The Universal loco

jwealleans · Post by **jwealleans** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:52 pm

Just a vague recollection... was it one of the dockyard areas to replace Sentinels?

Colombo · Post by **Colombo** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:07 pm

The shed was 60C Helmsdale, and I got it wrong because it was an ex- Highland Railway Shed and of course that made it an ex-LMS shed. I have to come clean on that. The pannier tanks were 1646 and 1649.

They were sent up there when the ex-Highland Railway Loco no.55053 had to be withdrawn and they had to find something else suitable to work the passenger service on the lightly laid branch from the Mound station on the Highland line to Dornoch.

Colombo

52D · Post by **52D** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:07 pm

One of the Scottish sheds i think it may have been up Thurso way?

Pyewipe Junction · Post by **Pyewipe Junction** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:22 am

Up to at least 1950 Neasden had three ex-GW tanks (not panniers) allocated to it - 1426, 6129 and 6166, presumably for working on the joint line.

Pyewipe Junction · Post by **Pyewipe Junction** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:59 am

I think these engines were actually stationed at Aylesbury and used on services to Princes Risborough and High Wycombe.

There was a 54xx at one stage as well.

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:21 pm

Weren't these the ones for working the Dornoch branch in Scotland? Dunno which shed they were.....

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