Tamworth field trainspotting

[Novelty]

I too spent many hours spotting in the field at Tamworth in the early fifties.
I caught a train from New Street which I think was a semi-fast to York and was originally hauled by a Saltley compound and later a Saltley Black Five. Coming back I caught a stopping Derby-Birmingham train normally hauled by a Derby class 2,
46443, 46444 or 46454 around 5.30pm. It followed the 12.48 Newcastle-Bristol which roared through Tamworth behind a Derby Jubilee.
On the low level I particularly remember a down Blackpool train which stopped early afternoon and was hauled by an immaculate Blackpool Jubilee, usually South Africa, India or Kashmir.
In a full day we usually saw 5 or 6 Stanier Pacifics plus of course loads of Patriots, Jubilees & Royal Scots. Happy days.

 

[norfolk brummie]

To Mikejee:

Mike, I have found a nice news item entitled.......'Birmingham Station Redevelopment'.

This is in the June 1963 issue of The Railway Magazine (price 2/6d)!
I am wondering if you can find it, otherwise, I shall have to try and reproduce the article myself. Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks, Eddie

 

[norfolk brummie]

Mike: Re posting #92. I think that this request of mine should really be under the New Street Station Thread. My apologies.

I hope you do not mind my query, and that you may have the article to hand. You did a wonderful job with the Tamworth Field Ban article, for which I am grateful. If unable to assist, please let me know.


Again, many thanks, Eddie

 

[dave hewitt]

As a resident of Tamworth this has interested me as I spent almost every Saturday from 1958 to 192 around the station and the field. The field was closed around about 1960 when it became a caravan park. The only viable alternative was to travel northwards along Victoria road to the overbridge and then cut down a side road into the school fields for the local college and Grammar school. This was allowed for a couple of years , it meant that the two lines could still be seen and the locomotive numbers spotted. By then the electrification scheme was underway and it became more difficult to access the lines around the station. My friend Brian's dad was an Irish doctor and, as all the labourers on the scheme were Irish, we got to go in the coach used for meals which stood just behind the platform for London and the south. Wasn't that good as the High level was difficult to see but the food was welcome!! After that it became possible to walk through the caravan park and congregate the other side of the underbridge which went over the river Anker. High level spotting was possible as long as you had some binoculars. The signals were Local for the line heading into the station from the south. Main to Local for the point which transferred off the main line. Main for trains heading north.Clanger for the main line south and Baby Clanger for stopping trains and freight also heading south.Sadly I have no log for any of the days I was there. My car was stolen in 1991 and I kept my books in there to look at whilst I was waiting to pick up the kids from wherever they had been. When I got the car back they were missing. I would rather have had the books rather than the car to be honest.Still spend lots of time on trains, photographing and volunteering at Tanfield Railway. Best wishes all

 

[ChrisM]

Welcome to the Forum, Dave, and thanks for an excellent post.

Chris

 

[Prospero5554]

Hi
Is there anyone out there who spent there Saturdays in the field at Tamworth, I would love to find out more details of the daily logs if anyone still has their old notebooks.
Any pictures as well & also memories of the cafe, the staff attitude towards us & any other info.
My mates & me used to go under the bridge by the river & tramp across the fields going over an old disused bridge to get to the footbridge further down the track.
The cries of 'Clanger', 'Baby Clanger' & Main used to ring out over the field but I can't remember what the other track signal was called, I seem to think it might have been 'Local' but I am sure someone will know.
Happy days for us trainspotters.
Cheers
Dave Rock

Hi
Is there anyone out there who spent there Saturdays in the field at Tamworth, I would love to find out more details of the daily logs if anyone still has their old notebooks.
Any pictures as well & also memories of the cafe, the staff attitude towards us & any other info.
My mates & me used to go under the bridge by the river & tramp across the fields going over an old disused bridge to get to the footbridge further down the track.
The cries of 'Clanger', 'Baby Clanger' & Main used to ring out over the field but I can't remember what the other track signal was called, I seem to think it might have been 'Local' but I am sure someone will know.
Happy days for us trainspotters.
Cheers
Dave Rock

This is how British Railways announced this to the world.

