Good morning, In 1961, 'Trains Illustrated' published an excellent article on the operation of the Trent area. In the name of education, I shall get you all a...
... I've read somewhere that such knotting-up could happen if, under the same regulations, a long goods train from Toton heading for Derby was accepted into...
The very interesting situation Neil highlighted from Trains Illustrated was brought about by the vagaries of Block working over short sections, and could...
Ex-LMS Garratts worked on occasion into Rowsley and Chaddesden, but how frequent was this? Did those going to Rowsley always travel via Butterley or did some...
I doubt whether Platform 2 at Derby has seen an advertised departure for Buxton for many a year. Also worthy of note is the loco number displayed was the...
... I'd be interested too. I thought they were restricted to the Toton-Brent turns, but I always thought they must have ventured elsewhere in Derbyshire. Any...
... was ... Lovely picture - thanks Dave. A case of just being in the right place at the right time? Or did you travel on it? Presumably it isn't usual to...
Hi, re: garratts, I have pictures of them on Westhouses shed and, I know that westhouses men worked hem as well, but in the main I think that they were also...
Hi All (My first post...) As far as I know from research Garratts were never diagrammed to work into Rowsley, but Wellingborough area locos did work there if...
Thanks for the contributions so far. The main routes over which the Garratts worked were: Toton - Brent via Syston and Melton Toton - Washwood Heath (via...
westhouses shed can certainly be added to that as I have several pics of them on shed, meaning unless they ran light engine from Toton for servicing, something...
Hello all Not quite sure if the attached Beyer Garratt view might be classified as working, but it is on the route in question, north of Ambergate - anyone...
Morning, Looks very much like Johnsons Sidings on the Peak Forest line just beyond Ambergate. Regards, Nick. _____ From: derbyshirerailways@yahoogroups.com ...
Howard, No, I didn't travel on the train (the 31 gave way to a B1, as circulated by Wheaty). I had some business across the road at the Midland Hotel - where ...
"Oi! Get them locos out the way - I want to see the signal box!" D _____ From: derbyshirerailways@yahoogroups.com [mailto:derbyshirerailways@yahoogroups.com]...
That¹s my view also Nick. Regards, Glynn ... Re: [derbyshirerailways] Garratts around Derby Thats my view also Nick. Regards, Glynn on 16/4/05 7:26 am, Nick...
Only five sheds ever had an official allocation: Toton, Hasland, Wellingborough, Westhouses and Cricklewood. The latter two only in LMS days. None of the class...
I know that there was a westhouses turn from Tibshelf sidings, via butterley to Rowsley, so perhaps at a guess they have worked that way, do you have any...
... allocated to Westhouses, Hasland and Toton Alex, Westhouses had: 7967 4.40-6.40 4998/7998 4.35-2.40, 6.40-3.41 4999/7999 4.35-4.41 The latter two were not...
Matlock Branch Alex? Not when the garratts were in service  it was a main line. In August 1950, 23 of the 33 garratts were allocated to Toton, the other 10 ...
47976 was also allocated to Toton. I have no idea what the number was in the Cromford photo as the camera was not quite as good as that of ER Morten!. G....
thanks for the info, kind regards, Alex ... allocated to Westhouses, Hasland and Toton Alex, Westhouses had: 7967 4.40-6.40 4998/7998 4.35-2.40, 6.40-3.41 ...
I knew as soon as I clicked send that some one woud pick on my slip. Course re: matlock 'branch' but you knew what I meant lol. Anyone any info on how they are...
Nick will probably know more about this, but the last I heard was that the Network Rail responsibility was transferred from Birmingham to York towards the end...
If you send photos to the group, I'd appreciate if you could also place them in the "Photos" section as I read these emails online and can't open the...
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