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Submitted image by yours truly on another thread of a L handed version at Kyle of Lochalsh mid 1981 in Engineer use L handed ducket version significantly less common with circa 50 built. Oddly exactly the same brake van is pictured on Paul Bartlett site 9 months earlier in the London area.

Love the article and the NBR stock. NBRSG photo archive has the locomotive on viaduct as an unidentified J34 and the original appears to be commercial Tucks postcard? I seem to recall on odd occasion even Cowlairs also sometimes struggled to differentiate between J33 and J34. Also in NBRSG archive is undated commercial postcard view stating to be J33 no 85 at Burnmouth

In reality number of ex GER, NER and GNR ended up North of the Border, by no means complete list but F4 F7 J69 in various guises including the 2 Lauder examples, B12, D1 J21 J71 and J72 As I recall the reason was axle load especially after the demise of the D51. This resulted in the tender J69 solution. I also seem to recall the D1 's weren't that popular

Pretty sure exactly the same was discussed on CRASSOC forum recently as the NBRSG extended availability of the 8ton 4mm wagon kit to CRASSOC members. I think the short answer was no due to the W iron issue

Slightly odd at Brocklesby on Friday, not the usual fodder around and certainly a shortage of loads 66 124 with 1/2 set of ore tipplers 66 067 light loco 6 coach TPE set (only saw 6 coach sets that day) unidentified 66 on Biomass 66 069 on empty coal unidentified 66

That’s about were it still is I’m afraid. Issues with chassis, cab valance for trailing wheels, no +ve location for condenser pipes and probably more that I’ve been pleased to forget Currently back in get round to it pile but no rush in my part. Utter nightmare that would turn my hair grey if it wasn’t already! Very best of luck!

Something to do with sighting distance to buffer up and also had to work bunker first because of smoke issues as vaguely recall

I think Hon E G Petre of the NBR warrants a mention. As I recall turned the state of the NBR locomotive department from bad to calamitous and resigned instead of being sacked. PS before anyone says he was a locomotive superintendent not a CME (NBR semantics) but he can rightly and fairly be stated to be incompetent

I would say ex LNER Tourist stock and appears may be the later version of BTO (D308 to boot?) If so a rare beast indeed? S Banks website font of knowledge

Found total of 5 pictureS in Edinburgh but absolutely no timeframe. They are all same developer style/print hence the query though because of foliage changed I limit it to a 6 month spell in un-specified year. 4 scanned and I THINK can reasonably suggest: 1) Possibly passenger special type thing on Edinburgh Suburban taken from Cluny Avenue towards Braid Avenue over bridge and Morningside beyond. 2 Easter Road looking towards Meadowbank 3) Track bed of lifted line to Granton at Trinity Station. Unscanned image looking other direction 4) Shrubhill one assumes from state of track either before/or after rubbish trains?

Bit harsh on the Clayton as there are a number of images on Railbrit of working E 18 (seem to recall that's the local reporting number) That's LGW wagons and a Clayton making there way round the Sub. Come to think of it don't recall seeing published images of any other class in diesel days??

A few more from the bottom of the cupboard. Firstly a selection at Brocklesby 4/4/90 37.255 light 37.046 on rolled stainless steel 47.294 37.232 light Next a surprise on way to council skip I think early one Sunday probably. This is the back rail route to Immingham and close to Moody Lane, don't tend to linger long though as fish meal factory is close!

Lovely lovely work. Some extra passing interest as: a) the GNR autotrains, when rebuilt as twin coaches, one set was used on the line and I saw reference to them ending there days in Scottish Borders? b) Also not a million miles from me and a very good Triathlon in Woodhall Spa in pre Covid days Some very nice images of Horncastle just very recently uploaded to davesrailpics.co.uk

There is an NBR 6w underframe at SRPS and one small image on Vintage Carriages website. Back issues of NBR study group magazine may help?

