JeffP Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Another thread I'll be following with interest. Regarding the two lighter panels on the western, I'm sure I've seen, somewhere, a photo of a western with the yellow warning panel carried on round the nose? But I can't find it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2015 Those photos of LR bring back memories (from a few years later though). But I'm particularly interested in those vans labeled 'Southern Region Ferry Van'. Paul Bartlett's site has a photo of one in BR blue from 1987 as a motor car van for ferry http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrymotorcarvan/h2c694e76#h232ae811, yet I don't remember ever seeing any in service. Does anyone know why they were at March and what traffic they were used for please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Those photos of LR bring back memories (from a few years later though). But I'm particularly interested in those vans labeled 'Southern Region Ferry Van'. Paul Bartlett's site has a photo of one in BR blue from 1987 as a motor car van for ferry http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrymotorcarvan/h2c694e76#h232ae811, yet I don't remember ever seeing any in service. Does anyone know why they were at March and what traffic they were used for please? They were intended for new car deliveries to mainland Europe; apparently, they occasionally carried Rolls-Royces and similar during the 1960s. However, they were mainly used as barrier/reach wagons in latter days. The design was similar to that of the prototype BR CCT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Those photos of LR bring back memories (from a few years later though). But I'm particularly interested in those vans labeled 'Southern Region Ferry Van'. Paul Bartlett's site has a photo of one in BR blue from 1987 as a motor car van for ferry http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrymotorcarvan/h2c694e76#h232ae811, yet I don't remember ever seeing any in service. Does anyone know why they were at March and what traffic they were used for please? They cropped up all over the place in that period. That blue one you linked to has departmental markings (ADB prefix) and is coded RBX (meaning a barrier wagon I think). The ones in the photo in this thread appear to still have their ferry markings and UCI-type numbers, so being at March, they could (wild supposition) have been abroad via the Harwich train ferry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 They were intended for new car deliveries to mainland Europe; apparently, they occasionally carried Rolls-Royces and similar during the 1960s. However, they were mainly used as barrier/reach wagons in latter days. The design was similar to that of the prototype BR CCT. Much later, a few worked from Tidal Sidings in connection with ASW coil traffic. . They were employed returning wagon sheets along with empty wagons, and suspect they may have made it to 'the tunnel' on occasions. . I have a couple of photos somewhere, but cannot for the life of me remember where they are filed ! . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2015 Those photos of LR bring back memories (from a few years later though). But I'm particularly interested in those vans labeled 'Southern Region Ferry Van'. Paul Bartlett's site has a photo of one in BR blue from 1987 as a motor car van for ferry http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brferrymotorcarvan/h2c694e76#h232ae811, yet I don't remember ever seeing any in service. Does anyone know why they were at March and what traffic they were used for please? At the time that the photos were taken, March was a concentration location for ER ferry wagons; there were other types there but no accessible for photography. This is what they looked like when new; yes, they were originally passenger crimson (blood). Note the windows, that were plated over before being accepted into traffic. (A security measure, apparently). Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2015 Interesting thanks... and there was me thinking that being marked as Southern Region they worked from Dover or at least via ports on the SR. EDIT: The design was similar to that of the prototype BR CCT. So would Bachmann's MK1 CCT tooling be suitable for producing these (with windows plated over)? Would make a nice model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2015 April 1978 Moorgate 313 014 55 005 55 005 UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED July 1978 Peterborough 254 014 254 005 254 018 / 008 40 006 55 018 254 006 / 004 254 006 / 004 55 012 Huntingdon 254 008 / 018 47 429 47 410 47 552 31 125 47 414 47 312 55 003 E51215 + E56382 & 31 201 E51215 + E56382 UNIDENTIFIED Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Interesting thanks... and there was me thinking that being marked as Southern Region they worked from Dover or at least via ports on the SR. EDIT: So would Bachmann's MK1 CCT tooling be suitable for producing these (with windows plated over)? Would make a nice model. Getting off-topic, but not suitable without a lot of cutting, as the Bachmann is the production CCT, which has more doors than the one-off prototype (mentioned by Fat Controller) and the ferry CCTs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 27, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2015 Interesting thanks... and there was me thinking that being marked as Southern Region they worked from Dover or at least via ports on the SR. EDIT: So would Bachmann's MK1 CCT tooling be suitable for producing these (with windows plated over)? Would make a nice model. It's do-able - mine were cut down from Lima CCTs with scratch-built chassis. Prototype CCT Prototype GUV 4-wheeled SR Ferry Van Bogie SR Ferry Van Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 27, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 27, 2015 August 1978 Leicester Midland 25 310 Great Central Railway Kilsby West Coast mainline 86 243 87 010 87 014 South of Wigston, Midland mainline 45 104 45 012 45 122 45 148 Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 1, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2015 July 1979 - North-east England Newcastle Central 254 016 254 016 55 010 55 010 55 010 Chaldron wagons, Seaham Harbour Harbour end of lower incline, Seaham Harbour Harbour end of lower incline, Seaham Harbour Interchange between lower and upper inclines, Seaham Harbour to Hawthorn Colliery Philadephia Colliery NCB 509 NCB 509 Chester-le-Street 37 161 leading Settle - Carlisle line? Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2015 Industrial porn bitten required again for the seaham pictures!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Fascinating views of the incline. More like 1870s than 1970s..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2015 I really like the Seaham photos. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Dave Nice shots of the Philadelpia class 10 and the shale trains at Seaham! Thanks Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Much later, a few worked from Tidal Sidings in connection with ASW coil traffic. . They were employed returning wagon sheets along with empty wagons, and suspect they may have made it to 'the tunnel' on occasions. . I have a couple of photos somewhere, but cannot for the life of me remember where they are filed ! . Brian R I didn't see any when we used to get regular wagon-load traffic through the Tunnel; I do remember seeing them at Dover Town yard before the demise of the train-ferry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 The last one "Settle-Carlisle?" reminds me of a bridge on the Hope Valley between Hope-Edale. try https://goo.gl/maps/Bi6Of on google maps, and street view shows the same height restriction 15'3" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 3, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2015 April 1980 KILFROST rail de-icing tank wagons 1 & 2 (BR PO diagrams 6/305 & 6/304, previously BR diagrams 1/035 & 1/034) - Haltwhistle Note : BR diagram 1/034 is the old Hornby Dublo TRAFFIC SERVICES tank wagon, and 1/035 can be adapted from that model. NPCCS, Sunderland Newcastle Central York Railway Museum Kings Cross Paddington 253 023 Euston 86 221 86 027 & 83 005 Waterbeach, Cambridge Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 4, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2015 August 1980, Town & Country Show, (location not recorded) Nene Valley Railway September, 1980, Peterborough National Railway Museum York Cambridge 254 009 55 009 E51268 Regards, John isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 4, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2015 November 1980; the Cambridge Railway Society hired LEV1 for a trip from Cambridge to Bury St. Edmunds and return. The astonished looks from drivers on the parallel A14 were a sight to behold !! At that time, LEV1 was undergoing service trials on various East Anglian lines. E50191 Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 4, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2015 February 1981 Huntingdon 55014 June 1981, Carnforth 87 012 'Coeur de Lion' Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechnut Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Town and Country Show, Stoneleigh? Brendan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 4, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2015 Town and Country Show, Stoneleigh? Brendan That'll be it - thanks. Regards, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted March 13, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2015 August 1981 - Newcastle Metro September 1981 Ffestiniog Railway Talyllyn Railway Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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