jjnewitt Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Thanks for the info Enterprisingwestern. I've been paying more attention to the headcodes on diesels in pictures from that period taken in South Wales and found quite a number with T in and a few with F. Just to clarify things in my head the divisional letter in the headcode would relate to where the train was working to rather than from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 31, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2011 Just to clarify things in my head the divisional letter in the headcode would relate to where the train was working to rather than from? Yes, always referred to the receiving area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted December 31, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2011 What a superb picture of the trackwork. I especially like the scissors crossover on the curve towards the middle of the picture; no I don't fancy making a model of it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 31, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks for the info Enterprisingwestern. I've been paying more attention to the headcodes on diesels in pictures from that period taken in South Wales and found quite a number with T in and a few with F. Just to clarify things in my head the divisional letter in the headcode would relate to where the train was working to rather than from? If it was an inter district/division train then it would, in most cases. If it was a trip it would be the letter in use locally - e.g. our Cardiff Valleys trip turns in the early 1970s all carried 9Cxx codes. There were a few exceptions to the destination letter for some trains - we (and some other places) had 'go anywhere' Manned Conditional trains which didn't use destination letter codes and most ballast trains, including WTT 'go anywhere' ballast turns didn't use them either but ran as 'Z' although they were booked services. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted January 14, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2012 Great photos. Many thanks to all. A fascinating thread even if half a century too late for my modelling. I wish I had taken some notes in my youth in Cardiff instead of assuming it would always be there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwaglab Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 There was three locations in south wales which received 21 ton coal hoppers for unloading of domestic coal,they were Newport Dock Street,Swansea Eastern Depot (Gloda Distribution) and Abergorki NCB coal yard Mountain Ash.Outwards most collieries could handle 21 ton coal hoppers especially in the west as these were the ones that did domestic fuel for the London coal conc depots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwaglab Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Enfield Chase CCD opened in the 60's and was unique in as much that the hoppers were unloaded in the yard and taken by British Rail to the merchants yard by road.The labels were always endorsed Enfield Chase for .... Yards included Lower Edmonton,Mill Hill East,High Barnet etc.These yards had been closed by BR but still reatined their stocking ground facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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