November - Intercity Railway Society

60010 'Dominion of Canada' as seen from the
museum shuttle train, 14 th October 2012
donated in May 1966 to the National Railway Museum, Montreal, Canada
60008 and 60010 have been repatriated on loan for a couple of years. Part of the agreement was to
convert 60010 back into 1937 valenced single chimneyed condition in garter blue at Shildon. 60008 is
to be cosmetically restored to BR green with late totem at York. They were put on display in NRMs
Shildon outstation and I went to see them on the 25 th October before any restoration work was carried
out and 60008 was moved to York.
banner on the side of the museum hall
There they were, on adjacent lines inside the hall. 60008 was in pretty good external condition, but
sadly 60010 looked like it was when I last saw it on the dead line at Darlington shed in the 1960s. This
was not improved by a dinted lower front end, the result of a shunting accident a few years back and
deteriorated paintwork. They could also have been positioned better for photographs. Fortunately
Trevor Roots saw them on his last trip down to Sussex on the 14 th October when they were better
positioned outside in the yard and the photos are from that visit.
To see 1937 built 60007, 60008, 60009, 60010, 60019, 60022 together, albeit not all carrying these
numbers would bring back fond memories although I cannot recall ever seeing six together on
Gateshead on any of my “bunking” visits.
Light Rail, Metro & Tram News
Blackpool Transport: Flexity tram 002 appeared at the InnoTrans railway fair in Berlin between 18 th -
20 th September. The last six Lancastrian Transport Trust trams 8, 259, 304, 632, 704 and 715 have
moved from Rigby Road depot to Brinwell Road Industrial Estate.
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