On This Day In History

[johnw1]

9th August 1974

Aberdeen Ferryhill MPD

 

08515, 08710, 08817/28, 25091, 25231, 26015/40, 27019, 37157, 40062, 47038, 47270/72/74

 

A number of the above I have photographed and can be found in this collection.  As always feedback and comments welcome

 

25231 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8069654414/

26015 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15172338224/

27019 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6285569705/

37157 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10754800536/

47038 (47761) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7073260739/

47274 (47826) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5553832343/

[Rail-Online]

9th August 1974

Aberdeen Ferryhill MPD

 

08515, 08710, 08817/28, 25091, 25231, 26015/40, 27019, 37157, 40062, 47038, 47270/72/74

 

A number of the above I have photographed and can be found in this collection.  As always feedback and comments welcome

 

25231 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8069654414/

26015 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15172338224/

27019 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6285569705/

37157 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10754800536/

47038 (47761) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7073260739/

47274 (47826) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5553832343/

Unusual that there was no 06 shunter on shed in 1974, but according to my search this was a Friday so perhaps it was out working.  Also interesting to note my last class 47 on shed - it was a pig to get 47274 living in Leicester and it avoided me whenever I went to HA.......

 

Tony

[johnw1]

11th August 1977

Wigan Springs Branch MPD

 

08273/97, 08337/40, 08423, 08744, 25031/36, 25115/38/62/72, 25286/87, 25304, 40044/91/96, 40126/30/32/43/70, 47346, 47455, 82007, 84002, 86020

 

A number of the above I have photographed and can be found in this collection.  As always feedback and comments welcome

 

08297 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7566430316/

25031 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5967618972/

25115 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7554106530/

25172 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8898031001/

40091 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7319032786/

40143 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5895747399/

47455 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8394640834/

84002 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15739074424/

[johnw1]

17^th August 1969

Stoke

 

On this day forty seven years ago I paid a visit to Stoke Cockshute and on shed were four class 08’s (3291/92, 3798, 3801), eleven class 24’s (5011/20/23/27/33/44/49/63/76/86/92) and one class 25 (5237).

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection.  As always feedback and comments welcome

 

5020 (24020) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6048532704/

5023 (24023) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6048531692/

5063 (24063) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6995772923/

[johnw1]

19^th August 1973

East Anglia

 

A tour of MPD’s and Stabling Points in East Anglia

 

Hitchin (34D)

Class 08 (3713/22), class 31 (5608/11/24/27/38/45/47/49), class 47 (1508)

Cambridge Station

Class 03 (2005), class 08 (3611), class 31 (5503, 5618/32/37/51), class 37 (6714/53/83, 6816/17/31).

Cambridge (31A)

Class 03 (2008/16), class 08 (3610)

Chesterton Junction

Class 03 (2004/07)

Ely

Class 08 (3608)

Bury St Edmunds

Class 08 (3883)

Stowmarket

Class 31 (5629)

Colchester (30E)

Class 03 (2027/92, 2135), class 08 (3298, 3326/31, 4186), class 31 (5513)

Parkeston Quay

Class 08 (3307, 3692, 3882, 3935), class 31 (5661/66/83, 5861), class 37 (6963), class 47 (1537, 1615, 1706, 1974)

Harwich

Class 08 (3918)

Ipswich

Class 03 (2009, 2109/60/61), class 31 (5597, 5629/75), class 37 (6711/23/43, 6947/61/62), class 47 (1758)

Ipswich Wagon Works

Class 03 (2060)

Norwich (32A)

Class 03 (2014/18/20/29/34/35/37, 2103/75), class 31 (5529/53/94, 5663), class 37 (6727, 6820), class 47 (1570, 1749/57, 1988)

Wymondham

Class 03 (2062)

Kings Lynn

Class 03 (2010/12/17), class 08 (3207), class 31 (5860), class 37 (6726)

March 31B

Class 08 (3036/65, 3127/28/29/30/31/32, 3275/79, 3327/28, 3880), class 20 (8061), class 25 (5245/52/75), class 31 (5504/46/66/68/69/72/79/82/84, 5614/35/37/59/81/97/99, 5849), class 37 (6734/50/51/54/56, 6822/25), class 40 (278).

