Prototype Tim Mills' Photos

[Barry37]

This is a loco I never knew had visited Waterloo until I saw Tim’s photos. It’s A2 60532 Blue Peter – see 60532 Blue Peter Location is certain but the date unconfirmed. However research uncovered this: The Railtour Files so I believe these photos to be the loco either backing on to or ready to leave with the A2 Commemorative Railtour which was run by the LCGB. The loco ran the train from Waterloo to Westbury where it retired short of steam and a Brit had to take over.

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Castle Class 7032 Denbigh Castle in an unconfirmed location and an unknown date. The record (SLS) shows the loco to have been allocated to Old Oak Common from July 1950 although it had been in store at some time as it was reinstated in September 1964. Judging by the polish on the wheels it's still in use so, basing on the loco appearance and history I’ll suggest it’s at Old Oak in September 1964 as that is when it was reinstated and withdrawn – in fact on 28th September. The loco was scrapped in February 1965 at Bird’s, Risca.

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Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73169 at Waterloo at an unknown date but late in the day for Southern steam judging by the steam leaking from every orifice and no smokebox number plate. I’ll guess 1965 or a bit later. Before moving to the Southern Region and Feltham shed in September 1963 the loco had been at Wakefield. In November 1964 it was reallocated to Eastleigh and was withdrawn from there at the end of September 1966. It was scrapped in June 1967 at Cashmore’s, Newport. (SLS). Note the 4-COR EMU in the background.

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Brian

Interesting BR 12T standard van on the left, in the photo of Denbigh Castle. D1/208 design, plywood doors and planked body. 8-shoe brakegear. It is branded ICI Fertiliser, and has some of the load deposited on various parts of the body and underframe. The interesting aspect is that it seems to have a white roof. While this could be fertiliser, it's very evenly covered, which might indicate the roof having been painted white in the old GWR style.

 

[AJC]

Interesting BR 12T standard van on the left, in the photo of Denbigh Castle. D1/208 design, plywood doors and planked body. 8-shoe brakegear. It is branded ICI Fertiliser, and has some of the load deposited on various parts of the body and underframe. The interesting aspect is that it seems to have a white roof. While this could be fertiliser, it's very evenly covered, which might indicate the roof having been painted white in the old GWR style.

I suspect, going on the fact that all the upper surfaces, from springs to strapping, have a white deposit on them, that it's been used for something like bagged china clay. You see quite a lot of weathering on vans looking like that in images of Cornish clay works. The ICI branding is the remnants of a paper poster, pasted on. I say remnants, because the livery colour of the van is clearly visible: the poster would have been blue.

Adam

PS - some later, air braked vans, did indeed get white roofs for Rowntree traffic to York, but not BR standard vans, so far as I'm aware.