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Doncaster September 1962

Doncaster September 1962

On a sunny September 8th 1962, a series of photographs were taken at Doncaster station. The trains were severely disrupted by an accident the previous evening at Offord involving A1 60123 ‘H.A. Ivatt’.

 

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LPIS STM BW NEGS 0118 Gresley A4 60010 ‘Dominion of Canada’ acclerates away from Doncaster with the 14.10 1E12 Leeds to King’s Cross train sometime in the afternoon/evening. The engine had worked to Leeds with the 1N02 04:00 King’s Cross to Leeds train earlier in the day, but given the chaos surrounding the diversions, it’s return to London seems to have been delayed. This service was due to be worked by a Finsbury Park Deltic, but given the chaos of the previous 24 hours, the A4 substituted. Keywords: 'Dominion of Canada', 1962, 34A, 60010, A4, BR, Black and White, Gresley, Doncaster, Eastern, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0119 Awaiting departure from Doncaster Station Platform 1 on 8th September 1962 is Doncaster B1 61003 'Gazelle', with Class 31 D5835 (later 31302) as pilot, with presumably a train to East Anglia via the Joint Line. The Type 2 had been delivered to Sheffield Darnall shed on 26th April 1962, but is recorded as being a Stratford locomotive from 15th September, a week after this photograph was taken. Two alternative theories as to the working are that the photo was taken at around 11am in the morning and the train is either a Newcastle to Lowestoft or Doncaster to Yarmouth working. The second theory is that it is around 3:30pm and this is the Newcastle to Colchester train. Please contact us if you know better! B1 61003, was withdrawn from Colwick shed on Boxing Day 1965, and cut up some time on February 1966. The Class 31 was withdrawn as 31302 from nearby Tinsley shed in March 1989. Keywords: 'Gazelle', 1962, 30A, 31302, 36A, 41A, 61003, B1, BR, Black and White, Brush, Class 31, D5835, Diesel, Doncaster, Eastern, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Thompson, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0120 Thompson A2 60523 'Sun Castle' approaches Doncaster station with the 13.08 Grantham to Doncaster service on 8th September 1962. Keywords: 'Sun Castle', 1962, 36A, 523, 60523, A2, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Thompson, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0121 Peppercorn A1 60119 'Patrick Stirling' slowly makes its way through Doncaster on the Down Goods line with the 4S04 14:15 Ferme Park to Millerhill freight on 8th September 1962., as an unidentified Thompson B1 approaches with a Down express. 60119 had replaced another engine in Doncaster Decoy sidings and would be replaced itself in Newcastle. The locomotive was condemned at Doncaster Carr shed on 31st May 1964. By September 1962 the use of pacifics on freights was commonplace, despite the fact that the engine was only 14 years old when the photograph was taken. Keywords: 'Patrick Stirling', 1962, 36A, 4S04, 60119, A1, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Freight, LNER, Peppercorn, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0122 Gresley A3 60066 'Merry Hampton' waits at Doncaster to take over 1E10, the 12.38 Leeds to King's Cross service on 8th September 1962. Keywords: 'Merry Hampton', 2565, 34A, 534, 60066, 66, A4, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Gresley, King's Cross, LNER, Light, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0123 Doncaster based Peppercorn A1 60157 'Great Eastern' arrives at Doncaster with a King's Cross to Leeds working on 8th September 1962. Keywords: 'Great Eastern', 1962, 36A, 60157, A1, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, LNER, Passenger, Peppercorn, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0124 EE Class 55 Deltic D9020 'Nimbus' approaches Doncaster with 1A12 09:30 King's Cross to Edinburgh on 8th September 1962. The train had been diverted via Cambridge and Peterborough due to the derailment of A1 60123 'H. A. Ivatt' at Offord the previous evening. Keywords: 'Nimbus', 1962, 34G, 55020, BR, Black and White, D9020, Deltic, Diesel, Doncaster, EE, Eastern, Finsbury Park, Passenger, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0125 Doncaster based Peppercorn A1 60139 'Sea Eagle' approaches Doncaster station with the 13:10 King's Cross to Leeds service on 8th September 1962. Keywords: 'Sea Eagle', 1962, 36A, 60139, A1, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, LNER, Passenger, Peppercorn, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0126 Gresley A4 60028 'Walter K. Whigham' approaches Doncaster with a King's Cross to Newcastle service on 8th September 1962. Keywords: 'Walter K. Whigham', 1962, 28, 34A, 4487, 60028, A4, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Gresley, King's Cross, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0127 Peppercorn A2 60533 'Happy Knight' of Doncaster Shed (36A) heads towards the shed having worked from Kings Cross with 1N52 08:20 King's Cross - Filey on 8th September 1962. Two weeks later the locomotive was transferred to New England shed form where it was withdrawn at the start of the 1963 timetable on 15th June. Keywords: 