Peterborough Stabling Point

Class 08 (3342/85/94, 3521/27/42/53), class 31 (5626/31/33/37/52/98, 5817), class 40 (269), class 45 (46), class 47 (1577, 1865)

Corby - Stewarts and Lloyds

Class 14 (9512/44)

Corby

Class 08 (3776)

 

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection.  As always feedback and comments welcome

 

2009 (03009) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5946507379/

2060 (03060) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6889984911/

2161 (03161) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6180072179/

3036 (08026) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6146356778/

3129 (08094) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5894380351/

3131 (08096) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7373874634/

5252 (25102) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5760255019/

5529 (31111) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5893193606/

5566 (31448) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5859616409/

6743 (37043) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6475512219/

[Pobrien]

Saturday 29 August 1964, the penultimate Summer Saturday of the year, when most of the trains to the Midlands and North were still steam hauled.

The two main lines from Bristol, the Midland via Mangotsfield and the Western via Filton, met at Yate. Locomotives from three regions could be seen there with a wide variety of classes. It was a scene that would not be repeated with all Midland trains dieselised in 1965. Today the Midland line has been closed and all trains run over the former Western route to Bristol.

 

Eastern B1 61327

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7815907684/in/photolist-cUEz43

 

Western Castle 5056 Earl of Powis

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5306209793/in/photolist-chCbCj-95THiK-bsoRTK-aqanan

 

Western Hall 6933 Birtles Hall

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353019/in/photolist-nnxRm8

 

Midland Jubilee 45721 Impregnable

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268224033/in/photolist-bsoRF2-92x2sR

 

Midland Black Five 45186

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353209/in/photolist-pwExrD-nnxRpp-8PznFQ

 

Midland 4F 44534

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027352929/in/photolist-nnxRp4-nnxRox-nnxRm8-nnxRjz-nnxRpp-nnxRpe-iaUQnv-goAmWJ-dcHqG4-cUEz43-chCbCj-chCbGL-chCbJC-chCbEq-bRiizn-bCoB1m-95THiK-92x2sR-9x8dCg

 

Standard 4 76087

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353189/in/photolist-nnxRp4-d6YN2E

 

Standard 5 73031

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353159/in/photolist-nnxRox-kmePVA-cKpBco

[robertcwp]

50 years go today was the official closure date of the Great Central London Extension as a through route, although final through services had run the previous Saturday, 3 September 1966.

 

44847_RugbyCentral_21-7-66 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

 

115_RugbyCentral by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

 

D1534_RugbyC_1O42_11-3-64 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

 

61131_NottVic_1961 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

 

61271_CatesbyTunnel_10-9-61 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

 

60954_RugbyCentral_1963 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

[filtonjuncktion]

September 12th 1987 North east tour

 

 

 

It was exactly 10 years since I did this coach tour with Inter city Railway Society. I saw this same trip advertised and decided to see if I could see my last class 31 31277 based at thornaby.

 

 

 

We left Bristol Parkway by coach just after 2400 and first stop was Knottingley which I had never visited.

 

 

 

Knottingley

 

08056/782 56015/20/27/30/75/77/79/85/88/92/93/102/105/106/107/110

 

 

 

York station

 

08595

 

 

 

Thornaby

 

08200/295/334/411/504/741/786/879/906 20015/28/118/119/144/156/165/172/177/188 31117/74/83/252/278/281/283/312/322/422

 

37029/65/70/77/78/95/160/226/503/510/511/512/513/514/516/517/518/520 45051/70/120/145 47103/150/227/237/303/363/373/407/408/413/527

 

 

 

Sunderland

 

08931 56115/118/123/125/133/134

 

 

 

Low Fell

 

08671

 

 

 

Park Lane

 

08442

 

 

 

Gateshead

 

03063/66/94/371 08254/512/618/797/888 31118/86/414 37058 45044/121 47140/194/245/277/404/415/417/419/420/448/477/566/608

 

56112/117/121/122/124/128/129/131/132/135

 

 

 

Newcastle central

 

03078 47406/524/551

 

 

 

Heaton

 

08747/872

 

 

 

Cambosis

 

08587/886 37008/508 56113/116/119/126/127

 

 

 

Doncaster Station

 

08224/562

 

 

 

Outside works

 

08809/877 56032

 

 

 

So in my spotting days of 1971-77 and 1987 31277 avoided me.

