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King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:40 am
by Tom F
Morning all!
Around 1950, what was the working distance of a 34A loco on stopping express passenger trains?
I'm wanting to see the likely hood of Top Shed A1s, A3s and A4s coming off at York.
Cheers
Tom
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:34 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up!
The limit was surely Edinburgh Waverley with the non-stoppers! However, most expresses changed engines at either Grantham or Peterborough, didn't they?
There were also non-stoppers to Leeds and Doncaster.
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:00 pm
by Tom F
Blink Bonny wrote:Ay up!
The limit was surely Edinburgh Waverley with the non-stoppers! However, most expresses changed engines at either Grantham or Peterborough, didn't they?
There were also non-stoppers to Leeds and Doncaster.
Cheers BB
I'm just trying to work out...if I can have a legit reason having King's Cross Pacifics coming off at York to be watered and turned
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:26 pm
by manna
G'Day Gents
You could have a number of reasons, for that, the best one would be a Hot box or a broken whistle !
manna
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:49 pm
by Tom F
manna wrote:G'Day Gents
You could have a number of reasons, for that, the best one would be a Hot box or a broken whistle !
manna
Ah, failures had crossed my mind.
Were there any particular workings that saw 34A locos coming off at 50A?
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:16 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up!
Wasn't there a working which was first stop York? Or have I dreamed that?
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:17 pm
by Sir Nigel Gresley
As a frequent spotter at York from 1959 to 1963, I never saw a loco change on any ECML trains. I assume that the K+ locos worked through to Newcastle.
Re: King's Cross locomotive distance limit 1950
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:56 am
by harvester
From my visit to York in the 50/60s were not most "scotch expresses" non stop through York using the non platformed two centre roads?