All Our Yesterdays – 60 Years Ago –August 1958
Sixty years ago the last 9F 2-10-0 Standard class steam locomotives were still in production, diesel shunter production was in full swing and the Pilot Scheme mainline diesels were being delivered although annual works holidays seems to have slowed deliveries of the main line prototypes in this month. There was also a steady flow of new diesel multiple units.
New Locomotives
Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 – 92196, 92230/31/32/33/34/35
Class 03 – D2023/24/25
Class 08 – D3536/37/38/39/40/41/42/43/74/75/76/77/93, D3678/79/82/83
Class 10 – D3616/17/18/19/20
Class 16 – D8404
Class 40 – D208
Class 42 – D800
ClassD2/10 – D2727/28
Class D3/1 – D2907/08
New Diesel Multiple Units
Metro Cammell (Class 101) – E51206/07/08/09, E56364/65/66/67,
Park Royal (Class 103) – M50409, M56164
BRCW (Class 104) –E50549/50/70/71, E59195/96, E59216/17
Cravens (Class 105) –E51269/70/71, E56427/28/29
BR Derby (Class 108) – E50609/10/11/12/13, E56200/01/02/03/04
Class 109 (Wickham) – E50419, E56174
BR Derby (Class 116) – W51129/30/31/32/33/42/43/44/45/46, W59439/40/41/42/43
Swindon Cross Country (Class 120) – W50724/25/26/27/28/29/30/31, W59283/84.
Cravens (Class 129) – M55999
AC Cars Railbus – W79975
In the month seventy six steam locomotives were withdrawn, thirty eight being over fifty years old with North Eastern Railway Worsdell J71 0-6-0T 68242 being the oldest, having entering traffic in May 1888 and condemned seventy 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. Twenty two engines condemned were built post the 1923 grouping with the youngest engine condemned being Great Western Railway 64xx 0-6-0PT 6423 at only twenty two years old.
A number I have photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome
D2023 –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5851891846/
D2024 –
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14605115887/
D2025 (03025) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5975143393/
D3538 (08423) -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32512302280/
D3542 (08427) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8256246957/
D3543 (08428) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6010900274/
D3574 (08459) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7828996556/
D3575 (08460) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8296750480/
D3682 (08520) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8520855784/
M56164 -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16808830208/
M50730 -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5605217131/
