RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted December 30, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) A few photos from Scotland this afternoon. Perhaps someone can think of something that links them other than most of them being on the ECML. Dunbar DX68212B 21st Aug 86 C7939 Dunbar 21st Aug 86 C7940 Edinburgh 101305 down 11th Oct 86 C8033 Millerhill 26002 l e 21st Aug 86 C7917 Elliot Junction Class 101 Arbroath to Dundee Aug 74 J3930 Edited to add a digit to a loco number. David Edited December 30, 2018 by DaveF 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Midland Railway photo’s, which are full of interest. I particularly like the first three of the Midland ‘Spinner’ number 673. Its a particularly lovely locomotive. The Scottish photo’s are most interesting, and that’s a classic photo’ of Edinburgh, Princess Street Gardens, with 101305 on a down service, on the 11th October, 1986, in C8033. Whatout refering to the Railcar site, I see the leading car, a DMSL, has a four lamp cab end. If what I’m thinking is right, then it must have been transferred from an English region, since the Scottish 101’s were equipped with two character headcode boxes below the centre cab windscreen. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2018 That's also very late to retain four lights Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 The leading car of 101305 would have been 53186 which was originally part of a four car unit and was transferred from the North Eastern Region (Darlington) to Scotland (Hamilton) in 1966, when photographed it was allocated to Dundee (from Hugh Longworths book) Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley47708 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Edinburgh 101305 down11th Oct 86 C8033.jpg Edinburgh 101305 down 11th Oct 86 Happy New Year Dave when it comes. Thanks once again for all your efforts they are appreciated. Was interested to see the road style speed sign in use in 86, I had always thought it was a little later. As mentioned above the 101s with 4 lights were less common up here. How I miss them on the Fife services, you got a great view crossing the Forth Bridge. Road style speed signs reminds me of a story from Dundee at East Dock street where a speeding motorist claimed he got confused by the 70mph speed limit on the railway line when the road had a 40 mph limit. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Broughty+Ferry+Rd,+Dundee/@56.4680236,-2.9405173,3a,75y,356.54h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNH-ydxk6cXr3cEQeInbdCg!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x48865c58f885f4c1:0xf533fe78f26b8b65 Thing is I would have had some sympathy for him except he was doing 95mph at the time. Maybe he thought he was driving a late running 47! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-12772442 Edited December 31, 2018 by Waverley47708 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted December 31, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2018 It's time for the last photos of 2018. This time they are all taken on the ECML in Northumberland in the 1980s. Cramlington 47547 Alnmouth to Newcastle 14th April 87 C8262 Taken during a shortage of dmus. Acklington 254033 down Feb 80 J6795 Buston Barns HST up 31st Jan 87 C8190 Alnmouth Class 37 in down loop 4th Oct 86 C8030 Beal HST down 27th Feb 87 C8250 David 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave.Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! + 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! +2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 +3 ( only another 175 followers to go! ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 C6030;- I see the crippled bogie hopper has been joined by a four-wheeled one, and a Sturgeon. Wasn't there a hopper arrangement next to the main line for the coal merchant, made from some 21t hopper bodies on a framework? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! +4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 C6030;- I see the crippled bogie hopper has been joined by a four-wheeled one, and a Sturgeon. Wasn't there a hopper arrangement next to the main line for the coal merchant, made from some 21t hopper bodies on a framework? It wasn't that complicated they were just put on top of the drops and pushed together with the doors down and used as extra storage capacity! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Northumberland photo’s which are so full of interest. What a classic shot of an HST in J6795, at Acklington with 254033 on a down express service in February, 1980. So I would like to wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I too love all the photo’s you post, they are the highlight of each day. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! +5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! +6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! +7 from me, my daily fix of inspiration, long may it continue Thanks as ever Dave James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Brit70053 Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) + 8 from me. I don't often comment as others seem to say all there is to say, but I really appreciate and enjoy the wonderful photos you post most days. Happy New Year Dave and All. John Edit for punctuation Edited December 31, 2018 by Brit70053 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 Happy New Year and many thanks for all the very interesting photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 +9... Happy New Year everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for keeping my interest picqued every day Dave. And that goes for all the interesting stuff that pops up each day on every part of the site from all the contributors. Many thanks and a Happy 2019 to all. Regards Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks for another year of wonderful photos, Dave. Happy New Year when it arrives & may it bring good health & good cheer! +10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy New Year everyone. Thank you for all the good wishes. As it is the start of the year I suppose I should outline what comes next. As you will have noticed the focus is moving to the north of England, particularly the north east which will continue as I have used up most of the photos from the Midlands and South of England. I still have a few 60s and 70s images but I doubt they will last for many more months At the moment I have no idea how long the thread will continue, it will depend in part on how much time I have to sort out images. As I move through the later 80s it is becoming harder to find suitable images, I don't think an endless dirt of HSTs would be welcomed (at least not after the first few days). I think that's vague enough to let me post anything Dad and I photographed! Now for the first photos for today. Once again they are at Sewstern, on the ex British Steel lines beyond the High Dyke branch. Sewstern Peckett 1158 April 73 C1227 Sewstern Flying Scotsman spare boiler July 73 J3239 another photo of the boiler on this wagon. Sewstern Avonside Fred Crewe cab Class 03 D2381 Oct 73 C1431 Sewstern A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Oct 73 C1432 Sewstern 03 D2381 and Barclay Harlaxton Oct 73 J3422 Sewstern 35029 Ellerman Lines Apr 74 J3613 Sewstern Hunslet Primrose No 2 and Avoneside Fred coaches to Carnforth Oct 74 J4053 David 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy new year to you too Dave. Thank you for all your pictures you've shared making this a must visit thread whenever I'm on RMWeb. It's brought back so many memories and more than a few modelling ideas. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy new year to you too Dave. Thank you for all your pictures you've shared making this a must visit thread whenever I'm on RMWeb. It's brought back so many memories and more than a few modelling ideas. Steve. I'll second that motion! Thanks Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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