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

[DaveF]

Time now for a return to Scotland with our first visit to Glasgow Central on 2nd March 1984.

 

In 1984  the 2nd March was a Friday, so I was probably visiting Glasgow Exhibition.  I think it was held slightly later then than it is now.

 

 

Glasgow Central 311 103 2nd March 84 C6408

 

 

Glasgow Central Class 107 2nd March 84 C6409

 

 

Glasgow Central 311109 and Class 116 set 387 2nd March 84 C6410

 

 

Glasgow Central 2nd March 84 C6411

 

 

Glasgow Central 86103 Glasgow to Parkeston Quay the European 2nd March 84 C6413

 

 

David

Edited August 18, 2017 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

I was given but later parted with a very good book on the railways of Whitehaven. I think this is it:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whitehaven-Railways-Waggonways-Unique-Cumberland/dp/0954023250?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197300960&sr=8-1

And I loved that departure board (if that is not an understatement) at Glasgow Central. Is it still there?

Jonathan

Edited August 18, 2017 by corneliuslundie

[ColinK]

I was given but later parted with a very good book on the railways of Whitehaven. I think this is it:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whitehaven-Railways-Waggonways-Unique-Cumberland/dp/0954023250?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197300960&sr=8-1

And I loved that departure board (if that is not an understatement) at Glasgow Central. Is it still there?

Jonathan

There is a very good second hand bookshop in Whitehaven, has lots of local books and railway books, I picked up a book on the colliery railway when I last visited.

[Ian Smeeton]

I was given but later parted with a very good book on the railways of Whitehaven. I think this is it:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whitehaven-Railways-Waggonways-Unique-Cumberland/dp/0954023250?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197300960&sr=8-1

And I loved that departure board (if that is not an understatement) at Glasgow Central. Is it still there?

Jonathan

 

Sadly, the departure board has gone, now, and houses a Weatherspoons.

 

The alll singing, all dancing LED monstrosity which replaced it frequently suffers from the measles. (I think that it, too, may have gone)

 

Regards

 

Ian

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Glasgow Central photo's. That's a station which I have not been to, but hope to in future times. The photo's show a station with a great looking roof, and long and sweeping platforms which must have inspired many travellers over the years. It's good to see the class 107 and 116 DMU's and the class 311 Blue Train EMU's.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Andy Louch]

Hello Dave, yes, Glasgow Central was/is a superb station and I well remember the wooden departure board. I visited a number of times in the late 70's and early 80's and I felt the place had more 'atmosphere' than either Queen Street or Edinburgh Waverly when we visited from the Midlands on spotting trips or when I was traveling for work. (The latter usually involved the sleeper from BNS and changing for a 'local' service to various ports on the Clyde! Thanks for re-kindling the memories!! Andy

[corneliuslundie]

"Sadly, the departure board has gone, now, and houses a Weatherspoons."

Presumably we are supposed to class this as progress.

Mind you there could have been a nice competition to find a name for the pub - "The train just departed" perhaps.

Jonathan

[lmsforever]

I agree Glasgow Central is a very pleasant station its light and airy and very easy to navigate even down below on the surburban platforms going to Exhibition.The services are extremely good especially the pasty sales unit and of course Weatherspoons ,also the whole place is cleaner than in the photos.

[35A]

Talk of misbehaving departure boards (in Scotland) reminded me of this one, taken on a railrover in 1992 and offering a scenic route from Waverley to Bathgate .....

 

[sir douglas]

for a few seconds i thought the first 2 photos were of a layout, just something about the light quality and the shine on the dmu made me think it was a model

[DaveF]

Back to the ECML today, starting at Grantham and heading a short distance north towards Newark.

 

 

Grantham 254007 Kings X to Edinburgh Feb 79 C4307

 

 

Peascliffe Tunnel Class 31 up empty cartics July 83 C 6116

 

 

Hougham 31232 down Aug 78 C4092

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 55 down April 79 C4425    55014?

