On This Day In History

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On this Day in History – Teeside

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)

 

 

Hi John,

 

Great post as usual, but in order to make sure you are welcomed back to the N East I feel I should point out that you were actually on Tyneside.

 

Also a quick spelling correction (sorry!), but "Teeside" is actually "Teesside".  Your not alone in misspelling this, which must rank up there alongside Stansted Airport as being spelt incorrectly so often.

 

Keep the posts coming       

 

 

 

Steve 

[johnw1]

Hi John,

 

Great post as usual, but in order to make sure you are welcomed back to the N East I feel I should point out that you were actually on Tyneside.

 

Also a quick spelling correction (sorry!), but "Teeside" is actually "Teesside".  Your not alone in misspelling this, which must rank up there alongside Stansted Airport as being spelt incorrectly so often.

 

Keep the posts coming       

 

 

 

Steve 

Thanks Steve. Had a bit of a senior moment there.

[filtonjuncktion]

November 26th 1987 bristol Parkway

 

After returning to my parents in filton for one year (unemployment etc) this was my last spotting day.

During the year around the area I had seen about 500 different locos 08s x 4 20s x2 31s x31 33s x 63  37s x 52 45s x 21 47s x 251 50s x 42 and 56s x 29

Ten years previous constant spotting at filton/bristol parkway i saw around 1000 different locos there were lots more peaks and class 25s around. 

 

Thursday evening 26/11/87 BP

08819 31132   33034  37096/193/280/428 45144  47370/556/631 50031 

[Rail-Online]

November 26th 1987 bristol Parkway

 

After returning to my parents in filton for one year (unemployment etc) this was my last spotting day.

During the year around the area I had seen about 500 different locos 08s x 4 20s x2 31s x31 33s x 63  37s x 52 45s x 21 47s x 251 50s x 42 and 56s x 29

Ten years previous constant spotting at filton/bristol parkway i saw around 1000 different locos there were lots more peaks and class 25s around. 

 

Thursday evening 26/11/87 BP

08819 31132   33034  37096/193/280/428 45144  47370/556/631 50031 

Interesting that you only saw 42 of the class 50's, were some in works for that long?

 

Tony

[filtonjuncktion]

Interesting that you only saw 42 of the class 50's, were some in works for that long?

 

Tony

Most of the 50s worked from waterloo/paddington into the west country via Bath/chippenham. I saw another 5 at bristol Tm 50011 at Crewe works but never saw 33/35 that year.

[johnw1]

On this Day in History –Crewe/Liverpool

7^th December 1973.

 

A day trip to Liverpool

Nottingham – Liverpool: class 03 (2399), class 08 (3028/47/56/90, 3174, 3217/92, 3351, 3467, 3570/84, 3694, 3801, 3909/68/70, 4098, 4143/53, 08622), class 20 (8065, 8149/64, 20032, 20171), class 23 (5901), class 24 (5047/52/55/62/63/79, 5141), class 25 (5193/96, 5214/31, 7541/56/82, 7610/48, 25284), class 40 (233/35/41, 313), class 45 (20/24, 102, 45112), class 47 (1859, 1952, 47484), class 50 (428, 50016), class 82 (E3048), class 84 (84002), class 85 (E3070), class 86 (E3130, 86005/12, 86209/22)

Liverpool Exchange: class 08 (3033, 3579)

Crewe: class 08 (3105, 3291, 3763, 3800, 4115), class 25 (5225/64, 7521/57, 7671), class 40 (224, 310), class 47 (1820/43, 47445), class 50 (407), class 81 (81012), class 82 (E3053), class 83 (83002/11/14), class 85 (E3061/86/95, 85018), class 86 (E3101/08/27/48/82/92, 86001/02/11/17, 86207/08/11/12/17/22/24)

Crewe – Derby: class 08 (3833), class 24 (5056, 5134), class 25 (25300), class 31 (5553), class 47 (1855), class 85 (E3078), class 86 (E3142, 86220)

 

In this collection are a number of images of locomotives seen that day later in there careers. As always feed back and comments welcome

 

