0-8-0 at Manchester Longsight Depot in the late 70's

I have a vague memory of 0-8-0 at Longsight depot between 1976-1982. Not sure if it was going or coming from Dinting. It was static for weeks. Could of come back from overseas, but this might be my old memory playing tricks on me. Does anyone have any memories of this engine or even better a photo from back then at the longsight depot in Manchester.
There might be a mention in some of the Railway magazines of the period, don't possess any of the old mags myself. To narrow it down even further it could of be around the years of 1977-78.

regards
Albert

 

When did the NRM evacuate Preston Park works? It could have been 63460 en route to Grosmont.

 

Another possibility was that the loco was 49395 during her long time on the sidelines.

 

If it was connected to Dinting, it may have been a 2-8-0, the O4?

 

I thought 63460 looked promising, but 102 (63601) looks a possibility. The year could of been between 1977-78 if that narrows it down any.

regards
Albert

 

I think it was the GCR 04, 63601.

I poster on a thread here about Dinting Railway Centre commented that the 04 was delivered by rail from store in Leicester, but ran hot en-route, and was repaired at Longsight before delivery finally to Dinting.

I have a booklet entitled "1968-1978 The Dinting Story" and although the timeline on the rear cover is water-damaged, I can just make out that the 04 arrived at Dinting in June 1976.

Think that is your answer.

As an aside, what were the other "Leicester " stored National Collection engines? I think the 4F (44027) was one possibly?

 

I think your right, I was a year out. Is there any photos of her around this time period. At Dinting or even longsight.

 

I have some of me as a kid derusting it at Dinting somewhere. I seem to remember we did a load of work externally to it, then it all got binned when it was de lagged. What a waste of time....

 

Was it a light grayish colour when it arrived at Dinting. I have a vague memory it wasn't pretty to look at, possibly unpainted in grey primer.

 

rusty grey primer IIRC. would be about 1977-78 when I was working on it.

 

63601, 44027, 49395 and Green Arrow. Pics attached, taken from a passing train after the steam locos had been evicted from secure storage in Leicester round house onto the depot sidings because BR wanted to demolish the building. They were originally stored at Leicester awaiting the construction of a museum building planned to house those four locos plus the Midland "Spinner" No.118 , Midland 2-4-0 No.158A, Electric Loco 26500 and the Brush built 0-4-0 ST which is now at Snibston, plus the other industrials also now at Snibston. The funds were not forthcoming and the museum building was not built. I seem to remember that three of the locos were in primer, Green arrow was in full L.N.E.R. livery. (See pic)

 

Further to that, 63601 was later transferred to what is now The Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road, Leicester, moving by rail to Loughborough (Midland)where it was stored for several weeks in the goods shed and by road to the Museum premises. Pics attached of it loaded for the journey.

 

Funny enough, the picture I have always had in my mined. Is seeing her at Longsight whilst travelling from Stockport to Piccadilly in Manchester. Can't remember if I went to the depot to get a closer look. probably did. Memory fading. Great pictures. I presume the building in the back ground with the giant eagle on, in the last set of photos has long gone.

 

No, the building is still there, with a modern facia attached. That's not an Eagle by the way, it's a FALCON. Falcon Works. Established by one Charles Francis Brush. The home of Brush Traction/Electrical Machines/Transformers. The Falcon now resides, or did last time I saw it, in gilt splendor over the entrance to the works canteen.

 

And by 1983, 49395 was stood on an isolated piece of track at Blists Hill museum open to the weather. It is good that these engines, after a rather itinerant post-preservation period are now well cared for. The 4F as far as I recall is now with Andrew Goodman for overhaul, after the NRM took it away from Butterley.