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Photographs in this gallery are of odds 'n' sods like stations, signalboxes, wagons, etc. Some of these pictures were taken by me and others have been bought and are part of my collection. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
17/11/19 - a few remarks on the Diesel Loco Repair Books. I found these yesterday whilst looking for something else. I have no clear memory of where they came from or of when I got them. They are mostly dated from the latter part of 1984 at which time I still lived in Wisbech. I may well have scrounged them from the rubbish skip at March Depot when they were closing down in 1992 (I got an amazing amount of stuff from there!). I seem to remember that I once had a bagful but over the years these are all that remain. Anyhow, they were kept in the loco's cab to note any running repairs, faults and examinations. Some had many entries whilst some were almost empty but I have been through them and included the covers, along with genuine grease marks, and some of the more interesting pages
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WELLINGBOROUGH - A Down HST approaches Finedon Road Down Home and Distant, 14/04/87.
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WELLINGBOROUGH - A Down HST approaches Finedon Road Down Home and Distant, 14/04/87.

  • TRAIN CONSIST - At one time, I had hundreds of these but they seem to have disappeared with the passage of years. I have number of Loco Repair Books, including one for 40122, ex-D200, and found this, in very poor condition, among the pages and thought it might be of interest to someone. So, on September 17th, 1984, at 1507, 40122, withdrawn in April 1988 and preserved, worked 8M45 Bescot - Ashburys consisting of 7 empty MCV's. Evidently, Wagon No.566174 had a problem and was left behind at Bescot, reducing the actual tonnage to the train to 180 tons, not much of a load for a Class 40 authorised up to 1010 tons. Just in case anyone is wondering, every location on BR had a 5 figure TOPS reference number so 56592 was evidently Bescot Yard and 42301 would have been the sidings at Ashburys.
  • ULCEBY JUNCTION - looking south from the single platform at Ulceby, the tracks to the right leading to Brocklesby Junction, Barnetby and the West whilst the single track leads to Habrough and Grimsby - seen here in 1996.
  • WAINFLEET - the Up Distant, a Great Northern pattern somersault signal on an LNER concrete post, 09/88.
  • WATERLOO - ABBA publicising their first UK No.1 single in a rather obvious fashion on April 10th, 1974.
  • WATLINGTON - The only intermediate station between Kings Lynn and Downham Market, it opened in 1846 as Watlington, was renamed to Magdalen Road in 1875 and closed in 1968 when the line to Wisbech closed. Platform 1, the southbound platform, was demolished and station buildings sold to private owners. In May 1975, the station reopened with a new Platform 1 built to the north of the original one and the old Platform 2 extended to accommodate the longer modern trains. The station was again renamed Watlington in 1989 although the signalbox, as can be seen here, retains its old Network South East name plate. Over 130,000 passengers per year use this relatively isolated little station. Note the original station buildings on the extreme right of the picture. Seen here on 24/11/15.
  • WATLINGTON - The only intermediate station between Kings Lynn and Downham Market, it opened in 1846 as Watlington, was renamed to Magdalen Road in 1875 and closed in 1968 when the line to Wisbech closed. Platform 1, the southbound platform, was demolished and station buildings sold to private owners. In May 1975, the station reopened with a new Platform 1 built to the north of the original one and the old Platform 2 extended to accommodate the longer modern trains. The station was again renamed Watlington in 1989 although the signalbox, as can be seen here, retains its old Network South East name plate. Over 130,000 passengers per year use this relatively isolated little station. Seen here on 24/11/15.
  • WELLINGBOROUGH - A busy picture of a busy spot in around 1960. Finedon Road Yard was just north of Wellingborough and just north of Wellingborough Depot. The road bridge from which this picture was taken was a favourite hangout of mine as a lad. The extensive yard to the east of the running lines is just visible in distance and still exists today thanks to GBRF. A Standard or Ivatt Class 2 tank is on a northbound local Autotrain while D5034 and D5379 are probably backing down into the yard to collect a southbound freight.
  • WELLINGBOROUGH - A Down HST approaches Finedon Road Down Home and Distant, 14/04/87.
  • WELLINGBOROUGH - Opened by the Midland Railway in 1857 as its mainline progressed northwards, it was initially known as Wellingborough Midland Road to distinguish it from the earlier LNWR London Road Station. The town was a major railway centre with a very large locomotive depot and very busy freight traffic. The station had 5 platforms, the short bay, No.3, for Northampton trains, whilst Rushden branch trains used Platform 5, on the left with no track but plenty of lamp standards! The station building, a very pretty little structure, is listed. The station handles about one million passengers per year. Seen here on 19/03/02.
  • WELLINGBOROUGH - the old steam depot, more or less intact, 14/04/87, and still there I think. For many years, it was used by Ford Motors.
  • WEMBLEY HILL - The station opened in March 1906 as part of the Great Central Railway's London Extension. Originally hosting 4 tracks, this view shows the station after 'modernisation' in the late 1960's. In February 1978, following closure of Wembley Stadium Station, the station was renamed Wembley Complex, now being the nearest to the stadium facilities. In my 1987, it was again renamed, this time to Wembley Stadium. The station boasts a service of two trains per hour each way, to Marylebone and Gerards Cross/High Wycombe respectively and handles 750,000 passengers per year plus a great many special trains in conjunction with sports events.
  • WHITTLESEA - HARTS DROVE CROSSING - I spent most of the morning trying to get this shot. The little light controlled crossing is on a lane that ends just behind me at a water treatment plant. I was there on December 16th, 2005.
  • WHITTLESEA - Looking east from Platform 2 at Whittlesea, 29/02/16. On both sides of the line here there were once extensive sidings as the brick traffic was marshalled here and as can be seen there are still spurs on both sides, protected by manual ground signals, but not used in many years.
  • WHITTLESEA - Looking east from Platform 2 in November 2005. Abellio has plans in 2017 to extend both platforms, Platform 2 towards 1 and then build a footbridge between them. This is mainly because the new trains being built will be much too long for these short platforms.
  • WHITTLESEA - The signalbox at Whittlesea always seems to be nicely kept. It has just had a fresh coat of paint on May 12th, 2001 and is looking very trim. At one time, Whittlesea was a major freight centre but I imagine the box is mostly full of white levers now.
  • WHITTLESEA - The station still retains, quite remarkably, an outfit of 6 semaphore signals and hand-operated crossing gates. Here we see 2 Down and 1 Up signals, 29/02/16.
  • WHITTLESEA - Things change but slowly in the Fens and Whittlesea Station Crossing has hardly changed since the previous picture 15 years ago - new crossing hut, trees cut down, that's about it! - 29/02/16.
  • WHITTLESEA STATION ROAD LEVEL CROSSING - one of only about 30 hand operated level crossings on public roads that remain in use, 25/09/01.
  • WILLESDEN TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT - looking south from the bridge at Willesden Junction, 26/09/96.
  • WIMBLINGTON - Opened in March 1848 by the Eastern Counties Railway, Wimblington was the only intermediate station between March and Chatteris. It served two small villages, convenient for neither and never generated a great deal of traffic. It closed in March 1967 and is now completely submerged by the A141, although a crossing keeper's cottage still stands. Here we see the track being lifted after closure.
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