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BR Class 31 No.31 237 At York Depot -
BR Class 31 No.31 290 and Deltic No.55003 Mold at York Depot -
BR Class 31 No.31 305 At Manchester Victoria Station April 1987 (night shot) -
BR Class 31 No.31 307 at Newport,Wales with a passenger service -
BR Class 31 No.31 404 at Kings Cross Station after arriving with a passenger service -
BR Class 31 No.31 406 comes round the bend at Chinley April 1988 -
BR Class 31 No.31 406 At Edale on a 4 coach passenger service April 1988 -
BR Class 31 No.31 407 Having arrived at Yarmouth with a passenger service April 1988 -
BR Class 31 No.31 414 at Ely Junction with a passenger service March 1988 -
BR Class 31 No.31 416 Just left Norwich Station with a passenger service for London Liverpool Street -
BR Class 31 No.31 416 Norwich Thorpe Junction just having passed the signal box March 1988 8 -
BR Class 31 No.31 418 comes through Lynn Road Crossing Near Ely -
BR Class 31 No.31 418 Just outside of Southampton Central with a passenger service March 1988 -
BR Class 31 No.31 207 Light engine at York Depot -
BR Class 31 No.31 232 At Llandudno Station with a passenger service July 1989 -
BR Class 31 No.D5604 (8B39) with a permanent way train approaching Welwyn North Tunnels - mid to late 1960’s Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 31 No.D5614 (IB66) on a passenger service Nr Welwyn Tunnels - mid to late 1960’s Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 31 No.D5625 (IB66) on a passenger service in between the Welwyn Tunnels - mid to late 1960’s Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 31 No.D5652 (3B64) with a parcels train at Welwyn North Tunnels - mid to late 1960’s Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 31 Nos.31 006 & 31 008 At Stratford Depot -
BR Class 31 Nos.31 165 & 31 224 At Cossington,Liecestershire hauling a stone train June 1990 -
BR Class 31 Nos.31 180 & 31 224 At Mirfield with a tanker train April 1987 -
BR Class 31 Nos.31 238 & 31 306 at Cossington,Leicestershire double heads a tanker train April 1988 -
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Oct 1991 Named "Merlin", Eastleigh Depot Mar 1994 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Sep 1997 Re-allocated Eastleigh Jan 1998 Withdrawn Eastleigh Dec 2001 Sold Fragonset, Eastleigh Jan 2003 Moved Carnforth Apr 2003 Partial Overhaul Rothley, GCR Aug 2003 Partial Overhaul Fragonset, Derby Feb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 -
Class 33 No.33027 Earl Mountbatten of Burma at Clapham Junction Station - 9.12.1984. The Dave Cobbe CollectionHistory
Mar 1961 To traffic BRCW Works No. DEL137 Mar 1961 Allocated Hither Green Dec 1964 Re-allocated Eastleigh Jan 1974 Re-numbered 6545 to 33027 Sep 1980 Named"Earl Mountbatten of Burma", Waterloo Sept 1985 Overhaul Eastleigh Works Dec 1987 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Sept 1990 Re-allocated Eastleigh July 1991 Withdrawn Eastleigh Sept 1992 CutCoopers, Eastleigh East Yard -
BR Class 33 Crompton No.33048 at London Bridge Station - April 1986.History
August 1961 To traffic BRCW works No.Del 170 then allocated to hither green (73C) August 1961 Dec 1973 Re-number6566 to 33048 Apr 1985 Overhaul Eastleigh Works Nov 1985 Re-allocated Stewarts Lane Feb 1997 Withdrawn Stewarts Lane, by EWS Mar 1997Sold Clive Burrows, West Somerset Railway The Dave Cobbe Collection -
BR Class crompton 33 No.33111 at Clapham Junction - 27.5.1988. The Dave Cobbe CollectionHistory
Oct 1960 To traffic BRCW Works No. DEL120 Oct 1960 Allocated Hither Green Dec 1964 Re-allocated Eastleigh Nov 1967 Push-Pull Fitted Eastleigh Works Mar 1974 Re-number 6528 to 33111 Mar 1984 Overhaul Eastleigh Works Jun 1991 Withdrawn Eastleigh Mar 1992 Sold Class 33/1 Preservation Group, Eastleigh Feb 1993 Moved Class 33/1 Preservation Group, St Leonards Jan 2002 Moved Class 33/1 Preservation Group, Barrow Hill Jun 2008 On Loan Swanage Railway Feb 2010 Named "HOT DOG" Swanage Railway -
BR Class 37 No.37137 Clyde coming round Kingsthorpe Curves with the ex 1345pm from Grosmont on Diesel Day - 27.4.1991 Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 37 No.37426 (EWS Livery) Waits at Llandudno Station - July 2000 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- British Rail put D6999 into service in August 1965. It was renumbered 37299 in February 1974 then rebuilt and renumbered 37426 in February 1986. Scrapped at C F Booth ,Rotherham - March 2013then rebuilt and renumbered 37426 in February 1986. -
BR Class 40 No.40091 at Wakefield Westgate to Kirkgate with an empty car train . Date unknown. Different view to Ref. SA 0265. Copyright : Steve Armitage Archive Photographer : Steve Armitage -
