RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2017 Chalk Farm Depot, photo by Lyn Wratten... FB Lyn Wratten Chalk Farm Depot.jpg New Cross Gate 1969, photo by Paul Colins... FB Paul Collins New X Gate 1969 aged 15.jpg Bolton, late '60s, photo by Philip Stainer... FB Philip Stainer D230 Bolton.jpg Radstock 1970, left to right ; Stanley Tout, Driver Frank Kemp and Shunter Jock Wilson, photo by Stanley Tout... FB Radstock 1970 Stanley Tout Dvr Frank Kemp 7 Shtr Jock Wilson.jpg And Stan still boasts that fine moustache (rather greyer now of course). 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Photo by Ben Darby... From a BR staff magazine, 1963... Photo by Dennis Sibson, Fox Street Sidings adjacent to Leicester London Road station... Model Penelope Tree looking trez chic on Oxford station in 1968... Photo by Matthew Callaghan, Newport High Street... Clapham Junction... Photo by Kenneth Cockerill... Photo by Roger Geach, Old Oak Driver Bertie Miles again, with his Guard Henry 'the Pole' at Cardiff Central... Edited December 4, 2017 by Rugd1022 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2017 Is Penelope Tree waiting for a branch line train? Perhaps Twiggy will join her... Ok, I'll get my coat. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Don't leave your scarf and gloves behind either...! Lovely shot of the West Ealing massive here from Scott Fowler via the Old Oak facebook group of gratuitous West London based nostalgia... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptic Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Photo by Ben Darby... FB Ben Darby D5279 NW.jpg From a BR staff magazine, 1963... FB BR Staff Mag Beeching at Hyndland 1963.jpg Photo by Dennis Sibson, Fox Street Sidings adjacent to Leicester London Road station... FB D3787 Leicester Fox Street Sdgs Dennis Sibson flash.jpg Model Penelope Tree looking trez chic on Oxford station in 1968... Oxford Station 1968.jpg Photo by Matthew Callaghan, Newport High Street... WR HST NEWPORT MATTHEW CALLAGHAN.jpg Clapham Junction... train_spotterscdmitri-kasterine.jpg Photo by Kenneth Cockerill... D7028 Kenneth Cockerill FB.jpg Photo by Roger Geach, Old Oak Driver Bertie Miles again, with his Guard Henry 'the Pole' at Cardiff Central... FB D1009 RG Bertie Miles Guard Henry the Pole.jpg Och !!, Tha's heeem Man ! ....In photo two,...Thee Evil Dr. B...Impersonating Indiana J.....Boldly stealing the 'Treasures of the Tracks' directly, from under the very noses of Glasgow's Great and Good !!...! Hello there, Bye the way. Is tha' th' Daily Record ?. I, NOW, claim ma five pund. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Don't leave your scarf and gloves behind either...! Lovely shot of the West Ealing massive here from Scott Fowler via the Old Oak facebook group of gratuitous West London based nostalgia... Scott Fowler West Ealing.jpg I presume that the platform wasn't in imminent danger of being used by a train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 I presume that the platform wasn't in imminent danger of being used by a train? That's the milk dock platform the lads are sitting on, I dare say if a shunt was imminent they'd shift in good time! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 What loco? P 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Ready for the RA at Paddington. Oh no he isnt, he is still carrying out the brake test. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2017 What loco? NRM-TheGG-A4s-13-editSm.jpg P An A4, which still leaves a good bit of choice; as a percentage of a total class there are probably more A4s preserved than anything else, one-off locos excepted. There are a good number of Deltics in this sense as well. What loco? NRM-TheGG-A4s-13-editSm.jpg P An A4, which still leaves a good bit of choice; as a percentage of a total class there are probably more A4s preserved than anything else, one-off locos excepted. There are a good number of Deltics in this sense as well. And I'll say that again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Louch Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Acknowledging today's Alton - Bath Cathex. at Mottisfont and Dunbridge. I thing the second snap also meets the criteria as you can see the footplate crew!! