RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 22, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hi, DaveF, I particularly like the photo of the class 15. Also the class 306 EMU shows some good weathering on the cab end. The photo's really are showing how the railway was on a day to day basis - warts and all! More please. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 The class306 was a lovely train to ride on they built up a swinging motion at speed the seats were well upholstered and the units had an air of plenty of room unlike the units that followed ! At Stratford watching everything that went through was a good way to spend a day as the variety of locos guaranteed happiness plus if you ventured across to the main line platforms a view of the loco could just be had.Thanks for the photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) A visit to the High Dyke branch tonight together with the associated British Steel lines. It was built for iron ore traffic and ran westwards from High Dyke Junction at the north end of Stoke Tunnel on the ECML. High Dyke Class 31 leaving with empties for quarries, Class 47 in sidings July 73 C1263 Burton Lane Level Crossing Class 47 D1552 a short up mineral July 69 J1778 Skillington junction Class 47 down empties July 72 C1022 Skillington junction, approaching Class 31 5675 iron ore from Sproxton Quarries June 73 J3221 Stainby sidings Preserved Class 03 D2381 with Flying Scotsman spare boiler en route for Market Overton July 73 C1265 Buckminster sidings Mill Lane crossing BSC ex BR Class 14 No. 21 iron ore South Witham to Stainby sidings Sept 70 J2382 David Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Dave, the first picture in the High Dyke sequence is how I knew it best. We obviously used to park in the same spot by the railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2014 Hi, DaveF, absolutely great photo's of the High Dyke branch. Although I did not get to see the branch, seeing these photo's is like being there all those years ago. Many thanks. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) A few from the Erewash Valley are area this evening. Sorting these out has been a pleasant antidote to my annoyance on finding that a tin of Midland Railway wagon grey paint had dried up. On reflection I suppose I can't complain, I paid 63p for the 50cc tin of Precision Models grey in about 1973 from Millholme Models, so the tin has lasted fairly well. Now for the photos. Clay Cross 4F 43957 up goods May 64 J126 Clay Cross 25267 down coal March 75 J4192. Somercoates Class 31 down ballast approaching tunnel July 76 C2842 Stanton Gate Class 47 D1889 up mineral March 67 J842 Toton LMS 3F 47231 shunting by coaler June 64 J147 Edited to correct a loco number - note - I must remember to look at the image not just my notes when captioning! David Edited May 26, 2014 by DaveF 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hi, DaveF, another great selection of photo's. Good view of a Fowler tender - is the 'brown' bits of wood or paper I am wondering? Please keep the photo's coming. All the best, Market65. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted May 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hi, DaveF, another great selection of photo's. Good view of a Fowler tender - is the 'brown' bits of wood or paper I am wondering? Please keep the photo's coming. All the best, Market65. It might be paper or some form of brown material, it doesn't look like wood to me. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Is it a tarpaulin sheet to cover the footplate area when raining and travelling in reverse direction like shown in the photo? (Direction, not rain!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 25, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Retford and Gamston this teatime. Some missed opportunities in this area - up to the mid 60s Mum, Dad and I passed through Retford in the car twice almost every week on the way to and from Dad's boat to go sailing, we never stopped to take photos! Gamston V2 up fitted freight Jan 63 J028 Gamston Class 47 1878 up pw crane Dec 70 J2478 Retford Class 47 Kings X to Newcastle in heavy rain Feb 72 C0844 Retford GC Class 20 engine and brake van westbound Feb 72 C847 The light bulb hanging from a cable on the right is a part of the temporary lighting, using a diesel generator, put up during the then routine winter power cuts due to various forms of industrial action. David Edited May 25, 2014 by DaveF 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2014 I'm no LNER freak, but the V2 in snow pic is just, simply gorgeous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I'm no LNER freak, but the V2 in snow pic is just, simply gorgeous. Don't worry Ian, we'll learn ya! You'll get to like it better than your juicy rail stuff. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2014 Hi, DaveF, I also like the V2 in the snow. It is oozing atmosphere. The class 47 and class 20 in the rain at Retford are, for me, very much of their times as well. So, great photo's again and please keep them coming. Also thanks for helping to clarify, what I thought was the case with that 4f tender. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 26, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Some photos from Barking this evening. From time to time I used to go there from Basildon where I then lived to look at Guy Norris, a record and model shop which usually had good discounts - useful in those days of high inflation. For the younger ones amongst us who are concerned about recent model price rises have a look at these general annual inflation figures showing the rise in the overall cost of living in the 70s: 1974 16.0% 1975 24.2% 1976 16.5% 1977 15.8% 1978 8.3% 1979 13.4% 1980 18% My earnings were not increasing by anything like that much, so discounts were essential - and I could not afford as much film as I would have liked either. Barking Class 116 Kentish Town to Barking arriving 30-4-77 Class 308 taking the Tilbury line at Barking 30-4-77 Metropolitan Line train arriving at Barking 30-4-77 Barking CP stock District Line to Barking July78 C3916 Barking westbound LT train on flyoverJuly 78 C3914 David Edited May 26, 2014 by DaveF 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Ah Guy Norris - certainly a name from the past. Musht've got some stock by mail order from him. Nice pics again David. You've captured one of those LTS EMU's with the luggage trailers for Tilbury workings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 That 308 taking the Tilbury line looks rather unusual. Is it one of those which were converted for parcels use? I thought they were a later development. