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Central London Railway Bo-Bo No.19 and train 1900. (Ref: 010655)
Pictured here (presumably at Wood Lane depot) at the head of the final test train before the line was opened to public service. The loco was withdrawn in 1904 owing to vibrations in the buildings above the line.Central London Railway Bo-Bo No.19 and train 1900. (Ref: 010655)
Cheadle (Staffs) (CHE @ 3m 5ch). The junction; new line on the left, and the old line on the right. 3 June 1961
The new line, on the left, goes round the hill through which the old line tunnelled. The line on the right now terminates at a factory just short of the tunnel entrance, the tunnel being out of use. A platelayer is talking to a man who is crossing the line on a public footpath.Cheadle (Staffs) (CHE @ 3m 5ch). The junction; new line on the left, and the old line on the right. 3 June 1961
Cheadle (Staffs) (CHE @ 3m 71ch). 3 June 1961
Looking to the buffer stops and goods yard. The station master's house is on the left.Cheadle (Staffs) (CHE @ 3m 71ch). 3 June 1961
Cheadle (Staffs) (CHE @ 3m 71ch). 3 June 1961
Looking from the buffer stopsCheadle (Staffs) (CHE @ 3m 71ch). 3 June 1961
Claims to be Gorsty Hill Tunnel but looks like Dudley Tunnel
Dudley (No 2) Canal: Gosty Hill Tunnel Portal with day boat (Dudley Canal Co). Date: . Photographer: . Card: 145-LClaims to be Gorsty Hill Tunnel but looks like Dudley Tunnel
Class 16/1 Diesel electric locomotives 10000 & 10001 (Ref: 010698)
Built in association with English Electric by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at its Derby Works in 1947/8, with an English Electric 1,600 hp diesel engine, generator and electrics. The two locomotives often worked in tandem and are pictured here hauling the 'Royal Scot' over the up water troughs at Hest Bank (CGJ7 @ 2m 51ch)Class 16/1 Diesel electric locomotives 10000 & 10001 (Ref: 010698)
Class 42 No. D866 "Zebra" (Ref: 010705)
'Warship' 2200hp diesel hydraulic locomotive built 1958, withdrawn 1972.Class 42 No. D866 "Zebra" (Ref: 010705)
Class 42 No. D866 "Zebra" (Ref: 010706)
'Warship' 2200hp diesel hydraulic locomotive built 1958, withdrawn 1972.Class 42 No. D866 "Zebra" (Ref: 010706)
Class 42 No. D866 "Zebra" (Ref: 010707)
'Warship' 2200hp diesel hydraulic locomotive built 1958, withdrawn 1972.Class 42 No. D866 "Zebra" (Ref: 010707)
Class 53 No. D1000 "Western Enterprise" (Ref: 010708)
"Western" 2700hp diesel hydraulic locomotive built 1961, withdrawn 1974.Class 53 No. D1000 "Western Enterprise" (Ref: 010708)
Class 53 No. D1053 "Western Patriarch" (Ref: 010710)
'Western' 2700hp diesel hydraulic locomotive built 1963, withdrawn 1976.Class 53 No. D1053 "Western Patriarch" (Ref: 010710)
Class 77 No. 27000 Co-Co (Ref: 010719)
Originally EM2 Class 1500 Kv loco built in Gorton in 1953 for the Woodhead Tunnel services. Withdrawn in 1968 and sold to the Dutch national railway.Class 77 No. 27000 Co-Co (Ref: 010719)
Class 197 2-4-0 (Ref: 010679)
Designed by Connors this is one of six locos built by Beyer Peacock in the early 1860s. It is pictured here outside Beyer-Peacocks Gorton Works as new.Class 197 2-4-0 (Ref: 010679)
Class 202 6L Diesel/Electric Unit No. 1012 c.1970 (Ref: 010732)
Diesel/Electric (Hastings stock) in blue and grey livery. Built 1957 and withdrawn in 1987.Class 202 6L Diesel/Electric Unit No. 1012 c.1970 (Ref: 010732)