See https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwr_tam3643.htm

 

[alan bartlett]

I used to visit the field at Tamworth quite often, allways in the big field. Got fed up with being turfed out, and as we were banned from the station it was visited less and less. The appearance of more and more "Mainliners" (class 40,s) di,nt help. Reading some of the posts brings it all back. Another popular spot was platform 6 at New Street on a Saturday. Sometimes there would be dozens and dozens of us there. Then along would come the Railway Police and tell all to move on. We would go over to Snow Hill then and pay for the platform ticket. No platform tickets at New Street. We used to travel the country "shed bashing" and never had any trouble. The world was a nicer place then. 68 years old now and still standing in fields and on the end of platforms, old habbits die hard. Happy days.

 

[smithy82/3]

G'day Trainees, What good memories, from my school days, 1947/50, We were adventurist in them days and would set off from Doidge road, on our rickety old trikes hoping to snare some of the loco numbers on the Main lines through Tamworth 14mile down the Kingsbury road, the trip was well worth it because at school next day we were able to brag the numbers to our mere mortals who wouldn't come with us.. Thanks for the memories once again..

 

[Lady Penelope]

On his return from 'spotting' the Flying Scotsman yesterday as it passed through Tamworth I asked Parker if he's ever gone to Tamworth Fields. It appears he went regularly in the early 60's, sometimes on his own and sometimes with friends. He said 'You always palled up with someone, there were lots of people to talk to'. He then turned up this picture which, he assures me, sums up those days. He found it on google earth and it's from the site 'Tamworth Talks'. Apparently the trainspotting from the fields had to stop as some boys were found tresspassing on the line.

(I ended up on this thread via the Snow Hill one and was showing him the picture of the boys on the platform and he asked if there was anything on the forum for Tamworth Fields - I said 'no - it's not in Birmingham.' Oh, me of little faith....).

 

[mikeflan]

Yeah.. I spent a few hours in the 1950's in the field at Tamworth...came back hoarse when some good Kops had been had...... bottles of Cheethams lemonade from the cafe.... I must dig out some photos I bought from the cafe....they were taken by someone called Burrows I think...... One Shilling and Fourpence Ha'penny return from New St.... used to get there for the 9'o clock stopper...usually a good Kop....saw the Eastern region Garratt in Saltley one journey as it had been on trials on the Lickey Incline.... such happy days...

 

[adap2it]

Yeah.. I spent a few hours in the 1950's in the field at Tamworth...came back hoarse when some good Kops had been had...... bottles of Cheethams lemonade from the cafe.... I must dig out some photos I bought from the cafe....they were taken by someone called Burrows I think...... One Shilling and Fourpence Ha'penny return from New St.... used to get there for the 9'o clock stopper...usually a good Kop....saw the Eastern region Garratt in Saltley one journey as it had been on trials on the Lickey Incline.... such happy days...

Happy days indeed! Booing the crates and cheering the Kops! After all these years we can still chat about our childhood passions. I'm quite sure that most of the train spotters out there are still very enthusiastic about steam. I know I am...I always take in a steam train ride when I visit the UK, usually Sheffield Park, as it's close to where my family lives. I have done the Kidderminster - Bridgenorth route and Carlisle - Settle too.
Dave A

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,
I visited the field between 1955 and 1958.
Visit to Tamworth Field on Saturday 6th July 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. On log I left the field to visit the Midland Red garage between 45180 and 48727. The Diesels on the log were double-headers on the Mid-Day Scots.

Time from between 0900 to 1800.

Notes Read columns from top to bottom.

Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Summer 1957

48416-1A​	45551-12B​	45440-71G​	45609-19B​	46235-5A​	44166-17A​	49431-2F​
48304-18A​	45040-2A​	46210-8A​	45523-1B​	45526-12A​	45735-1B​	45741-3B​
45227-24A​	46242-1B​	48345-2B​	44756-55A​	45538-10B​	46165-5A​	48310-3A​
40936-3E​	42578-5C​	45536-9A​	45582-10B​	42813-5B​	42429-3B​	44692-24A​
45243-8A​	43247-17B​	10000-1B​	44859-21A​	44667-17A​	46162-1B​	46254-1B​
44743-17A​	73069-55A​	10001-1B​	46155-5A​	46201-5A​	46228-5A​	46135-5A​
44810-21A​	46153-9A​	44809-17A​	45660-22A​	45338-26B​	46168-1B​	46130-8A​
44874-11A​	46111-9A​	45723-5A​	45574-24E​	42604-3C​	44773-8A​	44752-9A​
43911-21A​	46148-6J​	73011-19B​	45572-22A​	40678-5C​	44817-14B​	44937-9A​
45634-5A​	44715-2A​	46224-66A​	44716-2A​	45681-8A​	45097-11A​	44775-21A​
45533-8A​	41143-17A​	45514-1B​	43286-17A​	41213-3C​	46239-1B​	92133-21A​
43033-17A​	44830-19B​	45639-55A​	45522-1B​	46132-8A​	46160-9A​	45701-26A​
43949-21A​	45530-9A​	44413-21A​	45327-11A​	46122-9A​	46142-8A​	45504-12A​
46236-1B​	73016-19B​	46128-5A​	45193-11A​	44834-5B​	48449-2B​	46129-1B​
46208-8A​	45606-1B​	45279-14B​	46170-1B​	45180-5B​	10201-1B​	43924-22B​
45670-8A​	73031-22A​	46114-8A​	43637-21A​	48727-3A​	10202-1B​	45595-9A​
70048-6J​	46123-8A​	45553-5A​	46146-1B​	45588-24E​	45678-5A​	43435-21A​
73030-22A​	46124-8A​	44661-19B​	44748-9A​	45736-8A​	44936-12A​	46140-9A​
43002-2B​	70049-6J​	46229-1B​	46161-1B​	45516-8A​	44935-6G​	92134-21A​
48687-21A​	70032-9A​	42936-9A​	40692-5A​	45655-54​	44938-2A​

Regards

Vic

 

[perry commoner]

In July 1957, I saw the up Royal Scot double headed by two Royal Scot class locomotives. I reported the event in the July or August Trains Illustrated Magazine. Cannot remember which two scots were involved but it may have recorded that in my report.

I have a couple of photos taken from the field about 1954, I must dust them down and send them in.

 

[adap2it]

In July 1957, I saw the up Royal Scot double headed by two Royal Scot class locomotives. I reported the event in the July or August Trains Illustrated Magazine. Cannot remember which two scots were involved but it may have recorded that in my report.

I have a couple of photos taken from the field about 1954, I must dust them down and send them in.

I would have been in the field around that time..
Dave A

 

[alan bartlett]

Was the down distant visible from the field? I remember the box was on the down side adjacent to the field but the distant signal would be further away. Some lads would watch/listen to the cables from the box and cry out before the peg moved.

Mike. I remember the north bound main signal made a clanging sound when it went up, Hence Peg on the clanger.

 

[postie]

I had a email from victor 258 re Tamworth train spotting the enclosed information means nothing to me but I bet you trains potters will know

Hi Jim,
Visit to Tamworth Field on Saturday 6th July 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. Read columns from top to bottom. On log I left the field to visit the Midland Red garage between 45180 and 48727. The Diesels on the log were double-headers on the Mid-Day Scots.
Time from between 0900 to 1800.
Read columns from top to bottom.

48416-1A	45551-12B	45440-71G	45609-19B	46235-5A	44166-17A	49431-2F
48304-18A	45040-2A	46210-8A	45523-1B	45526-12A	45735-1B	45741-3B
45227-24A	46242-1B	48345-2B	44756-55A	45538-10B	46165-5A	48310-3A
40936-3E	42578-5C	45536-9A	45582-10B	42813-5B	42429-3B	44692-24A
45243-8A	43247-17B	10000-1B	44859-21A	44667-17A	46162-1B	46254-1B
44743-17A	73069-55A	10001-1B	46155-5A	46201-5A	46228-5A	46135-5A
44810-21A	46153-9A	44809-17A	45660-22A	45338-26B	46168-1B	46130-8A
44874-11A	46111-9A	45723-5A	45574-24E	42604-3C	44773-8A	44752-9A
43911-21A	46148-6J	73011-19B	45572-22A	40678-5C	44817-14B	44937-9A
45634-5A	44715-2A	46224-66A	44716-2A	45681-8A	45097-11A	44775-21A
45533-8A	41143-17A	45514-1B	43286-17A	41213-3C	46239-1B	92133-21A
43033-17A	44830-19B	45639-55A	45522-1B	46132-8A	46160-9A	45701-26A
43949-21A	45530-9A	44413-21A	45327-11A	46122-9A	46142-8A	45504-12A
46236-1B	73016-19B	46128-5A	45193-11A	44834-5B	48449-2B	46129-1B
46208-8A	45606-1B	45279-14B	46170-1B	45180-5B	10201-1B	43924-22B
45670-8A	73031-22A	46114-8A	43637-21A	48727-3A	10202-1B	45595-9A
70048-6J	46123-8A	45553-5A	46146-1B	45588-24E	45678-5A	43435-21A
73030-22A	46124-8A	44661-19B	44748-9A	45736-8A	44936-12A	46140-9A
43002-2B	70049-6J	46229-1B	46161-1B	45516-8A	44935-6G	92134-21A
48687-21A	70032-9A	42936-9A	40692-5A	45655-54	44938-2A

