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

[Market65]

HI, Dave. I like the Midland photos from Skipton. A great set, and thstvlast one of the hybrid DMU is a typical 101 and 104 three car formation. The TSL is a class 104, it has the luggage racks opposite to the toilet, the plain window is the big clue there. NER 104’s were fitted out with them for long distance services.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[45125]

HI, Dave. I like the Midland photos from Skipton. A great set, and thstvlast one of the hybrid DMU is a typical 101 and 104 three car formation. The TSL is a class 104, it has the luggage racks opposite to the toilet, the plain window is the big clue there. NER 104’s were fitted out with them for long distance services.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

Its probably a BG set as three Birmingham TSLs were allocated as spare vehicles to be inserted in the Met Camm sets.

[DaveF]

Heading north from Skipton we eventually arrive at Kirkby Stephen.

 

Once again the photos are more recent, mainly taken only about 20 to 25 years ago.  Tomorrow's photos will be considerably older.

 

 

 Kirkby Stephen BR Class 4MT 80080 Carlisle to Kirkby Stephen 22nd Feb 93 C18296

 

 

Kirkby Stephen 22nd Feb 93 C18303

 

 

Kirkby Stephen 29th Aug 96 C21393

 

 

Kirkby Stephen 142093 and 156471 Leeds to Carlisle 10th April 97 C21771

 

 

Kirkby Stephen 142093 and 156471 Leeds to Carlisle 10th April 97 C21772

 

 

Kirkby Stephen 156488 Carlisle to Leeds 15th April 99 C24305

 

 

David

[flapland]

C24305, had the 156 DMU in the siding hit something. It looks like its covered in a blue tarpaulin closest end to the camera.

 

By the way still love the daily delights of this thread and especially yesterday Britannia on Vans. 

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like today's set of photos, and Kirkby Stephen station is always so great to see, and it's looks so good in your photos. It's hard to believe that the 142's are doomed and will all be gone by the end of next year. So C21771 and C21772 will soon be historical and of interest to the railway historian.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[iands]

"C24305, had the 156 DMU in the siding hit something. It looks like its covered in a blue tarpaulin closest end to the camera."

 

I think this unit might be the one that hit a landslide at Crosby Garrett in the January of '99.

 

Regards, Ian.

 

[flapland]

Thanks for that. Sadly no report I can find just the following summary and a old BBC news article with some reasonable detail.

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=6451

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/256221.stm

 

Lucky driver and passengers from what I can see. 

[DaveF]

The first photos for today are from August 1975 when Mum and Dad visited the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in Cumbria.

 

 

Lakeside station from Gunners Howe Aug 75 J4603

 

 

Lakeside Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4605

 

 

Haverthwaite Fairburn 4MTT 2073 Aug 75 J4610

 

 

Haverthwaite Hudswell Clarke 5 and Simplex Rachel Aug 75 J4616

 

 

Haverthwaite Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4618

 

 

Haverthwaite Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4620

 

 

David

[iands]

Thanks for that. Sadly no report I can find just the following summary and a old BBC news article with some reasonable detail.

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=6451

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/256221.stm

 

Lucky driver and passengers from what I can see.

 

Unfortunately a guard wasn't so lucky 4 years early at Ais Gill after another landslide.

 

Regards Ian.

[DaveF]

The second batch for today is of trains on the ECML between Peterborough and Grantham.

 

 

Esendine Class 47  09.25 Leeds to Kings X July 72 C1003

 

 

Swayfield Class 47 11.00 Newcastle to Kings X Sept 72 C1143

 

 

Corby Glen Class 55 up Class April 63 J033  10.00 Edinburgh to Kings X The Flying Scotsman   D9003

 

 

Burton le Coggles Class 47 down Nov 74 J4088  probably 13.00 Kings X to Edinburgh

 

 

High Dyke Class 55 9007 Kings X to Bradford May 73 C1259  07.55 Kings X to Bradford

 

 

David

Edited April 1, 2018 by DaveF

[mark54]

C1003 from the formation was the 09:25 Leeds-KX

1A35 was the 10:00 Edinburgh-KX (last 2 coaches start 6:10 from Aberdeen) - The Flying Scotsman

J4088 from the formation and being class 47 hauled was probably the 13:00 KX-Edinburgh

C1259 was probably the 07:55 KX-Bradford (if that fits in with the time taken?)

[corneliuslundie]

I fear that the loco spotters will be hard pressed today. But lovely photos of trains in the landscape.

Back o the L&H, I am afraid that I never liked the fake liveries on its locos, but I have to admit that it was only many years later that I realised that BR was being difficult about current liveries at the time.

Jonathan

[tigerburnie]

Crackin' pic at High Dyke, used to go camping behind where the the photographer is, about 10 years or so before this one, great memories.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway photos, and I always thought the Fairburn tank in CR livery looked very good.

The ECML photos are fantastic, The Deltic at Corby Glen, on an up express, in April 1963, in J033, has a Thompson CK as the third carriage along the formation.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Davexoc]

Is it me, or is that Deltic running wrong road? If it isn't, the up seems to be lower than the down.

 

High Dyke Class 55 9007 Kings X to Bradford May 73 C1259

 

Dave

[Western Glory]

The second batch for today is of trains on the ECML between Peterborough and Grantham.

