Woodford-York Class B Freight

[Tom F]

On looking at the 1938 WTT, I seem to have a number of class B goods originating from Woodford coming up the GCR. Would this be Woodford Halse in Northamptonshire?

The timing suggests an 8 hour train. If this is Woodford Halse, would there have been a loco change on route for such a long duration. If so would we be looking at Colwick, Annesley or Sheffield?

Cheers

[Greedy Boards]

Hi Tom

don't have details of the period that you refer to, but I do have images of both York B16s and V2s on fitted freight duties in 1960s, as far south as Charwelton, the last stop before Woodford Halse in Northamptonshire, sometimes known as Woodford & Hinton.

Reference: 'The Great Central - Then and Now' by Mac Hawkins, published by avid & Charles.

Regards

Greedy Boards

[Tom F]

Hi Tom

don't have details of the period that you refer to, but I do have images of both York B16s and V2s on fitted freight duties in 1960s, as far south as Charwelton, the last stop before Woodford Halse in Northamptonshire, sometimes known as Woodford & Hinton.

Reference: 'The Great Central - Then and Now' by Mac Hawkins, published by avid & Charles.

Regards

Greedy Boards

Hi Greedy Boards, thanks for your reply.

I'm looking at 1938. I have found a photo from the 1930s of a Woodford Halse J11 just south of York near Copmanthorpe.

[Boris]

Re B16, on one bogie plate waggons, empties from Annersley we often had a B16 with the longest train behind us I have even been on bound for Middlesbrough, engine was fresh off the shed the train had come the previous day from South Wales

[1H was 2E]

Spotting days at Woodford; as late as '64 (when there was no steam on the GN south of P'bro. and not much S of Doncaster) I've seen two B16s in a day (on freight) and also two V2's (on passenger work). Southbound, they hooked off at Woodford but what took over was not memorable. Probably boring Cl 5 4-6-0s or dreadful Southern pacifics . Most traffic went on in the Banbury rather than London direction, I think. The Beeching plan maps showed the main line as going to Banbury and the Marylebone line as a branch, I seem to remember.

[Tom F]

Spotting days at Woodford; as late as '64 (when there was no steam on the GN south of P'bro. and not much S of Doncaster) I've seen two B16s in a day (on freight) and also two V2's (on passenger work). Southbound, they hooked off at Woodford but what took over was not memorable. Probably boring Cl 5 4-6-0s or dreadful Southern pacifics . Most traffic went on in the Banbury rather than London direction, I think. The Beeching plan maps showed the main line as going to Banbury and the Marylebone line as a branch, I seem to remember.

Thanks gents...this makes me wonder if York-Woodford Halse was a regular working....and if so I don't see why it wasn't in pre war days.