Was it the same shedmaster? Lack of nameplates doesn't disguise the class's elegant lines. Next along the line out of Paddington was Didcot with 24 locos on shed, again nearly all steam and a similar variety, plus some of the smaller ex-GWR 4-6-0s. This image is a Reference Print: The other facts in the article were taken from the developers publicity material and taken on trust as I struggled to find other sources on the internet. The NER-built swan-neck water column is nearby. Sunderland
Please read the comments as some facts in this article are disputed. I'll spare you my results, though, except for this one. Although resident at Stourton for some time and unlikely to get anywhere near the electrifed lines, it had nonetheless been given the diagonal yellow stripe on the cabside. Simply click on the relevant illustration for further details. Copyright S.W.Banks 2020Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsDesign by PageUp. This general view was taken in Aug/Sep 1964 with the shed being run down and almost empty. 16.2.66. I presume that the code "O" was used to designate a station pilot. This one has the front doors still in place and a small middle cab window. September 1964. It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs 65789, 65792, 65794, 65801, 65804, 65828, 65845, 65880, 65886, 65889 (J27). Browse our selection of vintage, retro and nostalgic black and white photographs of Stourton. Making use of my A2 Certificate of competency and flying in a built up area.This is Stourton in Leeds, showing some great views of Leeds, Thwaite Mills and w. In between is a bogie bolster wagon with a load of steel. The whole train may have still been made up with ex-LMS carriages but by 1964 had been modernised with BR Mk.1 stock and it seems that a van was still being rostered at the head. Fortunately, the most serious injury was a broken finger. Find routes near Stourton, Leeds. This was the itinerary, 65C Parkhead
When finished It would run round its train and return tender first. Don't forget we also have Reading was a boundary location on the Western Region which saw main line expresses and London Outer Suburban traffic from Paddington, as well as inter-regional trains from the Southern Region and the north (via Banbury) and freight trains from all directions. 6966 Witchingham Hall
This photo shows disused factory . Fortunately, A4 600025 Falcon also came by, light engine. Jubilee 45608 Gibraltar awaits departure at Leeds City in 1963 with the inter-regional "Devonian" and WR chocolate & cream coaches. We were are the water's edge from which the scale was quite incredible. D2311 (04)
Some of Holbeck's "Jubilees" were still at work but they too were losing their nameplates, and beginning to get dirty. One of each pair was supposed to show a white light, the other, red. Plenty of snow still lay on the ground, despite the presence of so many heat-generating locos. Many J94s had operated in the North East and nine of them were standing in the lines. maps . Withdrawn from 66A Polmadie and 64B Haymarket: 46105 Highland Light Infantry, City of Glasgow Regiment. These iron ore trains ran seven days a week. The final years of steam in Yorkshire didn't reach the depths that was later to be seen in Lancashire. In April 1964, the train spotting societies in two secondary schools in Leeds combined for a tour of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Portrait of a Maunsell 2-6-0 Class N, No 31406, a design introduced in 1917 by the SECR. For most of its life, Percy Main's staple allocation was the J27 0-6-0 plus, I believe, J72 tank engines which had been replaced by a variety of 0-6-0 diesel shunters. At this high point the loco was beginning to coast and a westerly wind was blowing its exhaust across the front of the loco. After working a non-timetabled train it may have been returning Light Engine to its home shed of Mirfield on the far side of Wakefield. What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton. My final shot of the day was of a Down parcels train, with apologies for the motion blur on the loco, another Type 2, No D7575 which had been allocated to 14B (Cricklewood West). One of the later "Halls" with a smooth-sided tender allocated to Reading, No 6953 Leighton Hall, coasts by. A Riddles 2-6-4T, No 80154 (70A), passes under the signal box with an Ordinary Passenger made up with gangwayed coaches, Bulleid and BR Mk.1. Stourton Railway Station. Once Glasgow's premier shed for the West Coast Main Line with an allocation of Princesses and Duchesses, by early 1964 all the ex-LMS express types had just been swept away. At least the fireman had little to do on this stretch! We may have more photos available, so please do get in touch using our Gresley stock continued to serve until 1969(?) 3rd April 1964. This post was written by Wendy Breakwell using our Create an article for South Leeds Life page. South Blyth was mainly J27s plus the odd 2-6-0 and on shed that day were: 65810, 65819, 65852, 65855, 65862, 65870, 65876, 65891 (J27)
