JAMIE'S RANDOM UK RAILWAY PICTURES

[jamie92208]

Good evening all from rural France where we're into I think, week 6 of lockdown.  Apart from modelling, I've also been scanning negatives.  I've got the negatives or slides of most photos that I've taken since I started taking photos back in the late 60's.   Over the past week I've been scanning colour negs from 1974 and 75.  I had a 35mm camera before that but it wasn't brilliant, an Ilford Sportsman.   I mainly took slides with that but in Mid 74 I had started work as a policeman in West Yorkshire and spent some of my first wages on a Yashica TL Electro SLR.   That's the camera that I used until 1977 when I bought an Olympus OM1 but more of that when we get there.

The first one was definitely taken with the Ilford and shows, Huddersfield Junction at Penistone, there are I believe some 76's in a siding just beyond the signal box.

I spent most of my youth living across the valley from Settle.   After I left the Ilford on a train near Broxbourne I bought the Yashica from the Chemist's in Settle.  That shop is famous as the Chemist's used in the Film Calendar Girls. Anyway after buying it I went out for a bike ride and went up to Langcliffe and en route took this photo of a peak heading north with a coal train. 

My childhood house was just out of shot to the top right.  I think the next day I heard on the grapevine that there had been an accident near Langcliffe so went up to have a look and this is what I saw.

 

Whoops, the lorry had been testing it's air brakes.  That's just north of Langcliffe before Stainforth Sidings.

 

I'd also bought a telephoto lens and this gives a better picture

Apparently the lorry driver escaped without serious injury.  This was only a few years after the quarries at Helwith Bridge had lost their rail connections and ironically most of this gritstone traffic is now back on the rails via the new connection at Arcow granite.

A trip out to Milnthorpe was next to photograph the Electric Scots as they were known, and an 87.

100 mph downhill,

 

And 100 mph uphill as well.

That's it for tonight I'll do some more tomorrow.

 

Jamie

Edited August 1, 2022 by jamie92208

[jamie92208]

Some more scanning today so we can move along. Still in 1974.   One day Off I cycled out from Rothwell to Hensall where the ECML crosses the L & Y near Drax.  First along was a 47/3 on MGR's heading towards Drax, it will shortly turn left onto the last remaining stretch of the Hull and Barnsley Main line.

Followed by another 47 heading south on the ECML.

Then I headed up to Selby and caught this 31 coming off the branch from Barlow Tip.

My next outing was to Nottingham and the last bits of the GC had been pulled up after the new connection to Ruddington had been opened at Loughborogh.  Until then freight to the army depot came up from the Midland then almost into the basement of the Victoria Centre before heading south along the GC from Weekday Cross Junction. 

I'm not sure whether it was top and tail working or if there was a run round loop in the tunnel.  The sign says, Goodbye Great Central we won't forget you.  Now the next bit of the trackbed is part of the tramway.

The next excursion was up to Ravenglass where I used to spend a lot of time as a volunteer. Here's Rover  Mite

Here's River Mite waiting to back onto it's train at Ravenglass with Ron Benstead driving.

I got up the line and got this shot of River Esk heading west.

Stored in the platform at Ravenglass at the time were these coaches that had formerly run on the Jaywick Railway being shunted by the passenger Tractor.  I'm not sure what happened to them.

Finally here's River Esk waiting to back onto it's train.

I'll try and upload some more tomorrow.

 

Jamie

 

Edited August 1, 2022 by jamie92208

[great central]

Re the workings to Ruddington, the train was propelled into the tunnel at Weekday Cross from the junction near Meadow Lane with the Midland/GN goods yard, then hauled to Ruddington.

I remember standing on the midland station one summer, probably 1969 or 70 while waiting for exam results, when a pair of 20s hammered overhead heading for Ruddington. Driver was really giving them a thrashing, maybe he was ex GC and showing those 'down below' how a proper main line worked

[jamie92208]

4 hours ago, great central said:

Re the workings to Ruddington, the train was propelled into the tunnel at Weekday Cross from the junction near Meadow Lane with the Midland/GN goods yard, then hauled to Ruddington.

