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

[Donington Road]

2 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Scarby or Brid, shirley?

 

Nah, it was cheaper to go abroad to Lincolnshire.😁

[corneliuslundie]

I didn't mean to start a major discussion! And my comment "never again" was related to the temperature of the sea. Give me Durres in Albania for swimming.

But to contribute to the resorts, from Cardiff a very popular resort was Weston super Mud. Miles of beach - and that was just looking for the sea when the tide was out.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

Near Nottingham now, at Sneinton junction, just east of Nottingham Midland and Radcliffe on Trent on the line to Grantham.

 

Sneinton Junction Class 120 Crewe to Lincoln June 78 C3893

 

 

Sneinton Junction 25211 westbound freight June 78 C3894

 

 

Sneinton Junction Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham and Class 25 shunting June 78 C3895

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 120 Nottingham to Skegness June 75 J4383

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 47 Parkeston Quay to Manchester Feb78 J5920 47011

 

David

Edited yesterday at 13:52 by DaveF

[Flanged Wheel]

There’s some fascinating history surrounding seaside holidays. I spent the summer between my GCSEs and A-levels researching excursion trains from the West Riding, thanks to a HMRS grant. They even published my article.

 

Part of the project involved recording oral history from those who went on these excursions. Sadly all have since passed away and so that research is the only way that their story was captured. One of the valuable things about this thread (apart from the sheer delight of the wealth of pictures) is the knowledge that is being recorded and (RMWeb permitting) retained. Long may it continue…!

[mullie]

I think oral history is very underrated. I carried out a Heritage lottery project to record the memories of those who used the Portland branch in Dorset. Some talked about holidays , some about wartime, some about growing up and using the railway to travel and as a playground. Some fascinating stories were collected. Sorry if I've posted this before. The film is the last special in 1965, I interviewed a fireman on one of the 2mt tanks, you will hear him speak. I edited the sound bites and put it all together. There is also a display connected with the project in our local museum ,more information in the link below.

 

 

Next project is to interview my mother about growing up on an Essex farm during war time and submitting to the Essex records office.

 

Martyn

Edited Monday at 16:12 by mullie

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of the London Tilbury and Southend at Laindon in the 1970’s. C3715, of track renewal work, on the 12th March, 1978, is a fascinating study, and how times have changed. The workers would all have to be wearing Hi Vis jackets etc.

 

The photo’s from near to Nottingham at Sneinton junction, are an excellent selection. C3894, of 25211, on a westbound freight, in June, 1978, is a superb three quarter portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

[JeffP]

22 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Scarby or Brid, shirley?

Cleethorpes if you lived in what is now South Yorkshire, the mining area around Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, and up as far as Wakefield and Leeds.

Used to be loads of excursions.

[DaveF]

Another batch from Switzerland, this time taken at Rapperswil where the line from Zürich crosses the Südostbahn line from Arth Goldau to the north east of the country.

 

 

Rapperswil Südostbahn ABe4/4 14 Pfaffikon to Rapperswil 31st July 88 C9812

 

 

Rapperswil RABDe12/12 1118 31st July 88 C9816

 

 

Rapperswil Südostbahn Re4/4iii 42 Konstanz Rigi Express  31st July 88 C9824

 

 

Rapperswil RABDe8/16 Zurich to Rapperswil 31st July 88 C9826

 

 

Rapperswil Südostbahn BDe4/4 85 Rapperswil to Einsiedeln 1st Aug 88 C09965

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

Not sure about the livery in C9826.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

I'm scanning old family photos at the moment, this one might be of interest for those who have rivers or harbours on their layout.

 

Pride of the Yare on River Trent at Nottingham circa 1950.  Jscan23Apr

 

David

Edited yesterday at 10:22 by DaveF

[Mol_PMB]

Great photo. I like the 'N.C.S. Cheese Factory' in the background.

[Chris Turnbull]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

I'm scanning old family photos at the moment

 

Snap, so am I.  Some are mine, some are my father's and some my wife's.  These tend to be the easy ones.  There are others taken by sundry relatives and friends and, whilst either my wife or I may know who, of the where and when we haven't a clue.  Even the who isn't always easy.

 

I started it because I felt it was important to have a digitised record of our family history.  One day my wife and I will not be here and, although we both hope this won't be for many years, once we go our knowledge goes with us unless we keep a record.  Our eldest daughter (and my brother) are the family archivists and she has several photographs of what we assume are our Victorian ancestors.  Unfortunately we have no names.  "I would love to know who they are," she has said to me.

 

Chris Turnbull   

Edited yesterday at 12:52 by Chris Turnbull
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[brushman47544]

Hi David.

J5920 is 47011

[DaveF]

Back to railways now to visit the Stray at Harrogate in 1965 and 1966.  The photos were taken with Dad's half frame camera so some are not quite as good as usual in terms of detail.

 

 

Harrogate Class 104 Bradford to Harogate  July 65 J211

 

 

Harrogate Class 101 Darlington to Leeds Aug 65 J274

 

 

Harrogate B1 61319 Harrogate to Kings X Feb 66 J444

 

 

Harrogate Class 46 D171 up White Rose April 66 J472

 

 

Harrogate LMS Class 5 45061 Harrogate to Kings X July 66 J569

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s of Switzerland, at Rapperswil, on the 31st July and the 1st August, 1988. C9824, of a Südostbahn, Re4/4iii, 42, on a Konstanz Rigi Express, on the 31st July, 1988, is a splendid three quarter portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

The old family photo’ of Pride of the Yare, on the River Trent, at Nottingham circa 1950, is a really lovely shot, and there’s is, as you have stated, much of interest for modellers.

 

The photo’s of the Stray at Harrogate in 1965 and 1966, are a superb selection. The last photo’ of LMS Class 5, 45061, on a Harrogate to Kings Cross service, in July, 1966, is a most excellent photo’ and shows a typical Stanier Black 5 near to the end of steam. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

The Ffestiniog Railway for this morning.

 

 

Tan y Bwlch Earl of Merioneth 22nd Aug 70 C243

 

 

Tan y Bwlch Hunslet Linda Dduallt to Porthmadog Aug 72 J3034

 

 

Tan y Grisiau Hibberd Upnor Castle  6th Aug 79 C4680

 

 

Tan y Grisiau Hunslet Blanche Porthmadog to Tan y Grisiau 6th Aug 79 C4693

 

 

Tan y Grisiau Hunslet Blanche Porthmadog to Tan y Grisiau 6th Aug 79 C4694

 

David

[melmoth]

J3034 Looks like Allan Garraway on the footplate of Linda

[DaveF]

A trip down the road for me to Morpeth, the newest photo is only about 30 years old.

 

 

Morpeth USP5000 March 81 C5304

 

 

Morpeth ex garin wagons for Alcan traffic Nov 83 C6307

 

 

Morpeth 37015 up coal to Blyth and Tyne 18th April 85 C6819  This view is now obscured by trees.

 

 

Morpeth 56133 shunting 9th April 86 C7454

 

 

Morpeth LMS Class 5 44767 Santa Special 18th Dec 94  C19895  Coming into Morpeth from the Blyth and Tyne so it can return to Newcastle on the ECML.

 

David