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JohnW1

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All Our Yesterdays – 55 Years Ago – August 1964

Diesel locomotive building was being undertaken by British Railways workshops at Darlington and Derby building class 25’s, Crewe building class 47’s and Swindon building class 14’s. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry class 37’s, Beyer Peacock building class 17’s and Brush were building class 47’s at Loughborough.

New locomotives:
Class 14 – D9504/05/06/07
Class 17 – D8598/99, D8600
Class 25 – D5289/90/91/92, D7597
Class 37 – D6939/40
Class 47 – D1609/10/11/12/13/14/15/16, D1754/55/59

Main line diesel production in the month decreased from the previous month to twenty five and class 25 D7597 would be the last locomotive to be built at the railway workshops at Darlington. Steam withdrawals in the month decreased significantly to only ninety four locomotives condemned (spread over forty one classes). Withdrawals this month include the first two Merchant Navy 4-6-2 pacific’s and another five BR standards were withdrawn including two class 9F 2-10-0’s 92198/99 which were less than six years old having entered traffic in October 1958. Also withdrawn was an early London Midland and Scottish Railway diesel shunter 12030 which had entered traffic in April 1942. At least one withdrawal escaped being broken up West Country 4-6-2 pacific 34027 Taw Valley.

34027 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22877849181/
D9504 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8092831819/
D5290 (25140) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15888795675/
D5292 (25142) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8413551718/
D7597 (25247) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11416044446/
D1610 (47832) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10357393944/
D1613 (47033) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31236357403/
D1614 (47561) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32128150967/
D1615 (47739) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5532366949/
D1616 (47480) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7239355670/
D1759 (47165) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10357384946/
 
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JohnW1

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26th August

1975
1026 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6225276203/
7089 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5537679583/
08410 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/26068654350/
45007 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5624946130/
46010 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/28224285220/
47033 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31236357403/
47072 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6856068518/
1978
08314 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8256246317/
25023 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5967066113/
82008 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6975513358/
2014
43468 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15465533512/
66539 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15562310272/
142001 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15346093817/
142038 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15289360477/
142084 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15462729201/
150112 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15375341438/
150145 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15523556196/
150225 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15523555956/
150270 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15501987672/
150270 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15325182550/
153376 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14949576224/
156420 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15465875835/
156429 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15346468140/
156441 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15279303637/
156491 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15345475839/
156491 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15547256905/
158797 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15475936135/
158844 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15248256897/
158903 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15511530832/
170301 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15374856939/
185114 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15452841056/
185114 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15315772207/
185142 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14911361124/
350373 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15523556366/
210489 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15384163608/
369081 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15384307627/
502200 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14941299723/
Ground Signal - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15511530272/
Poulton No3 SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15315627400/
Signal - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15289225920/
Signal - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15315772867/
Station Clock - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15325338707/
 

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All Our Yesterdays – 40 Years Ago – August 1979

New Locomotives
43134/35/36, 56061/62

Locomotives Withdrawn
20200

Locomotives Named
47167 County of Essex, 50011 Centurion, 86216 Meteor, 86219 Phoenix

A number of the above I photographed during their careers and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome.

43134 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32595905021/
50011 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5560200691/
56062 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6965682616/
86216 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6222363928/
 

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All Our Yesterdays – 35 Years Ago – August 1984

New Locomotives
Nil

Locomotives Withdrawn
27028, 40035

Locomotives Re-numbered
03079 - 97805

Locomotives Modified
From Class 27/2 to Class 27/0 (ETH removed)
27210 - 27064
From Class 31/1 to Class 31/4 (ETH fitment)
31148 – 31448, 31307 - 31449
From Class 47/0 to Class 47/4 (ETH fitment)
47030 – 47618, 47264 - 47619

Locomotives Named
40106 Atlantic Conveyor, 43002 Top of the Pops, 43101 Edinburgh International Festival, 43109 Yorkshire Evening Press, 47617 University of Stirling, 47623 Vulcan,

New Diesel Multiple Units
141019

A number of the above I photographed during their careers and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome.

