RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted June 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Photo by Robert Chester : in the Factory at Old Oak, repainting 31 413 in 1976... That looks like John Wiggins and Paul Koch, who in 1976 I think were still apprentices. John, his father running one shift, went onto Brian Scarrot's shift who I later joined in 1984, while Paul went to work at Paddington ODM. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 13 hours ago, Davexoc said: That looks like John Wiggins and Paul Koch, who in 1976 I think were still apprentices. John, his father running one shift, went onto Brian Scarrot's shift who I later joined in 1984, while Paul went to work at Paddington ODM. Thanks for that Dave. I take it Paul is Mark Koch's brother...? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted June 13, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2023 On 10/06/2023 at 12:25, Rugd1022 said: Thanks for that Dave. I take it Paul is Mark Koch's brother...? I believe so. I worked with Paul quite a bit which was around the time of 50041's mishap with the sleeper from Penzance. The roof of the telephone exchange in Westbourne Terrace IIRC, gave a good view of the crash site. Happened to coincide with the periodical check of the battery room..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post The Stationmaster Posted June 14, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) They who only stand and watch - Old Oak (for those who don't recognise it) a mere 40 years ago and the first chance to try out in anger the newly allocated diesel crane. The man on the left in the flat cap is Percy Best, one of the OOC Yard Traffic Assistants. I don't know any of the others Mainly members of the Old Oak Breakdown Gang And again but you can just see Bob, the Breakdown Gang Supervisor in the cab of the crane I don't know the chap on the extreme left but the group of three, reading from the left, is 'Zebedee' (back to us) one of them maintenance Supervisors who I think later followed Tony Cole to Laira; then Peter Birch - at that time the AME - and the grey haired chap on the right. was Mike someone or other who was at that time in RHQ M&EE organisation (j he also appeared in photos above This was the scene before work started to clear things up Edited June 14, 2023 by The Stationmaster 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 14 hours ago, Davexoc said: I believe so. I worked with Paul quite a bit which was around the time of 50041's mishap with the sleeper from Penzance. The roof of the telephone exchange in Westbourne Terrace IIRC, gave a good view of the crash site. Happened to coincide with the periodical check of the battery room..... I arrived at Padd just a few minutes after the sleeper derailed, I'd caught the first Met Line tube from Hammersmith to make the 06.00 shed turn that day. I remember it as though it were only yesterday, the earie silence and the dust still hovering in the air. On arrival at Padd I wandered down to the Praed Street entrance and boarded the worker bus to Old Oak, everyone on the bus was talking about it and wondering what could possibly have gone wrong. Twenty minutes later we decanted from the bus at Old Oak and found dozens of train crews milling about in the lobby, booking on for jobs which had all been cancelled. 6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 A moment to ponder on the GCR... 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted June 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 14, 2023 10 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: They who only stand and watch - Old Oak (for those who don't recognise it) a mere 40 years ago and the first chance to try out in anger the newly allocated diesel crane. The man on the left in the flat cap is Percy Best, one of the OOC Yard Traffic Assistants. I don't know any of the others Mainly members of the Old Oak Breakdown Gang And again but you can just see Bob, the Breakdown Gang Supervisor in the cab of the crane I don't know the chap on the extreme left but the group of three, reading from the left, is 'Zebedee' (back to us) one of them maintenance Supervisors who I think later followed Tony Cole to Laira; then Peter Birch - at that time the AME - and the grey haired chap on the right. was Mike someone or other who was at that time in RHQ M&EE organisation (j he also appeared in photos above This was the scene before work started to clear things up I'm pretty sure that is Derek Tregidon in the cab of the crane. He was our overhead crane driver and one of the brake block changing crew. Before he got to play with the new toy, he would be looking after the steam crane that it replaced. Bob usually wore brown overalls and a white crash hat, so he is possibly the one nearest the coach and crane in the second photo. The guy in the middle wearing a yellow bump hat is Mr Jinx, one of our fitter's mates in The Factory. And the guy in the wooly hat might be Ken, one of our fitters who had a Moggie Traveller and also a Citroen Safari which just glided over the speed bumps on the road around the turntable to everyone elses annoyance. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt37268 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 13/06/2023 at 21:59, Davexoc said: I believe so. I worked with Paul quite a bit which was around the time of 50041's mishap with the sleeper from Penzance. The roof of the telephone exchange in Westbourne Terrace IIRC, gave a good view of the crash site. Happened to coincide with the periodical check of the battery room..... Is this the same Paul Koch involved with the DTG? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 I feel a strange urge to purchase a Dapol 7mm 14xx now..... 😉 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 15, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2023 14 hours ago, Davexoc said: I'm pretty sure that is Derek Tregidon in the cab of the crane. He was our overhead crane driver and one of the brake block changing crew. Before he got to play with the new toy, he would be looking after the steam crane that it replaced. Bob usually wore brown overalls and a white crash hat, so he is possibly the one nearest the coach and crane in the second photo. The guy in the middle wearing a yellow bump hat is Mr Jinx, one of our fitter's mates in The Factory. And the guy in the wooly hat might be Ken, one of our fitters who had a Moggie Traveller and also a Citroen Safari which just glided over the speed bumps on the road around the turntable to everyone elses annoyance. Could be. Bob was definitely driving the crane - or in the cab - at one stage as it was the first lift the crane had ever made on a real job and he was very keen to see how it performed. Incidentally 'Zebedee' was Malcolm, I think Wishart , only recalled that after posting. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rugd1022 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Alistair Sim is alive and well and working on the Glos & Warks line...! 8 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted June 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2023 10 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Brings back memories, myself and youngest daughter (18 at the time) did a fire and drive on her back in 2016, which included disposal. Great experience, she loved it too, posing for photos at Cheltenham.... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted June 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Swanage May 26th spent the whole day just sat on the train for four return trips Edited June 23, 2023 by John Besley Photos added 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Incident at Ilford. Edited June 23, 2023 by 33C added photo. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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33C Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Shoeburyness engine crew and 4F on the turntable at 33C checking for a hot box on the tender. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted June 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2023 This is a fascinating thread as I have aways tried to include pictures of footplate crew / shed staff doing their job.... I'll dig into my archive 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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