Next Stages of WHTS
We’ve been inundated with condolences from the railway enthusiast community since Peter passed in October. Obviously this has been a very sad time for us all and a lot of thought has gone into what we do next. We are pleased to confirm we will always continue What Happened To Steam as a site and […]
Next Stages of WHTS
We’ve been inundated with condolences from the railway enthusiast community since Peter passed in October. Obviously this has been a very sad time for us all and a lot of thought has gone into what we do next. We are pleased to confirm we will always continue What Happened To Steam as a site and […]
The loss of a titan – Peter Hands 06.04.46 – 06.10.17
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Peter Hands passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday 6th October 2017. Peter had been fighting a courageous battle against lung cancer since early 2016 and mid July was diagnosed with several brain tumours which required weeks of chemotherapy. However, soon after […]
End of year statement from Peter Hands
To all followers/regulars of my WHTS website please accept my apologies for the lack of progress during 2016. Unfortunately, in January, I began to feel somewhat under the weather. Despite numerous visits to various doctor’s the source of the illness remained unclear but as the year progressed my health deteriorated rapidly, again without any logical […]
National Railway Museum Project – Trainspotting
Where does one begin with ‘trainspotting?’ At the very beginning of course. I first became interested in spotting steam locomotives (also fondly known as ‘wagging’ or ‘gricing’) in 1956 at the age of ten, the objective being to underline (‘cop’) as many locomotives as possible in the trainspotters ‘bible – the Ian Allan combined volumes […]
FROM THE TRAINSPOTTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS ON THIS DAY ON 26th NOVEMBER 1961
EAST ANGLIA 34E NEW ENGLAND LMS: Class 4 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 43081, 43082, 43089, 43153. LNER: A4 Class 4‑6‑2 No. 60030 Golden Fleece (34A Kings Cross). A3 Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 60062 Minoru, 60088 Book Law (52B Heaton), 60108 Gay Crusader. A1 Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 60114 W.P. Allen (36A Doncaster), 60156 Great Central (36A Doncaster). A2 Class […]
FROM THE TRAINSPOTTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS ON THIS DAY ON 6th October 1963
SUNDAY 6th OCTOBER 1963 WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY SOCIETY 10J LANCASTER (GREEN AYRE) LMS: Class 2 2‑6‑2T No. 41215. Class 6P5F (Hughes) 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 42778, 42812, 42888. Class 5 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 44758, 45193, 45196, 45373. Jubilee Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 45658 Keyes (55A Leeds – Holbeck), 45739 Ulster (55A Leeds – Holbeck). Class 2 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 46426, 46431, […]
WHAT HAPPENED TO STEAM’
‘WHAT HAPPENED TO STEAM’ 11.2009‑9.2013 ‘A PHOENIX STIRS’ In an article in the November 2009 edition of The Railway Magazine I was confronted with the horrendous possibility that up to 2,500 disposal locations in my 1980’s series of WHTS booklets were erroneous. Initial investigation proved clearly that some were my errors but on further investigation […]
FROM THE SPOTTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS – 26TH OCTOBER – OBSERVED ON THIS DATE IN 1963
YORK STATION LNER K1 Class 2‑6‑0 No. 62057 (50A York) – freight. BR Class 9F 2‑10‑0 No. 92010 (16J Rowsley) – freight. LNER K1 Class 2‑6‑0 No. 62010 (50A York) – freight. LMS Class 8F 2‑8‑0 No. 48158 (56D Mirfield) – freight. LNER B1 Class 4‑6‑0 No. 61214 (56D Mirfield) – freight. WD Class 8F […]
FROM THE TRAINSPOTTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS ON THIS DAY ON 22nd JUNE 1968
CARNFORTH LMS: Class 5 4‑6‑0 No. 44713 (10D Lostock Hall) on a parcels train to Barrow and Workington. 10A CARNFORTH LMS: Class 5 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 44709, 44874, 44894, 44897, 44963, 45017, 45025, 45095, 45134, 45209, 45342, 45390, 45435, 45445. Class 8F 2‑8‑0 No. 48393 (10F Rose Grove). BR: Britannia Class 4‑6‑2 No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell. […]
LMS CLASS 2-6-0 – Volume 15 Updated
LMS CLASS 2‑6‑0 – updated from amendments and queries only to full disposal details of the entire class including verification queries. Oct 4, 2017WHTS