I remember standing on the midland station one summer, probably 1969 or 70 while waiting for exam results, when a pair of 20s hammered overhead heading for Ruddington. Driver was really giving them a thrashing, maybe he was ex GC and showing those 'down below' how a proper main line worked

It would be interesting to know how near to the Victoria Centre the tracks extended.

 

Jamie

Edited May 1, 2020 by jamie92208

[great central]

Pretty much to the tunnel mouth I believe. The tunnel mouth and wingwalls, along with other general bits of infrastructure, are still there behind the doors from the carpark. Hayden Reed has pictures taken on an official visit in one of his books about Nottingham"s railways. 

[jamie92208]

 

A few more tonight. Continuing at Ravenglass. First off is Rver Irt just coming off shed, I'd probably lit it up and as a special treat was often allowed to drive the first loco off the shed when I'd finished polishing it.

 

Then a shot of the station with two trains in the platforms. River Mite on the left and River Esk on the right.

Finally a shot taken from the top of the ruined crushing plant at Murthwaite, I was allowed to explore it with a view to possibly making a model of it. River Esk doing the honours.

Then a shot taken at Ackton Hall Colliery, Featherstone, probably late June 75.  I've no details of the Locos I was on a Police driving course and was in lodgings just down the road.

Finally, hav.ng passed the course, what do you do when you're bored and it's a sunny morning.  Answer park up under the M62 at Ardsley and take this photo of the Leeds Executive heading south out of the panda car window.

 

More tomorrow

 

 

Jamie

[sir douglas]

the little circle on the smokebox door is a patch over of were a vent slot was and is only on locos used in the Porta experiments

https://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/austerity/portaausterity.htm

 

it perhaps could be Hunslet 2414

https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/hunslet-works-no-2414-70066-s112-spitfire-revenge-0-6-0st/

 

ive got no idea though for the Hudswell behind

[roundhouse]

Jamie re your bit about settle, I remember being in a field at Garsdale waiting over an hour for one of the two a day late running services hauled by a class 47. When it eventually turned up the battery in my SLR when flat. Not only did i miss the shot, I was concerned that I would have no camera to use till we found a large town. luckily a shop in Appleby had the right battery which really surprised me but I bet that you can't do that these days. Luckily modern DSLR rechargeable  batteries give you a bit more warning and last a lot longer. however no more shots on the S and C that day.

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, roundhouse said:

Jamie re your bit about settle, I remember being in a field at Garsdale waiting over an hour for one of the two a day late running services hauled by a class 47. When it eventually turned up the battery in my SLR when flat. Not only did i miss the shot, I was concerned that I would have no camera to use till we found a large town. luckily a shop in Appleby had the right battery which really surprised me but I bet that you can't do that these days. Luckily modern DSLR rechargeable  batteries give you a bit more warning and last a lot longer. however no more shots on the S and C that day.

There are plenty more to come.  We lived across the valley on a ridge above Giggleswick from 1959 till I finally left in 72. From our kitchen and dining room we could see 2 miles of the Long Drag from just south of Settle Ststion up to Langcliffe.  What a view to gave whilst having breakfast.

 

Jamie

Edited May 2, 2020 by jamie92208

[jamie92208]

Good evening again from a still rather damp Charente Maritime.  We are still in 1974 and I was still working at Rothwell.  On nights it was time to explore most of the abandoned track beds of the East and West Yorkshire Union Railway, which was all in our section.  There were still several signal boxes on the Midland line south of Leeds and many cups of tea were drunk at Wakefield Road, Stourton Junction and Methley Junction. I'd also bought my first car, a Morris 1100, for £50.  This enabled me to go a bit further.  One trip was back home to Settle and a walk up to Blea Moor. The Thames Clyde was heading south.

