Class 56s,new and old photos...

[big jim]

56078.....still going strong with colas

[Gary H]

Crikey, New Street and 'Brute's'!

Those were the days!

Im sure they were always left down the platform ends for the benefit of basher's to put their sarnies and cups of tea on!

Edited November 14, 2014 by Gary H

[60091]

A last look at Loadlaul livery with a selection of photos taken between 1997 and 2003

 

Tyne Yard 1997

 

Kirkby Stephen 1997

 

Tyne Yard 1999.

 

Couldn't resist another shot of 109 looking very rough. Wonder where the cab door came from?..!

 

Tees Yard 2000.

 

Hexham 2001

 

56027 at Carlisle 2002. Can't remember if this loco ran for a while with the Loadhaul branding on one side only?

 

Carlisle 2003

Edited November 15, 2014 by 60091

[class"66"]

Nice photos chaps

[Classsix T]

A last look at Loadlaul livery with a selection of photos taken between 1997 and 2003

2002 1.JPG

56027 at Carlisle 2002. Can't remember if this loco ran for a while with the Loadhaul branding on one side only?

Indeed, she never did get the second side done, from what I can ascertain. One I intend to recreate in a smaller scale so thanks for posting images. Some of your previous have been incredibly useful reference material as well, ta!

 

C6T.

[eastwestdivide]

...

56043 & 56036 at Stratford heading what I presume is a stone train to Purfleet.

...

Guess so. Here's one coming in the opposite direction, March 1985, 56036 again:

 

and a light engine at Barking, presumably to do with the Purfleet working, also 1985, 56049:

 

 

And trying to be a bit more arty, a deliberate blur. 1987. Is this Tollerton? Otterington, ECML.

Edited November 16, 2014 by eastwestdivide

[locoholic]

Couple more I've found from a gloomy day by the North Sea:

 

 

56108 propelling CovHops into the alumina loader at North Blyth, not sure when, sadly.

 

 

56104 at Cambois Depot on the same date.

 

[Fat Controller]

Couple more I've found from a gloomy day by the North Sea:

 

56108northblyth.jpg

 

56108 propelling CovHops into the alumina loader at North Blyth, not sure when, sadly.

 

cambois.jpg

 

56104 at Cambois Depot on the same date.

Mid-summer, judging by that sky..

[porkie]

Wow stunning pic's.

 

Does anyone have any pics of the ARC stone trains to Wolverton?

 

Cheers

 

Phil

[Steve-e]

Class 56's at Westbury c.1983

 

56031 comes off shed while 56032 rumbles through.

 

 

56036 Westbury 1983

I can remember this was the first large logo loco I saw and thought hey thats pretty cool.

 

56038 Westbury 1983

 

56047 in a rather weather worn state with 56031 behind at Westbury c.1983

 

 

 

Cheers

Steve

 

[Rivercider]

Class 56's at Westbury c.1983

 

 

56031 comes off shed while 56032 rumbles through.

 

 

56038 Westbury 1983

 

 

 

Cheers

Steve

Very nice, that brings back memories. You have captured two of my former BR workplaces.

In 1991 as a result of the Sectorisation re-organisation I moved to Westbury and worked  for two years for Trainload Freight.

For a few weeks the office was temporarily located in Farrs building as seen above 56031 in the distance,

I then spent a few months in an office in the down yard as seen above 56038, the top floor of which was the TOPS Office,

 

cheers

[class"66"]

More fab photos

[locoholic]

The sun does shine sometimes on the Blyth and Tyne. Here's a grid northbound across the viaduct over the River Blyth. What's the official name of this structure?

 

 

And here's another view of the chimneys visible in the previous shot.

 

 

You get to visit some real beauty spots chasing trains. This location has changed a lot since this photo - I think the power station has gone, and the sidings are all derelict, and the staithes that were beyond the sidings have gone too.

 

 

And at Winning Junction this lovely junction signal has been replaced by two ordinary semaphores.

[60091]

The sun does shine sometimes on the Blyth and Tyne. Here's a grid northbound across the viaduct over the River Blyth. What's the official name of this structure?

 

Cl56Blyth Viaduct.jpg

 

 

 

Hi locoholic

Wish I could help with the name of the viaduct..

I have this photo and on my original slide I'd called it Sleekburn Viaduct. IIRC there are two similar viaducts in the area, and if this is the same location as your photo (River Blyth) it's not the Sleekburn...!... and I've given my photo the wrong title. So I'd also be interested to know its official name.

 

and without going off topic- that does look like 56 on the bridge.... 

 

Alan

[DaveF]

The sun does shine sometimes on the Blyth and Tyne. Here's a grid northbound across the viaduct over the River Blyth. What's the official name of this structure?

 

Cl56Blyth Viaduct.jpg

 

And here's another view of the chimneys visible in the previous shot.

