1948 Borders floods

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1948 Borders floods

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4qckell ... FR9iy1DoHt
Excellent short film of the repairs to the ECML after the 1948 flooding.
Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area.
drmditch

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Many Thanks for the link.
Interesting to see the LNER livery of 1255. According to Yeadon it was a Heaton engine at the time
What was the Inspection coach ?
It looks as though it might have been in LNER teak paint.
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Other locos noted were a WD an A2 and a J37? plus a small Named industrial probably owned by Macalpines.
1255 was indeed a Heaton loco and very smart she looked in full LNER livery 8 months after the demise of the company. I think the inspection saloon belonged to the District Civil Engineer and thinking on i posted a pic of what could be the same coach behind a D20 at Berwick in the modelling thread.
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2512silverfox

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The inspectioncoach was a purpose built vehicle completed only a short time before the washout happened. Photo of it is in Harris LNER Carriages.
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