talisman56 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 08/04/2019 at 19:20, Market65 said: Hi, Dave. I like today’s photo’s which start at Victoria and go via Lewes to Brighton. All are full interest and the Lewes photo’ is a real gem. It’s not very often you come across a photo’ from 1951 in colour. At Brighton, in J6636, of the Childrens Pleasure beach railway, in September, 1979, the curves are a bit sharp, and I’m not sure you’d be able to reproduce them in a model. With warmest regards, Rob. LGB and Lego have pretty sharp curves in their trackage systems... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) J7026 - another degree of difficulty in the 'Identify the Deltic' game... As a novice I'll hazard a guess based on the appearance of the number - 55 011? Edited April 10, 2019 by talisman56 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Grantham photo’s which are all full of interest and show some of the changes with the railway at Grantham over those years. In J7026, with a class 55 on a down express in July, 1980, you can see how the end was getting close for the Deltics with the nameplate missing, and fairly well weathered appearance. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, talisman56 said: J7026 - another degree of difficulty in the 'Identify the Deltic' game... As a novice I'll hazard a guess based on the appearance of the number - 55 011? Yes it’s 55011. It’s nameplate was removed on one side -supposedly for safe keeping IIRC - for its final months in service. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted April 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2019 The mystery location I think is on Sankt Augustin Way (which I guess wasn't there when the picture was taken) looking from Westgate due west, with Old Wharf Road bridge just out of view to the left. If you look on streetview the cabinet and signal are still there, the signal has been modified somewhat. The train is going away from us if it is the down service. Regards, Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 3 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Yes it’s 55011. It’s nameplate was removed on one side -supposedly for safe keeping IIRC - for its final months in service. Likewise (for any modellers) 55 010, from December 1979, in that case due to damage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 14 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Yes it’s 55011. It’s nameplate was removed on one side -supposedly for safe keeping IIRC - for its final months in service. The nameplate came off 55011 whilst running round at Hull Paragon. The plate became lodged in the side of a GUV as it went through the shunt release . The plate ended up in the stores at BG until collected by staff from York. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2019 Two very different locations today. Battersby where trains have to reverse on their way from Middlesbrough to Whitby and Monkton cokeworks, south of the River Tyne. Battersby 143020 Darlington to Whitby 29th July 86 C7694.jpg Battersby 143020 Darlington to Whitby 29th July 86 C7695.jpg Battersby 143011 Darlington to Whitby 2nd Aug 86 C7824.jpg Monkton Bowes Railway view towards Wardley 15th Aug 85 C7136.jpg Monkton coke works view south along Bowes Railway 12th Oct 85 C7235.jpg Monkton coke works view south along Bowes Railway 12th Oct 85 C7236.jpg David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 18 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Yes it’s 55011. It’s nameplate was removed on one side -supposedly for safe keeping IIRC - for its final months in service. The nameplate on 55011 was missing for only a short period in 1980 as it was re-united shortly afterwards - unlike 55010 which never had it's 2nd nameplate refitted. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Hi, Dave. I like the Battersby and Monkton cokeworks photo’s which are full of interest, and the 143’s which were so new at the time are now so old and about to be withdrawn from the Welsh services that I believe they are serving their final days on. Monkton Cokeworks looks fascinating and I haven’t seen much of it before, so it’s a whole new world for me. The tracks were latterly, as seems to have been the case, at collieries, and it seems cokeworks too, in a most deplorable condition. In particular C7235 of Monkton coke works looking south along the Bowes Railway, on the 12th October, 1985, conveys so well the complex of colliery buildings and some of the track layout which is crying out to be modelled. With warmest regards, Rob. Edited April 11, 2019 by Market65 To correct a spelling error. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubber duck Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Hi Dave, I've not posted on this thread before but its usually the first one I view during my daily RMWeb fix, just wanted to say a massive thank you for the trouble you take to upload your images, just wonderful pictures and some really diverse locations and subjects, Its much appreciated. Regards Peter. