New unpublished photos of exWD 2-8-0 Freight locos

[neildimmer]

Hi All

I have added a new collection of the filthiest locos to operate on BR, the WD 2-8-0's, nearly every photo i have seen they all look the same unclean & filthy.
90405 & 90089 Wakefield Kirkgate 2/1/67 (Bill Wright)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02762.html
90061 Rose Grove 2/11/65 (Tony Gillett) i imagine under the grime on the tender is the BR logo
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02745.html
90082 unknown location (Keith Till)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02748.html
90094 fairly clean passes a rusty looking black 5 44983 at Wakefield Kirkgate 22/7/65 (Bill Wright)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02746.html
90156 Horwich Works 10/63 (Keith Till)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02751.html
90190 unknown location (Keith Till)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02753.html
90236 & D234 Accra Warrington 17/11/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02759.html
90297 Lostock Hall 5/2/64 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02756.html
90343 Bamber Bridge 26/10/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02757.html
90367 hauling M28219 Heysham electric unit Preston 12/12/62 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02738.html
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02742.html
90388 Huddersfield Hillhouse mpd 11/9/53 (John Whitaker)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02750.html
90416 or whats left Ince C & W works 31/7/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02740.html
90427 running tender first Wakefield Kirkgate 2/1/67 (Bill Wright)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02737.html
90584 Preston 21/7/61 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02735.html
90667 & Jubilee 45623 Palestine at Ince C & W works 16/7/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 02755.html

Neil

[John Ashworth]

Great pictures. Once again the '60s backdrops are almost as good as the engines. The signal gantry in the far background of the first picture is impressive. There's one of 90190 showing the smoke hood over the stack in the roundhouse, and an interesting view of 90297's footplate without the tender. As for 90367 hauling an EMU, well, it just shows that there's a precedent for Pendolinos being hauled by diesels! I love the grimy locos - in preservation we keep our locos far too clean.

As a matter of interest, Neil, where do all these photos come from?

[neildimmer]

Hi John & everybody

The photos over 2500 were given to me by Tony Gillett who was a driver/fireman at Lostock Hall Preston in the 1960's

Neil

[John Ashworth]

Thanks, Neil (and Tony!), for sharing these photos - a collection of 2,500 photos from an old driver is a tremendous resource.

[neildimmer]

Thanks

There are also a lot of pics by Keith Till, Colin Williams, Bill Wright and myself
if you go to the home page @
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.net/
Scroll down to see over 45 collections

Neil