Steam in East Scotland1950sand 1960s
Opposite:Saturday11September1954.WaitingtodepartfromFraserburghstationwiththe3.00pm workingtoAberdeenisBRStandardClass42-6-4tankNo.80005.ConstructedatDerbyWorksduring 1952andallocatednewtoKittybrewstershedinAberdeen,shewouldendherdaysbasedatPolmadie shedinGlasgowandbewithdrawnafteronly14yearsofservicein1966.Fraserburghwasreachedbythe FormartineandBuchanRailwayin April1865withpassengerservicesbeingwithdrawnonehundredyears laterin1965.Goodstrafficcontinueduntilwithdrawalin1979.Thetowerinthebackground belongstothe DalrympleHallwhichwasconstructedduring1881.ItwassoldtoFraserburghtowncouncilin 1945andis stillaprominentbuildinginthetown.(WS2762)
Above:Saturday11September1954.Waitingtodepartfrom Aberdeenstationattheheadof the5.30pm ‘GraniteCity’toGlasgowBuchananStreet isBRStandardClass 54-6-0No.73007.Enteringservice from DerbyWorksin1951shewasallocatednewtoPerthshedandiscarryingthecorrect63Ashedcode. Beingre-allocatedtoStirlinginthemid-1960shewouldbewithdrawn fromserviceduring1966.Withtheir basicdesignbasedontheformerLMSClass54-6-0s,the‘BlackFives‘, theBritishRailwaysStandard5MT locomotivesincorporatedanumberofapplicationstoassisttheircrewswithpreparationanddisposal.A totalofonehundredand172exampleswereconstructedbetween1951and1957with130coming outof DerbyWorksand42enteringservicefromDoncasterWorks.OftheDerbyexamples30werefittedwith BritishCaprottivalvegear.(WS2173)
Steam in East Scotland1950sand 1960s
Bottom:Saturday18December1954.AtDundeeEaststationex-NBRClassJ‘SuperheatedScott’(LNER ClassD30)4-4-0No.62434 Kettledrummie ispreparingtodepartwiththe1.08pmlocaltoForfarusingthe formerCaledonianRailwaydirectlineviaMonikieandKirkbuddo.Thisroutewasduetoclose to passengertrafficthreeweekslateronSaturday8January 1955.ConstructedatCowlairsWorksin1915 andnamedafterapreacherintheSir WalterScottwork‘OldMortality’,No.62434wouldendherdays basedatDundeeTayBridgeshedandbewithdrawnin1958. (WS2189)
Steam in East Scotland1950sand 1960s
Steam in East Scotland1950sand 1960s
Oppositetop:Saturday31December 1955.Thefinaldayofthisyearsees ex-LMSClass4P‘Compound’ 4-4-0No.40938carryingoutshuntingdutiesinDundeeWeststationsidings.ConstructedatDerbyWorks during1932shewouldbeallocatedtoScottishsheds,beingfinallybasedatPerthfromwhereshewas withdrawnafteronly24yearsofservicein1956.(WS600)
Oppositebottom:Saturday5May1956.Thislastday ofpassengerservicesonthebranchbetween PolmontandBo’ness sawClass4MT2-6-0No.43141 workingthe1.57pmservice fromBo’nessconsisting offourcoaches.Withonlyfourdailyreturnservicesthebranchtothe portwaspoorlyservedwiththe normalconsistbeingaClassC16andtwocoaches.TheRiverForthandBo’nessHarbourareinthe background,althoughthisscenewassweptawaylaterinconsequenceoflandreclamationonthe foreshore.No.43141wasapost-nationalisationproductofDoncaster Worksduring1951thatwouldbe allocatednewtoPolmontshedandendherdaysatNormantonshed,beingwithdrawnin1966.(WS3586)
Above:Monday16July1956.Ex-CRClass 711(LMSClass2F)0-6-0No.57396isseenenteringMuthill stationwiththeafternoongoodstrainfromCriefftoStirling.EnteringservicefromStRollox Worksduring 1895shewould,by1953beallocatedtoStirlingshedfromwhereshewouldbe withdrawnin1958. (WS3677)
Steam in East Scotland1950sand 1960s
Steam in East Scotland1950sand 1960s
Oppositetop:Saturday27April1963.WaitingtodepartfromPerthstationwith anexpressforGlasgow BuchananStreetisBRStandardClass5 4-6-0No.73146.ConstructedatDerbyWorksduring1957she wasoneoftheclassfittedwithBritishCaprottivalvegearand wasoneofthetenlocomotivessofittedto beallocatedtotheScottishRegion.Destinedtohaveashortworkinglifeofonlytenyears.No.73146was withdrawnin1967.(WS6704)
Oppositebottom:Saturday 11May1963.The5.11pm EdinburghWaverleytoGorebridgeis seen approachingthatstationbehindBRStandard Class42-6-4tankNo.80055.BuiltatDerbyWorksduring 1954shewouldbeallocatednewtoPolmadieshedinGlasgowandbetransferredtoSt Margaretsin Edinburghin1962.Shewouldbewithdrawnafter only11yearsofserviceduring1966.(WS6728)
Above:Wednesday12June1963.TheWemyssPrivateRailway wastheoperatingarmoftheWemyssCoal CompanywhichwasabsorbedbytheNationalCoalBoardduring theNationalisationofthecoalindustry inJanuary1947.Therailwayremained‘independent’andwasresponsiblefortransportingtheproductof anumberofcollieries whichwereformerly ownedbytheWemyssfamily.Withlargecollieriesat Lochhead,MichaelnearEastWemyssandtheWellesleyatMethiltherailway waskeptverybusymoving coaltothewasherattheWellesleybeforeloadingintoshipsat MethilDock.TheWellesleyclosedinJuly 1967withtheMichaelfollowinginSeptemberofthe sameyearafteranexplosionwhichsawproduction cease.TheLochheadcollieryclosedinMarch1970andwiththislastproducerintheareagonethe WemyssPrivateRailwaywasclosedinJuneof thesameyear.ThissplendidphotographshowsWemyss PrivateRailway‘Austerity’No15workinghardwithatrainofloadedcoal wagonsbetweenEastWemyss andBuckhaven.ConstructedbyAndrewBarclayin1945andgiventheworksnumber2183shesurvived intothepreservationsceneandiscurrently operationalattheAvon ValleyRailwaynumbered15and named EarlDavid.(WS6820)
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