Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Teesside photo’s. They are full of interest, and again it’s possible blue to compare the class 101 and class 143 units. I know which I prefer...

In C8202, at Thornaby with 20173 and 20174 light engines on the 21st February, 1987, Iits a great shot of those two 20’s, and I also thought I had a photo’ of 20173 which I took at Scarborough later that year in July, but cannot yet find it. It’s in my East Yorkshire Railways thread. I’ll continue to look for it.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[russ p]

That would be the specials which the 20s worked from Newcastle to Scarborough.

I was secondman on the one with 173 from York to Newcastle

[Davexoc]

C8201 the unusual blue bogie tank wagon appears to be Hays (painted out) sulphuric acid, as at https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/stssulphuricacid

Or yet to be painted. The actual wagon on Paul's site shows it at a later date marked 'Hays'.

 

Now throw a mixture of tankers like that on your layout and wait for the cries of 'unprototypical'.....

 

Dave

[Market65]

This post is a strange duplicate of an earlier post. I hope all is well with the site tonight.

 

Rob.

Edited December 20, 2018 by Market65

[Market65]

I was right... Here’s the two photo’s of the special train hauled by two 20’s including 20173 that I took in July, 1987. They are on page two of my E. York’s thread, but for ease, I have reproductive them here, hoping that Dave has no objections. I can soon remove them if requested.

 

 

Best regards,

 

Rob.

Edited December 20, 2018 by Market65

[russ p]

That was the train, was trying to remember its name. Do I remember right and it ran on three weekends?

[Market65]

Hello, russ p. I only saw it on that one day, so I cannot comment on any other weekends.. Hopefully someone might come along and give all the details.

 

Best regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Today we have another visit to Nottingham.

 

I think (hope) many of you will know exactly what is shown in the first photo.

 

 

Nottingham view from GER saloon No 1 Classes 47 45 Mar 74 J3599

 

 

Nottingham London Road Junction Nottingham Canal Dec 79 J6698  The GNR London Road High Level station is in the background, the Midland line is in the foreground.

 

 

Nottingham Class 47 down parcels Dec 79 J6717

 

 

Nottingham Class 120 supposedly Crewe to Lincoln Dec 79 J6718

 

 

Nottingham Class 105 Skegness to Nottingham Dec 79 J6719

 

 

David

Edited December 21, 2018 by DaveF

[iands]

Intersting that the unit in J6718 has its headlights on yet is also sporting a tail lamp. A bit of a faux pas by someone!

[Swindon 123]

Intersting that the unit in J6718 has its headlights on yet is also sporting a tail lamp. A bit of a faux pas by someone!

It actually has two tail lamps on the front/back. One looks to be propped up on the other tail lamp and the buffer. Someones forgotten to turn the marker lamps off, unless its making a shunt move, as the propped up tail lamp doesn't look as if it would get far without falling off.

 

Paul J.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Nottingham photo’s which are full of interest and intrigue too. In the first photo’ of the view from GER saloon number 1, with classes 45 and 47 on view, on the far right is part of a class 114 DMBS. You can tell from the lower windows, compared to a class 108, and the larger radiator. Of course, in March, 1974, it is also not refurbished.

I’m sure that PaulJ is absolutely right about the Swindon Cross Country unit in J6718. It has to be a shunting move as the Cravens set comes into the station. The tail lamp would soon drop off at a full 70 mph with the unit rocking and rolling in the way they did on those single bolster bogies.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DY444]

Intersting that the unit in J6718 has its headlights on yet is also sporting a tail lamp. A bit of a faux pas by someone!

 

 

It actually has two tail lamps on the front/back. One looks to be propped up on the other tail lamp and the buffer. Someones forgotten to turn the marker lamps off, unless its making a shunt move, as the propped up tail lamp doesn't look as if it would get far without falling off.

 

Paul J.

 

It looks to me as though it is running into the station from the east as there is a driver in the near cab, the destination indicator says Crewe, the exhaust is generally drifting away from the camera and the Cravens unit in the background is likely to be the one arriving in the next shot.  My guess is that it probably originated in the car sidings east of the station and the tail lamp situation will be regularised when it stops in the station

Edited December 21, 2018 by DY444

[DavidBird]

...

I’m sure that PaulJ is absolutely right about the Swindon Cross Country unit in J6718. It has to be a shunting move as the Cravens set comes into the station.

