Michael Delamar Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The_End_4-8-68_m by robertcwp, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted May 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6, 2012 . Who, in 1975 or 76 would have expected people to be getting nostalgic for the HSTs, it was bad enough replacing the Valentas with MTUS!! That will provoke similar reactions to all the previous changes, but it'll go ahead because most of the fare paying passengers don't give a rats*ss what kind of train they're on. So long as they get where they want, when they want it's OK. We were happy with Vp185 as it was still Paxman But to be honest I have now lost interest. What did it recently for me was Modern Image NOT being BR blue era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 42616_BirkenheadWoodside_1967_m by robertcwp, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Mike Delamar posted pics of this train earlier, but this one caught my eye on George of Dufton's Flickr site. The contrast between the new Mk2 behind the loco and the somewhat tired LMS period 2 (?) coach in the background is marked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2012 Mike Delamar posted pics of this train earlier, but this one caught my eye on George of Dufton's Flickr site. The contrast between the new Mk2 behind the loco and the somewhat tired LMS period 2 (?) coach in the background is marked. http://www.flickr.co...N08/7141758229/ Just as well the latter is not in revenue service then (by the look of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Going by memory of reading coaching stock books it'd have been OOS for a few years by that point, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) 35028_SotonC_Wloo-Bourne-special_2-7-67 by robertcwp, on Flickr Interesting photo - what's a "Tadpole" doing at Southampton Central? The obvious answer is 'nothing much' as it appears to be on a siding approximately where the old Southampton West End station used to be, but it is a long way from the Redhill-Reading line... Edited May 6, 2012 by talisman56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Look at the roof panel on the far away end. Couldn't it be a DEMU? Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2012 Look at the roof panel on the far away end. Couldn't it be a DEMU? Dave. Tadpoles are DEMU's..... The other giveaway is that it's 3-car. The "Tadpole" nickname is from one normal width car (ex-EMU?) and two narrow profile Hastings DEMU cars. Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 It looks newly painted - were they overhauled at Eastleigh or St Leonards? If the former, it's probably on test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 42616_BirkenheadW by robertcwp, on Flickr That's interesting, I don't recall seeing a crimson smokebox number plate before. I take it that it would have been an unoffical depot modification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I'm still searching (no luck) for a pix of a Green FYE Brush 4 alongside a steam loco (pre Aug 68). Best I've found so far is this shot of D1665 Titan at Newport on 2 Feb 68. She's a bit mucky so probably recieved her FYE in late / mid 1967. That'll do for me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barkingbill/2366914638/ The pix Michael posted towing Flying Scotsman to Liverpool for her USA trip was in 1969 (According to Wikipedia). Now, big question, when did / what was the first Green Brush 4 to receive FYE ?. The first all blue Brush 4's (after D1733) are listed here, (1967 observations, along with other loco's). Scroll down a bit. A good site to go with this thread. http://www.railblue.com/rail_blue_history.htm Brit15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) I'm still searching (no luck) for a pix of a Green FYE Brush 4 alongside a steam loco (pre Aug 68). ... Now, big question, when did / what was the first Green Brush 4 to receive FYE ?. I wouldnt knock yourself out - it happened, no doubt about it. FYEs started to appear in 1966, by '67 they'd have been fairly numerous. That's interesting, I don't recall seeing a crimson smokebox number plate before. I take it that it would have been an unoffical depot modification? I dont think there was any rhyme or reason to it Martin, but you do see a few examples during the '60s. IIRC I've seen ScR blue ones as well Edited May 7, 2012 by Pennine MC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) I'm still searching (no luck) for a pix of a Green FYE Brush 4 alongside a steam loco (pre Aug 68). Brit15 Try for pictures of the SW Main line out of Waterloo - Two-tone Green 47s with FYEs regularly appeared on what were ostensibly MN/WC rostered services during the last 18 months of steam there... so the chances of someone picturing a 47 and a steam-hauled service would be pretty good, particularly at Waterloo. Edited May 7, 2012 by talisman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 ive got a shot of a green FYE 47 on a John Summers iron ore working in 1967, no steam in shot but it would have been based at Birkenhead shed alongside steam at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) 28/10/1967 - Normanton. by 53A Models, on Flickr Edited December 15, 2012 by Andy Y Image removed due to copyright dispute. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) c.06/1968 - Grange-over-Sands. by 53A Models, on Flickr Edited December 15, 2012 by Andy Y Image removed due to copyright dispute. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Thanks for the info / photos. I should have known this, probably saw them together dozens of times - but time erases memories, and my own photos didn't help. Brit15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 That's interesting, I don't recall seeing a crimson smokebox number plate before. I take it that it would have been an unoffical depot modification? I think it's safe to say that it wasn't official. Red plates weren't unknown (but very rare) in SW Scotland. I've seen pictures of red-backed numberplates and shedplates on Corkerhill engines and a Dumfries shedplate with a red background. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) 9f 92203 Birkenhead railtour 1967. Edited May 8, 2012 by michael delamar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This thread is such a wonderful breath of fresh air. Thanks Mike for all of those links to those amazing photographs. Someone one day needs to collate all of these together in a photo-book. It would be something very special indeed. And to think, I always thought you couldn't see blue-grey with steam...how wrong can one person be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) 42616, 42647and 48697 on rear Wrexham Central by Kerry Parker (KP), on Flickr and another shot of 42616 with red smokebox numberplate,. 42616_BirkenheadWoodside_5-3-67. by robertcwp, on Flickr Edited May 8, 2012 by michael delamar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 That Stanier tank would make a terrific model in Hornby's range. So evocative of the end of steam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 42141 in post 257 also has a red smokebox door number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 as does 80016 in post 263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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