Too good to ignore.
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Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Both look like early B, C, D or E stock at Gloucester Road Station but will have to check my LT books when I get home.
Arun Sharma
Western Thunderer
The bottom pic is 'Hurst-Neilson Stock'. The lower of the pics being hand-worked door stock might just possibly also qualify as H stock since it could be a late pic. This lower pic is of a C or D trailer that was rebuilt as a driver in 1928-30 as those were the ?only cars which had this later type of 'embossed' headlamp. It wouldn't be a converted 'E' type trailer as they had the cab rainstrip extending the full width of the car.
The upper picture might well be the unique Circle Line 1921 stock DM [no: 2589] as that was the only CL DM with a clerestory roof. It isn't a rebuilt DM from a C, D or E trailer as it hasn't had the headlamps modified.
Note also the lack of a fourth rail!
What interesting pictures!
The upper picture might well be the unique Circle Line 1921 stock DM [no: 2589] as that was the only CL DM with a clerestory roof. It isn't a rebuilt DM from a C, D or E trailer as it hasn't had the headlamps modified.
Note also the lack of a fourth rail!
What interesting pictures!
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Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
@Arun Sharma Are both photos purely District Railway stock or is one of them Met/District stock built for operating the Inner Circle services?
Edit. Just re-read your post regarding the purpose built Met/District Inner Circle stock.
Edit. Just re-read your post regarding the purpose built Met/District Inner Circle stock.
Arun Sharma
Western Thunderer
Interesting pictures - It ought to be possible to date the lower picture because:
The Inner Circle destination plate as well as the rebuilding of this stock puts the pic at least beyond 1928-30. I'm not entirely convinced about the lack of a fourth rail however. I have a feeling the inner circle plates didn't oulast WW2.
The Inner Circle destination plate as well as the rebuilding of this stock puts the pic at least beyond 1928-30. I'm not entirely convinced about the lack of a fourth rail however. I have a feeling the inner circle plates didn't oulast WW2.
Overseer
Western Thunderer
There is a fourth rail visible on the right hand track, the running rail is in shadow.
Arun Sharma
Western Thunderer
Thank you
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Also the 4th (+ve) conductor rail is next to the platform face rather than away from it on the 6' way side.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
It’s a four-engined plane, I think it’s one of the first four DH.86 Express airliners.
Ooh, it’s one of the three operated by Railway Air Services. A fascinating find.
Ooh, it’s one of the three operated by Railway Air Services. A fascinating find.
Renovater
Western Thunderer
Yes you may well of seen it before or maybe another photo taken at the same time by another photographer. These photos i'm currently putting on this thread were sold in a French auction, they seem to of been taken by the same person, i think the photographer is someone connected with cinema and was/is possibly French going by other photos being sold at the time, other photos will follow.....Colin.
