DonB Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 A bump, with a find near Longford, Derbyshire. Visible from the road, taken at max. Zoom on my 4 maga pixel point & shoot camera. Identification of this van?? I can't explain the peculiar appearance of the corrugated shed beyond the gate, perhaps a double exposure?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 A BR-buit VANWIDE from the early 1960s. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVLR Dave Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Here's an older van, and something a bit different-it has end doors, so possibly some sort of CCT/scenery van. Photographed on Walmgate Stray (Low Moor) Allotments in York in 1989-it was burnt out a few years later. Can anybody please tell me what it was? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I can't find the picture I wanted of one, but is it a North Eastern D 25 CCT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVLR Dave Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Yes, I think that you are right-there is photograph of a model of a D 25 CCT in North Eastern Record Vol 2, and it seems to have the features seen here-which are fairly distinctive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 9, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hopefully this link will work http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=thetford&hl=en&ll=52.404199,0.815713&spn=0.005688,0.013915&hnear=Thetford,+Norfolk,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=52.404251,0.815386&panoid=4T0xN_FjZV16vsVslcxwxw&cbp=12,220.04,,0,7.36 Basically the field is full of grounded van bodies, my son counted 32 and there are even more in the distance ! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 9, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2011 do a google street view on it, lots and lots of pigs!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2011 I think its good to see the vans being used as houses for pigs......certainly plenty of room for a spot of porcine relaxation. Quite a few have sheeps in them too, the chops and the bacon next to each other, mmmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2011 In the words of harry hill "will you the pork, or will you the lamb?" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted October 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2011 Would have made a nice entry for the 2011 Challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penlan Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) In the words of harry hill "will you the pork, or will you the lamb?" In the early 1950's my Gran use to put on the Sunday table a joint which apparently was lamb at one end pork the other (or perhaps beef) - well what she actually said was "pork or Lamb?" and would slice off the said choice from one or other end of the joint. This of course maybe why I'm not renowned for knowing my meats, but the positive side is at least as children we were asked what we would like. Edited October 10, 2011 by Penlan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 At least the pigs will happy until their throats are cut!!!!! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2011 as a slight aside, back in the 1980s c.c.crumps who of course made railway wagons diversified into making something called "the big pig" which were massive steel stalls for pig farming programs, not sure how many were made but i do remember going there and looking out onto the workshop to see these massive blue structures being finished off, i'd have only been about 8 or 9 years old at the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Now somebody needs to get a list of the van numbers............................. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovernut Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 If it's the vans that I think they are they have been there for a long as I can remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Horn Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Yes, the vans have been on the farm for many years, even since the 1980's as far as I can remember. The farm location is quite close to the old Thetford Bridge station, less than a mile I believe, so I 'suppose' it was quite possible that someone purchased a job lot without too much transporting? Around here, it seems like you don't have to go too far before you see an odd van body or two in fields, suppose they had to do something with all those being scrapped. Cheers Tim Edited October 11, 2011 by Tim Horn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Dusty (Derek) Miller scrapped possibly hundreds of Vanfits on King's Lynn docks. Nearly all the van bodies were sold off as sheds etc. He used to deliver van bodies with, i am led to believe, a skip lorry to the purchaser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_irl Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I think this will make a nice cameo scene in my new layout! thanks for the link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Dusty (Derek) Miller scrapped possibly hundreds of Vanfits on King's Lynn docks. Nearly all the van bodies were sold off as sheds etc. He used to deliver van bodies with, i am led to believe, a skip lorry to the purchaser. Watched them scrap hundreds at Hoo Junction by first burning them out - what a crying shame - anyone familiar with these vans will understand - the internal planking was of a very high quality - these van bodies will last for yonks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 12, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 12, 2011 I believe a project was started to locate and list all grounded vans around the UK. Good luck to them! Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhite01 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 There is a link here to the Wagon Survey on this page..... it is slow even on the office internet http://www.heritagerailways.com/rhr.php Also there is a Flickr site devoted to grounded bodies.... http://www.flickr.com/groups/1345794@N24/ Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 The late Keith Wright and myself used to pass the Thetford vans regularly en route to and from the MNR. Keith also swore blind a farm nearby had grounded/plinthed TTA barrels. We never checked! C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 The late Keith Wright and myself used to pass the Thetford vans regularly en route to and from the MNR. Keith also swore blind a farm nearby had grounded/plinthed TTA barrels. We never checked! C6T. There's a farm just up the road from me with a TTA tank plinthed at the side of a field: http://www.flickr.co...jct/5815758218/ Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 We had a thread for this on a previous version of the forum and since then I have more photos so here's a new one. Please add your own photos, even if they were posted in the old thread. Vans, coaches, containers (not modern shipping containers!) and tanks are eligible. If you're able to add more information as to the company of origin, diagram etc. to photos that are posted then all the better. An ex-LNER van of some description at the side of the A153, Billinghay, Lincs. Ex-BR 12t vent van, Southowram, near Halifax, West Yorks. BD type container B485198B (Wolverton, 1957) at same location. I found this one at the rear of a derelict cottage in Flockton, West Yorks. I have no idea of the origin but it looked to be very old, possibly pre-grouping? Sadly the cottage and van body were bulldozed a couple of months ago. Any ideas about the origin or type? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I have a few that I've seen on my various travels up on my Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyewipe-jct/sets/72157626791055887/ They should all have captions with location & whatever other info I've been able to dig out for each one, but if anyone has any more details to add, please feel free. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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