RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2021 5 hours ago, woodenhead said: it is of course the 1970s and rock was big especially in Birmingham. Heavy rock: one of Birmingham’s (or the West Midlands’) three major cultural gifts to the world. Shakespeare (SoA was in Warwickshire, and more important than Bromwicham at the time) who definitely used the accent for some of his cruder jokes. And pork scratchings, at least in the commercialised format… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, woodenhead said: Why is there a man sat between the junction - is that a chair or a wheelchair? Possibly a welder, rather than doing the job on hands and knees. Or could just be P/way resting the legs while the train passes. Andy Edited October 16, 2021 by SM42 Pressed save too soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, SM42 said: Possibly a welder, rather than doing the job on hands and knees. Or could just be P/way resting the legs while the train passes. Andy Yes my thoughts were probably a welder they often had chairs with them or alternatively he may just be sat on a sleeper Edited October 16, 2021 by 101 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 13:47, sulzer71 said: Nice and of interest to myself but alas is a Class 24 Damn those sneaky Class 24s and their cunning disguises! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted October 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Damn those sneaky Class 24s and their cunning disguises! Didn't like to mention it ....but there's also one sneaked into the Class 26 photo thread ! (p.9 Aug 7 ....but not by you Monty.) Edited October 16, 2021 by 03060 Extra info added. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) On 02/10/2021 at 11:38, Rugd1022 said: Photos by Ben Darby : Bordersley Junction in the late '70s with a local Rat taking the line round to Small Heath and beyond.... Look at that, a pristine mineral wagon - with the neatest number panel I've ever seen! Somebody took pride in that, what a shame it wouldn't have lasted very long......! Edited October 17, 2021 by Halvarras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 D5225 Cromford by 1967 by John Evans 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 5251 Carnforth 1973 by John Evans 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Granton Branch 1979 by Murray Liston 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugd1022 Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 Photo by Gordon Hopkinson : 5224 at Sutton Park in October 1971.... 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 25307 Exeter 1975 by Hugh Searle 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Photos by Anthony Smith : 25 058 in a spot of bother.... 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted January 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2022 Was that in the Stoke-on-Trent area? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, Regularity said: Was that in the Stoke-on-Trent area? Yep. I've still got the local rag newspaper cutting in the back of one of my haulage record books! Regards Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) I do recall thinking in pedant mode at the time that it should have been "Two locomotives destroy buffer stops in shunting incident" but who am I to destroy "good journalism"?! Edited January 13, 2022 by balders 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted January 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2022 If it’s moving on rails, then from an operational point of view, it is a train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Photo by David Hills : D5189 at Chester Northgate in 1968 / 69.... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Guide Bridge 1971 by Derek J Jones 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted July 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2022 3 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Guide Bridge 1971 by Derek J Jones Other interest in the photo: On the left is a train of ICI hoppers. Why would they be at Guide Bridge? Three what appear to be refrigerated ferry wagons in the train. On the left a still-intact water crane, three years after the end of BR steam. As this photo is half a century old (!) now and Guide Bridge is much changed, is this the western end that we are looking at and the train would be coming off the Stockport line? The headcode would certainly indicate an eastbound train. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted July 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2022 9 hours ago, DavidLong said: Other interest in the photo: On the left is a train of ICI hoppers. Why would they be at Guide Bridge? Three what appear to be refrigerated ferry wagons in the train. On the left a still-intact water crane, three years after the end of BR steam. As this photo is half a century old (!) now and Guide Bridge is much changed, is this the western end that we are looking at and the train would be coming off the Stockport line? The headcode would certainly indicate an eastbound train. David I believe the ICI wagons were en route from Tunstead to Northwich with limestone and the Class 25 was leaving the Stockport line heading EB. I use to spend quite a bit of time in the early 80's at Guide Bridge, always something interesting passing through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted July 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, jcarta said: I believe the ICI wagons were en route from Tunstead to Northwich with limestone and the Class 25 was leaving the Stockport line heading EB. I use to spend quite a bit of time in the early 80's at Guide Bridge, always something interesting passing through. Tunstead is in Derbyshire and the Northwich trains usually progress across South Manchester, hence why I am puzzled as to why those wagons would be at Guide Bridge. Thanks for confirmation of the view. Edit to add: I couldn't quite remember the exact route but I just found this on the Derby Sulzers website (it's for the empties but loadeds just did the reverse): "The Lostock Works, north-east of the station accessed the main line via Northwich yard. The limestone empties would then head east and follow the route through Altrincham to Deansgate Junction and Skelton Junction. The route continued through Northenden and Cheadle, beyond which the trains would take the former Midland Railway route towards Hazel Grove and the lengthy Disley Tunnel. After New Mills South Junction came Chinley then Chinley North & South Junctions. After a short distance came the lengthy Dove Holes Tunnel, the deep cutting at the south (east) end was followed by the site of Peak Forest station and then the quarries and works located at Tunstead and Great Rocks." David Edited July 2, 2022 by DavidLong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted July 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 2, 2022 I think that I have found the answer to my own question, again from derbysulzers : "During 1968 a new terminal was established by Quickmix Concrete Co. Ltd at Thorpes Bridge Junction (opposite Newton Heath depot), roadstone was supplied from Tunstead in the ICI bogie hoppers. Additional terminals were later opened by Tilcon at Collyhurst Street, Miles Platting and Portwood, Stockport. The latter location was impacted by the construction of the M63 and moved to Bredbury, Stockport. These traffic flows ended in the early 1990s." Apart from Stockport, all these depots are in East Manchester and would account for the wagons being at Guide Bridge as part of the journey to one of these depots. https://www.derbysulzers.com/5274.html David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 10 hours ago, DavidLong said: I think that I have found the answer to my own question, again from derbysulzers : "During 1968 a new terminal was established by Quickmix Concrete Co. Ltd at Thorpes Bridge Junction (opposite Newton Heath depot), roadstone was supplied from Tunstead in the ICI bogie hoppers. Additional terminals were later opened by Tilcon at Collyhurst Street, Miles Platting and Portwood, Stockport. The latter location was impacted by the construction of the M63 and moved to Bredbury, Stockport. These traffic flows ended in the early 1990s." Apart from Stockport, all these depots are in East Manchester and would account for the wagons being at Guide Bridge as part of the journey to one of these depots. https://www.derbysulzers.com/5274.html David I actually took a picture of the abandoned stone terminal at Portwood in the 90s. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 D7648 Deganwy 1965 by Brian Flannigan 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium younGGuns7 Posted July 8, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2022 is that the correct headcode? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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