ve got better at using Word and Excel. So here’s an account of a day in 1965 – the text is much the same as last year’s version, but now with added numbers!

 

23 January 1965 – the first day of a 2-day trip to Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Warrington and Crewe.

 

It started on the Friday night from Glasgow, behind D383 and 44901 on the overnight train to Birmingham. I don’t know how far they went – I tried to sleep after I’d seen Kingmoor shed.

Glasgow Central: Stanier 5 – 44901, Class 40 - D309/D329/D383

Carstairs: Britannia - 70038

Carlisle:Ivatt 2 tank – 41222, Stanier 5 - 45278/45293, Rebuilt Patriot – 45526, 3F tank – 47326, 8F – 48458, B1 – 61191, Britannia – 70041, Class 24 - D5017/D5112, Class 40 - D339

Wigan: Fairburn tank – 42174, Standard 4 - 75019

Crewe: Stanier tank – 42574, Class 84 - E3037

Stafford: Fowler 4 tank – 42350, 8F - 48128/48354

Bushbury: Stanier 5 - 45048

Birmingham New Street: Class 08 - D3831

 

The first shed in Birmingham was Tyseley. This was the first ex-GWR shed I’d visited, and the first ex-GWR locos I’d seen, other than a very few at Gloucester and Exeter St. Davids on a holiday in 1963.

Tyseley:

57xx - 3625/3635/3770/4635/9753

28xx - 3808

5101 class - 4111/4158/4179

45xx - 4555

Castle - 5014/7014/7026/7029/7034

56xx - 5606/5684/6633/6667/6681

Hall - 5988/6958/7918/7929

Grange - 6842/6879

Manor - 7805/7818

8F - 48415/48424

9F - 92204/92217/92244

Class 08 - D3796/D3958

Class 24 - D5133

Class 25 - D5236

Class 46 - D143

4555 was in GWR colours.

 

Next was Saltley.

4F - 43949/44057/44179/44580/44605

Stanier 5 - 44663/44810/44812/44829/44958/44966/45040/45062/45186/45422/45447

Ivatt 2 mogul - 46448/46526

8F - 48133/48382/48430/48450/48541/48691/48719

Standard 5 - 73010/73163

Standard 4 mogul - 76036/76038/76040/76042/76043/76048/76099

WD - 90509

9F - 92029/92125/92138/92144/92150/92164

Class 08 - D3582/D3974

Class 24 - D5029

Class 25 - D5234/D5266/D7569/D7582/D7592

Class 27 - D5404

Class 44 - D3

Class 45 - D11/D12/D43/D90

One of the 8Fs was so dirty that, outside in the yard in broad daylight, I could not read the cabside number! I had to go round the front to see the smokebox plate. One of the 4Fs was a Midland one (43949).

 

On to Aston.

Fairburn tank - 42075

Stanier 5 - 45038/45430/45446

8F - 48432

Caprotti Standard 5 - 73132

Standard 4 mogul - 76095

9F - 92186

Class 11 - 12071

Class 24 - D5083

Class 40 - D212/D222/D331

There wasn’t very much here – it closed later in the year.

 

Then on to one of the main reasons for going to the Birmingham area – Bescot shed to see the last 4 Super Ds.

Birmingham New Street: Class 03 - D2395, Class 40 - D314

New Street – Bescot: Stanier 5 – 44942, Class 08 - D3772, Class 24 - D5022

 

Bescot:

56xx - 6671/6697

Hall - 7908

Ivatt 4 mogul - 43005

4F - 44155

Stanier 5 - 44766/44914/45322/45324

Ivatt 2 mogul - 46445/46456/46490

8F - 48007/48101/48330/48335/48366/48477/48478/48529/48659/48674/48762/48766/48767

Super D - 48895/49361/49407/49430

Caprotti Standard 5 - 73128

9F - 92115

Class D3/7 (pre-TOPS) - 12013

Class 11 - 12056/12087

Class 08 - D3867

Class 40 - D321/D322/D331

I didn’t know that the Super Ds had been withdrawn the previous month, but fortunately they were all still there in the yard. These were the only ones I ever saw. Among the Black 5s was 44766 with double chimney.

 

From here, I went to Oxley. On the way, I went into Wolverhampton Low level station and saw Castle 7023, the only active Castle I saw on this trip. I also passed the entrance to Wolverhampton Stafford Road shed, but that had closed over a year before.

