Colour Vulcan Foundry Photographs

I have a small stock of large format colour negatives that are quite difficult and time consuming to scan and don't necessarily fit under the other headings on the site so they may as well go on a page of their own under the simple heading above.

Vulcan Foundry 5 types traction december 1960
Image from original colour slide entitled Five Types of Traction December 1960
If we are talking type it looks like three to me though i.e. Electric, Diesel Electric and Gas Turbine.
 Photo was not taken on a very good day to say the least!
  

Pickfords Transporter with East African Railways Steam Locomotive Summer 1955

 George Stephensons Bust
It's Summer 1955 and the chaps from Pickfords are pictured on the A580 East Lancashire Road with their load an East African Railways 2-8-4, the last big steam order for the Vulcan
 		 George Stephensons bust sitting amidst the neatly tended grounds in front of the ????
 
 
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Lister Autotruck kids ride for Vulcan Sports Day
(see video footage as well)

Diesel Test Bed

4SRKT 500hp diesel engine fitted with a Napier MS100 turbocharger (mounted on the RH end)
on test  for BR Southern Region Diesel Locomotives this particular engine was fitted to 1001 on
the Hastings/ London run. After the first 13 units the power output was increased to 600hp
and the turbo changed to a larger MS200.
Thanks to Brian Orrell (former engineer in-charge) for the above information
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The Diesel Erection Shop 1958 The Diesel Erection Shop on 12th May 1959 showing the assembly
 of Type 4 Locomotives (BR Class 40's). 
The Diesel Gen sets in bottom RH corner are 16SVT 2000Hp at 850 rpm
 built at EECo Preston. Each gen set fitted with 4 MS100 turbochargers.
 In other words its really 4 x the 4SRKT shown on test bed photo above.
Thanks to Brian Orrell for the above information