Headcode properly displayed and of course a Peak. The next trip out was to Woodhead and the lovely, to my eyes, 76's.   Here one heads through Penistone. Notice how extended the Pantographs are through the platforms.

This pair are about to enter Woodhead having waited in the loop at Dunford Bridge with an MGR, whilst another freight passed them.

Not the best of pictures but Dunford Bridge was always a dark spot and ASA400 film hadn't yet come out.

Then over the top to Woodhead and this freight was just heading into the tunnel.

After that I navigated down to Wath.  This 47 was sitting near the depot.

That's al folks as they say.  More tomorrow.  

 

Jamie

[lofty.ian]

Hi Jamie,

Love the Langcliffe photos.  We used to have a static caravan on Langcliffe park site.  I walked a lot of the area, and used the train to get to other stations.  A favourite was over Blea Moor, following the line of the tunnel air shafts, from Dent to Ribblehead.

Ian

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

We're two pictures missing from the last lot, unless it's me just having an electronic moment with the tablet!

Also, the Penistone shot is a superb view of the Bobol E's and their method of loading, Mr Bullock may be along shortly!

 

Mike.

Edited May 2, 2020 by Enterprisingwestern

[Phil Bullock]

20 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

We're two pictures missing from the last lot, unless it's me just having an electronic moment with the tablet!

Also, the Penistone shot is a superb view of the Bobol E's and their method of loading, Mr Bullock may be along shortly!

 

Mike.

 

Yes indeed Mike - a cracking shot as you say! along with the rest of them......

 

Good to see the bars are not all straight and that theres a heavier load on the leading wagon to reduce the risk of derailments 

 

Many thanks for highlighing.....

[Enterprisingwestern]

4 minutes ago, Phil Bullock said:

 

Yes indeed Mike - a cracking shot as you say! along with the rest of them......

 

Good to see the bars are not all straight and that theres a heavier load on the leading wagon to reduce the risk of derailments 

 

Many thanks for highlighing.....

 

Also the red painted ends of the bars, I'm sure I've seen a nail varnish that colour!

 

Mike.

[great central]

I wonder if the fella leaning against the platform, possibly writing something (?), in the Penistone shot has taken a possession on that line?

Nowadays it would be an absolute no no to be working even when a train passes on another line, full PPE as well required including hard hat.

Not that I'm suggesting the extra safety measures are a bad thing as still people get injured and worse trackside.

[Chris Turnbull]

On 01/05/2020 at 17:18, jamie92208 said:

It would be interesting to know how near to the Victoria Centre the tracks extended.

 

They extended a hundred yards or so into the tunnel.  Here we see Peak no.38 approaching the tunnel mouth at Weekday Cross with a train from Ruddington on 1st May 1974. 

 

 

It ran into the tunnel  then reversed to London Road.  There was no run-round loop.

 

Chris Turnbull

 

[Enterprisingwestern]

2 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

 

They extended a hundred yards or so into the tunnel.  Here we see Peak no.38 approaching the tunnel mouth at Weekday Cross with a train from Ruddington on 1st May 1974. 

 

 

It ran into the tunnel  then reversed to London Road.  There was no run-round loop.

 

Chris Turnbull

 

 

Someone clueless architect/local planners have allowed a monstrous carbuncle to appear to dominate the current scene.

 

Mike.

[jamie92208]

Somewhere I've got a photo showing the original viaduct across the Midland Line that was demolished only for a new one to be built. Sortsighted isn't the word.

 

Jamie

[great central]

7 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

Somewhere I've got a photo showing the original viaduct across the Midland Line that was demolished only for a new one to be built. Sortsighted isn't the word.

