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Q-Class 541 on a test run after an extensive overhaul

Date taken: 24/09/2016

Location taken: Sheffield Park

 

Rolling stock in photo: SR Q Class 30541

Q Class with coal trucks heading South from Loughborough

Taken from the footbridge at Guildford Station is Q class 30532 and U class 31623 - both gone by Jan'64.

Making a noisy departure from Quorn and Woodhouse, Maunsell Q 30541 works up the Quorn straight bound for Leicester

"30541" (running as "30543") in platform 1 of Loughborough Central Station at night.

My recent visits to the Bluebell Railway inspired me to go back through my archives and finally process this image that I've always been fond of. SR Maunsell Q class no.30541 is seen passing Keysford Lane with the 14:15 Sheffield Park to East Grinstead service during the Giants of Steam gala on 31st October 2015. This loco is currently under overhaul but may be back in traffic by mid-2025.

Great Central Railway Winter Steam Gala, 27th to 29th January 2017.

A loaded Westrail grain train led by Q314 rounds the Windmill hill curve near Toodyay heading towards Perth on 9-3-1999

"30541" (running as "30543") with a short goods train at Swithland Sidings.

"30541" (running as "30543") in platform 1 of Loughborough Central Station at night.

15th May 2021. The Bluebell Railway UK started running trains for the first time after the latest lockdown. The first four days were 'Ghost Trains' for crew re-training.

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Date - 8th July 2023.

Location - High Wycombe, Perth, WA.

Train # - 7S56 Loaded Grain.

Route - West Merredin to Kwinana.

Locomotives - Q4004, CBH120.

Operator - Aurizon.

Client - CBH Group.

 

Q4004 leads CBH120 on 7S56 loaded grain service as they just drift down through High Wycombe as they head to CBH's port terminal in Kwinana.

RD14116. BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73082 CAMELOT and Southern Railway Maunsell Q Class 0-6-0 30541 make a rousing departure from Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex.

 

Sunday, 30th October, 2016. Copyright © Ron Fisher.

The Q Class from the Bluebell Railway has a final days running at the GCR before returning home. Seen here at Rabbit Bridge.

"30541" (running as "30543") with a short goods train at Swithland Sidings.

M6 (ex-M9 RS&H #7429 of 1951) had only started its retirement in mid-1971 when there was a mass condemnation of M/Ma boilers. The loco found a reprieve when purchased by Bob Butrims in 1975 and eventually moved to the fledgling Bellarine Peninsula Railway in 1979.

 

On the other hand, Q5 (Perry Engineering #241 of 1922) was fortunate enough to escape the scrap drive of 1965 and found refuge in Hobart Roundhouse until the Tasmanian Transport Museum Society completed purchase and had a site to move it to.

"30541" (running as "30543") at Kinchley Lane with a short goods train.

"30541" (running as "30543" at Woodthorpe with a train of mineral wagons.

"30541" (running as "30543") at Kinchley Lane with a train of mineral wagons.

Date - 8th July 2023.

Location - High Wycombe, Perth, WA.

Train # - 7S56 Loaded Grain.

Route - West Merredin to Kwinana.

Locomotives - Q4004, CBH120.

Operator - Aurizon.

Client - CBH Group.

 

Q4004 leads CBH120 on 7S56 loaded grain service as they just drift down through High Wycombe as they head to CBH's port terminal in Kwinana.

Q304,Q307 are stabled in the Kalgoorlie loco on 6-3-1999.

The two locos will later work the Kalgoorlie to Perth freight that evening

"30541" (running as "30543") in platform 1 of Loughborough Central Station at night.

"30541" (running as "30543") in platform 1 of Loughborough Central Station at night.

15th June 2019. Service trains on the Bluebell plus a goods train. Also see davebowles.smugmug.com/

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The sixth day of my second railway trip of 2023 which was about a week's tour of Heritage Railways was spent visiting the Bluebell Railway where I photographed 30541..

 

Loco 30541 is a 0-6-0 Tender Locomotive built for the Southern Railway as a Q Class was designed by Maunsell and built at Eastleigh Works.

 

Later 30541 which should have been on Static Display was shunted through Sheffield Park Station by the diesel shunter hidden behind it.

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Thanks to the Westrail drivers at West Kalgoorlie, they lined up L260, GM45 and Q308 briefly for a couple of photos for me during some shunting moves at West Kalgoorlie yard on 7-3-1999

Long end leading Q308 has just arrived in the crossing loop at Koolynobbing to allow the Kalgoorlie bound Prospector to pass while working a ballast train from Southern Cross on 5-3-1999

"30541" (running as "30543" at Woodthorpe with a train of mineral wagons.

Bluebell Railway

 

Q Class 0-6-0 number 30541 thunders past the sign indicating the site of the former Freshfield Halt

Q class 30541 poses at Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell.

"30541" (running as "30543") in platform 1 of Loughborough Central Station at night.

"30541" (running as "30543") with a short goods train at Swithland Sidings.

Maunsell "Q Class" loco 30541,on hire from the Bluebell Railway,approaches the crossing at Coombys Farm,during the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala - 20.9.19.

4th January 2016. Q class 30541 with a goods train at Horsted Keynes Station.

Jon Bowers' Bluebell charter with Maunsel Q 30541, guard, driver and fireman discuss operations prior to departure

"30541" (running as "30543") with a short goods train at Swithland Sidings.

Q4019 & LQ3121 WITH AN AURIZON MIXED GOODS TO LEONORA ARE SEEN HERE PASSING THROUGH BROAD ARROW WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Date taken: 24/09/2016

Location taken: East Grinstead

 

Rolling stock in photo: SR Q Class 30541

Double Q class locos Q307,Q304 are stabled in the Kalgoorlie loco on 6-3-1999. Later in the evening these locos will work the Kalgoorlie to Perth freight

A recent addition at the Bluebell has seen the return of Manusell Q Class No. 30541 to the fleet. Its pictured here at Sheffield Park MPD along with "Captain Baxter" at the rear of the loco.

 

Its had a few teething problems in the past couple of weeks but fingers crossed they've now been sorted and I look forward to seeing this loco working properly very soon!

Q Class No. 30541 climbs up Freshfield Bank with a service for Horsted Keynes formed of three Bulleid coaches.

"30541" (running as "30543") at Kinchley Lane with a train of mineral wagons.

ACA 6009 & Q4014 WITH A LOADED ORE TRAIN WAIT THEIR TURN TO MOVE UP TO THE ESPERANCE UNLOADER

"30541" (running as "30543") at Kinchley Lane with a train of mineral wagons.

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