Returning to Grantham

[52D]

A4 at High Dyke Junction perhaps?

[strang steel]

It looks a bit too flat for High Dyke, although 63936 was a long term Grantham loco.

[madgewildfire60135]

Thank you to you both for your reply to the above image. Some more investigation then but I didn't think it was Grantham.

[madgewildfire60135]

I think the image of 60010 was taken at Doncaster probably when it was in for attention 5th March 1962. I came across this image and the location looks identical even looking at the telegraph pole and wires.

http://www.rail-online.co.uk/p603239225 ... #h486f2914

Thanks,Simon

[61070]

I've just picked up a copy of the February issue of Steam Days magazine where there's an evocative article by David Martin titled A Day Trip to Grantham: 1961. The author describes a typical day's outing by bus and train from his home in Nottingham to Grantham station, accompanied by some great photographs, and he very kindly gives this thread a mention. So thanks for that David, and a warm welcome to any new readers. If you've got this far I hope you enjoyed the journey.
Here are a couple of photos of spotters at Grantham which I don't think I've posted here yet. If you recognise anyone in them please get in touch.

[strang steel]

Oh yes, drainpipe jeans. I remember those and the ten minutes they took to get over my ankles before going to bed.

[Iron Duke]

A new collection of photographs portraying a typical day trip to Grantham can be found here http://www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk/rec ... -grantham/

[Iron Duke]

A few cine film clips in colour taken at Grantham and including 46245 "City of London" can be found here http://www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk/rec ... way-films/

[DerekM]

Thanks very much for the discussion on 90510's overpainted number. I hadn't thought of a 'cab swap', presuming that the '75' was the last part of a WD or an LNER number.

Mallard's comment about his first WD sighting and reference to GW locos has reminded me of my earliest 'disaster' as a young spotter, probably also around 1959 or '60. It was the sight of my first ever GW loco - a Hall - on the GC just north of Leicester station crossing the bridge over the river. It was so filthy that, from where I was standing below, and against the light, I could read neither its number nor its name. How I cursed the GW for its cast numberplates. I was inconsolable for days!

I'll put up some more photos from Grantham in the next day or two.

90510 = W.D Number 79236 N.E Numer 3189 DerekM