Featherstone Down the Years
Observation Records 1960's
May 1962
COLOUR KEY
GREEN=NOTEWORTHY MENTION
ORANGE=Interesting Loco
RED=RARE LOCO
REGULAR LOCO (MORE THAN 3 APPEARANCES IN A MONTH)
PINK=FIRST SIGHTING
GREEN=NOTEWORTHY MENTION
ORANGE=Interesting Loco
RED=RARE LOCO
REGULAR LOCO (MORE THAN 3 APPEARANCES IN A MONTH)
PINK=FIRST SIGHTING
Sunday 6th May 1962
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61145 (36A Doncaster),D9018 'Ballymoss' (34G Finsbury Park),B1 No.61129 (56C Copley Hill)
A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley), D9003 'Meld' (34G Finsbury Park),
B1 No.61408 (40B Immingham),D9004 (64B Haymarket), A4 No.60029 'Woodcock (34A KINGS CROSS)
A4 No.60030 'Golden Fleece' (34A KINGS CROSS), A1 No.60141 'Abbotsford' (56C Copley Hill)
A3 No.60084 'Trigo' (55H Neville Hill)
Daily Totals: B1's - 3 Deltic's - 3 A3's - 2 A4's - 2 A1's - 1
MPD'S Allocation Seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 64B Haymarket - 2 36A Doncaster - 1 56B Ardsley - 1
34G Finsbury Park - 1 34A Kings Cross - 1
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61145 (36A Doncaster),D9018 'Ballymoss' (34G Finsbury Park),B1 No.61129 (56C Copley Hill)
A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley), D9003 'Meld' (34G Finsbury Park),
B1 No.61408 (40B Immingham),D9004 (64B Haymarket), A4 No.60029 'Woodcock (34A KINGS CROSS)
A4 No.60030 'Golden Fleece' (34A KINGS CROSS), A1 No.60141 'Abbotsford' (56C Copley Hill)
A3 No.60084 'Trigo' (55H Neville Hill)
Daily Totals: B1's - 3 Deltic's - 3 A3's - 2 A4's - 2 A1's - 1
MPD'S Allocation Seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 64B Haymarket - 2 36A Doncaster - 1 56B Ardsley - 1
34G Finsbury Park - 1 34A Kings Cross - 1
NB: A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley) would go on to be allocated to St Margarets
B1 No.61408 (40B Immingham) was the pneultimate B1 to be built
Loco of the day: A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley)
Known Workings:
D9018 'Ballymoss' 1N16 12:25 Kings Cross-Leeds
B1 No.61408 (40B Immingham) was the pneultimate B1 to be built
Loco of the day: A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley)
Known Workings:
D9018 'Ballymoss' 1N16 12:25 Kings Cross-Leeds
Sunday 13th May 1962
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley), V2 No.60930 (36A Doncaster), A1 No.60145 'Saint Mungo' (56C Copley Hill)
B1 No.61339 (56C Copley Hill), D9006 (64B Haymarket), D9017 (52A Gateshead), A3 No.60059 'Tracery' (34A KINGS CROSS)
A1 No.60120 'Kittiwake' (56C Copley Hill), A3 No.60075 'St. Frusquin' (52A Gateshead), A1 No.60118 'Archibald Sturrock' (56B Ardsley)
Daily Totals: A1's - 3 A1's - 3 Deltic's - 2 B1's - 1 V2's - 1
MPD'S Allocation Seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 52A Gateshead - 2 56B Ardsley - 2 34A Kings Cross - 1 36A Doncaster - 1 64B Haymarket-1
Loco of the day: A3 No.60075 'St Frusquin' (52A Gateshead),loco from the North East
Sunday 20th May 1962
The Following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61279 (36A Doncaster),A1 No. 60130 'Kestrel' (56C Copley Hill), B1 No.61309 (56C Copley Hill),
D9020 'Nimbus' (34G Finsbury Park), A4 No.60014 'Silver Link' (34A KINGS CROSS), D9000 (64B Haymarket),
B1 No.61129 (56C Copley Hill), B1 No.61023 'Hirola' (56B Ardsley),
Black Five No.45207 (56A Wakefield) and Crab No.42762 (55E Normanton), A1 No.60149 'Amadis' (36A Doncaster),
D9008 (52A Gateshead)
Daily Totals: B1's - 4 Deltics - 3 A1's - 2 A4's - 1 Black Five's - 1 Crab's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 36A Doncaster - 2 34A Kings Cross - 1 64B Haymarket - 1 52A Gateshead - 1
56A Wakefield - 1 56B Ardsley - 1 55E Normanton - 1 34G Finsbury Park - 1
NB:Crab No.42762 (55E Normanton) had transferred from Manningham in January 1962,having spent it's entire life at the Bradford depot.
