RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted September 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2018 Interesting photos of Canning Street showing the decline in the area; It looks like it was quite a busy junction in it's day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 20, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2018 Interesting photos of Canning Street showing the decline in the area; It looks like it was quite a busy junction in it's day. The area outside the box was effectively a double track double slip, so double track crossing double track on the flat but with the ability to "slip" to the other side (if that makes sense!) - not all controlled by the box, some where hand points - the box was only small (18 levers) and a wave of the hand / flag was used for a lot of moves - 715 just about illustrates the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted September 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) I've just searched and found this map of the area. https://maps.nls.uk/view/114581458 I'd have loved to have seen the lines when they were open, fascinating. https://maps.nls.uk/view/114581476 I would imagine this was where the Box was situated? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3981094,-3.0227562,3a,90y,307.75h,94.46t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sVwUhPv5bwcTQ_Z-mvoNTuw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVwUhPv5bwcTQ_Z-mvoNTuw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D104.56786%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100?hl=en Edited September 20, 2018 by Pannier Tank 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy_anorak59 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 DAS000724 Moreton 20/02/1978 (Monday) Moreton Up starter, with Leasow Crossing Up Distant below, down home also visible and a 502 heads for Liverpool DAS000724 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr Another great set Dave - and just to show I'm paying attention, it's surely a 503? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 20, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2018 Another great set Dave - and just to show I'm paying attention, it's surely a 503? Glad someone spotted it 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Dave, photo 000721, the Ground Frame was provided in the summer of 1976 when the lines between Canning St North and Green Lane Jcn were changed from Permissive block to Absolute block. Davies' scrap yard had been without a rail service for about 18 months while the connection to Smiths was installed; needless to say Davies didn't really use rail much after the connection was installed! Prior to the line to Smiths being put in, traffic for Davies' yard was propelled across "The Front" towards Morpeth Dock, reversed and pulled towards a set of buffers (near the later site of the GF) at Brook St, reversed again and propelled again into the yard. The new connection to Smiths cut across this arrangement and after the line to Shore Road was laid it took about 18 months to provide the GF at Brook St. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Some of Canning Street as promised DAS000709 Canning Street North 20/02/1978 (Wednesday) Selection equipment for signal 12 at Canning Street North signal box DAS000709 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr DAS000711 Canning Street North 20/02/1978 (Monday) Selection equipment for signal 12 at Canning Street North signal box DAS000711 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr My own go at making a selector.. Hellifield, 2012 ish 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 23, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2018 A few more from my double headed 24s to Barmouth trip DAS000725Barmouth05/06/1977 (Sunday)24133 and 24082 at Barmouth on a Crewe - Barmouth special, "The Cambrian Coast Express"DAS000725 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000726Barmouth05/06/1977 (Sunday)24133 and 24082 at Barmouth on a Crewe - Barmouth special, "The Cambrian Coast Express"DAS000726 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000727Barmouth05/06/1977 (Sunday)25253 on a Barmouth - York excursion and 24082 on the Barmouth - Crewe, "The Cambrian Coast Express" in Barmouth platformsDAS000727 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000728Barmouth05/06/1977 (Sunday)24133 and 24082 leave Barmouth on the Barmouth - Crewe, "The Cambrian Coast Express"DAS000728 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2018 That last pic, it looks more like coming off the dovey estuary towards dovey jn (possibly the signal box in the distance?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 23, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2018 That last pic, it looks more like coming off the dovey estuary towards dovey jn (possibly the signal box in the distance?) Thanks Jim - my original notes just have the date and I tried to make a guess as to where it might be, now you've mentioned it I can see the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 24, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2018 DAS000729Penmaenmawr16/07/1977 (Saturday)Yellow ground signal controlling exit from the sidings Rescue negative, I think this is the only photo I took of this signal.DAS000729 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000730Abergele16/07/1977 (Saturday)Base of Down Main starter - lattice post. Down passenger loop starter just visible at Abergele The reason for this shot is there is an LMS standard which can be used to determine/estimate the height of lattice post signals - see LMS signals.DAS000730 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr DAS000731Beeston Castle16/07/1977 (Saturday)UID class 47 heading for Chester passing Worleston, the bridge takes the railway over the River WeaverDAS000731 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000732Crewe16/07/1977 (Saturday)86239 runs light engine at Crewe NorthDAS000732 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000733Crewe16/07/1977 (Saturday)40090 runs light engine at Crewe NorthDAS000733 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000734Crewe16/07/1977 (Saturday)47159 enters Crewe from the South on a passenger workingDAS000734 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2018 Pic 732 isn’t that the north end of crewe, Tommy’s lane sidings in the background and an electric coming off the Manchester line? A lot has changed since 1977 so I may be wrong (and I was only 2 years old back then!