Last Day of Keilder Forest line & other Gresley V1's & V3's

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neildimmer
LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak'
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Last Day of Keilder Forest line & other Gresley V1's & V3's

Post by neildimmer »

Evening All

I have added a small collection of Gresley V1 and V3 2-6-2T Prairie Tank Locomotives, including this
Pre 1948 photo of 2920 at St Margarets depot
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=j9D9zvS

Also featured is 67639 (Gresley V1) last day of service complete with wreath 15 October 1956 passing Kielder Forest Signal Box
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=PMpwQCb
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=Xx4WJVS

67639 again
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=PJNFkW5

Full collection of V3’s
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=Cd3PpVF

Neil
Solario
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Re: Last Day of Keilder Forest line & other Gresley V1's & V

Post by Solario »

Neil,

I'm not sure if you are interested, but V3 67635 pictured at Doncaster is almost certainly on the Hull portion of the Yorkshire Pullman. It would be split/joined from/to the Leeds portion in Doncaster station.
Solario
neildimmer
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Re: Last Day of Keilder Forest line & other Gresley V1's & V

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Solario wrote:Neil,

I'm not sure if you are interested, but V3 67635 pictured at Doncaster is almost certainly on the Hull portion of the Yorkshire Pullman. It would be split/joined from/to the Leeds portion in Doncaster station.
Solario


Thanks i have put your comments in the caption

Neil
v3man
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Re: Last Day of Keilder Forest line & other Gresley V1's & V

Post by v3man »

These just remind me what a handsome little engine the V1 and V3 were.
mr B
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Re: Last Day of Keilder Forest line & other Gresley V1's & V

Post by mr B »

the good old days , when you were dryer at Keilder station than you would be at Plashetts to-day :mrgreen:

mr B
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