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No. 2 - THE LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.

Back Track Special issue No. 2 - THE LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.

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LNE V2 no 4785 climbs out of King's Cross Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 1
LNE A3 no 2582 Sir Hugo, the first A3 to return to green livery after the war Locomotive Grantham Grantham S.2. 3
  More power for the Highlands       S.2. 4
BR K4 no 3442 The Great Marquess on a special in 1965 Locomotive Wakefield Wakefield S.2. 4
BR K4 no 61993 Loch Long at Thornton shed in 1959 Locomotive Thornton Dunfermline S.2. 4
BR K4 no 1996 Lord of the Isles nears the County March. Locomotive Tyndrum Highlands S.2. 6
BR K4 no 61995 Cameron of Lochiel on home territory Locomotive Crainlarich Highlands S.2. 6
BR K4 no 61995 Cameron of Lochiel on the turntable at Fort William Locomotive Fort William Highlands S.2. 6
BR K4 no 61996 Lord of the Isles at Thornton Junction Locomotive Thornton Dunfermline S.2. 6
BR K4 no 61995 Cameron of Lochiel at Mallaig Junction Fort William Locomotive Fort William Highlands S.2. 8
LNE K4 no 3442 as MacCailein Mór Locomotive     S.2. 9
LNE K4 no 3446 MacLeod of MacLeod passes Saughton Junction Locomotive Saughton Edinburgh S.2. 9
BR K4 no 61995 Cameron of Lochiel leaving Fort William Locomotive Fort William Highlands S.2. 9
LNE K4 no 1995 Cameron of Lochiel outside Eastfield shed Locomotive Eastfield Glasgow S.2. 10
LNE K4 no 3441 Loch Long Locomotive Darlington Darlington S.2. 10
BR K4 no 61996 Lord of the Isles at Eastfield Locomotive Eastfield Glasgow S.2. 10
LNE Individual details of the K4 class Miscellaneous     S.2. 11
LNE K4 no 3446 MacLeod of MacLeod near Glen Finnart Locomotive Glen Finnart Highlands S.2. 11
LNE Diagram of K4 as built Miscellaneous     S.2. 12
BR K4 no 61995 Cameron of Lochiel leaving Fort William Locomotive Fort William Highlands S.2. 12
  Raven, Collett, Gresley and Electrification       S.2. 13
LNE EM1 Bo-Bo no 6000 on trial in the Netherlands Locomotive Netherlands Netherlands S.2. 13
LNE Diagram; NER 4-6-4 no 13 Miscellaneous     S.2. 14
LNE Diagram; Raven's suggested 0-6-6-0 and the 0-8-2 steam locomotive he compared it with Miscellaneous     S.2. 14
LNE EM1 Bo-Bo no 6000 being loaded onto the car ferry for trials in the Netherlands Locomotive Harwich Harwich S.2. 15
  Bramhope Tunnel       S.2. 16
LNE B15 4-6-0 leaving the tunnel Locomotive Bramhope Leeds S.2. 16
LNE NER C7 no 733 enters the tunnel Locomotive Bramhope Leeds S.2. 17
LNE Sentinel railcar no 2144 Traveller emerges from the tunnel running 'wrong line' Rolling Stock Bramhope Leeds S.2. 18
LNE The LNER Tunnel cleaning machine Rolling Stock Bramhope Leeds S.2. 18
LNE A3 no 2580 Shotover with the up Queen of Scots Pullman Locomotive Bramhope Leeds S.2. 19
LNE The memorial to the navvies in Otley churchyard Miscellaneous Otley Leeds S.2. 19
  The D49 'Shires' in Scotland       S.2. 20
LNE D49 no 2756 Selkirkshire leads a train through Cowlairs station Locomotive Cowlairs Glasgow S.2. 20
LNE D49 no 246 Morayshire at Eastfield Locomotive Eastfield Glasgow S.2. 22
LNE D49 no 249 Aberdeenshire at Eastfield shed Locomotive Eastfield Glasgow S.2. 22
LNE D49 no 2755 climbs Cowlairs bank Locomotive Cowlairs Glasgow S.2. 22
LNE D49 no 2753 Cheshire surmounts Cowlairs Bank Locomotive Cowlairs Glasgow S.2. 23
LNE D49 no 250 Perthshire appropriately stands in Perth station Locomotive Perth Perth S.2. 24
LNE D49 no 264 Stirlingshire on Cowlairs Bank Locomotive Cowlairs Glasgow S.2. 24
LNE D49 no 270 Argyllshire pilots sister no 306 Roxboroughshire on Cowlairs Bank Locomotive Cowlairs Glasgow S.2. 24
