Tim R-T-C Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Fascinating thread, loving the pictures. Only got one to contribute for diesels on the Southern - this came thundering through the night while I stood at Beckenham Jct one winter evening, the white colour made it seem like a real ghost train. Caught up with it at Victoria. 66721 stops at Victoria on a RHTT service by Timothy Young, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2017 Brush 4 at Folkestone Central. Mike. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted March 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Back in the late spring of 1988 when I probably should have been studying for my imminent A levels, I photographed this working heading west towards Hungerford on the Berks & Hants. The loco, 56074 Kellingley Colliery, would not normally have been seen down south on aggregate traffic to and from the Mendip quarries and the first four wagons (and possibly the second half of the train too) are Clyde Cement PBAs which were really out of their normal working area. No date I'm afraid and I don't know the working either. And sorry for the relatively poor quality; it was K64 in the camera and a very gloomy day. Edited March 19, 2017 by Western Aviator 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Back in the late spring of 1988 when I probably should have been studying for my imminent A levels, I photographed this working heading west towards Hungerford on the Berks & Hants. The loco, 56074 Kellingley Colliery, would not normally have been seen down south on aggregate traffic to and from the Mendip quarries and the first four wagons (and possibly the second half of the train too) are Clyde Cement PBAs which were really out of their normal working area. No date I'm afraid and I don't know the working either. And sorry for the relatively poor quality; it was K64 in the camera and a very gloomy day. 56074 was based on Canton (or possibly Bristol), for a while in the late 80's. It came down with another around the same number range. I have got a poor photo of 56074 on Cardiff Canton depot in early 1989. Paul J. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 56074 was based on Canton (or possibly Bristol), for a while in the late 80's. It came down with another around the same number range. I have got a poor photo of 56074 on Cardiff Canton depot in early 1989. HBR2--024.jpg Paul J. IIRC, weren't those ones the first to carry names, Oystermouth etc.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Back in the late spring of 1988 when I probably should have been studying for my imminent A levels, I photographed this working heading west towards Hungerford on the Berks & Hants. The loco, 56074 Kellingley Colliery, would not normally have been seen down south on aggregate traffic to and from the Mendip quarries and the first four wagons (and possibly the second half of the train too) are Clyde Cement PBAs which were really out of their normal working area. No date I'm afraid and I don't know the working either. And sorry for the relatively poor quality; it was K64 in the camera and a very gloomy day. The Clyde Cement hoppers had their roofs removed and were being used as normal aggregate hoppers and were on another hire as their original use was over! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 IIRC, weren't those ones the first to carry names, Oystermouth etc.? Oystermouth was 56040 which was the batch in the number range 56031 to 56057, that came down to Bristol or Cardiff between 1979 and 1985. The Cardiff ones were to work the Iron Ore trains, although I used to get on them as they were used, often in pairs, on the evening Cardiff Pengam-Basford Hall, (for Glasgow), liner train and return working. The other two 56's that came down in 1988 for a few months were 56072 and 56075, although they didn't stay long, although my photo of 56074 showed it stayed until early 1989 at least. Later on into the 1990's Cantons fleet was bolstered by the arrival of 56060, 56073, 56113, 56114, 56115 and 56119, which started to appear on the steel trains to Dee Marsh. The later numbered ones were preferred to the originals as they had better heating systems and you didn't have to have the engine flat out to get the cooker to heat a can of water. Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted March 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2017 56074 was based on Canton (or possibly Bristol), for a while in the late 80's. It came down with another around the same number range. I have got a poor photo of 56074 on Cardiff Canton depot in early 1989. Paul J. Thanks Paul. Given the name I assumed it was one of those based further north and more likely to be seen on the MGR circuit. I can't recall seeing it any other time even though I was out a lot with the camera in those days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted April 11, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2017 Another unusual one - Class 50 414 Manchester Pic - Wadsley Bridge and return on 14 March 1970, for an FA Cup semi-final. First time for a '50' over Woodhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adanapress Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Way back, was it the 60s? it was a commonplace to see a Met-Cam unit almost anywhere in the more rural bits of East Anglia with a van at the rear, and very occassionally two!. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Way back, was it the 60s? it was a commonplace to see a Met-Cam unit almost anywhere in the more rural bits of East Anglia with a van at the rear, and very occassionally two!. Not uncommon for DMU's to convey a tail load, it still happened on Tyneside till the late 1970's the Whitley Bay/Tynemouth and Berwick upon Tweed to be formed like this! