Great Western locomotives and railcars post-nationalisation

Built by Swindon works in 1939 - withdrawn in November 1964

There is a cropped version among the scanned prints, but with so many Bristol railway fans about I thought a wider view might be appreciated.

Date from a cropped & un-scanned print in the album.

With the steam era coming to an end, a lack of respect for the locomotive's appearance is evident from the chalked-on reporting number from a previous trip!

The numberplate is almost illegible - you reach a point where pushing the magnification up is counter-productive. As for the location - the buildings look more like workshops than engine sheds - but I could well be wrong! 2728 was withdrawn in 1948. Locos ending their working lives sometimes ended up shunting around Swindon Works, so this could have been around 1947/8

I think this came from an envelope of my Dad's negatives marked 1962*, but they have got a bit jumbled up as I have sorted through to find ones that don't seem to have been preserved as prints in his albums. It is worth viewing this at one of the higher magnifications as there is a lot of detail there - from a negative that is 8cm x 5cm. There are photographers all over the place, even between the tracks. * Hunting around on the net, this looks more like its reappearance under Bulmer's patronage with their set of Pullman cars, in 1971. 7.12.2012 - now we know when, where and why - and in colour - John Freeth had an almost identical photo in colour, when this was on my Flickr photostream. His photo can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/60631240@N02/6092349170/in/photolist-ahmT9W-7vCEMZ-borbXp-bNcf6i-bqLHTC-ijtcDD-c1swb-5DeXwG-dL1Nph-7w1peS-NGUAF-6Hd3CP-7k95iD-bTGS7-GyfNf-78s2hh-asvRKU-8BTqDZ-4MxTA4-a91L84-7BWnn9-7zAHCE-22fr4F-4YdfMP-786CyP-7hw5gK-2ytt5d-9spxdf-9nenoA-78dBfW-dqyJu9-ieCmaC-jpycW2-39Ftnb-8S48nH-e66G97-4DYnqA-78pAzj-2a1CKW-bXatHA-9aciP2-5EDqLq-9ac6yB-9acdZZ-fgnEBB-e9NP1h-gBRXKL-7yiEhk-5HQ1ip-bY2nSm His notes were Return to Mainline Steam - 6000 King George V at Patchway - October 1971 On Saturday 2 October 1971, 6000 King George V makes a triumphant return to mainline steam, following the relaxation of the ban imposed by British Rail in August 1968. The train ran from Hereford to Tyseley, via Severn Tunnel Junction and Oxford, and crowds thronged the lineside to witness this occasion. Here the KIng makes easy work of the steep incline out of Patchway Tunnel, near Bristol, on its historic journey.

This is another example of a photo, already on the photostream, where Dad had cropped the print. Having scanned the whole negative, I think we have a more atmospheric image, and for once the quality of this version seems to surpass that of the scanned print. www.flickr.com/photos/phil-seaford/4924240523/ 23.11.2012 Judging by the immediate interest, a bit of cow parsley makes all the difference!

I expect Dad didn't put this one in his album because of the exposure/light leakage problem, but he probably would have cropped out all the nice detail anyway! I haven't a clue about the location - but that's an interesting lattice yard lamp post. The recessed doors on the first carriage are also of note. I can't make out what it is. The far end appears to have a window with a sliding toplight, but some of the others appear to be plated over - all in all a bit of a puzzle. 1.7.2013 from Dad's log book we now have the details in the title above.

This was taken before the double chimneys were installed on the Counties in about 1954.

This photo was uploaded previously in a more cropped format.