Clapham transport museum

[52D]

Three Southern locos were at Tweedmouth with their rods removed in 1959. They were waiting to go back into the Queen Street museum after it was refurbished Boxhill was one of them, the others were 4-4-0s.

[ArthurK]

I photographed most of the locos when I visited there . Can't remember the date but I will check my records. Certainly the Midland compound and Butler Henderson were there as were the GER pair.

ArthurK

[Mickey]

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[Mickey]

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[strang steel]

You could mention that Micky, but York and railway museum always brings back memories of my ill fated interview for a trainee traffic managers job in 1970. The interviews were held at York, and because the subject was a hot topic at the time, one of the questions they asked me was "where would you site the new National Railway Museum and why?"

Of course, not being from their beloved county, I replied - Peterborough because it is central to a large proportion of the population and the preserved locos could run along the Nene Valley Railway (the proposals for which were in their infancy at the time).

I could tell by their faces that this was not the answer they were looking for, and was not surprised to discover later that I had failed to gain one of the places on the training course.

Mind you, I did get a free return ticket from home in order to attend the interview, so it was not all bad.

[Mickey]

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[Sir Nigel Gresley]

A few photos taken on 19 April 1973, the museum's final day before closure:

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[jukebox]

A few photos taken on 19 April 1973, the museum's final day before closure:

Brilliant photos SNG - thank you for sharing!

[Mickey]

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[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

Excellent piccies, many thanks!

[ArthurK]

That date that I visited was 1964. All the locps shown above were there. The list I have is
LNWR "Hardwick" 2-4-0 and "Cornwall" 2-2-2
MR Compound 1000
GCR Director "Butler Henderson"
SECR 737 4-4-0
GER N0. 87 0-6-0T & 490 2-4-0
LBSCR "Box Hill"
LSWR 563 4-4-0
Metropolitan 4-4-0 No. 23

I have BW photos of these plus a few colour shots.

ArthurK

[ArthurK]

Here are a few of the exhibits:

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

"Cornwall" is a loco that's always eluded me and I'd live to see her! There's something about "Singles."

[ArthurK]

Ay up!

"Cornwall" is a loco that's always eluded me and I'd live to see her! There's something about "Singles."

Here is another shot of "Cornwell" -Just for you!

Arthur

[Mickey]

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