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'USA' 0-6-0 tank 'N.C.B. Hartley Main No.35' (aka 30065 visiting from the Kent & East Sussex Railway) storming past Terrace Junction, Marley Hill, with a mixed rake of NCB hopper wagons during a 30742 Charters event at the Tanfield Railway on 10th June 2016.
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Taken from a photograph by H C Casserley in my collection.
SR USA class. USATC 1968, built by VIW in 1942. SR 65 November 1947. Renumbered 30065 May 1948. Withdrawn October 1962 and transferred to Ashford Carriage works as DS237 MAUNSELL November 1963. Withdrawn September 1967 and later sold for preservation.
It is not widely known that a handful of 'USA' 0-6-0 tanks, such as those purchased by the Southern Railway, worked in Northumberland collieries. USATC/WD No.1944 (built by Davenport W/No.2509 of 1943) was purchased in May 1947 and was based at Killingworth Loco Shed between June 1947 and late into 1950. After moving to Seaton Delaval shed circa December 1950 it was scrapped in May 1953 after a very short career with the N.C.B. by then numbered 'No.35'. The annual Tanfield Railway 'Legends of Steam' summer gala in June 2016 featured 'USA' 30065 (Vulcan Ironworks 4441 of 1943) from the Kent & East Sussex Railway, convincingly masquerading as its long lost sister from Northumberland. Before entering preservation, 30065 ended its BR career as a departmental shunter at Ashford Works, as DS237 'Maunsell'.
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My final entry for ocTRAINber 2018: “The Foreign Challenge”
The United States Army Transportation Corps built 382 S100 Class 0-6-0 to be used during WW2. They were shipped to Great Britain in 1943 and stored awaiting the invasion of Mainland Europe.
Heres a model of what the engine looks like:
www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/p/53716/MR-110-MR-Bachmann-USA-...
This small, compact USA dock tank has been a serious challenge. The build uses some of the most interesting joining methods I've ever made. The cab is held by threads and the roof just comfortably sits inside.
The engine runs fairly smoothly and negotiates curves easily, just like the real engine. There are some areas that could be improved on, like the step ladders, the size of the wheels and steam exhaust.
I decided to submit in addition a GWR P15 ballast wagon, loaded with an MB Willy's Jeep from WW2.
Super happy with what I managed to come up within such a short amount of time, I wish everyone else good luck and can't wait to see all the other models.
Cheers!
USA Class DS237 Maunsell (30065) is reversed into Rolvenden yard after purchase by the KESR. Purchased slide.
'USA' 0-6-0 tank 'N.C.B. Hartley Main No.35' (aka 30065 visiting from the Kent & East Sussex Railway) storming past Bobgins Crossing during a 30742 Charters event on 10th June 2016. A handful of 'USA' 0-6-0 tanks, such as those purchased by the Southern Railway, worked in Northumberland collieries. USATC/WD No.1944 (built by Davenport W/No.2509 of 1943) was purchased in May 1947 and was based at Killingworth Loco Shed between June 1947 and late into 1950. After moving to Seaton Delaval shed circa December 1950 it was scrapped in May 1953 after a very short career with the N.C.B. by then numbered 'No.35'. The annual Tanfield Railway 'Legends of Steam' summer gala in June 2016 featured 'USA' 30065 (Vulcan Ironworks 4441 of 1943) from the Kent & East Sussex Railway, convincingly masquerading as its long lost sister from Northumberland. As for the locomotive featured here, before entering preservation 30065 ended its BR career as a departmental shunter at Ashford Works, identified as DS237 'Maunsell'.
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
Scan of a slide taken in November 1990; some notes from a previous upload of No. 30065:
"....382 [of these locos] were built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War 2 for service overseas. The class saw service in England, North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and Western Europe after D-Day. Post-war, survivors were employed in a number of countries including France, Austria, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Yugoslavia. After the war, the 42 members of the class which had been loaned to the War Department were placed in store at Newbury Racecourse station. 15 were purchased by the Southern Railway, at £2500 apiece,and 14 of them were put into service at Southampton Docks where their short wheelbase was well suited for working over the sharp curves around the dock lines. The SR found that several of the locomotives had not been steamed since their trial runs. The locomotives now on the K&ESR were War Department Nos. 1960 and 1968 and were put into service by the SR in April and November 1947 as Nos. 70 and 65 respectively.
