Image M31379, stored, Whittlesey
M31379, stored, Whittlesey
M31379, stored, Whittlesey n some sidings at Whittlesea we came across the extraordinary sight of a huge number of stored stock awaiting its next move and meeting with the scrapman. My records appear to show sixty-three parcel vans on site being a mixture of LMS and Southern types. We spent some time wandering around the sidings not being bothered by anybody and with no security in place; how different to today when redundant stock is only found in secure compounds away from prying eyes and trophy hunters! Former LMS fifty-foot van M31379 stands in line catching the afternoon sun as it awaits onward movement. The sticker in its centre window reads Birmingham. I wonder if this was where it went on its final run with BR before being condemned? Keywords: M31379, stored, Whittlesey
M31379, stored, Whittlesey n some sidings at Whittlesea we came across the extraordinary sight of a huge number of stored stock awaiting its next move and meeting with the scrapman. My records appear to show sixty-three parcel vans on site being a mixture of LMS and Southern types. We spent some time wandering around the sidings not being bothered by anybody and with no security in place; how different to today when redundant stock is only found in secure compounds away from prying eyes and trophy hunters! Former LMS fifty-foot van M31379 stands in line catching the afternoon sun as it awaits onward movement. The sticker in its centre window reads Birmingham. I wonder if this was where it went on its final run with BR before being condemned? Keywords: M31379, stored, Whittlesey


n some sidings at Whittlesea we came across the extraordinary

sight of a huge number of stored stock awaiting its next move and meeting with the scrapman. My records appear to show sixty-three parcel vans on site being a mixture of LMS and Southern types. We spent some time wandering around the sidings not being bothered by anybody and with no security in place; how different to today when redundant stock is only found in secure compounds away from prying eyes and trophy hunters! Former LMS fifty-foot van M31379 stands in line catching the afternoon sun as it awaits onward movement. The sticker in its centre window reads Birmingham. I wonder if this was where it went on its final run with BR before being condemned?