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RAILWAY OPEN DAYS

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OPEN DAY - TINSLEY DIESEL DEPOT, 1990 (4) - Open Day held on Saturday, September 29th, 1990, to celebrate the Depot's Silver Jubilee. The depot closed in 1998. Comparison of allocations by class in 1965 and 1990.
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OPEN DAY - TINSLEY DIESEL DEPOT, 1990 (4) - Open Day held on Saturday, September 29th, 1990, to celebrate the Depot's Silver Jubilee. The depot closed in 1998. Comparison of allocations by class in 1965 and 1990.

  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (5) Page 14 of the programme - firrst part of the list of exhibits. Individual locos present that I have been able to track down were 97804, obviously, 20023, 25302, 33020, 47500, 58004 and Class 121 55020.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (6) Page 15 of the programme - second part of the list of exhibits. Individual locos present that I have been able to track down were 97804, obviously, 20023, 25302, 33020, 47500, 58004 and Class 121 55020.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (7) Page 18 of the programme - third part of the list of exhibits. Individual locos present that I have been able to track down were 97804, obviously, 20023, 25302, 33020, 47500, 58004 and Class 121 55020.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (8) Page 19 of the programme - fourth part of the list of exhibits. Individual locos present that I have been able to track down were 97804, obviously, 20023, 25302, 33020, 47500, 58004 and Class 121 55020.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (9) Page 20 of the programme - fifth part of the list of exhibits. Individual locos present that I have been able to track down were 97804, obviously, 20023, 25302, 33020, 47500, 58004 and Class 121 55020.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (10) Map of the site with dispaly areas marked.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (11) Pages 28/29 of the programme - diagrams demonstrating the development of Reading Station and Depot since 1850.
  • OPEN DAY - READING MAINTENANCE DEPOT - Saturday June 1st, 1985 - (12) Pages 30/31 giving allcation of locos and dmu's at Reading in 1850, 1921, 1926, 1938, 1947, 1961 and 1985.
  • OPEN DAY - REDDISH DEPOT - Held on September 9th, 1973, this was the only Open Day at Reddish, which was the depot for the Class EM1 and EM2 electric locomotives that worked the Woodhead route to Sheffield, and the Class 506 EMU's that worked the Manchester suburban services. The depot closed in April 1983. I can find no detailed list of which locos were present but 5596 BAHAMAS and Class 25 D5294 were both giving cab rides.
  • OPEN DAY - STEWARTS LANE 125TH ANNIVERSARY - Child Single from Victoria to Stewarts Lane, or vice versa, on September 22nd, 1985. I presume there was a shuttle service and 50p return was pretty cheap even then. Locos present were:-<br /> <br /> 08837<br /> 09003 <br /> 33027<br /> 43142, 43149<br /> 45143<br /> 47500<br /> 50007, 50008, 50010<br /> 56001<br /> 58021<br /> 73005, 73006, 73102, 73107, 73112, 73125, 73133, 73134, 73142 <br /> <br /> 35028 CLAN LINE
  • OPEN DAY - STRATFORD DIESEL DEPOT, 1979 - Stratford was always a difficult depot to bunk because of the amount of wasteland - it was difficult to find anything to hide behind! I did manage it on a number of occasions in the late '60's/early '70's though. This official Open Day was held on July 14th, 1979, and was well attended if this ticket number is anything to go by. The Liverpool Street Pilot usually wore an approximation of GER livery. The Class 31/0's were all on the brink of withdrawal, half of the class having gone already.<br /> <br /> Present were:-<br /> <br /> Diesel<br /> 03149/161/168/389.<br /> 08233/264/315/409/418/440/494/521/532/724/859/930.<br /> 08531 (Liverpool street pilot). The HST, TULYAR and the Class 56 had been specially brought in.<br /> 31003/004/005/006/008/015/017/019/110/114/133/148/151/182/190/191/241/255.<br /> 37060/091/093/120/160/200/215/262/263/265.<br /> 40147/176/197.<br /> 43095<br /> 47003/085/140/156/169/170/289/374.<br /> 55015<br /> 56018<br /> <br /> Others<br /> ADB968000(D8243)<br /> ADB968013(31013)<br /> 313033 (Class 313 EMU)
  • OPEN DAY - STRATFORD TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT, 1981 (1) - Held, as can be seen, on July 11th, 1981, this was an open day at the TMD and not the Works. Locos and other stock present were:-<br /> <br /> 03160/161/397<br /> 08233/239/241/269/408/409/482/521/522/542/547/550/554/715/724/957/958<br /> 31108/109/110/119/125/148/151/160/161/164/169/199/208/212/216/218/234/239/<br /> 240/245/278/313<br /> 33056<br /> 37044/059/089/099/107/115/116/131/171/215/260/262/263/264/265/266/283<br /> 40067<br /> 43083<br /> 47006/007/010/011/018/041/117/135/136/150/158/241/276/381/412/577/581/583/<br /> 584<br /> 50036<br /> 55021<br /> 56023<br /> 73109<br /> <br /> 56122/56455<br /> <br /> Rocket replica <br /> <br /> ADB 968001/002<br /> <br /> ABD968001 was ex-D8233 and ADB968002 was ex-D8237. Both had been withdrawn in 1969.
