Vintage Colour Slides - Fife & Clackmananshire Locations
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Photo © S B Lee/Colour-Rail SC1529
In this undated shot of ex-NB Class D30/2 4-4-0 no. 62436 "Lord Glenvarloch" is pictured at Dunfermline shed. Built
in August 1915, no. 62436 remained in service until June 1959. This class of locomotive was often known as
"Superheated Scotts" due to class members carrying the names of characters from Sir Walter Scott's literary works.
The NBR fitted superheaters to the last two members of the final batch of D29 Class 'Scotts'. and continued to
classify these engines as 'Class J'. However, the LNER gave them the separate classification of 'D30'.
Photo © C Gammell/Colour-Rail SC1532
August 1961 and ex-NB Class J35 0-6-0 no. 64565 looks as if it is about to depart Inverkeithing on the wrong line with a
workman's train from Rosyth Dockyard. In a book of Chris Gammell's photographs this shot was accompanied by a
caption stating that the destination of the train was Kirkcaldy. The signals on the left of the picture indicate a train due
to take the line to Dunfermline! Thanks to Malcolm Corbett for clearing up the mystery. Malcolm points out that this loco
is actually one of the Inverkeithing pilots on banking duty. It is preparing to assist by pushing this train up the incline to the Forth
Bridge. The pilot will be released from the train by means of a slip coupling that will be activated by the wire that can be seen
running alongside the tender. The slip coupling negates the need to stop the train at North Queensferry to detach the pilot.
Photo © J M Cramp/Colour-Rail SC1548
In this 1965 shot an unidentified ex-LNER Class V2 works hard to lift its load up from Inverkeithing over the
Jamestown viaduct and on to the North Queensferry tunnel. The V2s were very capable and popular mixed
traffic locomotives and were one of Sir Nigel Gresley's most successful designs. The last V2 withdrawal
was No. 60831 on 6th December 1966. One member of the class, no. 60800 "Green Arrow",
has been preserved as a part of the National Collection.
Photo © Colour-Rail SC1412
When first uploaded to this website, this 1965 photograph was something of mystery. The locomotive is ex-LNER Class J38
0-6-0 no. 65922 and the location was described as "a Fife colliery". Many thanks to Dave Henderson of Alloa for setting the
record straight. Dave writes "the 1965 picture of 65922 was taken, not at a Fife colliery but at Alloa West Marshalling Yard.
The skyline is dominated by the Ochil Hills, Clackmannanshire's timelessly beautiful backdrop. Above the tender of the J38
can be seen two towers of the Alloa Academy building (opened in 1959) and only recently closed in favour of a new building
in another part of the town. The rest of the buildings visible is a mixture of local authority and private housing built between
about 1960 and 1964. Immediately behind 65922 lies the so-called Redwell playing field area and just off camera to the left is
the site of "The Arns",the home ground of Clackmannan County Cricket Club, of which I just happen to be the current President!"