Regards
Vic

 

[mw0njm.]

all i remember from my spotting days. is "steam sighted"

 

[adap2it]

I had a email from victor 258 re Tamworth train spotting the enclosed information means nothing to me but I bet you trains potters will know

Hi Jim,
Visit to Tamworth Field on Saturday 6th July 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. Read columns from top to bottom. On log I left the field to visit the Midland Red garage between 45180 and 48727. The Diesels on the log were double-headers on the Mid-Day Scots.
Time from between 0900 to 1800.
Read columns from top to bottom.

48416-1A	45551-12B	45440-71G	45609-19B	46235-5A	44166-17A	49431-2F
48304-18A	45040-2A	46210-8A	45523-1B	45526-12A	45735-1B	45741-3B
45227-24A	46242-1B	48345-2B	44756-55A	45538-10B	46165-5A	48310-3A
40936-3E	42578-5C	45536-9A	45582-10B	42813-5B	42429-3B	44692-24A
45243-8A	43247-17B	10000-1B	44859-21A	44667-17A	46162-1B	46254-1B
44743-17A	73069-55A	10001-1B	46155-5A	46201-5A	46228-5A	46135-5A
44810-21A	46153-9A	44809-17A	45660-22A	45338-26B	46168-1B	46130-8A
44874-11A	46111-9A	45723-5A	45574-24E	42604-3C	44773-8A	44752-9A
43911-21A	46148-6J	73011-19B	45572-22A	40678-5C	44817-14B	44937-9A
45634-5A	44715-2A	46224-66A	44716-2A	45681-8A	45097-11A	44775-21A
45533-8A	41143-17A	45514-1B	43286-17A	41213-3C	46239-1B	92133-21A
43033-17A	44830-19B	45639-55A	45522-1B	46132-8A	46160-9A	45701-26A
43949-21A	45530-9A	44413-21A	45327-11A	46122-9A	46142-8A	45504-12A
46236-1B	73016-19B	46128-5A	45193-11A	44834-5B	48449-2B	46129-1B
46208-8A	45606-1B	45279-14B	46170-1B	45180-5B	10201-1B	43924-22B
45670-8A	73031-22A	46114-8A	43637-21A	48727-3A	10202-1B	45595-9A
70048-6J	46123-8A	45553-5A	46146-1B	45588-24E	45678-5A	43435-21A
73030-22A	46124-8A	44661-19B	44748-9A	45736-8A	44936-12A	46140-9A
43002-2B	70049-6J	46229-1B	46161-1B	45516-8A	44935-6G	92134-21A
48687-21A	70032-9A	42936-9A	40692-5A	45655-54	44938-2A

Regards
Vic

Just the engine number followed by the shed number..
Dave A

 

[Richard Dye]

Hi Everyone,
I visited the field between 1955 and 1958.
Visit to Tamworth Field on Saturday 6th July 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. On log I left the field to visit the Midland Red garage between 45180 and 48727. The Diesels on the log were double-headers on the Mid-Day Scots.

Time from between 0900 to 1800.

Notes Read columns from top to bottom.

Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Summer 1957

48416-1A​	45551-12B​	45440-71G​	45609-19B​	46235-5A​	44166-17A​	49431-2F​
48304-18A​	45040-2A​	46210-8A​	45523-1B​	45526-12A​	45735-1B​	45741-3B​
45227-24A​	46242-1B​	48345-2B​	44756-55A​	45538-10B​	46165-5A​	48310-3A​
40936-3E​	42578-5C​	45536-9A​	45582-10B​	42813-5B​	42429-3B​	44692-24A​
45243-8A​	43247-17B​	10000-1B​	44859-21A​	44667-17A​	46162-1B​	46254-1B​
44743-17A​	73069-55A​	10001-1B​	46155-5A​	46201-5A​	46228-5A​	46135-5A​
44810-21A​	46153-9A​	44809-17A​	45660-22A​	45338-26B​	46168-1B​	46130-8A​
44874-11A​	46111-9A​	45723-5A​	45574-24E​	42604-3C​	44773-8A​	44752-9A​
43911-21A​	46148-6J​	73011-19B​	45572-22A​	40678-5C​	44817-14B​	44937-9A​
45634-5A​	44715-2A​	46224-66A​	44716-2A​	45681-8A​	45097-11A​	44775-21A​
45533-8A​	41143-17A​	45514-1B​	43286-17A​	41213-3C​	46239-1B​	92133-21A​
43033-17A​	44830-19B​	45639-55A​	45522-1B​	46132-8A​	46160-9A​	45701-26A​
43949-21A​	45530-9A​	44413-21A​	45327-11A​	46122-9A​	46142-8A​	45504-12A​
46236-1B​	73016-19B​	46128-5A​	45193-11A​	44834-5B​	48449-2B​	46129-1B​
46208-8A​	45606-1B​	45279-14B​	46170-1B​	45180-5B​	10201-1B​	43924-22B​
45670-8A​	73031-22A​	46114-8A​	43637-21A​	48727-3A​	10202-1B​	45595-9A​
70048-6J​	46123-8A​	45553-5A​	46146-1B​	45588-24E​	45678-5A​	43435-21A​
73030-22A​	46124-8A​	44661-19B​	44748-9A​	45736-8A​	44936-12A​	46140-9A​
43002-2B​	70049-6J​	46229-1B​	46161-1B​	45516-8A​	44935-6G​	92134-21A​
48687-21A​	70032-9A​	42936-9A​	40692-5A​	45655-54​	44938-2A​

Regards

Vic

Great stuff Vic! Unfortunately I was never that diligent or detailed until much later in life..........

 

[pistonvalve]

Lucky you Vic, I never saw a Scottish semi running past the sacred field during the many times visited.

Mike.

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,

Visit to Tamworth Field on either Saturday 20thJuly 1957 or 27thJuly 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. My friend and I stayed until it was too dark to see numbers on passing engines. I got into serious trouble when a fourteen year old arrived home at passed 2230. I was never allowed to go to Tamworth again that year.

Notes Time from between 0900 to gone 2100. Read columns from top to bottom. Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Summer 1957. Engine numbers in italic seen twice.

View attachment 144371

Regards

Vic

 

[Bob Davis]

Nowa

Hi Everyone,

Visit to Tamworth Field on either Saturday 20thJuly 1957 or 27thJuly 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. My friend and I stayed until it was too dark to see numbers on passing engines. I got into serious trouble when a fourteen year old arrived home at passed 2230. I was never allowed to go to Tamworth again that year.

Notes Time from between 0900 to gone 2100. Read columns from top to bottom. Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Summer 1957. Engine numbers in italic seen twice.

View attachment 144371

Regards

Vic
[/QUO
Nowadays coming in at that time at that age, you'd be asked why you were so early!!! You must have xaught the X99 going from Erdington.

Bob

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,

Visit to Tamworth Field on either Saturday 20thJuly 1957 or 27thJuly 1957. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. My friend and I stayed until it was too dark to see numbers on passing engines. I got into serious trouble when a fourteen year old arrived home at passed 2230. I was never allowed to go to Tamworth again that year.

Notes Time from between 0900 to gone 2100. Read columns from top to bottom. Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Summer 1957. Engine numbers in italic seen twice.

