Rocket 150

[BernardTPM]

The OCAs weren't built until 1981 so could not have been used at Rocket 150, though they are very like taller SPAs in many respects or even a steel version of the OAA.

[LMRT]

Here is my list of the rolling stock of the day. I have been updating this for over a year now...

 

L&MR 0-2-2 “ROCKET” + 2 coaches

B&LR 0-4-0 “SANS PAREIL” + 3 coaches

0-4-0 “NOVELTY” + 2 coaches

L&MR “LION”

MR Class 115 4-2-2 (Spinner) 673

L&YR Aspinall Class 23 752

LNWR Improved Precedent Class 2-4-0 “HARDWICKE” + LNWR Corridor 1st Brake (LMS) No. 5155 (1906)(Royal Support Vehicle)(Dia 127) + West Coast Joint Stock (later LNWR) 1st Class Dining Car No. 76 (1900) (Royal Diner) + LNWR Corridor 1st Brake (LMS) No 5154 (1906) (Royal Brake - Generator Car)( diagram 127 no. 303)

LNWR 1054 Coal Tank

NBR Class C 673 “MAUDE” + CR Corridor 3rd No.1375 (Diag 124) + CR Corridor brake composite 7369 (LMS No. Now running CR 464) (Diag 111A)

MR 1000 + MR dining carriage 3463 (Diag D575)

SDJR 7F 2-8-0 13809 (LMS livery)

SDJR Fowler 4F 0-6-0 4027 (LMS livery) (left hand drive)

LMS 5000 + B955130 (20 Ton brake van), + B900907(25 Ton WELTROL) + B900805 (20 Ton WELTROL MC) + B892156 (12 Ton cattle wagon) + B893343(8 Ton cattle wagon) + B310905(21 Ton mineral wagon) and B955139(20 Ton brake van) including 'the Earl' from Welshpool+ Llanfair rly

GWR Castle Class 5051 “DRYSLLWYN CASTLE” + 829 Hawksworth Full Third (side boards “Great Western S.V.R Association”) + 6913 GWR Collett (side boards “Seven Valley Limited”) (Coach B) Diagram E148 57′ Corridor Brake Composite
SR School Class 925 “CHELTENHAM”

LMS Jinty 3F 7298 (Leeds builders plate)

NCB ROBERT (LNER Class J94)

BR Ivatt Class 4 Mogal 43106 + BR Blue/Grey Parcel van M81423

GWR 3205

WD 600 “GORDON”

SR Lord Nelson Class 850 “LORD NELSON”

LMS 5690 “LEANDER” + Dynamometer car No. 3 45049 + BR Griddle car SC1100

LNER V2 4471 “GREEN ARROW” + LNER buffet car 9135 + ECJS Royal Train Luggage Brake van – No 109 (diag 38)

LNER A3 4472 “FLYING SCOTSMAN”

LNER A4 4498 “SIR NIGEL GRESLEY”

SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 “CLAN LINE” + 3 Pullman coaches TOPAZ, AUDREY, and EMERALD

LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 “PRINCESS ELIZABETH” + LMS 3rd sleeper coach 14241 (Diag 1709) + 3rd Brake coach 26921 (diag 2161)

LMS Princess Coronation Class 46229 “DUCHESS OF HAMILTON” + BR Mk1 Composite Corridor 1st class CK M15829 (SHL99851) BR Mk1 Brake Corridor 2nd BSK M35219 (SHL 99850)

BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T

BR Class 9F 2-10-0 92220 “EVENING STAR”

BR Class 52 D1062 “WESTERN COURIER”

DX734 13 1978 Plasser and Theurer 07-16

BR Class 25/3 25296 + Freight B745081(Prototype caged carflat) (w/ Ford Granada Mk2(Sirius red) & Ford Escort Mk2(Cosmos blue)) + B745087(carflat) (w/ Ford Capri Mk 3(Cordoba Beige) & Ford Cortina mk5(Corsican blue)) + UKF PTA Pallet Van + UKF 100T TCA Tank wagon STS 6058

BR 45068 + BOC TEA tank 0011, DAVS14333 PGA hopper, VTG 2 door Ferrywagon 14433, BR Railfreight 45 Ton VDA 200850 + Railfreight HEA Hopper Wagon + 460605 Railfreight SPA Open Wagon + 100033 Railfreight 45 ton GLW OAA Open Wagon

