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Even though it dropped its rail train in the siding at Linby, I'm assuming it was still operating as "CWR" when it came lite power into Rutledge. There were a handful of grain cars that for whatever reason were left in the siding that they backed up to and dragged down the hill into Ottumwa Yard. It's no rail train, but I don't mind getting a shiny SD40-2 and a tidy train next to the searchlight governing Rutledge Siding.
Linby colliery, Notts., on the 4th November 1986.
At the south end, 56044 and staff are preparing for a loaded departure.
Two handbrakes off ...... 18 to go!
I took the detour around the bridge construction on 78 and made my way to Linby. I wanted to get the train passing the newly extended siding there. Unfortunately, 260 got nabbed by the detector near Richland. After discussing the problem with the dispatcher and what to do about it, the train finally limped into Linby almost two hours later.
12:45 pm
I felt I didn't give this beautiful place enough photos to give a good idea of this beautiful feat of victorian engineering and wanted to show a little bit more - just to give a hint of what it is like. This photo is one of the working beam engines.
These beams engines worked for 85 years and ceased regular operation in 1969, when electric pumps were fitted in the pilot well near the main gate. These automatic electric pumps saved the manpower required to stoke three of the 6 Lancashire boilers that feed steam to the two beam engines.
After the preservation group took over the upkeep of the station in 1974 and by 1975 Papplewick was opened to allow the public to view this fine water works, along with a growing number of other steam-powered engines that have come from other local sites. These include the Linby Colliery Winding Engine and the Stanton Triple Expansion Engine.
Other Waterworks in the Nottinghamshire area only survive as preserved buildings without any of the original steam-powered pumping equipment.
Rapidly losing light and liking the color and texture of the clouds in the sky, I looked around for a spot that I could shoot an unbalanced broadside. There isn't a lot of opportunity for this type of shot closer to Ottumwa because of the river valley, so I took advantage of being up on the plateau. I really enjoy the exploration textures.
‘King George’ is turned around on the manually operated turntable at Didcot Railway Centre on 8th April 2023.
No. 2409 was built by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds in 1942 and delivered new to Linby Colliery, Nottinghamshire. After moving to Bestwood Colliery in 1959 and on to Gedling Colliery in 1960, No. 2409 was purchased by Titanic Steam Ship Enterprises and moved to Ecclestone, Staffordshire. In 1980 she was sold for scrap, but was rescued and moved to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway at Toddington in 1981. Painted red, the locomotive was restored at Toddington and became the first steam locomotive for over 30 years to reach Cheltenham Racecourse in February 2001.
‘King George’ was moved to Didcot in December 2011 and was dismantled for overhaul. The loco entered service at Didcot in July 2022 as side tank in a blue livery, but the parts necessary to return it to a red saddletank, if required, have been retained.
It is no wonder this has a preservation order on it, the opulence of the inside of this pumping station has to be seen to be believed. It is many years since I last went and these photos were taken in 2009 with my Nikon D300
These beams engines worked for 85 years and ceased regular operation in 1969, when electric pumps were fitted in the pilot well near the main gate. These automatic electric pumps saved the manpower required to stoke three of the 6 Lancashire boilers that feed steam to the two beam engines.
After the preservation group took over the upkeep of the station in 1974 and by 1975 Papplewick was opened to allow the public to view this fine water works, along with a growing number of other steam-powered engines that have come from other local sites. These include the Linby Colliery Winding Engine and the Stanton Triple Expansion Engine.
Other Waterworks in the Nottinghamshire area only survive as preserved buildings without any of the original steam-powered pumping equipment.
I was told on Friday that a ballast train that dumped that day would be running north on Saturday sometime, so I knew I had a shot at at least seeing something up at Linby, so I ran up to check out the progress. Well, a series of debatably fortunate events, would mean I'd get stuck up here for several hours watching and waiting for activity.
When I arrived, a m/w crew had a Form B and was doing some stuff with the new ROW. They're extending the siding at Linby by approximately 1.25 miles and have a new switch and signals installed at the north end and are building the track down toward the south where they will remove the switch. This train ended up having 4 cars to dump, so I watched them creep along and do the thing. Since I had plenty of time to scope out various angles, I found this spot that I liked that I could hop on top of my roof and barely clear the tall weeds for a telesmash.
Linby colliery, Notts., on the 4th November 1986.
At the north end, 20113 and 20056 set back into the sidings with empty HEA's.