Class 401 2-BIL EMU No. 2029 c.1969 (Ref: 010733)
Originally built in 1936 and withdrawn in 1971, it is pictured here still in its BR green livery.Class 401 2-BIL EMU No. 2029 c.1969 (Ref: 010733)
Class 405 4-SUB EMU No. 4300 c.1969 (Ref: 010736)
Built 1946. Pictured in blue liveryClass 405 4-SUB EMU No. 4300 c.1969 (Ref: 010736)
Class 411 4-CEP EMU No. 7192 (Ref: 010730)
Built in 1958 for the Kent Coast electrification pictured here in blue and grey livery.Class 411 4-CEP EMU No. 7192 (Ref: 010730)
Class 423 4-VEP EMU No. 7763 c.1969 (Ref: 010738)
One of a large class of units built by BR York for outer suburban services. The last units of this class were finally withdrawn in 2005.Class 423 4-VEP EMU No. 7763 c.1969 (Ref: 010738)
Class 432 4-REP EMU No. 3001. (Ref: 010731)
Built in 1966 for the South West main-line services seen here in blue livery with aluminium insignia.Class 432 4-REP EMU No. 3001. (Ref: 010731)
Class 438 4-TC EMU No. 413 c.1967 (Ref: 010735)
Between 1966 and 1989 unpowered 4-TC units were used on Weymouth services powered from London to Bournemouth by a 4-REP unit and hauled on to Weymouth by a Class 33 diesel.Class 438 4-TC EMU No. 413 c.1967 (Ref: 010735)
Class 445 4-PEP EMU No. 4001 1971. (Ref: 010734)
Prototype unit with sliding doors pictured when new. Built by BREL in York in 1971, entered service in 1973 and withdrawn in 1980.Class 445 4-PEP EMU No. 4001 1971. (Ref: 010734)
Class 485 4-VEC No.043 1967 (Ref: 010681)
Converted from London Underground 'Standard' stock to third rail operation for use on the Isle of Wight. Introduced 1967 in plain blue BR livery.Class 485 4-VEC No.043 1967 (Ref: 010681)
Class 485 4-VEC No.044 1967 (Ref: 010651)
Converted from London Underground standard stock to third rail operation for use on the Isle of Wight. Introduced 1967 in plain blue BR livery.Class 485 4-VEC No.044 1967 (Ref: 010651)
Clee Hill Branch. Dhu Stone Quarries (CLE @ approx 6mp). 01 October 1961
The line at the top of the incline, with contractors in the process of lifting the track.Clee Hill Branch. Dhu Stone Quarries (CLE @ approx 6mp). 01 October 1961
Clee Hill Branch. Dhu Stone Quarries (CLE @ approx 6mp). 01 October 1961
Looking down the incline. A good view over the Ludlow areaClee Hill Branch. Dhu Stone Quarries (CLE @ approx 6mp). 01 October 1961
Clee Hill Branch. Dhu Stone Quarries (CLE @ approx 6mp). 01 October 1961
Looking up the incline to the engine house at the top. The up and down lines share a common centre rail. The pulleys remain in place on both tracks, but the haulage rope remains on only one track.Clee Hill Branch. Dhu Stone Quarries (CLE @ approx 6mp). 01 October 1961
Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Railway. Cleobury Town station (1m 76ch from junction with the Tenbury branch). 1 October 1961.
Closed for passengers on 26 September 1938. Small goods shed and water tower still in situ. The goods shed in the photograph is the old C.M.D.Priors locomotive shed, and the building in the foreground was actually the office of the light railway.Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Railway. Cleobury Town station (1m 76ch from junction with the Tenbury branch). 1 October 1961.
Clipston & Oxendon station (NMH @ 15m 21ch). 08 June 1961
Station closed on 04 January 1960Clipston & Oxendon station (NMH @ 15m 21ch). 08 June 1961
