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What, where or when
Fun quiz, guess locations, events, dates etc.For starters, where is this, what event and year might it be?
Clues may follow in a day or so (if needed)
Next, Location and which service/route is the train on
Loco ID might be difficult with the number poorly defined, but a guess at the class should be possible. The class of loco on shed might also be deduced with a bit of thought due to the location.
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The lower picture loco could be a T9. Couldn't begin to guess the route. The green coaches scream south though. I can see a loco of the true faith in the shed.
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Hmmmm :hmm what event took place in the early 50s - it wouldn't be 2 June 1953 would it?
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Looking at all those locos in the first pic, it looks like there are only 2 BR standards, one in front of the Spam Can in the nearest row and the other only the tender visible almost out of picture at the right; quite a challenge to identify some of the classes, the spam can could be a west country, Battle of Britain or Merchant Navy, the tanks could be M7, O2 or T1, I can't see any push pull fitted though. Nine 4-6-0s one of which is a Nelson, others a mixture of Urie and Maunsell classes H15, N15 and/or S15.
Clues tomorrow Alan if not guessed by then.
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There's an upper quadrant signal in the left background in the "off" position suggesting there is another line running right - left across that part of the scene. Possibly a triangle then.
I'm going with this being the Branksome corner of the Bournemouth West triangle and the train is a Dorchester - Bournemouth West working as confirmed by the discs.
The top one …..
…… the loco classes are associated with the south-western routes of the SR though none is in steam at all. They are coaled but that coal looks pretty indifferent. Some of the older types are particularly well presented which might suggest they have a more important role to play.
I'm leaning towards the shed being Eastleigh and the event being locos in a ready state to cope with arriving ocean liner traffic at Southampton bound for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
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Pic 2 location and train route both correct however loco is most certainly not a T9, boiler is too large diameter with shorter chimney, and if you strain your eyes a bit the number looks like 304??, T9s would be 301xx, 302xx, 303xx or 307xx . Date for this between 1949 and '51, The black 5 on shed has British Railways on the tender, making it early BR days, my guess for the Drummond 4-4-0 is S11 30403 as it was shedded at Bournemouth during this period, was numbered into BR series in June 1949 and was withdrawn September 1951.
Compare the pics below (linked from SEMG http://www.semgonline.com/photoind.html#steam )
S11 class
T9 class
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My guess is that the loco in picture 2 is not a T9. A side on view may very well reveal inside Walsharts valve gear as I believe the loco to be Drummond's swan song; a D15.
In their final days in the early 1950's they wear often used on the Saturdays only Waterloo to Lymington service and also on cross country services on the line between Eastleigh and Fareham.
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This looks to be the track plan - http://www.sdjr.net/locations/branksome.html - and the photograph was taken from the Bournemouth West junction signal box.
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D15
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I am hanging my head in shame, I should have spotted the cab windows! That will teach me to reply before consulting my books.
My dog has spent the afternoon shaking her head and tutting! Most annoying……
Not all is lost; it did prompt you to post a picture of a D15. Handsome engines they were too.
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For the next pic, what is the reason for triple chimneys on this King Arthur
And how about the purpose of this contraption?
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Terry a chute yes but not coal, they don't dig up coal around Poole harbour.
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