Horwich Crabs in the 1950's & 1960's Pt 2

[neildimmer]

Hi All

Second part of the "crabs" selection
42787 Green Ayre 10/9/60 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79468.html
42822 at Horwich Works 4/6/62 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79480.html
42849 Lostock Hall 12/5/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79471.html
42861 Huddersfield Hillhouse mpd 11/9/53 (John Whitaker)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79470.html
42863 still with LMS on the tender 11/9/53 Hillhouse mpd (John Whitaker)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79477.html
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79451.html
42872 (Keith Till)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79478.html
42892 the end Ince C & W works 31/7/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79474.html
42898 Lostock Hall mpd 26/7/65 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79456.html
42921 Stockport 1964 (Keith Till)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79467.html
42925 Preston 1/7/61 (Tony Gillett)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 79473.html

Neil

[Nathan Berelowitz]

Were tyhese popular locomotives and is there anything one could compare to loco classes here? I always looked at the Black 5 type as similar to our class 19D, aswell as its large numbers and general workhorse use?

[neildimmer]

I am unable personally to compare these locos from your own steam class's
Wikipedia have the following info:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Hughes_Crab

Neil