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Mexborough engine shed. Coordinates: 53.4914°N 1.2894°W. Ex- GCR 0-8-4T shunting engine at Mexborough Loco in April 1949. Mexborough engine shed was an engine shed in Swinton, in South Yorkshire, England. It was built by the Great Central Railway and opened in 1875. [1] The shed was built slightly to the west of the current Mexborough station ...
Gcr ClassLner ClassWheel ArrangementNo. AllocatedB54-6-07C134-4-2T2D74-4-06D94-4-01Mexborough is a town in South Yorkshire, England, between Manvers and Denaby Main, ... (colloquially known as "Mexborough Loco") was a major employer.
Nov 14, 2023 · Ex- GCR 0-8-4T shunting engine at Mexborough Loco in April 1949. Mexborough engine shed was an engine shed in Swinton, in South Yorkshire, England. It was built by the Great Central Railway and opened in 1875. [1] The shed was built slightly to the west of the current Mexborough station on land between the River Don and the River Don Navigation.
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The following details describe the O4s and O5s when they entered LNER ownership in 1923. The first O4, No. 966 had a slightly different specification and is listed separately.Due to the variety of superheaters that were fitted, the boiler specifications are listed in asecond table. The quoted engine weight is for the engine only, due to the variety...
No. 5102 (BR No. 63601) has survived into preservation and is a part of the National Collection. No. 5102 has been restored to running condition and is on permanent loan to the Great Central Railwaybut is a regular visitor to other preservedrailways. Thirteen RODs were purchased by the mining firm of J&A Brown in New South Wales, from the War Depar...
Foxhunter sell a kit of the O4 'ROD' for N Gauge. 3SMRproduce a 3mm scale white metal kit of the O4. Bachmann have announded a OO gauge ready to run model of the O4. Little Engines, Proscale, Nu-Cast, and Falcon Brassworksall sell 4mm scale (OO gauge) kist of the O4. Ks Loco Kits have also produced a kit of the O4 for OO gauge, but current availabi...
The definitive work on the J&A Brown and the war suplus ROD locomotives that it employed is "Coal Railways and Mines" by Brian Robert Andrews, 2004 (ISBN 0-909650-63-2).This is available from the Australian Railway Historical Society.
Thank you to Geoff Byman FRPSfor the photograph of O4 No. 63601 at the Doncaster 150 celebrations. Thank you to the Mike Morant Collection for the photograph of O4/3 No. 63883 near Clipstone Colliery. Thank you to the P.H. Groom collection for permission to use the above photographs of O4/7 BR No. 63616 and O4/8 BR No. 63734. Thank you to Malcolm P...
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Nov 20, 2023 · Shed Bash UK: Shed Profiles - Sheffield Darnall & Mexborough. Bank Hall Locomotive Depot in 1948: two ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines outside the smaller through Shed: ex-L&Y 1F 0-6-0T No. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. 12782.
Going through the ranks at Mexborough loco in the 1940s. George Henry Duke. Jun 30 2018. Alan recalls George's lapel flower. Arthur Speke. Jun 30 2018 1 mins .
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For over a hundred years, the railway locomotive maintenance and stabling depot (colloquially known as "Mexborough Loco") was a major employer. The South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Railway arrived in Mexborough in 1850.
