| 31/07/1948 |
Swindon Works |
Locomotives entering Works during July included: Nos 1367, 1446, 2165, 2229/36, 2385, 2809/84/98, 3778, 3832/40/59, 4075/82, 4519/28/73/85, 4698, 4965/77/88, 5077, 5191, 5261, 5306, 5403, 5805, 5904/15/43, 6157, 6343/78, 6439, 6637, 6702, 6818/25/33/46/55, 7006, 7218, 7318, 7727, 7812, 8764/87, 9312/17, 9706/81;
New work: Nos. 7014 BRD and 7015 SDN, both are painted G.W.R. green, as is No. 7016; the construction Of Nos. 4160-79 and 7430-39 is under way. During W/E 24/7 Nos. 5023, 6009 an 6910 were ex Works after having been in for the new British Railways' crest to be placed on the tenders, while during W/E 31/7 No. 5954 was ex general repair, having been painted black and lined out in red, cream and grey together with the new crest on the tender. During W/E 14/8 Nos. 7016 Chester Castle CDF and 7430 STB were completed; No. 8393 also entered Works during this week.
It is understood that the next batch of 'Castle's' (Nos. 7018-27) has been cancelled. Works' pilots lately have been and are: Nos. 906, 1758, 1900 an 2751; The following locomotives came in for cutting-up during W/E 24/7: Nos. 2680, 3002/27, 4386, 5127 an 5349 |
SLS/194809 |
| 10/10/1950 |
Penzance |
Early in October the allocation at Ponsandane was made up of one 'County' (1004), one 'Castle' (4090), nine 2-6-2T (4500, 4509, 4525, 4537, 4540, 4545, 4548, 4566, 4574), five 'Halls' (4946, 4965, 5915, 5969, 6911), one 2-6-0 (6318), ten 'Granges' (6800/1/6/8/9, 6817, 6825/6, 6838, 6869), one 'Manor' (7806) and two 0-6-OT (8409, 9717). 9717 shunts the goods yard and 8409 the station, but when 8409 was being washed-out, 2097 (83F) was borrowed; the latter was complete with emblem and red ground to numberplates. Engines from St. Blazey work in on certain trains where engines are changed at Par, and Truro and Laira engines have regular workings. The Plymouth train due at 11.50 a.m. has a Newton Abbot engine with a Laira crew, the engine and men returning on the 1.20 p.m. London Express. The first arrival is the 5.30 a.m. Kensington Empty Milk Vans, which has a Laira engine: this returns light or on seasonal traffic as ordered. Some turns are worked alternately by Laira and Penzance: such an example is the 7.10 parcels ex North Road, then 4.20 Penzance-Plymouth, and 8.9 p.m. Plymouth-Penzance, due 10.45 p.m. |
SLS/195101 |