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 12, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2019 Barrow and Dalton in Furness today, on the Cumbrian Coast line. Dalton in Furnesss 6th Aug 87 C8738 Barrow Class 108 Barrow to Lancaster 6th Aug 87 C8740 Barrow Class 108 54196 and 53606 Barrow to Carlisle 6th Aug 87 C8741.jpg Barrow Class 108 54196 and 53606 Barrow to Carlisle 6th Aug 87 C8742.jpg Barrow Class 108 54196 and 53606 Barrow to Carlisle 6th Aug 87 C8743.jpg David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 10/04/2019 at 15:34, DaveF said: Some more trains at Grantham today, from 1971 to 1981. I'm not quite sure exactly where in Grantham Dad stood to take the last one of today's photos, it was taken in the morning, probably between 11am and noon. I thought I knew Grantham well... Grantham Class 47 1513? down Sept 71 J2775 Grantham Plasser Theurier 07 and Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham Jan 77 J5620.jpg Grantham Class 55 down July 80 J7026 55011 Grantham up HST 253045 May 81 J7382 Grantham Class 254 down Flying Scotsman July 81 J7524 David On 11/04/2019 at 11:29, 45125 said: The nameplate came off 55011 whilst running round at Hull Paragon. The plate became lodged in the side of a GUV as it went through the shunt release . The plate ended up in the stores at BG until collected by staff from York. A shot of 55011, on my Flickr site, taken at Finsbury Park on 5th July 1980, showing the damage done to 55011 by the "Hull Incident". Paul J. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Barrow and Dalton in Furness photo’s from the Cumbrian Coast line. They are all full of interest, and in C8741, at Barrow, on the 6th, August, 1987, on the cab front of the class 108 DTSL, 54196, you can clearly see how much yellow paint has been removed after being hit by the air pipe jumping around. It was a fairly common problem on the blue square units. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Barrow Class 108 Barrow to Lancaster 6th Aug 87 C8740 What is that yellow car? At first I thought it was a mini, but.... It doesn't look like the rear window will stay attached to the body for long! Is it some sort of home rebuild? Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Think you will find yellow car was a mini club man estate 50 minutes ago, hmrspaul said: Barrow Class 108 Barrow to Lancaster 6th Aug 87 C8740 What is that yellow car? At first I thought it was a mini, but.... It doesn't look like the rear window will stay attached to the body for long! Is it some sort of home rebuild? Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) It's a Mini Clubman estate. Tht was the longest version of the old Mini combining the 'Cortina'-like extended front with the (van-based) estate body. Edited April 12, 2019 by BernardTPM 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Three more photos at Carlisle to start with today, followed by a couple taken from a train passing Kingmoor shed. Carlisle 86242 Glasgow to Poole 26th Aug 86 C7958.jpg Carlisle 86204 Midland Scot Birmingham to Edinburgh and Glasgow 26th Aug 86 C7959.jpg Carlisle 87022 down Principality Euston to Edinburgh and Glasgow 26th Aug 86 C7969.jpg Kingmoor 25901 and 25213 9th May 87 C8418 Kingmoor 25903 and 47587 9th May 87 C8419 David Edited April 13, 2019 by DaveF Yet another spelling mistake 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Carlisle and Kingmoor photo’s. They are full of interest and in the second one at Carlisle, C7959, with 86204, on the Midland Scot, from Birmingham to Edinburgh and Glasgow, on the 26th, August, 1986, unless I’m much mistaken, I can only see one first class carriage, the second air con Mk2. The last photo’ at Kingmoor, on the 9th, May, 1987, with 25903 and 47587, show how the track dips down to where the diesel fuelling point is and 47587. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, BernardTPM said: It's a Mini Clubman estate. Tht was the longest version of the old Mini combining the 'Cortina'-like extended front with the (van-based) estate body. Thanks Bernard I know the clubman, but was surprised by the raking of the rear doors, I don't remember that. All the best Paul Edited April 13, 2019 by hmrspaul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2019 I think its just the angle of the photograph, the van and the estate versions all had the same slight rake 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 When I was looking for my first car after passing my test, I looked at a Clubman but when I opened the rear door I had an 'Incredible Hulk' moment as it came off in my hand... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 14, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) Two sets of photos together this afternoon, I didn't get chance to post any this morning. The first set are at Quorn (really Quorn and Woodhouse) on the Great Central. Quorn Littleton No 5 Loughborough to Rothley 30th May 76 C2741.jpg Quorn D11 506 Butler Henderson Sept 76 C3018.jpg Loughborough N2 4744 Sept 78 J6337.jpg Most of these people will be (at least) in their 60s now. Qourn and Woodhouse N2 4744 Sept 78 J6338.jpg Quorn and Woodhouse Hunslet 4 Robert Nelson Rothley to Loughborough July 81 J7519.jpg Quorn and Woodhouse Hunslet 4 Robert Nelson Loughborough to Rothley July 81 J7522.jpg David Edited April 14, 2019 by DaveF 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 14, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) The second batch are of the London Tilbury and Southend. Sometimes the weather in Essex was very dull and dismal, other days were bright and sunny. Tilbury Town 08519 down le May 80 J6908.jpg Tilbury Edith and Catherine at Tilbury Riverside landing stage on the right May 80 J6917.jpg Laindon 302273 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St May 80 J6951.jpg Hadleigh Class 302 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness 27th Dec 79 C4921.jpg Leigh on Sea Class 302 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Oct 74 C1813.jpg Chalkwell Class 302 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St Feb 78 C3683.jpg David Edited April 15, 2019 by DaveF 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Hi Dave. With those buildings in the background, I'd say photo J6337 is more likely Loughborough than Quorn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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