37175 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hi Matt, Many thanks for your prompt reply, which nicely fills a few gaps. Other than D6851 on the 08.30 Kingmoor-Millerhill and D43 working 3M45 09.55 Bathgate-Kings Norton on the Saturday morning, are there any other known freight workings which traversed the Waverley Line during the final Saturday and Sunday? Regards Mark There are, including D6903 on 4M46 then 4S41, D6846 on 4S40, D6857 on 4M49 then 4S43 .... The full list will be in the book "Border Diesels", that has up to now taken in excess of five years to write and may yet take another five at this rate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 It was apparent how Control at last, by the final season, had access to appropriate, adequate traction, dialling EE Type 3 into the proceedings on the Class 4s. Great to see D6903 was active on the last weekend. I wonder when the only blue 37 to ply the route, D6845, last worked? As we know, she had been teasingly put out previously on the Teri dawn commute in blue, after working in the 04xx Millerhill sundries. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62440 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 From Special Traffic Notice Sc1 Sat 4 Jan to Fri 17 January 1969. I always wondered what had happened to the north-bound passengers on the last early morning "Pullman". Bruce. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 From Special Traffic Notice Sc1 Sat 4 Jan to Fri 17 January 1969. I always wondered what had happened to the north-bound passengers on the last early morning "Pullman". Bruce. 240.jpg Cold, cruel, ignominious and unnecessary. How horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Scottish Grand Tour No.6 stands at Melrose on Saturday 4th January 1969. Barely half a dozen through trains remain to follow in its stead, by my reckoning. https://www.railscot.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=56933 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Amazing how quickly another year comes round. 48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 https://www.railscot.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=57821 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Hawick protests at the Gloatex https://www.railscot.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=58797 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Every day is a good day to see this https://www.railscot.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=59086 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Pinza from a new aspect... https://www.railscot.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=59131 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Looking for something entirely different amongst the collection I happened upon this, which I forgot I had, but thought it might be of interest to those on here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 D60 waits at Waverley, ready to take the final 1M82 south. http://railphotoprints.uk/p968868046/h8a6383d9#h8a6383d9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamysandy Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I've got to confess-I was on Scottish Grand Tour no6 which also is remembered for looping the loop around the Northern half of what is now the Tyne and Wear Metro.I remember the bomb scare stop at Miller hill and also the BBC film crew detraining in the middle of Carlisle Marshalling yard! The train took the Carlisle goods avoiding lines to reach Petterill Bridge Junction so a fair bit of rare trackage. I travelled up from St Pancras at the beginning of October 1968 on my way home from my first visit to London.The booking clerk at St Pancras must have thought I was daft when I asked for a single to Edinburgh! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I've got to confess-I was on Scottish Grand Tour no6 which also is remembered for looping the loop around the Northern half of what is now the Tyne and Wear Metro.I remember the bomb scare stop at Miller hill and also the BBC film crew detraining in the middle of Carlisle Marshalling yard! The train took the Carlisle goods avoiding lines to reach Petterill Bridge Junction so a fair bit of rare trackage. I travelled up from St Pancras at the beginning of October 1968 on my way home from my first visit to London.The booking clerk at St Pancras must have thought I was daft when I asked for a single to Edinburgh! Possibly the Border TV film crew? In the Border fil archive there's a shot of Mk1 stock moving away from the camera within the yard. Perhaps they de-bussed here from your train to film that clip. Might be wrong but your comments made me think of that image. D. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamysandy Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 You're probably right.I do recall the yard tannoy system gave them an earful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Yes, those. Reportedly when the wind was blowing from the north west, residents of this here locality would occasionally be treated to wafts of 'industrial language' from the yard tannoys at night... D. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Oooooof.... https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/24022550997/in/album-72157689871212964/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 49 and still mourned. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamysandy Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 This isn't the last weekend but particularly of what led to it. A few years back the BBC did a news item on the National news-it may have been about the reopening work.One of those who had put an objection to the closure was a schoolboy called Ralph Coleman and he appeared on the item. The same Ralph Coleman was for a time my boss at British telecom in Edinburgh in the early 1980s. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 (edited) Not before seen shot of the last day protesters at Hawick https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/64/254/ And platform-end dissent https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/64/176/ Edited June 1, 2018 by 'CHARD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Some picture reminiscences of the final Railtour over the Waverley Route from my files. Grand Scottish Railtour No.6 on 4 January 1969.(AM) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Some picture reminiscences of the final Railtour over the Waverley Route from my files. Grand Scottish Railtour No.6 on 4 January 1969.(AM) 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Jamieson Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Some picture reminiscences of the final Railtour over the Waverley Route from my files. Grand Scottish Railtour No.6 on 4 January 1969.(AM) A very youthful Andrew Boyd at the extreme right of the third shot and I think that's Madge Elliot holding the placard with 'Progress' at the bottom. Perhaps Bruce can identify a few more. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62440 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 A very youthful Andrew Boyd at the extreme right of the third shot and I think that's Madge Elliot holding the placard with 'Progress' at the bottom. Perhaps Bruce can identify a few more. Bill Definitely Madge and Andrew. Apart from the BBC reporter (under the "c" of the execution poster) I don't recognise any faces. Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 A very youthful Andrew Boyd at the extreme right of the third shot and I think that's Madge Elliot holding the placard with 'Progress' at the bottom. Perhaps Bruce can identify a few more. Bill Yes it is Andrew Boyd. Think he was involved with the SRPS at Boness or when it was at Falkirk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now