RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 25, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2017 Please forgive me, but the rods in question are connecting rods - or 'con-rods', not coupling rods. I know you knew that. Cheers, BR(W). Senior moment, again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) Can anyone tell me what class this loco is? 6100, 5101 or another.... Edited February 26, 2017 by The Border Reiver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 I have this shot of Warship D842 Royal Oak as passing through Swindon station. Is this correct? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2017 I have this shot of Warship D842 Royal Oak as passing through Swindon station. Is this correct? RRB4_37_20151205_0037_800.jpg Swindon, Down Main Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Swindon Twon FC football ground in the background. I went on a footex on 7th february 1970. TWO trains ran from Scunthorpe via Birmingham. Still plenty of Warships about. We lost 3-1, but had made it to the fifth round after beating Wednesday away 2-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2017 Swindon Twon FC football ground in the background. I went on a footex on 7th february 1970. TWO trains ran from Scunthorpe via Birmingham. Still plenty of Warships about. We lost 3-1, but had made it to the fifth round after beating Wednesday away 2-1. Except it's hidden by the train and signalbox. the large building you can see is the big warehouse at the goods depot at Swindon Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2017 Can anyone tell me what class this loco is? 6100, 5101 or another.... RRB4_25_20151205_0028_800.jpg Very little if any external difference between 61xx and 5101, or 81xx, the differences being in boiler pressure and small differences in cylinder size. This engine is probably a scrapper, which is why it is without number plates or connecting rods, and the only way to identify it would have been to examine the lubrication bosses on the coupling rods, which were stamped with the loco's number on building and stayed with it for life. At Pontypool Road, 5101 is the most likely, either one of their own or stored from another shed awaiting transfer to the scrapyard. If it went to Barry, it or parts of it might still be around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Six days later I am in the Nottingham area. I have this as Kirkby-in-Ashfield Station on 20 August 1964. The negatives before are at Annesley shed and after Langwith shed. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Six days later I am in the Nottingham area. I have this as Kirkby-in-Ashfield Station on 20 August 1964. The negatives before are at Annesley shed and after Langwith shed. RRB6_29_20151208_0022_800.jpg I'm pretty sure that's Newstead MR which was more or less ooposite Annesley shed, the big building is the Station Hotel, relatively (last couple of years) closed. Now boarded up and for sale. Looking again I'm almost certain, I should be really as I stop at the new Newstead station often enough, now just a single line more or less on the alignment of the platform road. The photographer would now likely be standing in a fairly dense group of bushes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
£1.38 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'm pretty sure that's Newstead MR which was more or less ooposite Annesley shed, the big building is the Station Hotel, relatively (last couple of years) closed. Now boarded up and for sale. Looking again I'm almost certain, I should be really as I stop at the new Newstead station often enough, now just a single line more or less on the alignment of the platform road. The photographer would now likely be standing in a fairly dense group of bushes Absolutely definitely Newstead MR, with the train in the foreground heading south towards Nottingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted February 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2017 Except it's hidden by the train and signalbox. the large building you can see is the big warehouse at the goods depot at Swindon Transfer Surely those are the floodlights extreme right above the coach roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 28, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2017 Surely those are the floodlights extreme right above the coach roof? You're right - so even further round than I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Swindon Twon FC football ground in the background. I went on a footex on 7th february 1970. TWO trains ran from Scunthorpe via Birmingham. Still plenty of Warships about. We lost 3-1, but had made it to the fifth round after beating Wednesday away 2-1. You may be able to see the floodlights.......................but having been to the County Ground on several occasions it always appeared to be "quite a hike from the station" . Not as far as Oxford United though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2017 You may be able to see the floodlights.......................but having been to the County Ground on several occasions it always appeared to be "quite a hike from the station" . Not as far as Oxford United though. I imagine Oxford Uniteds' ground would be quite a hike from Swindon. Great photos and information, Swindon with semaphores and a Warship - drool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) We now jump forward a year to 9th August 1965. I had just bunked Guildford shed and was in my way to Bassingstoke when I took this West Country 34056 Croydon passing through a station. Which ststion? Edited March 1, 2017 by The Border Reiver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted March 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2017 We now jump forward a year to 9th August 1965. I had just bunked Guildford shed and was in my way to Bassingstoke when I took this West Country 34056 Croydon passing through a station. Which ststion? RRC1_24_20151208_0030_800.jpg Looks like Woking to me. The platforms are quite staggered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Looks like Woking to me. The platforms are quite staggered. Doh... Looking closely, I can see a Woking sign behind the tender.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted March 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2017 Doh... Looking closely, I can see a Woking sign behind the tender.. Well if it's any consolation I didn't see that either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I had just bunked Guildford shed - Lucky old you, I got slung out every time I tried, by the notorious foreman (or one of them) who had been badly injured, and disfigured, during WW2 - or so some said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) We now jump forward a year to 9th August 1965. I had just bunked Guildford shed and was in my way to Bassingstoke when I took this West Country 34056 Croydon passing through a station. Which ststion? RRC1_24_20151208_0030_800.jpg Co-incidentally that office block in the background just above the loco chimney was demolished during February Edited March 1, 2017 by Southernman46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2017 Looks like Woking to me. The platforms are quite staggered. So they should be; I'm absolutely amazed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We now jump forward a year to 9th August 1965. I had just bunked Guildford shed and was in my way to Bassingstoke when I took this West Country 34056 Croydon passing through a station. Which ststion? RRC1_24_20151208_0030_800.jpg Hauling non-corridor stock as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 The next negative is Modified Hall 6959 Peatling Hall passing by on a freight. I have this as beside Basingstoke shed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2017 The next negative is Modified Hall 6959 Peatling Hall passing by on a freight. I have this as beside Basingstoke shed. RRC1_25_20151208_0029_800.jpg It looks to me that you have it correctly identified for both where it is and where the picture was taken from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted March 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) The next negative is Modified Hall 6959 Peatling Hall passing by on a freight. I have this as beside Basingstoke shed. RRC1_25_20151208_0029_800.jpg Interesting that the loco appears to have lamps indicating "express passenger". But then this is the SR, where lamps/discs indicate the route and not the type of train. And lamps in this position indicate Bournemouth -> Oxford, which is the route that the train is presumably taking. No doubt the WR crew will change them round once they get to WR territory. Edited March 2, 2017 by RFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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