Steam Sheds/Works to Id

Morning all

I have added 2 collections of Works & Shed scenes, sadly i do not know the locations can anyone help with the identity of the sheds/works please, also if any one can id any of the loco numbers

Shed Scenes
http://railway-photography.smugmug....Ds/On-shed/19919011_H6x2Kg#1569280537_Ls4D9dL

Works Scenes
http://railway-photography.smugmug....s/In-Works/19934741_QSnPkq#1569277950_9hzRDJQ

Neil

http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/

 

The line of v2's looks to be Swindon.
http://railway-photography.smugmug....Ds/On-shed/19919011_H6x2Kg#1567783441_hq3LhfF

Compare that line to this one, ( you can see the factory chimney)..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16749798@N08/3206356486/in/set-72157626010236030

 

http://railway-photography.smugmug....-shed/19919011_H6x2Kg#1569281017_HHXVgn2-M-LB
Longsight south shed?

 

The departmental j72 was only used at Blythe or Gateshead... Could this narrow it down..

http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j72.shtml
The picture is of 69023, now preserved and operational, maybe NELPG could help with this.

http://railway-photography.smugmug....Ds/On-shed/19919011_H6x2Kg#1569281096_95ZjWVg

 

Surely this is Swindon, a GW loco, and looks like a class 14 being built behind it, so 63-65 period ?

http://railway-photography.smugmug....s/In-Works/19934741_QSnPkq#1569278083_bqpqgXQ
And
http://railway-photography.smugmug....s/In-Works/19934741_QSnPkq#1569277959_rcrrfPc

The brass bonnet suggests Swindon as well..
http://railway-photography.smugmug....s/In-Works/19934741_QSnPkq#1569278109_W9rWfm5

Looking at it my guess is they are all Swindon

 

This one I would say is Swindon shed somewhere near the stock shed.
http://railway-photography.smugmug....Ds/On-shed/19919011_H6x2Kg#1569280900_ZPtPgc2

 

Steam sheds 26 & 27 are 56A Wakefield. No 32 is 1A Willesden. 49 & 54 are 12A Carlisle (Kingmoor). 14 is 38D/41H Staveley (G.C.)

 

It's certainly an LNW shed but Longsight didn't have a water tank (AFIAK) in that position.

Regards

 

Love to know what the Castle is. See it has the early type curved inside cylinder casing so at a guess I would say 4079 being restored for preservation, so would be after the infamous May the 9th 1964 run. Can't see any other Castles being repaired in 1964, especially an early one.
PS. Don't think 4079 received works attention prior to the 1964 run, it was used in trials along with other Castles on the Worcester line.
http://railway-photography.smugmug....s/In-Works/19934741_QSnPkq#1569278083_bqpqgXQ

 

4073 went in 1961 and 4003 was already in Swindon museum.

There are pictures of 4079 in steam in Swindon in April 1964, and another website shows no castles in works in August 1964, But early series class 14's under construction, and 4079 was on display in Southall in 1965...
Maybe 4079 was overhauled there in late 1964 early 1965 ?

This picture is early 1965, at Swindon shed fresh in preservation, but doesn't look in steam...

http://www.railphotoprints.co.uk/index/detail/6669/4079-Swindon164.jpg.html
http://www.finial.ndirect.co.uk/fspage33.html

Dated May 1965

 

Apart from 4079 I think all the others here had their inside cylinder casings modified to the square type. Particually 4080/4088/4093 which had double chimneys. 4082 was a 70xx series anyway as you say. Not sure about 4089 which was a Reading engine at the time & usually on station pilot duties at Reading.

 

On a similar although only loosely connected point the book GWR 4-6-0's at work (by Rutherford) sugggests that 4073 had a double chimney fitted in 1959, if this was the case I assume it was removed (I know she is single now) when she was restored to go to museum, when did she arrive at the Science Museum?

 

4079 was repaired at Swindon A Shop after the may 1964 run and condemnation by BR.

Presumably the repair was part of the purchase price agreed with M Higson.

The repair included repainting in GW livery (carried out in the same shop) before running a few trips in 1965.

The work was carried out in about the position shown on the photos.

Some years later 4588 (then ex Barry) was also repaired in A Shop before transfer to the Dart Valley.

 

Thanks for all the replies i have updated the captions as mentioned here

Neil

 

I don't think 4073 ever had a double chimney, will try to look up & confirm.

 

I have a paperback book somewhere about 4079's initial overhaul & preservation showing pictures of the overhaul at Swindon. Not sure where to lay my hands on it though.
I sure 4079 was stored on Westbury shed for a while though before purchase.

 

Neil, mistake on my part in my previous post. 15 not 14 is 38D/41H Staveley G.C.

 

No problem, caption updated
Neil