They have been subject to various modifications for British conditions including ancillary equipment, bunker capacity and cab alterations for greater crew comfort. Despite these alterations the locomotives still had the appearance of typical American ‘switchers' with bar frames, no running plates, stove-pipe chimneys and sand domes. Outside valve gear and cylinders driving on to the rear axle are also distinctive features.
The USA tanks acquitted themselves well around Southampton Docks, their only major failing being a tendency to suffer hot bearings when running journeys of more than a few miles. Their dockside service lasted until 1962 when [Class 07] diesel shunters replaced them. The locomotives spent a while in store or were put on menial duties such as supplying steam to ships in dry-dock. In August 1963 however, No. 30070 was transferred to departmental stock, renumbered DS238 and sent to Ashford Wagon Works. It was painted green and named Wainwright after the SE&CR's first locomotive superintendent. The journey from Eastleigh to Ashford took a month to complete because of the inevitable hot box trouble encountered en route. No. 30065 was similarly transferred to Ashford in November 1963 as DS237, also painted green and named Maunsell after the Southern Railway's first Chief Mechanical Engineer. The pair were kept busy at Ashford until April 1967 when DS237 was laid aside followed two months later by DS238. In March 1968 they were sold to Woodham's scrapyard at Barry in South Wales but, as usual, ran hot whilst under tow and did not get further than Tonbridge. There they remained on the site of the former locomotive shed until resold to the K&ESR in August 1968, arriving at Rolvenden a month later. DS238 became K&ESR No. 21 and DS 237 No. 22.
No. 22 was the first large locomotive in service in 1974, proving itself very capable of hauling five coach trains up Tenterden bank. She was fitted with an extended bunker and a improved lubrication to overcome its bearing problems. In 1978 it exchanged boilers with No. 21 and after overhaul re-entered service in April 1981 [initially] in black livery lined out in red."
Scan of a slide taken in 1994; I have also found a couple more slides of No. 21 at Northiam in 1994 and no I don't know why I decapitated the crew member. . To save reinventing the wheel I will re-use my earlier notes.
1994 is another of those year's where I have no notes to accompany the boxes of slides. This is hardly surprising, our first born turned one that year, number two was on the way and the spectre of redundancy was at its most real. So train photography was a snatched and unrecorded activity and in fact I'm slightly surprised to find that I made a trip to the K&ESR at all that year.
Perhaps I made the effort as 'Wainwright' returned to steam that year. Built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as No 1960, and sent to the UK under Lend-Lease this loco was initially stored at Newbury Racecourse. Fourteen were purchased by the Southern Railway and sent to the Melbourne Military Railway for running in. This example entered service with the Southern Railway in April 1947 as USA Class No. 70. Renumbered 30070 by British Railways it worked at Southampton Docks and was then transferred to Departmental service at Ashford Wagon Work as No. DS238, where it was named 'Wainwright'. Withdrawn in June 1967 and sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers, Barry, Wales. in March 1968 the loco developed a hot box en route to Wales and was dumped at Tonbridge along with class mate No. DS237 (65/30065/22). This turned out to be fortuitous as both locos were bought by the K&ESR in August 1968 and delivered the next month.
Scan of a slide taken 0n 29/04/90 (it seems I took a lot of snaps that day); some notes from a previous upload of No. 30065:
"....382 [of these locos] were built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War 2 for service overseas. The class saw service in England, North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and Western Europe after D-Day. Post-war, survivors were employed in a number of countries including France, Austria, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Yugoslavia. After the war, the 42 members of the class which had been loaned to the War Department were placed in store at Newbury Racecourse station. 15 were purchased by the Southern Railway, at £2500 apiece,and 14 of them were put into service at Southampton Docks where their short wheelbase was well suited for working over the sharp curves around the dock lines. The SR found that several of the locomotives had not been steamed since their trial runs. The locomotives now on the K&ESR were War Department Nos. 1960 and 1968 and were put into service by the SR in April and November 1947 as Nos. 70 and 65 respectively.
