Hemyock Branch (WR) Stock W87245E W87270E

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Hemyock Branch (WR) Stock W87245E W87270E

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Hello,

From 1962 the Hemyock branch in Devon was allocated to ex LNER Brake Seconds W87245E and W87270E. I'm not an LNER expert so I was wondering if someone could tell me what diagram these were?

Many thanks!

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Stumpytrain wrote:From 1962 the Hemyock branch in Devon was allocated to ex LNER Brake Seconds W87245E and W87270E. I'm not an LNER expert so I was wondering if someone could tell me what diagram these were?
Diagram 340
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Bill Bedford wrote:Diagram 340
Perfect, thank you! :D

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Both coaches are in this picture of the LCGB railtour at Hemyock on 24/2/1963.
1450HemyockLCGBrt240263.jpg
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G'Day Gents
Was the GW so short of coaches that they had to send a couple of Ex LNER coaches down there to help out :?: :?:
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manna wrote:G'Day Gents
Was the GW so short of coaches that they had to send a couple of Ex LNER coaches down there to help out :?: :?:
It was the shortness of the coaches that they needed.
The LNER (or CLC) did a similar swop in the late 30s when the LMS needed short coaches for one of their branches in S. Wales.
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G'Day Gents
Thank you Bill, There was a shortage of shortness, on a railway that was'nt short of anything except shortness,Oh my aching head :?
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Flamingo wrote:Both coaches are in this picture of the LCGB railtour at Hemyock on...
Thank you for sharing such an amazing photograph! :)

Do you have any others of the Culm Valley line or Tiverton Junction perhaps?

Cheers,
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Stumpytrain wrote:
Flamingo wrote:Both coaches are in this picture of the LCGB railtour at Hemyock on...
Thank you for sharing such an amazing photograph! :)

Do you have any others of the Culm Valley line or Tiverton Junction perhaps?

Cheers,
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That railtour was the only time I ever went to Hemyock. Attached is a picture of the same train at Tiv. Jct. I also photographed the main tour train which was hauled by 60022 Mallard from Waterloo to Exeter via the SR route and then on to Tiverton Jct. by 2 GWR 2-6-2Ts. 60022 then hauled us back from Tiverton Jct. to London Paddington via the GW.
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LCGB railtour 24/2/1963, 1450 with mixed train for visit to Hemyock branch seen here at Tiverton Junction.
LCGB railtour 24/2/1963, 1450 with mixed train for visit to Hemyock branch seen here at Tiverton Junction.
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G'Day Gents
Nice pic 'Flamingo' but did you notice the amount of point rodding in the six foot, they make good walkways until the signalman pulls a lever, it fills it? Today, one half inch multi core cable!! Stations gone ? been replaced by the 'Parkway' ------------- Pity, they won't be happy until the world looks like a multi story car park :shock:
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PS I'm surprised that, these coaches, have'nt been modelled, seeing that there on the GW :P
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manna wrote:PS I'm surprised that, these coaches, have'nt been modelled, seeing that there on the GW :P
They were modified, they were given gas (propane) lights
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manna wrote:G'Day Gents
Nice pic 'Flamingo' but did you notice the amount of point rodding in the six foot, they make good walkways until the signalman pulls a lever, it fills it? Today, one half inch multi core cable!! Stations gone ? been replaced by the 'Parkway' ------------- Pity, they won't be happy until the world looks like a multi story car park :shock:
manna
PS I'm surprised that, these coaches, have'nt been modelled, seeing that there on the GW :P
Manna; - Point rodding - just what I thought, before reading your comment on that : Must be at least ten there; probably included several facing point locks I expect.
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