Prototype Tim Mills' Photos

[Arun Sharma]

Arun
Iis not Shrewsbury, the buildings are wrong for there. The GW was responsible for the signals and the signal gantry above the train is pure LNW as is the partially hidden signal box in the background. It also looks as though there is at least one bi directional platform road. 45003 was a western division engine since 1935 so somwhere on that division, the lack of signs of resignalling or electrification may narrow things a bit.

I have some slight variation in the locomotives later allocation dates,
Rugby 5/6/43, Willesden 31/10/53, Crewe N 14/4/56, Crewe S 20/10/56, Crewe N 5/1/57, Crewe S 23/11/57, Stoke 20/6/59, Crewe N 12/9/59,
Stoke 10/6/61, Wdn w.e. 27/5/67.

Martin

Thank you

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Black 5 45003 at an unidentified location probably in September 1958. It was allocated to Crewe South in November 1957 and stayed there until July 1959 when it moved to Stoke and back to Crewe South in September the same year although it ended up at Stoke in July 1961 where it was withdrawn in May 1967. (SLS). It was scrapped at Cohen’s, Kettering, in February 1968. (BR Database).

Longsight, Manchester. Longsight engine and carriage sheds are behind the signal box. It's on the four track section from Man Piccadilly (London Road) to Stockport (Edgerley (Stockport)).

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

I think there's some confusion around the locomotive sheds in the Manchester area and only one - 42647 - was taken at Agecroft as the the tops of the water columns match.

https://flic.kr/p/oGe88h

For the remainder the geography doesn't quite fit, however the locomotives are all recorded as being allocated to Newton Heath and in the case of 44686, Longsight.

Aspinall 3F Class 11 52278 at Agecroft in September 1958. It was allocated to Newton Heath in December 1956 and withdrawn from there in July 1959. It then went to Horwich Works (WHTS) where it was scrapped a month or so later. (BR Database).

Another Aspinall 3F Class 11, 52161, at Agecroft in September 1958. This was allocated to Newton Heath in April 1958 but went immediately on loan to Stockport where it was withdrawn in October 1960. (SLS). It was scrapped at Horwich Works (WHTS) later the same month.

Barton Wright Class 23 0-6-0ST 51458 at Agecroft in September 1958 which was (as I read the history) a Class 25 0-6-0 until converted to a saddle tank. Shed Bash on 14th June 1959 records it as present at Agecroft although withdrawn at the time and carrying a Newton Heath shed plate. Agecroft 1936 - 1966 According to the SLS the loco was allocated to Newton Heath from December 1949 and was withdrawn – whether from there or Agecroft is uncertain – in May1959. It went to Central Wagon Works, Ince, Wigan for disposal (RO) although I can find no reference of a date when the deed was complete.

I read this as Fowler 7F 0-8-0 49667 which from the allocation seems likely. Here it’s at Agecroft in September 1958. It’s another recorded on 14th June 1959 at Agecroft as withdrawn on Agecroft 1936 - 1966 although being allocated to Newton Heath. It was on the Newton Heath allocation from November 1953 (BR Database) and was withdrawn in May 1959. (SLS). It was scrapped at Central Wagon, Ince, Wigan (RO) in September 1961. (BR Database).

This is Fowler 7F 0-8-0 49511 at Agecroft in September 1958 although allocated to Newton Heath from December 1955. It’s recorded as having been seen withdrawn at Agecroft on 14th June 1959 – see Agecroft 1936 - 1966. Newton Heath was it’s final shed, having been withdrawn in May 1959 after a period in storage from August 1958. (SLS). It was scrapped at Central Wagon, Ince, Wigan (RO) in September 1961. (BR Database).

These five are at Newton Heath as the shed roof profile matches. Although Manchester Patricroft and Stockport Edgerley have similar roof profiles.

https://flic.kr/p/2Lm8wp

As shown in the earlier link above, Agecroft shed roof profile is quite different.

In the first of the last two of the Fowler 0-8-0s the large building on the right was a hostel on Warden Lane - since demolished.

Caprotti Black 5 44686 at Agecroft in September 1958. It was new to Longsight in April 1951 (BR Database) then Monument Lane April 1960, Llandudno Junction May 1960 and Southport in October 1963 where it was withdrawn in October 1965. (SLS). It then went to Wards, Beighton, Sheffield (RO) where it was seen on 30th January and 8th February 1966 (WHTS) and scrapped in September 1967. (BR Database).

This one is at Longsight as the roof ladder/walkway hand rail matches that of the south shed modernised in 1957 for dieselisation - you have to scroll down a bit. History of Longsight Station and Railway Depot