Rugd1022 Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 I'm not at all surpised about Eric's little 'bump',these things used to happen all the time back then and no one got into trouble, well not much anyway by all accounts. Aubrey Wilson rings a bell, Griff was talking about him the other day when he was telling me about the jobs Rugby men had with the early AC electrics. Mr Burchill is another familiar name too. Here's another batch of men and locos at Rugby... A new oil tank is put in at the shed, the carriage shed and station's roof girders are on the left... just look how wide the loco sheds were, 25 roads in all... Patriot 45500 outside the shed during a British Legion related ceremony... Big 'un 46233 Duchess Of Sutherland on shed... Local Ivatt 4MT 43005 poses on shed... Local Super D... A V2 heads south on the GC line (looks like 60867 on the print), with the Loco Testing Plant shown through the bridge...... Standard Class 5MT just coming off the shed alongside the Up Harborough line... Bill Warriner (standing) and unknown driver on a Jubilee outside the shed... More soon Nidge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted October 5, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nidge, A bit of a long shot I know, but; during the period 1962/65 (as a 9 / 12 year old) I used to ride on the cab of the Bletchley Station Pilot, 47500 / 47521 and D3795 / D3796 and the Drivers name was George. I've forgotten his surname and wondered if you or one of your ex Rugby Men would know? George came from (I seem to recall) either Scotland or Chester. He was no longer working the mainline at that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nidge, A bit of a long shot I know, but; during the period 1962/65 (as a 9 / 12 year old) I used to ride on the cab of the Bletchley Station Pilot, 47500 / 47521 and D3795 / D3796 and the Drivers name was George. I've forgotten his surname and wondered if you or one of your ex Rugby Men would know? George came from (I seem to recall) either Scotland or Chester. He was no longer working the mainline at that time. I'll certainly ask around for you PT Jinty 47500 rings a bell by the way... there's at least one published photo of it at Bletchley, in one of the Defiant Publications 'British Railways Steaming on the London Midland Region' volumes. Nidge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hi Nidge, As a frequent visitor to Rugby since the 1980's I'm always amazed at just how much it has changed in 20 odd years! I have read a lot of books which show just what a large and intensive place Rugby Midland was. I am interested in the loco shed and testing station - are there any track plans available I wonder to illustrate the extent of trackwork? I am sure I have also read that there was a works there as well as a shed? See you soon matey! Treeb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Nidge, What is the building still standing OPPOSITE the post-office depot? Looks like a row of terraces with green sheeting over the rear, and faces the station retaining wall London side. Was it part of the depot? Linky below from Google maps; http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/gssexr/rugby.png Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 Nidge, What is the building still standing OPPOSITE the post-office depot? Looks like a row of terraces with green sheeting over the rear, and faces the station retaining wall London side. Was it part of the depot? Linky below from Google maps; http://i293.photobuc...ssexr/rugby.png Guy Afternoon Gents Guy - that brick building is the last remnant of the old carriage shed, it was the office / mess block which was built onto the rear end of the shed as I recall. The south facing wall of the loco shed almost butted up to it I think. Big T - There's a track plan of the shed in LMS days on the Wild Swan book on LMS sheds I think, I'm sure I've seen it somewhere recently. It consisted of two very large 'northlight roof' sheds with another much taller gable ended workshop in the middle. The other 'Works' building that is sometimes referred to in books was a large three road structure on a lower level than the main shed, the site of which is now the DED, currently occupied by Colas Rail. I think I have some pics of it somewhere... more digging required! HTH Nidge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckdancer Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I presume you blokes know about http://rugbympd.com/ - an excellent site covering Rugby MPD in steam days. Great photos by the way - many thanks for posting them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I presume you blokes know about http://rugbympd.com/ - an excellent site covering Rugby MPD in steam days. Great photos by the way - many thanks for posting them! Some nice photo's on that site mate, thanks for sharing I wasn't aware of that site! Looks like a B1 in one photo crossing Butlers Leap on the now extinct earthworks on the GC. But it's heading North I believe (Bailey family album). Rare photo. Nice work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 I presume you blokes know about http://rugbympd.com/ - an excellent site covering Rugby MPD in steam days. Great photos by the way - many thanks for posting them! Thanks Buckdancer Glad you like the photos, still a few more to do yet... Nidge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Mettyl Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 It may be one of the least important railway matters there is but to clarify for anyone who needs it: 'Pic 10 - a Stanier 2-6-4T (or is it a Fairburn?) alongside Black 5 45237 with an earth fault . . . ' is in reference to a Stanier 2-6-4T rather than a Fairburn - the series 42537 to 42672 (inclusive) were of the Stanier 2-cylinder variety 2-6-4T. Not perfect pics, no, but better than some of mine and well worth showing. There were several Midland 2F 0-6-0s shedded at Rugby Midland in late steam days including both the 4'11" and 5'3" driver varieties (I like the big wheeled ones myself). I think the last holdout of the 2Fs would have been Coalville - where they were kept for working the Leicester, West Bridge branch through the notoriously restrictive Glenfield tunnel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Mettyl Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Re photo of (possibly) 60867 at Rugby - That engine was a long time Peterborough loco so very unlikely to have been seen on this part of the GC. The more likely candidate for my money would be 60967 working from York shed. The was an occasional visitor to Woodford Halse and it also had the outside steam pipes as seen in the photograph here. I do have photos of this loco (also) passing through Rugby and on shed at Woodford Halse, both with the number clearly visible, but the image criteria is outside the RMweb limits. Plus the fact I am not a railwayman, nor ever have been, would mean I would be posting pics under false pretenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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