From:- Graham WILLIAMS,of Canton,Cardiff. Glamorgan F.H.S;#551. --- On Fri, 3/6/11, robert williams <canton_cardiff_wales@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: robert williams <canton_cardiff_wales@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [GLA] Pit Props In South Wales. > To: "Hugh Jordan" <m@ilmenow.com> > Date: Friday, 3 June, 2011, 11:40 > I'm Graham By The way. > Castle Class Locomotives were also used on the London Run. > It was the "Britannia" Class of Loco's based at Canton. > Although we did have a few Pacific's come to East Dock now > and again. > In fact the Midland area dumped a lot of their stuff down > our way in those closing years of Steam.The "Flying > Dutchman"I seem to remember being berthed on the incoming > road at East Dock sheds one night. > My Mistake.But after nearly 50 years I'm entitled to be > hazy in old age! > There was also "Hall's"on the London Run too. > Try and get hold of that excellent book by John HODGE > entitled > "The South Wales Main Line"Part one CARDIFF. > Lots of lovely Steam engines.Lots on Canton Sheds and the > main line. > Lots of Kings and Castles,and of course the Britannia's. > It was usually a "Castle"That went from Swansea to > Cardiff. > These engines sometimes went all the way through to > London. > But in most cases,were replaced by a "King"at Cardiff. > Again,you will see that in that book. > Cheers Graham. > From:- Graham WILLIAMS,of Canton,Cardiff. >        Glamorgan F.H.S;#551. > > > --- On Fri, 3/6/11, Hugh Jordan <m@ilmenow.com> > wrote: > > > From: Hugh Jordan <m@ilmenow.com> > > Subject: Re: [GLA] Pit Props In South Wales. > > To: "robert williams" <canton_cardiff_wales@yahoo.com> > > Date: Friday, 3 June, 2011, 11:14 > > This only to you, not the list, > > Robert. > > > > I thought the Pacifics were LNER locomotives? > > > > I clearly recall, least I think I do, that it was > Castle > > Class locos hauled the London - South Wales trains > until the > > early sixties?? > > > > Hugh > > > > > > At 11:00 03/06/2011, robert williams wrote: > > > > > I had started working with B.R;on the 29th'of > January > > 1962 cleaning the Magnificent "King Class Steam > Engines". > > > 6 of these Powerful Beasts were transferred from > > Bristol and London,to Canton Sheds, to replace the > "Pacific > > Class"that were used on the Cardiff to London > Passenger > > Run. > > > > >