They have been subject to various modifications for British conditions including ancillary equipment, bunker capacity and cab alterations for greater crew comfort. Despite these alterations the locomotives still had the appearance of typical American ‘switchers' with bar frames, no running plates, stove-pipe chimneys and sand domes. Outside valve gear and cylinders driving on to the rear axle are also distinctive features.
The USA tanks acquitted themselves well around Southampton Docks, their only major failing being a tendency to suffer hot bearings when running journeys of more than a few miles. Their dockside service lasted until 1962 when [Class 07] diesel shunters replaced them. The locomotives spent a while in store or were put on menial duties such as supplying steam to ships in dry-dock. In August 1963 however, No. 30070 was transferred to departmental stock, renumbered DS238 and sent to Ashford Wagon Works. It was painted green and named Wainwright after the SE&CR's first locomotive superintendent. The journey from Eastleigh to Ashford took a month to complete because of the inevitable hot box trouble encountered en route. No. 30065 was similarly transferred to Ashford in November 1963 as DS237, also painted green and named Maunsell after the Southern Railway's first Chief Mechanical Engineer. The pair were kept busy at Ashford until April 1967 when DS237 was laid aside followed two months later by DS238. In March 1968 they were sold to Woodham's scrapyard at Barry in South Wales but, as usual, ran hot whilst under tow and did not get further than Tonbridge. There they remained on the site of the former locomotive shed until resold to the K&ESR in August 1968, arriving at Rolvenden a month later. DS238 became K&ESR No. 21 and DS 237 No. 22.
No. 22 was the first large locomotive in service in 1974, proving itself very capable of hauling five coach trains up Tenterden bank. She was fitted with an extended bunker and a improved lubrication to overcome its bearing problems. In 1978 it exchanged boilers with No. 21 and after overhaul re-entered service in April 1981 [initially] in black livery lined out in red."
Scan of a print taken in 1981, during my first visit to the K&ESR and when No. 22 had recently re-entered traffic after overhaul. The K&ESR is home to a pair of these American built shunting locomotives which are described on the K&ESR web-site as follows:
"....382 [of these locos] were built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War 2 for service overseas. The class saw service in England, North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and Western Europe after D-Day. Post-war, survivors were employed in a number of countries including France, Austria, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Yugoslavia. After the war, the 42 members of the class which had been loaned to the War Department were placed in store at Newbury Racecourse station. 15 were purchased by the Southern Railway, at £2500 apiece,and 14 of them were put into service at Southampton Docks where their short wheelbase was well suited for working over the sharp curves around the dock lines. The SR found that several of the locomotives had not been steamed since their trial runs. The locomotives now on the K&ESR were War Department Nos. 1960 and 1968 and were put into service by the SR in April and November 1947 as Nos. 70 and 65 respectively.
They have been subject to various modifications for British conditions including ancillary equipment, bunker capacity and cab alterations for greater crew comfort. Despite these alterations the locomotives still had the appearance of typical American ‘switchers' with bar frames, no running plates, stove-pipe chimneys and sand domes. Outside valve gear and cylinders driving on to the rear axle are also distinctive features.
The USA tanks acquitted themselves well around Southampton Docks, their only major failing being a tendency to suffer hot bearings when running journeys of more than a few miles. Their dockside service lasted until 1962 when [Class 07] diesel shunters replaced them. The locomotives spent a while in store or were put on menial duties such as supplying steam to ships in dry-dock. In August 1963 however, No. 30070 was transferred to departmental stock, renumbered DS238 and sent to Ashford Wagon Works. It was painted green and named Wainwright after the SE&CR's first locomotive superintendent. The journey from Eastleigh to Ashford took a month to complete because of the inevitable hot box trouble encountered en route. No. 30065 was similarly transferred to Ashford in November 1963 as DS237, also painted green and named Maunsell after the Southern Railway's first Chief Mechanical Engineer. The pair were kept busy at Ashford until April 1967 when DS237 was laid aside followed two months later by DS238. In March 1968 they were sold to Woodham's scrapyard at Barry in South Wales but, as usual, ran hot whilst under tow and did not get further than Tonbridge. There they remained on the site of the former locomotive shed until resold to the K&ESR in August 1968, arriving at Rolvenden a month later. DS238 became K&ESR No. 21 and DS 237 No. 22.