...

 

 

...  My guess is that it probably originated in the car sidings east of the station and the tail lamp situation will be regularised when it stops in the station

 

That must be the case.  I only ever remember seeing the 120s as 3-car units on the Lincoln-Crewe service, never as a 6.  I could (just - when I could get away with it) see the line from school, so I did get to see pretty much all the day's services...

[great central]

J6698, the GN bridge and viaducts have been completely erased from the landscape, as have all the buildings nearby, and the MR bridge is being replaced in a possession over Christmas. There's been a lot of preparatory work going on for the last few weeks.

Only thing remaining from that photo will be the London Road bridge and canal.

Edited December 21, 2018 by great central

[talisman56]

J6698, the GN bridge and viaducts have been completely erased from the landscape, as have all the buildings nearby, and the MR bridge is being replaced in a possession over Christmas. There's been a lot of preparatory work going on for the last few weeks.

Only thing remaining from that photo will be the London Road bridge and canal.

 

For the 1970s that canal looks remarkably clean and rubbish/shopping trolley free...

[96701]

That must be the case.  I only ever remember seeing the 120s as 3-car units on the Lincoln-Crewe service, never as a 6.  I could (just - when I could get away with it) see the line from school, so I did get to see pretty much all the day's services...

 

So, two trains coming in as one to be split, hence 2 tail lamps?

[DaveF]

For the 1970s that canal looks remarkably clean and rubbish/shopping trolley free...

 

 

I travelled up and down that canal many times in the 60s and it was quite well kept even then.

 

David

[DaveF]

Back to the north east today.  

 

Starting in Newcastle we head a few miles north along the ECML to Benton Quarry Junction.

 

 

Newcastle 43096 Edinburgh to Kings X 15.16 1st Aug 86 C7806

 

 

Newcastle 143025 Newcastle to Sunderland 10th July 87 C8637

 

 

Heaton Class 43 down XP 25th June 84 C6577

 

 

Heaton Depot 20th Jan 90 C13922

 

 

Heaton Depot GUV 20th Jan 90 C13919

 

 

Benton Quarry Junction Class 101 Morpeth to Newcastle April 83 C6027  

The line to the left went to Ponteland, latterly it was used for the Rowntree's traffic and as a connection to the Metro system.

The line to the right is the Blyth and Tyne to Ashington etc.

 

 

David

Edited December 22, 2018 by DaveF

[Fat Controller]

C6577 shows the site of the former Heaton Station; the Down platform is visible behind the power car.

C6027; the Ponteland branch ran as far as Black Callerton at the time, and short trains of explosives would run to the ICI depot there.

[Mark Saunders]

C6577 shows the site of the former Heaton Station; the Down platform is visible behind the power car.

 

 

Behind the power car is a retaining wall the platforms were island platforms which are not far in front of the train!

[DaveF]

C6577 shows the site of the former Heaton Station; the Down platform is visible behind the power car.

C6027; the Ponteland branch ran as far as Black Callerton at the time, and short trains of explosives would run to the ICI depot there.

 

 

I'd forgotten about the explosives traffic, thanks for reminding me.

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the photo’s going north from Newcastle. All are most interesting and full,of nostalgia. In C13919, at Heaton Depot on the 20th January, 1990, the CCT is, unless I’m mistaken, a GUV. At the time of the photo’ in Royal Mail livery, it was classified as NIX.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[keefer]

C6577 is an interesting shot of a cl.254 twin-dining set - the TRUK and TRSB are together as was the norm at this time, but coupled kitchen to buffet instead of saloon to saloon. I don't think I've seen that before, presumably a further development of trying to keep the TRUK seats to diners only? (i.e. it would be easier to steward the dining seats if they were 'separated' from the rest of the train)

Edited December 22, 2018 by keefer

[DaveF]

Hi, Dave. I like the photo’s going north from Newcastle. All are most interesting and full,of nostalgia. In C13919, at Heaton Depot on the 20th January, 1990, the CCT is, unless I’m mistaken, a GUV. At the time of the photo’ in Royal Mail livery, it was classified as NIX.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

Rob,

 

It is a GUV, I did know that but wasn't thinking while I was typing (yet again).

 

Dvid

[DaveF]

2 Voyagers at Buston Barns, Northumberland

 

 

David