In Stock
CATALOG SUSPENDED
LEICESTER FIREMEN
Six Months on the Central
Teenage firing days at Leicester at the very end of steam
By Brian Elliott
FROM BRILL If anybody is interested in what engines worked on the Central in the last six months, here is a list of the engines that Sid and I worked on and the dates, but which locomotive was on what part of the turn I cannot tell.
Tuesday 19/4/66 Turn 1
45288
Wednesday 20/4/66 Turn 1
44936
Thursday 21/4/66 Turn 1
44835
Friday 22/4/66 Turn 1
44941
Saturday 23/4/66 Turn 1
45190
Monday 25/4/66 Turn 2
44984
44941
Tuesday 26/4/66 Turn 2
45426
44941
Wednesday 27/4/66 Turn 2
45454
45288
Thursday 28/4/66 Turn 2
44825
44920
Friday 29/4/66 Turn 2
45190
45333
Saturday 30/4/66 Tum2
45190
45333
Tuesday 3/5/66 Turn 3
45114
45190
Wednesday 4/5/66 Turn 3
44835
45426
Thursday 5/5/66 Turn 3
44920
44941
Friday 6/5/66 Turn 3
44984 (failed at Leicester - injectors returned as pass to Nottingham)
45190
Saturday 7/5/66 Turn 3
45426
44941
Monday 9/5/66 Turn 4
45426
45190
Tuesday 10/5/66 Turn 4
45454
44936
Wednesday 11/5/66 Turn 4
44825
45324
Thursday 12/5/66 Turn 4
45288
44936
Friday 13/5/66 Turn 4
45426
44941
Saturday 14/5/66 Turn 4
45190
Tuesday 17/5/66 Turn 1
45426
Wednesday 18/5/66 Turn 1
44936
Thursday 18/5/66 Turn 1
44835
Friday 20/5/66 Turn 1
45222
Saturday 21/5/66 Turn 1
44941
Monday 23/5/66 Turn 2
44835
44984
Tuesday 24/5/66 Turn 2
44825
45308
Wednesday 25/5/66 Turn 2
45426
45464
Thursday 26/5/66 Turn 2
45426
45267
Friday 27/5/66 Turn 2
44825
45331
Saturday 28/5/66 Turn 2
44825
45333
Tuesday 31/5/66 Turn 3
45331
45324
Wednesday 1/6/66 Turn 3
44876
44984
Thursday 2/6/66 Turn 3
45464
45331
Friday 3/6/66 Turn 3
44825
45089
Saturday 4/6/66 Turn 3
45426
45324
Monday 6/6/66 Turn 4
44941
45186
Tuesday 7/6/66 Turn 4
45426
44780
Wednesday 8/6/66 Turn 4
45283
44860
Thursday 9/6/66 Turn 4
44825
44941
Friday 10/6/66 Turn 4
45454 (failed at Nottingham with three of the six tender axle boxes hot replaced by 44944)
44920
Saturday 11/6/66 Turn 4
44825
Tuesday 14/6/66 Turn 1
44825
D5414 (start of new workings Netherfield to Derby parcels)
Wednesday 15/6166 Turn 1
44825
D7568
Thursday 16/6/66 Turn 1
44944
D7568
Friday 17/6/66 Turn 1
44936
D7568
Saturday 18/6/66 Turn 1
44835
D5375
Monday 20/6/66 Turn 2
44825
44835
Tuesday 21/6/66 Turn 2
D5086 (44941 failed in London and D5086 brought the train in, then 45222 took it forward)
45222
Wednesday 22/6/66 Turn 2
44920
44835
Thursday 23/6/66 Turn 2
45222
45331
Friday 24/6/66 Turn 2
44920
45331
Saturday 25/6/66 Turn 2
44984
Tuesday 28/6/66 Turn 3
44941
45292
Wednesday 29/6/66 Turn 3
44984
45222
Thursday 30/6/66 Turn 3
44920
45324
Friday 1/7/66 Turn 3