 

Jamie

 

There's a lot more examples of that right along the GC in the Nottingham area, specially where the current tramway uses the trackbed or very near by

[avonside1563]

On 01/05/2020 at 22:00, sir douglas said:

the little circle on the smokebox door is a patch over of were a vent slot was and is only on locos used in the Porta experiments

https://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/austerity/portaausterity.htm

 

it perhaps could be Hunslet 2414

https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/hunslet-works-no-2414-70066-s112-spitfire-revenge-0-6-0st/

 

ive got no idea though for the Hudswell behind

The austerity in the photo is not S112 as she is a 50550 class 18", the precursor of the 18" austerity. Unfortunately I cannot identify what it is.

[dvdlcs]

5 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

They extended a hundred yards or so into the tunnel.  Here we see Peak no.38 approaching the tunnel mouth at Weekday Cross with a train from Ruddington on 1st May 1974. 

 

 

Following on from the earlier Penistone shot, another bloke standing in the danger zone with his back to the passing train.

 

Different times.

[doilum]

On 01/05/2020 at 19:58, jamie92208 said:

 

A few more tonight. Continuing at Ravenglass. First off is Rver Irt just coming off shed, I'd probably lit it up and as a special treat was often allowed to drive the first loco off the shed when I'd finished polishing it.

 

Then a shot of the station with two trains in the platforms. River Mite on the left and River Esk on the right.

Finally a shot taken from the top of the ruined crushing plant at Murthwaite, I was allowed to explore it with a view to possibly making a model of it. River Esk doing the honours.

Then a shot taken at Ackton Hall Colliery, Featherstone, probably late June 75.  I've no details of the Locos I was on a Police driving course and was in lodgings just down the road.

Finally, hav.ng passed the course, what do you do when you're bored and it's a sunny morning.  Answer park up under the M62 at Ardsley and take this photo of the Leeds Executive heading south out of the panda car window.

 

More tomorrow

 

 

Jamie

The austerity is probably S143 a Bagnall build from 1944. It had been at Ackton Hall just over ten years and was scrapped on site in 1976. As boy racers we kept a good eye out for the card from Crofton. Always immaculately clean, four up and no chance of being let off with a bollocking!

[doilum]

On 01/05/2020 at 19:58, jamie92208 said:

 

A few more tonight. Continuing at Ravenglass. First off is Rver Irt just coming off shed, I'd probably lit it up and as a special treat was often allowed to drive the first loco off the shed when I'd finished polishing it.

 

Then a shot of the station with two trains in the platforms. River Mite on the left and River Esk on the right.

Finally a shot taken from the top of the ruined crushing plant at Murthwaite, I was allowed to explore it with a view to possibly making a model of it. River Esk doing the honours.

Then a shot taken at Ackton Hall Colliery, Featherstone, probably late June 75.  I've no details of the Locos I was on a Police driving course and was in lodgings just down the road.

Finally, hav.ng passed the course, what do you do when you're bored and it's a sunny morning.  Answer park up under the M62 at Ardsley and take this photo of the Leeds Executive heading south out of the panda car window.

 

More tomorrow

 

 

Jamie

The austerity is probably S143 a Bagnall build from 1944. It had been at Ackton Hall just over ten years and was scrapped on site in 1976. As boy racers we kept a good eye out for the cars from Crofton. Always immaculately clean, four up and no chance of being let off with a bollocking!

[Enterprisingwestern]

1 hour ago, dvdlcs said:

 

Following on from the earlier Penistone shot, another bloke standing in the danger zone with his back to the passing train.

 

Different times.

 

That is possibly the driver waiting time?

 

Mike.

[great central]

4 hours ago, dvdlcs said:

 

Following on from the earlier Penistone shot, another bloke standing in the danger zone with his back to the passing train.

 

Different times.

 

Not quite the same I don't think, the train must be on the curve reversing towards meadow lane junction, so as the line was single and 'one engine in steam' nominally (is there a correct term such as one loco only if it's not steam?), he shouldn't be at any risk.

I'm not suggesting it's in accordance with the rules though.

Edited May 3, 2020 by great central