[filtonjuncktion]

19th September 1987

Trip to Swansea to see Bristol at St helens & tackle the mumbles mile

Bristol Parkway 47156/646 50005 56034

Severn tunnel Junction 08760 37193/901 Cardiff 08932 37141/230/257/896/898/903 56038/53 Landore 08394/798 47313

20th September 1987

Landore 47522 Margam 47312 cardiff 37098/212/895/906 Newport 08487 37905 Severn Tunnel J 37174/303 47319 (my 508th and final class 47)

[Rail-Online]

19th September 1987

Trip to Swansea to see Bristol at St helens & tackle the mumbles mile

 47319 (my 508th and final class 47)

Hell, what was a Knottingley 47 doing at STJ?

 

Tony

[filtonjuncktion]

It might have worked a freight from Doncaster Belmont/Scunthorpe/healy Mills etc. I have even seen some class 40s stabled there including the infamous 40126. I was glad 319 was there though, the Knottingley 47s were very rare in bristol though there was the occasional one on a relief on a summer saturday in the 70s.

[roundhouse]

Two years ago today I was in Tiny Rebels Urban Tap room in Cardiff..well that's what Bookface is saying.

We had been travelling by train from Cornwall to Cardiff then later that evening up to Merthyr Tydfil. Station exit through the shopping centre was locked and we had to find our way around the supermarket via a set of steps to exit via the car park all in dingy light in the dark.

 

However  on this day in 1987 we had just arrived back into Harwich by ferry.

 

Edited September 20, 2016 by roundhouse

[filtonjuncktion]

23rd September 1987

Bristol Parkway 08800 37293 47143 500048

Filton junction 33022 Bristol to Cardiff 37430 Cardiff to Pertsmouth (to BTM) 37127 45124 47286/377/553/600 56034

[phil_sutters]

In London finalizing the sale of our flat. Here waiting for a Southern service to London Bridge, for train back to the south coast - so not this one to Highbury & Islington.

[filtonjuncktion]

12th October 1975 Bristol Parkway

 

It wasn never easy for this fourteen year old to get out of bed early on a sunday morning(or any other day)but on this day a Deltic was to pass through my patch for the first time. I had previously on seen them at Kings X and York and now only needed 3 & 10. There was a fair amount of interest at Bristol Parkway and a good crowd had gathered around the car parks. Eventually the sound of napier engines were heard for the first time in Stoke gifford and to my delight 'Meld' appeared. I have since seen a few deltics pass through the area but that first time was a special day.

 

12t October 1987 an hour at Filton J

33020/48 37426 47241/436/584 50037

[johnw1]

On this day in History - Folkestone and Ashford

13^th October 1973

 

An excursion from Nottingham to Folkestone and Ashford behind class 47 1839 generated the following sightings:

 

Class 08 (3093/95, 3223/25, 3463/66/68, 3586/87, 3776/88, 3817/63, 3996, 4015), class 09 (3671, 4099, 4101/02/10), class 20 (8063/88), class 25 (5189, 5220/44, 7556/62), class 31 (5630), class 33 (6500/52/67/68/71/78/85/88), class 45 (17/46/49/83, 115, 45001, 45103/05/11), class 47 (1803/13/39), class 71 (E5002/03/04/06/07/08/10/11/12/13), class 73 (E6008/09/22/29/35/45/48), class 74 (E6101), steam (31263).

 

Of note are 3093 and 3095 at Chart Leacon MPD which were both withdrawn and are within four months of being broken up, ten out of fourteen class 71’s seen in the day and the start of the TOPS renumbering scheme with four class 45’s with there new numbers

 

I photographed a number of these engines above in later life and they can be seen in this collection.

 

3586 (08471) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8643864387/

4101 (09013) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7188639455/

4102 (09014) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5821722691/

7556 (25206) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5756951687/

7562 (25212) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5743092935/

5630 (31206) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6592793371/

6500 (33001 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/28367887481/

6571 (33053) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5907344251/

17 (45024) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6452504389/

46 (45037) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5932034917/

49 (45039) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6007135021/

83 (45142) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7968610588/

45001 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25041483995/

45103 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6007681642/

45105 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5532911235/

45111 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5530093559/

1803 (47322) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6233034477/

E5004 (71004) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6220017162/

E5011 (71011) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6099198960/

E6008 (73102) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5821716817/

E6009 (73103) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6220018264/

E6035 (73128) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6776433448/

E6101 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6098652385/

[filtonjuncktion]

Bristol TM 22/10/87

 

08643/819 31223/282 33027 37230/431 45007 47002/012/473/508/556/583/600/629 56034

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Nottingham

23rd October 1973

 

A day watching the traffic on Nottingham Station.

