Morning All
A Merry Christmas to you all
Just to accompany you on Christmas day i have added some rare photos of Gresley LNER Pre War A1/A3’s
2548 Galtee More
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... esley-A1A3
2566 Ladas
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-3nW2ZwH
2577 Night Hawk (later renumbered to 60078)
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-sNgzDwK
2743 Felstead (1st new built A3 later renumbered to 60089)
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-ZNbfJF8
4474 Victor Wild (later renumbered to 60105)
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-vj5nSLZ
4480 Enterprise (later renumbered to 60111)
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... /i-3C9VQKD
Neil
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/
Pre War Gresley A1/A3
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neildimmer
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Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
Neil some excellent shots.
I particularly like the one of Night Hawk with the green and cream ex-North Eastern 12-wheel Restaurant Car second in the rake. I believe it is No. 21487 to Diagram 170. This Tourist Stock set was allocated to the NE Area, it appears to have teak Brake Thirds at both ends.
John
I particularly like the one of Night Hawk with the green and cream ex-North Eastern 12-wheel Restaurant Car second in the rake. I believe it is No. 21487 to Diagram 170. This Tourist Stock set was allocated to the NE Area, it appears to have teak Brake Thirds at both ends.
John
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StevieG
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Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
Hi Neil.
In case you've no locations for those whose captions don't mention one ;
I've a feeling that Night Hawk could be on an up train at Sudbury Hill (no idea if a NE-allocated set could be on such a working though).
Felstead looks like it's on an Up train at Greenwood.
In case you've no locations for those whose captions don't mention one ;
I've a feeling that Night Hawk could be on an up train at Sudbury Hill (no idea if a NE-allocated set could be on such a working though).
Felstead looks like it's on an Up train at Greenwood.
BZOH
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Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
I am sure Sudbury is correct.
A1 2577 'Night Hawk' was a Gateshead loco until January 1937 when it moved to York.
The excursion train is perhaps heading for a sporting occasion at Wembley? The light and trees suggest a spring day. some time in the mid to late 1930s? I wonder if the leading Diagram 40 Brake Third was there mainly to store extra refreshments.
John
A1 2577 'Night Hawk' was a Gateshead loco until January 1937 when it moved to York.
The excursion train is perhaps heading for a sporting occasion at Wembley? The light and trees suggest a spring day. some time in the mid to late 1930s? I wonder if the leading Diagram 40 Brake Third was there mainly to store extra refreshments.
John
Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
Three of the other pictures 2548, 4474 and 4480, are taken just north of Potters Bar with down trains.
John
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neildimmer
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Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
Thanks Guys
I have updated the captions with the locations
Neil
I have updated the captions with the locations
Neil
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Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
That was my gut feeling about those as well John, but I was seeing too few clues to feel it worth mentioning in case of being wrong.JASd17 wrote:Three of the other pictures 2548, 4474 and 4480, are taken just north of Potters Bar with down trains.
John
BZOH
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Re: Pre War Gresley A1/A3
It's taken a while.
Sudbury Hill Harrow is my local station.
I took this a couple of days ago with a Windows 95 era digital camera so not the best.
The platform loops were taken out many years ago and the platforms built out to face the through lines.
The picture of Night Hawk would have been taken from the end of the down loop platform which is somewhere over the top of silver location cabinet on the left.
Flats built in the goods yard.
Still in place though is the white painted area on Wood End Road bridge which acted as backing for the down through signal.
Andy
Sudbury Hill Harrow is my local station.
I took this a couple of days ago with a Windows 95 era digital camera so not the best.
The picture of Night Hawk would have been taken from the end of the down loop platform which is somewhere over the top of silver location cabinet on the left.
Flats built in the goods yard.
Still in place though is the white painted area on Wood End Road bridge which acted as backing for the down through signal.
Andy