Peter,
IIRC I think Dai Woodham only received one LNER loco (which was saved) and as you say other yards were very quick at processing their supplies. The scrappy near Kettering was apparently too productive and actually scrapped the delivery loco too by all accounts!!
I have copies of both the books you mention both used although the combined one hasn’t got the owners name in, something I thought that most of the spotters did in those days.
ATB
Gary

I think the photo was taken in France as it appears to be a French Concorde.

G-WHIZ was also worn on a out of use Viscount in Wales too (unofficially of course)…

Some of the ex-Luftwaffe Hansas are flying in the USA I believe following de-mob.

As for the Pitts – I really don’t know sorry.

I’m with you guys – there does seem to be a huge void on the internet with regards to the railways.

I have to rely on what books I have although I do have an original “abc Locoshed” book and one of the Ian Allen books from C.1963.
If you give me a PM with the names I’ll look up sheds and anything else I maybe able to glean for you.

Your grandfather sounds like he was an interesting man. I wish I’d asked my grandfather more of his life (although he was not a railway man) whilst he was still here but when you are young don’t appreciate it all do you.

Steam Railway magazine could be another one to ask in.

All the best with your hunt.
Gary

Additional from weekend
The Grinch
Jim carey really suited this role. The film was nicely done and the whole story brought to life from the book.

Last night:
Full Metal Jacket 18
Stanley Kubricks piece on Vietnam. In many ways it feels like two films in one with the training part being one and the actual war footage being the second. What can be said about the film that hasn’t already been said? Seemed odd seeing the high-viz markings on the helicopters as we get so used to the low-viz stuff of today.

Talk about extremes of films in the last few days

T-28 or T-34 perhaps?

Oh the joys of having kids.
Shrek 2
Once again the quality of the animation is good and the casting was also good. I’d’ve liked it if the dubbing of Mr. J. Ross and Ms. K. Thornton had been done across all the aspects of the DVD and not just the feature but it was nice of Dreamworks to do it. I am concerned that they are supposedly planning at least another sequal or two as to whether they can continue to keep the “brand” strong.

Shark tail
Quite good. Made a nice change and the casting was ok.

The Polar Express
A bit twee in the American sence (no offence meant) but non-the-less watchable. Some clever animation in the film and although some parts are a bit “Look at what we can do” it all works well. In fact the chocolate song is in my head as I type this. Tom Hanks’s roles are nicely portrayed.

I’m loving the selection full stop!

Isn’t the checked tail Argosy the one who’s fuselage was used in a training exercise at Silverstone in the late 80’s early 90’s?

….First a PT something or other, and interesting to note that on the first slide and some subsequent how flying over the crowd then appeared to be on the agenda at Old Warden….

It is a Ryan PT-22 (ST-3KR), was part of the PT-Flight and is one of the ones formerly stored at Cosford until recently.
Love these shots folks. Thanks for sharing them.