All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago – 1962

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –January 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing (although slowed down in this period due to the Chrismas holiday) with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 10’s, Horwich building class 08’s and 09’s, Doncaster building class 85 electric locomotives, Derby building class 46 “Peaks” and Swindon building class 03’s. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 40’s and also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 20’s. Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s and class 82 electric locomotives, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building, class 43’s and the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and class 33’s.

New locomotives:
Class 03 – D2178/79
Class 08 – D4115/16
Class 09 – D4113/14
Class 10 – D4081/82/83
Class 20 – D8110/11/12
Class 27 – D5366/67/68/69/70/71/72/73
Class 30 – D5829/30/31
Class 33 – D6583/84/85
Class 35 – D7016/17/18
Class 40 – D372/73/74
Class 43 – D859 Vanquisher, D860 Victorious
Class 46 – D151/53
Class 82 – E3053
Class 85 – E3067

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D4116 (08886) - 08886_0808_Toton | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D8112 (20112) – 20112_1976_03_Ayr | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5369 (27023) – 27023_1976_08_Glasgow | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5830 (31297) – 31297_1979_09_Birmingham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
E3067 (85012) - 85012_1976_02_Warrington | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –February 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 10’s and class 25’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks” and Swindon building class 03’s. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 40’s and class 55 Deltics. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 20’s. Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building class 43’s, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and class 33’s.

New locomotives:
Unclassified –
Class 03 – D2180/81
Class 08 – D4117/18/19
Class 10 – D4084/85/86/87
Class 20 – D8113/14/15/16/17
Class 25 – D5171/72
Class 27 – D5374/75/76/77
Class 30 – D5832/33
Class 33 – D6586/87/88/89/90
Class 35 – D7019/20/21/22/23
Class 40 – D378/79
Class 43 – D861 Vigilant
Class 45 – D58/59/60
Class 46 – D152/54/55/56
Class 52 - -D1001 Western Pathfinder
Class 55 – D9020 Nimbus
Class 73 – E6001
Class 81 – E3023

Notable steam withdrawals – 6006 King George I was the first Great Western King class 4-6-0 to be condemned and the first of Gresley’s V2 class were withdrawn when 60850, 60960 and 60977 were condemned at the end of February 1962

The first electro-diesel (class 73) E6001 was on trials from Eastleigh on the 5th February 1962.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D2180 (03180) – 03180_1005_Market_Bosworth | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D8113 (20113) – 20113_1977_05_Colwick | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5171 (25021) – 25021_1978_08_Ayr | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5832 (31299) – 31299_1977_07_Worksop | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6586 (33201) – 33201_0709_Swanwich_Jcn | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6589 (33204) – 33204_1977_01_Hither_Green | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D378 (40178) – 40178_1976_04_Wigan_Springs_Brch | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D58 (45043) – 45043_1979_04_Bromsgrove | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D59 (45104) – 45104_1977_07_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D60 (45022) – 45022_1976_03_Leeds | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D152 (46015) – 46015_1976_04_Bristol | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D154 (46017) – 46017_1975_11_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D155 (46018) – 46018_1979_09_Gloucester | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –March 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 10’s and class 25’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Doncaster building class 85 electric locomotives, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks”, Eastleigh building class 73 elecro diesels and Swindon building class 03’s and class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s, class 40’s and class 83 electric locomotives. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 20’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s and class 82 electric locomotives, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building class 22’s, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and class 33’s.

New locomotives:
Class 03 – D2182/83
Class 04 – D2340
Class 08 – D4121/22/23/24
Class 10 – D4088/89/90
Class 20 – D8118/19/20/21/22/23
Class 22 – D6337/38
Class 25 – D5173/74
Class 27 – D5378/79
Class 30 – D5834
Class 33 – D6591/92/93
Class 35 – D7024/25/26
Class 37 – D6732/33/34
Class 40 – D380/81/82/83/84/85
Class 43 – D862 Viking
Class 45 – D61/62/63
Class 46 – D157/58/59/60/61
Class 52 - -D1002 Western Explorer
Class 73 – E6002
Class 82 – E3055
Class 85 – E3086

Notable steam withdrawals – The first of Gresley’s V2 class were withdrawn when 60850, 60960 and 60977 were condemned at the end of February 1962

Pilot scheme Peaks (class 44) D1-7/9/10 transferred to Toton for freight duties on which they would remain until withdrawal between 1976 and 1980.

