Tim Hale Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Not having a background or knowledge of other regions can be problematic, in the case the query concerns the use of either the 28xx or 38xx in the West Country or on the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth railway during the 50's. Were either in use on these lines, if so, were they equally used? Sorry if this not 'proper' research but I am grateful to those who respond. Thanks Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have photos of 28xx's on the South Devon banks in the 50s Tim as well as a couple of 3800s too.Not sure about Weymouth though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2012 From Derek Phillips' book on the Westbury to Weymouth line: Westbury allocation 1947: 2803, 2818, 3842, 3849, 3850, 3863. 1950: none. 1959: 2811, 3819. He mentions them taking over the heavy goods trains from the Aberdare class. He has a photo of 3819 at Yeovil PM with a Weymouth freight in 1961. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi, Weymouth saw both types pretty regularly on the Severn Tunnel Junction freights which was pretty much a daily turn. These were usually STJ loco's. HTH Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 18, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2012 Being pedantic the two types are 2800 (Churchward's original) and 2884 (Collett's updating) Hornby haven't helped by calling all the later type 3800s! Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hale Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thank you for the help, a 28xx courtesy of the Signal Box, will begin route learning on Beaminster Road in the near future. Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Being pedantic the two types are 2800 (Churchward's original) and 2884 (Collett's updating) Hornby haven't helped by calling all the later type 3800s! Keith That's interesting, the Collett 0-6-0's often referred to as the 'Collett Goods' are also known as the 2251 class, numbers started at 2200 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 That's interesting, the Collett 0-6-0's often referred to as the 'Collett Goods' are also known as the 2251 class, numbers started at 2200 . That would be because the first batch were 2251-2270. 2200-2250 weren't built until about 10 years later. http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_060_2251.htm Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 22, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2012 That would be because the first batch were 2251-2270. 2200-2250 weren't built until about 10 years later. http://www.greatwest...in_060_2251.htm Adrian The last of the County tanks (2221-2250) weren't withdrawn until 1935, after the first batch of Collett Goods (1930) had been built. Keith Edit Unfortunately even the GWR wasn't consistent, sometimes both the 2800 & 2884 series of 2-8-0s are lumped together as one class! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmay2002 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Unfortunately even the GWR wasn't consistent, sometimes both the 2800 & 2884 series of 2-8-0s are lumped together as one class! Mechanically and operationally there was no difference and the GWR used them interchangeably. The changes were essentially cosmetic. There were more differences between the different 29xx series Saints than there were between the 2-8-0s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2012 The last of the County tanks (2221-2250) weren't withdrawn until 1935, after the first batch of Collett Goods (1930) had been built. Keith Edit Unfortunately even the GWR wasn't consistent, sometimes both the 2800 & 2884 series of 2-8-0s are lumped together as one class! Operationally they were exactly the same so no reason not to lump them together. And the same applied with the 'Halls' (although certain locos were individually distinguished as different) in that in some WR publications they are lumped together - in one case as the 79XX Class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.