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Ex-LMS "8F" Class 2-8-0`s Nos.48222 and 48076 and 48540 at Royston MPD (55D) on Sunday 30th July 67. 48222 built (as LMS No.8222) in Sept 1942 by North British Loco.Co.of Glasgow and withdrawn in November 1967. 48076 built (as LMS No.8076) in Dec 1936 by Vulcan Foundry,Newton-Le-Willows and withdrawn inNovember 1967. 48540 built (as LMS No.8540) in Darlington and withdrawn in October 1967. Copyright : Steve Armitage Archive -
Class 33 No. D 6525 “Captain Bill Smith RNR” TOPS No. 33109 BR Blue with Yellow Ends light engine at Ropley on The Watercress Line,Hampshire August 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 31’s Nos 31306 & 31159 at Tattenham Corner on a freight - 25.7.1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 60 No. 60042 “Dunkery Beacon” light engine at Salfords - April 1996 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 31/4’s Nos 31420 & 31466 EWS Livery at Grain - November 1996 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 47 No.47488 - (BR Two Tone Green) at Weymouth Station - October 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 33/0 Crompton No.33035 “Spitfire” Network South East livery at Grain Aggregates Yard with 11.39am Grain to Hoo Yard service - June 2007 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- HistoryDate Event Location / Notes May 1961 To traffic BRCW Works No. DEL145 May 1961 Allocated Hither Green Jul 1963 Re-allocated 34E Sep 1963 Re-allocated Hither Green Jan 1964 Re-allocated 16C Jan 1964 Re-allocated Hither Green Feb 1964 Re-allocated 82C Apr 1964 Re-allocated Hither Green Jan 1967 Re-allocated Eastleigh Dec 1970 Re-allocated Hither Green Oct 1971 Re-allocated Eastleigh May 1973 Re-allocated Hither Green Feb 1974 Re-numbered 6553 to 33035 Jun 1983 Re-allocated Eastleigh Nov 1983 Overhaul Eastleigh Works Mar 1988 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Oct 1989 Withdrawn Eastleigh Works Jan 1990 Re-instated Stewarts Lane May 1990 Re-allocated Eastleigh Dec 1993 Named "Spitfire", Eastleigh Depot Mar 1994 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Oct 1996 Withdrawn Stewarts Lane Mar 1997 Sold Mark Jacob Mar 1997 Moved Crewe Heritage Centre Jun 2010 Moved Barrow Hill -
Class 73/1 Electro -Diesel No.73129 “City of Winchester” on a freight at Horsham- March 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Class 73/1 Electro -Diesel No.73129 “City of Winchester” on a freight at Horsham- March 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- This loco ran from 1982 to 2003 Withdrawn 2003. Preserved at Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, moved to Cambrian Heritage Railways in 2021. -
Class 31 No. 31110 & D5528 Taken September 1999 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 40 No.40013 / D213 "Andana" At Basingstoke Open Day - 26.9.1987 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Loco was named "Andana" - June 1962 Built ayt Vulcan Foundry Withdrawn October 1984 ction -
BR Type 2 / British Rail Class 24 - Class 97 No.97201 ex Class 24 No.24061 RTC Red and Blue Livery RTC is Rail Technical Centre and they had their own colour scheme also loco was named "EXPERIMENT" Open day at Basingstoke - 26.9.1987 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Service History Original number: The locomotive was initially built with the number D5061, before being renumbered to 24061 under the TOPS (Total Operations Processing System) numbering scheme in March 1974. Research Department: After being withdrawn from regular service in August 1975, 24061 was transferred to British Rail's Research Department at Derby Works in November of that year. Renumbering: It was renumbered as RDB968007 and then again as 97201 in 1979. Nicknamed Experiment: As a research locomotive, it was painted in a distinctive red and blue livery and given the name Experiment in 1980. Withdrawal: The loco was finally withdrawn from service on December 4, 1987, making it the last Class 24 to be operational on British Rail. Following its withdrawal, 24061 was preserved. Its restoration and current home