Maintenance of the ten class 45 Peak locomotives currently allocated to Bristol Bath Road has temporarily transferred to Swindon works with D34 arriving on the works at the beginning of March

Four Class 35 Hymek locomotives (D7022 – D7025) have arrived at Cardiff Canton MPD for crew training prior to taking over South Wales – Paddington express duties.

Class 21 NBL Type 2 D6127 caught fire on the 29th March 1962 at Greenloaning. The locomotive was badly damaged with little above the bogies/frame being undamaged.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D4124 (08894) – 08894_1979_06_Nottingham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D8118 (20118) – 20118_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D8122 (20122) – 20122_1978_08_Ayr | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D8123 (20123) – 20123_1979_07_Kingmoor | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5173 (25023) – 25023_1978_08_Motherwell | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5174 (25024) – 25024_1975_08_Nottingham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D381 (40181) – 40181_1977_04_Chester | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D61 (45112) – 45112_1976_03_Leeds | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D62 (45143) - 45143_1979_06_Duffield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D63 (45044) - 45044_1979_09_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D158 (46021) - 46022_1979_02_Sheffield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D159 (46022) - 46021_1976_04_Birmingham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –April 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08s, 10s and class 25s, Horwich building class 08s, Doncaster building class 85 electric locomotives, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks”, and Swindon building class 03s and class 52s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37s and class 40s. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 20s. Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymeks, Brush were building class 30s (31s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building a class 22s and class 43s and the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and class 33’s.

New locomotives:
Class 03 – D2184
Class 08 – D4125/26/27/28/58/59/60/61
Class 10 – D4091
Class 20 – D8124/25
Class 22 – D6339/40
Class 25 – D5175
Class 27 – D5380/81/82/83
Class 30 – D5835/36/37/38
Class 33 – D6595/96
Class 35 – D7027/28/29/30/31
Class 37 – D6735/36
Class 40 – D386/87/88
Class 43 – D863 Warrior
Class 45 – D64/65/66
Class 46 – D162/63/64
Class 52 - -D1003 Western Pioneer
Class 85 – E3066

Locomotives Named:

D163 Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry

Notable Steam Withdrawals: 4575, 5572

The North British Locomotive Co. went into liquidation on the 4th April 1962.

Class 21 NBL Type 2 D6127 badly fire damaged in March was stored and would never work again being officially withdrawn in December 1967 and broken up in April 1968.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D5835 (31302) – 31302_1981_06_Shirebrook | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5838 (31302) – 31306_1979_06_Milford | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6735 (37035) – 37035_1976_02_Darlington | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D64 (45045) – 45045_1976_06_Newcastle | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D65 (45111) - 45111_1979_05_Leicester | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
5572 - 5572_0705_Didcot | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –May 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s and class 10’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Doncaster building class 85 electric locomotives, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks”, Swindon building class 03’s and class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s, class 40’s and class 55 Deltics. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 20’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building class 22’s and class 43’s and the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and class 33’s.

New locomotives:
Class 03 – D2185
Class 08 – D4129/32/62/63/64
Class 10 – D4092
Class 20 – D8126
Class 22 – D6341/42/43
Class 27 – D5384/85/87/88/89
Class 30 – D5839/40/41/42/43
Class 33 – D6597
Class 35 – D7032
Class 37 – D6737/38/39
Class 40 – D389/90/91/92
Class 43 – D864 Zambesi
Class 45 – D50/67
Class 46 – D165/66/67/68
Class 52 - -D1004 Western Crusader
Class 55 – D9021
Class 85 – E3068

Locomotives Named: D213 Andania, D216 Campania, D217 Carinthia, D219 Caronia

From the beginning of May the 08:10 St Pancras – Nottingham and the return 12:00 Nottingham – St Pancras have been rostered for a pair of recently delivered BRCW Type 2 locomotives (class 27).

