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Flamingo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:57 am

manna wrote:G'Day Gents

Now who remembers the open day, at Noel Park goods yard, around about 1959,ish that was the only time I was legally in Noel Park goods yard???? I can remember 'Mallard' I got to walk through the corridor tender like hundreds of others! I also remember the J52 and the C12, wish that had been preserved as well and you could have a ride on the steam crane for 3d, ( up, round and down), but what else was there, was there a class 40????
manna

Ah yes, I remember it well!

I didn't even know Noel Park had a goods yard until that event. It must have been on a much lower level than the running tracks because Noel Park station itself was built next to the bridge over Wood Green High Road. Shunting that goods yard must have been quite interesting if the approach was on a steep gradient. The yard would have been mainly used for local house coal traffic I reckon, every North London house in those days had coal fires for heating. That was what caused the fog which prevented me from seeing the last Ivatt Atlantic.

Palmers Green also had a small goods yard with 3 or 4 sidings, it was on the up side south of the station, so I suppose the goods trains used to come in from the Hertford direction and reverse into the goods yard. I remember watching Hornsey J6's shunting at PG, 64233 and 64256 were the usual ones but there were others which I don't recall.

Anyway back to the Noel Park event. I still have the official programme and here's the cover of it:img541.jpg

As to the locos present, yes Mallard was there and the programme also lists a J52 ( I think it was 68846), a C12 (that was 67352, quite a shock to see one of this class back in London after many years), a 9F 2-10-0 (can't remember which one), a Type 4 D200 class (Hornsey had a few when they were new), a 350-hp shunter (can't remember which one) and D5300 (Sulzer Type 2. Plus a DMU and several coaches, wagons and small exhibits.

I thought you might like to see this picture:D5300NoelParkEx130958.jpg

SWoMP wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:58 pm

Flamingo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:57 am

manna wrote:G'Day Gents

Now who remembers the open day, at Noel Park goods yard, around about 1959,ish that was the only time I was legally in Noel Park goods yard???? I can remember 'Mallard' I got to walk through the corridor tender like hundreds of others! I also remember the J52 and the C12, wish that had been preserved as well and you could have a ride on the steam crane for 3d, ( up, round and down), but what else was there, was there a class 40????
manna

Ah yes, I remember it well!

I didn't even know Noel Park had a goods yard until that event. It must have been on a much lower level than the running tracks because Noel Park station itself was built next to the bridge over Wood Green High Road. Shunting that goods yard must have been quite interesting if the approach was on a steep gradient. The yard would have been mainly used for local house coal traffic I reckon, every North London house in those days had coal fires for heating. That was what caused the fog which prevented me from seeing the last Ivatt Atlantic.

Palmers Green also had a small goods yard with 3 or 4 sidings, it was on the up side south of the station, so I suppose the goods trains used to come in from the Hertford direction and reverse into the goods yard. I remember watching Hornsey J6's shunting at PG, 64233 and 64256 were the usual ones but there were others which I don't recall.

Anyway back to the Noel Park event. I still have the official programme and here's the cover of it:img541.jpg

As to the locos present, yes Mallard was there and the programme also lists a J52 ( I think it was 68846), a C12 (that was 67352, quite a shock to see one of this class back in London after many years), a 9F 2-10-0 (can't remember which one), a Type 4 D200 class (Hornsey had a few when they were new), a 350-hp shunter (can't remember which one) and D5300 (Sulzer Type 2. Plus a DMU and several coaches, wagons and small exhibits.

I thought you might like to see this picture:D5300NoelParkEx130958.jpg

Just found this site researching the Noel Park Goods Depot display. I think the lad alongside D5300 was me!! I would have been 13 and in my second year at Grammar school. Looks like my school uniform (first year of long trousers!).

Thanks for the memory. I was also a Hornsey spotter so more memories in due course...

tradewinds wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 4:49 am Good evening Manna,

I have this project for school where I want to collect a bunch of railway stories from loads of people, write them down word for word in an anthology of sorts, and preserve them for future generations. Those types of stories are invaluable parts of railway history, I think.

I was wondering if I could use a couple of your stories for this project. They are truly amazing stories, and I think people would really enjoy them.

Thank you for your time,

Tradewinds