What did I see in 1967?

[neilmc]

Having long since thrown away all my spotting books, I did wonder what exactly I saw at York in the summer of 1967 - I recall 70038 Robin Hood passing through on a special, but what did I see on the scrap line?

Looking at a website which covers the final allocation and disposal of every steam engine, I reckon they were:

B1 : 61012/19/21, 61123/89
K1 : 62001/65
Cl 3 : 77002/12

I remember several "namer" B1s underlined and seeing some K1s... should I buy a 1966 "Combine" and re-underline them ... naw, that's going too far!

 

[Bevan Price]

Having long since thrown away all my spotting books, I did wonder what exactly I saw at York in the summer of 1967 - I recall 70038 Robin Hood passing through on a special, but what did I see on the scrap line?

Looking at a website which covers the final allocation and disposal of every steam engine, I reckon they were:

B1 : 61012/19/21, 61123/89
K1 : 62001/65
Cl 3 : 77002/12

I remember several "namer" B1s underlined and seeing some K1s... should I buy a 1966 "Combine" and re-underline them ... naw, that's going too far!

Almost impossible to say with any accuracy. York got visiting locos from many other depots, especially in summer, If you know the date and approximate time, it might be worth viewing old magazines to see if they have any reports of locos seen at York on that day. For example, the RCTS "Railway Observer" used to have periodic lists of stored steam locos at various locations. If a loco appears in two lists on either side of your visit, it is quite probable that you saw that loco. - assuming that they were in locations visible to you....

 

[D841 Roebuck]

http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/

The Six Bells Junction website is a good resource. In this case it confirms that the railtour with 70038 was on 2 July 1967.