have been supported by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), where it now runs under its original number, D5061. Waiting overhaul and was taken out of service in 2014 at NYMR. D5061 was built at Crewe Works and entered service at March, Cambridgeshire, on 15 January 1960. It joined D5032 at Willesden in 1960 and, after spells at Finsbury Park and Haymarket, returned to the London Midland Region in 1968. In May 1973 it once again met up with D5032 at Crewe Diesel Depot, from where it was withdrawn on 10 August 1975. In October of that year it went to Derby Works, emerging into departmental stock as TDB968007. It was withdrawn again on 18 December 1978, before entering service with the Railway Technical Centre at Derby. It was renumbered as 97201 on 18 August 1979, named ‘Experiment’ in June 1980, and withdrawn for a third time on 4 December 1987, moving to Vic Berry’s Leicester yard under its own power in July 1988. -
Class 73/1 ELECTRO - DIESEL No.73138 At Dungeness with a nuclear flask train for Sellafield - 28.1.1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:-Locomotive 73138 is aBritish Rail Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive, which is a type of bi-mode locomotive primarily used on the Southern Region of British Railways.The Class 73Design: Built between 1962 and 1967, the Class 73 can operate on either the Southern Region's 650/750V DC third-rail electric power or an onboard 600 hp diesel engine. This dual capability made them highly versatile for use on both electrified routes and non-electrified sidings or branch lines.Subclass: Loco 73138 was part of the second batch of Class 73s, initially classified as "JB" and later as Class 73/1 under the TOPS system. These had a higher top speed of 90 mph compared to the 80 mph of the earlier Class 73/0 prototypes.TOPS number: The loco was originally numbered E6045 before being renumbered 73138 under the Total Operations Processing System (TOPS).History of 731381984 Southern Electric Group Jamboree: On March 17, 1984, 73138 operated a long route as part of a Southern Electric Group special train. Its journey took it to destinations including Shepperton, Staines West Oil Terminal, Reading, and Southampton.Private ownership and preservation: The locomotive was later owned privately and was restored between 2003 and 2004.Depot shunter: From its restoration until October 2006, 73138 was used as a depot shunter at Barrow Hill.Mainline return: In 2010, the locomotive was sold to Network Rail for further use on the mainline. -
BR Class 33 Crompton No.33046 MERLIN Waiting at Grain Yard with a ballast train - 1986/87 Scrapped in 2017 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:-History
Date Event Location / Notes Jul 1961 To traffic BRCW Works No. DEL156 Jul 1961 Allocated Hither Green Dec 1973 Re-numbered 6564 to 33046 Mar 1985 Overhaul Eastleigh Works Nov 1985 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Jul 1991 Re-allocated Eastleigh Oct 1991 Named "Merlin", Eastleigh Depot Mar 1994 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Sep 1997 Re-allocated Eastleigh Jan 1998 Withdrawn Eastleigh Dec 2001 Sold Fragonset, Eastleigh Jan 2003 Moved Carnforth Apr 2003 Partial Overhaul Rothley, GCR Aug 2003 Partial Overhaul Fragonset, Derby Feb 2007 Sold Edward Stevenson, RTC Derby Mar 2007 Sold BRCW, Midland Railway Centre Jul 2013 Sold 33117 Group, Bury ELR Apr 2023 Scrapped Bury ELR -
BR Class 92 No.92001 "Victor Hugo" EWS Livery At Hoo Yard - July 1999 This photo shows the third rail equipment Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- These locos can operate on dual voltage 25KV overhead and 750v DC Third Rail Loco built August 1993 has also been named Mircea Eliade This is one of only two Class 92 locomotives to carry EWS-livery. -
BR Class 47 / BRUSH TYPE 4 No.1102 (TOPS 47519) At Cliffe - 20.1.1999 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Loco built by BR 196o's Cut up by T.J.Thompson,Stockton - October 2005 -
Class 33 No.33xxx On a freight at Redhill with a pair of 47's RES Livery in a siding - December 1995 Dave Cobbe Collection
