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FROM THE SPOTTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS – 11th MARCH – OBSERVED ON THIS DATE IN 1964
Note: I did not take a camera on this date but for added interest I have included photographs taken on other dates, but which were observed on 11th March 1964 Mode of transport: Triumph 650cc Bonneville Motor Cycle belonging to John ‘Chuff’ Langstone a fireman at Tyseley MPD. I was the pillion passenger. 85B GLOUCESTER […]
BARNT GREEN SIGNALBOX 1964 – 2014 Part Two
FIFTY YEARS ON A ‘GOLDEN JUBILEE’ MAY 1964 Featured photograph by Peter Hands. A begrimed WD Class 8F 2‑8‑0 No. 90599, from 8L Aintree, waits for the road next to weed‑strewn tracks at Barnt Green with a southbound Class 8 loose‑coupled mixed freight in May 1964. Only weeks away from withdrawal No. 90599 ended its […]
GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3863
GWR 2884 Class 2‑8‑0 N0 3863, allocated to 82E Bristol Barrow Road, peeps out from a number of assorted buildings at 85B Gloucester (Horton Road) on 1st August 1965. Despite being side‑lined on a back road No 3863 was to live on for almost another three months at 82E becoming one of the last members […]
From the Spotting notes of Peter Hands – 55years ago on this date on 29th July 1962 – Crewe
Gresty Lane MPD no permit ‘bunked’ *GWR: *Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 4946 Moseley Hall (89A Shrewsbury, Grange Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 6848 Toddington Grange (86G Pontypool Road, 6864 Dymock Grange (84B Oxley). Hall Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 6913 Levens Hall (81D Reading), 6948 Holbrooke Hall (85A Worcester). Modified Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 6960 Raveningham Hall (81D Reading). […]
‘How ‘not’ to take a photograph of a steam engine’
Steam locomotives in store often had pieces of cloth or rag wrapped around the chimneys, but in this scene, to all intents and purposes, a ‘telegraph pole’ has been inserted. Was this an ‘illusion’ deliberately created for the camera or just ‘rank stupidity’ by the photographer? See here sporting the logo of its previous owner, […]
FROM THE TRAINSPOTTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS ON 20TH MAY 1962
FROM THE SPOTING NOTES OF PETER HANDS ON THIS DAY ON 20TH MAY 1962 LONDON RAILWAY ENTHUSIASTS CLUB – BIRMINGHAM (RAIL/COACH/RAIL) BIRMINGHAM (SNOW HILL) GWR: Modified Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 6997 Bryn‑Ivor Hall (82B St. Philip’s Marsh) – 1.00am express to Paddington via Oxford and Reading. 81A OLD OAK COMMON GWR: 1500 Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. […]
Tales From Chasing Steam – EARLSWOOD LAKES April 1965 – Chapter Three
It is early spring and the days were warming‑up as I moved into my fourth month at Earlswood Lakes Signal Box. The box was much busier than at Hatton, with steam still to the fore, mostly employed on freight haulage, though nowhere as busy as Barnt Green. Despite this anomaly, Earlswood Box was on a […]
Health Issues…
Currently Peter Hands is taking time out on the What Happened To Steam site due to health issues which he is currently recovering well from. He wanted to let all his supporters new and old that he will soon be back to work and enjoying his passion of steam, sharing stories and steam trips. Please […]