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D8126 (20126) – 20126_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5387 (27104) – 27104_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5388 (27105) – 27105_1976_08_Glasgow | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5839 (31306) – 31306_1979_06_Milford | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5842 (31416) – 31416_1976_03_Paddington | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6738 (37038) – 37038_1979_06_York | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6739 (37603) – 37603_0903_York | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D213 (40013) – 40013_1976_04_Birkenhead | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D219 (40019) - 40019_1976_03_Motherwell | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D391 (40191) – 40191_1977_01_Crewe | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D392 (40192) – 40192_1976_01_Wakefield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D50 (45040) - 45040_1979_05_Beeston | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –June 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s and class 10’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks” and Swindon building class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s and class 40’s and class 83 electric locomotives. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s., Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building class 22’s and class 43’s, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and Ruston were building class 07’s.

New locomotives:
Class 07 – D2985/86/87/88/89
Class 08 – D4133/34/35/36/37/71/72/73/74/75/86
Class 10 – D4094
Class 22 – D6346/47/48/49/50/51
Class 27 – D5390/91/92/93/94/95/96
Class 30 – D5844/45/46/47
Class 35 – D7035/36/37/38/39
Class 37 – D6740/41/42/43/44
Class 40 – D393/94/95
Class 43 – D865 Zealous
Class 45 – D51/52/53
Class 46 – D169/70
Class 52 – D1005 Western Venturer
Class 83 – E3100

Locomotives Named: D9000 Royal Scots Grey

Notable Steam Withdrawals: The first of the Great Western Railway King class 4-6-0’s (6003/04/08/10/13/23/24) were withdrawn.

Gresley Pacifics commenced working the 3-hour Aberdeen – Glasgow Buchanan Street services with A4 60011 and A3’s 60087/90/94 all being noted.

D5391 (27201) – 27201_1976_03_Edinburgh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6742 (37042) – 37042_1976_01_Wakefield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6743 (37043) – 37043_1977_03_Liverpool_St | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D394 (40194) – 40194_1976_01_Wakefield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D51 (45102) – 45102_1976_08_Bedford | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D53 (45041) – 45041_1979_03_Lansdown | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1005 – 1005_1976_10_Paddington | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
6024 - 6024_0705_didcot | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –July 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Doncaster building class 85 electric locomotives, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 52 Westerns, Eastleigh building class 73 elecro diesels and Swindon building class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s and class 40’s. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 20’s and class 37’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow class 22’s, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and Ruston were building class 07’s..

New locomotives:
Class 07 – D2990/91
Class 08 – D4138/39/87/88/89
Class 20 – D8127
Class 22 – D6352/53
Class 27 – D5398/99, D5400/01/02/03/04/05
Class 30 – D5848/49/50/52
Class 35 – D7040/41/42/43
Class 37 – D6745/46/47/69
Class 40 – D396/97
Class 46 – D171/72/73/74
Class 52 – D1006 Western Stalwart, D1035 Western Yeoman
Class 73 – E6004
Class 85 – E3070

Locomotives Named: D227 Parthia

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D4139 (08909) – 08909_1976_11_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D8127 (20127) – 20127_1976_01_Wakefield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5401 - 27112_0901_Quorn | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5402 (27040) – 27040_1976_08_Dundee | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5403 (27204) - 27204_1978_08_Edingburgh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5405 (27041) – 27041_1976_03_Eastfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D396 (40196) – 40196_1976_01_Wakefield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
E6004 (73004) – 73004_1978_02_Eastleigh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –August 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks”, Eastleigh building class 73 elecro diesels and Swindon class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s and class 40’s. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s., Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building class 22’s, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27 and Ruston were building class 07’s.