No. 22 was the first large locomotive in service in 1974, proving itself very capable of hauling five coach trains up Tenterden bank. She was fitted with an extended bunker and a improved lubrication to overcome its bearing problems. In 1978 it exchanged boilers with No. 21 and after overhaul re-entered service in April 1981 [initially] in black livery lined out in red."
Country: GREAT BRITAIN
Operator: BR Southern Railway
Item: STEAM
Class or Maker: SR/USA
Wheel Arrangement or Type: 0-6-0T
Number: DS237
Place details: TONBRIDGE loco shed
Additional notes: -
Original source material: Agfa 35mm slide
Photographer: Graham T.V. Stacey
Copyright: Photographer
Library locator reference: GTVS.0037
30937 Transport Photograph Database
1968JUL24GTVS003cs
Scan of a slide taken in 1994; I have also found a couple more slides of No. 21 at Northiam in 1994. To save reinventing the wheel I will re-use my earlier notes.
1994 is another of those year's where I have no notes to accompany the boxes of slides. This is hardly surprising, our first born turned one that year, number two was on the way and the spectre of redundancy was at its most real. So train photography was a snatched and unrecorded activity and in fact I'm slightly surprised to find that I made a trip to the K&ESR at all that year.
Perhaps I made the effort as 'Wainwright' returned to steam that year. Built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as No 1960, and sent to the UK under Lend-Lease this loco was initially stored at Newbury Racecourse. Fourteen were purchased by the Southern Railway and sent to the Melbourne Military Railway for running in. This example entered service with the Southern Railway in April 1947 as USA Class No. 70. Renumbered 30070 by British Railways it worked at Southampton Docks and was then transferred to Departmental service at Ashford Wagon Work as No. DS238, where it was named 'Wainwright'. Withdrawn in June 1967 and sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers, Barry, Wales. in March 1968 the loco developed a hot box en route to Wales and was dumped at Tonbridge along with class mate No. DS237 (65/30065/22). This turned out to be fortuitous as both locos were bought by the K&ESR in August 1968 and delivered the next month.
A scan of a print forgotten about for years. September 1968, Rolvenden Yard, Kent and East Sussex Railway. DS238 Maunsell nearest the camera and DS238 Wainwright safe at long last after the epic grab from the scrapman.
Country: GREAT BRITAIN
Operator: BR Southern Region
Item: STEAM
Class or Maker: SR/USA
Wheel Arrangement or Type: 0-6-0T
Number: DS238
Place details: TONBRIDGE loco shed with DS237 behind
Additional notes: both ran hot en route for scrap
Original source material: Agfa 35mm slide
Photographer: Graham T.V. Stacey
Copyright: Photographer
Library locator reference: GTVS.0037
30937 Transport Photograph Database
1968JUL24GTVS001cs
Scan of a slide taken in 1994; 1994 is another of those year's where I have no notes to accompany the boxes of slides. This is hardly surprising, our first born turned one that year, number two was on the way and the spectre of redundancy was at its most real. So train photography was a snatched and unrecorded activity and in fact I'm slightly surprised to find that I made a trip to the K&ESR at all that year.
Perhaps I made the effort as 'Wainwright' returned to steam that year. Built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as No 1960, and sent to the UK under Lend-Lease this loco was initially stored at Newbury Racecourse. Fourteen were purchased by the Southern Railway and sent to the Melbourne Military Railway for running in. This example entered service with the Southern Railway in April 1947 as USA Class No. 70. Renumbered 30070 by British Railways it worked at Southampton Docks and was then transferred to Departmental service at Ashford Wagon Work as No. DS238, where it was named 'Wainwright'. Withdrawn in June 1967 and sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers, Barry, Wales. in March 1968 the loco developed a hot box en route to Wales and was dumped at Tonbridge along with class mate No. DS237 (65/30065/22). This turned out to be fortuitous as both locos were bought by the K&ESR in August 1968 and delivered the next month.
