37175 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Quite a lot of Peter W Robinson's photo are on there, including ones from his old Fotopic site. We used this one on the back cover of Issue 9 of "The Waverley" back in 2006. I think it's captioned incorrectly as it's 60528 Tudor Minstrel, 11th December 1965 with a Warwickshire Railway Society railtour. http://cumbrianrailw...b2f39#h2c4b2f39 The one taken just beforehand is at http://cumbrianrailw...b2f39#h26777068 There's a couple of Mossband shots on there as well ...... http://cumbrianrailw....com/p431165606 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Did someone mention a WD a while back? http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p32854980/h1ad93d86#h1a0d672b Plenty of steam action around Kingmoor / Stainton here: http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p32854980 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Nice batch of Dumfries photos You'll have noticed this one, then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Yep Peter. Consciously ignoring such a monstrosity instead looking at the much prettier 4-4-0s That one was on the fotopic incarnation of the gallery but I'm sure some on the new site are fresh images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 From Matt's selection, I find this one particularly deviant! http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p32854980/h860cfcf#h860cfcf Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 From Matt's selection, I find this one particularly deviant! http://cumbrianrailw...60cfcf#h860cfcf Dave. My favourite era on the route, overhead striped pacifics and in particular 052 is the personal favourite amongst the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Oh that gallery has rediscovered some old lost favourites, including my personal favourite of the return working of the school sub passing the Holm behind a 64B EE Type 4. The incredible shot of 60052 proves surely that brake vans were dispensed with on the fully fitted Class 4s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 The incredible shot of 60052 proves surely that brake vans were dispensed with on the fully fitted Class 4s. There's a noticeable lack of headlamps on the 60052's tender lamp irons, so I'm unsure what exactly is going on in that shot - is that the head of the train, are we in the midst some run-round movement, have the lamps not been swapped end-for-end, have the lamps fell off, or what...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Jamie. We made the mistake of assuming common knowledge here. Northbound WR freights used to exit the south end of Kingmoor Yard. The loco would drag the train tender first to the run-round loop at Stainton, where the loco would take its place at the head of the train. I'm intrigued by the lack of a brake at what will be the rear of the train once it starts its journey. Perhaps there's one waiting for it in the headshunt at Stainton. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Right, so that view is prior to the Stainton end runround, not yet on the way North. Unduly complicated... I'll go back to the Sou'West Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Northbound WR freights used to exit the south end of Kingmoor Yard. The loco would drag the train tender first to the run-round loop at Stainton, where the loco would take its place at the head of the train. Dave. I know that through freight trains did this, but what about the Langholm branch trip? Did this start off going in the right direction? Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Bernard, the Langholm goods followed the same path. Unless this 4MT is covering for a diesel failure, the train shown here will in all probability be Langholm bound via the route described. http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete2.php?id=18167 Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62440 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Bernard, the Langholm goods followed the same path. Unless this 4MT is covering for a diesel failure, the train shown here will in all probability be Langholm bound via the route described. http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete2.php?id=18167 Dave. http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p32854980/h860cfcf#h139f94f7 http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p32854980/h860cfcf#hbb4ceef Never knew of these trips. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 I must confess I had to look twice before I realised. Yes, the Longtown trip. And quite a haul, at least in the distant snow scene. Was this the trip itself that survived closure of the through route? We would assume, yes, right? EDIT: I put it to you, the RMWeb readership, that I don't believe it is possible to experience such a beautiful scene anywhere today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I must confess I had to look twice before I realised. Yes, the Longtown trip. And quite a haul, at least in the distant snow scene. Was this the trip itself that survived closure of the through route? We would assume, yes, right? If that is the case we would be looking for diesels. Class 20s or Claytons? Other than a couple of shots by Wandering Willie on the Langholm branch before the end such scenes of local freight turns are rather rare. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Here's another interesting one from the cumbrian railways site, not sure if its been on here yet http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p431165606/h3568d1b7#h26777068 Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 And here's a photo showing how freight off the Waverley entered Kingmoor Yard from the north. The wide open vista of 1965 is in enormous contrast to the current day where the surroundings, like so much of post-industrial Britain comprise of acres of young birch wood. http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/p431165606/h3568d1b7#h29fd9e81 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Sorry to keep this OT, but I think some of these are additions to what they used to have up on previous site, although info dates on the ones I checked were all 2009. Regardless, plenty of different locations and needless to say nothing much like that nowadays! Maybes should start a Dumfries and Galloway railways thread? Cheers, 26power - temporarily in Dumfries (!) Aye: http://cumbrianrailw....com/f478866991 Nice batch of Dumfries photos, not looked for Wavey content but go on yersel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 And here's a photo showing how freight off the Waverley entered Kingmoor Yard from the north. The wide open vista of 1965 is in enormous contrast to the current day where the surroundings, like so much of post-industrial Britain comprise of acres of young birch wood. http://cumbrianrailw...8d1b7#h29fd9e81 Indeed, one of the Mossband shots I alluded to. Amazing to see the outlook so well round the curve back then, as you say, nowadays everywhere seems to be so tree lined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Stainton crossing (out of sight, yet in plain view?) http://www.railbrit....e2.php?id=24233 and this.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/5793667319 A serious contender for my TOP WR photo of the year. I'm frothed-OUT!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 What a cracking pair of photos! The lower one is indeed a beauty and even the street scene is full of atmosphere! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 What a cracking pair of photos! The lower one is indeed a beauty and even the street scene is full of atmosphere! Dave. Isn't it! It's those incidental details that raise the level even further. Good lad Mr Brack for window-hanging and capturing the Gala bound Tractor (on 4S47?). What I'd give for a nose-in parking space for my Minx, opposite my gaff, right by that embankment! Is that a horse-drawn grocery truck or similar further down the street before the Morris van? EDIT: I've been on Google Maps/ Earth trying to i.d the street but the locus has changed out of all recognition, see comment below. IIRC Bruce has a shot of a Met Cam DMU on the last Saturday roughly where the Peak is, but taken from the 37's side of the line. (here: http://www.railbrit....e2.php?id=26427 ) . KOYLI will be where the 37 was in about ten seconds... http://www.railbrit....e2.php?id=26402 EDIT2: Glenfield Road East - these houses have now been replaced with housing either side of the road, so back gardens (very short ones) will have a view up to the reopened line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Don't think it's horse drawn, but I'd say it probably is a mobile shop. Looks like a kid standing at the back. Probably older than me now! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Is that a horse-drawn grocery truck or similar further down the street before the Morris van? Its a mobile shop of sorts Approaching freight is 4S42 Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fegguk Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Gala Today as work diverting services is underway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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