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hi, DaveF, I love the LT train views. I always thought that those units were very classy in their appearance. Good nostalgic photo's and please keep them coming. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward66 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hi Dave, Great photos! The "Jinty" is not 47431 though, it's a Johnson 3F so it must be 47231, 47431 would have the sandbox "keyhole" on the tank side. Cheers, Edward Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted May 26, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Hi Dave, Great photos! The "Jinty" is not 47431 though, it's a Johnson 3F so it must be 47231, 47431 would have the sandbox "keyhole" on the tank side. Cheers, Edward Edward, Many thanks for pointing that out to me, it certainly is 47231, it's quite clear on the photo. I must remember to look at the actual photos not just my photo catalogues and indexes when I do the captions. David Edited to add a missing word. D Edited May 26, 2014 by DaveF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted May 26, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2014 Ah Guy Norris - certainly a name from the past. Musht've got some stock by mail order from him. Nice pics again David. You've captured one of those LTS EMU's with the luggage trailers for Tilbury workings. That 308 taking the Tilbury line looks rather unusual. Is it one of those which were converted for parcels use? I thought they were a later development. The photo is of a Class 308/2 emu, set numbers 317 to 321. They were built with the motor luggage vans in 1961. The original intention was that the 308/2s would only be used in the very early morning and late evening when more mail and parcels would be carried and fewer passengers, but that didn't really work out. Originally sets 313 to 316 also had MLVs but there were problems with overcrowding as the sets were effectively only 3 cars for passengers. In 1971 sets 313 to 316 had the cars rebuilt as MBSO, becoming Class 308/4. I do have more photos of both variants which will turn up here at some time in the future. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The 116 on the Kentish Town to Barking reminded me of a story a friend of mine who'd worked at Cricklewood in the 80s used to tell. A woman had approached one of his colleagues who was sat in the cab of a unit at Kentish Town and asked, "is this the Barking train?". His reply of, "no madam, it goes toot toot like all the rest" was to attract a complaint and a subsequent disciplinary! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Ahh, Barking. But wot, no freight trains? There always seemed to be a steady stream of 31s, 37s and 47s on oil tanks and more when we went. I suspect the silver underground R stock might have been the District line rather than the Metropolitan. They didn't have long to go when you photographed them, being replaced by the D78 stock from 1978-ish onwards. And on the motor luggage vans, was the extra provision connected with Tilbury as a departure point for big ships? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 The photo is of a Class 308/2 emu, set numbers 317 to 321. They were built with the motor luggage vans in 1961. The original intention was that the 308/2s would only be used in the very early morning and late evening when more mail and parcels would be carried and fewer passengers, but that didn't really work out. Originally sets 313 to 316 also had MLVs but there were problems with overcrowding as the sets were effectively only 3 cars for passengers. In 1971 sets 313 to 316 had the cars rebuilt as MBSO, becoming Class 308/4. I do have more photos of both variants which will turn up here at some time in the future. David Thanks David. I never knew that, and it is amazing what snippets I can discover after all these years. I think that by the time I ventured to that area the rebuilt versions were operating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted May 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2014 Ahh, Barking. But wot, no freight trains? There always seemed to be a steady stream of 31s, 37s and 47s on oil tanks and more when we went. I suspect the silver underground R stock might have been the District line rather than the Metropolitan. They didn't have long to go when you photographed them, being replaced by the D78 stock from 1978-ish onwards. And on the motor luggage vans, was the extra provision connected with Tilbury as a departure point for big ships? I never saw a freight train at Barking, but most of my visits were on Saturdays which might explain that. I'm not sure whether the MLVs in the 308s were just for the Tilbury traffic, there was also a lot of parcels traffic to/from Southend East, I think a number of mail order companies were based there at one time. Thanks for the point about the R stock, my notes I made that day were not very detailed. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2014 Now a few at Leicester in the days of BR blue and semaphores. Leicester Class 120 Birmingham to Norwich March 75 J4185 Leicester 31126 Birmingham to March 9th Aug 1977 C3428 Leicester 45075 up Presflos 9th Aug 77 C3429 Leicester 45111 Sheffield to St Pancras 9th Aug 77 C3430 David 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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