DMU Photography - Away from the Three-Quarter View

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On a cold and bleak, socially distanced, 23rd January 2021 with the sleet just starting to fall, a Northern Trains class 158 departs from Brighouse heading west with a service from Leeds to Wigan Wallgate.

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A Virgin CrossCountry service heads north along the East Coast Main Line, approaching Hambleton South Junction, on 7th August 2006.

 

For anyone interested, this is the Google map reference for the above photo;

Field Lane, Selby

 

 

Edited January 23, 2021 by 4630
To add a map reference.

[jonny777]

Here is a MetCamm DMU in the landscape during the late 1960s, but I am not sure exactly where the landscape is. It could be in Northumberland. It is in the short lived blue livery with FYE continued over the driver's doors. This appears to have succeeded the blue with SYP paint job applied to units during 1966/7. 

 

 

[eastwestdivide]

Looks like a very short name in the destination panel. Leeds?? Or a long one on two lines. Is that the best quality available?
And where were there units with first class in the trailer?

[Davexoc]

Could it be a Carlisle bound train on the Tyne Valley?

Looks like that centre car is still green to me....

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Hastings Diesels Limited's 1001 out on 7th August 2011 at Walkford (in Dorset on the South West Main Line between Hinton Admiral and New Milton) working the return leg of a private charter from Poole to Hastings. 

 

 

For anyone interested, this is the Google map reference for the above photo;

Wyndham Road, Walkford

 

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Another view of the Cefn Mawr viaduct (further to my post on here from 19th September 2020).

 

 

This time the colourful combination of a class 153 leading a class 150 on a southbound service. This photo was taken from near the Pontcysyllte aqueduct - 13th September 2020.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Claude_Dreyfus
Fixed Photo

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A Northern Rail class 153 and 144 combo heads along the Aire Valley between Skipton and Cononley on 22nd September 2014.

 

 

For those interested, this is the Google map reference for the above photo;

Pale Lane, Carleton

 

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A First Great Western class 150/2 crosses the Royal Albert Bridge on 17th July 2006.

[peanuts]

an unidentified transpennine unit passes the site of the former Delph junction above Uppermill 17-1-20 

[Jack Mc]

A few recent ones taken on walks.

 

158795 working 2L22 Sheffield - Leeds at having just passed over Rockingham Viaduct, Elsecar. 15/01/2021

 

150276 working 2B58 Sheffield - Huddersfield at Elsecar. 25/01/2021

 

158786 arriving into Elsecar railway station, with Hoyland in the background, working 2B60 Sheffield - Huddersfield, 25/01/2021

 

Jack

[peanuts]

a pair of unidentified 185s curve across saddleworth viaduct 17-1-21

[eastwestdivide]

12 hours ago, Jack Mc said:

158795 working 2L22 Sheffield - Leeds at having just passed over Rockingham Viaduct, Elsecar. 15/01/2021

I like the focus on the snow on the branches in the foreground. Photos in snow are sometimes tricky for light, with that blue-ish cast, I think from the reflection of the sky on the white snow. Worth a tinker in your favourite graphics program?

[Northmoor]

8 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said:

I like the focus on the snow on the branches in the foreground. Photos in snow are sometimes tricky for light, with that blue-ish cast, I think from the reflection of the sky on the white snow. Worth a tinker in your favourite graphics program?

Best photo of that bunch (best on here for a while, IMO, not that there haven't been many very good other ones), but it almost needs to be in B&W; it's so close to monochrome anyway.

[deltic17]

On 23/01/2021 at 19:38, Davexoc said:

Could it be a Carlisle bound train on the Tyne Valley?

Looks like that centre car is still green to me....

I agree - I think that looks like the Tyne Valley.....and definitely a green centre car when you study it closely

[dagrizz]

Another foreground-in-focus shot - Worcester April 1980.

 

 

Graham

[62613]

On 31/01/2021 at 11:06, peanuts said:

an unidentified transpennine unit passes the site of the former Delph junction above Uppermill 17-1-20 

Were you one of those causing all the traffic problems in Diggle last weekend? Anyway, you were a bit far from home, methinks.

 

[62613]

22 hours ago, peanuts said:

a pair of unidentified 185s curve across saddleworth viaduct 17-1-21

I can see our old house from here!

[peanuts]

16 minutes ago, 62613 said:

I can see our old house from here!

only just bro 

 

[peanuts]

20 minutes ago, 62613 said:

Were you one of those causing all the traffic problems in Diggle last weekend? Anyway, you were a bit far from home, methinks.

 

dated 17-1-21 bro and was whilst returning from a nice stroll along harrop edge ,huntershill ,standage road ,sandy lane (where this was taken from ) then over gatehead and lark hill .social distanceing practiced through out 

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Shortly after leaving Bradford Interchange on 21st September 2014, a Northern Rail class 158 does its best to accelerate up the 1 in 50 away from Mill Lane Junction and heads towards Halifax.

 

 

Since that photo was taken the approach to Bradford Interchange has been re-modelled to improve operational flexibility and permit simultaneous arrivals and departures over the separate lines from Leeds (on the left by the 158) and Halifax.  Mill Lane Junction signal box still exists but was made redundant from 19th October 2018 when control passed to York ROC.

 

For those interested this is the Google Maps reference for the above photo;

Caledonia Street, Bradford

 

 

 

[eastwestdivide]

That's a lot of greenery for the middle of what many people think is a big northern industrial city!

[4630]

19 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said:

That's a lot of greenery for the middle of what many people think is a big northern industrial city!

 

The trees and bushes on the left are certainly inside Network Rail's boundary as are, I believe, the trees in the distance behind Mill Lane Junction 'box, including those visible by the old coal drops.

 

I haven't been over that way for awhile so I don't know if Network Rail has been managing the vegetation since that photo was taken.  They certainly have along some parts of other lines in the area.

[Ben B]

30 minutes ago, 4630 said:

 

The trees and bushes on the left are certainly inside Network Rail's boundary as are, I believe, the trees in the distance behind Mill Lane Junction 'box, including those visible by the old coal drops.

 

I haven't been over that way for awhile so I don't know if Network Rail has been managing the vegetation since that photo was taken.  They certainly have along some parts of other lines in the area.

 

Looking at it, is much of the greenery on the old railway facilities? The mass of old storage sidings, goods facilities, loops etc that were there before Exchange was closed and rebuilt into Interchange?

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16 minutes ago, Ben B said:

 

Looking at it, is much of the greenery on the old railway facilities? The mass of old storage sidings, goods facilities, loops etc that were there before Exchange was closed and rebuilt into Interchange?

 

The goods depot, Bridge Street Goods Station, adjacent to Bradford Exchange Station would have been located behind me to the right in the photo.

 

If you're familiar with the area, the main structure of the goods depot would have occupied the site that is now a large office complex on Croft Street for Santander and the adjacent bus station on Bridge Street that forms part of the Interchange complex that includes the present day railway station. 

 

There was a separate much smaller yard, including the coal drops, on land behind Mill Lane Junction 'box.

 

Bradford is one of those cities that lost so much railway infrastructure and industry since the 1950s.  Quite staggering when you look at the city today and compare to historical railway photographs and maps.