 

Class 08 (3025, 3340, 3402), class 20 (8062/66/77/84, 8134/41/44/46/77/82), class 25 (5187/91/93, 5243/73, 7505/59, 7617, 25284), class 31 (5835), class 37 (6824), class 44 (44006), class 45 (11/39/64/74/87/99, 121, 45004, 45102/05/11/13), class 46 (158), class 47 (1579, 1623, 1807/50/51/68/71, 1933, 47176)

 

I photographed a number of these engines above in later life and they can be seen in this collection.

 

3025 (08018) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6145809853/

8062 (20062) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6575552967/

8077 (20077) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25168369320/

8084 (20302) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8076157267/

8141 (20041) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5601651074/

8177 (20177) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24101037455/

5191 (25041) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6202431773/

5193 (25043) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5770220321/

5243 (25093) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7554102624/

5835 (31302) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5643315161/

6 (44006) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22928339783/

11 (45122) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5932038233/

64 (45045) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6963633779/

87 (45127) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29028881946/

99 (45135) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5696828730/

45004 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8933095730/

45102 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5593255978/

45105 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5532911235/

45111 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5530093559/

45113 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7162955822/

158 (46021) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6963636809/

1579 (47459) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9048279052/

1851 (47201) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7813040574/

1933 (47255 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12231268355/

47176 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11883450625/

[filtonjuncktion]

30/10/87

A couple of hours at Filton Junction

31456  33060  37213/23  45104  47371/465/520/594/608 50028  56033/36

[Downendian]

I've just been looking up where I'd seen D3045, Dapol's choice for its new O gauge class 08, and it was seen with pre-TOPs number at Glasgow works on 20/11/76. In the same archived RMweb thread I found this posting from me - good grief was it really 41 years ago today - it seems now a different age, but very fresh in the memory. sadly most locos long gone, as well as those huge railway centres of the prime of the diesel era.

 

Saturday 8th November 1975 was my first foray into Scotland, at the ripe old age of just 14. I went with an 11 year old friend- would this be possible today!?

 

BR ran "Merrymaker" tours (Adex or advertised excursions), of which the Edinburgh special (known as the "Eds") from Bristol was always fully booked. They ran the service twice a year in April and November. All of this for the princely sum of £8!

The train left Bristol at 0630 travelled up via the WCML and had three locomotives- Bristol to Brum and then an electric to Carstairs and if we were lucky a 40 to Edinburgh (on one occasion we even had a Deltic Edinburgh to Carstairs!).

This trip was a "home brew" as it was the first, I'd written off for permits for Haymarket and Eastfield and we were to hot foot it and get round Haymarket and then off to Glasgow for the magnificent shed at Eastfield.

Outbound we were hauled by 46 047 from Bristol to Birmingham, an 86 (can't decipher which one) from Birmingham to Carstairs, and 40 066 from Carstairs to Edinburgh Waverley.

Highlight of the trip up - Crewe was always magnificent and the environs of the station and Crewe diesel depot contained the following

08 112, 08 205, 08 913, 24 025, 24 026, 24 031, 24 033, 24 034, 24 038, 24 040, 24 076, 24 086, 24 091, 24 099, 24 137, 24 146, 25 326, 40 121, 47 251, 47 348, 50 010, 50 041, 85 031, 86 005, 86 207, 86 236, 86 247. Soon the rows of 24s at Crewe - its trademark at the weekend would be a thing of the past.

Carlisle Kingmoor yard had several rows of recently withdrawn ScR class 24s - 24 001, 24 002, 24 004, 24 010, 24 011, 24 013, 24 014, 24 017, 24 019, 24 066, 24 072, 24 073, 24 090, 24 097, 24 105, 24 148.

Hauled by Push-pull 27s to Haymarket 27 111 and 27 203

Haymarket was host to

08 246, 08 247, 08 565, 08 720, 08 722, 08 789

20 179

24 125, 24 130, 24 147

25 029, 25 091, 25 229

26 014, 26 017

27 103, 27 209, 27 212,

31 225

40 060, 40 062, 40 063, 40 087, 40 089, 40 150, 40 167, 40 168,

47 274, 47 466, 47, 470, 47 552

55 006

 

To Glasgow Queen street by another pair of 27s, to Queen street low level and by class 303 EMU to Springburn

Eastfield in semi darkness

06 003

08 227, 08 346, 08 348, 08 421, 08 566, 08 738, 08 753, 08 754, 08 755, 08 952

8539 (derelict Clayton being used for re-railing exercises)