03079 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7188640237/
27210 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6825667330/
31448 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5859616409/
40035 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7994868432/
40106 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32111943092/
43002 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/27360324943/
43101 (43301) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/34578045511/
43109 (43309) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8498852095/
47149 (47617) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9319980530/
 

JohnW1

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27th August

1975
08850 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14938301319/
33010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7862105806/
33105 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15556466206/
33116 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15435288570/
33117 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16552528758/
47262 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14727560791/
73103 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6220018264/
73124 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10095371973/
74001 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6098652385/
1977
31275 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5911433644/
40040 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6497736643/
40073 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8101907216/
1978
08441 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7373875292/
27010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9333495572/
27204 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7614074794/
2009
43xxx - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/27787756374/
43022 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6270255372/
43041 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11460521073/
43153 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15204425604/
66148 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25204287881/
66148 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/19056739144/
66204 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11446062453/
66502 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5855352523/
73208 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8121229230/
166203 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9519532617/
210500 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12025941823/
 

JohnW1

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29th August

1976
24120 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5585020187/
27003 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5919156197/
27023 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5711787119/
27105 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5563257319/
1977
26037 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5796381789/
26039 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5648211849/
1978
20103 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8617636519/
25092 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7554104598/
37157 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10754800536/
2009
90024 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7708997080/
321357 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12064336393/
321439 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16907696926/
360106 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16710500571/
360107 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16932329072/
DR73278 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/35914781204/
DR77315 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16358268188/
461071 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6862298879/
OTP - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5598285317/
2015
30850 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21744968328/
30850 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22165941351/
30850 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22183224465/
30925 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21285196283/
30925 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21462111044/
30925 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22058787306/
30925 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21678774083/
60019 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22012571215/
92212 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22053865062/
92212 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22072461702/
12082 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22053869752/
08377 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22170587702/
37324 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21879405619/
S1105 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21824213998/
450011 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21285198593/
68075 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21744747660/
Ropley MPD - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21443467234/
Alresford SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22286916892/
Medstead SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21920771902/
Ropley SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22129537706/
Coupling Up - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22157098436/
Footplate Crew - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22072471252/
Signs - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21745942739/
2016
John Paton - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30120415501/
Lewisham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29909665860/
Whiston - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29517537573/
Whiston - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29576331154/
Whiston - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30205361355/
Whiston - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30217757466/
Whiston - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29622057944/
Whiston - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30167254351/
2018
37116 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45261708771/
66598 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31388333818/
66759 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31410261808/
66781 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45190489262/
 
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30th August

1976
24113 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5585614272/
24150 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6208322836/
26011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6286089054/
26028 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6825606792/
26045 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7614070018/
27008 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6004599924/
27019 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6285569705/
27040 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6825607590/
RS1062 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7360510874/
TDM1066 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8419434448/
Inverness MPD - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8447171312/
1978
20020 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6357179485/
20083 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5928734249/
20122 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5530671894/
20128 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5533453310/
25021 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6202946222/
2008
66572 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32812152974/
170101 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12967559345/
2010
D2858 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8644961570/
66089 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16083570877/
66142 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31610721952/
DB988257 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8875434554/
DS62523 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8874816203/
2012
158774 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7953673520/
375826 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7953675430/
465034 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7987483706/
466012 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7953677274/
466014 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7953679056/
466027 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7987484468/
2015
313212 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21701931923/
377424 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22333615211/
Bognor Regiis - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21727694584/
Littlehampton SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21700258694/
Platform Starters - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22135004490/
2018
66587 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45291897251/
 

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3rd September

1976
33057 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6301127289/
47531 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9317185413/
1980
20097 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15413769641/
20113 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8755973267/
20170 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5771267896/
20183 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9072039995/
20187 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8755971913/
25073 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5558314385/
25093 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7554102624/
25101 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5760253103/
25278 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5967624782/
44004 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5528690458/
45016 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5584424412/
45121 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6452502201/
45142 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7968610588/
45146 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7162957500/
47041 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5973232348/
47297 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8755974739/
47370 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/17285076681/
47475 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13731179733/
56049 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6330489079/
56068 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8660097250/
56068 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13964818783/
56072 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6265191495/
2013
66548 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9831010713/
66618 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9830954416/
 

JohnW1

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5th September

1976
13002 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5643878786/
46049 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7674501146/
56001 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5614957377/
56003 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6059797769/
Tinsley - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10239993014/
1977
Kempston Road SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12167705996/
2007
5224 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/26137383871/
30926 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7763711486/
30926 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10048875813/
45212 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/46841536264/
60007 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6349115767/
60007 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8797530356/
61264 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5578974560/
61264 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6349116839/
63395 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6217995650/
63395 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/36685311105/
75029 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6340492973/
75029 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8324359119/
75029 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11619876043/
2018
66027 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45610646372/
66083 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/44807263754/
66569 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45431526291/
66616 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/44954531614/
66756 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30769388307/
70003 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45561277722/
90005 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45350069622/
90006 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/43671211600/
172006 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45711340221/
315843 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30605678457/
321353 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/44836742244/
321443 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45481536832/
345012 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31549550658/
357034 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/43775927500/
357043 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45604302301/
357208 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30751816427/
357317 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/44851922264/
360111 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30546658077/
378218 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45003790804/
378222 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31827648238/
378228 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45727806311/
DB993736 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45391102472/
Southend Victoria SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31688879048/
21539 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31774205148/
21545 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/45684732541/
21563 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31804447638/
 