An old man in ragged clothing pushes a pram containing all his wordly possessions, his small dog takes a ride as well . An aerial view of the newly built Park and Ride area in Stourton, East Leeds providing parking for people and a bus service to the centre of Leeds city. Taken in 1963 during my last steam-era visit to Doncaster using my brother's Brownie 127 camera, at St. James bridge. Quite recently I have learned, as in the caption above, that Tyseley had been equipped to do wheel turning and the rear wheels on 70047 have clearly been treated and the loco is waiting for a lift back to its home shed. 16-3-66. The Francis Frith Collection Francis Frith The UK's leading archive and publisher of local photographs since 1860. The shed used to be two and half miles from where I lived and as a teenager, used to visit on my push bike, despite two quite steep hills - traffic was still quite light in those days! I was only sixteen but some things you remember for the rest of your life. OK, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder; and I was smitten. Register to find out more and create your first album! Derelict land in Hunslet was to be given a two million pound facelift with the development of 36 homes. It's a horribly murky picture and it's hard to tell what the loco was doing with goods wagons ahead of it. Ex-GWR "Pannier" tank No 9774 bereft of number plates and as mucky as all the other locos on shed that day. An aerial view of Pudsey in the late 1950s. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. 90061, 90082, 90217, 90344, 90479 (WD 2-8-0). The damaged coaches in the foreground were the result of an accident on 27 September 1964 to the 21.20 from St.Pancras-Edinburgh which comprised three empty milk tanks (behind the loco, a Class 45) and eight carriages which included two sleeping cars. :) Photo: Adam Banks. So sad to see a loco in such poor condition. Your city has undergone some huge changes in the last 50 years. Free or royalty-free photos and images. An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. For railway fans, however, the beauty of this location was the former LSWR four-track main line between Waterloo and Exeter and ten miles of rising gradient which steepened gradually, 1:314 through the station, peaking nor far beyond at 1:298. At Gloucester (85B)on 7th August 1965, Riddles Class 2 2-6-2T 82040 is standing in the yard outside the running shed in what appears to be unlined green livery. This batch was concluded with another similarly equipped 6 but sent to Eastleigh. 7th August 1965. The next signal box, Holbeck's Engine Shed Junction was just round the corner. 7th August 1965. Two of the mineral wagons are carrying steel scrap. Small wonder that Tornado wows the crowds today! The yards at Hunslet can be seen just right of centre. Unfortunately, by 1964 the WR was beginning to lose its steam and the lustre of old was on the wane. These locos photographed superbly from this angle, with a slightly softened aspect and plenty of power - so much charisma. It wasn't the only example I saw in those last years of neglect. Photo: Author. Note how the safety valves are blowing off and while the engine is quite mucky, there is no leaking steam; it looks to be in good condition. Note the woeful light and and mist, and my apologies for the iffy quality grr! 92060 stands in the shed yard, partly lit by a low sun. 70C Guildford
It looked as if somebody had bought it, but I have never heard any more. Old hands may remember that ex-GNR J52 saddle tanks had performed these duties into the 1950s. An ex-SR "West Country" class Pacific graces the yard, No 34037 West Ward Ho, a visitor from Salisbury. It was a subshed of 84H Wellington and I believe that a Pannier tank was normally based there but the place was pretty empty when we visited. Four new additions - On Saturday 18th September 1965, an Aberdeen A4, No 60004 William Whitelaw was sent to Neville Hill to work an RCTS special the following day, "The Blyth-Tyne express". There used to be a large cemetery here, served by the railway (long since lifted) which brought the deceased from London, for example, some twenty miles away. History of Stourton, Leeds (1 C) S. St Andrew's war memorial, Stourton, Leeds (1 F) T. Thwaite Mills (20 F) Media in category "Stourton, Leeds" The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total. England / Yorkshire and the Humber / Stourton, Leeds. I don't know; but I did manage to get two pictures. Stourton hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy Valentine's Day offer - Save 25% off all images, use code: VALAMY25 Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos Enterprise Lightboxes Cart Account All images Search for images Filters All Creative Editorial Stourton Stock Photos and Images (1,148) See stourton stock video clips Quick filters: See more ideas about stockton on tees, old photos, stockton. Ah, pure beauty :). North Blyth. 6921Borwick Hall
Find high-quality stock photos that you won't find anywhere else. From the invention of the Yorkshire fitting and the supply of materials for shipbuilding repairs in World War I, the Copperworks has played a pivotal role in British industry and history. These single chimney Pacifics were now being used on miscellaneous duties including freight workings. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and The Bradford portion of the "White Rose" follows behind B1 61189 Sir William Gray, alas minus nameplates. April-May 1963. has been given some extra support. Photo: Steve Banks. A general view shows J94 68008 and J72 69006. As can be seen, the ground for this side of the shed had to excavated and was quite gloomy. The day ended at dusk with a visit to the coal staithes at Blyth, colossal wooden lattice structures that towered high in the sky against the setting sun, with steam and smoke drifting across the sky from chimneys all around. Newton Heath (Manchester) used to be "Top Shed" on the LYR and was coded 26A until 1963 when it was downgraded to 9D. This, then, proved to be my very last picture. I think it was the school master's idea to go somewhere unusual, and he wasn't kidding for the first stop was the scrap line at Darlington Works, then: West Hartlepool