20 017, 20 019, 20 046, 20 048, 20 079, 20 106, 20 114, 20 119, 20 121, 20 125, 20 137,

24 006, 24 009 ( both withdrawn), 24 127, 24 128, 24 129, 24 132,

25 006, 25 014, 25 059, 25 092, 25 240, 25 246,

26 011, 26 033, 26 035

27 005, 27 010, 27 011, 27 014, 27 017-021, 27 026, 27 027, 27 028, 27 032, 27 033, 27 035, 27 043, 27 044, 27 206

37 144, 37 151, 37 204

40 064, 40 068, 40 072, 40 163

47 053, 47 268

Hauled back to Edinburgh by 27 110 and 27 106

Edinburgh-Carstairs by 40 066 again

Carstairs to Birmingham by 86 006 and home by either 47 074 or 079

 

Home about 2.30 am exhausted and deliriously happy , seeing my first 26s and 27s and a huge number of 24s in a single day - any wonder why I'm such a nostalgic old fool- look at the numbers of locos and variety on the depots. Nothing compared to the steam era- but a classic time for BR diesels, very happy days!

Edited November 8, 2016 by Downendian

[DerekEm8]

On the 9th November 1985 I was on the Traintours charter train from Manchester to Penzance. The first class 40 to Penzance.

 

Early morning at Man Vic the first and only time I saw the Workington to Huddersfield TPO.

 

47630 Man Vic 091185

 

40122 at Bristol 091185

 

Arrival at Penzance

 

Ready for Departure

[filtonjuncktion]

I've just been looking up where I'd seen D3045, Dapol's choice for its new O gauge class 08, and it was seen with pre-TOPs number at Glasgow works on 20/11/76. In the same archived RMweb thread I found this posting from me - good grief was it really 41 years ago today - it seems now a different age, but very fresh in the memory. sadly most locos long gone, as well as those huge railway centres of the prime of the diesel era.

 

Saturday 8th November 1975 was my first foray into Scotland, at the ripe old age of just 14. I went with an 11 year old friend- would this be possible today!?

 

BR ran "Merrymaker" tours (Adex or advertised excursions), of which the Edinburgh special (known as the "Eds") from Bristol was always fully booked. They ran the service twice a year in April and November. All of this for the princely sum of £8!

The train left Bristol at 0630 travelled up via the WCML and had three locomotives- Bristol to Brum and then an electric to Carstairs and if we were lucky a 40 to Edinburgh (on one occasion we even had a Deltic Edinburgh to Carstairs!).

This trip was a "home brew" as it was the first, I'd written off for permits for Haymarket and Eastfield and we were to hot foot it and get round Haymarket and then off to Glasgow for the magnificent shed at Eastfield.

Outbound we were hauled by 46 047 from Bristol to Birmingham, an 86 (can't decipher which one) from Birmingham to Carstairs, and 40 066 from Carstairs to Edinburgh Waverley.

Highlight of the trip up - Crewe was always magnificent and the environs of the station and Crewe diesel depot contained the following

08 112, 08 205, 08 913, 24 025, 24 026, 24 031, 24 033, 24 034, 24 038, 24 040, 24 076, 24 086, 24 091, 24 099, 24 137, 24 146, 25 326, 40 121, 47 251, 47 348, 50 010, 50 041, 85 031, 86 005, 86 207, 86 236, 86 247. Soon the rows of 24s at Crewe - its trademark at the weekend would be a thing of the past.

Carlisle Kingmoor yard had several rows of recently withdrawn ScR class 24s - 24 001, 24 002, 24 004, 24 010, 24 011, 24 013, 24 014, 24 017, 24 019, 24 066, 24 072, 24 073, 24 090, 24 097, 24 105, 24 148.