'Happy Knight', 36A, 1962, 50533, A2, Black and White, BR, Doncaster, Eastern, Peppercorn, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0128 Gresley A4 60010 'Dominion of Canada' acclerates away from Doncaster with 14.10 1E12 Leeds to King’s Cross train sometime in the afternoon/evening. The engine had worked to Leeds with the 1N02 04:00 King’s Cross to Leeds train earlier in the day, but given the chaos surrounding the diversions, it’s return to London seems to have been delayed. This service was due to be worked by a Finsbury Park Deltic, but given the chaos of the previous 24 hours, the A4 substituted. The A4 still survives today, having been donated by British Rail in 1966 to the Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA). The locomotive returned home during 2013 as part of the Mallard Festival to mark the 75th Anniversary of the record-breaking run of 4468 "Mallard" on 3rd July 1938. Keywords: 'Dominion of Canada', 10, 1962, 34A, 4489, 60010, A4, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Gresley, King's Cross, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0129 A yet un-named English Electric Deltic D9010 emits the trademark blue exhaust as it accelerates through Doncaster station with the 1A47 13:30 Edinburgh to King's Cross service; the 'Heart of Midlothian' on 8th September 1962. The locomotive was named 'The King's Own Scottish Borderer' on 8th May 1965 at Dumfries, and withdrawn on 24th December 1981. The summer timetable of 1962, of which September 8th was the last day, saw the introduction of the first timetable when all 22 of the EE Deltics were available to work. Unfortunately, as with many initiatives associated with the Modernisation Plan, the diagrams allowed little time for maintenance, and gradually they were altered to allow locomotives to attain a reasonable level of availability. Keywords: 1962, 64B, BR, Black and White, D9010, Deltic, Diesel, Doncaster, EE, Eastern, Haymarket, Passenger, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0130 York based Raven B16 61448 approaches Doncaster with a King's Cross to York service on 8th September 1962. This unusual working was as a result of the Offord accident involving Peppercorn A1 60123 the previous day. Keywords: 1448, 1962, 2377, 50A, 61448, B16, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, LNER, Passenger, Raven, Steam, York, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0132 Gresley V2 60950 approaches Doncaster station from the south with what is believed to be the 07.05 Enfield - Scarborough on 8th Septemeber 1962. Trains were in chaos due to a derailment at Offord of A1 60123 'H. A. Ivatt'. The V2 had been ousted from King's Cross Top Shed at the start of the Summer 1962 timetable, and was withdrawn from Doncaster shed a little over a year after this photograph was taken on 22nd September 1963, and broken up at the Works on the 5th November the same year. Keywords: 1962, 1N10, 34F, 3652, 60950, 850, 950, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Grantham, Gresley, LNER, Passenger, Steam, V2, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0133 Streak! Gresley A4 60025 'Falcon' passes through Doncaster station with the 1A27 10:35 Newcastle to King's Cross service on 8th September 1962. The train was diverted at Peterborough to run to London via Cambridge due to a derailment at Offord of A1 60123 'H. A. Ivatt'. The locomotive remained at King's Cross Shed until 16th June 1963 when it was relocated to New England shed until withdrawn on 20th October 1963. It was broken up on 4th January 1964. The train standing at the Down platform is the 1N48 07:15 Colchester to Newcastle service. This train ran on the old joint line from March through to Doncaster, so was probably unaffected by the diversions around Offord. The Buffet car seen in the photograph was the last coach in the train formation and was removed at York; the rest of the train continuing to Newcastle. The coach was then re-attached on the overnight return working. Keywords: 'Falcon', 25, 34A, 4484, 586, 60025, A4, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Gresley, King's Cross, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0134 Hull Dairycoates K3 61875 passes Doncaster with the 07:35 Hull to Whitemoor freight whilst an unidentified Peak waits to depart with 1A09 from York/Hull to King's Cross on 8th September 1962. The freight train was due through Doncaster at around 9:30am but is running around 30 minutes late. Many of the trains along the East Coast Main Line were disrupted this day due to an accident at Offord involving A1 60123 'H. A. Ivatt' and BR Eastern Region Control would have been working hard to balance the traffic through Cambridge. Keywords: 1364, 1875, 1962, 50B, 61875, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Freight, Gresley, Hull Dairycoates, K3, LNER, Steam, Yorkshire
LPIS STM BW NEGS 0135 Gresley A4 60021 'Wild Swan' heads north through Doncaster with the 1A08 Down Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier service on 8th September 1962. Keywords: 'Wild Swan', 1962, 21, 34A, 4467, 60021, A4, BR, Black and White, Doncaster, Eastern, Gresley, King's Cross, LNER, Passenger, Steam, Yorkshire

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