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steam
Jan 4, 2010 22:41:00 GMT
Post by jacko1 on Jan 4, 2010 22:41:00 GMT
when was the last of the steam for ballast trains withdrawn? i started with B.R as a secondman(drivers assistant) at ripple lane,east london in september 1974. in my distant memory,one of my drivers,soon after i had started on the job,said that he thought that the last of the steam ballast trains was due to go through barking that night.i got used on another train that night,in the other direction,down to thames haven,so was not in the barking area.so was he righ with the dates or was he ill informed? keith jackson
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steam
Jan 4, 2010 22:51:14 GMT
Post by norbitonflyer on Jan 4, 2010 22:51:14 GMT
I think it was 1971, when the last three (ex GWR 57xx pannier tanks L90, L94, L95) were replaced by Sentinel diesels.
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steam
Jan 5, 2010 18:36:36 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2010 18:36:36 GMT
The last day was 6 June 1971 with a special event.
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Pleased to say the restoration of BEA coach MLL738 is as complete as it can be, now restoring MLL721
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steam
Jan 5, 2010 22:33:37 GMT
Post by roythebus on Jan 5, 2010 22:33:37 GMT
Sounds about right. I was thuurrr, watching the last one go through Farringdon, later took some pics of it on the bank through Dollis Hill, and later at Neasden Depot.
I also managed to go round Lillie Bridge late in 1970 with a mate who didn't work for LT, but he was an excellent photographer. We got some shots of a pannier going over to the BR sidings to collect the daily wagons.
I've probably still got the Neasden Depot souvenir ticket somewhere.
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steam
Jul 26, 2010 8:25:56 GMT
Post by metnumber1 on Jul 26, 2010 8:25:56 GMT
As an apprentice stationed (at that time) in the Lillie Bridge steam sheds, I was allowed - as a treat! to ride on the footplate of one of the rubbish trains out of Neasden up to Croxley tip. The locomotive was an ex-BR/GWR pannier tank (Can't remember the number), and the train consisted of about 5 wagons full of rubbish taken from the tunnels - oh, and a brake van. The trip was on a winter's day in around 1962/3 when there was a great amount of snow lying around. The trip was great and one I shall always remember - because I took some cine film of the journey and the shunting operation at Croxley. If someone can advise me how to post the film onto this site then I would be happy to share that experience with others.
Cheers. Jim Stringer
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steam
Jul 26, 2010 10:47:36 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2010 10:47:36 GMT
Transferring cine to video or dvd is a service offered by many high street photography shops. Beware of them though. A friend of mine is in the railway archive video/dvd business. He had arranged to purchase the rights to a collection of cine film from the 50s and 60s. Before it was delivered the owner took it to a high street shop to get a copy of it on video for his own use. When the cine film came back from the shop it had a scratch running the entire length of the reel which rendered it effectively useless!
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Jul 28, 2010 15:02:17 GMT
Post by tubeprune on Jul 28, 2010 15:02:17 GMT
Sounds about right. I was thuurrr, watching the last one go through Farringdon, later took some pics of it on the bank through Dollis Hill, and later at Neasden Depot. I also managed to go round Lillie Bridge late in 1970 with a mate who didn't work for LT, but he was an excellent photographer. We got some shots of a pannier going over to the BR sidings to collect the daily wagons. I've probably still got the Neasden Depot souvenir ticket somewhere. I was there too - doing Circles. I passed the train at Farringdon. |
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