Polyrus' photos with the keyword: Maunsell

Following on from my previous two images: 31625 is a Maunsell U class loco built at Ashford Works in 1929 and it was withdrawn from service by British Railways at the beginning of 1964. It arrived at Woodham's scrapyard at Barry in June of that year. After languishing in the sea air for almost sixteen years it was rescued for preservation and arrived on the Mid Hants Railway in 1980. Seen here outside the workshops at Ropley on the MHR in 1997, about a year after it first steamed in the 'preservation era'. A scan from a 35mm SupaSnaps slide. SupaSnaps were a low cost photo processing outlet on most UK high streets.

...just before Ash in Hampshire 15th June 1963 A scan of a 35mm slide, by the late Trevor B. Owen from which copyright was recently released. 31625 is a Maunsell U class loco built at Ashford Works in 1929. It was withdrawn from service by British Railways at the beginning of 1964 and sold as scrap to Woodham's Brothers in south Wales, arriving at their scrapyard in June of that year.

....with D-Day 50th Anniversary rail tour to Southampton Docks 5th June 1994. A scan from a 35mm SupaSnaps slide. E828 (BR 30828), was one of the S15 class of 25 heavy freight locomotives and was built in July 1927 at Eastleigh Locomotive Works. Although designed for freight haulage, E828 and its classmates also hauled frequent stop local passenger trains when needed. This loco was withdrawn from service by British Railways in January 1964 and after a few months in storage at Salisbury it was sold for scrap to the Woodham’s Brother in Barry, south Wales and arrived there in June 1964. As with most locos (200+) sent to the same scrapyard it was eventually rescued for preservation and left there in March 1981 for restoration at Eastleigh Works. However, due to having to re-machine or replace most components restoration was not completed until 1993 and was then based on the Swanage Railway in Dorset. For the next nine years E828 was kept busy and was regularly seen on the national network hauling railtours until its boiler ticket expired in 2002. During that time it was probably my most photographed locomotive. Since 2007 this loco has been undergoing its second major overhaul in the preservation era. My previous uploaded image shows this loco in the scrapyard. Please view LARGE to appreciate the craftsmanship.

A scan from a faded 35mm Fujichrome slide. E828 (BR 30828), was one of the S15 class of 25 heavy freight locomotives and was built in July 1927 at Eastleigh Locomotive Works. Although designed for freight haulage, E828 and its classmates also hauled frequent stop local passenger trains when needed. This loco was withdrawn from service by British Railways in January 1964 and after a few months in storage at Salisbury it was sold for scrap to the Woodham’s Brother in Barry, south Wales and arrived there in June 1964. As with most locos (200+) sent to the same scrapyard it was eventually rescued for preservation and left there in March 1981 for restoration at Eastleigh Works. However, due to having to re-machine or replace most components restoration was not completed until 1993 and was then based on the Swanage Railway in Dorset. For the next nine years E828 was kept busy and was regularly seen on the national network hauling railtours until its boiler ticket expired in 2002. During that time it was probably my most photographed locomotive.

A scan from the original print. E828 (BR 30828), was one of the S15 class of 25 heavy freight locomotives and was built in July 1927 at Eastleigh Locomotive Works. Although designed for freight haulage, E828 and its classmates also hauled frequent stop local passenger trains when needed. This loco was withdrawn from service by British Railways in January 1964 and after a few months in storage at Salisbury it was sold for scrap to the Woodham’s Brother in Barry, south Wales and arrived there in June 1964. As with most locos (200+) sent to the same scrapyard it was eventually rescued for preservation and left there in March 1981 for restoration at Eastleigh Works. However, due to having to re-machine or replace most components restoration was not completed until 1993 and was then based on the Swanage Railway in Dorset. For the next nine years E828 was kept busy and was regularly seen on the national network hauling railtours until its boiler ticket expired in 2002. During that time it was probably my most photographed locomotive.