JohnW1

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6th September

2008
General II - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13323711494/
1026 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13323506953/
8202 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13323505103/
C271 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13323503723/
2014
Florence No2 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15590452186/
Florence No2 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15630263052/
Florence No2 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15469654619/
4388 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15626743991/
Bagnall - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15632572696/
Clive - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15428532430/
Gas Oil - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15428531770/
111C - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15565553476/
WD820 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15614953192/
M25225 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15639513375/
W34672 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15443424777/
M27249M - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15636832911/
S1703S - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15453938260/
B950661 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15632573006/
JW - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15605716496/
JW - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15470330967/
Disposal - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15512147939/
Driver - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15018770084/
2017
37219 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30413745232/
37800 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30389641882/
56312 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30469555006/
90042 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29813622534/
92014 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30358241181
156414 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29897467213/
378227 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30469552696/
378230 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/30408023606/
378230 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29874033433/
3534 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/29813624904/
 

JohnW1

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All Our Yesterdays – 60 Years Ago – September 1959

Sixty years ago the last 9F 2-10-0 Standard class steam locomotives were still in production, diesel shunter production was in full swing as was the final deliveries of the Pilot Scheme and the early deliveries of the production series of mainline locomotives. There was also a steady flow of new diesel multiple units.

New Locomotives
Class 9F – 92211/12
Class 03 – D2068/69, D2117/18/19
Class 04 – D2277
Class 08 – D3713/14/15/16/53/54/55/82/83/84/85/86/87, D3850/51/52/53
Class 20 – D8035
Class 21 – D6122/23/24/25
Class 24 – D5022/23/34/36/37/38/41
Class 26 – D5339/40/41/42
Class 30 – D5548/49/50/51/52/53
Class 40 – D230/31/32/33/34/35
Class 42 – D810
Class 44 – D3/4
Class 71 – E5010/11

New Diesel Multiple Units
Metro Cammell (Class 102) –Sc51466/67/68/69/70, Sc51536/37/38/39/40, Sc59564/65/66/67/68
BR Derby (Class 108) – M50980/81/82, M56263/64/65.
Cravens (Class 112) – M51682/92/93/94/95/96, M51707/17/18/19/20/21
Gloucester RCW (Class 119) – W51074, W51102, W59433
BR Derby (Class 125) – E51007, E51173, E59468
BR Swindon Inter City (Class 126) – Sc51044/45/46/47/48/49/50/51, Sc59399, Sc59400
BR Derby (Class 127) –M51617/18/19/20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28, M59602/03/04/05/06/07/32/33/34/35/36/37

In the month one hundred and seventeen steam locomotives were withdrawn, forty three being over fifty years old with Midland Railway Johnson 1142 Class 0-6-0 58171 being the oldest, having entering traffic in June 1876 and condemned eighty three years later The majority of these withdrawals were the older secondary main line and branch line passenger engines, steam shunting engines and older freight engines being displaced by the continued delivery of the last of the 9F standards, the pilot scheme main line diesels, diesel multiple units and diesel shunting engines. Thirty eight engines condemned were built post the 1923 grouping and rather surprisingly given the still large numbers of elderly steam engines in service five more modern Great Western Railway 0-6-0 94xx Pannier Tanks (one built just prior to nationalisation and four built after nationalisation were condemned. The youngest condemned being 9499 which was just four years old.

A number I have photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome.

92212 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22072461702/
D2118 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7828994932/
D3754 (08587) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32989260390/
D3783 (08616) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32249671552/
D3784 (08617) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6010356539/
D3786 (08619) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5772676822/
D3852 (08685) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6403848925/
D5022 (24022) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6207811955/
D5023 (24023) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6048531692/
D5036 (24036) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31188503552/
D5038 (24038) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5831757934/
D5339 (26039) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5648211849/
D5548 (31130) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11062329245/
D5553 (31135) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15117796453/
D230 (40030) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24702668894/
D233 (40033) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8230856589/
D234 (40034) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6118917213/
D235 (40035) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7994868432/
D235 (40035) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6497733545/
D3 (44003) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5528101869/
D4 (44004) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6334013724/
E5011 (71011) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6099198960/
 

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