NCB Scottish Area diesels

[Alex TM]

Hi everyone,

 

Although a couple of related prototype questions, I thought their specialised nature may be more suited to this particular sub-forum.

 

Help identifying a loco:

Anyway, back in the 1980s I routinely passed Cardowan pit and, contrary to a couple of books of the time, the resident Barclay was active while the diesel shunter was parked up seemingly out of use.  Parked out of the way to the rear of the washery, I could only get a glimpse of it as I passed by on the local train; does anyone have any idea what it was?

 

Livery:

Any help with an idea of appropriate colours and shades for NCB diesels in Scotland would be a big help.  I only ever saw the one, as noted above, which was green.  I've seen images of the preserved Sentinel at Dunaskin; it's blue.

 

Grateful for any help or information.

 

Regards,

 

Alex.

[Corbs]

Is it the EE one on this page?

https://www.railscot.co.uk/locationnew.php?loc=NCB&offset=2

[Alex TM]

Hi Corbs,

 

Certainly looks the part, and the time-frame is right too (1979-1984).

 

I would take issue with some of the other information on the site.  The owner states that the pit closed in 1982 after an accident, yet I seem to remember that it worked up until later.

 

According to 'Stepps Online':

 

Then again in Jan 1982 there was another explosion at some 1700 feet underground and 2 miles from the pithead, resulting in 41 injuries. The mine finally closed at the end of 1983 and was abandoned in 1984.This was the last operational deep mine in Lanarkshire.

 

http://www.steppsonline.com/index.php/stepps-history/cardowan-colliery

 

I remember the winding frame being pulled down soon after the end of the strike (1985).

 

Only ever saw 37s on the mainline traffic.  There were coal sales sidings on the down side toward the Glasgow direction; in all the times I passed it I never once saw a loco there, but only a handful of 16t minerals (MCV/MXV).

 

Thanks again for this.

 

Regards,

 

Alex.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Alex TM

[DOCJACOB]

IRS book on Scotland has an English Electric DH 0-6-0 D1119 from 1966 mentioned? 

[Alex TM]

Hi again,

 

Thanks for the detail.  Now I have the builders number I can try and find out a bit more about the loco type, and the history of this particular example.

 

Many thanks.

 

Regards,

Alex.