SITE UPDATES
Several views added to the Sierra Leone page showing Pepel in 2004 including some of the derelict BRCW's.
Not much happening at the moment, a minor update to the Sierra Leone page page, one new view added to the 25001 page & several views added to the Peaks on the NE/SW route page.
A new page for the Peaks on Secondary Routes - another unfinished page with Peaks on the Trans Pennine, ECML & more.
Page updated for Class 44's - a few more pictures added & a new page added for 25181/182/183 with pictures and history.
And of course a Happy Christmas & Prosperous New Year to you all, many thanks for all your contributions, corrections and everything in between. No matter how big the picture, or how small the information, it is appreciated and over time will be incorporated into the website. Merry Christmas!
Page updated for 1969 history, with information on Peaks added.
A new page added about 25077/78/79 . Additionally approxiamately 300+ Class24/25/45/46 pictures have been obtained and these are slowly being added to the existing pages as time permits.
No endorsement is intended for any books etc shown here, rather just a promotion of those who are trying to bring back memories of BR's first generation diesel fleets, either in pictures/captions or personal reminiscences.
Another plug for a book from a growing series about BR's first generation diesel fleet. Cost is GBP9.95 plus 10% P&P within the UK, more information can be found at www.strathwood.com. Other volumes currently available include The Deltic Class 55's and the Class 50's. Work is currently progressing on the Class 24/25 volume.
Another plug here for a fellow enthusiast's publication. Steve has provided a number of Class 24/25 views for the website and some of the dramatic snow scenes featured on the 'Inverness' and 'Snowy Day's' pages. Regrettably none of these are in his first book, but as it features the Class 40's in the Holyhead area this is perhaps not too surprising!
FOR SALE
A collection of over 100 colour photographs contained in 64 pages depicting the service given by the English Electric Class 40 Locomotives on workings into Holyhead. Published by Cheona Publications, this is the first in a series of books covering British Railways Diesels in Colour and is available by contacting the author. Price £10.95 plus £1.00 Post and Packing. Please allow 7 days for delivery.
To order please send your name, address and payment to:
Steve Morris
45 Danefield Road,
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 7NS
Total cost £11.95 each by CHEQUE OR P.O PAYABLE TO S MORRIS
Also here is a plug for a new publication covering.....well see below, use the email address in following text to contact the author
Seem to spend half your life on trains back in 1984?
Remember long festers at New St and overnights at Crewe?
Remember the front 2 coaches of service trains wedged out with flailing bashers
Sample bashing moves and gen from 1984 plus reviews of 8 “real railtours”
Guests contributions from 2 “main men” to boost my tales from 1984.
Consist is 60 A4 pages in a loose leaf file with 18 colour phots to help bring back those memories.
My booklet “The Bashing years, tales from 1984” is available now..
A bargain at £5.50 including postage, with all proceeds going to loco preservation
For your own “hell-fire” copy please contact me, initially by email, on
nross@buckscc.gov.uk
Two views and an old advertisement added to the Armstrong Whitworth page covering their rail vehicles for the UK.
Four views added to the Inverness page, three views of the Aberfeldy branch and a smoking 27 at Stirling.
Page updated on Roumanian 060 DA locomotives, five views added and part two of the unfinished Peak Trilogy features the first cut of Peaks on the St Pancras - Glasgow/Edinburgh routes and many points in between.
Page added showing four views of the Polish 060 DA's - powered by the license built Electroputere 12LDA28's.
Page updated on 25043 - notes & views added to include 25041 & 25042 and a couple of pictures added to the 25026 page.
Page updated on 1968 - now includes information on Peak activities etc & page on 25038 updated to include info & pictures on 25039 & 25040.
Page updated on 25190 - now includes information & pictures on 25191.
Page updated on 1967 - to include historical stuff on the Peaks and a new page added featuring a brief look at the Peaks on the NE/SW Route - with pictures and a few notes.
Page updated on Watford & its 25's - seventeen views added - either in the Watford area or other withdrawn views & four new views added to the Help page.
Page updated on 1966 , additional information on the Type 2's and Peaks added.
Page updated on Derby station additional views added featuring the shed, the Research area and the line to Spondon, and new views added to the Help!! page.