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Brady Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Hello Quite correct it is North end of Crewe , Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 24, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2018 Of course its North - DOH ! - typo. thanks guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post beast66606 Posted September 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2018 A wet Sunday, cheered somewhat by the service being diverted from Wigan to Lostock Junction, then reversing and heading to Preston. DAS000735Southport17/07/1977 (Wednesday)View looking towards Southport signal box, various 502 units and signals visible.DAS000735 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000736Wigan Wallgate17/07/1977 (Sunday)Elevated ground signal, set back from Manchester platform at Wigan WallgateDAS000736 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000737Wigan North Western17/07/1977 (Sunday)40128 in platform 3 at Wigan North WesternDAS000737 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000738Lostock Junction17/07/1977 (Sunday)47503 tows 86235 on a diverted service (for the South ?) at Lostock JunctionDAS000738 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000739Oxenholme17/07/1977 (Sunday)86024 heads a Northbound express through OxenholmeDAS000739 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000740Oxenholme17/07/1977 (Sunday)87023 (not named at this time) on a London Euston bound working at OxenholmeDAS000740 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000741Preston17/07/1977 (Sunday)40036 waits at Preston on an ECS for Blackpool North, DMU alongsideDAS000741 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000742Preston17/07/1977 (Sunday)47545 waits at the South end of Preston to attach to, and work forward, a Liverpool workingDAS000742 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000743Liverpool Lime Street17/07/1977 (Sunday)45015 at the buffer stops on platform 8 at Liverpool Lime Street after arriving on a York - Lime Street working.DAS000743 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I think Smiths were a stockholder - but not 100% certain. I saw wagons in there frequently but the photos show the only time I even saw a loco and fortunately I was in Canning Street North when it happened, and with a camera. They were steel stockholders; they had an office in Gateshead as well, which makes me think they might have specialised in supplying shipyards. Their Gateshead office was in a block I was responsible for in the early 1980s; there was a big framed view of the junction, with some air-braked steel wagons, in their reception area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Enjoying the thread. Thank you for taking the time to post the pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post beast66606 Posted September 28, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2018 DAS000744Rock Ferry18/07/1977 (Wednesday)25259 runs light engine along the up/down goods at Rock Ferry. Class 503 arriving from Liverpool beyond and signal gantry visibleDAS000744 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000745Lancaster18/07/1977 (Monday)86029 passes Lancaster on the Up Fast on a parcels workingDAS000745 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000746Lancaster18/07/1977 (Monday)40146 heads North on a train of ? cement hoppers ? at LancasterDAS000746 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000747Lancaster18/07/1977 (Monday)85022 heads an Up tanks working at LancasterDAS000747 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000748Lancaster18/07/1977 (Monday)87030 passes Lancaster on a down express - the Down Royal Scot ?DAS000748 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000749Lancaster18/07/1977 (Monday)40023 passes Lancaster on the up fast running light engineDAS000749 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000750Crewe18/07/1977 (Monday)40044 on an empty stock for Holyhead at Crewe Someone else took near enough exactly the same photo and it appeared on the cover of a railway magazine around the timeDAS000750 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr DAS000751Warrington Bank Quay18/07/1977 (Monday)Blurred shot of 08355 at Warrington, in green, emblem just visible I include this to show that I keep everything, this was a grab shot as I passed on the train at speed and was the first time I'd seen the green 08. I caught it at Preston ^ ^ eventually but this photo was my only record for a while.DAS000751 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000752Wigan North Western18/07/1977 (Monday)47503 at Wigan North Western on a Glasgow workingDAS000752 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000753Wigan North Western18/07/1977 (Monday)25106 heads North through Wigan North Western running light engineDAS000753 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 DAS000746- definitely cement in Presflos. Decades earlier, this type had also carried salt (for ICI) , slate dust and Fullers' Earth, but all such traffic had ceased by TOPS days. DAS000747; LPG tanks (no ladders, and sliding cover on side). Empty train, which could be from a number of locations, including the BSC lime works at Shap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted September 28, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2018 A cracking thread and some stunning pictures. Many thanks for making them publc, Dave. Many more thanks for braving what looks like filthy (though typical) Lancastrian weather. Regards Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Dull blue diesels and rainy platforms - a winning combination! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Brady Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Very nostalgic . Keep up the good work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Dull blue diesels and rainy platforms - a winning combination! -- "Funny" rating No, seriously, I love the atmosphere in those. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post beast66606 Posted September 29, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2018 DAS000754Chester18/07/1977 (Monday)47474 passes Chester No.2 on a Holyhead bound freightliner. Passing the up platform starters which were replaced by the colour lights on 17/07/1977DAS000754 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000755Chester18/07/1977 (Monday)24047 passes Chester yard running light engineDAS000755 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000756Chester18/07/1977 (Monday)24073 in Chester yard, light engineDAS000756 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000757Chester18/07/1977 (Monday)Chester No.3A signal box and signal, No.4 visible under road bridge.DAS000757 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000758Hooton19/07/1977 (Tuesday)Hooton Up Inner homes (cleared for Chester), with signal box and other signals visible.DAS000758 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000759Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)40179 on a Holyhead working at Chester, No.3A signal box just visibleDAS000759 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000760Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)47451 on a North Wales Coast working at ChesterDAS000760 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000761Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)25158 waits in Chester yard on a small CCE working, DH(?)741752 and LMS brakeDAS000761 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000762Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)40016 on a freight standson the up main at Chester No.2DAS000762 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000763Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)General view of Chester No.2 after the resignalling of 17 July 1977 - colour lights replacing semaphoresDAS000763 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000764Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)40095 enters Chester yard on a down DCE trainDAS000764 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000765Chester19/07/1977 (Tuesday)Chester No.2 up starters, replaced by the colour lights on 17 July 1977. Vauxhall estate behind the signal postDAS000765 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted September 29, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2018 Supereb photos again Dave. I like the class 128 DPU poking it's face out from under the bridge in DAS000757 - but what is that 3-colour splodge near the Signal Box? Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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