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Welsh Railways Research Circle Mike Morton Lloyd Photographic Collection Digital prints from the MML collection are available for purchase for personal study, please contact [email protected] or check the latest WRRC newsletter for current prices and ordering details. For details about joining the WRRC, contact [email protected] or check the Circle’s web site, wrrc.org.uk Mike Morton Lloyd: A background to the photographs Mike took his first railway photograph on a Summer Saturday in 1947 of a Great Western 2-8-0 as it laboured with a heavy coal train up Llanvihangel Bank. The rest of that day saw him complete his bicycle journey through Abergavenny, Brynmawr, Merthyr Tydfil and Brecon before returning home to Hereford – a distance of some 80 miles! This combination of camera, bike and stamina was to hold him in good stead as he visited and photographed the branch lines around Hereford. Even then it was the Welsh connection, particularly the Mid-Wales line of the Wye Valley that interested him most – thus beginning his long association with all things Cambrian. A move to the Wirral, his marriage to Irene, a honeymoon based in Welshpool (including a brake van ride on the Welshpool and Llanfair), only helped to develop further Mike’s love of all things Cambrian. Many photographic journeys to all parts of the old Cambrian system, especially his beloved Tanat Valley, were made at this time. His return to live in Hereford and his position with the Wye River Board meant that Mike was now able to combine work with pleasure. Lunchtimes were spent at convenient railway locations where the measuring and photographing of artifacts and buildings would take place. After two years, Mike purchased a Morris Minor Traveller, so making photographic journeys easier. What ensued was a collection of over 5,000 photographs, all seemingly taken from that “just right angle”, beautifully drawn plans of structures an rolling stock and models in 7mm scale of the highest quality. The care in taking the photographs hides the simplicity of the equipment used. Many of the photos were taken using a Kodak Hawkeye – the viewfinder being a wire frame that was pulled up from the camera. Mike’s legacy to future Welsh Railway researchers, historians and modellers is immense. Fortunately for us, Irene has made it possible for the WRRC to purchase his negatives. Not to put too fine a point on it, thanks to Mike Lloyd’s lifetime interest we have a National Treasure. Tudor Watkins [Originally published in WRRC Newsletter No. 108, p. 14] All the negatives in this collection were produced by Mike Morton Lloyd. The majority of the images are of railway scenes and objects in Wales and the Welsh borders, and were taken in the 1970s. There is also a selection of photographic copies of other photographs and drawings from much earlier dates; any copyright holders of these images are invited to contact the Circle and their images will be withdrawn from sale. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PO Wagons & Equipment 1 Porthywaen Lime Co 10-ton open No 15 23/07/1952 Porthywaen 2 Steetley Co Ltd No 527 16/07/1955 Porthywaen 3 Porthywaen Lime Co 10-ton open No 15 23/07/1952 Porthywaen 4 Porthywaen Lime Co 10-ton open No 15 23/07/1952 Porthywaen 5 Spillers Van No 8 ex LYR 00/07/1956 Birkenhead Docks 6 Steetley Co Ltd Nos 560, 535 16/07/1955 Porthywaen 7 Croesor Quarry Co steel wagon narrow gauge 01/06/1957 Portmadoc 8 Steetley Co Ltd No 226 steel underframe 15/06/1957 Porthywaen 9 view across viaduct to mine entrance - to Oakley quarries 29/06/1957 Blaenau Festiniog 10 Porthywaen Lime Co 10-ton open No 15 23/08/1958 Porthywaen 11 Steetley Co Ltd No 529 23/08/1958 Porthywaen 12 Steetley Co Ltd No 529 underframe 01/11/1958 Porthywaen 13 Steetley Co Ltd No 529 roof 01/11/1958 Porthywaen 14 Steetley Co Ltd No 529 end 01/11/1958 Porthywaen 15 Steetley Co Ltd No 503 ¾ side view 01/05/1959 Porthywaen 16 Steetley Co Ltd No 509 roof 01/11/1958 Porthywaen 17 Steetley Co Ltd No 503 end view 01/05/1959 Porthywaen 18 Steetley Co Ltd No 503 owners plate 01/05/1959 Porthywaen 19 4-plank open probably P.y.L.Co ¾ side view 01/05/1959 Porthywaen 20 Porthywaen Lime Co No 15 ¾ side view 01/05/1959 Porthywaen 21 Crawshay Bros Cyfarthfa 00/00/80 Gloucester neg 288 22 Lewis 15-ton open 00/00/03 23 Powell Duffryn 00/02/72 Gloucester neg 288 24 Bargoed Coal & Iron Co Gloucester neg 288 0013 0014 0015 0016 0017 0018 0019 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 Mike Morton Lloyd Photographic Collection Welsh Railways Research Circle 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36A Western Region ex ADR, Ex TVR, Ex RR 25 12-ton mineral wagon, 7-plank 26 Class A 0-6-2T 06/04/1905 Taffs Well 27 station buildings up platform 28/10/1952 Bargoed 28 view looking up with water tank 28/10/1952 Bargoed 29 view looking up, notice in