Holbeck black out paint!

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 12:49 pm

Hi Phill. I'm afraid I find most railway videos a bit of a two-edged sword. There were only a few people filming before the early 1960s, so most of what is available shows the sad last days of steam, with locos in appalling condition, filthy, squeaking and groaning, and leaking from every possible orifice.My fond memories are from the first half of the 1950s when recovery from wartime misuse had been overcome and most passenger engines were at least reasonably clean, and some of them absolutely gleaming. Being a sad old so-and-so I have bought videos from the "Decades of Steam", "Steam on 35mm", and most fascinating of all, John Huntley's "Trains from the Arc" series, all of which remind me of the steam period I loved, and its earlier history.The final brief shot of the video you posted has resonance for me. It shows a "Jubilee" on shed at Holbeck, with, wonder of wonders, a cleaner standing on the boiler handrail polishing the boiler top. It can only have been 45562 "Alberta" which, along with Black Five 45428, had been given special treatment in order to work a Royal Train for the Duke of Edinburgh in May 1967. In fact both locos received partial repaints "on shed", a very unusual occurrence. At the time I was ODM resident fitter at the shed, and encouraged Gerry Barry and his co-workers as they restored some dignity to steam for the last time it was used to head a Royal Train.Incidentally, Holbeck was at that time the last steam shed in the country to house express passenger locos, the three (I think) remaining Jubilees.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 1:22 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Si wrote: Hi Phill. I remember this structure from when I was a kid, but unfortunately have no idea what it was! The black and white checks stuck in my mind as I thought there must be a motor racing track there! I can only think of two places where you can still see black out paint in good condition today.One is here outside St Gemmas on Harrogate Roadhttp://goo.gl/maps/b8f0yThe other on the railway bridge at Copley Hill herehttp://goo.gl/maps/g9DSw Does this bollard count?http://goo.gl/maps/eCrxw

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 3:47 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Si wrote: Hi Phill. I remember this structure from when I was a kid, but unfortunately have no idea what it was! The black and white checks stuck in my mind as I thought there must be a motor racing track there! I can only think of two places where you can still see black out paint in good condition today.One is here outside St Gemmas on Harrogate Roadhttp://goo.gl/maps/b8f0yThe other on the railway bridge at Copley Hill herehttp://goo.gl/maps/g9DSw Does this bollard count?http://goo.gl/maps/eCrxw Ha Ha,looks a bit sad amongst all the graffiti Cardiarms.I seem to remember Dragon Bridge off Whitehall Rd. bedecked in black & white squares at some time.....at least I think I do ????

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 4:31 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Does this bollard count?http://goo.gl/maps/eCrxw Yes that's a good one, it also reminded me of this war paint on Dragon Bridgehttp://goo.gl/maps/TNL1tI heard someone say the bridge/road layout has been modernised now, so I'm not sure if the paint still survives?

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 4:43 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Does this bollard count?http://goo.gl/maps/eCrxw Yes that's a good one, it also reminded me of this war paint on Dragon Bridgehttp://goo.gl/maps/TNL1tI heard someone say the bridge/road layout has been modernised now, so I'm not sure if the paint still survives? Yes Phill,that's it !Knew the little grey cells wouldn't let me down.Cheers.

barnie · Post by **barnie** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 5:06 pm

How about also the bend in the road where the B6157 'Leeds and Bradford Road' crosses the canal on the approach to Bridge Road in Kirkstall? Or is this a modern check pattern? No good at attaching link to maps sorry.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 21 Aug, 2012 5:33 pm

http://goo.gl/maps/Wo0fqAlthough someone nearly ended up in the canal recently,

barnie · Post by **barnie** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 10:37 am

Thanks for adding the link Cardiarms

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 2:53 pm

I wonder if you can still buy that check patterned paint?He He Sorry

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 10:56 pm

tilly wrote: I wonder if you can still buy that check patterned paint?He He Sorry I'm pretty sure its been discontinued tilly - there's not much call for refurbishing chess boards these days. I'll get my coat an' all !!