Dave F more photos added 21 June from 1947 to 1955ish

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Interesting on the picture of Derby Sth Jn that there's a check rail on the passenger line, but not on the more sharpely-curved goods line.

[DaveF]

This evening's batch once again are mainly on the ECML but there is one Great Western image for those who like copper capped chimneys.

 

Grantham A4 60014 Silver Link up Tees Tyne Pullman c1951 JVol6071

 

 

Barkston A1 up ex pass c1951 JVol6072

 

 

Grantham A1 down ex pass c1951 JVol6073

 

 

Grantham A4 up ex pass c1951 JVol6074

 

 

Moreton in the Marsh Castle Class 5086 Viscount Horne ex pass Paddington to Worcester c1951 JVol6075

 

 

Lewes Fairburn 4MTT 42104 JVol6076d

 

 

 

Grantham A1 60157 Great Eastern c1952 JVol6076

 

 

Trowell Driver of 3F c1952 JVol6084

 

 

David

 

 

 

[melmerby]

What's going on with the buffer beam on the 3F (picture 6084)?

It looks like it's been modified. Or is there something missing?

 

Keith

 

EDIT Should be like this:

http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/mrb12.htm

Edited May 25, 2013 by melmerby

[LMS2968]

There is a cover panel missing: you can make out the previously covered paint and two mounting holes. I suspect that the engine has had a rough shunt and bent the buffer beam back slightly, distorting the reinforcing gussets to the beam and displacing the panel.

[DaveF]

This afternoon we end the set from Volume 6, round up one stray image and then start on Volume 7.

 

Radford Trowell line quarter mile post c1953 JVol6135

 

 

Cromford Best kept station shield c1952 JVol6136

 

 

Normanton on Soar 4F 44030 down gods c1952 JVol6141

 

 

Kings Cross A4 60033 Seagull down ex pass c1952 JVol6151

 

 

Annesley probably J5 down goods c1951JVol6153

 

 

Basford and Bulwell J6 64273 Nottingham Victoria to Pixton c1951 JVol4025

 

 

Redhill Tunnel ratcliffe Junction 8F up goods c1952 JVol7000

 

 

Nottingham Goods GC O1 63910 up goods c1950 JVol7008

 

 

David

Edited May 26, 2013 by DaveF

[Fat Controller]

6.141 shows an interesting wagon load; what appear to be loads of wagon wheels without axles. They look as though they've been tipped in, rather than carefully stacked.

[DaveF]

Grantham and Nottingham this evening.  The images in Volume 7 are a mix of good and "less good".

 

Grantham A4 l e for down Northumbrian c1951 JVol7010

 

 

Grantham A1 60156 down ex pass c1951 JVol7012

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B16 3 61456 down fish c1952 JVol7026

 

 

Weekday Cross O1 63579 up goods c1952 JVol7027

 

 

Grantham A1 down Queen of Scots c1952 JVol7029

 

 

Nottingham Broad Marsh Viaduct B1 down ex pass c1952 JVol7034

 

 

Grantham A1 60127 down ex pass c1952 JVol7035

 

 

Nottingham Midland Jubilee Class 45655 Keith down ex pass c1952 JVol7038

 

David

 

 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

David,

4F on the "Down Goods at Trowell Jn" looks more like somewhere on the Up Goods between Trent and Loughborough to me.

Regards,

Peter

Edited May 26, 2013 by Western Sunset

[62613]

6153:can anyone identify that 4-plank wagon?

[DaveF]

David,

4F on the "Down Goods at Trowell Jn" looks more like somewhere on the Up Goods between Trent and Loughborough to me.

Regards,

Peter

 

Probably somewhere around Normanton on Soar, I expect I've read part of the notes for the next print.

 

Many thanks,

 

David

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Yes, it is Normanton David. Elsewhere in your collection are similiar pictures of trains on the Up Goods there with exactly the same ballast/surroundings etc.

[coachmann]

These photos show only too well just how massively interesting BR was in the early to mid 1950s on every front with around 19,000 steam locomotives to see, not to mention rolling stock and infrastucture. The pictures also put into perspective just how dull the electrified Woodhead route appeared post electrification to linesiders.

 

It is interesting (to me) to see how the ex LMS wooden Period I coaches occasionally popped up on frontline duties. It was different on the Eastern Region of BR where ex-GNR corridor stock mixed with Gresley and Thomposon coaches on frontline duties, but of course Gresley continued building in teak into the late 1930s and so perpetuated a situation that had existed before 1923.

Edited May 27, 2013 by coachmann

[Axlebox]

6153:can anyone identify that 4-plank wagon?

 

They look like LMS (or pre-group LMS) style axleboxes...

[DaveF]

Another batch for this afternoon from all over the place!

 

Radford Junction 3F 3529 l e c1948 JVol7039

 

 

Carrington A5 up pass c1951 JVol7048

 

 

Grantham A5 E9816 down pass c1948 JVol7049

 

 

Loughborough LNER B7 Leicester to Nottingham c1948 JVol7064

This is a better copy of one posted earlier and the location has been corrected to Loughborough.

 

 

Huntingdon A1 60122 up ex pass c1951 JVol7065

 

 

Paddington Star Class 4003 Lode Star l e c1949 JVol7067

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B1 up ex pass Manchester to Marylebone 1947 JVol7068

 

 

Cambridge E4 2784 l e c1948 JVol7070

 

[DaveF]

This evening's set are mainly around Cambridge plus one each from the Southern and the Great Western.

