84B Oxley Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 17 hours ago, nigb55009 said: Shortly after passing Kenyon Junction, heading towards Newton-le-Willows. Very well done, but it's going in the opposite direction. Taken at a place we know locally as 'Tunnel Top'. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) On 27/04/2020 at 16:40, brushman47544 said: Perhaps 9 rather than 19? Keep the excellent photos coming, please! Thanks for pointing this out, brushman. I mixed up two pages of notes when I uploaded the picture - it is actually 55012 'Crepello' in the snow. (I have amended the entry.) Sorting out all these pictures is enough to drive anybody Deltic-mad! Trevor PS This picture was taken using a special lens attachment I either bought, borrowed or was given. It is the only time I ever used it and it spoilt a perfectly good shot of a Deltic (it's actually 55015 on 14th January 1976.) Perhaps I should have put this up as a 'where is this location?' question. Edited April 30, 2020 by Trev52A Added a PS 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted April 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2020 Three from York on 2nd June 1978 55017 northbound 55006 arriving with a southbound train 55012 waiting for the 'off'. Driver is thinking 'This Deltic needs a good clean' (sigh) Trevor 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted April 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2020 55012 waiting for the 'off'. Driver is thinking 'This Deltic needs a good clean' (sigh) He's probably thinking ...... If I stay this side I don't have to deal with those pesky trainspotters again And yes this Deltic definitely could do with a wash & wax.... Jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted April 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2020 55007 heading south over the King Edward Bridge on 4th May 1975 With Gateshead depot on the left and St. Cuthberts Village on the right (both now long-demolished), 55004 has just left the bridge at King Edward Bridge Junction on 23rd March 1975 55017 southbound near Bensham on 19th July 1975 Trevor 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Trev52A said: 55012 waiting for the 'off' Can't help noticing the Newton Chambers motorail/car carrier van behind. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 14 hours ago, jcarta said: He's probably thinking ...... If I stay this side I don't have to deal with those pesky trainspotters again And yes this Deltic definitely could do with a wash & wax.... Jim Speaking of trainspotters... (Sorry, these have already appeared on the 'Human side if the railway' thread a while ago, but they do include Deltics) 55022 at York on 3rd August 1981 55018 on the same day Here's 55010 approaching the station from the south on a Kings Cross-York 'semi-fast' on the same day Trevor 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 @Trev52A All these Newcastle shots in the 70s has me humming the theme to Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, woodenhead said: @Trev52A All these Newcastle shots in the 70s has me humming the theme to Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads Or the theme to 'Get Carter'! Trevor 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted April 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2020 The photo's of the train spotters are fantastic..... It was great meeting up with friends at the end of platforms armed with camera, binoculars, notebook & Ian Allan's current locoshed..... finding a comfy seat was always the hardest thing to do, Brute trolleys, normal trolleys, sand boxes etc ..... Sadly these days have long gone.. These pictures bring back some great memories. Jim 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Some b&ws from 1981.. 55021 approaching King Edward Bridge Junction, Gateshead on 14th August 1981 55010 enters Newcastle past 47574 waiting to head south on 25th April 1981 55004 heads north from Newcastle on 2nd May 1981 Trevor 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 More spotters at York.. 55015 waits to leave with a York-Kings Cross 'semi-fast' on 5th August 1980 'It's behind you!' 55022 at the same spot, as the opposition arrives on 29th May 1981 55019 arrives at Newcastle from the north on 26th May 1981 55010 pauses at Newcastle on 25th April 1981 Trevor 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted April 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Trev52A said: Speaking of trainspotters... (Sorry, these have already appeared on the 'Human side if the railway' thread a while ago, but they do include Deltics) Here's 55010 approaching the station from the south on a Kings Cross-York 'semi-fast' on the same day Trevor And a refurbished Taylor and Hubbard 10 ton diesel mechanical crane. Edited April 28, 2020 by 96701 Deleted 2 photos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Three taken at Berwick-upon-Tweed, the northern limit of my 'rover' ticket, all on 4th August 1975. 