16t minerals

Fat Controller · January 30, 2018

Interesting first picture at Manchester Victoria, as that train is departing from the bays!

Interestingly, one of the stickers on the container is for the 'Sunday Times'; perhaps it had brought stocks of the magazines from the printers to be inserted in that week's paper, as the supplements were printed by different printers to the main part of the paper.

Perhaps the mineral may be being used as a rubbish wagon?

Mr Grumpy · January 30, 2018

Not sure if this has been seen before? Sorry if it's a duplicate. Unfortunately, I don't have the photographer's details, or an exact date.

The location is adjacent to what was 'Suttons Seeds trial ground in Earley near Reading, the Thames is behind the locomotive. The empties have been removed from the CEGB Earley power station by an ex GWR 45xx. I think the photo is post '64 as the oil fired extension was built around then (The shorter chimney in the distance, the 2nd one is hidden by the locomotive's smoke) The wooded area in the distance is the start of Sonning Cutting.

Edited January 30, 2018 by Mr Grumpy

Gordon A · January 30, 2018

Errr I would say the loco in post 3053 is not a 45xx but of the 31xx/51xx/61xx large prairie type?

Nice picture. Thanks for posting.

Gordon A

Mr Grumpy · January 31, 2018

Errr I would say the loco in post 3053 is not a 45xx but of the 31xx/51xx/61xx large prairie type?

Nice picture. Thanks for posting.

Gordon A

Thanks for the info Gordon :-)

Funny thing is , I lived opposite the power station for 19 years and don’t remember a steam loco delivering or removing the wagons. However, there were two Stephenson saddle tanks that were employed there.

Regards,

Richard

Enterprisingwestern · January 31, 2018

Errr I would say the loco in post 3053 is not a 45xx but of the 31xx/51xx/61xx large prairie type?

Nice picture. Thanks for posting.

Gordon A

They're all the same aren't they?

Mike.

Gordon A · January 31, 2018

They're all the same aren't they?

Mike.

Just like all diesels are the same - noisy smelly boxes on wheels. :-)

Gordon A

The Stationmaster · January 31, 2018

Errr I would say the loco in post 3053 is not a 45xx but of the 31xx/51xx/61xx large prairie type?

Nice picture. Thanks for posting.

Gordon A

Reading area and on an Earley Power Station trip so it will be a tanner-oner (61XX)

The Johnster · January 31, 2018

And getting a wiggle on as it's on the up main mixing it with Warships and Westerns...

Splendid photo!

tomparryharry · January 31, 2018

Always nice to see a proper length train.

tomparryharry · January 31, 2018

For the sake of consistency, perhaps there ought be a scheme whereby you need to 'fill your card' before you can purchase exotica such as coaches, etc.

"Please sir, can I buy a Mk1?

"No son. You need to buy another 4 wagons to complete the page...."

Ian.

CHAZ D · January 31, 2018

And getting a wiggle on as it's on the up main mixing it with Warships and Westerns...

Splendid photo!

Looks more like the up relief to me especially as it is coming away from the power station /sonning cutting towards reading The down main is nearest the camera? There should be a further track behind the up relief.

Edited January 31, 2018 by CHAZ D

26power · February 1, 2018

Thanks for posting this atmospheric picture by Ian Nolan. His Flickr site is probably well worth exploring if you are interested in Southern at the start of the 1960s, and more generally goods working. He seemed good at pointing his camera into all sorts of corners, not just pointing it at engines or trains. "Home" page:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/albums/with/72157627487861672

My preference on this thread is to post colour images, and especially close-ups of individual vehicles, in the belief that these are the images hardest to source and of the greatest use to modellers. However, I have linked below to a few monochrome images from Mr Nolan, which I hope are useful:

Minor Derailment at Brighton Station, 4 Aug 1962 (three different types of steel mineral. I have a feeling we might have had these previously, apologies if so):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/11938193396/in/album-72157615369425444/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/8565630188/in/album-72157615369425444/

Cliftonville Spur, Hove, Aug/Sep 1962 (slight interior view of some empties)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/14786561771/in/album-72157615369425444/

Heathfield Goods Yard, 9 Apr 1964 (posted as the unloading method might be of interest/worth replicating on a model)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/11103073463/in/album-72157635428769442/

Polegate Station, 29 Aug 1968 (wear of paint on end interesting, but location at buffer stops in some sort of "catch siding" (?) also seems like something that could be replicated. Possibly to serve an adjacent signal box?)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/11131622484/in/album-72157638205347925/