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

[DaveF]

 

London today with a few photos taken at Clapham Junction in 1987 and 1988.

 

The photo of 50007  suffered more than some from a colour change as the slide aged before being scanned.  The loco really was green, not almost blue as it looks in the photo.

 

 

Clapham Junction Class 423 up 21st Nov 87 C9274.jpg

 

 

Clapham Junction 50007 27th July 88 C09565.jpg

 

 

Clapham Junction Class 421 1709 down 27th July 88 C9569.jpg

 

 

Clapham Junction 73209 Gatwick to Victoria 27th July 88 C9572.jpg

 

 

Clapham Junction Class 423 3053 down 27th July 88 C9574.jpg

 

 

David

 

Edited August 11, 2019 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Clapham Junction photo’s which are fascinating and so nostalgic. The last one, C9574, of class 423, 3053, on a down service, on the 27th July, 1988, is a great photo’ of the unit. 

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Today starts with a trip to the Strathspey Railway on 15th October 1988, a few photos at both Aviemore and Boat of Garten.

 

 

Aviemore Strathspey Railway LMS Class 5 5025 and Caledonian tender of 828 and tender of 46464 15th Oct 88 C11567.jpg

 

 

Aviemore Strathspey Railway Hunslet 60 15th Oct 88 C11570.jpg

 

 

Boat of Garten Strathspey Railway Barclay Balmenach 15th Oct 88 C11554.jpg

 

 

Boat of Garten Strathspey Railway Class 27 D5394 15th Oct 88 C11556.jpg

 

 

Boat of Garten Strathspey Railway Hunslet 48 ex NCB Backworth 15th Oct 88 C11561.jpg

 

 

Boat of Garten Strathspey Railway Hunslet 60 15th Oct 88 C11559.jpg

 

 

David

[beast66606]

16 hours ago, Market65 said:

Hi, Dave. I like the Clapham Junction photo’s which are fascinating and so nostalgic. The last one, C9574, of class 423, 3053, on a down service, on the 27th July, 1988, is a great photo’ of the unit. 

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

And the signal - it's looking a bit distressed.

[DY444]

23 hours ago, DaveF said:

Clapham Junction Class 421 up 21st Nov 87 C9274.jpg

 

 

David

 

 

That one's a Class 423 or 4VEP in old money

Edited August 11, 2019 by DY444

[DaveF]

14 minutes ago, DY444 said:

 

That one's a Class 423 or 4VEP in old money

 

 

Thanks, I'm not sure how that one slipped through - I ought to know emus by now!

 

I've corrected the caption.

 

David

[DaveF]

 

This afternoon's photos were taken around Ulgham Lane crossing on the ECML north of Morpeth in Northumberland.

 

As I mentioned before it is a very quiet country lane, now and then a car goes by, but usually not often enough to make it unsafe to stand in the road taking photos.

 

Parts of the road do have a red/pink colour as some of still has the old Northumberland red granite chipping surface.

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 43077 up 14th May 88 C9458.jpg

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 43074 and 43044 up 27th May 89 C11886.jpg

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 31178 up l e going away 27th May 89 C11890.jpg

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 47574 The North British Pathfinder Tours Swindon to Butterwell and return 9th Sept 89 C13767.jpg

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 17th March 90 C14160.jpg  New barriers being installed to replace crossing keeper worked gates prior to electrification.

 

 

David

Edited August 11, 2019 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Strathspey Railway photo’s which are full of interest. In the first one, with the LMS Class 5 5025, and the Caledonian Railway tender of 828 and the tender of 2-6-0, 46464, on the drawbeam of 828’s tender, you can see the offset three link coupling which surprises me a bit. I thought it would have centrally positioned if nothing else.

The photo’s of the ECML at Ulgham Lane crossing are fantastic and a further excellent reminder of how it was before electrification.

In, C11886, with HST comprised of power cars 43074 and 43044 on an up express on the 27th May, 1989, you have captured a beautiful scene with the oilseed rape, the train and the blue sky. Just such a beautiful scene and one which is crying out to be transformed into an oil painting. Indeed, it’s the kind of scene that cannot, and I’m somewhat laying down the gauntlet here, be recreated in a model. Only a painting.

And in the last photo’, those gates would, in true NER tradition, open outwards to the road, not over the railway, when the crossing was required to be used by road users. It was that arrangement at Kilnwick crossing between Beverley and Driffield, back in June, 1976, which led to a tragedy with a class 101 DMU and a car crashing into each other. I believe it was that crash which woke BR up and those crossing had to, finally, be changed to AHB’s or open crossings.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[russ p]

Isn't that the three link a safety chain for a central link ?

[43110andyb]

Great pics and not been to Ulgham (pronounced Uffham if I remember correctly) for many years!

[62613]

7 hours ago, beast66606 said:

 

And the signal - it's looking a bit distressed.

 

That's because WF38 is a new signal. A junction has been removed immediately in advance of it; the feather belongs to an OOU signal, I think, which was for that junction. The photo was taken while the Waterloo Area Resignalling Scheme was in progress. Less than 5 months later, the terrible "Clapham Junction" collision occurred, during the next phase of the scheme.

[beast66606]

3 minutes ago, 62613 said:

 

That's because WF38 is a new signal. A junction has been removed immediately in advance of it; the feather belongs to an OOU signal, I think, which was for that junction. The photo was taken while the Waterloo Area Resignalling Scheme was in progress. Less than 5 months later, the terrible "Clapham Junction" collision occurred, during the next phase of the scheme.

