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Investigating: GWR 78xx series 4-6-0 No. 7818 Granville Manor
Following an appeal in the autumn 2014 edition of the Severn Valley Railway News for verifications of former GWR locomotives destined for Cashmore’s, Great Bridge I would like to thank Les Wheeler for sending me a photograph of Manor Class 4‑6‑0 No. 7818 Granville Manor in the exchange sidings at Wednesbury (Central) on 28th March […]
GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T No. 4133
GWR 5101 Class 2‑6‑2T No. 4133 arrives at Birmingham (Snow Hill) on 5th April 1963 with empty coaching stock. Its disposal location still to be verified. Photograph by Peter Hands View current information regarding 4133 in Volume 22
GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No. 9624 – Updated
GWR 5700 Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 9624 at Birmingham (Snow Hill) on a bleak and cold November day in 1962 with a down pick‑up goods train – disposal location still to be verified. Photograph by Peter Hands View current information regarding 9624 in Volume 27 New details have been located on Flickr by David Rostance – […]
WHTS on Flickr
To enhance community engagement and feedback for acquiring information relating to lost steam engine records we’ve created a new Flickr Group, which can be found by clicking here. Articles that are featured on this site under the Journal section will remain and easy to contribute to, though it is our intention to use Flickr more […]
U Class 2-6-0 No 31792
Unlike Tangmere, U Class 2‑6‑0 No 31792, also seen at 72C (its home shed) on the same date, was unable to avoid the inevitable after condemnation in September 1964, but was it at the hands of Bird’s, Bynea or Bird’s, Morriston?
HINDSIGHT – CASHMORE’S, GREAT BRIDGE
Hindsight is an impossible place to visit until after the event. If only we were blessed with hindsight in advance, then future mistakes would be a thing of the past. In hindsight, I wish I had visited the scrapyard at Cashmore’s, Great Bridge in the Black Country during the 1960’s. Then, they were butchering steam […]
GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. Earl of Powis 5056 – Updated
GWR Castle Class 4‑6‑0 No. Earl of Powis 5056 stands out of steam at 88A Cardiff East Dock on 22nd March 1964 – disposal location still to be verified. Photograph by Peter Hands View current information regarding 5056 in Volume 2 New details have been located on Flickr by David Rostance – Recently condemned but looking […]
GWR 6400 Class 0-6-0PT No. 6434 & 6436
GWR 6400 Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 6434, pictured bunker to bunker with sister loco No. 6436 outside 88H Tondu on 16th July 1961, are two of the class still to have their disposal locations verified. Photograph by Peter Hands View current information regarding 6434 & 6436 in Volume 37
GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2T No. 5677
Although withdrawn week ending 6th November 1965, GWR 5600 Class 0‑6‑2T No. 5677 was photographed ‘in steam’ at its home shed of 6C Croes Newydd on 5th December 1965 – disposal location still to be verified. Photograph By Peter Hands View current information regarding 5677 in Volume 40
GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No. 9768
GWR 5700 Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 9768 at Birmingham (Snow Hill) on a warm and sunny 2nd July 1962 with a train of mineral wagons – disposal location still to be verified. Photograph by Peter Hands View current information regarding 9768 in Volume 27
In search of “Pugs”
We were asked via Twitter a question relating to Pug engines by Dave Salter; @chasing_steam, two shunting locos, Annabel & Rosabel at Courtaulds Wolverhampton, in use or scrapped!!!!! #locos — Dave Salter (@PastieD) October 6, 2014 So we asked our team to look into these engines to see if we could unearth any information and […]