44239-35C​	43247-17B​	44680-5A​	44744-17A​	45546-5A​	43911-21A​	45669-1B​
45651-22A​	44660-21A​	45625-5A​	45664-19B​	46254-1B​	45674-5A​	46246-5A​
45601-1B​	44773-8A​	42786-9A​	42375-2A​	46140-9A​	45511-1B​	45146-9A​
45583-10B​	45265-21A​	46238-12A​	73046-15C​	44576-19C​	45625-26A​	46207-8A​
41095-22B​	45592-1B​	46124-8A​	46208-8A​	45596-8A​	46114-8A​	45686-1B​
44201-21A​	73052-71G​	45662-22A​	44906-5A​	46135-5A​	46131-9A​	44775-21A​
46256-1B​	45606-1B​	46106-12A​	44201-21A​	40416-17A​	45721-5A​	44966-21A​
45681-8A​	92136-21A​	46159-5A​	45683-19B​	45297-19B​	73048-19B​	46116-12A​
46151-5A​	45553-5A​	45682-22A​	70031-9A​	45248-12A​	48370-18A​	45512-12A​
48747-8C​	42763-17B​	44848-17A​	44830-19B​	46200-8A​	42323-5C​	48529-5B​
46137-8A​	70049-6J​	45580-24E​	45404-1A​	42891-2A​	45517-1A​	48600-1A​
48627-21A​	46207-5A​	73011-19B​	45577-22A​	46132-8A​	42375-2A​	​
44906-8A​	45514-1B​	45735-1B​	45613-12A​	45594-19B​	46245-1B​	​
46245-1B​	45723-5A​	44849-55A​	46150-5A​	44213-21A​	44413-21A​	​
44776-21A​	42890-21A​	46153-9A​	43931-55B​	44664-21A​	46210-8A​	​
46210-8A​	44763-5A​	45546-5A​	46220-66A​	46160-9A​	45311-5B​	​
45328-3B​	42758-21A​	44347-11B​	46154-1B​	45146-9A​	73053-55A​	​
45658-55A​	45595-9A​	41073-21B​	46141-12A​	44811-17B​	41093-2A​	​
45044-5B​	73065-19B​	45253-21A​	45639-55A​	45610-17A​	46136-12A​	​
46115-9A​	44811-17B​	44712-2A​	44943-55A​	45522-1B​	46156-5A​	​
45275-6B​	45048-5B​	45587-9A​	45523-1B​	45260-17A​	40138-2A​	​
46236-1B​	45556-5A​	46240-1B​	44843-17B​	44758-5A​	73068-22A​	​
43003-2B​	44160-21A​	48339-21A​	44814-21A​	73052-71G​	41123-22B​	​
44986-19B​	46144-1B​	46204-8A​	48653-16A​	46239-1B​	44938-2A​	​
46148-1B​	44682-5A​	46226-12A​	45530-9A​	92051-21A​	45726-5A​	​
45609-19B​	45525-8A​	41078-21A​	45588-24E​	42389-5C​	45540-9A​	​
41143-17A​	45602-17A​	45638-9A​	44685-5A​	46146-1B​	70033-9A​	​
40692-5A​	45532-1B​	46163-5A​	45660-22A​	46255-12A​	46229-1B​	​
70043-9A​	46142-8A​	44087-19A​	46100-1B​	44937-9A​	48346-18D​	​
43464-22A​	44853-55A​	46233-5A​	48427-2A​	45599-12A​	70043-9A​	​

Regards

Vic

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,

Visit to Tamworth Field on Tuesday 15th April 1958. Travelled to Tamworth on Midland Red bus from Erdington. Diesel Railcar units were on locals. D8000/03 were being transferred to 5B Crewe South



Notes Winter timetable in operation. Time from between 0900 to gone 1800. Read columns from top to bottom. Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Winter 1958. Engine numbers in italic seen twice.

43003-2B​	47354-1B​	43945-17E​	46239-1B​	44831-8A​
46115-9A​	43917-16A​	50755​	48116-18C​	44930-24E​
44089-19C​	45073-12A​	53916​	44187-21A​	92008-21A​
44962-21A​	46137-9A​	50788​	70043-9A​	48171-1A​
46242-1B​	45680-9A​	45507-5A​	92150-18A​	42885-1A​
45674-54​	49414-2B​	44090-17E​	45390-5A​	48183-18A​
45430-5A​	44591-17B​	44332-17B​	45587-5A​	46250-1B​
45682-22A​	45044-5B​	48530-18A​	50530​	46208-8A​
44773-8A​	73003-15C​	48397-19C​	59186​	45660-22A​
45522-1A​	46204-8A​	46236-1B​	50479​	45605-55A​
50788​	48248-5B​	48734-5B​	90365-38E​	45181-8A​
59316​	45725-19B​	45735-1B​	42811-5B​	D8000-1D​
50755​	46240-1B​	73015-22A​	46155-5A​	D8003-1D​
45536-9A​	45630-5A​	45577-22A​	42872-17A​	44897-3A​
70048-6J​	48198-17E​	44854-55A​	73160-55E​	43994-18A​
45662-22A​	73074-19B​	45514-1B​	45623-8A​	48076-55B​

Regards

Vic

 

[Edifi]

I would love to put my cycling trip to Scotland shed & train numbers copped but would take days of tapping on the keys the numbers.Still got the books with all the numbers in from 1956.