Hauled by Push-pull 27s to Haymarket 27 111 and 27 203

Haymarket was host to

08 246, 08 247, 08 565, 08 720, 08 722, 08 789

20 179

24 125, 24 130, 24 147

25 029, 25 091, 25 229

26 014, 26 017

27 103, 27 209, 27 212,

31 225

40 060, 40 062, 40 063, 40 087, 40 089, 40 150, 40 167, 40 168,

47 274, 47 466, 47, 470, 47 552

55 006

 

To Glasgow Queen street by another pair of 27s, to Queen street low level and by class 303 EMU to Springburn

Eastfield in semi darkness

06 003

08 227, 08 346, 08 348, 08 421, 08 566, 08 738, 08 753, 08 754, 08 755, 08 952

8539 (derelict Clayton being used for re-railing exercises)

20 017, 20 019, 20 046, 20 048, 20 079, 20 106, 20 114, 20 119, 20 121, 20 125, 20 137,

24 006, 24 009 ( both withdrawn), 24 127, 24 128, 24 129, 24 132,

25 006, 25 014, 25 059, 25 092, 25 240, 25 246,

26 011, 26 033, 26 035

27 005, 27 010, 27 011, 27 014, 27 017-021, 27 026, 27 027, 27 028, 27 032, 27 033, 27 035, 27 043, 27 044, 27 206

37 144, 37 151, 37 204

40 064, 40 068, 40 072, 40 163

47 053, 47 268

Hauled back to Edinburgh by 27 110 and 27 106

Edinburgh-Carstairs by 40 066 again

Carstairs to Birmingham by 86 006 and home by either 47 074 or 079

 

Home about 2.30 am exhausted and deliriously happy , seeing my first 26s and 27s and a huge number of 24s in a single day - any wonder why I'm such a nostalgic old fool- look at the numbers of locos and variety on the depots. Nothing compared to the steam era- but a classic time for BR diesels, very happy days!

Hi Neil , Did not go on this one (went to York previous week) but went on the next two april & nov 1976 but only managed to save a few notes. I remember them well especially the latter where ICRS provided a coach which also included Glasgow works and Millerhill but only two were allowed around Polmadie. Great times. 

[Downendian]

Hi Filtonjuncktion

I was on both of those ICRS trips in 1976, so we were on the same coach. Was struck by the lines of scrapped 24s at Millerhill on the November 76 trip. I have some crummy photos of that day which have been posted before.

Neil

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Doncaster Works

21st November 1970.

 

Class 03 (2014/28/53/85, 2154), class 08 (3302, 3512/16/22/33/42, 3674/84), class 10 (4055), class 31 (5512/47/53/55/72, 5679, 5804), class 37 (6700/38/73/96, 6806/10/37/43, 6914/36/49/50/68/72), class 55 (9000/03/06/12/13/15/18/20), steam 60532

 

Deltic availability appears low with eight (30%) in the works.

 

I photographed a number of these engines above in later life and they can be seen in this collection.

 

3542 (08427) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8256246957/

5553 (31135) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15117796453/

5555 (31137) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13005518254/

5572 (31154) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7049953359/

6738 (37038) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6688487957/

6810 (37110) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6688484357/

6843 (37143) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8107896125/

6936 (37682) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6190847859/

6949 (37249) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5808782907/

6950 (37250) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14560419513/

9000 (55022) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5979972763/

9012 (55012) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6336170501/

9013 (55013) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6855373101/

9015 (55015) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6148875903/

9018 (55018) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8713307964/

9020 (55020) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9778146172/

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Newcastle

24^th November 1973. (Saturday)

 

Tyne Yard

Class 03 (2064), class 08 (3195, 3324, 3678), class 24 (5106), class 37 (6730, 6952), class (1764, 1880)

South Gosforth (52J)

Class 03 (2165)

Newcastle Central

Class 03 (2056/78, 2156), class 31 (5616/91), class 37 (6809), class 45 (22), class 47 (1507), class 55 (9004)

Gateshead (52A)

Class 03 (2059/61, 2147), class 08 (3182, 3674, 3926), class 24 (5107), class 31 (5821), class 37 (6731/42/71/87/93, 6942), class 40 (206/54/63/69, 353/60, 40154) class 45 (70/83/98), class 46 (169/79/80), class 47 (1101, 1520/27/45/77, 1988, 47004), class 55 (9017)

 

2056 (03056) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8115176460/

2059 (03059) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14059257375/

5821 (31289) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14059256075/

6742 (37042) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6475512969/

6787 (37087) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15901000541/

40154 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16144207148/

360 (40160) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5890155824/

22 (45132) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/17418516486/

70 (45048) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/19465260218/

83 (45142) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11285258155/

98 (45059) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/20614766114/

169 (46032) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15792279195/

179 (46042) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25463969025/

1101 (47518) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5976987578

1520 (47421) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6734802609/

47004 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12183762665/

9004 (55004) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6592795635/

9017 (55017) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6948965551/

Edited November 25, 2016 by johnw1