Loco of the day: Former Silver Jubilee loco A4 No.60014 'Silver Link' (34A KINGS CROSS) made it's final confirmed appearance at Featherstone
Known Workings:
D9020 - 1E07 10:10 Bradford - King's Cross
Sunday 27th May 1962
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61339 (56C Copley Hill), Black Five No.45370 (8C Speke Junction), B1 No.61320 (56C Copley Hill)
D9000 (64B Haymarket), A4 No.60028 'Walter K Whigham' (34A KINGS CROSS), D9010 (64B Haymarket),
A1 No.60133 'Pommern' (56B Ardsley),A1 No.60120 'Kittiwake' (56C Copley Hill), D9007 'Pinza' (34G Finsbury Park)
Daily Totals: Deltics - 3 A1's - 2 B1's - 2 A4's - 1 Black Five's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 64B Haymarket - 2 56B Ardsley - 1 34A Kings Cross - 1 34G Finsbury Park - 1
8C Speke Junction - 1
Loco of the day: Black Five No.45370 (8C Speke Junction)
NB: D9000 (64B) was named 'Royal Scots Grey' less than a month later,on 18th June at Edinburgh Waverley
Known Workings:
D9000 - 1E07 10:10 Bradford - King's Cross
D9010 - 1N07 09:45 King's Cross - Harrogate, "The Harrogate Sunday Pullman".
D9007 - 1N16 12:25 King's Cross - Leeds
Noteworthy Loco of May 1962:A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' making it's final known appearances at Featherstone before moving to St Margarets (Scotland).
Loco of the month May 1962: A4 No.60014 'Silver Link' made it's final known appearance at Featherstone.
Class Totals for May 1962:
Deltics - 10 (D9018,D9003,D9004,D9006,D9017,D9020,D9000 X 2,D9008,D9010,D9007)
B1's - 8 (61145,61129,61408,61339,61279,61309,61023,61320)
A1's - 7 (60141,60145,60120 x 2,60118,60130,60149,60133)
A3's - 4 (60077 X 2,60084,60059,60075)
A4's - 4 (60029,60030,60014,60028)
Black Five's - 2 (45207,45370)
V2's - 1 (60930)
Crab's - 1 (42762)
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' (56B Ardsley), V2 No.60930 (36A Doncaster), A1 No.60145 'Saint Mungo' (56C Copley Hill)
B1 No.61339 (56C Copley Hill), D9006 (64B Haymarket), D9017 (52A Gateshead), A3 No.60059 'Tracery' (34A KINGS CROSS)
A1 No.60120 'Kittiwake' (56C Copley Hill), A3 No.60075 'St. Frusquin' (52A Gateshead), A1 No.60118 'Archibald Sturrock' (56B Ardsley)
Daily Totals: A1's - 3 A1's - 3 Deltic's - 2 B1's - 1 V2's - 1
MPD'S Allocation Seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 52A Gateshead - 2 56B Ardsley - 2 34A Kings Cross - 1 36A Doncaster - 1 64B Haymarket-1
Loco of the day: A3 No.60075 'St Frusquin' (52A Gateshead),loco from the North East
Sunday 20th May 1962
The Following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61279 (36A Doncaster),A1 No. 60130 'Kestrel' (56C Copley Hill), B1 No.61309 (56C Copley Hill),
D9020 'Nimbus' (34G Finsbury Park), A4 No.60014 'Silver Link' (34A KINGS CROSS), D9000 (64B Haymarket),
B1 No.61129 (56C Copley Hill), B1 No.61023 'Hirola' (56B Ardsley),
Black Five No.45207 (56A Wakefield) and Crab No.42762 (55E Normanton), A1 No.60149 'Amadis' (36A Doncaster),
D9008 (52A Gateshead)
Daily Totals: B1's - 4 Deltics - 3 A1's - 2 A4's - 1 Black Five's - 1 Crab's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 36A Doncaster - 2 34A Kings Cross - 1 64B Haymarket - 1 52A Gateshead - 1
56A Wakefield - 1 56B Ardsley - 1 55E Normanton - 1 34G Finsbury Park - 1
NB:Crab No.42762 (55E Normanton) had transferred from Manningham in January 1962,having spent it's entire life at the Bradford depot.
Loco of the day: Former Silver Jubilee loco A4 No.60014 'Silver Link' (34A KINGS CROSS) made it's final confirmed appearance at Featherstone
Known Workings:
D9020 - 1E07 10:10 Bradford - King's Cross
Sunday 27th May 1962
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61339 (56C Copley Hill), Black Five No.45370 (8C Speke Junction), B1 No.61320 (56C Copley Hill)
D9000 (64B Haymarket), A4 No.60028 'Walter K Whigham' (34A KINGS CROSS), D9010 (64B Haymarket),
A1 No.60133 'Pommern' (56B Ardsley),A1 No.60120 'Kittiwake' (56C Copley Hill), D9007 'Pinza' (34G Finsbury Park)
Daily Totals: Deltics - 3 A1's - 2 B1's - 2 A4's - 1 Black Five's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 64B Haymarket - 2 56B Ardsley - 1 34A Kings Cross - 1 34G Finsbury Park - 1
8C Speke Junction - 1
Loco of the day: Black Five No.45370 (8C Speke Junction)
NB: D9000 (64B) was named 'Royal Scots Grey' less than a month later,on 18th June at Edinburgh Waverley
Known Workings:
D9000 - 1E07 10:10 Bradford - King's Cross
D9010 - 1N07 09:45 King's Cross - Harrogate, "The Harrogate Sunday Pullman".