Now used for signalling demonstations to the public, Linby Signal Box was moved from its original location and can now be found at Swanwick Junction on the Midland Railway (Butterley).
On my way to lunch this afternoon, I heard the BNSF 1096 get a warrant from SSS Linby to CTC Rutledge. I grabbed some food from home and ran up to the top of the hill to grab a shot. It lumbered along, hitting the detector at a snail's pace of 16 MPH. When it finally came into view, I thought my eyes were deceiving me, as it had the bright, H3 paint scheme. I'd find out later that this was involved in a 2010 wreck and was repainted after its repair. I think this will be another one of those really neat shots that I appreciate more 10 years down the road because I was initially mad that it wasn't the H1 leader I'd banked on.
31181 is on a midweek ballast drop at Bestwood Park Junction, Notts. on 7th January 1988.
At this time, the only coal traffic remaining that would use those two lines on the left, was from Annesley and Linby collieries.
(Calverton trains used the track to the right)
The coal from Annesley was lifted at Bentinck from March 1988, and Linby closed in July of this year, 1988, leaving no regular traffic until the first stage of the Robin Hood line started in 1993.
The Nottingham Express Transit tram track is where the loco is now, along with Moor Bridge tram stop (roughly).
On th Papplewick Trail, where the River Leen finally leaves Newstead Abbey Park and heads towards the site of the old Mill Pond (no longer there) at Linby.
Nottingham City Transport Volvo B10M / Alexander PS 769 - N769 WRC is pictured in Linby taking part in the Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity open day. After sale by NCT, the bus spent time with Dunn Line and Veolia Transport Cymru before being acquired by the Charity and immaculately restored, though still awaiting a destination blind. As a fan of both PS-types and green buses what is there not to like.
This time’s upload combines an NHV open day with some random things I’ve seen around, and to start things off here’s preserved Stagecoach Leyland National NOE 602R posed at the traditional NHV photo stop in Linby. I’m not normally there early enough for the morning runs so the sun not being on the front here isn’t an issue I’d usually be faced with!
Somewhere recently I read that this has a DAF engine, which obviously isn’t original for a National although they were widely re-engined to suit fleet operators and engineers. I’m not familiar enough with Leyland Nationals to tell by ear whether the engine’s been swapped out; the old headless 510 is regarded as unmistakable to those who remember Nationals in service... which I’m definitely not old enough to.
I can’t remember exactly, this is either my 2nd or 3rd ride on 602.
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An unusual sculpture of a miner's head and helmet collecting cobwebs in the Linby Colliery winding gear display. Papplewick Pumping station, Nottinghamshire, UK
Southbound empties from Fruitland are leaving the early morning thunderstorms behind at Linby.
9:47 am
On the way out of Ottumwa, I heard the dispatcher inform 577 that they would be meeting a southbound at Linby. Here, 577 is slowing on approach to the south switch of Linby siding.
1:33 pm
I had quite a bit of fun chasing the 823 yesterday. For much of the chase there wasn't a cloud in the sky. With less than 30 seconds to compose a shot at what isn't an interesting grade crossing at the North Siding Switch in Linby, I hopped down into the ditch and forced-in the flowers. I like how it turned out even as the sun is nearly straight up the line this time of year.
One of those "instant classics". I was on my way to find some food when I saw this guy zip by down the street. I quickly changed course and ran over to Quincy to see what was up. After a lengthy discussion with the engineer, we ascertained he'd be taking this to either Linby or Washington to drop it off with the Muscatine local crew.
You just never know how long the signals or code line will stand or how much longer these old SD/GPs will hang around, so I made sure to smash them all up here at Rutledge.
Recently preserved is this one time Felix of Stanley Wright Solar, which now resides with the Nottingham Heritage Vehicles charity. It must be said they have an impressive collection of more modern buses as well as old, something missing from some museums who don’t seem interested in the modern generation. It’s pictured here having a photo stop in Linby during an open day at their Hucknall premises.
Loaded power station bound coal passes the 20 lever 1895 Midland Railway signal box behind the inevitable pair of Toton class 20s.
Unknown photographer.
Today's upload begins with another view of Nottingham Heritage Vehicles' preserved 1974 NCT Leyland Atlantean OTO 540M, during the photo stop at Linby on 2.7.23
180 crossing 250th street and the West Fork Crooked Creek as it heads towards Ottumwa. 180 would meet 261 at Linby, so I decided to camp at Ivy Avenue and wait for 261.
