Open Days: Coalville 3rd June 1990

10th March 2005

In June 1990 Coalville held an open day with a supreme selection of locos including classes from 09, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 37, 40, 45, 47, 55, 56, 58, 60, 90, & 97 [a 47 and a 46]. Later that day I went to Vic Berrys in Leicester and walked round the famous yard. What a grand day out!

53171 and 53826, idling between shuttle duties Buy Print	LO260 54488 and 5xxxx on an open day shuttle train. Buy Print	20163 in large logo railfreight grey livery Buy Print	25322 'Tamworth Castle', BR/Sulzer Type 2 built between 1963-67 Buy Print
26005, McRat heads south for Summer Buy Print	31101 [I think this is 101, please let me know if not] Buy Print	33050 in trainload construction livery Buy Print	37513 of Thornaby, note the Kingfisher Buy Print
37517 in large logo red solebar railfreight grey livery Buy Print	37517 in the sun, 60010 is behind Buy Print	37800 'Glo Cymru' Buy Print	45133, superb 1co-co1 Buy Print
47401 'North Eastern' an unusual variation of large logo livery Buy Print	47489 'Crewe Diesel Depot' shortly after naming Buy Print	47489, note the cast cheshire cat above the nameplate Buy Print	47971, large logo departmental Brush Buy Print
55015 'Tulyar' with Finsbury Park white window surrounds - aint she sweet! Buy Print	56008 [?] still in rail blue livery Buy Print	58028 in Trainload Coal livery Buy Print	58049 'Littleton Colliery' passing Mantle Lane signalbox Buy Print
60003, nearly new condition Buy Print	60010, 58049 and 56008 [?] Buy Print	97403 'Ixion', formerly 46035 built between 1960-63 by BR at Crewe or Derby Works. Buy Print