Back to the usual haunts, a few random industrials and something that turned up in the rummaging in the games (daddies toy) room 7/2/92 Brocklesby 60.082 Nam Tor 7/2/92 Brocklesby 60.039 Glastonbury Tor 10/2/92 Brocklesby 47.325 Red Rum 10/2/92 Brocklesby 37.202 10/2/92 Brocklesby 47.287 10/2/92 Brocklesby 60.054 Charles Babbage 5/2/92 Brocklesby 37.069 Thornaby TMD 8/89 Sentinel Shunter New Holland Pier I think, at one point, she ended up at LWR but engine was seized and scrapped 11/89 Conoco Oil Refinery 2 shunters: the front on (a Fowler) ended up at LWR and was working in a reasonably recent timeframe 10/89 rather sad 0-6-0 shunter in J Potts scrap dealers, no I/D and not long for this world. no date and suspect lucky spot when going to the council tip, 37.501 Teeside Steelmaster on the back route to Immingham Finally another random from the rummaging; 1/600 HMS Belfast and matching etched brass detailing bits. Very quickly reminded myself why this was hidden in a cupboard. Unbelievably frustrating/fiddly to try and work with, the photo shows what shambolic state we are in with the hull, the tweezers currently hold a quad gun mount and the bits lying around are actually the plane catapult

firstly up to my usual tricks and 2 unidentified images. I was working Keelby/Immingham area 2/92 to 7/92 so have feeling they are spring 92. Then back to Barnetby when much more photogenic in my opinion and 17/9/88 to be precise as well Class 101 DMU 47.233 20.092/20.203 suspect the single oil tank may eventually find its way to Cleethorpes for re-fuelling purposes? 37.377

Few more and managed to possibly excel this time. The images marked 20/2/92 are fascinating especially if correct as the Class 20's are at Melton Ross heading to Grimsby on stainless billets and the Class 31 which I've apparantly recorded on the same return working is at Brocklesby. The only time I've seen 31 on this working and if recorded correctly ?? failure at Grimsby Docks with short notice swap?? For the record 20.185/20.096 Melton Ross 31.553 Brocklesby 11/2/92 Brocklesby both light engine 60.067 James Clerk Maxwell 47.519 Brocklesby on unrecorded date 37.512 on my usual stainless billets 37.003 Pair unidentified 37's

A few more but from Barnetby this time (from vantage spots that are impossible now) and the later part of 1990 Last one made me feel rather at home as an ex Scot and an interest in NBR 37.098 with 31.199 and 47.033 in tow 37.258 47.402 31.207 and 31.288 150:143 37.004 and 37.106 37.408 Loch Rannoch taking a less common path through Barnetby, this line was controlled by rather spendid lattice post signal too. The siding behind was occasionally used as stabling point by 60009 Union of South Africa I think.

Firstly a couple from 7/96. Usual trick of no I/D but obvious on Load Haul 60 anyones guess on the 56 though Then a selection from a few days in murky February 1992. Think I was but lucky of the 37's front as by now the 60's were beginning to take over. 60.049 empty ore 60.067 oil 37.255 and 37.377 full ore 37.128 and 37.302 oil 37.128 light PS Apologies website filing is odd and randomly moved the order!

A bit of a mixed bag today. Firstly a selection from 6/92 at Brocklesby, two random from Cleethorpes Suggits Lane circa 8/92 and finally 2 of a surprise spot of unidentified Class 66 on waste from Tioxide. I don't think this working lasted long and Tioxide factory is now part of local history as long gone. Brocklesby 56.087 unidentified 47 Ballast Tamper unidentified 37 (suspect will be loaded stainless steel coils return working) 37.884 ex Grimsby (suspect had stainless steel billets delivered to Grimsby and now empty return)

Amazing whats turning up in the games room, now 3 Highfield vacuum plastic kits and 6 class 56 images fell out of a book. In true form most have no I/D but obviously taken at my usual haunts. 56.072 Brocklesby 6/91 Barnetby before seriously rebuilt Barnetby (suspicious taken same day as previous image) Brocklesby after track changes but interesting as coming from Grimsby direction 56.126 obviously but no idea when, suspicious may be near time platform access was stopped 56.113 no idea when but probably not that long ago.

Further move for a change of scenery and this is Melton Ross 3/8/90 mainly 37.107 Fury 47.374/47.379 47.276 on a hefty oil train 31.168/31/203

Slightly different take at Brocklesby in 3/91. Took a dirt track to stand opposite the old goods yard. The current layout is markedly different, here we have 4 tracks (only 2 in use) and a covered over ground signal. 47.417 is the closer shot 47.226 Seagull 31.156/31.126 47.310 Random DMU that I probably photographed just because something was signalled about the time I was about to leave

This is the only time I recall seeing anything other than a pair of 20's on this working. 56.061 was doing the needful on 15/6/93 Image as she leaves Grimsby Docks and then again held at Great Coates

Finally found the relevant images from 3/89