Help Please - photos for a J11/3 64354

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S7BcSR

Western Thunderer
I have a kit of an LNER/BR J11/3 to build but I want to build it as one particular loco - mainly for sentimental reasons. 64354 used to be one of the regular locos on the school train from Arkwright Street to Loughborough Central, it was also the final loco of this class to run on BR being removed from stock in late 1962 and it was shedded at Colwick. I already have one of the other locos on the school train, a J6, and the third one I would like to build eventually is a B1 61209.

Before starting the J11/3 I have been searching in books and the internet for some decent photographs of 64354 and whilst there are some on the internet with some being a bit clearer than others I was wondering if anyone on WT could point me in the direction of some really good photos of this loco in the period between 1950 and 1962. I would be happy to pay costs where relevant.

I am not a member of the GC Society, though that may yet happen, where I believe they have an archive which may include suitable photographs but I was hoping that I could be pointed in other directions.

TIA for any help.

Rob
 
S

S7BcSR

Western Thunderer
Tony, thanks very much. Gosh I had forgotten all about that railtour. I wasn't on it but I did go to see it but without camera in those days.
Rob
 
adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
There's nearly a dozen photo's from the railtour on Transport Treasury

http://www.transporttreasury.co.uk/page152a.html
F7708 64354 (RF) L/E Nottingham Victoria 14/10/62
F7709 64354 (LF) LCGB Midland Ltd R/Tour, Egginton Jct 14/10/62
F7710 Egginton Jct with enthusiasts from LCGB Midland Ltd R/Tour 14/10/62
F7711 64354 (RF) LCGB Midland Ltd R/Tour, Egginton Jct 14/10/62
F7712 Egginton Jct 14/10/62
F7713 64354 (LF) L/E having come off LCGB Midland Ltd R/Tour at Burton-on-Trent 14/10/62
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http://www.transporttreasury.co.uk/page122.html
651/1 64354 (RF) Tn LCGB Midland Ltd r/tour 1962
651/2 64354 (LF) Tn ‘Midland Ltd’ 1962
651/3 64354 (RF) Tn ‘Midland Ltd’ 1962
651/4 64354 (LF) Tn ‘Midland Ltd’ 1962
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http://www.transporttreasury.co.uk/page210.html
MM309 64354 J11 (LF) tn 8.40am Derby-Grantham entg Grantham 29/6/57
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Hope that helps.
 
S

S7BcSR

Western Thunderer
Adrian

Many thanks for these links, much appreciated. I had completely overlooked Transport Treasury Doh!!

I used to go trainspotting at Grantham in the mid-late 50s so could well have been behind it there as well as to school. Interestingly the 08:40 was the first train I was allowed to catch by worried mother so even more apposite. Always wanted to catch the earlier one but never allowed to until in my mid-teens.

Rob
 
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