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

[BernardTPM]

The top picture is a nice contrast with Bankside still a power station and the Thames a working, mucky river.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Southern photo’s which are full of interest and show how the railway crossed the Thames by the various bridges and viaducts. Along with the stations there’s so much of historical interest in all of the photo’s, and in J6488, at Cannon Street, in June, 1979, with class 415 EMU’s, you can see how stark that the station was back then.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

[Oldddudders]

12 hours ago, Market65 said:

Hi, Dave. I like the Southern photo’s which are full of interest and show how the railway crossed the Thames by the various bridges and viaducts. Along with the stations there’s so much of historical interest in all of the photo’s, and in J6488, at Cannon Street, in June, 1979, with class 415 EMU’s, you can see how stark that the station was back then.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

40 years ago I would occasionally do a week or two covering the SM’s post at Cannon, if Fred was on leave. In the peaks it was fearsomely busy, but off-peak it was as quiet as the grave, with a handful of trains per hour, and not many passengers on each. And it was closed at weekends. 

[DaveF]

 

Glasgow and South Western today, at Stranraer Harbour and Troon.

 

For those who know about ships and looking at the caption on the third photo are wondering what Glen Sannox was doing at Stranraer it was an excursion from Stranraer to Troon on the ship as part of a day out by a special train from  Morpeth and Newcastle.

 

 

Stranraer Harbour 47406 9th May 87 C8441.jpg

 

 

Stranraer Harbour 47406 9th May 87 C8442.jpg

 

 

Stranraer Harbour from MV Glen Sannox 9th May 87 C8449.jpg

 

 

Troon 318251 Ayr to Glasgow C 9th May 87 C8465.jpg

 

 

Troon 47406 47406 WBHS Troon to Morpeth 9th May 87 C8469.jpg

 

 

MV Glen Sannox 9th May 87 C8452.jpg

 

 

MV Glen Sannox off Ailsa Craig 9th May 87 C8456.jpg

 

 

David

 

[hmrspaul]

Stranraer Harbour from MV Glen Sannox 9th May 87 C8449.jpg  

 

An interesting variant on the way to load the Cartics.

 

Paul

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Stranraer Harbour and Troon photo’s, and they are full of interest. I particularly like the first photo’ of 47406 which is a fine portrait of the 47. It looks very smart complete with silver buffers and white pipe work. 

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[62613]

C8452: interesting to see what looks like an engineer on the bridge wing (the C/E with a boiler suit that white!) and another, not so clean, at the foot of the ladder.

 

I once got chucked off the bridge for wearing a boiler suit!

 

[DaveF]

 

I was busy this morning so the first batch of toady's photos are a bit later than usual.

 

They are from the Bowes Railway, just south of Gateshead and show the rope hauled inclines each side of Blackham's Hill winding engine in operation in preservation days.

 

 

Blackhams Hil Aug 80 J7077

 

 

Blackhams Hill wagons at top of incline rope just disconnected 24th May 87 C8569.jpg

 

 

Blackhams Hill wagons coming up incline on rope 24th May 87 C8571.jpg

 

 

Blackhams Hill wagons coming up incline on rope onto kip 24th May 87 C8575.jpg

 

 

Blackhams Hill wagons coming up incline on rope onto kip 24th May 87 C8576.jpg

 

 

Blackhams Hill rope guides24th May 87 C8577.jpg

 

 

Bowes Railway Blackhams Hill Barclay WST 7th April 85 C6782.jpg

 

 

David

[DaveF]

 

A quick trip to the west now to look at the Cumbrian Coast line.

 

 

Bootle Cumbria Class 47 down empty coal 6th Aug 87 C8759.jpg

 

 

Bootle Cumbria Class 47 down empty coal 6th Aug 87 C8760.jpg

 

 

Skelly Crag level crossing near Foxfield Class 108 up 6th Aug 87 C8749.jpg

 

 

Silverdale 8th Aug 87 C8838

 

 

Silverdale Class 108 and Class 104 Lancaster to Barrow 8th Aug 87 C8839.jpg

 

 

David

 

[eastwestdivide]

C8839 is that a Network SouthEast sticker on the side of the first DMU car?

[DaveF]

6 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said:

C8839 is that a Network SouthEast sticker on the side of the first DMU car?

 

 

I think it is indeed a Network South East sticker.

 

NSE had 10 2 car sets of Class 104 used on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, I believe they also worked out of Paddington and Marylebone.

 

I assume that this set had been transferred to the north west to work out its last days.

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Bowes Railway photo’s which are most fascinating. It’s not everyday you see wagons being hauled up an incline. C8577, of the rope guides, shows detail that will be of interest to anyone wishing to make an accurate model. 

 

The Cumbrian Coast line photo’s are interesting and nostalgic. In the first photo’ at Bootle, Cumbria, the class 47 on a down empty coal train, on the 6th, August, 1987, makes quite a sight as it powers the train through the station  with a flurry of exhaust.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

 



 

[DaveF]

 

Heading north from Darlington this afternoon ending at Tyne Yard.

 

I've captioned one as "enthusiast's dream or nightmare?" - which would you say?.  I should mention that the effect was accidental, two exposures on one frame of film.

 

 

Darlington 08867 and 37003 21st Feb 87 C8207

 

 

Darlington 26th Feb 87 C8246

 

 

Hett Mill Class 43 up IC 16th October 93 C19131

 

 

Durham HST 43090 up 22nd Oct 86 C8117

 

 

Durham enthusiast's dream or nightmare? 24th May 87 C8588.jpg

 

 

Tyne Yard Class 143 7th March 87 C8245

 

 

David

Edited March 25, 2019 by DaveF

[eastwestdivide]

C8588 - it's the entry for Best Kept Station, surely

[melmerby]

C8246

You could almost be waiting for an A4 to appear (Apart from the date and some modern signage.).

