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C.R Pickersgill/Hughes class 60 'Greybacks' :

Discussion in 'Photography' started by neildimmer, Jun 10, 2018.

  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    The Caledonian Railway 60 Class were 4-6-0 passenger engines designed by William Pickersgill and introduced in 1916. Six were built by the Caledonian Railway at its own St Rollox works in 1916-17, and all of them passed into LMS ownership in 1923. A further twenty locomotives of a slightly modified design were built by the LMS under the auspices of George Hughes in the period 1925-1926.
    The 60 Class were rugged and free steaming, but were unsophistocated and of lethargic performance for their size. Although classified as passenger locomotives by the LMS, latterly they spent much of their time on goods trains and acquired the nickname Greybacks, either in reference to their long and grimy boilers or possibly as an insult from former Glasgow and South Western Railway enginemen ('greyback' being an old term for louse). Withdrawals began in 1944 but twenty three passed into British Railways ownership in 1948. The last locomotives were withdrawn from service in 1953, and all were scrapped
    Hughes LMS development of Pickersgill design[edit]
    The locomotives built by the LMS had slightly larger cylinders and weighed slightly less than the original CR locomotives
    Pt 1 features the original C.R. locos 14650-14655
    14651
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    14652
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-tWkkRbr
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    14653
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-dHw7bq7
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    14654

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-sFzT3TX
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-R9P4Bd3
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    54650
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-6MKdWsp
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    Neil
     
  2. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    The Caledonian Railway 60 Class were 4-6-0 passenger engines designed by William Pickersgill and introduced in 1916. Six were built by the Caledonian Railway at its own St Rollox works in 1916-17, and all of them passed into LMS ownership in 1923. A further twenty locomotives of a slightly modified design were built by the LMS under the auspices of George Hughes in the period 1925-1926.
    The 60 Class were rugged and free steaming, but were unsophistocated and of lethargic performance for their size. Although classified as passenger locomotives by the LMS, latterly they spent much of their time on goods trains and acquired the nickname Greybacks, either in reference to their long and grimy boilers or possibly as an insult from former Glasgow and South Western Railway enginemen ('greyback' being an old term for louse). Withdrawals began in 1944 but twenty three passed into British Railways ownership in 1948. The last locomotives were withdrawn from service in 1953, and all were scrapped
    Hughes LMS development of Pickersgill design[edit]
    The locomotives built by the LMS had slightly larger cylinders and weighed slightly less than the original CR locomotives

    Pt 2 features the Hughes LMS development of the original C.R. locos


    14630

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-vq7Ztm3
    [​IMG]
    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    14631



    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-rJFcNgK
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    14630


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-VrMtnc4
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    14631



    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-vF8gnCr
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-qj5MXcq
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    14636

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-jjRz3d8
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    14638

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-zTZGM3K
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    14641


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-vhjzXCG/A
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-JmMkBv4
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    14642


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-xh32MDz
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    14649



    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-PkPWBWQ
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    14649

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/LMS-Scotland/19141923-CR-William-Pickersgil/Pickersgill-Tender-Locomotives/CR-Pickersgill-class-60-4-6-0-LMS-Hughes-further-developed/i-x4gcV8f
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    C.R Pickersgill class 60 4-6-0 (LMS Hughes further developed) - Railway-Photography

    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years



    Neil
     
  3. 11ty12

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    Do you have any diagrams/drawings of the Class 60?
     
  4. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    no sorry i dont

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