D9007 - 1N16 12:25 King's Cross - Leeds
Noteworthy Loco of May 1962:A3 No.60077 'The White Knight' making it's final known appearances at Featherstone before moving to St Margarets (Scotland).
Loco of the month May 1962: A4 No.60014 'Silver Link' made it's final known appearance at Featherstone.
Class Totals for May 1962:
Deltics - 10 (D9018,D9003,D9004,D9006,D9017,D9020,D9000 X 2,D9008,D9010,D9007)
B1's - 8 (61145,61129,61408,61339,61279,61309,61023,61320)
A1's - 7 (60141,60145,60120 x 2,60118,60130,60149,60133)
A3's - 4 (60077 X 2,60084,60059,60075)
A4's - 4 (60029,60030,60014,60028)
Black Five's - 2 (45207,45370)
V2's - 1 (60930)
Crab's - 1 (42762)
June 1962
Sunday 3rd June 1962
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61339 (56C Copley Hill), D9007 'Pinza' (34G Finsbury Park), B1 No.61360 (36A Doncaster)
A4 No.60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' (34A KINGS CROSS), A1 No.60141 'Abbotsford' (56C Copley Hill),D9006 (64B Haymarket),
A1 No.60120 'Kittiwake' (56C Copley Hill), A1 No.60117 'Bois Roussel' (56C Copley Hill)
Daily Totals: A1's - 3 B1's - 2 Deltics - 2 A4's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 4 34A Kings Cross - 1 36A Doncaster - 1 34G - Finsbury Park - 1 64B Haymarket - 1
Loco of the day: A4 No.60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' (34A KINGS CROSS) made its final known appearance at Featherstone in BR service.
Known Workings:
D9007 - 1E07 10:10 Bradford - King's Cross
D9006 -1N07 09:45 King's Cross - Harrogate, "The Harrogate Sunday Pullman"
D9006 - 1E14 15:45 Harrogate - King's Cross, "The Harrogate Sunday Pullman"
Whit Sunday,10th June 1962 (Spring Bank Holiday)
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
A1 No.60116 'Hal O' the Wynd' (52B Heaton),B1 No.61115 (56C Copley Hill),B1 No.61110 (56B Ardsley),
V2 No.60935 (36A Doncaster),D9007 'Pinza' (34G Finsbury Park), A1 No.60141 'Abbotsford' (56C Copley Hill),
D273 (52A Gateshead), B1 No.61309 (56C Copley Hill)
Daily Totals: B1's - 3 A1's - 2 Deltics - 1 V2's - 1 EE Type 4's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 36A Doncaster - 1 34G Finsbury Park - 1 56B Ardsley - 1 52A Gateshead - 1
52B Heaton - 1
Loco of the day: A1 No.60116 'Hal O' The Wynd' (52B Heaton),had been in works at Doncaster until 2nd June 1962.
Sunday 17th June 1962
The following locomotives passed on this day: (CONFIRMED)
B1 No.61017 'Bushbuck' (56A Wakefield), Black Five No.44754 (8C Speke Junction), WD No.90434 (51L Thornaby)
B1 No.61115 (56C Copley Hill), D9002 (52A Gateshead), A4 No.60006 'Sir Ralph Wedgwood' (34A KINGS CROSS)
B1 No.61214 (56C Copley Hill), A4 No.60015 'Quicksilver' (34A KINGS CROSS), B1 No.61123 (56C Copley Hill)
D9017 (52A Gateshead), A1 No.60141 'Abbotsford' (56C Copley Hill)
Daily Totals: B1's - 4 A4's - 2 Deltics - 2 WD - 1 A1's - 1 Black Five's - 1
MPD's Allocation seen: 56C Copley Hill - 3 34A Kings Cross - 2 52A Gateshead - 2 56A Wakefield - 1 51L Thornaby - 1
Loco of the day: A4 No.60015 'Quicksilver' (34A KINGS CROSS) was the last recorded A4 through Featherstone,prior to the end of steam
NB: B1 No.61123 (56C Copley Hill) had transferred on this day from 56B Ardsley.
Black Five No.44754 (8C Speke Junction)
Known Workings:
D9002 - 1E07 10:10 Bradford - King's Cross
Noteworthy Loco of June 1962:A1 No.60116 'Hal O The Wynd' (52B Heaton) made a rare appearance at Featherstone having been released from it's final general overhaul on 2nd June 1962.
Loco of the month June 1962: A4 60015 'Quicksilver' (34A KINGS CROSS) made the final known appearance of an A4 at Featherstone,after over 20 years of A4's using the route during diversions
Class Totals for May 1962:
B1's - 8 (61339,61360,61115 x 2,61110,61309,61017,61214,61123)
Deltics - 4(D9007 x 2,D9006,D9002,D9017)
A1's - 4 (60141 x 3,60120,60117,60116)
A4's - 3 (60007,60006,60015)
V2's - 1 (60935)
EE Type 4's - 1 (D273)
WD's - 1 (90434)
Black Five's - 1 (44754)
