Purton

[Ray T]

@Alan Rose

There is a picture of Purton in BW colours on pages 22-23 of NarrowBoat Spring 2018.

Of interest?

[pete harrison]

31 minutes ago, Ray T said:

@Alan Rose

There is a picture of Purton in BW colours on pages 22-23 of NarrowBoat Spring 2018.

Of interest?

These three images of PURTON and CAPELLA were recently for sale as slides via Ebay (no idea who owns copyright - and the first one is clearly back to front):

edit - period fleet lists suggest this is 1960 with this pair being operated by S. Beck.

 

Edited April 2, 2018 by pete harrison

[archie57]

It had acquired a plywood cabin by this time . Also note the way fleet number is painted on engine room side - don't recall seeing this before........

[alan_fincher]

Cow Roast, though I can't say I have ever really noted in photos that large building to the rear that is behind the bungalow on the non-towpath side in the reversed image.  I wonder when that was demolished?

I wonder if these are contemporary with that whole batch of slides being sold a while back with BW many loaded pairs held above Cow Roast?

[pete harrison]

7 minutes ago, archie57 said:

It had acquired a plywood cabin by this time . Also note the way fleet number is painted on engine room side - don't recall seeing this before........

Possibly during its docking in 1957 (no specific date available to me at this time) 

[Ray T]

"Better - you're not you when you're hungry, have a Snickers." 

Edited April 2, 2018 by Ray T