RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) Today we start at Carnforth and then head north along the Cumbrian Coast line once again the the late 1980s. Carnforth Class 108 Carisle to Lancaster via coast 8th Aug 87 C8800.jpg Holme Island Occupation crossing Class 108 Millom to Lancaster 8th Aug 87 C9042.jpg near Grange over Sands Green Road 6th Aug 87 C8752 Seascale Class 108 up 7th Aug 87 C8793 Dalston Class 108 Carlisle to Whitehaven 22nd April 87 C8409.jpg David Edited August 13, 2019 by DaveF 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Livery on the 108 at Dalston looks very smart any idea why it had those embellishments ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, lmsforever said: Livery on the 108 at Dalston looks very smart any idea why it had those embellishments ? Looks like an attempt at the original DMU livery but with a yellow panel. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That will be daisy, a regular over the hope valley until they were withdrawn. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedlington North Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I thought Daisy was a Class 101? That class 108 was a regular on the Cumbrian Coast in the late 80's and then when Kingmoor Diesel closed it moved to Heaton and was seen on Tyneside until withdrawn in 1988 or 89 IIRC. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Carnforth, going north along the Cumbrian Coast line photo’s which are full of interest. Good shots of class 108’s and in the last one at Dalston with the green class 108 unit on a Carlisle to Whitehaven service on the 22nd April, 1987, you can see how they wrongly painted cream whiskers over the small yellow warning panel. It was always either or, but never both at the same time. Indeed the whiskers were first to be applied and then, in 1962 came the small yellow warning panels. Finally full yellow cab ends from c1965. Now, Daisy is the preserved class 101 unit, the class 108 was sadly scrapped after withdrawal from service. Daisy can currently be seen at work on the NYMR and I had a ride in her in early April pf this year. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 14, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2019 The Derbyshire Peak District to look at limestone trains today. The photos are from Great Rocks and Peak Forest, taken on 19th April 1990. Great Rocks 37684 and 37678 l e from Buxton 19th April 90 C14404.jpg Peak Forest Class 47 ICI limestone 19th April 90 C14390.jpg Peak Forest 37425 shunting 19th April 90 C14393.jpg Peak Forest 37411 up limestone 19th April 90 C14397.jpg Peak Forest 37680 and 37686 19th April 90 C14420.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Photo 14393:- this looks as though it could be almost all the Procor PSA in one train; I think only 30 or so were built. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 47 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: Photo 14393:- this looks as though it could be almost all the Procor PSA in one train; I think only 30 or so were built. The Capper Pass PSA's were working to Leeds Balm Road (now the Freightliner maintenance depot) as a block train, later replaced by Tiphook ferry boxes. Mark Saunders 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Peak District photo’s which are all most interesting. They convey, perfectly, how, in particular, it was at Peak Forest in April, 1990. The last photo’, C14420, with 37680 and 37686, show a good plume of exhaust as they power the up train through. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Love those Peak Forest pics Dave, I didn't get there till a little later when the 60's had started to rule the roost, but still remember a few double headed 37's now and again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2019 The ECML south of Stoke Tunnel for today. You may have some difficulty identifying the Deltic on the train at High Dyke. Swayfield Class 47 down Apr 74 J3653 Burton le Coggles Class 55 9019 Edinburgh to Kings X March 73 J3153.jpg Burton le Coggles Class 47 down 30th May 78 C3883.jpg High Dyke Class 55 down Nov 70 J2437 High Dyke Class 254 down Feb 83 J7812 David 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eastwestdivide Posted August 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2019 26 minutes ago, DaveF said: You may have some difficulty identifying the Deltic on the train at High Dyke. One of the lesser-known Finsbury Park racehorses known for disappearing into the distance, 55023 Shergar. 1 1 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the photo’s from south of Stoke on the ECML. They are all very interesting and full of nostalgia. In J3153, at Burton le Coggles, with Deltic class 55, 9019, on an Edinburgh to Kings Cross express in March, 1973, you can see how majestic the Deltics were at the head of such an express. The HST in the last photo’ at High Dyke, in February, 1983, is beautifully composed and captures the sleek lines of those trains. Soon they, like the Deltics, will be but a memory over the ECML. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: One of the lesser-known Finsbury Park racehorses known for disappearing into the distance, 55023 Shergar. Pedantically, not in 1970 it wouldn't be! Mike. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 J3153: is that three catering vehicles? Looks like an RFO + RU and an RMB further back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted August 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Western Aviator said: J3153: is that three catering vehicles? Looks like an RFO + RU and an RMB further back. That's what I think too. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2019 Heaton Norris Junction and Manchester for today's photos. Heaton Norris JunctionClass 47 1628 down freight March 72 J2838.jpg Heaton Norris Junction Class 310 080 Crewe to Manchester March 72 J2839.jpg Manchester Oxford Road Class 104 to Manchester Piccadilly 3rd March 90 C14069.jpg Manchester Oxford Road 304009 Altrincham to Crewe 3rd March 90 C14073.jpg Manchester Mayfield 3rd March 90 C14084 David 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Re. C14069 There can’t have been many blue DMUs running around as late as 1990. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Heaton Norris Junction and Manchester photo’s. They are all full of interest and nostalgia. In C14069, at Manchester Oxford Road, on the 3rd March, 1990, the class 104’s DMSL cab end, below the cab windows, shows the characteristic markings from repeated banging from the air pipe when it comes off it’s dummy socket, and the adjacent track has quite a dogs leg, at a joint in it. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hi Dave, Fabulous photos. I vaguely remember Manchester Oxford Road and Piccadilly from the mid-1980s as a kid, with the 304 EMUs, 104 DMUs on the Buxtons not to mention the 85,86 and 87s humming away under the roof. One of those all time abiding memories if I ever had the space to model it! Following along with interest on the photos! Thanks for posting. Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 15/08/2019 at 20:39, Western Aviator said: J3153: is that three catering vehicles? Looks like an RFO + RU and an RMB further back. Quite common in the '70s on the ECML. Depending on the service, you could have RU+RB or RU+RMB. I think the RKBs tended to run 'solo'. The seated dining coach is likely an RUO, 8 bays of 2+1 loose seats, as the ER favoured these. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Just a note, re: J2838. D1628 was the unfortunate loco that ended up on its side at New England North Junction in 1974, whilst (as 47 046) attempting to take the turnout from the ECML down fast to the Stamford lines at speed. Later to go on and be reengined as the test bed loco for both the Class 56 (as 47 601) and the Class 58 (as 47 901). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 J2838:- I'm trying to work out what the load is: Larssen piles? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 9 hours ago, Fat Controller said: J2838:- I'm trying to work out what the load is: Larssen piles? Flat bar I would say, don't seem to be any corugations on the top. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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