Goodmans Yard Loco's and Stock

A look at Goodmans Yard in Wishaw, Warwickshire, where a number of locomotives and stock are being held, mainly prior to restoration or repair. Stock to be seen included 47484 Isambard Kingdom Brunel (minus nameplates), 3 ex-BR Class 20s which were used on the French railways and renumbered 2001 2002 and 2003, Ex-GWR 2800 Class steam loco 3845, various Class 08s, an old Hillman car, an unused spare Class 58 cab, a boat, a rail footbridge, a hefty rail tank mounted on a steam tender chassis ( ! ), and various industrial shunt loco's including a 1953 Andrew Barclay. Also present was an old wooden-bodied clerestory coach and various vans including a large fruit van. The yard is situated about 4 miles from Sutton Coldfield. Friday 20th February 2009.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Andrew Goodmans
• Goodmans Yard
• Rail Yard
• Preserved Loco's
• GWR Class 2800
• 47484
• Isambard Kingdom Brunel
• French Loco
• Wishaw
• Sutton Coldfield
• Rail Loco
• Old Loco
• Steam
• Diesel
• West Midlands

[NJPurling]

That rivetted tanker looked interesting. No doubt someone can identify the origin of the tender frames.

Was this yard also a repository for people who've bought stuff they can't store at a preservation venue. That Austerity on the low-loader looked like they could light her up and do a spot of shunting.

A very interesting mixture of items & I hope that wooden coach survives.

Did it end up as a Departmental Mess coach & tool store?

[DownGrand1967]

@NJPurling Good questions. This was my first visit to the yard at Wishaw, and I just don't know the answers. There were other engines in the shed receiving attention, as with the Austerity they had been sent for repair/overhaul. As you speculate it seems that other stock is 'out-stored' here, but who owns it and whether it will survive I can't say...

[domdeone]

Goog footage.music was a bit porn thu lol

[DownGrand1967]

@domdeone 70s railway porn !

[MrJezza31]

hmm who would want those french 20s hmm not me i would love that class 47 in br green i think named isombard kingdom brunel though

[DownGrand1967]

@MrJezza31 Wouldn't mind one in the back garden  actually !

[andy126128]

feal sorry for the intercity 47

[taffboyslim]

3:47 reminds me a lot of the old footbridge at Porth, Rhondda (South Wales). You can see on top of the handrail the remnants of the brackets that held up the bridge canopy struts. The struts were crudely cut off with a blowtorch, with about 6 inches of scorched bracket just left poking up - nice work.

[DownGrand1967]

@sparky30368 There's a chance that they will be preserved, but I don't know who owns what here, or whether any money-gathering schemes exist to help save the engines.

[jetslut340]

Typical of most 'scrap' dealers, they know the price of everything ...but the value of nothing

shame.

[sparky30368]

I guess these loco's will go for scrap, anyone know if 47 484 be saved and running in a few years time..?