All Our Yesterdays – 60 Years Ago –April 1958
Sixty years ago the last 9F 2-10-0 Standard class steam locomotives were still in production, diesel shunter production was in full swing and the Pilot Scheme mainline diesels were being delivered. There was also a steady flow of new diesel multiple units.
New Locomotives
Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 – 92163/64/65, 92191
Class 03 – D2017/18
Class 04 – D2273
Class 08 – D3430/31/32/33, D3503/04/05/06/07/08, D3655/56
Class 10 – D3489/90/91/92/93
Class 15 – D8204/05
Class 30 – D5507/08
Class 40 – D201/02
Class D3/1 – D2900/01/02/03
New Diesel Multiple Units
Metro Cammell (Class 101) – M50317/18/19/20/35/36/37/38, M59128/29/30/31
Park Royal (Class 103) – M50400/01, M56155/56
BRCW (Class 104) –M50534/35/36/37/38/39/40, M56177/78/79/80/81/82/83
Cravens (Class 105) – M50778/79/80/82, M50811/12/13/15
BR Derby (Class 116) – W50858/59/61/62, W50911/12/14/15, W59366/67/69/70
Swindon Cross Country (Class 120) – W50665, W50717/18/19
Waggon und Maschinenbau Railbus – E79960/61/62/63/64
BR Eastleigh 6L (Class 202) – 1032/33/34
In the month sixty four steam locomotives were withdrawn, forty seven being over fifty years old with North Eastern Railway J77 0-6-0T 68399 being the oldest, having entering traffic in June 1875 and condemned eighty two years later. The majority of these withdrawals were the older secondary main line and branch line passenger engines, steam shunting engines and older freight engines being displaced by the continued delivery of the last of the 9F standards, the pilot scheme main line diesels, diesel multiple units and diesel shunting engines. Eleven engines condemned were built post the 1923 grouping with the youngest engine condemned being London and North Eastern Railway D49 Shire/Hunt 4-4-0 62756 The Brocklesby at twenty three years old.
A number I have photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome
D3503 (08388) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8089178440/
D3505 (08390) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5539376990/
D5508 (31008) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12450684923/
D202 (40002) –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13373763335/
M50862 –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6176896701/
E79962 –
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14285036821/
E79962 -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14316013100/
79964 –
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13941030507/
