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Shildon Electric 26510 was one of ten Bo-Bo electric locos bult for the Shildon electrification scheme back in 1914/15. The locos were built at the NER's Darlington works with traction motors by Siemens. Funny how that firm's name keeps cropping up as I worked for them for a decade in Europe. All of this EB1 class were withdrawn as early as 1935 and were put into store but 26510 became one of life's survivors. Although the rest of the class were all withdrawn in 1950 and never turned wheels in anger again 26510 seems to have led a charmed life and had two further bites at the cherry firstly as a testbed for the Woodhead electrics and then, from 1949, as departmental shunter at Ilford depot in Essex where she's depicted circa September 1949. She soldiered on in that role as Departmental No. 100 until the curtain came down on her career in 1960. |
Woodhead Electric Seen here at Guide bridge is EM1 class Bo-Bo electric loco No. E26036 in BR corporate blue livery but before the application of its TOPS number. |
Shenfield Electrics This and many other of my negatives, all horrendously scratched, at Ilford electric depot during a SCTS visit are undated. This shot and the next one depict the brand new washing plant being demonstrated. Does anyone have knowledge of the date when that occurred? |
Shenfield Electrics This and many other of my negatives, all horrendously scratched, at Ilford electric depot during a SCTS visit are undated. This shot and the previous one depict the brand new washing plant being demonstrated. Does anyone have knowledge of the date when that occurred? |
Shenfield Electrics The note accompanying this shot states that it was taken during 1950 and the set is depicted entering the up electric line platform at Romford. |
Shenfield Electrics Shenfield and Hutton circa 1960 in glorious colour that is so under-exposed that it's had to be rendered in monochrome. |
Images taken within the environs of the Glasgow underground railway system seem to be scarce and I suspect that this was a posed shot taken during a transport society's organised tour during May 1951. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway A viewer has kindly pinpointed the location as the photographer was looking north from James St. station whilst Pier Head station is just visible in the background. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Wapping Dock station viewed from the driver's cabin. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Pier Head station viewed from the driver's cabin. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Nelson Dock station wih a waiting special train in view. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway The train is entering the original Seaforth Sands station which at that time was then a workshops whilst the newer Seaforth Sands station is on the left. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Tom Burnham writes: I think that must be the Seaforth Sands carriage shed, built in 1925. There was also a smaller shed (former station) at Herculaneum towards the southern end of the line. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Seaforth Sands new station looking south towards Liverpool. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Tom Burnham: Seaforth & Litherland, northern terminus of the LOR (usually) and interchange station with the Liverpool to Southport electrics. Car No. 30 was one of a 3-car set that was rebuilt in 1947. |
Liverpool Overhead Railway Seaforth Sands station looking north. |
London Underground Tubeprune writes: This train is ex District Railway 'D' stock car number 4065 built in 1911. The stock was used on the ELL from 1938 to 1953. It was by then designated 'H' stock (H=hand worked doors). The picture was taken at New Cross Gate. |
London Underground District line at Upminster in 1950. Tubeprune writes: This is 'H' stock, a mix of the District Railway's C, D and E Stocks built between 1910 and 1914. |
London Underground District line 'Q' stock trailer at Upminster in 1950. Note that all the sliding doors are open on the non-platform side. 'Tubeprune' writes: Nearest the camera is a Q38 car with a Q35 as the main subject of the photo. The passenger door controls were taken out of use in 1959 and the stock lasted until 1971 on the East London Line. In warm weather it was common for trains to be brought out of depots with the doors open to force some fresh air into the cars. The train has probably just been run into the station from the sidings to the east. The doors will be shut before the train goes west. |
London Underground A 1950 shot of LT District line 'F' stock at New Cross Gate. It's nice to see a shot at NCG that so clearly shows the Southern's loco shed which is the large brick building on the left. Tubeprune adds: This would have been taken after 7th December 1953 when the F Stock replaced the H Stock on the ELL. |
London Underground Uxbridge 15/4/51. Tubeprune writes: The two trains on the right are F Stock while the one on the left is a former Metropolitan Railway 1905-built saloon stock car which was used as the car examiner's office for many years. |