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A2 60535 Hornets Beauty seen later in the day at Motherwell, moving off the coaling stage. Then it was back to a cr*ppy old bellows camera! In fact all the signals seen here are ex-MR and in the distance, two are still carrying lower-quadrant arms. Location [ edit] The area is two miles (3.2 km) to the south-east of Leeds city centre, between Hunslet, the M1 motorway and Cross Green in the LS10 postcode area . Copyright Frith Content Inc 1998-2023. 70B Feltham
A few minutes later the train would crash by Peppercorn A1s, Britannias from Immingham returning the Grimsby train, and A4s on the "White Rose", long before either of us had a camera. To say that it was run down and a pride of nobody would be understating it. but if some spark good memories they are available to buy in a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas prints and personalised photo gifts including tea towels, mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion covers, customised calendars. 7th August 1965. The loco had been part of the final batch built in April 1951 and was barely a dozen years old when withdrawn in 1963. In other words, much of this scene is like it used to be, but with modern rolling stock. Barely visible on the tender are the letters "GWR" which had come to light as the overlying coats of paint perished. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. Class 40s were taking over their turns (6 were on shed) and the only Pacific power to be seen was a quartet of re-allocated ex-LNER A2s. They were joined at Harrogate for the final leg to Darlington. However, if you feel we have breached the code in any way and wish to make a complaint, please submit your complaint, in writing to the editor. Loco works
Saturday 4th September 1965. Area information, map, footpaths, walks and more. One of Copley Hill's Peppercorn A1s, No 60120 Kittiwake storms the summit of the climb out of Leeds Central on the final gradient of 1:50 with the 12.55pm to King's Cross. This is the only decent picture I managed, "Jinty" No 47519. Photo: Steve Banks, 9F No 92046 seen again with its BR1C 4,725 gallon tender. The coaling stage looms high in the background. This loco seemed to follow us around and we saw it several more times during the day. 4.9.65. Carrying a layer of dust and grime but the clean lines do show well. All these photographs are available to buy as a wide range of products, including Framed Prints in a variety of sizes and styles, Canvas, jigsaws, mugs, tea towels, cushion covers and make great gifts for relatives at Christmas, for birthdays and almost any other occasion. Passing in the opposite direction bound for Waterloo is Ivatt 2-6-2T, No 41298, which had only been allocated to Nine Elms a few weeks earlier. It sits nicely next to my 56C.:). This was the North British Railway's largest shed and its allocation when we visited was still substantial with 67 locos to be seen, now a mixture of ex-LNER, ex-LMS and BR types, and as many diesels: 44799, 44930, 44970, 45018, 45058, 45195, 45236, 45286, 4530, 45359, D8071, D8074, D8093, D8096, D8098, D8102-3, D8110, D8112, D8115. As it's worth a hundred times more today (less inflation over the years), I wish I'd had a little entrepreneurial spirit and bought out the entire stock, funded by the Bank of Mum and Dad, of course! Most of the Down yard remains today, called, (I believe) Hunslet Down Goods or Balm Road Sidings. The loco was allocated to Stourton where the working may have originated. When I started in 1966, there were over 9000 working on site and at various depots, works and subsidiaries in the UK and all around the world. I was 15 years old and this was my first experience with a 35mm camera, kindly loaned me by one of my dad's workmates. flexible offerings for business. Fellow member of the batch, No 92062 is prepared for duty. This was a Carlisle Kingmoor (12A) loco. 64B Haymarket
Black 5 No 45080, allocated to Farnley on the west side of Leeds, is arriving in the Down yard with a short Class 9 "Pick up" goods. The day started badly because the Shed Foreman at Nine Elms refused to admit us on the grounds that the permit was for noon and there we were at 8am - the rotter! And only ten shots were possible, quite unlike a 35mm camera, let alone the digital cameras of today. The "Scot" was off Newton Heath in Manchester, which was a former LYR shed, and my guess is that it may have worked a trans-Pennine express. This still exists today as the Yorkshire Imperial Band, or Yorkshire Imps, you may have seen them performing in Middleton Park in recent years. Since it has not been shown on our website before as it has not been optimised and therefore may not meet the quality standards we require for use in our normal product range. This was, by the way, the outermost platform in what had originally been added to Leeds Wellington St. by the LNWR and NER and called "Leeds New" - it eventually all became Leeds City - and the train took the Leeds Northern line. Also operated by East & West Yorkshire Union Railway, the station opened in 1891 before it closed in October 1904. . The old works have been refurbished with buildings re-roofed and re-clad by Towngate plc. As for your final statement, Im afraid I cant agree. A shunter is walking up, pole in hand, to uncouple the loco and release it.