Bert Cheese Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Depot: Nine Elms, before my time but looks to have been quite fascinating in its final years. Works: Swindon, I was really looking forward to the GW150 celebrations as a 15 year old, then BR played their ace card............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Claud-Hamilton Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Depot/Shed = Cambridge in 50's with loads of D16/3's about, followed by Bethnal Green (Spitalfields) just so I could have seen the whole Spitalfields/Bishopsgate area during Steam days. Top Shed would have been awesome as well. Works = Obviously there can be only one......Stratford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Two for the price of one, Crewe North / Crewe South in steam days (having done the obvious for me,Newton Heath). Works - Horwich. No contest!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted June 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2010 Well Works: Gorton. in the 1950's when they were building the EM1's & 2's Shed: Reddish in the 1960's. Green EM1's & 2's again and also a certain Met Cam,1960's, Luxury, 6-car DMU was shedded there . (Not allowed to mention it by name. May cause Froth) It would be great to be able to walk around the shed in that period armed with a Digital Camera................. Dream on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted June 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2010 Shed: Colwick about 1960, on a Sunday. Works. Swindon: same era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D803Albion Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Steam, or diesel? Mine would be: Shed: Bristol Barrow Road in steam days. Works: Darlington, in steam days. Shed - 8B Dallam Early 1960's Works - Swindon In it's Hydraulic hey day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Tuff one this, Steam days, Horwich works 1930s - 1950s Its got to be Crewe North & South !930s - 1950s. Diesel days, Swindon 1970 - 1980, just for seeing the H/Ds & B.Ps. Stratford 1970 -1980s. Now lads lets get on with the time M/C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted June 11, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2010 Tuff one this, Steam days, Horwich works 1930s - 1950s Its got to be Crewe North & South !930s - 1950s. Diesel days, Swindon 1970 - 1980, just for seeing the H/Ds & B.Ps. Stratford 1970 -1980s. Now lads lets get on with the time M/C. Ok all we need is a DeLorean and a Flux Capacitor and................................ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Seeing as I managed Derby Loco in 1982, Stratford in 1983, Crewe in 1984 and Doncaster in 1985 I'm not that bothered about Works. In that case I'll have two depots! Penzance old steam shed in 1976 and Aberdeen Ferryhill in 1981. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Walton on the Hill packed full of 04's. Make it Grand National day for me too! Walton Triangle. Now there's a good club layout waiting to be built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 St Blazey , in the late 80s - ideally with 50149 Defiance on shed and tatty railfreight 37s and shiny new CDAs tfn jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Bricklayers Arms 1959. Stuffed full with all the newly-rebuilt West Country pacifics. They must have wondered what to do with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcazar Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 I'd forgotten Horwich, if only for the host of narrow gauge steam locos they used to have.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Depot: Hull Dairycoates - late 60's Works: Doncaster - late 70's Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Shed = Saltley in the 1930's. Works = Rugby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Works - Hunslet - I'm jealous as my sister did some temping for them in the office just a shame she couldn't get access for me espescially as when it was working I did get asked by the guards to move over the road with my camera! See http://andrewjohnson.fotopic.net/p37232036.html and http://andrewjohnson.fotopic.net/p37232035.html - I have a choice of 2 works numbers for the loco (both confirmed from Don Townsley by email) Shed - Ardsley in steam era as there were a lot of nice engines. But it closed before I was born! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Well Alcazar, what a really good topic... just how do you intend to summarise the contributions for the benefit of all? My "wishlist"? Difficult so I shall request your indulgence and add a bit more. Depot(s)... Old Oak circa 1910 so that I could make a note of which engines were working over the GW & GC Jt New Line (any suggestions?) Devons Road at any time as the whole world of the North London Railway is fascinating. Work(s)... Bow for the same reason as Devons Road. Swindon circa 1905 so that I could ask George all of the questions which puzzle current GWR-historians. Thank you, Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted June 25, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2010 old 1E Bletchley Depot Swindon Works Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold LH&JC Posted June 25, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hmmmm possibly the Lambton Hetton & Joicey Collieries shed and works, all those interesting industrials like No.5 & 29 on the NYMR, not just Andrew Barclays and Austerities, and some ex 'main line' relics AND some very rare industrial tender locos! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Depot - Top shed. Kings Cross around 1960, Works - Horwich Loco, also around 1960. Both with a 2010 digital camera and camcorder !!!!!!!!!! Isn't it absolutley unbeleivable what we have lost over the years ? Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcazar Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 I've recently added Melton Constable works to my wish list, and possibly Worcester works too. Just to see what sort of stuff was there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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