montyburns56 Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 4 minutes ago, woodenhead said: @montyburns56 And don't forget Deltis too at Bradford. Oh it was all so different back then - I think whoever designed the new station was a railway modeller looking for a simple layout to build but run big trains on haha. Indeed. The original article mentioned that it had Deltics, HSTs, Pullman portions and parcels trains, all in a shelf sized track layout! Plus Hornby even produced the DMU that provided the local services. It's a shame that BR didn't electrify this station which I presume was something to do with tunnel/bridge clearance issues? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Indeed. The original article mentioned that it had Deltics, HSTs, Pullman portions and parcels trains, all in a shelf sized track layout! Plus Hornby even produced the DMU that provided the local services. It's a shame that BR didn't electrify this station which I presume was something to do with tunnel/bridge clearance issues? I think the issue was more because the rest of the lines south of the station were all diesel so most services would remain so, whereas on the North side there was a potential commuter route to electrify. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 24 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24 More of Bradford Interchange... 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 You can almost hear that last shot ..................................... 👍 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 2 hours ago, montyburns56 said: More of Bradford Interchange... Personally, I like the look of that shunter ... I wonder what it's number is ??🤔🙄 😉🤣 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Porcy Mane Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, 03060 said: I wonder what it's number is ??🤔🙄 😉🤣 Some people still don't get it... 🙂 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) Ex-demountable tank wagon as the runner ? Can just about make out (T)DB74 at the start Edited June 24 by Southernman46 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike_Walker Posted June 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25 11 hours ago, Porcy Mane said: Some people still don't get it... 🙂 Sorry! It was a long hot day! 😳 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25 Love the first pic for the rare view of an all-blue GUV!😉 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 54 minutes ago, keefer said: Love the first pic for the rare view of an all-blue GUV!😉 It's how I remember most of them, or do you mean clean and blue, because that was a decidedly rare occurrence - maybe a couple of weeks after a repaint. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, woodenhead said: do you mean clean and blue, Exactly! Especially the ends, I think that's what makes it look odd 😊 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brnpccs/e963fddf Paul 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 19 hours ago, Southernman46 said: Ex-demountable tank wagon as the runner ? Can just about make out (T)DB74 at the start The North East appears to have got hold of a number of ex demountable tank wagon frames. There are a couple of ex Crosfields ones (at York) in https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brdemountable Paul 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted June 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25 2 hours ago, hmrspaul said: https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brnpccs/e963fddf Paul Shiny! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ben B Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 18 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Monkwearmouth Shed Yard 1981 Love that last shot, that's a beast of a shunter, and contrasts nicely with the vintage vehicle :) 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexEclectic Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 On 26/06/2024 at 16:34, montyburns56 said: Monkwearmouth Shed Yard 1981 Given the brevity of the Flickr captions, can someone explain the significance of these vehicles in the photos? - I get that it was something to do with testing for the T&W Metro, then being built. TIA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 1 hour ago, WessexEclectic said: Given the brevity of the Flickr captions, can someone explain the significance of these vehicles in the photos? - I get that it was something to do with testing for the T&W Metro, then being built. TIA. Is this the same? Quote 1904 Parcels+fish van 26-2-1981 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 2 hours ago, WessexEclectic said: Given the brevity of the Flickr captions, can someone explain the significance of these vehicles in the photos? - I get that it was something to do with testing for the T&W Metro, then being built. TIA. I think it was more to do with the Luggage van and the shunter being transferred to the Stephenson Steam Railway where they both remain to this day. https://stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/collection/our-collections 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 Thornton Junction 1963 by Peter Sedge 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28 In the BR PTM book codes, X-FISH was the 6-whl van whereas FISH was the 4-whl. They were often attached as tail loads on ScR services but not on the fastest trains - WTTs detailed whether they were allowed or not. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 4 hours ago, WessexEclectic said: Given the brevity of the Flickr captions, can someone explain the significance of these vehicles in the photos? At a model railway exhibition I once helped operate one of the model railways erected within the coach. Significant enough? 😉 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 17 hours ago, keefer said: In the BR PTM book codes, X-FISH was the 6-whl van whereas FISH was the 4-whl. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know of a full list of the codes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 29 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29 19 hours ago, keefer said: In the BR PTM book codes, X-FISH was the 6-whl van whereas FISH was the 4-whl. They were often attached as tail loads on ScR services but not on the fastest trains - WTTs detailed whether they were allowed or not. INSIXFISH did run as tail traffic on some Class A/1 passenger services on the WR prior to transfer away from the Western. There is a superb George Heiron photo of one marshalled front behind D1012 passing through Badminton on a Pembroke Dock - Paddington train in 1963. Complete with a Conflat loaded with what appears to be an FM container marshalled between it and the passenger stock! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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