LNE D49 no 2757 Dumfrieshire heads K2 no 4704 in Cowlairs station Locomotive Cowlairs Glasgow S.2. 25
  The LNER; a character study       S.2. 26
LNE A line up at King's Cross shed in 1938 from Stirling's No 1 to A4 no 4462 Great Snipe Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 26
LNE A panorama from the coaling plant with A1 no 4474 Victor Wild and 11 other locos Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 28
LNE A1 no 2503 Firdaussi leaves King's Cross Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 29
LNE A3 no 2580 Shotover on the turntable at King's cross showing its corridor tender Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 29
  Short of steam       S.2. 30
BR V2 no 60814 with a freight train at Brookham's Park Locomotive Brookham's Park Potter's Bar S.2. 30
LNE K3/6 no 2448 at Hitchin Locomotive Hitchin Hitchin S.2. 32
LNE V2 no 4785 at Harringay Locomotive Harringay London S.2. 32
LNE N2 0-6-2T no 4768 at Harringay Locomotive Harringay London S.2. 33
LNE A3 no 56 Centenary at Finsbury Park Locomotive Finsbury Park London S.2. 34
BR N2 0-6-2T no 69531 passes Belle Isle Locomotive Belle Isle London S.2. 34
LNE Sir Nigel Gresley peers from the cab of A4 no 4489 Dominion of Canada People     S.2. 34
BR A4 no 60010 Dominion of Canada leaves Haymarket shed Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh S.2. 35
  Doncaster in the Thirties       S.2. 36
LNE P2 no 2002 Earl Marischal arrives at King's Cross Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 36
LNE A4 no 2509 Silver Link Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 38
LNE A4 no 2509 Silver Link passes Barkston Locomotive Barkston Grantham S.2. 38
LNE P2 no 2001 Cock o' the North Locomotive     S.2. 38
  East Midlands coal traffic       S.2. 40
LNE O4/7 passes Clipstone Sidings box Locomotive Clipstone Mansfield S.2. 40
  Appendix 1; Loaded departures ex Mansfield 'Con' Winter 1946 Miscellaneous     S.2. 42
  Appendix 2; Loaded departures ex Warsop 'loops' Winter 1946 eastbound Miscellaneous     S.2. 42
  Appendix 3; Maximum train loads Miscellaneous     S.2. 42
LNE Map; Coal traffic on the LDEC system in LNER days Miscellaneous     S.2. 42
BR J11 no 64299 on a coal train Locomotive Kirkby in Ashfield Mansfield S.2. 43
BR J39 no 64725 and O2 no 63983 double head a coal train Locomotive Clipstone Mansfield S.2. 43
BR O4/3 no 64725 and O4/8 on the Bilsthorpe colliery branch Locomotive Bilsthorpe Mansfield S.2. 43
  Early years of the 'Sandringhams'       S.2. 44
LNE B17 no 2800 Sandringham Locomotive Stratford London S.2. 44
LNE B17 no 2802 Walsingham Locomotive Chadwell Heath London S.2. 44
LNE B17 no 2811 Raynham hall Locomotive     S.2. 44
LNE B17 no 2800 Sandringham Locomotive Liverpool Street London S.2. 45
LNE B17 no 2814 Castle Headingham Locomotive Shenfield Chelmsford S.2. 46
  King's Cross for the North       S.2. 47
BR A1 no 60120 Kittywake Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 47
BR N2 0-6-2T no 69538 Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 48
BR The façade of King's Cross in 1972 Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 48
BR A1 no 60120 Kittywake Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 49
BR A3 no 60062 Minoru arrives at platform 4 Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 49
  The LNER in colour       S.2. 50
BR B1 no 1134 at Elgin depot Locomotive Elgin Inverness S.2. 50
LNE D16/3 no 8840 at Peterborough Locomotive Peterborough Peterborough S.2. 50
LNE D49/2 no 247 The Blankney Locomotive York York S.2. 51
LNE K3 no 1387 ex works at York Locomotive York York S.2. 51
LNE A3 no 2582 Sir Hugo, the first A3 to return to green livery after the war Locomotive Grantham Grantham S.2. 52
LNE A4 no 4489 Dominion of Canada. The bell is a gift from the Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Doncaster Doncaster S.2. 52