Walsall: Ivatt 2 mogul – 46522, Class 08 - D3021

Wolverhampton Low Level: 57xx class - 3631/3744, Castle – 7023, 8F – 48340, 9F – 92203, Class 47 - D1692/D1730/D1731/D1742

 

Oxley:

57xx class - 3605/3776/3782/3788/3792/4602/4687/8739/8767/9640/9658/9661/9768/9776

5101 class - 4148/4165

Hall - 4954/6917/6925/6932/6933/6986/6994/7904

Castle - 5026/5056/5089/7011/7012/7019/7024

Grange - 6820/6827/6830/6833/6855/6858/6859/6864/6866/6871

Manor - 7806/7821/7824

Stanier mogul - 42964

Stanier 5 - 45231

8F - 48016/48027/48259/48410/48411/48475/48637/48665/48722/48738

Standard 5 - 73014/73051/73096

Standard 4 - 75020

Standard 4 mogul - 76022

Standard 2 mogul - 78008

WD - 90268

9F - 92103

Class 47 - D1689/D1700

 

My last visit in this area was to Bushbury shed. I have only a few notes from here – I can’t remember if I didn’t get round the whole shed, or if there were really only a few locos there.

Bushbury:

Fairburn tank - 42062

Stanier tank - 42604

Stanier mogul - 42946/42957/42983

4F - 44340

Stanier 5 - 45310

3F tank - 47437

 

Back to Wolverhampton High Level, a train to Crewe, then change to get to Warrington.

Wolverhampton High Level: Class 08 - D3115, Class 40 - D222/D337

Wolverhampton-Stafford: 8F – 48290, Class 08 - D3191/D3755

Stafford: 8F - 48045/48174, Class 08 - D3291, Class 81 - E3004, Class 85 - E3069

Crewe: 4F – 44137, Stanier 5 - 44877/45004/45081/45188, 3F tank – 47482, Class 25 - D5257, Class 40 - D227/D291

 

By this time, Warrington Dallam shed was one of the few sheds still with significant numbers of Jubilees, and I wanted to see them. By now, it was about 8 at night, cold (there was snow on the ground) and pelting rain. On the pages in my notebook from Dallam, the ink in all the lines has run and my notes are written in pencil, because the ballpoint pen wouldn’t write on the wet paper. But I saw the Jubilees!

Warrington Dallam:

Ivatt 4 mogul - 43052

4F - 43954/44115/44181/44294/44522/44589

Stanier 5 - 44672/44821/45041/45209

Jubilee - 45583/45590/45604/45633/45652/45655/45663/45703/45730

3F tank - 47493/47671

8F - 48108/48139/48249/48543/48557/48676

Again, a Midland engine (43954) among the 4Fs.

 

I also went to Warrington Central ex-CLC ‘shed’ – a couple of sidings and an inspection pit at Warrington Central station.

Ivatt 4 mogul - 43041

Stanier 5 - 45017/45233

 

And while waiting at Bank Quay station for a train back to Crewe, there were 5 Britannias and another Jubilee among the passing traffic.

Warrington Bank Quay: Stanier 5 - 45312/45391, Jubilee – 45563, 8F – 48125, Britannia - 70004/70010/70026/70037/70053, Caprotti Standard 5 – 73127, WD – 90345, 9F – 92157, Class 40 - D295/D302/D338

 

I spent the night in various Crewe station waiting rooms, all heated by big coal fires.

[pH]

Again, this is a repeat of a post from a year ago, with individual engine numbers added.

 

24 January 1965 – the second day of a 2-day trip to Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Warrington and Crewe.

 

I had spent the night in various Crewe station waiting rooms. Electrification hadn’t gone south of Crewe yet, so there was a mix of steam, diesel and electric locos on trains through Crewe.

Crewe Station: Stanier 5 - 44661/44690/44858/45111/45142, 3F tank - 47391/47450/47658, 8F – 48545, Britannia - 70044/70048, Standard 2 mogul – 78010, Standard 3 tank – 82034, WD – 90641, Class D3/7 (pre-TOPS) – 12021, Class 24 - D5026/D5082, Class 25 - D7594, Class 40 - D213/D219/D221/D290/D295/D311/D318/D320/D334/D373, Class 47 - D1583/D1725/D1741/D1750, Class 81 - E3006/E3015, Class 83 - E3025, Class 84 - E3041, Class 85 - E3060/E3081/E3083/E3085

 

First visit for the day was to Crewe diesel depot:

Class D3/1 (pre-TOPS) - D2911

Class 08 - D3799

Class 40 - D379/D383/D392

 

Then on to Crewe South:

Hall - 5955

Grange - 6817/6870

Manor - 7819/7821

Stanier mogul - 42979

Ivatt 4 mogul - 43001/43020/43024/43026/43088/43113/43151

4F - 44571

Stanier 5 - 44679/44714/44743/44774/44777/44814/44856/44937/44941/44971/45002/45033/45046/45071/45076/45093/45126/45129/45224/45248/45297/45308/45332/45395/45417

Jubilee - 45553

Scot - 46128

3F tank - 47325/47338/47397/47399/47445/47494/47530/47565

8F - 48001/48036/48132/48176/48181/48194/48202/48251/48252/48293/48340/48347/48411/48555/48629/48684/48743/48757/48775

Britannia - 70036

Standard 5 - 73032/73035

Standard 4 - 75035

Standard 2 mogul - 78007/78030/78031/78036

Standard 4 tank - 80072/80125

9F - 92113/92206

Crewe Gresty Lane had been closed by this time, which explained the ex-GWR locos here.

