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

[keefer]

J1529 - love this picture - with the light and the relatively shallow depth of field, the deltic seems to be really bursting out of the shot

[DaveF]

Northumberland again today with more ECML photos from around Ulgham Lane Crossing.

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing Class 40 up l e Nov 80 C5223

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing Class 254 down Dec 80 C5235

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56134 up coal 30th July 85 C6992

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 47453 down ARG cars 28th Aug 85 C7153

 

 

Ulgham Lane Crossing 43108 up April 85 C6761

 

 

David

[cheesysmith]

C6992. Please tell me that the metro in the pic isn`t your?

[russ p]

Great pictures David

Love the Austin rover theme. Was your metro an opaline green 1.0 L?

I had a 1.3HLE in the same colour

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Ulgham Lane photos. In the first one, I see the engine room door is open on the class 40 running L.E. In the second one, C5235, I can see, on enlarging the photo, that the door drop lights are open in that leading Mk111 TF. I wonder if the air conditioning was working properly.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

C6992. Please tell me that the metro in the pic isn`t your?

 

 

Great pictures David

Love the Austin rover theme. Was your metro an opaline green 1.0 L?

I had a 1.3HLE in the same colour

 

It was Mum's Metro - dad rarely drove at that time because he had a heart condition then.

 

I would have been driving it that day as I often took them out on Saturdays, sometimes in their car.

 

David

[TytoAlba]

I think this is the only photo I have of Lady Angela - taken by Dad.

 

 

Capture.JPG

 

 

It is in my black and white photo thread of Dad's photos (see signature below for link to the thread).

David

Dave despite these being poor quality I decided to scan my images of Lady Angela at Kingston/Kegworth. They would have been taken around 1965 with a Brownie camera. I couldn't afford to take many photos.

Thanks for posting your photographs - they fascinate me

Richard

[DaveF]

A Yorkshire miscellany for this afternoon.

 

 

Headingly Class 105 Leeds Harrogate York June 76 J5310

 

 

Headingly LNER A3 4472 Carnforth to York    The Fells and Dales June 76 J5311

 

 

Thorne North Trans Pennine dmu Hull to Manchester Piccadilly Feb 83 C5956

 

 

Bradford Interchange Class 254 to Kings X 5th Aug 84 C6588

 

 

Bradford Interchange Class 110 5th Aug 84 C6589

 

 

David

[woodenhead]

I've always thought Bradford Interchange made a good example of a blue period simple station to model.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Yorkshire miscellany photos. In the first one, the top marker light on the Cravens DMBS is lit up. It shows how faint they were in daylight.

The Trans Pennine unit in C5956 is possibly a mixed unit if the TSL is class 123, but even enlarging the photo it is so difficult to distinguish the exact class of that car. The other trailer is a one time MBSL which by the time of the photo had been converted to a trailer car as a TBKSL.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[talisman56]

Is that a very low platform at Headingly? (J5310)

[jessy1692]

Is that a very low platform at Headingly? (J5310)

I think thats the old Headingly station which was possibly closed at the time? The present one is a wpte wooden special with bus shelters

[DaveF]

Is that a very low platform at Headingly? (J5310)

 

 

I think thats the old Headingly station which was possibly closed at the time? The present one is a wpte wooden special with bus shelters

 

I wasn't there that day and haven't been to Headingley station since the mid 60s  but I think that the low part of the platform was in front of the building, the part of the platform platform in use was behind where Dad took the photo.

 

The platform on the other track is clearly in use.

 

David

[robertcwp]

C5235 shows the short-lived first incarnation of 9-car HSTs on the ECML. At the time (1980) the WR was having problems with its West of England batch of HSTs which had been fitted with GEC traction motors that didn't work (other batches had Brush motors). So, some of the trailers were used to strengthen East Coast sets to cope with the traffic. 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Dave despite these being poor quality I decided to scan my images of Lady Angela at Kingston/Kegworth. They would have been taken around 1965 with a Brownie camera. I couldn't afford to take many photos.

Thanks for posting your photographs - they fascinate me

Richard

 

Can't beat a bit of "Lady Angela's Railway". Great stuff!

[Market65]

Hi, everyone. I've just had a quick look on the web. In Wikipedia it says that a replacement platform was built further up the line towards Horsforth. Here's the link to the article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headingley_railway_station

 

Regards,

 

Rob.

[Peter Kazmierczak]

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Interchange Class 110 5th Aug 84 C6589.jpg

Bradford Interchange Class 110 5th Aug 84 C6589

 

 

David

 

Almost looks like the city skyline is one of those model commercial backscenes one can buy.....

[Ray M]

It was Mum's Metro - dad rarely drove at that time because he had a heart condition then.

 

I would have been driving it that day as I often took them out on Saturdays, sometimes in their car.

 

David

It didnt look like it made it after Dec 1993 (last tax date)

[DaveF]

It didnt look like it made it after Dec 1993 (last tax date)

 

It was sold when it started to rust - like almost all Metros they rusted very quickly, especially the front wings.  I think they kept it for about two years from new.

 

David

[DaveF]

More Scottish photos today, this time along the Oban line.

 

Most of the photos were taken on a trip organised by the Whitley Bay Horticultural Society to Oban in October 1986.  The stock for the train was the "raspberry ripple" 1st class Motorail set.

 

The first photo was taken from the train on a WBHS trip to Fort William and shows the curve from Crianlarich Upper station to the Oban line.

 

 

Crianlarich 11th May 85 C6894  

 

 

Dalmally from train 37011 Oban to Glasgow Queen Street 11th Oct 86 C8065

 

 

Oban 37403 11th Oct 86 C8082

 

 

Oban derelict platforms 11th Oct 86 C8094

 

 

Loch Awe Outward Bound 11th Oct 86 C8097   taken on the return journey

 

 

David

Edited November 10, 2017 by DaveF

[melmerby]

C8097

 

Here is another view taken 13th July 2005 from the road:

 

 

Complete with "Tea train" now a camping coach and painted green & white.

 

Cheers

 

Keith

 

EDIT

BTW that is Kilchurn Castle

Edited November 10, 2017 by melmerby

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Oban line photos. The first one is so atmospheric, with some lovely Scottish scenery. In C8082, that is a great side shot of 37403, Isle Of Mull.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Swindon 123]

C8097

 

Here is another view taken 13th July 2005 from the road:

 

loch awe.jpg

 

Complete with "Tea train" now a camping coach and painted green & white.

 

Cheers

 

Keith

 

EDIT

BTW that is Kilchurn Castle

Kilchurn Castle from the other side of Loch Awe. Photo taken from the A819, off the RH edge of melmerby's photo.

 

 

Despite what it looks like on the photo, you cannot get to the castle from this side, as Loch Awe gets in the way.

 

Paul J.

 

PS. Photo taken in summer 2010.

Edited November 10, 2017 by Swindon 123

[BoD]

Any of today's photos would go well in the 'Days when you know why you live in the British Isles' thread.

[melmerby]

Kilchurn Castle from the other side of Loch Awe. Photo taken from the A819, off the RH edge of melmerby's photo.

 

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Despite what it looks like on the photo, you cannot get to the castle from this side, as Loch Awe gets in the way.

 

Paul J.

 

PS. Photo taken in summer 2010.

I've got one exactly like that taken about 30mins after the other one from this lay-by:

(Also one looking back at that coach!)

 

https://goo.gl/maps/uqXxCZLSTQz

 

 

Keith

 

Sorry about the off topic pictures Dave!

Edited November 10, 2017 by melmerby