1968.....Thats yer lot! (100 photos)

Hi all,

Just uploaded another batch of my dad's '68 photos,this time the more significant ones. Includes visit to many of the North West MPD's in the final days of steam.

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/c1939058.html


Locations:
Featherstone
Pontefract
Royston
York
Speke Jc MPD
Wharncliffe Woodmoor
Draper's Hull
Hull Dairycoates
Hull Alexandra Dock
Manchester Victoria
Newton Heath MPD
Newton Heath
Heaton Mersey MPTD
Stockport Edgeley MPD
Ackton Hall Colliery,Featherstone
Haworth
Newton Abbot
Plymouth
Dawlish
Rose Grove MPD
Rose Grove
Todd Lane Jc
Lostock Hall MPD
Carnforth MPD
Normanton


Cheers,
Mark

 

Aaaah the memories; http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p68930147.html shows 48393 working an extra Huncoat Power station - Portsmouth loop service after which the loco returned to Rose Grove and was withdrawn. My claim to fame ? - I was the enthusiast seen behind Hughie Wearden ( the driver ) looking out from the footplate as it passed through Rose Grove. A grand day of memories which Alan Castle has detailed in his "Last Days of Steam in Lancashire" book.

 

Lucky! I will add that to the caption about the withdrawal. Thanks for the tip

 

Some lovely shots taken by your dad Mark, recording the unfortunate demise of steam in 68. Nice to see a few familiar locos, snapped in their BR working life.

 

Thanks mate.

 

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Pardon my mistake - but there's no need to to get so prissy given that at least I gave you an opportunity to correct the fact and gain some free publicity. In another context it it could be argued that putting the book name in quote marks sugggested that the title given was not necessarily correct but at the time of posting that was only a minor detail compared to the train information which was of greater relevance to the OP. There are ways of correcting errors - I suggest yours is not the most amicable.