3090 (08075) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7194004954/

3105 (08080) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8115169557/

08622 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14452854781/

3800 (08635) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5611869495/

3970 (08802) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6910854258/

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

5225 (25075) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8636994578/

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

7648 (25298) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6849646016/

7671 (25321) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7660380290/

224 (40024) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6118919389/

233 (40033) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8230856589/

235 (40035) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7994868432/

313 (40113) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7994869672/

20 (45013) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8038269779/

24 (45027) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5596404354/

45112 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8237404706/

47484 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7384472016/

407 (50007) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5566605489/

50016 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9147396845/

83002 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6943495800/

83014 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5698261223/

E3086 (85031) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7878054000/

86002 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9267873450/

86017 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8046137655/

E3130 (86037) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5603925502/

86208 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15578038670/

86211 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8046142678/

86217 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5994389252/

86224 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5838054647/

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Shirebrook

Christmas Day 1980

 

Shirebrook

08180/97, 08214/55/85, 08867, 20032/61, 31250, 31300, 37105/28/69, 56001/05/06/09/17/19/46/75/79/87

 

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

 

08867 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6010903598/

31250 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5716839025/

37105 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6688482985/

37128 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7927662772/

56001 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5614957377/

56005 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9291017148/

56006 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5819883581/

56046 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6965681460/

56075 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6965684050/

56079 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6914333355/

56087 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8667822154/

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Eastfield

11th January 1975 (Saturday)

 

06008, 08173, 08322/23/26, 08621, 08727/31/33, 08883, class 17 (8539), 20015/36/46/83, 20101/09/15/17/22/37, 24001/04/09/18/19/73/90, 24101/07/08/09/15/17/50, 26015, 27001/05/06/08/09/10/13/14/17/18/19/21/30/31/33/36/37/38/41/44, 27104/05/06/08/11/12, 37149, 37204,47053, 47141, 47207, 47408/24.

 

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

 

08326 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5645634532/

20083 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5928734249/

20101 (20901) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14506861841/

20117 (20314) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14530366863/

20122 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5530671894/

20137 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14948348140/

24115 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6268065003/

24150 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6208322836/

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

27006 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6004056109/

27008 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6004599924/

27010 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9333495572/

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

27021 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5796377169/

27041 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5714651523/

27104 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6285570579/

27105 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5563257319/

27112 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10452785383/

37204 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8194654175/

47408 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5843927525/

[JeffP]

Sixty-nine locos..... and twenty-six class 27's.

[jonny777]

Yes, there always seemed to be far more 27s on Eastfield, Haymarket and in Glasgow Works than there were working in the 1970s.

 

I often wondered about the percentage of active locos at any one time.

[Rail-Online]

Yes, there always seemed to be far more 27s on Eastfield, Haymarket and in Glasgow Works than there were working in the 1970s.

 

I often wondered about the percentage of active locos at any one time.

Well it was the weekend!

It would be interesting to see a mid-week log. Certainly HA and Millerhill were pretty empty on a weekday except for re-fuelling and (in the case of HA) those locos in for exams

 

Tony.

[pH]

Well it was the weekend!

 

On a Sunday in August 1964, I went round Polmadie, Dalry Road, Haymarket and St. Margarets and saw a total of 62 Claytons on shed. (Plus another 3 actually out doing work.)

[johnw1]

On this Day in History – Crewe Works

15th January 1977 (Saturday)

 

08080, 08127, 08222, 40005/21/35/41/43/51/84/85/89, 40110/13/47/95, 43042/43/44/45/46/47, 47004/07/14/39/68/70/85/87, 47105/09/10/12/13/15/22/24/66/71, 47200/02/10/14/27/29/48/73/77/85/92/94, 47304/06/36/50, 47401/24/25/36/42/44/53/61/64/71/87/88/89/91/97, 47502/22/44/47, 50030/38, 76025/50, 81002/03/15, 82004/05, 84005/07, 85001/22/26, 86021/25/27, 86204/25/40/46/50/56, 87003.

 

Fifty three Class 47’s on the works which is over 10% of the fleet.

