RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2013 Panels from NER ES1 Bo-Bo electric shunter found in a pub garden! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21742168 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Very appropriate for you to post that Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 11, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2013 Very appropriate for you to post that Paul. Just spotted it on the local news on the telly! No2 - 6481 - 26501 in traffic 5-6-1905 condemned 13-9-1964 cut up 8-1966 - Choppington, dug up 3-2012. (My model is No1) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted March 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2013 Wasn't it in amazing condition, considering? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Great news Paul; what a shame the loco was scrapped as it was a nice looking and characterful machine. Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2013 Bl88dy heck Paul, that's one hell of a find. Shildon will be drooling........... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hadyn Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I started drooling on Friday when the email came through just before BBC came. I'm talking to the owners... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 thats excellent news I was only recentley admiring this shot of 26500 and trying to pinpoint the location on google earth http://www.flickr.com/photos/64518788@N05/7845539836/in/faves-45827152@N07/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpster Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 If you paste the following lat/long coordinates into Google Maps you should get the right location (the photo is taking looking north-east): 54.974282,-1.6001 The houses in the background are still standing, assuming I've got the right ones: https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=54.974424,-1.600506&spn=0.0046,0.013937&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.974431,-1.60035&panoid=0RdxVdYq3l0QZTGM6Nj3SA&cbp=12,45.87,,0,0 It really is incredible that the paint on those panels is in such good condition after nearly 50 years buried underground! Arp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 thanks ARP, found it, one thing I want to do soon is research the tyneside 3rd rail and dockside system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2013 thats excellent news I was only recentley admiring this shot of 26500 and trying to pinpoint the location on google earth http://www.flickr.com/photos/64518788@N05/7845539836/in/faves-45827152@N07/ That be Trafalgar Yard buddy. The train is coming up from Quayside or shunting wagons for/from Quayside. The Google shot from Arpster shows the new flats/apartments (Uni accommodation?) that were built on the Yard site.* I have quite a lot of info and links re this area and it has been discussed on here in the past so don't work too hard before checking this out. It is quite good fun doing a site visit especially down on Quayside, that has changed dramatically but one can still find the odd trace of what once had been. *Up at the site of T Yard there are still some artefacts and original old buildings on the main road side. You can walk up to this site from Quayside in about 30 minutes. My advice is do a good Google earth survey of the new Quayside to orientate yourself and then look at the pics in the mag I'll tell you about. Here are some pics of a layout based on Trafalgar Yard not built by me (see next post by Steve)but owned by me until last year. It now resides near North Blyth! P @ 36E Edited to credit the layout builder xm607 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xm607 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Hi, Just found this thread, what an amazing find and the photo reminds me of my old shelf layout Trafalgar yard in EM Gauge although the loco was black and the guy in the cab door way was looking the other way I think, it was described in railway modeller in 2004, and since sold on. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushVeteran Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Here is 26501 at its final resting place at Choppington in June 1966. It was broken up by T.W.Ward the following month. There were a few ex. Bedlington & District buses there as well which were being broken up by Willoughby's of Ashington. I think it was probably Willoughby's who were sub-contracted to cut up the locomotive in the end. I think they cut up a few Class 14's for the NCB in later years, I visited there quite often between 1965 and 1975. My recollection of the guard dogs eating raw tripe.......................I can still smell it now!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What a great find. Theres hope yet for Kestrel resting in Russian beer garden! Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Lambton58 Posted March 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2013 What a fantastic find! Makes me wonder what other bits and pieces are lurking in odd places Ralph Lambton58 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 What a unique find. And here was me thinking on 26500/No. 1 just the other day. Well, at least there is a decent paint match for modellers now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 26501 at T.W.Ward Choppington June 1966.jpg Here is 26501 at its final resting place at Choppington in June 1966. It was broken up by T.W.Ward the following month. There were a few ex. Bedlington & District buses there as well which were being broken up by Willoughby's of Ashington. I think it was probably Willoughby's who were sub-contracted to cut up the locomotive in the end. I think they cut up a few Class 14's for the NCB in later years, I visited there quite often between 1965 and 1975. My recollection of the guard dogs eating raw tripe.......................I can still smell it now!! I have just noticed this; back in the 1980's I was a member of the Blyth & District MRS and the Chairman, the late Paul Humphries was the son of the owners of Willoughby's and he told me then that he had these panels off 26501. He may have shown me a photograph of them. After this length of time my memories are a little hazy and I understand that he has since passed away. Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 wonder if there is any bits of ex Tyneside baggage car E68000 later M68000M lying round there somewhere, as that was also cut up there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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