 

[Edifi]

Can put the sheds on 65A 65B 65C 65D 65F 65H 65I 66A 66B 66C 66D 67A 64A 64B64D 64E 62A 62B Arbroath ,Montrose, St Andrews 62C Alloa 63A 63B 63C 61A ,Inverurie 61B 61C .Banff Elgin
60A 60B 60EThen down to Perth ,Stirling Thornton,Glasgow again then to Carlisle 68A 68E .Then on the train to Brum .All in 2 weeks.Brilliant holiday

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,

My final log.

Visit to Tamworth Field on Saturday 24th May 1958. {Spring Bank Holiday}.

Notes Time from between 0900 to 1800.

Read columns from top to bottom.

Allocations taken from ABC Locoshed Book – Winter 1958.

Engine numbers in italic seen twice.

44860-2A​	92167-21A​	48160-19C​	73048-19B​	46150-5A​	50768​	44660-21A​
48379-16B​	44963-21A​	44750-9A​	40694-10B​	92008-21A​	50770​	48694-18A​
45643-5A​	51762​	46153-9A​	46229-1B​	70043-9A​	44814-21A​	43223-21A​
43023-2B​	59318​	45280-21A​	44966-21A​	45062-17A​	44160-21A​	12077-21A​
44745-17A​	50795​	45584-24E​	44815-17A​	73171-55A​	12041-21A​	44235-21A​
44711-2A​	46140-9A​	46208-8A​	42577-2A​	45598-14B​	92073-17B​	48404-82B​
45690-22A​	45572-22A​	46240-1B​	45451-12A​	46249-5A​	43771-21A​	43594-21A​
45633-10B​	45530-9A​	48291-5B​	42346-5C​	45662-22A​	61175-40B​	92112-14A​
48616-24H​	48435-2B​	45700-26A​	45577-22A​	46242-1A​	48314-18A​	44600-17A​
73074-19B​	46239-1B​	45644-9A​	46170-1B​	45526-12A​	44213-21A​	43435-17A​
46244-1B​	46162-1B​	45441-6J​	45564-19B​	53807-71G​	12058-21A​	44775-21A​
44849-1A​	42575-5A​	45518-8A​	45532-1B​	45580-24E​	12039-21A​	44120-3D​
43869-18B​	45740-1A​	45721-5A​	48033-18D​	45523-1B​	44899-12A​	46159-6A​
46207-8A​	73069-55A​	46163-5A​	40659-5A​	45680-9A​	12035-21A​	76087-21A​
73066-55A​	45536-9A​	45363-12A​	41156-21B​	45516-8A​	13248-21A​	48313-21A​
46150-5A​	44748-9A​	44551-17B​	44047-17B​	44369-17A​	43620-21A​	43018-15C​
45552-8A​	59188​	44870-2A​	45531-8A​	45181-8A​	43049-21A​	6856-85A​
44666-21A​	50597​	46101-5A​	46225-5A​	46155-5A​	43219-21A​	​
42345-5C​	45601-1B​	73054-22A​	45632-9A​	50801​	44369-17A​	​
46236-1B​	40660-5A​	46142-8A​	45291-11A​	59323​	43940-21A​	​

High Level sighting notes;

53807 - on way to Derby Works for repairs.

61175 – northbound Birmingham – Cleethorpes express.

48404 and 6856 – Western engines on northbound express freights.

Southbound light locos – Diesel 0-6-0 shunters and 21A freight locos. Possibly going to Saltley for servicing over holiday period.

Regards

Vic

 

[Edifi]

Always waited at Bromford for the Cleethorpes train for the B1s that pulled it for the African Animals they were named after.

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,

Tamworth memories – Summers 1955 and 1956.​

Five friends and I would go to Tamworth field via New Street most Saturdays, pocket money permitting. On one Saturday three of our group caught the early train to catch the 0900 over-night mail stopper.

A friend and I caught the next train and arrived at the field around 0930. We had missed Polmadie 66A Scot 46102 Black Watch on the stopper. I eventually caught this rare engine on its home shed in June 1960.

Another rare cop on this train was Jubilee 45707 Valiant, also from 66A.

On another occasion in 1955, Beyer-Garratt 47994 passed by, on a southbound freight on High Level. We saw this engine again that day, on the way to New St, in Saltley 21A shed yard.

Regards

Vic.