55012 at the 'classic' location approaching the station 55001 pulls away from the station, heading for Edinburgh 55018 enters the station from the north Trevor 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted April 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 24/04/2020 at 14:12, Trev52A said: 55005 gets ready for the 'off' at Kings Cross on 3rd August 1975. I'd forgotten that a lot of the interest in those days was watching locos coupling on to the front of northbound trains - the chap on the extreme right (the driver?) seems to be checking it's being done correctly! ...and the train dives into Gas Works Tunnel. I hope the two unsuspecting passengers at the front had the sense to close the window before the Deltic erupted! I'm no coach expert but I have noticed the first vehicle is coupled ahead of the brake. Trevor With 3 August 1975 being a Sunday, the only train with a planned TSO+BSO formation was 1S35 14.00 KX to Edinburgh. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted April 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) Some 1960s views at Low Fell.. Diverted onto the slow lines (due to a Sunday diversion?) D9004 passes the remains of the station on 22nd January 1967 Complete with winged thistle headboard, D9000 speeds south with the 'Flying Scotsman' the previous day, 21st January 1967. As is sometimes the case, my trusty bike has made a guest appearance in the picture. D9004 heads north on an undated shot from 1967 D9007 from the bridge, again in 1967 D9009 at the same spot in April 1969 The view south from the bridge on the same day with D9019 Trevor Edited April 29, 2020 by Trev52A 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trev52A Posted April 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2020 Some early shots at Newcastle... D9015 and old water crane in December 1968. I was so intent on focusing on the letters I forgot about including the 'Tulyar' nameplate! The same loco (now simply 9015) with a crew change in July 1969 A bit of a mystery.. D9006 with a three coach train on 6th July 1968, although 'The Chronicles of Napier ' site has 1E79 as a Newcastle to Colchester train. Also, on the right is a match truck for a diesel shunter which I did not note down. Apologies for repeating this from a couple of years ago but this was the first Deltic picture I ever took (with a Brownie 127 camera) - D9000 in 1964 Trevor 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Deltication Street Mike Wiltshire 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Four from Manors, the first station out of Newcastle heading north. At one time this was an important suburban station on the coast loop, but with the transfer of traffic to the T&W Metro, now only one or two trains an hour stop here. 55017 heads past a mostly oblivious group of passengers waiting for a train for the coast on 17th May 1975. As this is travelling on the slow lines it was possibly empty stock for Heaton. This is the view the other way on 18th May 1975 as 55021 takes the main line through the station and slows for the Newcastle stop half a mile further on. The view from the footbridge as 55015 also heads for Newcastle on 6th August 1975 55015 again - it has just passed the end of the platforms at Manors on the last lap to Newcastle with the up 'Flying Scotsman' on 20th March 1976 Trevor Edited April 30, 2020 by Trev52A typo 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 55001 'St Paddy' at Kings Cross, unusually in one of the suburban platform roads (15?) during March 1974. Maybe work was being done on the stabling point, because a 47 and a Peak are behind the Deltic. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted April 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2020 21 minutes ago, jonny777 said: unusually in one of the suburban platform roads (15?) during March 1974 This happened a lot over weekends as preparations were carried out to replace the 'throat' at KX in 75/76, it made accessing the servicing point difficult. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 55020 'Nimbus' is seen near Corby Glen on December 29th 1977. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 19 hours ago, Trev52A said: Some early shots at Newcastle... D9015 and old water crane in December 1968. I was so intent on focusing on the letters I forgot about including the 'Tulyar' nameplate! The same loco (now simply 9015) with a crew change in July 1969 A bit of a mystery.. D9006 with a three coach train on 6th July 1968, although 'The Chronicles of Napier ' site has 1E79 as a Newcastle to Colchester train. Also, on the right is a match truck for a diesel shunter which I did not note down. Apologies for repeating this from a couple of years ago but this was the first Deltic picture I ever took (with a Brownie 127 camera) - D9000 in 1964 Trevor Napier flavoured post of the month right there.... wonderful photos Trev, especially the pre-Tops stuff, keep 'em coming...! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 D9016 'Gordon Highlander' leaves York circa 1963/4. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 some not very clear pics scanning seems to affect the quality . from around 1979 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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