45267
45324
Saturday 2/7/66 Turn 3
45426
44984
Monday 4/7/66 Turn 4
45324
44920
Tuesday 5/7/66 Turn 4
44847
45292
Wednesday 6/7/66 Turn 4
44920
44835
Thursday 7/7/66 Turn 4
45292
44941
Friday 8/7/66 Turn 4
45222
44835
Saturday 9/7/66 Turn 4
44984
Tuesday 12/7/66 Turn 1
44920
D5212
Wednesday 13/7/66 Turn 1
44984
D7657
Thursday 14/7/66 Turn 1
45324 (failed locomotive at Nottingham Victoria with right hand big end running hot)
D5233
Friday 15/7/66 Turn 1
45222
D5233
Saturday 16/7/66 Turn 1
45222
D5233
Monday 18/7/66 Turn 2
44835
45222
Tuesday 19/7/66 Turn 2
44847
45426
Wednesday 20/7/66 Turn 2
44920
45426
Thursday 21/7/66 Turn 2
44835
44941
Friday 22/7/66 Turn 2
44920
45222
Saturday 23/7/66 Turn 2
44920
45267
Tuesday 26/7/66 Turn 3
45324
45324 (short of engines at Colwick returned with same engine)
Wednesday 27/7/66 Turn 3
45222
45267
Thursday 28/7/66 Turn 3
44920
45324
Friday 29/7/66 Turn 3
45222
45324
Saturday 30/7/66 Turn 3
44876
45289
Monday 1/8/66 Turn 4
45289
44920
Tuesday 2/8/66 Turn 4
44847
44825
Wednesday 3/8/66 Turn 4
44920
45222
Thursday 4/8/66 Turn 4
44860
44858
Friday 5/8/66 Turn 4
44920
44984
Saturday 6/8/66 Turn 4
44847
Tuesday 9/8/66 Turn 1
44811 (engine must have come out of store and put back in service - everything rusty)
D5183
Wednesday 10/8/66 Turn 1
45224
D5207
Thursday 11/8/66 Turn 1
44847
D5281
Friday 12/8/66 Turn 1
44811
D5281
Saturday 13/8/66 Turn 1
44811
D5281
Monday 15/8/66 Turn 2
44858
44984
Tuesday 16/8/66 Turn 2
44984
45222
Wednesday 17/8/66 Turn 2
44858
44984
Thursday 18/8/66 Turn 2
44984
44811
Friday 19/8/66 Turn 2
44936
44811
Saturday 20/8/66 Turn 2
44811 (to Nottingham)
92213 (return working to Banbury came up early in the day in place of a failed Black Five)
Tuesday 23/8/66 Turn 3
44808
44808 (short of locomotives at Colwick returned with same locomotive)
Wednesday 24/8/66 Turn 3
44858
44858 (same as above)
Thursday 25/8/66 Turn 3
45222
44811
Friday 26/8/66 Turn 3
44840
44858
Saturday 27/8/66 Turn 3
45224
45267
Tuesday 30/8/66 Turn 4
44808
45222
Wednesday 31/8/66 Turn 4
45224
44808
Thursday 1/9/66 Turn 4
44936 (on Banbury part; picture taken with Sid Parker myself and Nottingham crew at Leicester)
45493
Friday 2/9/66 Turn 4
44847 (on Banbury part; came home passenger for Nottingham as the Central will shut the next day)
Saturday 3/9/66 Turn 4
D5000 (Last day on the Central returned with D5000 light engine to Leicester)
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOUR ORDER IS FOR BOOKAZINES ONLY THEN THE THE MAXIMUM POSTAGE FOR MAINLAND UK ORDERS IS £6 – IF OUR WEBSITE SHOWS POSTAGE ABOVE £6 THEN WE WILL ADJUST THE TOTAL WHEN WE PROCESS YOUR ORDER!