 

I realise the connection has been removed and the feather has been bagged as has what appears to be a post mounted shunt. I can't see an aspect in WF38, so I think the signals are the other way around, the one behind WF38 is still in use but due to be replaced by it.

[62613]

You're probably correct.

 

[iands]

20 hours ago, 62613 said:

 

That's because WF38 is a new signal. A junction has been removed immediately in advance of it; the feather belongs to an OOU signal, I think, which was for that junction. The photo was taken while the Waterloo Area Resignalling Scheme was in progress. Less than 5 months later, the terrible "Clapham Junction" collision occurred, during the next phase of the scheme.

Interesting to note that it looks like a set of points has been removed (just beyond WF38), but the 3rd rail is still in-situ and presumably still carrying current - again presumably it was, at the time, the easiest/quickest way to keep the traction supplies connected during track alterations, without the need for re-cabling everything, especially if any such cabling would only be "temporary" until all track modifications had been completed.

Edited August 12, 2019 by iands
spelling correction

[DaveF]

The Glasgow and South Western at Ayr and Kilwinning today in February 1990.

 

That weekend a group of us stayed at a hotel in Ayr to visit the Glasgow exhibition.

 

For some reason I don't remember much about the weekend except that when I got home I had a very upset stomach, I think it was the kippers I ate for breakfast.

 

 

Ayr 318251 17th Feb 90 C13962

 

 

Ayr Class 318  18th Feb 90 C14007.jpg

 

 

Kilwinning 156437 and 434 Glasgow to Stranraer 17th Feb 90 C13966.jpg

 

 

Kilwinning 156437 and 434 Glasgow to Stranraer 17th Feb 90 C13967.jpg

 

 

Kilwinning 318252 Largs to Glasgow 17th Feb 90 C13968.jpg

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Glasgow and South Western photo’s at Ayr and Kilwinning, which ate full of interest. In C13967, at Kilwinning, with 156437 and 156434 on a Glasgow to Stranraer service on the 17th February, 1990, you can see that the drivers cab door is open on that rear unit, 156434. I wonder what was going on?

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Oldddudders]

20 hours ago, 62613 said:

The photo was taken while the Waterloo Area Resignalling Scheme was in progress. Less than 5 months later, the terrible "Clapham Junction" collision occurred, during the next phase of the scheme.

And I think it was during those months that the project manager, who had worked for me in previous times, told me confidently that the scheme was going really well.......

[eastwestdivide]

1 hour ago, Market65 said:

In C13967, at Kilwinning, with 156437 and 156434 on a Glasgow to Stranraer service on the 17th February, 1990, you can see that the drivers cab door is open on that rear unit, 156434. I wonder what was going on?

That door is also the passenger door for that end of the saloon. Yikes!

[Market65]

But on the wrong side of the train the door should be closed or the train not in use. I can only assume there was an incident or a door fault.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Mark Saunders]

29 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said:

That door is also the passenger door for that end of the saloon. Yikes!

 

25 minutes ago, Market65 said:

But on the wrong side of the train the door should be closed or the train not in use. I can only assume there was an incident or a door fault.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

 

Look closer, there is the Guard looking out and suggests it may have been locally opened!

[talisman56]

Nice bit of weathering on the side of 318 251 (C13962)...

[eastwestdivide]

3 hours ago, Mark Saunders said:

Look closer, there is the Guard looking out and suggests it may have been locally opened!

So there is, complete with BR cap.

[woodenhead]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

The Glasgow and South Western at Ayr and Kilwinning today in February 1990.

 

That weekend a group of us stayed at a hotel in Ayr to visit the Glasgow exhibition.

 

For some reason I don't remember much about the weekend except that when I got home I had a very upset stomach, I think it was the kippers I ate for breakfast.

 

David

 

5 hours ago, Market65 said:

Hi, Dave. I like the Glasgow and South Western photo’s at Ayr and Kilwinning, which ate full of interest. In C13967, at Kilwinning, with 156437 and 156434 on a Glasgow to Stranraer service on the 17th February, 1990, you can see that the drivers cab door is open on that rear unit, 156434. I wonder what was going on?

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

4 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

That door is also the passenger door for that end of the saloon. Yikes!

 

3 hours ago, Mark Saunders said:

 

 

Look closer, there is the Guard looking out and suggests it may have been locally opened!

Is it possibly related to Dave's 'dodgy kipper' stomach - I think the guard is reporting something 'foosty' in the carriage and is airing it before departure so the passengers can be free of the bouwfin smell.

[luckymucklebackit]

21 hours ago, DaveF said:

The Glasgow and South Western at Ayr and Kilwinning today in February 1990.

 

That weekend a group of us stayed at a hotel in Ayr to visit the Glasgow exhibition.

 

For some reason I don't remember much about the weekend except that when I got home I had a very upset stomach, I think it was the kippers I ate for breakfast.

 

 

 

Sadly you won't be able to stay in that hotel any more as it is literally falling down, sheathed in protective scaffolding and plastic it has an extremely uncertain future.

 

Jim

[Fat Controller]

53 minutes ago, luckymucklebackit said:

 

Sadly you won't be able to stay in that hotel any more as it is literally falling down, sheathed in protective scaffolding and plastic it has an extremely uncertain future.

 

Jim

Presumably, that's the one that caused 'operating difficulties' to the adjacent railway recently?