 

Cl56BlythPowerStn.jpg

 

You get to visit some real beauty spots chasing trains. This location has changed a lot since this photo - I think the power station has gone, and the sidings are all derelict, and the staithes that were beyond the sidings have gone too.

 

WinningJunc56.jpg

 

And at Winning Junction this lovely junction signal has been replaced by two ordinary semaphores.

I hope you won't mind my commenting on the viaducts on the Blyth and Tyne but I live nearby.

I think the first of your photos is the viaduct over the River Wansbeck, from West Sleekburn on the south bank  to Ashington on the north bank.  It is known as the Sleekburn Viaduct

It can't be the River Blyth viaduct as the power station was on the north side of the River Blyth, in your photo they are shown to the south.  Also for a northbound train the A189 (spine road) viaduct would just behind the railway viaduct.

 

The second photo shows the sidings swerving Blyth West staithes, which were actually on the north bank of the river.  The chimneys belong to Blyth "A" Power station, which came into full operation in 1966 and finally closed in 2001 and was then demolished.

 

Hi locoholic

Wish I could help with the name of the viaduct..

I have this photo and on my original slide I'd called it Sleekburn Viaduct. IIRC there are two similar viaducts in the area, and if this is the same location as your photo (River Blyth) it's not the Sleekburn...!... and I've given my photo the wrong title. So I'd also be interested to know its official name.

 

PICT0296.JPG

and without going off topic- that does look like 56 on the bridge.... 

 

Alan

 

I think your photo is, as you say, the  viaduct over the River Wansbeck, known as the Sleekburn viaduct.

 

A photo of the River Blyth viaduct is below.

 

River Blyth viaduct from the west 28th December 1994 C19933

 

 

Just so I remain sort of on topic here is a photo of a Class 56 at Blyth.

Blyth Bates coal export terminal 56063 28th December 1994 C19939

 

 

David

Edited November 30, 2014 by DaveF

[Alcanman]

Always great to see pics of 56s, and, even better on the Blyth & Tyne and the bridges crossing the rivers!

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Mal

[60091]

Moving on ... EWS

This was the last livery I photographed the class in. Photos mostly taken in the north/north east but with a few from further afield. All photos taken between 1997 and 2003

 

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Stenson Junction 1997

 

Bridgend 1997

 

Cardiff Central 1997

 

South Bank Middlesborough 1998

 

Blea Moor 1998

 

Tyne Yard 2000

 

Tees Yard 1999

 

Carlisle 2001

 

South Bank 1999

 

Tyne Yard 1999

 

 

Tees Yard 2000

 

Tyne Yard 2000

 

Tyne Yard 2002

 

Carlisle 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2014 by 60091

[locoholic]

Lovely photos. What was the 56 doing on the post train?

 

Here's a couple of earlier ones.

 

 

56003 on a railtour (The Grid Iron Grice) at Walsall on 7th Aug 1982. I recall it did a number of freight lines I wanted.

 

 

And a more mundane duty: 56056 at Saltley on 13th Oct 1982, presumably heading for Didcot Power Station.

[class"66"]

Impressive photos!!!!!

[60091]

Lovely photos. What was the 56 doing on the post train?

 

 

Hi locoholic

 

Sorry it's taken me a few days to get back to you.

 

IIRC at that time the 56s were being attached to take the vans down to the Royal Mail depot at Low Fell - top and tail with the 86 which would later take the train south. Not sure how long this working lasted. I assume it ended when the 325s arrived. Usually I think the 56 only worked Tyne Yard-Low Fell, however, somewhere I think have photos of the train running south on the ECML with the diesel still attached at the rear.

 

Alan

[Peter Kazmierczak]

56010 rumbles through Derby in 1981 on a Barrow Hill - Didcot MGR.

[lippy]

The 56s were used as super shunters for the Low Fell mail Traffic. We had an 09 based there but if that failed or we wanted an earlier finish we would borrow a 56 for the last 2 trains 1V28 the Bristol TPO and 1M91 to (PRDC) London TPO.

 

325s where booked on other services 1S04 Willesden PRDC to Shieldmuir,  Willesden PRDC to Low Fell 1E93 and 1M78 Low Fell Willesden PRDC.

 

The Shunter on the ground is I D Jackson now left the industry can't make out the Driver.

[40044]

The day the music died....or so we thought at the time.

 

56078, Warrington Arpley in the early hours of 31st March 2004 with 6E37 to Doncaster. 56078 would go on to play it's part in the Grid Goodbye railtour later that day.

 

Edited December 26, 2014 by 40044

[brian daniels]

Wow stunning pic's.

 

Does anyone have any pics of the ARC stone trains to Wolverton?

 

Cheers

 

Phil

 

Here are some of the empties through Oxford.

Edited December 26, 2014 by brian daniels

[4630]

With the setting sun glinting off the side of the locomotive, 56042 heads along the Midland main line at Chiltern Green, just south of Luton.

 

 

Edited December 26, 2014 by 4630