 

[veejay6026]

Hi Everyone,

Titled Trains at Tamworth 1957-58​

I have attempted to list all the Titled Trains hat ran through Tamworth during the period of my four logs. Could anyone provide route times for last six entries on Low Level?

Tamworth Low Level * time at Tamworth based on being 90 mins to/from Euston.

TRAIN​	TIME*​	N/S​	ROUTE (Departure and Destination Arrival times)​
​	​	​	​
IRISH MAIL​	9.45​	N​	London Euston (08.15) - Holyhead (14.00)​
SHAMROCK​	11.05​	S​	Liverpool Lime Street (08.30) - London Euston (12.35)​
ROYAL SCOT​	11.20​	N​	London Euston (09.50) - Glasgow Central (17.50)​
MANXMAN​	11.55​	N​	London Euston (10.25) - Liverpool Lime Street (14.10)​
MERSEYSIDE EXPRESS​	12.40​	S​	Liverpool Lime Street (10.10) - London Euston (14.10)​
THE WELSHMAN​	12.55​	N​	London Euston (11.25)- North Wales (Chester (15.30), Etc}​
LAKE EXPRESS​	13.10​	N​	London Euston (11.40) - Workington (15.35)​
RED ROSE​	13.45​	N​	London Euston (12.15) - Liverpool Lime Street (16.00)​
CALEDONIAN​	14.05​	S​	Glasgow Central (08.30) - London Euston (15.35)​
ROYAL SCOT​	14.20​	S​	Glasgow Central (10.00) - London Euston (17.50)​
MID-DAY SCOT​	14.50​	N​	London Euston (13.10)- Glasgow Central (21.20)​
THE WELSHMAN​	16.05​	S​	North Wales (Chester (13.50)r, Etc} - London Euston (17.35)​
LAKE EXPRESS​	16.45​	S​	Workington (08.40)- London Euston (17.15)​
MANXMAN​	16.45​	S​	Liverpool Lime Street (14.15) - London Euston (18.15)​
CALEDONIAN​	17.25​	N​	London Euston (15.55) - Glasgow Central (22.55)​
SHAMROCK​	17.50​	N​	London Euston (16.20) - Liverpool Lime Street (20.20)​
MERSEYSIDE EXPRESS​	19.30​	N​	London Euston (18.00) - Liverpool Lime Street (22.00)​
RED ROSE​	19.40​	S​	Liverpool Lime Street (17.30) - London Euston (21.10)​
IRISH MAIL​	20.00​	S​	Holyhead (13.30) - London Euston (21.30)​
MID-DAY SCOT​	20.15​	S​	Glasgow Central (13.30) - London Euston (21.45)​
IRISH MAIL​	22.00​	N​	London Euston (20.30) - Holyhead (02.10)​
​	​	​	​
LANCASTRIAN​	​	N​	London Euston - Manchester London Road​
MANCUNIAN​	​	N​	London Euston - Manchester London Road​
ULSTER EXPRESS​	19.40​	N​	London Euston (18.10) - Heysham​
LANCASTRIAN​	​	S​	Manchester London Road - London Euston​
MANCUNIAN​	​	S​	Manchester London Road - London Euston​
ULSTER EXPRESS​	​	S​	Heysham (18.05} - London Euston​

Tamworth Low Level ** time at Tamworth based on being 30 mins to/from Derby.

TRAIN​	TIME**​	N/S​	ROUTE (Departure and Destination Arrival times)​
​	​	​	​
CORNISHMAN​	9.40​	S​	Sheffield Midland (08.10) - Penzance (18.06)​
DEVONIAN​	12.30​	S​	Bradford Foster Sq. (09.05) - Paignton (18.30)​
DEVONIAN​	15.00​	N​	Paignton (09.16) - Bradford Foster Sq. (18.57)​
CORNISHMAN​	19.50​	N​	Penzance (11.00) - Sheffield Midland (21.21)​

Two over-night sleepers (that ran in both directions) not included on list are:

Northern Irishman N/S London Euston - Stranraer Harbour - London Euston,

Royal Highlander N/S London Euston - Inverness - London Euston.

I would be interested if anyone could cross-reference these Titled Trains to the trains listed on my logs.

I have found that seven passenger trains, in a LMS 1948 timetable, ran both ways between London - Liverpool and London - Manchester daily that would have passed through Tamworth between 0900 and 1800. This accounts for 28 passenger train between these destinations. Wonder if they still ran in 1957/58?

Regards

Vic