New locomotives:
Class 07 – D2993
Class 08 – D4140/41/42/43/44/76/77/78/90/91/92
Class 22 – D6354/55
Class 27 – D5397, D5407/08/09/10
Class 30 – D5852/53/54/55/56
Class 35 – D7044/45/46/47
Class 37 – D6748/49/50/51/70/71
Class 40 – D398
Class 45 – D54
Class 46 – D175/76/77
Class 52 – D1007 Western Talisman, D1036 Western Emperor, D1037 Western Empress
Class 73 – E6005

A sign of the future was the withdrawal of BR Standard 4MT 80103, the first of the BR Standards to be condemned. Another notable steam withdrawal was Southern Railway 4-6-0 30850 Lord Nelson:

D5409 (27210) – 27210_1977_04_Edinburgh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5855 (31321) – 31321_1978_06_Manningtree | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D175 (46038) – 46038_1978_02_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D177 (46040) – 46040_1977_02_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1036 – 1036_1976_06_Plymouth | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
E6005 (73005) – 73005_1976_04_Acton_Wells | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
30850 - 850_0806_Winchcombe | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –September 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Crewe building class 45 “Peaks” and class 52’s Westerns and Swindon building class 03’s and class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s, and class 40’s. Also English Electric were building at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s., Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough and commenced delivery of class 47, North British Locomotive Co. at Glasgow were building class 22’s, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27’s, Ruston were building class 07’s and Claytons commenced delivery of class 17.

New locomotives:
Class 07 – D2994/95
Class 08 – D4145/46/47/48/79/80/81/82
Class 17 – D8500
Class 22 – D6356
Class 27 – D5411/12/13/14
Class 30 – D5857/58
Class 35 – D7048
Class 37 – D6752/53/54/55/56/72/73/74/75
Class 40 – D399
Class 45 – D55
Class 46 – D178/79/80/81/82
Class 47 – D1500
Class 52 – D1008 Western Harrier, D1009 Western Invader, D1038 Western Sovereign, D1039 Western King, D1040 Western Queen

Notable Steam Withdrawals: 69523, 69621

The end of the summer timetable on the 9th September 1962 saw large withdrawals of 4-6-0 passenger steam engines including thirteen King class, three County class, twenty five Castle class, thirty four Hall class, two Lord Nelson class, five Patriot class and no less than fifty seven B1 class. Also withdrawn was one Princess class 4-6-2 and nine V2 class 2-6-2 engines.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D2994 (07010) – 07010_1978_02_Eastleigh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D2995 (07011) – 07011_1978_02_Eastleigh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6755 (37055) – 37055_1979_05_Nottingham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D55 (45144) – 45144_1980_04_St_Pancras | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D178 (46041) – 46041_1979_09_Derby | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D181 (46044) – 46044_1978_02_York | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D182 (46045) - 46045_0907_Swanwick | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1500 (47401) – 47401_0704_Swanwich_Jcn | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1009 - 1009_1976_06_Paddington | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
69523 – 69523_1105_Rothley | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
69621 - 69621_0904_Loughborough | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –October 1962

Extracts from the RCTS Railway Observer from 50 years ago.

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Doncaster building class 85 electric locomotives, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, and Swindon building class 52’s Westerns. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry and also at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 30’s (31’s) at Loughborough, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. were building class 27’s, and Clayton Equipment Co. Derby were building class 17’s and Ruston were building class 07’s

New locomotives:
Class 07 – D2996/97
Class 08 – D4149/50/51/83/84
Class 17 – D8501/02/03/04/05/06/07/08
Class 27 – D5415
Class 30 – D5858/59/60/61
Class 35 – D7049/50/51/52/53
Class 37 – D6757/58/59/60/61/62/76/77/78
Class 46 – D183/84/85
Class 52 – D1010 Western Campaigner, D1011 Western Thunderer, D1041 Western Prince, D1042 Western Princess, D1043 Western Duke
Class 85 - E3071/87

Septembers heavy withdrawals of the large steam passenger classes continued in October with further withdrawals of 4-6-2, 4-6-0 and 2-6-2 engines including three County class, three Hall class, one Castle class, two Lord Nelson class, two Patriot class, six Jubilee class, two Royal Scot class, four Princess Royal class, five A3 class, two A1 class, eleven V2 class and seven B1 class.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D2997 (07013) – 07013_1978_02_Eastleigh | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D4150 (08920) - 08920_1977_04_Saltley | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D5860 (31325) – 31325_1976_08_March | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6759 (37059) – 37059_1206_Barrow_Hill | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6776 (37518) – 37518_0804_Wansford | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –November 1962