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Not uncommon for DMU's to convey a tail load, it still happened on Tyneside till the late 1970's the Whitley Bay/Tynemouth and Berwick upon Tweed to be formed like this! Mark Saunders There's an interesting little story in a book about Firsby junction in Lincolnshire. The DMUs, usually what became class 114 I understand, took over the Skegness-Lincoln working which often had a van attached. The unit had to run round the van on reversal at Firsby, must have looked distinctly odd. Edited April 11, 2017 by great central Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Not uncommon for DMU's to convey a tail load, it still happened on Tyneside till the late 1970's the Whitley Bay/Tynemouth and Berwick upon Tweed to be formed like this! Mark Saunders The 12xx piccadilly - Buxton was a regular for this into the mid 80s van would be conveying early editions of the manchester evening news usualy one of the bubblecar dmuvans to avoid runround at buxton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Brush 4 at Folkestone Central. ... Bit late but worth a quick comment: Not all that unusual, although not an everyday occurrence - there were plenty of instances of Brush 4s/47s on excursions to the Kent coast, Merrymakers, SAGA holiday trains etc. That phot shows a 1Zxx headcode as well. Even by 1980, as a Kent spotter, it was worth spending an hour or two by the line on a Sunday morning "just in case" there was an interesting excursion or two. Slightly more unusual for it to be at a time of year when steam-heating the coaches was needed. 47s also regularly worked to Dover on ferry freight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2017 Bit late but worth a quick comment: Not all that unusual, although not an everyday occurrence - there were plenty of instances of Brush 4s/47s on excursions to the Kent coast, Merrymakers, SAGA holiday trains etc. That phot shows a 1Zxx headcode as well. Even by 1980, as a Kent spotter, it was worth spending an hour or two by the line on a Sunday morning "just in case" there was an interesting excursion or two. Slightly more unusual for it to be at a time of year when steam-heating the coaches was needed. 47s also regularly worked to Dover on ferry freight. It was a Doncaster - Folkestone Merrymaker. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penrhos1920 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Then there was a class 67 pushing a kettle down the ECML at 100mph Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Looks like 1584 was a popular choice for excursions to the Southern! https://www.flickr.com/photos/kerryp28/29573992336/in/photolist-M4mrzA-acVPFt-acVPZP-aEwGCZ-acVPwc-acYBCA-aEwHkF-bzHTNk-5UnQfR-Epcrki-acVPRt Which is strange as I remember her as a regular on the afternoon Worcester - Malvern schools train Phil Regulars were disappointingly common ............... Often we'd wait all Sunday am on Ingram Road LX FB at Gillingham for the 2-3 "Specials" (no TOPS Gen for us in those days - sometimes a copy that weeks Special Traffic Notice might fall into our sticky hands) and be rewarded with ........... oh no Not "North Star" again !!!! Not "City of Truro" again !!!! Not "Thor" again !!! .................. although I will admit a sneaking affection for this one Hmmm - jumpers for goalposts, isn't it ............... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted May 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2017 Another unusual one - Class 50 414 Manchester Pic - Wadsley Bridge and return on 14 March 1970, for an FA Cup semi-final. First time for a '50' over Woodhead. Quite by chance, here's a photo of the working I've come across. Dunford East by Keith Long, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Class 31 on the Southern Region https://www.flickr.com/photos/35502189@N03/24895491625/in/album-72157662114994574/ Edited September 9, 2017 by SouthernBlue80s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted September 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2017 Then there was a class 67 pushing a kettle down the ECML at 100mph An unfitted pannier tank pushed a kettle down the ECML at 100mph? Yer 'avin a giraffe, mate... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Class 31 on the Southern Region https://www.flickr.com/photos/35502189@N03/24895491625/in/album-72157662114994574/ Quite unusual. The only regulars I can think of were 31s on the Bristol-Portsmouth workings in the 70s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Quite unusual. The only regulars I can think of were 31s on the Bristol-Portsmouth workings in the 70s. Yes very. There was a 31 that made it to Stewart's Lane on Royal Train duties but apart from that in the 80s I can not think of another one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2017 That would have been D5518 IIRC The Shackerstone diesel lads have done a nice recreation https://www.flickr.com/photos/adogriff/7833800612/in/photolist-cWfgZN-RRXry9-Sqw2wJ-Sa6sML-r8MKn6-So4xwL-qzHKgN-piggmb-prqmqm-SjsDmz-pLH8py-qHCWUw-RRXzb3-qJjbuy-qrhCrk-qKS9uS-UDFRWJ-fHCmT4-cLuoeu-5SYXGT-cLuoAS-efJUx5-qHxvDF-rzoTz2-pmqKxn-q1JXfH-o3phUg-efDuaH-o3qkwM-Snk5Wz-qrhCba-omDU9T-Xusy6j-qr92n9-qrhAgi-ojTLxB-XTxirr-qFqoTh-efJUwQ-sxBPvd-qFqm9j-efK6gW-WYW16P-d8e8tY-TtMiRK-cLZKMy-ohS5pq-pLH6PQ-qHxuBF-o3p3oU Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted September 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2017 Class 31 on the Southern Region https://www.flickr.com/photos/35502189@N03/24895491625/in/album-72157662114994574/ Another one here, on cartics 31 Eastleigh 31-03-79 by Gray Callaway, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 The Clyde Cement hoppers had their roofs removed and were being used as normal aggregate hoppers and were on another hire as their original use was over! Mark Saunders They underwent internal cleaning at Blaydon yard before being despatched southwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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