montyburns56 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 337 Newcastle Station 1974 by Trevor Casey 380 Gateshead 1972 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 D311 Huyton Quarry 1970 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Two more from Northampton local Bob Faulkner..... D296 approaching Mill Lane bridge between Northampton's No.4 and No.5 signalboxes on 28th August 1965.... D313 on the Up 'Red Rose' at Gayton Loops near Blisworth on 16th August 1965.... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted September 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2021 21 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Two more from Northampton local Bob Faulkner..... D296 approaching Mill Lane bridge between Northampton's No.4 and No.5 signalboxes on 28th August 1965.... D313 on the Up 'Red Rose' at Gayton Loops near Blisworth on 16th August 1965.... When I first saw this photograph I thought that looks a bit strange for the "Up Fast" and then saw your caption mention 'Loops'! Great photographs taken during my teenage Spotting days. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I was over at the East Lancs gala last week, glad to see 345 back and looking immaculate. Couple of snaps: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted October 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Had an enjoyable day out on the SVR, with the green goddess, on Sunday. The loco looked and sounded superb, a real credit to those who look after it. Here it is, resting at Kidderminster, in my attempt at recreating the front cover of the 1979 Ian Allan Locoshed book. Edit:- does anyone know what the w above the number means? Edited October 22, 2021 by rodent279 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, rodent279 said: Had an enjoyable day out on the SVR, with the green goddess, on Sunday. The loco looked and sounded superb, a real credit to those who look after it. Here it is, resting at Kidderminster, in my attempt at recreating the front cover of the 1979 Ian Allan Locoshed book. Edit:- does anyone know what the w above the number means? I have it in my mind that the LMR was split into to groups Western Lines and Midland Lines. I recall all the AC electrics being allocated as Western Lines in one of my old Ian Allans. Mike Wiltshire 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 22/10/2021 at 13:07, Coach bogie said: I have it in my mind that the LMR was split into to groups Western Lines and Midland Lines. I recall all the AC electrics being allocated as Western Lines in one of my old Ian Allans. Mike Wiltshire 306 was a Western Lines loco from mid 66 till mid 68. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) D260 a livery difference rather than detail, but an interesting one for modellers. Were all the Scottish based Class 40s with centre headcodes given this style of yellow warning panel in later green livery days? Reminiscent of the Class 29s, which were based in Scotland at this time. Square headcode boxes as with other Scottish Class 40s. I have seen D261 as a model on Google image search. Images shared by Roger Gregory on Facebook, shared with permission. Original photographer not known. Original captions. ‘English Electric Type 4 No D260 replenishers its train heating boiler at Stirling, June 8th 1965 at the head of a down express. photographer not known’ ‘At Stirling with an E.E. Type 4 No D260 on the up 'Saint Mungo' is greeted by E.E. Bo-Bo Type 1 Class 20 No D8104 on an unfitted freight; 8-6-65. photographer not known’ Jamie EDIT. Looking closely at the two photos, the marks on the far side of the yellow panel are weathering, and not dirt on the photos as they match in both images. Not sure if it is an optical illusion, but it also looks like the bottom edge of the panel is not parallel to the bottom of the nose cone. Edited April 22, 2022 by Jamiel 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Photographer unknown : 253 at Hessle Road near Hull, c.1971.... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Photo by Robert Freeman : D265 at Hessle Road, Hull.... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 D248 Healey Mills 1967 by Terry Campbell 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Photographer unknown : unidentified example at Perth in the '60s.... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 4, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: Photographer unknown : unidentified example at Perth in the '60s.... Cracking photo Nidge. Wonder if that is D368 as has both extra lamp bracket and communication port for royal train working… she was a Scottish loco, not many had those fittings. Was involved in a rough shunt later on…. D368 info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2022 'They walked along the platform and were never seen again.......'🙂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) @Phil Bullock D368 in May 1968 Thornton Sheds, May 1968. by Mike Mather, on Flickr Edited July 4, 2022 by keefer 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2022 8 hours ago, keefer said: @Phil Bullock D368 in May 1968 Thornton Sheds, May 1968. by Mike Mather, on Flickr Great! Looks a bit less bent there and had the mods at both ends then …. This is A end, t’other photo is B end. 40168 and 40068 were coincidentally the last two 40s I needed to clear them …. Copped 168 first then finally 068 at Warrington one day even though it was an NE based loco. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted July 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, keefer said: 'They walked along the platform and were never seen again.......'🙂 A scene from the new version of the railway children perhaps? Daddy…. It’s my Daddy! To the sound of a warbling Class 40 Edited July 5, 2022 by Phil Bullock 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) I didn't meet with Class 40s very often, being based in Western Region territory and being an infrequent traveller, compared to many/most others - I only went to Scotland once! - probably explains it. My loss I know, and too late now. Anyway, here are some photos I took in the 1970s - these are the 'south/midlands' ones. First up, the last one (!), 399 at Finsbury Park (only went there this once and 9018 passing on the main line cleared my Deltics) on 3/3/73 - notebook says the other two were 270 & 286 - sorry it's a bit grainy: I've posted this one before (so it's floating somewhere in the Ether) but it's unusual so here it is again - 319 leaving Oxford southbound on 19/5/73 and heading for........who knows? Never saw one at Reading. Maroon coach in the consist too: IIRC this photo of 40028 at St Pancras on 28/9/74 was the first image I ever uploaded to RMweb so about 3 years ago (another one floating.....) but worth repeating as I understand one of these particular 16-wheelers at this location was exceedingly rare - pure luck then (NB the potentially alarming 'damage' to the secondman's side windscreen is not visible on the original print, must be a scanning artefact I missed): A Class 40 in its more natural London habitat - 40056 at Kings Cross 1/11/75: A day trip to Derby on a very sunny 7/6/75 netted these two light engines - 40001 and 40039, the latter such a nice surprise I felt obliged to use two frames of my expensive colour film on it. Despite its reasonable condition '39 was withdrawn 7 months later and became one of only three 40s to avoid BR blue: Enough for one day, I'll post five from points north (yes, including Scotland!) another time. Edited August 29, 2022 by Halvarras Repeated image removed 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinsley-toton Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 There's not many pics of 40039 about 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, tinsley-toton said: There's not many pics of 40039 about 👍 Good job I took two then! Actually I have a third, taken in Tyne Yard in May 1974, but my cr*p Halina 35mm camera failed to cope with the fading light (the Kodak Instamatic it replaced would probably have done a better job!) so I didn't bother scanning it. The Halina was replaced later that year - wish I'd done it sooner because it did a lousy job of recording a very interesting year...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted August 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 Nice set of photos. 319 southbound at Oxford - it was seen at Old Oak Common that day too, so I guess it must have come off at Reading - assuming it was an inter-regional working. However there have been a few cl40 and 45 visits to Paddington over the years. 40039 at Derby - it was seen at Chesterfield that day, on a southbound passenger working at midday, so I guess Derby found a Peak. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted August 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 A little bit more on 319 at Oxford, thanks to the Aug '73 edition of Rly. Mag. 'A special train from Lancashire to the capital on May 18* was unusually routed through Reading and produced class '40' No. 319.' * (May 18 was a Friday which seems unlikely) So another Paddington, and then Old Oak Common, visitor. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Time to post the other northerly five I mentioned..... 245 waiting the off at Newcastle 28/5/73 - this was one of the few to get the old serif style numbers on blue livery. Three days from June and the steam heating's on? Must have still been chilly oop north 🙂: A couple of 40s - 40048 & 40074 - basking in the sun at York on 20/11/76........I got there from Kings Cross, anyone want to hazard a guess at what hauled the train?! 🤔😉 It was standing behind me while I took these photos, was way off its normal territory, and is still nearby today...... And further up over the border, 40047 at Aberdeen on 7/5/77: And 40062 - one of the Scottish batch modified from disc to centre headcodes - at Dundee the same day: This was the No 2 end which later acquired a yellow-painted headcode panel with marker lights - or was it like this at both ends? Also the square-cornered boxes were not fitted to all seven modified locos, I believe a couple - D261/65 (40061/65)? - had rounded corners........but perhaps they started out square and were modified later? I'm clearly not an expert on Class 40s! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted September 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2022 7 hours ago, Halvarras said: anyone want to hazard a guess at what hauled the train?! 🤔😉 It was standing behind me while I took these photos, was way off its normal territory, and is still nearby today...... Was it 47077, which is currently in residence at the NYMR? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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