 

Crewe North:

Ivatt 2 tank - 41212/41229

Stanier 5 - 44678/44680/44697/44761/44765/44802/44858/44913/44920/45015/45045/45130/45142/45243/45277/45466

Jubilee - 45554/45617/45672/45704

3F tank - 47359

8F - 48054

Britannia - 70000/70014/70021/70025/70028/70030/70031/70033/70043/70044/70048/70051/70052/70054

Caprotti Standard 5 - 73143

Standard 4 - 75037

Standard 2 mogul - 78010

Standard 3 tank - 82034

Class 24 - D5008/D5028/D5082

Class 37 - D6883

Class 40 - D219/D228

Class 47 - D1631/D1634/D1650/D1690/D1718/D1737/D1750/D1754

Unfortunately, it was too late for Duchesses at Crewe. (This trip was supposed to have happened in September 1964 – I might have seen some then.)

 

Then on to Crewe Works:

Lion

Fairburn tank - 42099/42141/42252/42699

Stanier tank - 42468

4F - 44405/44525

Stanier 5 - 44682/44684/44691/44717/44735/44773/44778/44841/44965/45193/45300

3F tank - 47384/47400/47592/47597/47615/47646/47658/47661

8F - 48035/48151/48163/48166/48168/48200/48204/48212/48315/48322/48327/48348/48373/48374/48376/48423/48501/48612/48677/48692/48697/48702/48739/48751

Britannia - 70008/70015/70022/70023/70035/70042/70045

Duke of Gloucester - 71000

Standard 2 mogul - 78041

9F - 92002/92015/92047/92093/92097/92132/92139/92160/92167/92211

Class 08 - D3245

Class 20 - D8036/D8042/D8048/D8060/D8061

Class 25 - D7594

Class 28 - D5700/D5703/D5710/D5714

Class 37 - D6852/D6853/D6854

Class 40 - D225/D233/D236/D267/D298/D299/D335/D347/D372/D376/D382

Class 47 – D1502/D1510/D1511/D1515/D1521/D1530/D1535/D1568/D1569/D1604/D1607/D1653/D1654/D1666/D1667/

D1668/D1669/D1670/D1671/D1672/D1673/D1674/D1675/D1676/D1677/D1678/D1679/D1680/D1681/D1688/D1701/D1724/

D1744/D1756/D1842/D1843/D1844

Class 76 - 26040/26049

Class 81 - E3008/E3010/E3018/E3021

Class 85 - E3074/E3086

In 1965, Crewe were still building locos. D1666-81 were in various stages of construction, along with D1842-44. Steam engines were still the large majority of locos being dealt with. Apart from ‘in service’ locos, there were some others. Works shunters were still steam – 3F tanks (47384/400/592/597/615/658/661) and 4Fs (44405/525). 71000 ‘Duke of Gloucester’ was still waiting for ‘official’ preservation as part of the National Collection, which never happened.

 

Finally, back to Crewe station for a few hours, then overnight back to Glasgow, arriving about 2 hours late.

Crewe Station: Stanier 5 - 45180/45277, Scot – 46140, Britannia - 70010/70012, Class 40 - D210/D235/D237/D288/D293/D297/D328/D373, Class 47 - D1606/D1608/D1611, Class 84 - E3043

Carstairs: Stanier 5 - 44668/45106, Britannia – 70001, Class 40 - D357

Glasgow Central: Stanier 5 - 44721

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Derby and Crewe Works – 26th January 1975

 

Derby Works

(Class 08) 3020/47, 3852, 08014/16/19/32/43/67, 08107/49/88, 08234/94, 08387, 08569/73/77, 08614/24/53/68/73/99, 08701/42/78, 08842/44/46/50, 08904/37/47, 09005/26, (class 17) 8521, 24063, 24134, 25002/50/51, 25222/57/59/74, 25323, 44010, (class 45) 63/91, 125/35, 45018/32/47/51/52, 45101/08/15/21, 46010/20/29/31, steam 41708, 47327, 47445, 47592, 73129

 

Crewe Works

08468, 20003, 20144, 25076, 25261/67/90/99, 40007/10/14/61/74/86, 40115/19/34/37/42/45/51/84/97, 47015/17/64/97/99, 47101/09/12/16/21/28/30/42/79/99, 47206/24/55/69/96, 47355/60/62/74, 47403/07/14/18/52/58/67/93, 47522/49/50/51, 50004/09/25/46/49, 76034, 81004, 82002, 83006/12, 86032/37/38, 86210/39, 87032, 87101

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

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On This Day in History – Nottingham/Toton – 28th January 1973

 

On this day thirty seven years ago it was out with the push bike for a twenty four mile round trip to Nottingham and Toton for a “bunk†round the shed. This is what was their that day.

