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Hello

I'm look for photos taken in 1959 of either of these B1s, 61002 'IMPALA' and 61036 'RALPH ASSHETON'
It's for modelling purposes so I can see what the smokebox door arrangement/type was plus whether AWS had been fitted.

Cheers

Tom

This photo taken on 19th August 1958 seems to be the nearest available on the web and is a fairly clear shot of the front end

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkris/2463242968/

watcheronthebridge wrote:This photo taken on 19th August 1958 seems to be the nearest available on the web and is a fairly clear shot of the front end

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkris/2463242968/

Hello, thank you I had seen that photo.

Unfortunately she went into works according to Yeadon at the end of 1958 so there is a chance of a change of door. Seems a very illusive B1.

Where were they shedded, Tom?

jwealleans wrote:Where were they shedded, Tom?

61002 Impala was a York (50A) loco and 61036 Ralp Assheton was a Doncaster (36A) loco

Seems a very illusive named B1. I'm going to go off what I think she would be like with the Standard B1 door.

What published sources have you tried? Wasn't there a thread on here about Ralph Assheton not so long ago?

jwealleans wrote:What published sources have you tried? Wasn't there a thread on here about Ralph Assheton not so long ago?

Power of the B1s, Yeadon Register, all my books based around York and the surrounding areas. The closest photo I have is one online posted in this thread earlier of 61002 in 1958 with a burnt smokebox door, I've now been sent a photo by our very own Guy Mannering of 61002 on Blackpool Shed in 1961, so will see if this ties with overhaul dates.

61002 can be seen at York here:-

http://www.davidheyscollection.com/user ... 2-york.jpg

and a rather distant photo of 61036 at Nottingham Victoria here:-

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.willi ... rnorth.jpg

strang steel wrote:61002 can be seen at York here:-

http://www.davidheyscollection.com/user ... 2-york.jpg

and a rather distant photo of 61036 at Nottingham Victoria here:-

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.willi ... rnorth.jpg

Thanks for those, sadly the 61002 photo is pre 1959 I would think with an early crest and no AWS. I think I'm just going to portray her with that type of smokebox door (more common). I need a photo of 61002 between the dates of December 1958 and May 1961 between overhauls.