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Scanned images I took in the early 1960's This is at Leicester London Road. This was taken from the "bird cage" near the Leicester shed.

No idea why the first image is duplicated.

Top & middle photo features the same 9F Crosti boilered ''Spaceship' no.92024. This loco was withdrawn from traffic sometime during 1967.

Bottom photo features the front end of a 'Micky Mouse' ex-LMS Ivatt class 2 2-6-0.

Mickey

Me and my little brother on Exeter(St Davids I think) in 1963

Battle of Britain no.34069 Hawkinge the loco was withdrawn in November 1963. One of the earlier 'Spam cans' to be withdrawn from traffic.

Mickey

I think this is Mold Junction shed

Crewe works I think or possibly Carlisle, can't be sure, on a school education visit(at least that's what we told the headmaster).

Pretty sure this was at Crewe

I think this was at Crewe works too.

1:Ex GWR 4-6-0 no.7827 Lydham Manor withdrawn from traffic in October 1965 and now preserved.

2:B.R. Standard class 2 2-6-2T no.84015 withdrawn from traffic during 1966.

3:Ex LMS 4F 0-6-0 no.44373 withdrawn from traffic during 1964.

4:Ex LMS 3F 0-6-0 'Jinty' no.47330 withdrawn from traffic during 1965.

Mickey

Thanks Mickey

No problem burnie I am enjoying it.

The GWR Manors will be forever associated with The Cambrian route although a few did occasionally find there way up towards the London area on parcel workings (as seen on archive film footage featured on a dvd) with the entire class having a wide route availability throughout the GWR and subsequent Western Region of BR. On the introduction of the original 20 locos of the class during 1938 & 1939 (plus a further 10 locos in 1950) the locos weren't overly successful due to there indifferent steaming qualities until drafting modifications including the fitting of a smaller chimney that replaced the original chimney improved there overall steaming abilities from the early 1950s onwards. Out of a total of 30 locos in the class 9 Manors have now been preserved.

Mickey

These negatives were in my Dads things, my brother has them all and is slowly going through and scanning any I might find interesting, there should be a couple of dozen more at least, including the Great Central.

I wonder if 7827 is at Shrewsbury shed? It doesn't look like Mold Junction.

46511 and 7827 were there in 1965. One of the Shrewsbury sheds was of corrugated iron construction.

I have had another look and Oswestry shed is even more likely. Again both locos were at Oswestry earlier in the 1960s.

John

Memory is definitely not what it was, but I didn't go to Shrewsbury or Oswestry in those days, this trip was Crewe, Chester and Mold