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BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:57 pm
by STAFFORDA4
I have recently seen one or two photos showing Pacifics in BR days on Blaydon shed and wonder why?
What were they doing there?
I know a handful of withdrawn late 62/early 63 locos were stored at Blaydon that winter but the shots I'm referring to are a little earlier with "healthy-looking" engines in steam
Did they have any regular workings that supported their visits?
Thanks chaps
Eric
Stafford
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:32 pm
by ArthurK
STAFFORDA4 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:57 pm
I have recently seen one or two photos showing Pacifics in BR days on Blaydon shed and wonder why?
What were they doing there?
I know a handful of withdrawn late 62/early 63 locos were stored at Blaydon that winter but the shots I'm referring to are a little earlier with "healthy-looking" engines in steam
Did they have any regular workings that supported their visits?
Thanks chaps
Eric
Stafford
Gateshead Shed was being rebuilt at that time. Large locos were serviced at Blaydon during that period. Pacifcs and V3s were amongst those diverted from Gateshead
ArthurK
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:18 pm
by 52D
Yes Tweedmouth also recieved big locos at that period although some were cascaded down as the main was being dieselised and the Pacifics were used as station pilot/thunderbird duties.
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:06 pm
by STAFFORDA4
thank you Gents
I'm guessing this 52A rebuilding would be 1961-62 then
As an aside does any kind correspondent have a list of which Pacifics were stored at Blaydon in the winter of 62/3?
Thanks
Eric
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:44 pm
by ArthurK
STAFFORDA4 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:57 pm
I have recently seen one or two photos showing Pacifics in BR days on Blaydon shed and wonder why?
What were they doing there?
I know a handful of withdrawn late 62/early 63 locos were stored at Blaydon that winter but the shots I'm referring to are a little earlier with "healthy-looking" engines in steam
Did they have any regular workings that supported their visits?
Thanks chaps
Eric
Stafford
STAFFORDA4 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:06 pm
thank you Gents
I'm guessing this 52A rebuilding would be 1961-62 then
As an aside does any kind correspondent have a list of which Pacifics were stored at Blaydon in the winter of 62/3?
Thanks
Eric
Don't have all of them but those I photographed included J39, V2, A3s and A2s.
Numbers noted were 64942, 60934, 60078. 60539, 60511, 60072 and 64921.
I will add some photos
ArthurK
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:52 pm
by ArthurK
Photos as promised
ArthurK
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:55 pm
by ArthurK
And more
Later there were 4 J39s stored behind the shed just west of the Scotswood railway bridge. I didn't have many J39 photos so I struggled through the undergrowth to photograph them. They were 64942 (moved from its previous resting place), 64865, 64936 and 64860.
ArthurK
Re: BLAYDON Shed
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:23 am
by STAFFORDA4
thank you Arthur; most kind and very interesting
Eric