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5th December 2005, 16:57
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Baldock, Hertfordshire 1960s
I grew up in Baldock Hertfordshire in the sixties. Our garden overlooked the station and I watched the trains most days.
Forty years on I would like to know what it was that I saw. A large tank engine did some occasional shunting in the yard. What type was that? Does any one have any photos of Baldock of that time? One of my friends assured me that he had seen a Gresley A1 pulling the Flying Scotsman through Baldock when there was problems on the main line north of Hitchin. Like many ten year olds he was not always a reliable witness. Peter PS This is my first post. 
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5th December 2005, 17:39
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Hi Peter, welcome to railwayforum, hope you enjoy the site. Your question may get more attention on on eof the other forum categories. Although I know Baldock very well, this only from recent years, so not much help toyou... the road system is certainly changing a lot in that area of late.
cheers, Andy
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8th May 2009, 07:55
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Quote:
They used to be able to re-route to Peterborough, I believe. Last edited by Benslow; 8th May 2009 at 08:34.
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8th May 2009, 14:47
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Hi Peter, welcome to the Railway Forum.
Regards
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8th May 2009, 19:11
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Hi Peter & welcome to the forum the tank engines you saw could have been either Class N2(0-6-2) or L1(2-6-4) some both classes were allocated to the 34 area sheds at that time.
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8th May 2009, 19:17
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The "flying Scotsman" in the early 60s(up to 1963 ish) was usually A4 hauled.
If it was the late 50s or early 60s could it have been a B17 on a Kings Cross-Cambridge working?
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9th May 2009, 13:20
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Hello
Hi Peter, welcome to the forum, enjoy.
Sorry I cannot help with your question. Regards Alan 
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9th May 2009, 20:22
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Hello Peter and welcome to the Railway Forum. Sorry I can't answer your question as I was still in Africa at the time. Only arrived in the UK in July 1969.
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