London Underground It's April 1953 and a Metropolitan line train of 'F' stock to Uxbridge approaching Rayners Lane station. My thanks go to the many viewers who have pinpointed the location. |
London Underground I'm amazed at how little information there seems to be about this type of underground stock on the web but I brlieve it to be P stock. The shot isdated as having been taken in 1951 but there's no data about location. However, Ian Dudley has pointed out that it's a Metropolitan line train leaving Rayners Lane. |
London Underground Easter 1975 brought a liberal layer of snow to Chesham. I've been told that this shot, taken very close to the station, is no longer possible. |
London Underground Piccadilly Line pre-1938 tube stock in snow at Arnos Grove. |
London Underground LT pre-1938 Picadilly line tube stock but the date, circa 1950, is unknown. The train is depicted entering Southgate Tunnel just before the station. |
London Underground LT pre-1938 tube stock in an undated view at Hanger Lane. |
London Underground LT tube infrastructure image but very much overground. The location is on the Central line, possibly Fairlop, and was taken in 1950. |
London Underground Fairlop station on the Central Line in 1950 with a nice prtrait of pre-war tube stock into the bargain. |
London Underground LT overground tube vista in rural Essex but the location isn't noted. However, several viewers have identified it as Fairlop looking towards Hainault on the Central Line. |
London Underground There's no doubting which station this is as the familiar LT house style of running-in board is visible and it clearly states 'Roding Valley' which is on the Central Line in rural Essex. |
London Underground Morden on London Transport's Northern tube line was the southern end of the line but proved to be very much so on this grey and inhospitable morning probably in 1968. I learned of the incident because I happened to work in Crown House just across the road and wondered what the kerfuffle was where the road crossed the tunnel mouth. All the shots I took lack sharpness as I was using an unfamiliar camera and all were taken with me balancing on my elbows as, being slightly vertically challenged, I couldn't otherwise see over the parapet. |
London Underground Morden on London Transport's Northern tube line was the southern end of the line but proved to be very much so on this grey and inhospitable morning probably in 1968. I learned of the incident because I happened to work in Crown House just across the road and wondered what the kerfuffle was where the road crossed the tunnel mouth. All the shots I took lack sharpness as I was using an unfamiliar camera and all were taken with me balancing on my elbows as, being slightly vertically challenged, I couldn't otherwise see over the parapet. |
London Underground Morden on London Transport's Northern tube line was the southern end of the line but proved to be very much so on this grey and inhospitable morning probably in 1968. I learned of the incident because I happened to work in Crown House just across the road and wondered what the kerfuffle was where the road crossed the tunnel mouth. All the shots I took lack sharpness as I was using an unfamiliar camera and all were taken with me balancing on my elbows as, being slightly vertically challenged, I couldn't otherwise see over the parapet. |
Morecambe -Heysham One of the Siemens powered units converted to overhead collection and seen here in pristine condition at Morecambe in mid-August 1953. |
Morecambe -Heysham One of the Siemens powered units converted to overhead collection and seen here at Lancaster Castle station circa 1958/9. |
Manchester - Bury EMU M28515 in April 1953. This rather poor shot is included in order to show the station environment which I assume is Bury. |
Manchester - Bury EMU M28515 in April 1953. The same unit as in the previous shot but a slightly better portrait of it. The indicator blind states : "MANCHESTER ALL STATIONS TO". |
Mersey Electric Stock The location is Birkenhead North. The design dates from 1903, was modified around 1936 and ran until replaced in 1956. Dave Evans informs me that this stock was fitted with Westinghouse control similar to one train of District 'A' stock. The MU control equipement was situated in the boarded area behind the cab. These were the only examples using this type of control in UK. |
Mersey Electric Stock Dave Skipsey has kindly informed me that the location is New Brighton and that the unit on the right is parked in what is known as The Wall Siding. The design dates from 1903, was modified around 1936 and ran until replaced in 1956. Dave Evans informs me that this stock was fitted with Westinghouse control similar to one train of District 'A' stock. The MU control equipement was situated in the boarded area behind the cab. These were the only examples using this type of control in UK. |
Mersey Electric Stock Dave Skipsey has kindly informed me that the location is New Brighton and that the unit on the right is parked in what is known as The Wall Siding. The design dates from 1903, was modified around 1936 and ran until replaced in 1956. Dave Evans informs me that this stock was fitted with Westinghouse control similar to one train of District 'A' stock. The MU control equipement was situated in the boarded area behind the cab. These were the only examples using this type of control in UK. |
