LISTED HERE A SPLENDID MOUNTED PRINT FROM THE ARCHIVES.
SIZE: 8.5" x 7" (22x 18cm) LARGE IMAGE
Seen here on the left, a British Railways standard 2-6-4 tank pulls away heading east with a local passenger train. The design origin of this locomotive can be traced back to the design of Sir Henry Fowler for the I.MS in the 1920s. The RA Riddles design was adopted as one of the standard designs for British Railways, and 155 were built between 1951 and 1957. This has to be regarded as one of the most successful tank locomotive designs.
At the platform, a Cravens diesel multiple unit has stopped to disembark its passengers. These units, powered by the equivalent of bus engines, were ideal for urban areas like Glasgow with a large number of stations in short distances. They were efficient, economical and comfortable if a bit noisy. It was the Great Western Railway that had introduced Diesel Railcars M 1933, building on their experience with steam-powered rail motors first seen thirty years before. These can have rather limited ability and speed, but they continued in service until the early 1960s, by which time technical developments had made the diesel multiple unit a sure winner for the future.
Coming west out of Glasgow is a freight train hauled by WD class 2-8-0 90468, one of the 'austerity' engines built during the war for the Ministry of Supply and designed by RA Riddles, and purchased by British Railways in 1948. Over nine hundred of this class were built in three years. 'These locomotives had a total weight of 125 tons, and a tractive effort of 34 125Ibs. They were intended for freight duties, and gave invaluable service during the war. Only one has survived in preservation, and that travelled via Holland and Sweden before returning to Yorkshire! This empty train will be loaded with ingots, slabs or strips at Rothesay Dock on the Clyde.
On the right-hand side is a 0-1-0 diesel shunter on the siding connecting with the shipyard. This is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive, first introduced in 1953 and built by the North British Locommive Co. These little locomotives were ideal for short-haul work on freight trains on industrial sites, and this one has come off the Clydeside Tramway with a trip freight from Whiten.) Riverside yard. Finally, the car on the far right is a Ford Anglia, as introduced in 1955.
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extra-rigid backing to provide stability and protection. In short,
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warping and damaged corners.
The
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framing.
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they are genuine vintage prints of the date stated below.
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may occasionally see a similar item listed, this happens when we
have more than one of the print in the archives.
This image was printed and released twenty years ago when topography of Steam Railways was being compiled and perfectly stored in the archives and since mounted.
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