  • OPEN DAY - STRATFORD TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT, 1981 (2) - A short description of the facilities available at Stratford TMD in 1981. Of course, nearly 30 years later, there is not a trace of it remaining.
  • OPEN DAY - STRATFORD TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT, 1981 (3) - Stratford Class 47's - 47170 was a very early recipient of Large Logo Blue and both have Stratford's signature Light Grey roofs. Is it my imagination or just the photographs but do the yellow ends look very dark?
  • OPEN DAY - STRATFORD TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT, 1981 (4) - The Depot's allocation of locos, by class, as of June 1st, 1981.
  • OPEN DAY - STRATFORD TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT, 1981 (5) - A map and plan of the TMD. When you were bunking the depot on a Saturday afternoon, the walk from the subway to the depot itself felt like crossing No Man's Land and always elicited an audible sigh of relief is successfully negotiated!
  • OPEN DAY - TINSLEY DIESEL DEPOT, 1990 (1) - Open Day held on Saturday, September 29th, 1990, to celebrate the Depot's Silver Jubilee. The depot closed in 1998. Locos present were:-<br /> <br /> Diesel<br /> <br /> D2199<br /> 06003<br /> 08509, 08749, 08857, 08878, 08880, 08919<br /> 09008, 09013<br /> 20029, 20043<br /> D7672(25912)<br /> 31547<br /> 37013, 37019, 37029, 37059, 37063, 37070, 37107, 37178, 37185, 37198, 37203, 37414<br /> 45133<br /> 47107, 47120, 47121, 47144, 47145, 47200, 47209, 47229, 47237, 47270, 47293, 47305, 47308, 47332, 47351, 47370, 47375, 47376, 47378, 47412, 47439, 47447, 47485, 47600<br /> 55015, D9000(55022)<br /> 56002<br /> 58050<br /> 59001<br /> 60013<br /> <br /> Electric<br /> <br /> 90050<br /> <br /> Steam<br /> <br /> Class 5MT 4-6-0 44932<br /> <br /> 33042 + 33207 on the 'Sulzer Rose' rail tour from Eastleigh to Sheffield
  • OPEN DAY - TINSLEY DIESEL DEPOT, 1990 (2) - Open Day held on Saturday, September 29th, 1990, to celebrate the Depot's Silver Jubilee. The depot closed in 1998. Introduction and short history of the depot.
  • OPEN DAY - TINSLEY DIESEL DEPOT, 1990 (3) - Open Day held on Saturday, September 29th, 1990, to celebrate the Depot's Silver Jubilee. The depot closed in 1998. Programme, such as it was, for the Open Day and plan of the site.
  • OPEN DAY - TINSLEY DIESEL DEPOT, 1990 (4) - Open Day held on Saturday, September 29th, 1990, to celebrate the Depot's Silver Jubilee. The depot closed in 1998. Comparison of allocations by class in 1965 and 1990.
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