 

Thanks for another nice selection.

[Blackthorn]

2 hours ago, melmerby said:

C8246

You could almost be waiting for an A4 to appear (Apart from the date and some modern signage.).

 

Thanks for another nice selection.

I was thinking the same thing!! 

 

Another picture full of atmosphere and detail.....

 

Mark

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. The Darlington to Tyne Yard photo’s are most interesting and once more nostalgic. I particularly like the first one of 08867 and 37003 on the 21st February, 1987. What a great sight the 08 makes looking so clean. 

The double exposure is most interesting. I know a keen gardener and railway enthusiast who would really enjoy that photo’.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Some photos taken at Winning, on the Blyth and Tyne.

 

Winning is where the Blyth and Tyne line from Bedlington joins the line from Ashington and Lynemouth, before heading to Cambois and North Blyth.

 

 

Winning 56116 coal Lynemouth to Blyth power station 6th July 87 C8629.jpg

 

 

Winning 56127 Blyth PS to Butterwell empties 5th Jan 87 C8171.jpg

 

 

Winning 56129 empties 11th April 85 C6944.jpg

 

 

Winning 56130 empty aluminium ingot wagons to Alcan Lynemouth 6th July 87 C8630.jpg

 

 

Winning 56130 empty aluminium ingot wagons to Alcan Lynemouth 6th July 87 C8631.jpg

 

David

 

[Alcanman]

'Winning' always a winner for me and still a great location for photos. Class 56s in LL BR Blue always look great, and now a distant memory.

 

This class 66 at Winning also has a livery which is a distant memory.

 

Thanks again for sharing your B&T photos.

[lmsforever]

We are going to be seeing coal trains on the line at St Bees in two years time when the new coal mine opens so what goes rond comes round again.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the photo’s of Winning, which are most interesting, and there are some good views of class 56’s. In particular the first photo’ is a fine portrait of 56116, on a coal train from Lynemouth to Blyth power station, on the 6th July, 1987.  Interesting to see how the surrounds to the cab windows and grills have all been picked out in what appears  to be white paint.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

[45125]

On 14/03/2019 at 23:52, 35A said:

C4088 looks like 55 014 to me, David.

 

I'm not sure about J6142 either. At a higher magnification the numbers look too rounded for it to be 47 511 - BICBW. 511 was, also, a Western Region loco and, whilst "foreign" Brush 4s weren't all that rare on the ECML earlier in the decade (when depots would tend to use anything that they had to hand), by 1978 it would be very unusual to see what was, then, a Landore loco.

It is not 511, 511 still had glass fitted in the head codes at this time. The plated panels is in the York style with the holes in the lower position.

[DaveF]

 

Back to Bottesford today, on the Grantham to Nottingham line.

 

In the 1970s and early 1980s there were quite a lot of loco hauled trains as well as the local dmu service from Nottingham to Skegness via Grantham.

 

The Class 45 in the last photo on a diverted St Pancras to Nottingham service, which ran from Kings Cross, was very unusual.  On the day the photo was taken all the Midland trains were diverted to run from Kings Cross as the Midland line was blocked.

 

 

Bottesford 20068 and 20073 Burton to Skegness July 81 J7528.jpg

 

 

 

Bottesford 25069 and 25081 Derby to Yarmouth Aug 81 J7535.jpg

 

 

Bottesford 31115 and 31145 Derby to Skegness Sept 82 J7742.jpg

 

 

Bottesford 37047 Parkeston Quay to Manchester May 81 J7385.jpg

 

 

Bottesford 45103 diverted St Pancras to Derby June 81 J7509.jpg

 

 

David

 

Edited March 28, 2019 by DaveF
To remove a duplicated image

[balders]

On 07/03/2019 at 21:55, Davexoc said:

29 minutes ago, DaveF said:

 

Back to Bottesford today, on the Grantham to Nottingham line.

 

In the 1970s and early 1980s there were quite a lot of loco hauled trains as well as the local dmu service from Nottingham to Skegness via Grantham.

 

The Class 45 in the last photo on a diverted St Pancras to Nottingham service, which ran from Kings Cross, was very unusual.  On the day the photo was taken all the Midland trains were diverted to run from Kings Cross as the Midland line was blocked.

 

 

Bottesford 20068 and ano Burton to Skegness July 81 J7528.jpg

 

 

 

Bottesford 25139 and 25128 Derby to Yarmouth Aug 81 J7535.jpg

 

 

Bottesford 31115 and 31145 Derby to Skegness Sept 82 J7742.jpg

 

 

Bottesford 37047 Parkeston Quay to Manchester May 81 J7385.jpg

 

 

Bottesford 45103 diverted St Pancras to Derby June 81 J7509.jpg

 

 

David

 

J7535 is going to be 25069 and 25081......both 25/1 body styles. Both worked a Leicester Skeggy 1st August 1981. Both vac braked. 

 

25245 and 25060 worked a Derby Yarmouth on the 8th but both dual brakes so don't fit the profile either.....the front loco looks to have a '9' at the end of the number which fits '069. 

 

Info from Alan Bayliss 25 Info site. Another great time capsule thanks David!

 

Regards

 

Guy 

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by balders
Typo

[DaveF]

6 minutes ago, balders said:

J7535 is going to be 25069 and 25081......both 25/1 body styles. Both worked a Leicester Skeggy 1st August 1981. Both va  braked. 

25245 and 25060 worked a Derby Yarmouth on the 8th but both dual brakes so don't fit the profile either.....the front loco looks to have a '9' at the end of the number which fits '069. 

 

Info from Alan Bayliss 25 Info site. Another great time capsule thanks David!

 

Regards

 

Guy 

 

 

Many thanks, I've amended the caption.

 

David