Merthyr Imp

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  1. While non of these Warships probably never came anywhere near to Nottingham in their working lives, the Hymeks were built by Beyer Peacock in Manchester and delivered to the Western Region via the Peak Line through Derby, I recall being on a Firbeck School trip to Derbyshire in 1961/62 and seeing a brand new example come humming along ( hydraulics had a different sound to them ) as we were heading for Haddon Hall, probably between there and Rowsley.

    At least some of the Hymeks (D7000 series) were delivered by means of the Great Central main line - i.e. they would have crossed the Pennines on the Woodhead route, then via Sheffield Victoria down through Annesley and Nottm Victoria and Leicester Central to reach the Western Region via the Woodford - Banbury link. At lunch time - sorry, dinner time - us trainspotters at High Pavement would go down Gainsford Crescent and along to where the main line to Victoria crossed Arnold Road (this would have been in 1961/62 as said) and for a time they were quite a regular sight heading south, sometimes two coupled together.