01/06/1947 |
Longmoor |
On 1/6 2-10-0 Nos. 73774-73796 were in store and the following were on the dump (mostly marked for scrap): Nos. 70179, 70195, 70198, 70204, 70208, 72400 and 72401. There were numerous boilers, wheels, etc., lying about, indicating that a number of the older locos. had already presumably been broken up. Nos. 70216, 70271, 70272, 72214 and Petrol Railcars Nos. 2, 3 and 4 were on the diesel shed, whilst Nos. 71505, 73651, 73797, 75028, 75041, 75042, 75079, 75275, 75277 and 75290 were on the loco. shed. The three locos. painted blue, lined out in red and with the lettering 'L.M.R.' on the tenders (of two of them), were also on the shed: No. 79250 Major General McMullen, U.S. type 2-8-0 No. 93257 Major General Carl Gray, and U.S. type 0-6-0T No. 94382 Major General Frank S. Ross; the U.S. type locos. have recently been named and have had 90000 added to their U.S. numbers. The repair shop contained Nos. 77337 and 75282, and on the 60 cm. gauge the following were seen: German 0-6-0 Diesel Nos. HFM13906 and HFM13 915. |
SLS/194708 |
03/04/1948 |
Longmoor |
The latest arrivals at Longmoor are four diesels. Two Whitcomb 0-4-4-0 D's have been returned from the Middle East, and these are W.D. Nos. 71232/3. It is intended to repair them for service on the L.M.R. For the journey from the docks it was necessary to dismantle the cabs, and to reduce the width of the heavy steel buffer plates. Two 0-4-0 D's have come to Longmoor for storage. These are No. 70043 (A. Barclay 358/41) and R.O.F. 10 No. 2 (J. Fowler 22976/42). The former is from the Detmold Military Rly. The two narrow-gauge straight diesels brought from Germany are used on a short section of line, and are very powerful for their size, and have an approximate tractive effort of 25,000lb. It is understood that they were originally designed to haul trains of 'V2' warheads. Blue livery has been adopted for passenger engines, and olive green for goods types: Engines are being fitted with diamond-shaped plates on the cabsides. These have a red background with a blue edging, and have a blue embossed section of flat-footed rail in the centre, and are replicas of the L.M.R. 'flash.' 2-10-0 No. 73797 has been named The Sapper with plates from the D.M.R. 2-8-0 recently returned to the U.K. No. 73651 has returned from Brighton and is to be converted to oil-burning. 2-8-0 No. 77337 is now Sir Guy Williams, and still in chocolate livery. No. 79250 is kept chiefly as a training engine, with all parts labelled for instruction of trainees, and it is kept very clean. 2-8-0 No. 93257 is still in grey paint, and is stored in the open. 0-6-0 ST No. 75079 Sir John French (in R.E. blue livery and fitted for working passenger trains) is now fitted with full electric lighting, which is supplied from a small turbo-generator mounted on the right hand running plate. The only non-standard engines on the L.M.R. are Nos. 72400/1, which are stored at Gipsy Hollow and are for sale. 4-4-0T Kingsley is still used for derailments, though it is more of a vehicle than a locomotive. Dean's goods No. 70195 is still at Longmoor, and is also used for training. The remaining 2-10-0's are stored in two sidings at Gipsy Hollow, and will eventually be repaired for service on the main lines. No. 70204 Selborne has left the L.M.R. and No. 70208 Kitchener has been shipped to Belfast. It is reported that the famous Gazelle from the S. & M.R. will be preserved at Longmoor. |
SLS/194806 |