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops at Darlington building class 08’s, Horwich building class 08’s, Derby building class 46 “Peaks”, Eastleigh building class 73 electro-diesels and class 52 Westerns being built at Crewe and Swindon. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry and also at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 47’s at Loughborough, North British were building class 22’s, Clayton Equipment Co. Derby were building class 17’s and Ruston were building class 07’s

New locomotives:
Class 07 – D2998
Class 08 – D4152/53/85
Class 17 – D8509/10/11
Class 22 – D6357
Class 35 – D7054/55/56/57/58/59
Class 37 – D6763/64/65/66/67/68/79/80/81/82/96
Class 45 – D56
Class 46 – D186/87
Class 47 – D1501/02
Class 52 – D1012 Western Firebrand, D1044 Western Duchess, D1045 Western Viscount,
Class 73 – E6006

The Autumn heavy withdrawals of the large steam passenger classes continued in November with further withdrawals of 4-6-2, 4-6-0 and 2-6-2 engines including one County class, three Hall class, four Castle class, two King class, one King Arthur, one Patriot class, five Jubilee class, three Royal Scot class, two Princess Royal class, four A1 class, six A2 class, four V2 class, thirteen B1 class and 71000 Duke of Gloucester.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D56 (45137) – 45137_1976_12_Chesterfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D186 (46049) – 46049_1976_09_Tinsley | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D187 (46050) – 46050_1976_01_Sheffield | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1501 (47402) – 47402_1976_03_Grantham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago –December 1962

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops with Doncaster building class 85 electrics, Horwich building class 08’s, Derby building class 46 “Peaks” and class 52 Westerns being built at Crewe and Swindon. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry and also at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s, Brush were building class 47’s at Loughborough and the Clayton Equipment Co. Derby were building class 17’s.

New locomotives:
Class 08 – D4154/55/56/57
Class 17 – D8512/13
Class 35 – D7060/61/63
Class 37 – D6783/84/85/86/87/97/98/99, D6800/01
Class 46 – D188
Class 47 – D1503
Class 52 – D1013 Western Ranger, D1014 Western Leviathan, D1046 Western Marquis, D1048 Western Lady, D1049 Western Monarch
Class 85 – E3074

The effect of the steady delivery of diesel locomotives through 1962 was felt by the steam fleet in December 1962 when 623 steam locomotives were withdrawn in the month. Notable amongst the withdrawals were another 18 LNER Pacifics including the first 5 Greasley A4’s 60003/14/28/30/33, another 25 LMS Royal Scot 4-6-0’s, 13 LMS Jubilee 4-6-0’s and the remaining 17 SR Schools 4-4-0’s. A start was also made on the LMS Stanier Black Fives with 13 condemned but the most surprising withdrawals were the 5 BR Standard Clan class Pacifics 72000/01/02/03/04 built only eleven years earlier in December 1951 and January 1952. Apart from one BR Standard 4MT withdrawn in August 1962 the Clan class withdrawals were the first real attack on the BR Standard fleet and really signified that the end of steam on British Railways was fast approaching.

A number of the above were photographed later in life (including two of the steam withdrawals) and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

1363 – 1363_0705_Didcot | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
30926 – 30926_0709_Beck_Hole | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D4154 (08924) – 08924_1976_04_Liverpool | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D4157 (08927) – 08927_1979_12_Crewe | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D6787 (37087) – 37087_1979_03_York | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D188 (46051) – 46051_1979_05_Nottingham | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1503 (47404) – 47404_1979_05_Doncaster | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1013 – 1013_0905_Bridgenorth | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
D1048 – 1048_1104_Swanwick | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
E3074 (85019) – 85019_1979_04_Scout_Green | Flickr - Photo Sharing!