 

Cambridge E4 62786 ecs April 1948 JVol7072

 

 

Cambridge O2 3962 up goods c1948 JVol7082

 

 

Banbury 6803 Bucklebury Grange up ex pass c1949 JVol7083

 

 

Feltham Yard S15 30839 down goods c1949 JVol7084

 

 

Barnwell Junction D16 3 2614 up pass c1948 JVol7087

 

 

Cambridge J67 8509 le c1947 JVol7088

 

 

Elsenham O1 up goods from footplate of B1 c1948 JVol7089

 

 

Cambridge near WD up goods from footplate of B1 c1948 JVol7089a

 

 

David

Edited July 17, 2013 by DaveF

[darren01]

HI

Love the photo of the S15.

Darren01

[DaveF]

A bit of a mixed bag again this afternoon, most had been printed from small areas of the negatives so are very grainy.  I hope you will still enjoy seeing them.

 

Cambridge Battle of Britain 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair up Yarmouth to Liverpool St test runs May 1949 JVol7090

 

 

Hitchin W1 60700 up pass c1948 JVol7091

 

 

Nottingham Loco 0F 41532 le c1948 JVol7093

 

 

Nottingham Trent Bridge 3P 739 down pass c1948 JVol7094

 

 

Brighton A1X Brighton Works 377S l e c1951 JVol7096

 

 

Brighton Schools Class 30928 Stowe l e c1951 JVol7098

 

 

Basford Lincoln Street Crossing 4F 44472 down goods c1949 JVol7099

 

 

Nottingham Victoria Class 5 45043 York to Bournmouth note reversed headboard c1951 JVol7100

 

David

 

 

 

 

[darren01]

Hi

The shots of the SR Loco's is amazing,love the shot of the Brighton A1X.

The only thing is i can give only one like!

Darren01

Edited May 28, 2013 by darren01

[DaveF]

Grantham, Nottingham and Brighton this evening.

 

Brighton I3 32083 up parcels c1950 JVol7101

 

 

Nottingham Victoria J5 65491 Crantham to Derby Friargate c1951 JVol7102

 

 

Brighton D3 32393 le c1950 JVol7103

 

 

Grantham K3 61910 down parcels c1951 JVol7104

 

 

Nottingham Midland Jubilee class 45620 North Borneo le c1949 JVol7105

 

 

Nottingham Victoria J6 le c1951 JVol7106

 

 

Grantham A1 1 60113 Great Northern le c1951 JVol7107

 

 

Weekday Cross A5 69825 Nottingham to Leicester c1951 JVol7108

But why does it have headlamps for a Class D train - express freight, livestock perishable or ballast with at least one third vacuum brakes piped to the engine?

 

David

 

 

 

[darren01]

HI

A very interesting shot this one of Brighton D3 32393 le c1950 JVol7103, No logo on the side tanks,Could this have been waiting to have one applied?

Darren01

[mullie]

Sir Archibald Sinclair at Cambridge, as an eastern region modeller I've wondered for a few years what to do with that Battle of Britain class 'Sir Eustace Missenden' in my collection ( I won it in a prize draw at Pecorama) as apparently it was in sunshine livery whilst on the Eastern region. Apparently the cab widths are different by 6 inches but I think I can live with that if there aren't any other major differences, just a rename and number might be enough? As I'm moving the time frame of my layout backwards I can just about justify it

 

Truly inspiring stuff as always, don't worry about the quality this collection is priceless, absolutely fantastic shots. Keep 'em coming.

Edited May 28, 2013 by mullie

[The Stationmaster]

That picture of the A5 at Weekday Cross is really something, tremendous impression of an impressive looking engine.

 

Now to the headlamp code and I have a theory - while being the first to admit I'm not an expert am not too well up on ER train classification at that period.  Firstly you've noted the date as approximate so it might possibly be in 1950 rather than 1951?  Which leads to my potential explanation - the headcodes were changed in May 1950 and using a Western source (which might not work for the GC of course, so big caveat) the Classification of ECS trains was changed from D to C.  However the lamping also changed and the old Class C lamps were used for the new Class D, and vice versa - so was this an ECS (or off an ECS) and had the Fireman assumed that the new Class D lamp code applied to a train which had once been Class D but had become Class C, or that the old Class C code would be used as an ECS was now Class C - in other words he got it wrong twice.

 

Maybe a bit of a convoluted explanation, just easily teh lamps hadn't been changed since a previous working of course.

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Love this one David. Very atmospheric at "The Vic".

Just tweeked one or two minor blemishes.

[DaveF]

Some for the afternoon, once again Lewes, Rugby and around Nottingham.

 

Lewes 20001 down boat train 1950 JVol7109

 

 

Rugby G2a down goods c1951 JVol7110

 

 

Rugby G2a down goods c1951 JVol7111

 

 

Lewes I3 up pass c1950 JVol7113

 

 

Lewes 20001 le 1950 JVol7114

 

 

Nottingham loco Tilbury tank 41943 le c1951 JVol7115

 

 

Toton Beyer Garratt le c1952 JVol7117

 

 

Sandiacre compound 41037 down pass c1952 JVol7118

 

 

David

[Oldddudders]

HI

A very interesting shot this one of Brighton D3 32393 le c1950 JVol7103, No logo on the side tanks,Could this have been waiting to have one applied?

Darren01

Built 1896, formerly named "Woodside" she was withdrawn 9/51, with 1.4 million miles on the clock.