LNE C6 no 696 at York shed Locomotive York York S.2. 53
LNE V2 no 4843 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was one of only eight named V2's Locomotive     S.2. 53
LNE A1 no 2550 Blink Bonny Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 54
LNE J24 no 1956 a NER loco from 1898 Locomotive York York S.2. 54
  LNER P2 2-8-2's       S.2. 55
LNE P2 no 2001 Cock o' the North Locomotive Doncaster Doncaster S.2. 55
LNE P2 no 2001 Cock o' the North fitted with indicating equipment Locomotive     S.2. 56
LNE P2 no 2002 Earl Marischal rebuilt with an A4 style front end Locomotive     S.2. 56
LNE P2 no 2004 Mons Meg leaves King's Cross Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 57
LNE P2 no 2003 Lord President Locomotive     S.2. 58
LNE P2 no 2003 Lord President at Dundee Tay Bridge station Locomotive Dundee Dundee S.2. 59
LNE P2 no 2005 Thane of Fife Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen S.2. 59
  The Northern Scottish [ex GNoS] area of the LNER       S.2. 60
LNE D38 no 6877 leaves Aberdeen Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen S.2. 60
LNE Maud signal box Railway Premises Maud Aberdeen S.2. 61
LNE The single line instruments at Keith Junction box Railway Premises Keith Inverness S.2. 61
LNE D38 no 6875 was a Q class built in 1890 Locomotive Kittybrewster Aberdeen S.2. 62
LNE J90 no 6816 was a GNoS D class from 1884 Locomotive Kittybrewster Aberdeen S.2. 62
LNE B12 ex GE no 1524 leaves Inverurie Locomotive Inverurie Aberdeen S.2. 63
LNE D40 no 6846 Benachie leaves Elgin Locomotive Elgin Inverness S.2. 63
LNE D43 no 6813 heads out of Aberdeen Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen S.2. 63
LNE G5 No 7287 was one of three ex NE locos transferred during the war Locomotive Inverurie Aberdeen S.2. 64
LNE Z4 no 6844 and D40 no 6845 Locomotive Kittybrewster Aberdeen S.2. 64
LNE D40 no 6845 on the turntable at Kittybrewster Locomotive Kittybrewster Aberdeen S.2. 65
LNE D40 no 6848 at Aberdeen Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen S.2. 65
LNE D41 no 2243 at Elgin shed Locomotive Elgin Inverness S.2. 65
  Cowans Sheldon Steam breakdown cranes       S.2. 66
BR Ex LNER 36 ton crane no ADM 1106 at Chinley in 1979 Rolling Stock Chinley Peak District S.2. 66
BR Ex WD oil fired 45 ton crane no RS1085/45 lowering a bridge girder at Salford Rolling Stock Salford Manchester S.2. 67
BR The relieving bogie to RS 1106/36 Rolling Stock     S.2. 67
LNE Eastfield's 45 ton crane lifting an overturned K2 Rolling Stock   Highlands S.2. 68
LNE Tweedmouth's 35 ton crane no 901630 and Darlington's 45 ton crane Rolling Stock Newcastle Tyneside S.2. 68
LNE Ex LNER 36 ton crane no 941591 now RS 1106/36 Rolling Stock Toton Nottingham S.2. 69
LNE The boiler of RS 1106/36 undergoing maintenance Rolling Stock     S.2. 69
LNE ADRC 96719 following withdrawal for scrapping Rolling Stock Brighton Brighton S.2. 70
LNE Peterborough's 45 ton crane no 64159 Rolling Stock Peterborough Peterborough S.2. 70
BR An LNER order fulfilled after nationalisation DB 966103 rerailing a shunter at Boston Rolling Stock Boston Boston S.2. 71
  List; Cowans Sheldon 35/6 and 45 ton steam operated cranes Miscellaneous     S.2. 71
  TPO services on the LNER       S.2. 72
LNE A1 no 1476 with an ex GNR TPO at Ganwick c1924 Locomotive Ganwick Watford S.2. 72
LNE A1 no 4471 Sir Fredrick Banbury leaves Wood Green tunnel Locomotive Wood Green London S.2. 73
LNE A3 no 2752 Spion Kop leaves Hadley Wood tunnel Locomotive Hadley Wood Potter's Bar S.2. 74
LNE An ex NE mail van no 4208 Rolling Stock     S.2. 74
LNE No E470E an ex GN milk van converted to a stowage van Rolling Stock Hornsey London S.2. 75
LNE A1 no 2543 leaves Hadley Wood tunnel Locomotive Hadley Wood Potter's Bar S.2. 76
