10/07/1954 |
Darlington Area |
The most interesting news is that the Class 3 engines ex Swindon are now allowed to work over the Darlington-Tebay road, the first one over being No. 77011; she worked the 9.20 a.m. Darlington-Blackpool on (10/7) with 5 bogies and gave a very satisfactory performance: Since that date Nos. 77002 and 77012 have been over the route. No. 77013 arrived in the area on 22/7. No 77001 is now at West Auckland, with B.R. Standard class 2 type, and are proving great favourites with the enginemen in the N.E. region. The class 3 2-6-0's are performing very well over the Darlington-Tebay line, they have that little bit of extra boiler power which can make or mar a loco design. West Auckland men are using them on the Tebay mineral turns, and some change in the working of these trains may take place in the near future. It was a stirring sight to see Nos. 77002/11 double heading a Blackpool E.P. up Sandy Bank, Smardale, last Saturday morning, they were tackling the grade in the region of 40 m.p.h., a bit different to the '901' 2-4-0's, toiling up there in the old days. My father used to fire one of the small Fletcher 2-2-2's on the Kirkby-Tebay trains, and it was a work of art to get the old lady to keep her feet if the rails were at all greasy. The load would be 4-5 six wheelers, and 'Auld John' Stephenson, the driver, used to get 1932 ' at 'em ' over Smardale viaduct in no uncertain manner if he had a chance! The sparks used to fly far and wide till they cleared the cabin at Sandy Bank, sometimes with disastrous effect on lineside crops; self-cleaning smoke boxes are not entirely a new idea! The class 3's take the bank with much less fuss. |
SLS/195410 |
09/07/1961 |
Darlington Works (Stripping Shop Yard) |
Erecting Shop: D242, D2243/6/8, D2700, D3456, D4073-6, D5160-4, 60803/80/99, 61322, 61457, 63354, 63401/65, 65825, 77012, 78022, 80075, 90061, 90405/26, 92197. Stripping Shop: 61437. Stripping Shop Yard: 60882, 60935/71, 63367, 63417/66, 65760, 77011. Works Yard: D239/78/80, D5158, 43051, 43126/33/4/41, 46480, 60802/55, 60903/63, 63441, 65099, 65761/90, 65820/84, 67643/58, 67760, 68040/7/50, 90089, 92175. Crossing: D13, D4072, D5159. Stooperdale: 90074. Scrap Yard, (i) Complete Locos: 61432/45, 67665, 67707/19/32/8/40, DEPT54. Scrap Yard, (ii) Parts of Locos: 61455, 68080, 68316, 69105, 69921. |
SLS/196108 |