Some pictures of trains in the Widmerpool area over the years
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photos are the author's unless otherwise creditedIn 1908 a Johnson 4-4-0 approaches Widmerpool with a Nottingham express. Rev T G Parley - D F Tee Collection |
An unidentified Stanier Jubilee Class 4-6-0 heads up the 1 in 200 grade past the 115 MP, south of Widmerpool station, with a London express in the summer of 1956. The Down loop is on the left with the signal box obscured by the exhaust. Cars can be seen on the A606 Nottingham-Melton road in the background. John Oxley |
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An
L.M.S. 4F, 0-6-0 piloting an Austerity 2-8 -0 storms south through
Widmerpool on 9th December 1957
Henry Priestley |
On a summer's evening in 1958 an unidentified Black Five coasts through the closed Widmerpool station with a Nottingham express. Note the Up starter signal is now on a bracket compared with the 1945 view on the 'Then & Now' pages and the station fittings have all been removed, although the yard looks busy. T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stephenson |
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Only one year later on April 5th
1959 a class 2P 4-4-0 No:40421 pilots an unidentified Stanier
'Jubilee' 4-6-0 through the station on the Down 'Waverley' service.
The yard is deserted save for a couple of coal wagons. M Mitchell |
At 1.34pm on 15th August 1962, Class 8F No: 48156 is captured as it rumbles through Widmerpool Station with a train of empty mineral wagons bound for the Nottinghamshire coalfields. Note the extra coaches stored in the sidings awaiting the summer Saturday's extra trains. The Down platform waiting room, on the right, was still in use as a laboratory/storeroom until quite recently and is the only original Midland Railway building left virtually untouched. David Holmes |
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In 1963 an
unidentified DMU heads north through the station with a Melton- Nottingham
local
Unknown |
An
unidentified class 25 hauls a dead Stanier class 5 steam loco north past the
signal box at Widmerpool on 11th July 1964 Milepost 92½ |
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Looking south from
the station overbridge in 1966 sees a Nottingham express approaching. Note
the signal box in the background and the extension and improvements to the
former station buildings which became 'The Schooner Inn' Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
A slightly different
angle on Class 25-hauled 2D75 the 13.45 SO Melton-Nottingham local Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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Looking north from
the station overbridge and a Stanier class 8F brings a loaded coal train up the
grade from West Bridgford Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
Seconds later it is
seen heading south through the former station Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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On 27th February 1966
a London express approaches Widmerpool. The embankments today are entirely obscured by tree growth Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
The cameraman has
moved further to the left to secure this view of an Up freight hauled by a
class 25 Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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The POP train behind the R & D Clayton locomotive 8598 stands in the former Down platform at Widmerpool Station on a summer's day in 1973, prior to the erection of the dummy overhead equipment. This replaced the original Clayton 8512 Alan Rimmer |
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91002 is hauled back
towards Old Dalby through the former station whilst conducting aerodynamic
testing in 1988 Bob Osbourne |
60011
heads north from Widmerpool towards Stanton Tunnel on 8th February 1990. Adrian Tibble |
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The special train for the IVA88 exhibition in Hamburg is pictured emerging from the south end of Stanton Tunnel on 28th May 1988 | A close up of the locos headed by the class 89 but propelled by a class 47 | ||
Class
165 3 car Turbostar No:165135 in the Down platform at Widmerpool in the early 1990s during
sanding and wheelslip tests Chris Ward |
A close up of one
wheel pf 165135 showing the paper 'leaves' used for the tests and how they
have adhered to the tread Chris Ward |
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In exactly the same spot as POP train was pictured above only 27 years later a RES class 47 No:47781 stands with Alstom's 180101 in tow. Note the fencing from 1973 is still standing and the Down platform has been tidied up | In April 2000, 5-car unit 180101 stands under the wires on the Down line formation just south of Widmerpool Station, whilst engineers conducted horn audibility tests | ||
RES Class 47 No: 47781 hauls the Class 180 up the gradient between Widmerpool and Folly Hall whilst conducting an emergency rescue test in April 2000 | The NMT pictured speeding past
the viewing platform at Widmerpool with wind speed monitoring kit in place
in September 2005. Andrew Royle |
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Heading
north the NMT is seen approaching the measured mile at Widmerpool on a
proving run on September 9th 2005. Andrew Royle |
43014 heading south pictured between Stanton
Tunnel at Widmerpool at high speed with the NMT on 17th November 2005 Andrew Royle |
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On 24th January 2007 Class 37 No:37601 powers the TRC test train north past the viewing platform | 37609 brings the train south on the same date | ||
31106 heads
north approaching the viewing platform at Widmerpool on 17th August 2009 Neil Booton |
4-car class 172
formation passes Widmerpool in the sunshine of 10th March 2010 Neil Booton |
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Heading south 172001 passes the site of the former station on 9th April 2010 | Looking north 172001 passes the site of the former station on 9th April 2010 | ||
Track maintenance at Widmerpool
with 66175 on 29th April 2010 Neil Booton |
On 17th May
2010 class 31 No:31454 heads the TRC test train north through Widmerpool Neil Booton |
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Bringing up
the rear was 31601 Neil Booton |
37610 with a
test train on 10th July 2010 Ben Wheeler |
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37610 passing
Widmerpool on 19th July 2010 Neil Booton |
NMT northbound through Widmerpool on 30th July 2010 | ||
The NMT headed by 43014 rolls slowly into the former Up platform on 30th July 2010 | The NMT starts its journey back to Old Dalby on the former Up line. Photographed from the Widmerpool station bridge on 30th July 2010 at the same spot as the freight in the 1960s | ||
On 10th January 2011 Class 172/3
unit 172331 powers through Widmerpool heading south Neil Booton |
On the same date
Class 172/3 unit 172331 heads north through the former station area Neil Booton |
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The TRU 950001 at Widmerpool on
10th February 2011 Neil Booton |
Javelin set
395010 passes Widmerpool during pantograph testing on 27th February 2014 Neil Booton |
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The overhead gets some attention
Widmerpool during pantograph testing on 27th February 2014 Neil Booton |
387104 near
Widmerpool on 15th September 2014 Neil Booton |
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