 

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

 

08080 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8115169557/

40035 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6497733545/

40113 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7994869672/

43042 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8570254569/

43043 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8650217225/

43046 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6290794637/

43047 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8391831100/

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

47105 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7506013230/

47109 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5732288151/

47202 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8137607168/

47214 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5976993040/

47227 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7750883806/

47248 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9660065361/

47292 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6328298306/

47306 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8837196053/

47350 (57005) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8276125355/

47401 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6328296012/

47425 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7813045144/

47461 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6827944607/

47471 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10550513324/

47497 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10641135696/

47522 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6067877067/

50030 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6940377365/

81002 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6657908051/

81015 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5698831910/

85022 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6943497702/

86027 (86627) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6618503609/

86256 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24201651802/

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 16 1 1971

 

Southall - Paddington - Southall

 

819 824 833 856 D859

 

D1000 D1007 D1009 D1014 D1033 D1034 D1041 D1043 D1045 D1048 D1064 D1068

 

1540 1594 1596 1603 1641 1650 1654 1656 1659 1667 1674 1678 1702 1904 1905 1920 1932 1933

 

3358 3600 3955

 

5536

 

D6340

 

6962

 

D7011 D7048 D7071

 

Neil

[filtonjuncktion]

30 years ago Feb 7th 1987

Swindon works:( passing)

Still a few withdrawn outside works.  08023/142/249/347  25153/157/179/219/228/306  40063

depot. 08410/849 37233 50017

[phil_sutters]

I had to go through five of Dad's spotting log books before I found him out and about on Monday 7th of February, 1955. Mondays were his usual days off, having been taking services on Sundays. On this occasion he headed north from Bath, via Gloucester and Worcester to Malvern Link and then back.

[JeffP]

How neat? My old spotting books were usually scrawled.

[phil_sutters]

How neat? My old spotting books were usually scrawled.

Thanks. He wrote these up afterwards from his notebooks - none of which survive. He tried out a number of different scripts over the fifty or so years he spotted and recorded.

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

 

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 15 2 71

 

Southall-Paddington-Southall

 

803 D817 825 D837 842

 

D1001 D1006 D1013 D1022 D1030 D1032 D1040 D1044 D1045 D1047

 

1594 1611 1637 1639 1646 1657 1660 1672 1677 1678 1772 1911 1925

 

3601 3602 3961 3963 3999 4026

 

5528 5530 5539 5657

 

6326 6356

 

D7012 D7026 D7032 D7037 D7065 D7066

 

Wish I could remember any of it....

[filtonjuncktion]

Feb 15h 1987

Temple Meads/Bath Road

 

08483/951  31229/404/467  33001/119  37165/182  47147/188/230/297/322/533/615/901  50027/29  56056

[Downendian]

And on topic, 40 years ago today, at Bristol Parkway it was half term and was there all week. I remember this day (it's mum's birthday) it was bitterly cold, and we had to go home early after being turfed out of a warm Parkway by one of the porters.

45 007/008/014/024; 47 013/157/234/477/484/509; class 117 51309-59476-51324, plus route finding 122 TDB975023. HSTs also in abundance 253 002-004/006/013/015/019 but the sets were getting split up by then.

Sadly no Westerns seen this week - the end was nigh.

Neil

[RhBBob]

On this day in 1971, I was stood in the public space of a bank I them worked for, trying to explain to a distraught young lady, with pushchair and child, that she hadn't lost 3d (three 'old' pence) in the conversion to Decimal Currency. 

 

She just needed to find another one to make 2.5 new pence or 'p's as we called them !!

[filtonjuncktion]

feb

 

And on topic, 40 years ago today, at Bristol Parkway it was half term and was there all week. I remember this day (it's mum's birthday) it was bitterly cold, and we had to go home early after being turfed out of a warm Parkway by one of the porters.
45 007/008/014/024; 47 013/157/234/477/484/509; class 117 51309-59476-51324, plus route finding 122 TDB975023. HSTs also in abundance 253 002-004/006/013/015/019 but the sets were getting split up by then.
Sadly no Westerns seen this week - the end was nigh.
Neil

Good chance I was there sometime that week (It was wearing a massive parka that was keeping me going) Yes less than a fortnight before the end of the Westerns which I witnessed for some bizzare reason at Patchway station. Must of been warmer there! 

[filtonjuncktion]

Feb 17 1987

A few hours hangin around Filton Junction

33009/32/38 37427(all cardff-temple meads-cardiff)

31240 37096 47110/217/238/296/353/615 50017/20/36

[phil_sutters]

On this day in 1957 Dad took a four day trip, from our home on Mendip, to Cardiff where his in-laws lived. This is day one - if you want you can have each day as they roll on - another ten pages!