Miss Prism Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Somewhat overpowered: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64215236@N03/8384089076/in/photostream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Somewhat overpowered: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64215236@N03/8384089076/in/photostream/ There was a parcels train from Swindon that was used to test locos coming from the works; might this be it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I doubt it. The engines aren't clean enough for the Swindon 'tests'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I doubt it. The engines aren't clean enough for the Swindon 'tests'. You're not wrong; looks like the rear loco's doing the work. I can't even see any exhaust from the front one. Anyone know what that second van is? It seems to have a lot of windows for a Full Brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The second van is the interesting bit. There's no panelling visible (difficult to tell at that angle though), but I would say it's a K22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Long train behind a class 31. http://www.flickr.com/photos/96859208@N07/10890188256/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Redbank Manchester 1984 http://railphotoprints.zenfolio.com/p692212777/h2832565F#h4eaa9a7c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Colour, "An immaculate D371 passes Camden as it heads out of London with 3 vans, 11/8/63. " http://railphotoprints.zenfolio.com/p692212777/h2832565F#h3c1136cc 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2013 Was D371 one of the LMR's Royal engines? If you look at the yellow panel on the front it has the small hole where the wires for the sercuity communication system from the loco to the train went. The wires appear to be drapped over the lamp irons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Was D371 one of the LMR's Royal engines? If you look at the yellow panel on the front it has the small hole where the wires for the sercuity communication system from the loco to the train went. The wires appear to be drapped over the lamp irons. It certainly seems to have been 'bulled up' a bit; the brass horn covers (which I've never noticed on an EEType 4 before) are positively gleaming. The train's intriguing as well; the first vehicle is an LMS 42' Luggage van, but looks to be of the type with the higher roof described as an 'Aeroplane Van' in the Diagram Book. The third vehicle looks as though it could be either a horse box, or perhaps a Special Cattle Van, to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 08773 Huddersfield Stn. 9.6.77 by George of Dufton, on Flickr 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Winsford by Kerry Parker (KP), on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2013 Nice! What are vehicles 5 & 6 I wonder Nabbed a couple of Hornby SPVs from CMC yesterday will add to variety on Abbotswood!Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 At a guess Phil I'd say they're either WR Fruit Ds or SR CCTs... depends on the actual date of the photo but there were still some Fruit Ds knocking about c1979 / 80 I think. (reminder to self - must get a few Dapol models of same!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Early blue era shot of a class 25 with vans at Aylesbury. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29644579@N07/8475615509/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2013 Thanks Ndge - suspected a Fruit D, a 4 wheeled van in a WCML parcels must have resulted in restricted speed for that train? Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Probably Phil but not sure what max. speed the Ds were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2013 Probably Phil but not sure what max. speed the Ds were. Officially 45mph by then I seem to recollect (although some were restricted to 35mph I think). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2013 Thanks Mike Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Officially 45mph by then I seem to recollect (although some were restricted to 35mph I think). I recollect a number of them being confined to working between Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple by 1975; I wasn't aware of any working farther afield after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 See the last image in this post: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/78364-br-in-the-1970s-80s/?p=1227814, dated 17.4.1975. The number appears to be ?DB975335. I believe they were attached to the rear of a DMU and possibly used for the first working out from Exeter to carry newspapers. Can somebody confirm? Not sure that constitutes a 'traditional' parcels train though! That's how I like my vans- dirty.. At various times, they were tail traffic on units, coupled in the loco-hauled train, or even put in the daily freight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted December 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2013 Interesting discussions - thanks folks! There was such a variety of NPCCS formed trains running under different head codes - class 1, 3 and 4 By my era - 1971 - I reckon fruit Ds would have only appeared in the class 4s although on Abbotswood speeding is far more likely to cause the Stove R to derail before a fruit D...... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nice! What are vehicles 5 & 6 I wonder Nabbed a couple of Hornby SPVs from CMC yesterday will add to variety on Abbotswood! Phil If you find a picture of one in SPV service other than the David Larkin pic that Hornby have used, please let me/us all know Phil. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted December 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2013 That's not this one Mike? http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5088/5359150911_b9984f804c_z.jpg Or this one http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=spv+parcels+van&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=6D3E158D62B780DF7467C24D7638D48ABF69135D&selectedIndex=12 Does that help? Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2013 That's not this one Mike? http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5088/5359150911_b9984f804c_z.jpg Or this one http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=spv+parcels+van&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=6D3E158D62B780DF7467C24D7638D48ABF69135D&selectedIndex=12 Does that help? Cheers Phil Wrong ones Phil, got to be below 87499. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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