RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, The Johnster said: D7011 is carrying an incorrect headcode; this is a class 6 train and if it is, as I am assuming, a Reading-Redhill working should be carrying 'O' as the second character for a train destined for Southern Region. If Redhill-Reading it would be 'V' for Western Region, but the position of the sun as shown by the shadows demands that the train is heading east or southeast. so towards Redhill. I think this train is the successor to the 06.39 Blisworth - Redhill, which I suspect started elsewhere by 1973. You are right about the orientation of the sun etc, and I suspect the pic was taken east of Betchworth towards Buckland Crossing, hence the banner repeater on the down line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) The 1973-74 WR WTT shows 4O27 as the 0354 Rugby-Redhill parcels, booked to depart Reading at 1033 after a loco change. Edited October 15, 2019 by caradoc Spelling mistake 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, caradoc said: The 1973-74 WR WTT shows 4O27 as the 0354 Rugby-Redhill parcels, booked to depart Reading at 1033 after a loco change. We have, I think, a winner! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted October 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2019 31245 by Alan Padley, on Flickr 47596 at Hardwicke with (1V03) 1440 Bolton - Bristol Temple Meads 20091991 by Keith Davies, on Flickr 47482 at Wem with (1V03) 1440 Bolton - Bristol Temple Meads 24061992 by Keith Davies, on Flickr 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted November 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2019 25305 Garsdale 4.83 by George Woods, on Flickr 31165 mail Exeter 1-11-80 35n by Western Bombardier, on Flickr 40025 at Manchester Piccadilly with the 0120 parcels to Cleethorpes on 11th September 1982 by Jjm2009, on Flickr 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2019 31254 mail 18-8-76 Wooton Basset BW120 25 by Western Bombardier, on Flickr 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 40172 - Newtonhall by Syd Young, on Flickr 31117 - London Paddington by Syd Young, on Flickr Penzance Parcels by Syd Young, on Flickr 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Metr0Land said: 40172 - Newtonhall by Syd Young, on Flickr Cor, look at the 8th van! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 15:56, Enterprisingwestern said: Cor, look at the 8th van! Mike. Certainly stands out, but what could it be? Ex-GWR? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I have a question - probably directed towards @The Johnster - in amongst the photos (now on the previous page) there is a photo of a Crewe-Radyr parcels service. Where in Radyr did the train end up and what happened to its load? A curious mind and all that ........... Cheers, Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said: Certainly stands out, but what could it be? Ex-GWR? Looks like an LMS pattern 50' BG to me, they were a bit taller than the BR GUV ahead of it. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Philou said: I have a question - probably directed towards @The Johnster - in amongst the photos (now on the previous page) there is a photo of a Crewe-Radyr parcels service. Where in Radyr did the train end up and what happened to its load? A curious mind and all that ........... Cheers, Philip Sorry, Philip, which actual photo; I can't find any reference to a Crewe-Radyr. Radyr had no parcel handling facilities and the only parcels train that appeared here was the daily Cardiff-Pontypidd and return, 4 GUVs and Hymek, later 37. This ran via Waterhall and Radyr Quarry, and did not stop at Radyr. There was a daily 4V20 Manchester-Cardiff parcels running via Crewe and Shrewsbury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) @The Johnster : On 07/10/2019 at 18:01, Metr0Land said: 47488 at Sutton Park with (3V16) 1100 Crewe - Radyr parcels 11101991 This one - I was curious as I couldn't think of anywhere for it to off-load anything - and which way would it have come if it had gone to Radyr? I assume via the City Line? Cheers, Philip Edited December 21, 2019 by Philou 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 15:56, Enterprisingwestern said: Cor, look at the 8th van! Mike. The 8th van is hardly visible. Do you mean the 10th, at the end? An SR GUV, scenery van some of which were re-inforced for elephants (seriously!) https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/srguvandb/e102f38f1 Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Philou said: @The Johnster : This one - I was curious as I couldn't think of anywhere for it to off-load anything - and which way would it have come if it had gone to Radyr? I assume via the City Line? Cheers, Philip Aha! Sutton Bridge, as I remember it, not Park, is on the southern edge of Shrewsbury. The sidings were used in the aftermath of steam to store withdrawn locos, mostly 8Fs and Black 5s, but were derelict since then. The up and down loops haven't been used for a while either but are still in commission AFAIK at this date. I'm not sure what 3V16 was but it seems to be a postal, including RM sorting coaches. The only train from this direction that came to Cardiff was the York TPO, overnight leaving Cardiff at 20.40 and the reciprocal arriving from York at 05.10. This is definitely not the train pictured here as the formation was quite different, and while it got delayed awaiting postal connections at Crewe occasionally this looks from the position of the sun as shown by the train's shadow to be around 9am on this almost due south facing line, reinforcing my assertion that it is not the York-Cardiff TPO. Nice variety of liveries! Radyr makes no sense at all, and in fact I am of the view that this train is heading for Bristol, a GPO rail hub at the time. The Waterhall Jc/Radyr Quarry line I mentioned earlier is what is now known as the City Line. The York TPO had a cat. It would turn up on platform 1 at about half past 8, insert itself in a sorting coach and ride up with the Cardiff postal crew, who worked double home and came back the following night. Nobody ever knew where it went during the day in Cardiff or York, but I remember it a, a black and white thing that was quite friendly in the way that cats, who are invariably food , sometimes are. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 16:56, Enterprisingwestern said: Cor, look at the 8th van! Mike. 14 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said: Certainly stands out, but what could it be? Ex-GWR? 8 hours ago, hmrspaul said: The 8th van is hardly visible. Do you mean the 10th, at the end? An SR GUV, scenery van some of which were re-inforced for elephants (seriously!) https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/srguvandb/e102f38f1 Paul My thoughts were as it has 2 footboards and is shorter than the GUV before it, that it was a 4 wheel van',and and having one window and a high arc roof profile it might be one of the ex LMS Mogo vans or similar? Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Were there any 6W parcels vans left at this time? I first thought it might be an ex LNER one by the height of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2019 46141 by Richard, on Flickr Parcels Through Darlington by Syd Young, on Flickr 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Metr0Land said: Parcels Through Darlington by Syd Young, on Flickr Another photo with an unusual vehicle in. I can't identify the 9th van, which seems to be a bogie brake in blue/grey, but with a much deeper grey band than is usual, any ideas anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, Signaller69 said: Another photo with an unusual vehicle in. I can't identify the 9th van, which seems to be a bogie brake in blue/grey, but with a much deeper grey band than is usual, any ideas anyone? My money is on a blue GUV with reflection of the bug unit yellow front making it look a tad strange. Mike. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, Signaller69 said: Another photo with an unusual vehicle in. I can't identify the 9th van, which seems to be a bogie brake in blue/grey, but with a much deeper grey band than is usual, any ideas anyone? 18 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: My money is on a blue GUV with reflection of the bug unit yellow front making it look a tad strange. Mike. Hi Chaps, I was looking at the red painted Gresley coach, very probably from a breakdown crane. Gibbo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 11 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: My money is on a blue GUV with reflection of the bug unit yellow front making it look a tad strange. Mike. Makes sense, does look like a GUV roof outline. Funny how reflections play tricks in photos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted December 31, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2019 Is the 4th vehicle behind 46141 an ex LMS bogie "Cream" van? Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 31, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Barry O said: Is the 4th vehicle behind 46141 an ex LMS bogie "Cream" van? Baz I would reckon so, the windows give it away. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted December 31, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2019 Well is that or an empty bullion van. Strange to see the cream van though. There was only two of them built so seeing one in a train is lucky perchance. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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