Mersey Electric Stock Newly outshopped LMSR designed multiple unit at Birkenhead North station. This type of stock subsequently became known as 503 units. |
LNWR Oerlikon An original 4-rail version after overhaul inside Stonebridge Park works on June 10th, 1951. |
WCML Electric loco. An up container train hauled by an unidentifiable class 86 at Berkhamsted circa 1970. |
WCML Electric loco. A down goods train hauled by an unidentifiable class 85 at Berkhamsted circa 1970. |
Ramsgate Tunnel Railway June 1953. |
Southern Electric. Undated view but probably taken in 1948 of pre-grouping suburban unit 1436 passing the goods yard and the signalbox on the down side of Streatham station. |
Southern Electric. Undated view of pre-grouping suburban unit 4485 working on the Crystal Palace (High Level) branch. The station that's just visible in the background is Lordship Lane. |
Southern Electric. Undated view of pre-grouping suburban unit 4485 working on the Crystal Palace (High Level) branch and is about to burrow under Sydenham Hill. |
Southern Electric. Where it all began for your truly !!! This is Norbury station looking towards Thornton Heath and the footbridge in the background is where I and my brothers honed their trainspotting skills. 4-SUB unit 4173 is the centrepiece of this quite delightful view but the date is not known. |
Southern Electric. A 1925 Metro/BRCW 'Dorking' type unit (thank you Clive Standen for pointing that out) No. 4320 carries the headcode dot over L indicating a service from Horsham to London Bridge via Mitcham Junction which is the location of this shot. The station is just beyond the road bridge whilt the line to Wimbledon, now Croydon Tramlink, is just visible in the right background. |
Southern Electric. 4-LAV unit 2952 rolls past Purley Oaks station on July 7th, 1963. The subject is actually a very small part of an Ansco 35mm colour slide hence the lesser quality of the image. |
Southern Electric. 4-LAV unit 2921 leads two more units of the same ilk through Norbury whilst working one of their most familiar turns in the form of a Victoria to Brighton semi-fast. The shot , taken in 1965, was taken from the footbridge mentioned in an earlier caption in this set. |
Southern Electric. Quite obviously not the best shot in the world but a considerable improvement on the version shown elsewhere in thsi gallery. At least technology and a refined technique has enabled me to identify the leading unit which is 6-PAN 3026 seen passing Wandsworth Common whilst the '4' headcode denotes a Victoria to Brighton fast train. John Atkinson has kindly supplied this gem of information: the leading MBS is the 6-PUL one (with the drop down sidelights as opposed to sliding ones at the top) which this unit gained in 1949 after accident damage at London Bridge. This makes it coach 11006 so the second coach is 10032 followed by 12265. I see a 6-PUL unit is attached to the rear of the train as the Pullman car is helpfully visible beyond the 4-SUB unit. |
Southern Electric. A less than sharp shot of a Maunsell 4-COR 'Nelson' EMU on a down Victoria to Portsmouth working approaching Mitcham Junction. |
Southern Electric. April 30th 1972 and a sad day as we see here with the penultimate down working of the Brighton Belle which I have noted as being taken near Balcombe on the approach to the Ouse Valley viaduct. |
Southern Electric. April 30th 1972 and a sad day as we see here with the penultimate down working of the Brighton Belle which I have noted as being taken near Balcombe on the approach to the Ouse Valley viaduct. |
Southern Electric. April 30th 1972 and a sad day as we see here with the penultimate down working of the Brighton Belle which I have noted as being taken near Balcombe on the approach to the Ouse Valley viaduct. |
Southern Electric. Bulleid 4-SUB 4661 departs Wimbledon for points north which I had surmised would be a stopper to Waterloo until Peter Nyholm kindly sent me the following notes: Technically this most probably did not actually stop at Earlsfield, Clapham Junc, and Vauxhall as it must have been a Headcode 42 from Guildford via Cobham leaving platform 6 non-stop to Waterloo. The 4-car configuration suggests midday operation. The picture was taken shortly after the 2-Wim units on the West Croydon service were replaced by 2-EPB's which would be 1954. |
Southern Electric. A 1950 shot of 2-HAL unit 2693 leaving Hampden Park station. |
Southern Electric. A 1955 shot of 2-EPB unit 5714 leaving Mitcham Junction en route for Wimbledon. The Junction station is visible through the bridge arch in the background. |
Southern Electric. HA class Bo-Bo electric loco No. E5009 stands in platform 1 at Victoria on September 23rd, 1972. Can anyone identify what those new-looking tubular arches are? |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway below ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway below ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway above ground in 1950. |
Waterloo & City Railway shunter in 1950. |
