Ben Alder Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 As part of our annual holiday in 1972, we visited Fort William, and I spent a sunny afternoon wandering round the shed and yard. For some reason, I never made it to the station, but I photographed the engine and goods yard and having looked out some B/W photos of Wick , I came across those of my visit, so I will scan them and post them up. To begin with, three general views of the yard- not great quality, but the ones to follow are clearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
will5210 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Excellent! Was Fort William goods yards adjecent to the shed? I'm contemplating modelling the area in LNER days. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 A look at the inhabitants next. Bear in in mind these are adolescent snapshots, and as things come back to me, I remember running out of film before I had finished shooting what I wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 You keep on digging up interesting shots! I've not seen that variation on the livery on the ESSO tank before- I wonder how common it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguin of doom Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Some nice shots there Ben. Just the job for inspiring our new club layout - an O gauge North of Scotland small terminus. Lovely. Cheers. Sean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Ben, These are fantastic photos and exactly what I have been trying to find over the last few days! Thank you very much for posting. Cheers Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
0O00 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Cracking shots there. Some very useful Type 2 details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonseasider Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Wouldn't want you to think that I'm trying to hijack this topic, but wondered if this might be of interest by way of comparison. Taken six years earlier than your photos. I posted another couple some time ago, taken on the same day, which are at: http://www.rmweb.co....150#entry517803 and there's another one at: http://www.rmweb.co....150#entry517540 Hope they may be of some interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Excellent! Was Fort William goods yards adjecent to the shed? I'm contemplating modelling the area in LNER days. Cheers The goods yard was near the shed, a distance from the passenger station. Here are some of the wagons about that day. DB996525-a Salmon- Built 1958 lot no.3065. B933026 Built Barassie 1958 lot no.2734 timber wagon S1711 a Southern utility van 421 an ancient tank wagon at the depot-Built 1902 by Hurst Nelson, Motherwell. Regd. 1902 by LTSR no.378 regd. 1902 by LNWR. DM51256 M421691 Glad to see they are of interest- that's the lot of Fort William but we visited Oban the same day and Mallaig the day before, so I'll sort these out soonish.If anyone has similar vintage pics please feel free to add them- they're better being shared than lying in an album! Edit- Here is another view of 421- the first scan omitted the left side of the original. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Thought I'd finished, but found this one in another album B950891 built Darlington 1951 lot no.2137 in unfitted grey livery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hi Ben Wonderful set of photos. I have not seen 5406 in green with the arrow logo before. I wonder if it was in that livery before being set northwards from the Midland lines? Another livery querry is the Esso 35 ton tank, was the square with teh Esso oval on it white? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 421 an ancient tank wagon at the depot-Built 1902 by Hurst Nelson, Motherwell. Regd. 1902 by LTSR no.378 regd. 1902 by LNWR. Those tank wagons were in the same position 10 years earlier, but in better shape: (Edit - sorry - can't count properly) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rannoch Moor Posted September 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2012 Excellent! Was Fort William goods yards adjecent to the shed? I'm contemplating modelling the area in LNER days. Cheers Having sneaked into this yard (and been chased out again) many times at around this time these photos are a real nostalgia trip. In response to the above, the goods yard straddled the running lines - there were sorting and carriage sidings to the NW of the running lines to the station (ie on the same side and south of the shed) and on the other side of the line there was a long loading bank (possibly cattle pens?) and also a sizeable goods shed (which had more than a passing resemblance to the old Superquick kit I thought...). There were also some fascinating sidings and wagon turntables etc in the old distillery bonded warehouses which are the white buildings visible in the distance beyond the tank wagon 421 on Ben's photo above. (Another place that kept me fit escaping from the workies .... Happy days!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Hi Ben Wonderful set of photos. I have not seen 5406 in green with the arrow logo before. I wonder if it was in that livery before being set northwards from the Midland lines? Another livery querry is the Esso 35 ton tank, was the square with teh Esso oval on it white? Glad they are of interest- I'm afraid I am of no help to you re. tank wagons, knowing next to nothing about them .Perhaps someone else here will have the answer, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 great turn back the clock photos. is that a snowplough in Bens 2nd photo right at the far end? the shed - it has roof trusses but was it clear glazed or had the actual covering been removed and left the two road shed open to the elements? it looks open to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 It was a snowplough, but I didn't take any photos of it; the shed was open to the elements, and I have a note that the water tower and coaling stage were being demolished, but once again, went unrecorded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 ... Sadly, now looking at a dual-carriageway and Morrisons supermarket carpark! Excellent! Was Fort William goods yards adjecent to the shed? I'm contemplating modelling the area in LNER days. Cheers Does this help? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
will5210 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Does this help? It does indeed! Many thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Reid Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Brilliant photos and so inspiring. Very sad now to stand on the "new" station and look over a car park and Morrison's store. The only good thing about the new station is the cafe who do a superb breakfast! Every March I do the trip north from Glasgo on the Sleeper, have a walkk round the town fro a photo of gthe wee ferry coinmg in, have a full breakfast in the cafe then come back on the Sprinter. Thanks to Club 55 tickets costs £19. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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