Prototype Tim Mills' Photos

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
Thanks for yours, Roger. @Roger Pound . I'm pleased to oblige!

Also Martin @Martin Shaw. That's additional info I'll add to the files.

Back to English shores now.

We last saw this loco at London Bridge in post #4417. Here it’s at Brighton on shed with a 73B, Bricklayers Arms shed plate. E6 32418 was allocated to Bricklayers Arms in April 1958, moved to Brighton in May 1961 and withdrawal in December 1962. (SLS). It was seen along with other withdrawn locos at Hove Goods Yard on 29th December 1962 (SLS) and was recorded there from December 1962 until May 1963 (WHTS) and was cut up at Eastleigh Works week ending 6th July 1963. (RO).

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Two here of C2X 32450 at Brighton Loco on shed, possibly on the breakdown train on 9th January 1960. The loco was allocated to Redhill in June 1956 and Norwood Junction in November 1960 where it was withdrawn in November 1961 (SLS) or June 1961 (BR Database). It was scrapped at Ashford (WHTS) in November 1961. (BR Database).

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K Class 2-6-0 32350 at Brighton Shed on 9th January 1960. It was allocated to Three Bridges in May 1949 and withdrawn in November 1962. (SLS). It was seen at Eastleigh MPD alongside others awaiting scrap on 20th January 1963 (SLS) and the Railway Observer advises the loco was scrapped at Eastleigh in the week ending 16th February 1963.

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H Class 0-4-4T 31530 on shed at Brighton on 9th January 1960. The loco was allocated here in June 1959, then Tunbridge Wells West in February, Tonbridge in March and Three Bridges in December 1961 or January 1962 and then withdrawal in March 1962. (SLS). It was scrapped at Ashford in week ending 31st March 1962. (RO). In the background is E4 32475 seen recently in post #4639.

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Brian
 

LarryG

Western Thunderer
The picture of the C2X on an old breakdown coach is very atmospheric to me. In the heat of an afternoon back in 1960, I was in a similar position beside an elderly MR clerestory in use at our shed as a breakdown van just soaking up the detail on the bogies. It has probably happened to thousands of enthusiasts since the early days of railways.
 
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