Page updated on Class 44's , new page added on Holbeck and its Sulzer allocation & a new page added on 25090 - 25095 . Heavy commitments at work and elsewhere have led to it becoming a challenge to update the website - therefore these uploads are a little premature in their being complete, but here they are rather than sitting on my hard drive for a few more months - updates will follow as time permits.
Page updated on 1965 , additional information on the Type 2's and Peaks added.
Page updated for the Class 44's and a new page added Help!! - looking for information on unidentified photographs - can you help please!.
New page added on 5160/25010 .
Page updated on 25's around Watford , a minor update to the snowy day page and seven new views added and about a dozen previously added scans redone to improve the quality on the Derby Works page .
Information & pictures added on 7535/25185 .
A few minor updates: more pictures added to Class 44 page (text & pictures), Bent class 31's (two pictures) - Bent Class 37/40's (pictures - 5 Class 37's, 2 Class 40's) - Sulzers in India (one picture) - Sulzers in Thailand (two pictures) - 25032 ( one picture).
Information & pictures added on the Class 44's .
Information & pictures added to the 25312 page now to include survivor 25313.
Not much this week, just minor changes with new or improved pictures scans for Armstrong Whitworth's UK stuff (text & pictures), Armstrong Whitworth's global stuff (text & pictures) - Sulzers in Algeria (text & pictures) - Sulzers in Argentina (text & pictures) - Sulzers in Cuba (text & pictures) - Sulzers in Ecuador ( one picture) - Sulzers in South Manchuria (text & pictures) - Sulzers in Thailand (one picture) - Sulzers in Russia (one picture) & HS4000 Kestrel (one picture).
New page added on views in the Watford area - from the 1980's and several views of withdrawn Class 25's & a minor update to the French shunter page.
New page added on the Mersey Ratcatcher - a brief look at the last Class 25 hauled railtour - hopefully the first of a series.
Regret not much happening right now, a new job and major household refurbishments have taken up the time, minor updates to Sulzer Global List - list updates from A - G countries with much updating to France, also one picture each added to following pages Derby station , 25034 , 25084 ...
Page updated for Inverness with nine new black and white views added..
Page updated for 25058 to include notes and views on 25057 & 25059.
Updates to the line southwest from Derby showing a number of views from my visit to the UK in April 2004, hopefully revealing a before/after look at the line.
Page on history of 5098/24098 consolidated with 5099/24099 with information now added for 5100 & 5101.
With ten days recently spent in the UK a considerable amount of new material has been obtained for incorporation in the website. The first update is to the scrapyard page which features fifteen views obtained from a visit to Booth Roe's scrapyard at Rotherham. A new view has been added of one of the Armstrong Whitworth railcars that trialled on the LNER and an additional view of one of the BAGS powerhouses . Another view added of D5000 in store at Shrewsbury and a view of D5030 under construction at Crewe.
Page on history of 1964 updated to include information on the Peaks and a new page added on the Sulzer powered Swiss rail & luggage vans .
Page on 24079 updated & expanded to include information/views on 24077 & 24078 and a couple more views added to the Armstrong Whitworth powered Sulzers in the UK .
Page on 1963 updated to include stuff on the Peaks.
Page on 1962 updated to include stuff on the Peaks and a new page added 25100/01/02 .
Minor page updates to the Inverness and Snowy Day pages, with a few additional notes & views.
Page on 1961 updated to include stuff on the Peaks.
Page on 24004 updated to include stuff on D5005 & D5006.
Should you have any views of any Class 24/25's on railtour duty would it be possible for scans to be sent to me of these please??
Yearly history of 1960 updated. Although this site was put together originally with the Class24/25 as the center piece, it is the big Class 45's that are my true favourites and in recognition of this I have started to update the yearly histories now to include events covering the Class 44/45/46. This will take a while to update all the years, hope the new information proves readable and triggers a few more memories. And the 24009 page now includes stuff on 5007 & 5008 including details from the BTC testing of D5008.
More views added of various Sulzer engines and a very small piece added on the Port of Rosario shunters .
A very small page added on a Sulzer powered locomotive delivered to Russia and the page on D5001 has been consolidated with that of D5003, upgraded and now includes stuff on D5002.
Two minor updates, a view added to the Prussia page showing the railcar engine and a view on the Armstrong Whitworth page showing Prestons Docks shunter 'Duchess'.