The Border Reiver

Here are a couple of photos I took in 1965. A close up of the Westinghouse air pumps on 9F 92065 at Tyne Dock shed circa 1965 Iron ore wagon on a passing Consett train

First passenger train over the sea wall this morning (2T03, 0534 Exeter St Davids to Paignton) was terminated at Newton Abbot "due to a problem with the brakes". Hopefully it was not caused by sea water or wet cement!!

The worksplate relates to 73141...

Here is a better crop of 70801 and 70804 from another photo...

70801 and 70804 at a very wet Westbury station this afternoon

Took these photos at Westbury station yesterday while waiting for 70801 which never arrived!

As I found out to my cost waiting on a freezing Westbury station this afternoon !! Howie

Here are a few Class 47 photos I took in the mid 1960s with my old Ilford Sportsman camera A few days old, brand new Brush Type 4 D1525, later to be renumbered as Class 47/4 47422, stands in the shed yard at Gateshead on 23 June 1963. Withdrawn in August 1991 it was cut up by Booth-Roe Metals, Rotherham in June i993 A few months old, Brush Type 4 No. D1795, later to be renumbered as Class 47/3 47314, stands at Darlington Shed in April 1965. Withdrawn in February 2007 it was cut up by European Metal Rec Kinbry in April 2008 New Brush Type 4 No. D1518 at Gateshead shed 7 weeks after being built on 21st July 1963. Later to be renumbered as Class 47 47419. The loco was withdrawn on 11 February 1987 from Gateshead shed GD and cut up by V Berry Leicester in January 1990 A few weeks old, Brush Type 4 No. D1520 at Gateshead shed on a damp overcast day on 21st July 1963, a few weeks weeks after being built. Later to be renumbered as Class 47 47421. The loco was withdrawn on 27 September 1991, reinstated on March 1994 and finally withdrawn in May 1994 and cut up by by MRJ Phillips at Crewe works in March 1997 Edited to include details of photos

Rumor has it that FGW has reserved 3 of Allelys rigs and will be roading power cars to Laira for maintenance - probably out of St Philips Marsh and down the M5/A38.

Some early B&W photos of class 47s Brush Type 4 No. D1518 at Gateshead shed 7 weeks after being built on 21st July 1963. Later to be renumbered as Class 47/4 47419 Brush Type 4 No. D1520 at Gateshead shed on a damp overcast day on 21st July 1963, a few weeks weeks after being built. Later renumbered as Class 47/4 47 421 Brush Type 4 No. D1577 at Darlington shed 51A on a foggy, damp overcast day in April 1965. Later to be renumbered as Class 47/4 47457

Thanks for confirming the location...

I have beem scanning in some old slides for a friend and here a few where he is not too sure about the location, which he thinks may be West Hartlepool shed site. The previous slides in the set were taken at Thornaby. These four were very, very over exposed and I have correctedthem as best as I can. Can anyone conform they were taken at West Hartlepool? Howie Note: I have estimated that they were taken in early 1974. 6809 on left 6794 on right with two 03 and one 08 6794 6813 6809 with a green Class 40 passing by on a passenger.

Here is a photo of D6862 (37162) under construction at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works at Darlington on Sunday 21st July 1963; at least I think it's that loco. The batch number is M45 4 and going by the build dates that loco, which is nearly complete, entered traffic on 23rd July. Using this logic, the two locos in the background are therefore L-R D6866 (37166, 37891) and D6865 (37165)

Hi here are some quote from Trains Illustrated - Motive Power Miscellany which are applicable April 1961 "In accordance with Midlands Line dieselisation programme, on February 6th D14 with Holbeck men in charge made its debut on a diagram covering the 3.31pm Leeds - St Pancras 'Waverley' and on Feb 20 D15 took up the roster beginning with the 9.19am Leeds - St Pancras" June 1961 "As expected, from April 17 the 'Thames Clyde', 'Waverley' and other London - Leeds expresses became type 4 diesel hauled" July 1961 "The Canal staff told a reader in May that they expected diesels to be working throughout between London an Edinburgh on the up and down 'Waverley', the 9.10pm St Pancras - Edinburgh and the 10.5pm back by early July" August 1961 "With commencement of the summer timetable BR Sulzer type 4 diesels began through working to Glasgow on the 'Thames Clyde' in both directions and some other day and night services. A correspondant who was at Carlisle on June 17 noted another of these locomotives engaged in crew training on the Waverley route and gathered that they would take over the 'Waverley' throughout between Leeds and Edinburgh on July 3 and local trains would be handed over in due course to Birmingham/Sulzer type 2 diesels" Note that it was the 'regular' trains that were diesel hauled. Having spent most summer Saturdays on Carlisle station from 1961 to 1966, most of the reliefs, especially from Glasgow, were steam hauled during that period. Here is a scan from the October 1961 TI. The caption says "D10 on the 'Waverley' near Riccarton Junction". This is clearly incorrect as the loco has split headcode boxes. Below that is another peak on the down 'Waverley' approaching Canal Junction signal box.

Here is a photo I took of a Peak with my old Brownie box camera in April 1961, which surprisingly is not blurred unlike other action photos taken with the box camera. The loco is D19 just leaving Carlisle on the down Waverley. According to Trains Illustrated, Peaks took over on all Leeds to Glasgow trains on April 17th 1961, so this must have been taken during the first week or so of diesels taking over. Note the lack of a yellow warning panel.