Thank you Martin
@Martin Shaw . Additional and correcting details always welcome.
That's wonderful stuff, Mick
@mickoo. Photos are so good! I studiously avoided photographing those EMUs, or any other for that matter. As it happens, though, hoping for some steam one year at Stratford I photographed a couple of 312s in original maroon.
H Class 0-4-4T 31324 on Ramsgate shed on 17th August 1958. The loco was allocated to Ramsgate in June 1952, moved to Nine Elms in June 1959, then Tonbridge February, Ashford April, both 1960, and back to Tonbridge in February 1961 and finally Three Bridges in May 1962 where it was withdrawn in July the same year. (SLS). It then went to Eastleigh Works where it was cut up week ending 10th August 1962. (RO).
Class L1 31781 with H Class 31324 and 31500 at Ramsgate on shed on 17th August 1958. For details of the L1 see the previous post and for 31324 see above. 31500 was allocated to Ramsgate from October 1955, then Nine Elms in June 1959. By November the same year it was allocated to Tonbridge where it was withdrawn in June 1961. (SLS). The Railway Observer reports it was cut up at Ashford week ending 1st July 1961.
On shed at Ramsgate on 17th August 1958 is N Class Mogul 31411 clearly carrying a 73A Stewarts Lane shed plate. It was allocated there by January 1948 and moved to Redhill in July 1963 before ending up at Guildford in January 1965 where it was withdrawn in April 1966. (SLS). It was scrapped at Cashmore’s, Newport, in September 1966. (BR Database).
This is believed to be Standard Class 2 2-6-2T 84025. It’s at Ramsgate - as Dave
@Yorkshire Dave pointed out the chimneys are those of Ramsgate Power Station - on a local train on 17th August 1958. The loco was allocated to Ramsgate when new in April 1957 and thereafter moved to Ashford in June 1959, Brighton in May, Newton Heath in September and Bolton, all 1961, and then was allocated back south to Eastleigh in November 1965 although it seems doubtful that a physical transfer ever took place. (SLS). In fact it was seen in store at Stockport between December 1965 and 6th March 1966. (WHTS). Thereafter there’s a suggestion it went back to the LMR but no allocation is given. In any event it was withdrawn in December 1965 (SLS) and went to Arnott Young at Parkgate where it was scrapped in March 1966. (BR Database).
It's very unlikely I'll post anything tomorrow so a Happy and Healthy Christmas to all and my grateful thanks for your support through the year..
Brian