Nottingham: class 08 (3036, 3175, 3340/90, 3777), class 20 (8006/14/39/44, 8136/48/58/61/73/81/82/85), class 25 (5224/49, 7619), class 45 (12), class 46 (165), class 47 (1825/54).

Toton: class 08 (3021/29/39/44, 3345/62/63, 3400/02, 3505, 3788/89, 3997), class 20 (8012/15/37/59/71/76, 8111/15/40/45/52/60/62/64/66/72/74/77/95/96/99), class 25 (5237/83, 7539/67, 7606), class 31 (5601, 5853), class 37 (6713, 6942), class 44 (1/3/4/5), class 45 (40/63/68/73/76/77/81/86/94, 102/03/05/14/22/30), class 47 (1631/97, 1710, 1808/10/24/32/34/39, 1960).

A total of twenty four locomotives stabled at Nottingham and seventy two locomotives present at Toton. Of note is the fact that the sidings around Nottingham could support at this time five class 08 pilots out-stationed from Toton (two at the Central Materials depot, one at Wilford Road yard, one carriage pilot and one spare)

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

http://pics-by-john.photoblog.org.uk/c1937211.html

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[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Doncaster – 1st February 1976

 

Doncaster Works

(Class 03) 2173, 03014/58/91, 03109/55/67, 08124/38/64, 08212/24/53/64/69, 08336, 08409, 08530, 08813, 08930, 24012, 31165/86, 31201/08/57/82, 31403/04/10, 37007/08/23/30/51/64/76, 37129/30/36/44/64/76, 37218/44/85, 55005/14/16/19/20/22, 84001/08

Doncaster MPD (36A)

08002/61/64, 08116/36/46/68, 08217, 08389, 08435/44, 08724, 24003/18/96, 31122/24/31/45/49/59/68, 31224/42/81, 37133/55, 40101/60, 47216/21/24, 47412, steam 30841.

 

A number of the above I have photographed and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

http://pics-by-john.photoblog.org.uk/c1938199.html

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Doncaster Works – 2nd February 1975

 

(Class 03) 2173, 03014/64/75/99, 03119/60, (class 08) 3001/24/28/53, 08061/76/87/95, 08100/76, 08209, 08420/44, 08516/45, 08770, 08889, 12127, 31006, 31111/37/55/56/60/81/91, 31202/25/61/92, 37016/45/52/73/83/87, 37100/09/17/19/60, 37210/29/44/99, 55011/13/14/17/18/21, 76001, 84001/08

 

A number of the above I have photographed and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

 

http://pics-by-john.photoblog.org.uk/c1938588.html

[South of 1E]

On this day in History, Luton Midland Road , 030273

 

Yes a day late, does anyone care!!! Two Luton Town FC specials to Newcastle that Saturday morning, dates the gen a little

 

3/2/73

Luton

68 6M31,1856 1Z71(Luton-Newcastle),61 1C06,52 1Z72(Luton-Newcastle), 4139,173 1C08, 87 1E41,

104 6E43,75 1P08,39 1C10,69 1C18,131 1M04,37 1S68,72 1M11,1701 6C35,127 5T44,163 1D06,

125 1C23,93 1C19,1692 1E78,40 1M13,1960 1Z60,1701 4S32,173 1P10,97 1C26,1730 8M68(stone),

1761 1Z92,1983 6M53,72 1T43,83 8O15,55 1M14,131 1E11,7663/7593 8L35,7570 8T61,39 1T41,

1867 6E56,1854 1T42,121 1M51,7540 9X45,69 1D08,107 D oil,93 1E13,1617 1M15,127 1T44,

155 1C41,61 1P14,113 6E35,7570 0Z00,56 6E45,125 1E06,118 1M17

 

 

Happy days on the Midland...

 

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[bingley hall]

8 February 1971

 

Waterloo to Hither Green

 

Class 08: 3820

Class 09: 4108

Class 33: 6561

Class 73: E6008,E6017

 

Hither Green shed

 

Class 08: 3042,3097

Class 09: 3671

Class 33: 6553,6554,6556,6570,6571,6572,6573,6574,6575,6577,6578,6579,6583

Class 33/2: 6592,6596,6597

Class 12: 15220,15229

Class 71: E5014

Class 73: E6001,E6002,E6005,E6009,E6010,E6019,E6039

 

Interestingly 8 Feb 71 was a Monday, so given the number of locos on shed I may have recorded the wrong date?