BR 47581 GREAT EASTERN + Freight Procar 80 PLA + 60’ flat Bogie wagon with 40ft Freightliner and 20ft OCL containers + 60’ flat Bogie wagon with 30’ Royal Mail Parcels container (MPU 3000002 6 GBX 3010 [IC70])  and 30’ CNC side door container (CNCU 522289 0 FXX 3202)

BR Class 55 55015 Deltic “TULYAR” + 20 Ton brake van B954807 + BR Class 86 86214 “SANS PAREIL” + BR Class 76/EM1 26020 + 20 Ton brake van B951851

BR Class 40 40106

HST 253.034 (Class 43 power car W 43137

APT 370004 + 56077 (DTS48104+TBF48604+M49001+TBF48603+TF48501+TS48204+DTS48103)

BR Class 25/2 25144 + Jib Runner(ADM299851) + 45T Crane M1005 (ADRC95203) + Open Wagon (ADM282183) + 6 wheel milk tank (ADW44057) + QQX  Breakdown train tool and generator van (ADB975495) + QQV breakdown train tool van (ADB975134) + QPX Breakdown staff and tool van (ADB975477)

BR Shunt 08815

[Johann Marsbar]

Some of my photos from 25th May show different consists to your list.....

 

"Maude" had only one carriage......

 

 

"Novelty" had been relegated to a wagon......

 

 

..and the other "vintage" locos passed like this......

 

 

[LMRT]

1 hour ago, Johann Marsbar said:

Some of my photos from 25th May show different consists to your list.....

Indeed, you are correct, the list started out as the "as planned" list.

Maude did indeed bring two coaches down from Falkirk on the 17th May. Here she is at Bolton Station with both in tow. I an not sure why she never pulled both during the event, but I have kept both on the list, as any eventual diorama would include Bold Colliery as the fiddle yard, and the 2nd coach can live there. 

(Railway Magazine July 1980)

As for the sorry tale of the three replicas, there was a letter of complaint in the same magazine as the above photo asking why they never did any dry runs to check that they would work for the event? Again, looking at photos of Bold, there were several "unique" carriages that were supposed to be used by the replicas.

Note the three yellow with red trim 2nd class coaches, these were in addition to the 2 first and 2 second class coaches made for the Centenary celebration in 1930 that are part of York's collection, giving seven in total.

I will be posting a few more images that show other rolling stock that was there for the event but never used.

[Steamport Southport]

The problem was the track in the colliery.

 

Fine for larger locomotives, but not very good for locos with tiny wheelbases that are smaller than the gauge. Rocket was the worst offender and derailed a few times.

 

ISTR the other Caley coach went to Liverpool Road, Manchester for storage where a few locomotives had been stored in the build up. They also used Northwich shed.

 

There are also the L&MR coaches owned by Liverpool Museum which makes three of each. Experience and a Third are currently in storage. Both came down from Southport with Lion.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/goremirebob/14403038411

 

http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=5551

 

I believe the three "new" replica coaches were later scrapped. They were only made of plywood and weren't built to last. Not much details, but this one was at Shildon.

 

http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=5433

 

 

 

Jason

[LMRT]

2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

I believe the three "new" replica coaches were later scrapped. They were only made of plywood and weren't built to last. Not much details, but this one was at Shildon.

 

http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=5433

That does not look right, the yellow ones had more detail to make them almost identical to the 1930 replicas, less the buffers and buffer springs.

Edited January 15, 2023 by LMRT

[LMRT]

I have just picked up another coach for the collection, the 2nd coach pulled by Princess Elizabeth, 3rd Brake coach 26921 (diag 2161).


I was going to get the Comet Miniature kit from Wizard Models, (https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/carriage/m46k/) but then I came across a RTR from Bachman, but alas they only do it in Blue/grey, but considering the alternative is building it all from scratch and then painting it, compared to just repainting one, the extra cost was worth it.
https://www.collettsmodelshop.co.uk/product/Bachmann-branchline-39-462-lms-57ft-porthole-brake-second-corridor-br-blue-grey/

Collets was by far the cheapest, so much so, I may also post it to the bargain hunt thread.