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 An A4, which still leaves a good bit of choice; as a percentage of a total class there are probably more A4s preserved than anything else, one-off locos excepted. There are a good number of Deltics in this sense as well. It's 60007. As for the class with the highest percentage preserved, that goes for the Southern Merchant Navies with a whopping 36% of the class preserved. A few others: GWR Manor - 30% Deltics - 27% Battle of Britain/West Country - 18% A4 - 17% 4575 - 11% Standard 4MT tank - 10% Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Photo by Ben Darby... FB Ben Darby D5279 NW.jpg From a BR staff magazine, 1963... FB BR Staff Mag Beeching at Hyndland 1963.jpg Photo by Dennis Sibson, Fox Street Sidings adjacent to Leicester London Road station... FB D3787 Leicester Fox Street Sdgs Dennis Sibson flash.jpg Model Penelope Tree looking trez chic on Oxford station in 1968... Oxford Station 1968.jpg Photo by Matthew Callaghan, Newport High Street... WR HST NEWPORT MATTHEW CALLAGHAN.jpg Clapham Junction... train_spotterscdmitri-kasterine.jpg Photo by Kenneth Cockerill... D7028 Kenneth Cockerill FB.jpg Photo by Roger Geach, Old Oak Driver Bertie Miles again, with his Guard Henry 'the Pole' at Cardiff Central... FB D1009 RG Bertie Miles Guard Henry the Pole.jpg What a super set of pics. I particularly like the ones of spotters - a little bit of most of us in there, I guess! Trevor Edited December 6, 2017 by Trev52A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It's 60007. As for the class with the highest percentage preserved, that goes for the Southern Merchant Navies with a whopping 36% of the class preserved. A few others: GWR Manor - 30% Deltics - 27% Battle of Britain/West Country - 18% A4 - 17% 4575 - 11% Standard 4MT tank - 10% 100% of the Standard 8P 4-6-2 are preserved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 100% of the Standard 8P 4-6-2 are preserved Not difficult as there was only one of them... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 100% of the Standard 8P 4-6-2 are preserved Oh no it isn't; it's a replica! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Some more from the Old Oak archives... Photo by Albert Abear - Drivers Bert Southgate, Charlie Shute, Eric Webb (in the cab) and Fireman Dennis Mansell... Photo by Albert Abear - Shedmaster Ray Simms and Shed Foreman Trevor Green... Photo by Albert Abear - 'Royal' Driver Frank Potter, Inspector George Pullen and Fireman Albie Keeble... Photo by Kevin Lindley - Secondman Alan Bricker does a deal wit ha very young Kev Lindley in the staff Hostel, 1975... These two photos by Bob Dorkings at New Street c.1975... Another one from Albert Abear - Driver Reg Williams at Padd with 'Clun Castle' in 1965... Photo by Scott Fowler - 'Odin' gets a wash inside the Factory... Photo by Paul Winter - Chris Guntripp (again!) at KX with D1023 on 20th November 1976, waiting to depart for York... Photo by Steve Grice - Driver Jack Rowe aboard an unidentified Warship at Padd... Photo by Steve Grice - Driver Peter Bleay... Photo by Albert Abear - Inspector Stan 'the man' French... 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 8, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2017 I didn't realise Kev Lindley had ever been young! Guntripp with his Louise Woodward haircut! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb900f Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Russ Is it the same Kev that is at Donny ? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 8, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2017 Hiya Pete, not sure where he is now I knew him when he was at DRS Crewe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb900f Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Russ, I'm sure he was at Donny in the late 90s/early 2000s. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 8, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2017 I know he's moved around a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2017 I can but presume that Albert Abear was related to Ted Abear? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2017 I know he's moved around a bit He’s with us now! He was my classroom instructor when I did my driving course at first north western back in the early 2000s too 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted December 10, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2017 I can but presume that Albert Abear was related to Ted Abear? There was a boy at my school with that surname. We always added 'bottom' after it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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