Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Eventually arriving in Sheffield, we quickly cross the city and see what's at Victoria station. Not a lot by the looks of it..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hold on though, isn't that a pair of EM1s heading light westwards? The rear one is in blue but retaining the BR crest. Looks like it has one of the original discs around the bottom right tail-light too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 A trip to the seaside is in order, but first we stop off at that great railway centre, Doncaster. It's funny how you remember where you saw your first Deltic. Mine was D9004 on Haymarket Depot viewed from a passing local train. Here I meet 55004 Queen's Own Highlander again, 15 years later standing in Doncaster's platform 1 with the 09.10 Dundee to KX, running five minutes late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Cleethorpes station is hard by the seafront. A Cravens 2-car Cl.105 DMU has arrived from Newark, being sandwiched between a Derby-built Cl.114 and a rake of Mk1 coaches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Lincoln is a beautiful city and for many, many years had two stations - Central and St Mark's. Central was considered to be the more important, standing astride the GN/GE Joint line with trains radiating out in all directions. Here, a 2-car Cl.114 stands after arrival from Sheffield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 But then the fortunes of St Mark's begin to rise. With closures in East Lincolnshire, it found itself on the main route between London and South Humberside, rather than just at the end of a branch from Nottingham. A 2-car Cl.114 approaches with a Newark - Cleethorpes service. This prosperity would soon fade though, with complete closure of St Mark's and diversion of services to Central. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Taking one of the invariable Swindon Cl.120 DMUs of the period, we head west through Newark and Nottingham, to the centre of the Midland empire - Derby. A Cl.25 with a vacuum-braked freight trundles through platform 1. Just an everyday sight back in 1981. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 There was always something interesting to see at Derby. Here a pair of ECML HST power cars run back-to-back along the Up Goods after visiting Derby Loco Works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Whilst at Derby, let's pop into the adjoining Loco Works. Here, over 30 years ago, the historic No.1 Roundhouse was being used for crane repairs. The 16-sided polygonal timber roofed structure is supported by 18 feet high cast-iron columns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Electric Shop, used for rebuilding generator and traction motor armatures, was originally the No.2 Erecting Shop, built in the 1850s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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