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All Our Yesterdays – 55 Years Ago – January 1963

Diesel and Electric locomotive building was in full swing with British Railways workshops with Doncaster building class 85 electrics, Derby building class 25 and class 46 “Peaks” and class 52 Westerns being built at Crewe and Swindon. Locomotive contractors were also in production with English Electric building at Vulcan Foundry and also at the Robert Stephensons and Hawthorn works, Darlington class 37’s, Beyer Peacock at Manchester were building class 35 Hymek’s and Brush were building class 47’s at Loughborough.

New locomotives:
Class 25 – D5176
Class 35 – D7062/64/65/66
Class 37 – D6788/89/90/91, D6802/03/04/05/06/07/08
Class 46 – D189/90/91/92/93
Class 47 – D1504/05/06/07/08
Class 52 – D1015 Western Champion, D1050 Western Ruler, D1051 Western Ambassador
Class 85 – E3073/75

After the massive attack on the steam fleet in December 1962 when six hundred and twenty three locomotives were withdrawn January 1963 was relatively quite with only seventy four withdrawals, spread over 36 classes.

Also for the first time in many years there were no new diesel shunters delivered during the month. This was due to the fact that the last British Railways order for diesel shunters had been completed in December 1962 with the delivery of D4157 from Horwich works. This would be the high point for the diesel shunter fleet as within the few years the changing traffic patterns and reduction in route mileage would see the steady reduction of the fleet.

A number of the above were photographed later in life and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome

D6790 (37606) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24330315215/
D6803 (37103 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14476374083/
D6805 (37105) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6688482985/
D6808 (37108 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10452620756/
D190 (46053) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8025578403/
D191 (46054) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6398311243/
D192 (46055) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8243947350/
D1506 (47407) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8314568610/
D1507 (47408) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5843927525/
D1015 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6651364719/

JohnW1 · 17 Jan 2018

JohnW1 · 17 Jan 2018

All Our Yesterdays – 50 Years Ago – January 1968

With first generation diesel locomotive building virtually complete this month would see a further locomotive from the final batch of Class 20’s and two Class 50’s delivered.

New Locomotives
Class 20 – D8319
Class 50 – D403/05

The next ten years or so will be dominated by a mix of locomotive modifications and the withdrawal of the more un-successful or “non standard” types. The main programme of modification this month was Doncaster Works undertaking replacement of the unreliable Mirrlees JVS12T 1250bhp engine in the Brush Type 2 fleet with a 1470bhp English Electric 12SVT engine.

D5545/47/72, D5615/72/79, D5836/53

Steam withdrawals in the month decreased from eighty two to thirty one. With the remaining steam fleet being made up of Stanier Black Fives, Stanier 8F’s and BR Standards these types would now form the basis of the monthly withdrawals. The slaughter of the small or non-standard diesel shunter fleet continued with eleven locomotives condemned. There was a pause in the non standard or unreliable main line diesel fleet condemnations this month. At least two of the steam withdrawals survived breaking up and entered preservation.

48305 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14993236636/
92212 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/22072461702/
D403 (50003) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/35590406443/
D405 (50005) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13005133595/
D5545 (31127) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6903861882/
D5572 (31154) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7049953359/
D8319 (20906) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8234779374/

JohnW1 · 18 Jan 2018

All Our Yesterdays – 40 Years Ago – January 1978

New Locomotives
43078/79/80, 56037

Locomotives Named
50035 Ark Royal

Locomotives Withdrawn
08044, 08138, 24057, 40051, 83004, 84006

A number of the above I photographed during there careers and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome.

43080 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8372697018/
50035 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5653601947/
84006 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6943498446/

JohnW1 · 18 Jan 2018

December 2017 (Part 8)

December continues with a mixed bag.

T6 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/39737556541/
150925 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/39707228872/
Bench – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25867112028/
211 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25884956758/

JohnW1 · 19 Jan 2018

Odds and Sods

A mixed bag.

206 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/27849144139/
43048 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24775485257/
Ashwell SB – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/38970481674/
63395 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/27989277639/

JohnW1 · 19 Jan 2018

19th January

1978
20177 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24101037455/
25xxx – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5921427844/
56035 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5920864629/

JohnW1 · 20 Jan 2018

20th January

1979
47547 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6734800081/
2017
43027 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32471750540/
66520 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32699041932/
158763 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32416604390/
158852 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32736614496/
159102 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/31982826733/
Taunton - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32471743730/

JohnW1 · 20 Jan 2018

20th January 2017

LK53 LZU - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32068148544/
LJ09 KRN - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32811789086/
BU16 GZF - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/32796978105/

JohnW1 · 20 Jan 2018

December 2017 (Part 9)

December continues with a day out locally.

156498 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/38868322935/
156406 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/38875019595/

JohnW1 · 21 Jan 2018

December 2017 (Part 6)

December continues with a week in Devon/Cornwall plus a couple of local shots.

V308 LGC - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/39631572682/
T887 TBA – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/38849462945/
BN17 JDF - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/27997937079/

JohnW1 · 21 Jan 2018

JohnW1 · 22 Jan 2018

December 2017 (Part 10)

December continues in East Yorkshire.

YX06 CXM – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/39794124801/
BF67 GHG – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24926264797/
V522 ESC - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/38903325165/

JohnW1 · 22 Jan 2018

December 2017 (Part 11)

December continues in the North East.

142088 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/25938171068/
65033 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24941347397/
512 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/38920668755/
Deltic - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/24953981207/

JohnW1 · 22 Jan 2018

Trackman · 22 Jan 2018

Thank you

Looking forward to next month

JohnW1 · 23 Jan 2018

JohnW1 · 25 Jan 2018

JohnW1 · 25 Jan 2018

All Our Yesterdays – 35 Years Ago – January 1983

New Locomotives
56114/15

Locomotives Withdrawn
08199, 08288/91, 08360/64, 25101/35, 40049, 40198, 46021/29

A number of the above I photographed during their careers and can be found in this collection. As always feedback and comments welcome.

08199 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5537985320/
3434 (08364) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12007459515/
25101 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5760253103/
25135 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12944182133/
46021 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6963636809/
56114 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8475977686/

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