 

Corby Glen Class 55 up Class April 63 J033.jpg

Corby Glen Class 55 up Class April 63 J033

 

David

One of four with same-sized small nameplate:

D9003 MELD, D9007 PINZA, D9015 TULYAR, D9020 NIMBUS

 

What they were up to in 1963:

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/3-63.htm

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/7-63.htm

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/15-63.htm

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/20-63.htm

 

If a Saturday, it would have been the 6th, 13th, 20th or 27th.

 

D9007 looks too clean on the 27th:

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/7_27-4-63.htm

Edited April 1, 2018 by Western Glory

[DaveF]

C1003 from the formation was the 09:25 Leeds-KX

1A35 was the 10:00 Edinburgh-KX (last 2 coaches start 6:10 from Aberdeen) - The Flying Scotsman

J4088 from the formation and being class 47 hauled was probably the 13:00 KX-Edinburgh

C1259 was probably the 07:55 KX-Bradford (if that fits in with the time taken?)

 

 

Once again many thanks Mark.

C1259 would be the 07.55 Kings X to Bradford.   I suspect I took it during the last week in May, when I would not have been working, probably on a weekday as on a Saturday I would not usually have been at High Dyke in the morning.  It couldn't have been a day when I was working as I passed there in my car around 8 am on working days.  It was only about 10 or 15 minutes from home.

 

Is it me, or is that Deltic running wrong road? If it isn't, the up seems to be lower than the down.

 

High Dyke Class 55 9007 Kings X to Bradford May 73 C1259

 

Dave

 

It is running on the down line, that view is quite deceptive, the up line is well hidden by the grass.

 

One of four with same-sized small nameplate:

D9003 MELD, D9007 PINZA, D9015 TULYAR, D9020 NIMBUS

 

What they were up to in 1963:

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/3-63.htm

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/7-63.htm

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/15-63.htm

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/20-63.htm

 

If a Saturday, it would have been the 6th, 13th, 20th or 27th.

 

D9007 looks too clean on the 27th:

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/7_27-4-63.htm

 

 

On the same day Dad took a photo of the prototype Roadrailers (it is earlier in the thread) also at Corby Glen, apparently that ran on 11th April, so it was a Thursday.  That makes sense as Dad would have been on holiday from work then.

 

David

[Western Glory]

One of one then: D9003.

[mark54]

The Deltic at Corby Glen, on an up express, in April 1963, in J033, has a Thompson CK as the third carriage along the formation.

 

Hi Rob, the Thompson coach was a FK with ladies retiring room (identified by the 2 small windows next to the oval toilet window). The coach was listed in the carriage working.

[DaveF]

A somewhat random selection of Scottish photos today.

 

You may need a map for a couple of them.

 

 

Alexandria      bridge over A82 Balloch branch NBR Aug 73 J3335

 

 

Beattock Class 37 6855 down freight banked by Class 20 Aug 73 J3339

 

 

Coltfield Platform Burghead branch Aug 74 J3916

 

 

Lhanbryde Class 24 and Class 25 up pipes Aug 74 J3918

 

 

Saltcoats July 74 J3940

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2018 by DaveF

[keefer]

J3335 showing the 'Glasgow Electrics' emblem introduced with the North-side EMU services.

J3339 I'm sure i remember reading somewhere that, at least until the early '80s, 2 or 3 locos were held at Beattock for banking, often being cl.20s

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Scottish photos. A great variety, and in J3918, at Lhanbryde, in August, 1974, the train of up pipes has, I think, after enlarging the photo’, a 24 then a 25. The lead loco’ has no head code box, which I’m sure were fitted to all 25’s.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[luckymucklebackit]

J3335 showing the 'Glasgow Electrics' emblem introduced with the North-side EMU services.

J3339 I'm sure i remember reading somewhere that, at least until the early '80s, 2 or 3 locos were held at Beattock for banking, often being cl.20s

 

In 1975 I went with Coatbridge High School Railway Club to the outdoor study centre at Beattock Summit, which was located in the old school building (now demolished), we spent a week there spotting at the lineside, walking the Wanlockhead branch and visiting Moffat and Carlisle - One evening just before dinner the class 20 banker dropped off the rear of a northbound freight and the driver offered to take us down to Beattock and back up on his next job, unfortunately as he was not sure when that would be we had to decline!  Very much an opportunity lost.

 

Jim

[DaveF]

Hi, Dave. I like the Scottish photos. A great variety, and in J3918, at Lhanbryde, in August, 1974, the train of up pipes has, I think, after enlarging the photo’, a 24 then a 25. The lead loco’ has no head code box, which I’m sure were fitted to all 25’s.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

 

Rob,

 

I've just had a close look at the photo and agree with you so I've changed the caption.  In Dad's notes he had them down as Class 26s.

 

David

[35A]

Rob,

 

I've just had a close look at the photo and agree with you so I've changed the caption.  In Dad's notes he had them down as Class 26s.

 

David

 

Just to flag up that it might be a pair of class 24s, rather than a 24 and a 25. The last 37 class 24s (D5114 to D5150) were also fitted with headcode panels, rather than discs. D5114 to D5132 were all Scottish allocated throughout.