N.E.R. 4-2-2 Class J 1519 at Pump House Sidings, York. The ten 7' 7 1/4" singles were built from 1889 and used, among other duties, on the "Businessmans Flyer" - a 75 minute non-stop journey between Scarborough and Leeds. This locomotive was withdrawn in 1920. The penalty for such a smokebox door, at that time, would have been severe. Circa 1913 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 2342 at York Station at the head of a Harrogate train. 16th August 1947 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62360 at Northallerton on "The Northern Dales" railtour. 4th September 1955 |
Ex N.E.R.. 4-4-0 Class D20 62379 at Stockton MPD, it's home shed after being transferred from Hull. 5th June 1949 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62381 and 43096 take the Bridlington line at Seamer Junction on the Summer Saturdays 11:25 AM Scarborough Londesborough Road to Liverpool Exchange. Summer 1955 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 2384 on a Thirsk to Leeds train approaching Leaming Lane Crossing. Summer 1949 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62384 pilots Heaton's Ex L.N.E.R. 4-6-2 Class A3 60085 "Manna" at Monkton Moor, near Ripon on the 08:55AM Newcastle to Liverpool train. D20s were not that uncommon a choice of pilot on this stretch. A few years after this picture was taken there was a return working on Fridays with this same train for a D20 that had worked north on a Doncaster - Thorpe Arch train for munitions workers. Early 1950's |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62387 near Wooperton on the Alnwick - Coldsteam line. The locomotive is propelling the irregularly rostered Alnwick to Ilderton parcels after through working on the line was curtailed after the floods of August 1948 and again in 1949 destroyed a couple of bridges between Ilderton and Wooler - effectively creating two branch lines and terminii. The line closed in February 1953. The passenger service had been withdrawn in 1930! Early 1950s |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62387, one of Heaton's finest, stands at Hawick on the afternoon service to Newcastle. Early 1950's |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62387 stands at Leeds City on a RCTS railtour to Kirby Moorside. 23rd June 1957 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62388 hurtles south at Pilmoor North on the Hartlepool to York fish train. Summer 1951 |
Ex N.E.R. 4-4-0 Class D20 62396 at Alnmouth on the day it was withdrawn. Originally it was an Alnmouth locomotive and was dispatched to Hull Botanic Gardens, but never arrived - the loco only got as far as Borough Gardens MPD (Gateshead) and was stored there for a considerable time then sent back to Alnmouth then to Selby in 1955. It did actually get to Hull (Dairycoats), but only to be stored, yet again. However, due to a shortage of locomotives in the Summer of 1957, it was reinstated and the authorities deeming it was in need of a lick of paint, received the second B.R. totem on the tender as a result - one of only two of the Class to do so! After its season in the sun, it went home to Alnmouth. 19th November 1957 |