Built for the US Army during World War II, several locos of this type were purchased by the Southern Railway for shunting at Southampton Docks. This example was SR No 65. Transferred to Ashford Wagon Works in 1963 as DS237 'Maunsell'. Laid aside in 1967, and sold to Woodham's of Barry, but later resold to the K&ESR, arriving on the railway in September 1968.
"Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like."
Problem: arms not long enough to get camera far enough away for full body shot.
Problem: spends waaaay too much time juggling.
Solution: throw camera, then fire it in the air using a wireless remote (see right hand). Flash fired wirelessly from camera with Cactus V2 triggers. Wish I had a fisheye, but for now I'll settle for the lyrical awesomeness that I just discovered in the phrase, "wish I had a fisheye."
I posted a making-of video here.
The Daily Shoot #237: Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like.
Built by Vulcan inn 1943 vworks number 4441, became USATC 1968, bought by the Southern Railway Nov 1947 and numbered 65. Used at Southampton Docks but twithdrawn fro service before the end of 1962. Transferred to Ashford Carriage works as DS237 MAUNSELL November 1963 and paint lined Malachite Green. Use at AShfor until April 1967 until replaced by a 205 h.p diesel. Sold to Woodams Barry with DS238 in March 1968, ran hot under tow at Pluckley at Pluckley and tazken to and stored at the old sheds at Tonbridge. Resold to the KESR in August 1968 and taken by road to Rolvenden. Now on the KESR as 30065 DS237 MAUNSELL
#ds237 Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like.
The reflection of the rounded crome trim makes me look as slim as I would like to be :-) Delicious...hehe
No. 22 (USA Tank 30065/ DS237 "Maunsell"), No. 23 Austerity, No.14 Charwelton and No. 19 (The Norwegian) berthed on the main line at Rolvenden
No. 19 (The Norwegian), No.14 Charwelton, No. 23 Austerity and No. 22 (USA Tank 30065/ DS237 "Maunsell") berthed on the main line at Rolvenden
USA Tank 30065 arrived at Rolvenden in early September 1968 in its Departmental livery and number DS237. Unloading before the Health and Safety Act was so much more relaxed.
USA Tank 30065 (DS237) at Rolvenden, preparing to reverse onto the coaches beyond before propelling them to the then limit of operation (which was a little further away each time as the clearance gang worked towards Wittersham Road).
USA Tank 30065 in the guise of NCB Hartley Main No.35 departs Wittersham Road, heading for Rolvenden
Built in 1943 at the Vulcan Ironworks in Pennsylvania she was shipped to Britain in the same year. Used by the Southern Railway as their No.70 in Southampton Docks she spent her whole working life at the docks. Later transferred into departmental use as No.DS238 until withdrawal in 1967 from Ashford. Sold to Barry Scrapyard she and sister No.DS237 only made its as far as Tonbridge before a hot box ended their journey. Stored in Tonbridge shed they moved to the Kent and East Sussex in 1968. Restoration to working order began in 1988 and was completed in 1994.
USA Class 65 vigorously banks the empty stock that will form the Member's Day train up Tenterden Bank.
USA Class 65 vigorously banks the empty stock that will form the Member's Day train up Tenterden Bank.
Daily Shoot: Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like.
My comical attempt at a "teen pose" in front of the mirror.
No. 23 Austerity and No. 22 (USA Tank 30065/ DS237 "Maunsell") berthed on the main line at Rolvenden
Daily Shoot - Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like.
This is all I can see of me today. I'm planted poolside and intend to stay here.
@dailyshoot #ds237 - Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like.
When I saw this assignment my first impulse was to give it a pass.
Then I saw a few of the early entries and realized the obvious, that I'm not the only one who loathes self-portraiture, at least of the self-aggrandizing sort.
Started with the wrong lens and moved on from there.
I.m actually awaiting delivery in the next few days of a 135mm fast-ish prime lens to allow me to do better portraits and available light shots in environments where my F1.4 50mm prime has been my fallback lens for years -- I've owned three, killed one, and still have the first one I bought over 30 years ago -- though it only fits the 35-year-old manual Minolta that was my first SLR, and that no one I've spoken to is willing to repair.
I keep thinking I'll just shoot some nearly as ancient film stock with it, just to see what happens.
Ref. _MG_5371mortHard
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