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    Trev's Western wanderings

    in Diesel Hydraulic Group

    Posted

    Getting very near the end of the different 'Westerns' that I photographed, now. Here are four more...

     

    attachicon.gif030(1014c) D1063 Western Monitor nr Teignmouth 31may75 (T Ermel).jpg

    D1063 Western Monitor skirts the sea wall near Teignmouth with an up express on 31st May 1975. You can almost hear the seagulls!

     

    attachicon.gif031(299b) D1065 Didcot 26-5-75 (T Ermel).jpg

    Despite the headcode, D1065 Western Consort has just arrived at Didcot on 26th May 1975 with a passenger train for the west - in fact I had travelled on it from Paddington.

     

    attachicon.gif032(801bS) D1068 Paddington 23-4-65 (Trevor Ermel).jpg

    My only picture of a 'Western' in maroon livery - an early (basic 127-film camera) shot of D1068 Western Reliance at Paddington on 23rd April 1965. Now I understand why these locos had such a reputation for good looks! On a family holiday with relatives in Hertfordshire, it was easy to travel in to London to visit the main terminus stations. Waterloo was my favourite - steam everywhere! Kings Cross didn't offer much more than I was used to at home on Tyneside ('Baby Deltics' excepted). Paddington offered exotic locos such as 'Westerns' to cop. Strange to think now that when I took this picture, the last 'Western' to enter traffic (D1029) was still less than one year old!

     

    attachicon.gif033(306bS) D1069 Plymouth 27-5-75 (T Ermel).jpg

    D1069 Western Vanguard catches the evening sun at Plymouth with a parcels (presumably) train for the east on 27th May 1975.

     

    One more batch to follow plus a puzzle picture, then a catch-up with some other 'Westerns' that didn't make the first round.

     

    Trevor

    Trevor, Really enjoying seeing these photos. D1069 on 4A13 is the 1445 Penzance Paddington perishables, a long standing Thousand hauled train in the west country.....Steve

    Trev's Western wanderings

    in Diesel Hydraulic Group

    Posted

    Three more, all b&w this time:

     

    D1018 Western Buccaneer passing Reading with a down express on 1st June 1973

    D1020 Western Hero entering Exeter SD with the down 'Cornish Rivera Ltd' (or should that be 'Cornish Riviera Express'? - I don't have a contemporary WR timetable to check, but I noted it in my book as 'CRL') which I joined here and travelled on to Plymouth, on 8th July 1970 

    D1022 Western Sentinel, with D1010 Western Campaigner coupled behind, prepares to leave Plymouth with an inter-regional train from the west on 29th May1974. I did not make a note if the second loco was 'dead' or if it was a genuine 'double-header' - any ideas, anyone?

     

    Cheers

    Trevor

    Great photos Trevor - thanks for posting, and if you have more, please keep them coming.  The shot of D1022 and D1010 is almost certainly 1M74 1400 (ish) Penzance - Birmingham. This was usually double headed, and quite often with Westerns. The time on the clock is spot on for their arrival. They would both be removed at Plymouth for a Peak or 47 on to Birmingham...

     

    Steve

    Photo's Of East Yorkshire Railways

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    Hi Mick,

     

    I'm looking at producing a layout loosely based on Hull, from 1965-1975, I can get most of the required info from WTTs, but I'm trying to find which specific diesels were used on the non-DMU services to allow realistic running. There are a large number of photos from the 1970's which allow identification, but there seems to be a lack of photos from 1965-70, apart from the standard 37's based at Dairycoates

    Hi Andy,

     

    Don't forget the ex WR Class 14 diesel hydraulics which were briefly transferred to Dairycoates 67/68.....operated both singly and double-headed.

     

    Cheers, Steve

    The Devon and Somerset Railway

    in Books

    Posted

    It is indeed planned to be out in Autumn 2017. Enjoy volume 1. ps Westerns were the best locos ever built (don't tell the Churchward Moguls but they were special too!)

    Looking forward to getting stuck into Volume 1 very soon Freddie. As a newly arrived resident in Cotford St Luke, I have plenty to learn about the Devon & Somerset. Westerns? - agreed.....;-)

    The Devon and Somerset Railway

    in Books

    Posted

    Just put in my order with the publishers for volume 1 - I've been waiting for this book for a long time, and hope it will have some new pictures of Dulverton I've not seen before.

     

    Up to now the only books specifically about the Devon and Somerset are Middleton Press's "Taunton to Barnstaple: Country Railway Routes" by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, and Colin Maggs's book "The Taunton to Barnstaple Line", Locomotion Papers 126 from Oakwood Press (long out of print).

     

    The book's website says that it is now published, but I think what it means is that Part 1 is published. I couldn't see any indication of when Part 2 is due.

    One of the good folks on the Lightmoor stand at the NEC today said that Volume 2 is due about this time next year......looking forward to getting stuck into Vol 1....

    Neil's Hydraulic pics

    in Diesel Hydraulic Group

    Posted

    It has been suggested that I ought to cross-post a couple of images that I have in my own thread - so here goes.

     

    July 1966, Liskeard, tatty hydraulics !!

     

    attachicon.gif07_019 small.jpg

     

    attachicon.gif07_020 small.jpg

     

    Regards,

    John Isherwood.

    A couple of interesting shots here John.

     

    I'm not sure that there is any significance in the livery on the Thousand, but the Warship looks as though it has been kicked out into traffic part way through a repaint!

     

    Martin Street confirms the id of the Warship as D864 Zambesi 

    Dapol 'Western'

    in Dapol

    Posted

    John, I was going to post something very similar. I have three Dapol Westerns and also three Class 22s. All run (and look) perfect. I wouldn't hesitate to buy further Dapol hydraulics should the occasion arise.

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    Dapol Class 22

    in Dapol

    Posted

    So, back to the Dapol model. Hattons and Royal Mail must be working overtime because mine arrive at lunchtime today (Sunday). My account on the ehattons site has yet to be updated to say that it has been dispatched. I unpacked it later this afternoon and it has now completed a couple of hours running-in on the rollers. Having it running at eye level has given me an opportunity to just sit and look at the detail. It really is an excellent piece of work.

     

    Any problems? Well, yes, one of the etched builders plates is missing and there is no sign of it in the box. Either I'll just have to run it one way round or cobble up a replacement. It just doesn't seem worthwhile to send it back just for this. My only other doubt is that it looks a bit wobbly on the rollers, as if one or more of the wheels are not quite concentric. I'll just have to see when I try it on my HO layout after I get a DCC chip fitted. In the long term this won't be a worry as mine is destined to be converted to P4, hopefully when Exactoscale decide to go ahead with a conversion set.

     

    Nick

     

     

    Nick, mine was a bit wobbly on the rolling road, but is now a super runner when on the layout. Also, when purchasing yesterday at Warley, I noticed that someone brought one back to that retailer with, I believe, a 'missing' worksplate. All in all though, a smashing model. Congrats to all at Dapol.

    Dapol Class 22

    in Dapol

    Posted

    I do rather fancy the idea of an 0 gauge minimum space layout based on the Hemyock branch. A class 22, a few 6 wheel milk tanks and maybe the one passenger coach (did the diesels work passenger trains on this line?) could really tempt me away from 00.

     

    Ed

     

     

    That sounds like a great idea Ed. I'm pretty sure that the diesels didn't work passenger services on the Hemyock branch, (but nothing to stop you using some modellers 'licence' !).

     

    Cheers

     

    Steve

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