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I don't think I've shown this one before:

 

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45029 comes off the King Edward Bridge in to Gateshead with 1V92 (09.50 Edinburgh - Plymouth) on 24th December 1975.

 

Trevor

 

UPDATE: Many thanks to davexoc (see below) for the correct train information

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2 hours ago, Trev52A said:

I don't think I've shown this one before:

 

989983135_(125b)45029KingEdwardBridge24-12-75(TErmel).jpg.5ff160b335eae961dddaff04c753d7bf.jpg

45029 comes off the King Edward Bridge in to Gateshead with a Newcastle to Bristol(probably) train on 24th December 1975. Does anyone with access to the relevant timetable know when 1V92 was due to depart Newcastle, please? I would like to find out, to help me with sorting out a few details regarding some other pictures I took around this time. 

 

I may put it in the UK Prototype Questions section.

 

 

Thanks in advance!

Trevor

 

According to Railgenarchive it is the 9.50 off Edinburgh going through to Plymouth.

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13 hours ago, Davexoc said:

 

According to Railgenarchive it is the 9.50 off Edinburgh going through to Plymouth.

 

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of Rail Gen Archive - I now look forward to many hours wasted spent trawling through the listings and comparing with my observations! Obviously 1V92 was a forerunner to 1V93 which was a Deltic stronghold in 1981. I have updated my original post with the correct information.

Cheers!

Trevor

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D10 (44010), Entered Traffic 2/60, Withdrawn 5/77, Broken Up 7/78

Holding the eighth spot for the shortest service life at 17 years, 3 months is the last of the Pilot series, D10 (44010) Tryfan. In 1962 following a short career as passenger locomotives generally on West Coast Main Line duties the ten Pilot series locomotives were allocated to Toton for freight traffic in the East Midlands and had there steam heating boilers removed. From then until withdrawal the Class 44's would be synonymous with Toton. 44010 was was stored at Toton during February 1976 and then withdrawn in August 1976 only to be re-instated in October 1976 as a replacement for 44001 which. 44010's reprieve ended on the 12th May 1977 when it suffered main generator damage working a Rufford Colliery - Avenue Coking Plant coal train near Mansfield Colliery Junction. It was withdrawn the same month and eventually towed to Derby Works where it was broken up during July 1978.

44010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5632033562/

44010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5528109001/

 

To be continued

 

 

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D190 (46053), Entered Traffic 1/63, Withdrawn 2/81, Broken Up 7/81

Holding the ninth spot for the shortest service life at 18 years, 1 month is D190 (46053). Apart from two spells at Holbeck in 1963/64 and 1967-70 it would spend the majority of its career at Gateshead where it would remain until withdrawn during February 1981. Following withdrawal it was moved to Derby works and broken up during July 1981

46053 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/50069448442/

46053 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8025578403/

46053 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/18603592120/

 

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D178 (46041), Entered Traffic, 9/62, Withdrawn 12/80, Broken Up 8/83

D179 (46042), Entered Traffic, 9/62, Withdrawn 12/80, Broken Up 12/82

D180 (46043), Entered Traffic, 9/62, Withdrawn 12/80, Broken Up 5/84

Holding tenth, eleventh and twelfth spot for the shortest service life at 18 years, 3 months are D178 (46041), D179 (46042) and D180 (46043). Allocated on delivery to Gateshead all three locomotives would spend virtually their entire careers allocated to this depot and all three locomotives were stored at Swindon Works at the end of the 1980 Summer Timetable and withdrawn in December 1980. They were not among those reinstated at the end of 1981 and would languish at Swindon Works until finally broken up between December 1982 and May 1984.

46041 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7674507826/

46042 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/18822878680/

46042 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25463969025/

46042 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29179822810/

 

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D171 (46034), Entered Traffic 7/62, Withdrawn 11/80, Broken Up 11/82

D177 (46040), Entered Traffic 8/62, Withdrawn 12/80, Broken Up 4/82

Holding thirteenth and fourteenth spot for the shortest service life at 18 years, 4 months are D171 (46034) and D177 (46040). Allocated on delivery to Gateshead both locomotives would spend their entire career allocated to this depot and both locomotives were stored at Swindon Works at the end of the 1980 Summer Timetable. 46034 was withdrawn in November 1980 and 46040 was one of five Class 46 locomotives withdrawn in December 1980 from those stored at Swindon Works awaiting their fate. Neither was amongst those reinstated at the end of 1981 and the Swindon cutting torches beckoned with 46034 being broken up at Swindon Works during November 1982. However one final journey remained for 46040. During the first week of January 1982 recently reinstated 46032 was in Derby Works for power unit repairs and 46040 was sent up to Derby from Swindon as a source of spares to assist with the repair. By April all useful parts had been recovered and the remains of 46040 were broken up by Derby Works.

46040 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7674504768/

 

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On 01/01/2021 at 09:15, johnw1 said:

D10 (44010), Entered Traffic 2/60, Withdrawn 5/77, Broken Up 7/78

Holding the eighth spot for the shortest service life at 17 years, 3 months is the last of the Pilot series, D10 (44010) Tryfan. In 1962 following a short career as passenger locomotives generally on West Coast Main Line duties the ten Pilot series locomotives were allocated to Toton for freight traffic in the East Midlands and had there steam heating boilers removed. From then until withdrawal the Class 44's would be synonymous with Toton. 44010 was was stored at Toton during February 1976 and then withdrawn in August 1976 only to be re-instated in October 1976 as a replacement for 44001 which. 44010's reprieve ended on the 12th May 1977 when it suffered main generator damage working a Rufford Colliery - Avenue Coking Plant coal train near Mansfield Colliery Junction. It was withdrawn the same month and eventually towed to Derby Works where it was broken up during July 1978.

44010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5632033562/

44010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5528109001/

 

To be continued

 

 


A D10 snippet emerged from the archives yesterday courtesy of Chris Wilkinson at Worcester Loco Society. On December 12th 1963 D10 worked the 07.50 Worcester to Gloucester passenger!!!! 

 

That would have raised a few eyebrows at Abbotswood Junction! 
 

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I have recently found a collection of photos taken by my late brother Steve Redwood.

Among them were a limited number of railway photos, including seven taken around Uphill Junction south of Weston-super-Mare, alas with no notes.

However with assistance on a fb group one pair of photos have been identified.  

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A peak approaches Windwhistle Lane foot crossing on the Weston Loop Line some time in the winter of either 1978/79 or 79/80. It has been identified as 46012 working 1M85 07.40 Penzance to Liverpool Lime Street.

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A going away shot as the train heads for the Weston-super-Mare station call. SJR 1978/79/80?

 

cheers

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With the booked Bedford crew on board 45143 accelerates past Dunstable Vauxhalls light engine after working the morning cement in 2 portions from Luton Bute St on a murky morning of March 14th 1984, 2 x 33 would have worked this train from Northfleet to Luton.

108 different 45s visited the Dunstable branch mainly on the morning cements, incl all the 451s plus 2 46s making an impressive 110.

This fascinating line is now a busway!!!

A photo from the late Tony Ewer

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