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 47 down April 79 C4428

 

 

David

Edited August 19, 2017 by DaveF

[keefer]

C4092 is it some kind of ECS working? A 6 coach train but seems to have an RKB and BG in the middle.

C4425 I like the presumably ancient trespass sign, North Eastern Railway?

[DaveF]

C4092 is it some kind of ECS working? A 6 coach train but seems to have an RKB and BG in the middle.

C4425 I like the presumably ancient trespass sign, North Eastern Railway?

 

 

I suspect that C4092 with the 31 is an ecs - possibly coaches destined for Doncaster Works.

 

The trespass notice is a Great Northern Railway example.

 

David

[leopardml2341]

C4425=55014?

[AberdeenBill]

I suspect that C4092 with the 31 is an ecs - possibly coaches destined for Doncaster Works.

 

 

David

 

Hopefully, or any passengers will be feeling very uncomfortable in air-conditioned stock in August with a non-ETH 31 at the front... 

 

Bill

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. What an excellent set of photos from the ECML. In C4425, the Deltic may well be 55014. There seems to be a four as the last digit of the number, and the nameplate is a double line example. So just maybe The Duke Of Wellington's Regiment it is.

That 31 hauled train has to be ECS as stated. It really cannot be anything else.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[35A]

I suspect that C4092 with the 31 is an ecs - possibly coaches destined for Doncaster Works.

 

 

In the mid-70s there was a regular down weekday ECS working during the early afternoon (5L30). I'm not sure whether it continued beyond 1976, as I don't have any records of it - but, then again, I was working full time by then!

[DaveF]

A visit to the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway today.

 

 

Lakeside Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4604

 

 

Lakeside MV Swan Aug 75 J4608

 

 

Haverthwaite Class 03 ex D2117 Aug 75 J4612

 

 

Haverthwaite Hudswell Clarke 6 Renishaw Ironworks Aug 75 J4614

 

 

Haverthwaite Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4617

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Next some more photos from the London Tilbury and Southend at Leigh on Sea and Laindon.  As usual the service is provided by Class 302s.

 

 

Leigh on Sea 302302 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St May 79 C4555

 

 

Laindon 302249 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness March 80 C4967

 

 

Laindon Class 302 249 down Dec 77 J5873

 

 

Laindon Class 302 229 up Dec 77 J5874

 

 

Laindon Class 302 285 down April 78 J5998

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. The first photo of the Fairburn 4MTT reminds me of the former Wrenn BR 4MTT model that they put in that livery, and it looked very good.

The photos of the L.T.& S. R. are a great reminder of a railway getting the basics right and moving thousands of passengers back and forth each day. The class 302 EMU's were a good and solid class of unit which clearly got the work done, and it's all so well caught in your lovely photos.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Photos on the Great Eastern in May and June 1975 for today at Manningtre and Bentley.

 

 

Manningtree 47129 Liverpool St to Norwich May 75 J4294

 

 

Manningtree 37090 down l e May 75 J4305

 

 

Bentley Class 31 up parcels June 75 J4377

 

 

Manningtree Cattawade Bridge June 75 J4379

 

 

Bentley Class 47 down June 75 J4492

 

 

David

[woodenhead]

J4305 is a classic Manningtree shot.

[corneliuslundie]

I wish you wouldn't put up photos like J4379 as such scenes just cry out to be modelled but of course are absolutely impossible.

But please don't stop!

Jonathan

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the GE photo's. Especially J4305 of 37090. That's a photo' which is full of detail which will be of use for those modelling such details. The parcels train hauled by a class 31 in J4377 is just crying out to be modelled.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[LNERGE]

A not so good view of Manningtree box diagram. I believe there will be a detailed photo in due course.

 

 

I wonder if this colourlight was actually like this?

 

 

The way it is drawn implies that reading from the bottom it was red, green then yellow. All others are drawn red, yellow, green.