LNE A1 no 4473 Solario pictured with a whole train Locomotive     S.2. 76
BR E70291E a Gresley built mail van Rolling Stock Bound's Green London S.2. 77
  The GER N7 0-6-2T tank engines       S.2. 78
LNE N7/1 no 987 on what seems to be an excursion train Locomotive     S.2. 78
GE The prototype L77 [LNER N7] no 1000 at Liverpool Street Locomotive Liverpool Street London S.2. 78
BR N7/2 no 69696 was originally LNE no 2656 Locomotive Copley Hill Leeds S.2. 79
GE L77 no 1003 Locomotive     S.2. 80
LNE N7/3 no 2607 was a Doncaster built engine Locomotive Stratford London S.2. 80
BR N7/5 no 69630 arrives at Bethnal Green Locomotive Bethnall Green London S.2. 80
  Details of N7 building, rebuilding and numbering Miscellaneous     S.2. 81
LNE N7/1 no 826 Locomotive     S.2. 81
BR A highly bulled West side pilot N7/4 no 69614 Locomotive Liverpool Street London S.2. 82
BR N7/5 no 69668 with a white painted smoke box ring, a personal touch Locomotive Stamford Hill London S.2. 82
LNE One of the final GE engines no 990 Locomotive     S.2. 82
LNE N7/2's were modified to be used on the GN suburban lines No 2650 Locomotive     S.2. 83
BR The final home of the N7's was the North Woolwich branch N7/3 no 69718 leaves for Palace Gates Locomotive North Woolwich London S.2. 83
  Auto trains on the Great Eastern section       S.2. 84
GE Y65 class 2-4-2 no 1311 with the prototype 'Auto train' Locomotive     S.2. 84
LNE LNER F7 no 8309 on an auto train at Palace Gates Locomotive Palace Gates London S.2. 86
LNE Y65 no 8304 was the second loco used for push pull working Locomotive Seven Sisters London S.2. 86
BR C12 no 67386 at King's Lynn Locomotive King's Lynn London S.2. 87
BR C5 no 67322 on the Saffron Walden branch Locomotive Ashdon Saffron Walden S.2. 87
BR F7 no 8304 pulls into Noel Park Locomotive Noel Park London S.2. 88
BR F7 no 8305 with auto train no 3 Locomotive Palace Gates London S.2. 88
LNE Driving composite no 63423 assigned to set 3 Rolling Stock Palace Gates London S.2. 89
BR N7 no 69651 at Haverhill on a push pull in 1957 Locomotive Haverhill Saffron Walden S.2. 89
  From the platform end       S.2. 90
BR N2 no 69581 alongside V2 no 60914 Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 90
BR B1 no 61299 at King's Cross but it is not obvious why Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 91
BR N2 no's 69498 and 69532 ready to leave the King's Cross suburban platforms Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 91
BR A3 no 60108 leaves on the 'White Rose' for Leeds Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 92
BR A4 no 60015 Quicksilver Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 92
BR A3 no 60102 Sir Fredrick Banbury with A1 no 60117 Bois Roussel alongside Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 93
BR N2 no 69501 on platform 15 with an L1 alongside Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 93
BR B1 no 61142 backs past King's Cross signal box Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 94
BR LMS no 44911 stands alongside A2 no 60500 Edward Thompson Locomotive King's Cross London S.2. 94
  Sailing from Harwich       S.2. 95
BR TSS Arnhem Shipping Harwich Harwich S.2. 95
BR TSS Avalon Shipping Harwich Harwich S.2. 95
BR TSMV Cambridge Ferry Shipping Harwich Harwich S.2. 96
BR TSMV St George Shipping Harwich Harwich S.2. 96
BR TSMV Essex Ferry Shipping Harwich Harwich S.2. 97
BR TSMV Norfolk Ferry Shipping Harwich Harwich S.2. 97
  LNER survivors       S.2. 98
LNE A3 no 4472 Flying Scotsman Locomotive Basingstoke Basingstoke S.2. 98
LNE A4 no 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Appleby Settle and Carlisle S.2. 98
LNE V2 no 4771 Green Arrow Locomotive Holyhead Anglesey S.2. 98


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