BR Class 40 No.40091 at Wakefield Westgate with an empty car train . Date unknown. Copyright : Steve Armitage Archive Photographer : Steve Armitage -
BR Class 42 Warship No.D842 GREYHOUND at Grosmont repainted in Blue - 21.4.1999 Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 42 Warship No.D842 GREYHOUND (Blue Livery) on Kingsthorpe Curves on Diesel Day - 27.4.1991 Don Smith Collection -
BR Class 45 or Sulzer Type 4 No. 45052 BR Blue Livery Waits at Paignton Station - September 1985 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- These locos were known as "Peaks" 45052 entered service in 1961 Built at Crewe or Derby Works between 1960 and 1962 Withdrawn June 1988 and finally scrapped at MC Metals- Glasgow September 1991 -
BR Class 47 No.47727 "Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award" At Blaenau Ffestiniog on a Rail Tourer Special from Hull - 5.5.2001 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Nos were D1629/47047 / 47569/ 47727 47727 was also built at Crewe and entered service in October 1964 as D1629. ‘Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Eideann’ is the locomotive’s fifth name, the previous ones being ‘The Gloucestershire Regiment’ (1 July 1990-November 1993), ‘Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’ (11 October 1994-?), ‘Castell Caeffili/Caerphilly Castle’ (December 2002-?) and ‘Rebecca’ (20 September 2007-?) Loco was scrapped in 2010 -
BR Class 47 Diesel No.47831 “Bolton Wanderer” (Virgin Red Livery) At Southsea Station - December 2001 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Numbering of this loco D1618/47037/47563/47831/57310 47831 was rebuilt into Class 57 No. 57310 -
BR Class 47 No.47373 at Wakefield,Kirkgate (approaching from the west). Date unknown. Designed by Brush Traction,Loughborough and built at BR Crewe circa 1965.Withdrawn in June 1992. -
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 -
BR Class 50 No.50034 Furious (D434) BR Blue/Large Logo Livery stands ight engine outside Paddington -10.8.1985 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- D434 then 50034 Furious Built August 1968 Named 6.4.1978 Withdrawn 29.6.1990 Scraped at Old Oak Common TMD - February 1991 These locos had a nickname which was "Hoovers" due to that whilst in service they sounded like a Hoover -
BR Class 50’s No 50008 Thunderer (Blue) and No.50015 Valiant (Grey and Yellow) On The Pathfinder Tours - Hoover Hoop Special from Paddington just coming out of Middle Hill Tunnel - 19.10.1991 Dave Cobbe Collection -
BR Class 50’s No.50015 Valiant (Grey and Yellow) and No 50008 Thunderer (Blue) On the viaduct at Frampton Mansell - 19.10.1991 The Dave Cobbe Collection . -
BR CLASS 5MT 4-6-0 No. 44932 passing through Thorpe Gates,Nr Selby with THE SCARBOROUGH SPA AND WOLDS STEAM SPECIAL after dark on 19.9.2012.
*Larger Sizes of this photo are available on request.
Photo from The Don Smith Collection.
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BR CLASS 5MT 4-6-0 No 44932 passing Ulleskelf with the Scarborough Spa Express on 21.8.2012.
*Larger Sizes of this photo are available on request.
Photo from The Don Smith Collection.
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BR CLASS 5MT 4-6-0 No 44932 near Church Fenton with the Scarborough Spa Express on 14.8.2012.
*Larger Sizes of this photo are available on request.
Photo from The Don Smith Collection.
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BR CLASS 5MT 4-6-0 No 44932 passing Sherburn-in-Elmet with the Scarborough Spa Express on 8.8.2012.
*Larger Sizes of this photo are available on request.
Photo from The Don Smith Collection.
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BR CLASS 66 No.66145 EWS with an empty coal train train from Drax Power Station to Immingham passing Phillip Lane,.Hambleton on 9.3.2007.
Photo from The Don Smith Collection.
*Please note - Larger Sizes of this photo are availbale on request.
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BR Class 73/0 Electro-Diesel (Bi Mode) No.73004 Passes through Clapham Junction Station - January 1986 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- These type of locomotives were mainly used on Southern Region in there working life. Numbering E6004-Pre Tops then 73004 Tops Had been named Bluebell Railway this was between 1987 to 1990 (see Wikipedia) Livery was BR Blue These locomotives can operate on Southern Region 650/750 Volt DC third rail and can also be used ion other non electrified lines 73004 was withdrawn September 1991 and was used for spare parts for 73003 at Isfield and subsequently scrapped at Kingsbury by HNRC - February 2004 -
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.