Welsh and English 28/10/1952 Bargoed 30 TVR (ex) van body 28/05/1958 Portmadoc 31 TVR (ex) van body ¾ view 28/05/1958 Portmadoc 32 TVR (ex) van body end 28/05/1958 Portmadoc 33 TVR (ex) van body end 28/05/1958 Portmadoc 34 TVR (ex) van body doors 28/05/1958 Portmadoc 35 TVR (ex) van body end 28/05/1958 Portmadoc 36A RR (ex) 10-ton van body 25/05/1959 Bala 36B RR (ex) 10-ton van body (distant) 23/04/1960 Bala 37 TVR tender front ¾ (blurred) 17/01/1960 Wolverhampton 38 BR (ex) First/Third Composite (formerly Tri-Composite) 39 BR (ex) 9-compartment Third 40 BR (ex) Brake Third W274 41 TVR van body 26/05/1963 Builth Wells 42 TVR (ex) van Swindon 43 RR van body 4 doors 25/05/1963 Llanidloes 44 TVR (ex) double bolster 45 ADR (ex) railcar (former steam railcar) 46 TVR (ex) covered van 16/05/1965 Onllwyn 47 TVR (ex) goods brake 15/04/1905 Swindon 36B 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Welsh Railways Research Circle Mike Morton Lloyd Photographic Collection 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Western Region ex Cambrian 50 point lever 15/10/1955 Kerry 51 junction signal 16/07/1955 Blodwell Junction 52 Up starter signal 11/10/1955 Aberdovey 53 St Harmons tunnel mouth south end 08/09/1952 Pantydwr 54 station and trespass notice looking east 00/05/1951 Llangynog 55 station looking south 08/09/1952 Newbridge 56 Cambrian 4-compartment No 172 08/05/1905 Llwyngwril 57 15-ton goods brake No 8752 ¾ view 01/06/1955 Pwllheli east 58 15-ton goods brake No 8752 ¾ view 01/06/1955 Pwllheli east 59 15-ton goods brake No 8752 underframe 01/06/1955 Pwllheli east 60 station showing signal arm and pivot 27/05/1956 Llynclys 61 point lever (part) and crank 28/05/1956 Kerry 62 fixed distant signal 15/10/1955 Abermule 63 fixed distant signal - ladder side 15/10/1955 Abermule 64 signals 16/07/1955 Blodwell Junction 65 goods shed 16/07/1955 Llansilin 66 traverser on jetty 11/10/1955 Aberdovey 67 traverser on jetty 11/10/1955 Aberdovey 68 engine shed 15/10/1955 Kerry 69 station buildings - platform side 28/05/1956 Kerry 70 general view of station 15/10/1955 Kerry 71 loading gauge 15/10/1955 Kerry 72 general view of station looking down 30/05/1956 Towyn 73 point lever - end view 15/10/1955 Kerry 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 Mike Morton Lloyd Photographic Collection Welsh Railways Research Circle 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 TVR, B&M, RR 75 0-6-2T and auto coaches - Clarence Road Cardiff 76 auto car No 11 77 station 1920 Aberdare 78 TVR 30-ton bogie bolster wagon Messrs R Y Pickerings 1911 79 B&M cattle van Messrs R Y Pickerings 80 RR 10-ton steel van (Craven) 81 B&M 2-4-0T Merthyr Tydfil 82 B&M 2-4-0T No 12 front RH ¾ 83 B&M 2-4-0T No 9 front LH ¾ - 07.50 Merthyr to Brecon 84 B&M 2-4-0T No 11 side Brecon 85 B&M 2-4-0T No 25 rear LH ¾ 86 B&M 10-ton 5-plank open No 692 Messrs R Y Pickerings 87 B&M table of loads for engines in dry weather 1909 88 B&M 0-6-0ST and goods brake 89 B&M 2-4-0T No 21 90 B&M 2-4-0T No 9 LH ¾ front Newport 91 B&M 2-4-0 LH back 92 TVR 0-6-0ST Class E 93 BR 1-plank open No 331 94 R&SBR 1-plank open No 262 95 R&SBR 3-plank dropside No 38 old livery 96 TVR 3-plank dropside No 8771 97 TVR 3-plank dropside ‘Loco’ 98 TVR 5-plank open sheet rail 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Welsh Railways Research Circle Mike Morton Lloyd Photographic Collection 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 99 TVR covered van No 5862 small lettering Cambrian Railways 100 6-wheeled coaches No 85 No 41 101 Composite No 306 bogie 102 8-ton dropside wagon 1902 103 15-ton coal wagon 1903 104 10-ton 4-plank open wagon 1902 105 2-4-0 No 56 106 MWR loco at Builth Wells 22/02/1905 Builth Wells 107 2-4-0 No 42 108 4-4-0 No 21 LH front ¾ 109 4-4-0 No “Beaconsfield” LH view 110 2-4-0 No 30 LH rear ¾ 111 2-4-0 No 30 LH broadside 112 2-4-0T No 58 113 0-4-0ST No 36 on mixed train near Kerry 1904 Kerry 114 station with goods brake No 37 and 4-4-0 on train 1904 Abermule 115 0-4-4T No 3 and goods brake No 10 116 0-4-0 ST and train entering from Fraith 1902 117 4-plank open lettered CAMBRIAN 1902 118 2-plank dropside lettered CAMBRIAN 1902 119 15-ton coal wagon lettered CAMBRIAN 1902 120 4-wheel saloon No 9 (ex GW magazine) 1923 121 notice re Welsh Festival 27/02/00 122 various tickets 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 Mike Morton Lloyd Photographic Collection Welsh Railways Research Circle 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 123 poster “Golf in Cambrian” Rly & Travel Monthly July 1911 124 0-6-0 “Prince of Wales” Western Region Ex Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway 125 cattle van No 13623 Welshpool original stock 01/10/1955 Welshpool 126 pair of bolster wagons GW built 1924 01/10/1955 Welshpool 127 rear view of No 823 at Llanfair 01/10/1955 Llanfair 128 valve gear of No 823 01/10/1955 Welshpool 129 0-6-0T No 823 and open