8:29 am
Funnily enough I’ve just been to NHVC’s mid-December open day, although these pictures come from their August model event. Providing rides that day was NOE 602R, an ex-Midland Red Leyland National in Stagecoach stripes livery, and it was my first time riding this particular bus.
Apparently the livery is as-applied by Stagecoach and it’s never been painted in preservation! Even if a couple of side panels are off it’s in great condition if that’s true, and lasting better than some of the sub-5 year old repaints into Local. Looking smart in the sunshine, 602 is posed at Linby while undertaking a free tour on 11.8.24
602 was 25402 under the Stagecoach combined numbering scheme. I didn’t realise any Nationals had even lasted long enough to even become part of it!
SOO 4409 and CP 2225 lay rail on Rutledge Hill as clouds build in the northwest. The jointed rail between Rutledge and Linby are to be replaced with CWR at some point this year. Ottumwa, IA 3/15/2016.
On th Papplewick Trail, where the River Leen finally leaves Newstead Abbey Park and heads towards the site of the old Mill Pond (no longer there) at Linby.
Nottingham City Transport 676, a 2005 Scania N94UD East Lancs Omnidekka, was seen in Linby, whilst on a shuttle to the Nottingham Vehicle Heritage Society open day. New to Nottingham City Transport in 2005.
With a CP motor wearing new paint leading the way 260 rolls to a stop at Linby where it'd meet a 261.
I liked this scheme at first when I saw it on an actually locomotive. However, the more I look at my pictures, the more I dislike it. Hopefully, it'll be a BNSF situation, and we'll get more variations down the road
Southbound 8876 passing the siding at Linby. 8876 would meet northbound BNSF 4987 (unit sand?) at Rutledge, and then 4987 would meet southbound 8735 (unit ethanol) here at Linby.
10:21 am
Still a month behind on getting photos uploaded; these ones are from a month ago and were taken at the Nottingham Heritage Vehicles open day at the end of October. As I write this, the next one (early December) is coming up at the end of the week. It's nearly December! Where did the year go?!
This month, NHV had something exciting for us in the shape of another former Nottingham City Transport Omnicity, which unlike the ex-training vehicle is from the earlier 02 plate batch and was available to ride immediately. FD02 SDY was new for Go2 green line route 10, later becoming one of the buses branded for Unilink 34. I probably saw it around 2013/14 time, but never got any photos because I was only just getting into bus spotting back then, and it was withdrawn soon after.
504 then worked for Connexions and later Portsmouth City Coaches, where it carried the registration M300 ELK and was painted in the livery shown here. In a subtle nod to the bus being new to Nottingham, Portsmouth City Coaches painted their red and white livery in a manner similar to how NCT treated some of their Leyland Lynxes in green and cream. I only figured that out because they've currently got an Omnidekka in a red/white version of circa 70s 'twin band' NCT livery.
Here is 504 looking very smart indeed as it sits in the autumnal, afternoon sunshine during its second and final tour of the day, pulled over in the layby at Linby for a photo stop on 30.10.22
It says Linby Colliery on the cab side, but ex B.R. class03 D2132, Lesley, is at Pye Hill colliery on 24th March 1982. The loco was sent to Booths, Rotherham for scrap.
And, of course, here’s the expected shot of Olympian 466 at Linby. Frustratingly, the sun had been out for the whole tour up until this point, and it clouded over literally as we pulled into the bus stop.
Several of these machines continue to soldier on with coach operators on school services and the like, as well as a couple of the similar looking B10Ms; in fact, the sole 02 plate Nottingham City Coaches example is currently for sale for £15k, proving these old Volvo/ELC combinations still have plenty of value left in them. With so many RRA/ATVs still kicking as they steadily approach the 30 year mark, one entering preservation was almost inevitable.
Even just a short ride makes it clear to see why they’re still in use; the ride was smooth, the seats comfortable, and its quality outclassed pretty much anything built since. A couple of months ago I went on the brand new Paul S Winson coach spec E400 MMC, and this was as good as that, if not better. It may have low backed seats, but this Olympian felt like a coach because it rode like one.
Previously I’ve said that buses peaked at B9TL Geminis, but I think I’ll amend that thought to B9TLs were the last of the ‘greats’, but this is where buses REALLY peaked. I know this is strange to say considering it’s an East Lancs body on a Volvo chassis known for quality issues, but never has a bus felt as solid as what this did. No wonder operators are keeping them around – they’re the best bar none.
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