RMweb Premium Downer Posted February 27, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2012 My question is: for which main line routes did these two sheds provide the motive power in the late 1950s/early 1960s? More specifically, which would have provided Britannia Pacifics for services from Manchester to London? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Both, Longsight provided power for trains from London Road (later Piccadilly) on the LNW route, to Euston, Trafford Park served Manchester Central and the Midland route to St Pancras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted February 27, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2012 Thanks, Arthur. That's exactly what I needed to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 This site gives details of Britannia allocations in 1958 - they were allocated to both Trafford Park and Longsight. http://www.kentrail.org.uk/Britannia%20Class.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckdancer Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Longsight Brits were often used on The Pines Express (Manchester - Bournemouth) which I often saw through Darlaston near Walsall. Presumably they were changed locally and serviced at Aston or Saltley and returned north. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2012 Longsight Brits were often used on The Pines Express (Manchester - Bournemouth) which I often saw through Darlaston near Walsall. Presumably they were changed locally and serviced at Aston or Saltley and returned north. The Pines changed engines at New St in the days of the S&D. It ran via the Grand Junction line to access the Midland side of the station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I remember being at Old Trafford cricket ground, must have been around 1959/1960 and, as a break from the Altrincham electrics and the Chester DMU, a Brit went towards Manchester on a rake made up mainly of maroon mark 1s. Later, after taking the electric into the city, we saw 70004 William Shakespeare on the turntable at Manchester Central. My recollection is that the train was 'The Pines', diverted from Crewe, via Middlewich and Northwich, into Central, whilst London Road was in the throes of electrification and transformation into Picadilly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2012 The Pines changed engines at New St in the days of the S&D. It ran via the Grand Junction line to access the Midland side of the station. Adding to my comment, there was a crossover between the Midland side and the LNW side at the mouth of the South Tunnel that was up to recently referred to, and may still be by some people, as the Pines Crossover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Dont forget Newton Heath 26A also had Brits for the Anglo-Scottish services from Manchester - it had 70045/8/9 in 1960. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizerba Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 They also used the shorter North Stafford route. 1958 9A ones being 70031,32,33,43. 9E ones 70004,14,15,17,21,42. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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