RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2019 42 minutes ago, lmsforever said: Lovely shots of the LT&SR did you ever get to South Benfleet and take an pics of the lcrossing? I've just checked, the only one I have of South Benfleet is taken from the up platform looking east. I can't remember why I went there and only took one photo. The photo has appeared before but I have put a copy of it below. Benfleet 302 272 up June 75 C2129 David 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 3, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) The Bluebell Railway in the later 1970s for today's preserved railway photos. Sheffield Park BR Class 4 75027 Oct 76 C3066 Sheffield Park Adams Radial 488 26th Dec 78 J6365 Sheffield Park Class P 323 26th Dec 78 J6357 Sheffield Park Class H 263 and U Class 1618 26th Dec 78 J6362.jpg Holywell SR U 1618 and SECR P 323 Bluebell Sheffield Park to Horstead Keynes 26th Dec 78 C4238.jpg Horsted Keynes USA 30064 Oct 76 C3079 David Edited March 3, 2019 by DaveF To add dates 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 C2129; A great contender for a combined volume on 'Trains and Fashions of the 70s' ? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Went there with my model railway club on our annual outing in the seventies had a trip in the observation car good day out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 3, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 The Southern around London for this afternoon, mostly in 1979. The first photo dates back to 1969 when I was a student living in Manchester and is taken from St Pauls, sadly it did not scan too well. I still remember the day I took it, a group of us had travelled to London from Manchester to sing in a choir at the Royal Albert Hall. Cannon Street from St Pauls Nov 69 C5500.jpg London Bridge Class 411 7123 down Jan 79 C4262.jpg Cannon Street Class 415 5342 Hayes to Cannon St June 79 J6487.jpg Greenwich Class 415 Cannon St to Dartford June 79 J6489.jpg London St Pauls and Blackfriars bridges June 79 C4587.jpg David 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Bluebell Railway photo’s which are so full of interest. I particularly like J6357, at Sheffield Park with class P, 323, on the 26th December, 1978. It really did make a fine sight in that livery. The Southern photo’s are full of interest and nostalgia too, and that’s a good photo’ in J6487 at Cannon Street, with a class 415, number 5342, on a Hayes to Cannon Street service in June, 1979. It does make a fine sight as it goes about its everyday work. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2019 The old, and long unused, bridge at Blackfriars, nearest the camera in C4587, was about to be demolished, I think. ISTR the Resident Engineer for the works was a lady named Elspeth. Her husband Bob was also employed in the Divisional Civil Engineer’s office at Beckenham. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 J6489 caught in the long changeover period between triangular and circular no smoking signs in the windows. Triangular ones didn't mention a penalty, and the circular ones did - maybe £10 then later £50 ??? Pretty sure they changed at some point, and I've found pics online of both £10 and £50 ones. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 Bit about Blackfriars bridge here: http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Blackfriars_Loughborough.html 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Great pictures of London Bridge and Cannon Street. What a contrast to today, both London bridge station and the area generally. I've worked in this vicinity for the last 12 or so years and have seen some remarkable changes; I'd forgotten how far the area has come 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) The Midland again today with photos at Nottingham, Trent and Ratcliffe on Soar. Nottingham Class 116 Nottingham to Derby June 79 J6499.jpg Trent April 80 J6841 Ratcliffe on Soar A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Mystery Tour No3 St Pancras to Kings X March 69 J1563.jpg Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 54 flyash empties March 71 J2535.jpg Ratcliffe on Soar Class 47 St Pancras to Sheffield Nov 77 J5860.jpg David Edited March 4, 2019 by DaveF 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Eastern Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 01/03/2019 at 09:18, blueeighties said: Thanks David. Indeed regarding current line capacity, it's now pretty much the busiest I have know it since the 80s with the constant procession of biomass workings. If passenger services do ever return, I would have thought re doubling would be a necessity. It will but it will be a problem when it gets to Northumberland Park due to the layout with the Metro there etc. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Midland photo’s which are all so full of interest and nostalgia. In the first one, J6499, at Nottingham, with a class 116 unit on a Nottingham to Derby service in June, 1979, visible at the rear is a three car class 104 unit. It’s cab windows, as well as the body side windows and door positions are the main features to enable indentification at such a distance. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 Great pictures as usual David. Was the southern entrance to Ratclffe for the flyash or was there coal from the Leicestershire coalfield via the closed curve from the Burton line at Leicester? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, russ p said: Great pictures as usual David. Was the southern entrance to Ratclffe for the flyash or was there coal from the Leicestershire coalfield via the closed curve from the Burton line at Leicester? Just for flyash. There were 2 separate circuits, 1 for coal unloading, the other for flyash loading. There's a diagram available (for a donation) from the S.R.S. website. https://www.s-r-s.org.uk Edited March 4, 2019 by DavidBird Inserted link. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) On 03/03/2019 at 10:47, DaveF said: The Bluebell Railway in the later 1970s for today's preserved railway photos. ... Sheffield Park Class H 263 and U Class 1618 26th Dec 78 J6362.jpg ... David Does anybody know why the checkrails are there? - there appears to be another set under the U Edit: I should look at the picture a bit closer - a barrow crossing that's been removed? Edited March 4, 2019 by DavidBird Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2019 2 hours ago, DavidBird said: Does anybody know why the checkrails are there? - there appears to be another set under the U Edit: I should look at the picture a bit closer - a barrow crossing that's been removed? There was a barrow crossing there, it was replaced by the footbridge. The photos below show it over the years (the photos have all been seen on this thread, a long time ago). Sheffield Park view north from LNWR observation car April 64 J111.jpg Sheffield Park SECR Class P 323 Bluebell April 64 J114.jpg Sheffield Park SECR Class C 592 Dec 75 C2543.jpg David 25 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) The East Coast Main Line in Northumberland this afternoon. The photos were taken at Morpeth and around Longhirst, a few miles north. Longhirst has changed a lot, there are more trees and shrubs now so the views cannot be exactly replicated today. The photos are in order from south to north. Morpeth 43053 up Sat 13th Sept 86 C8022 Morpeth 40061 and Class 40 down Dec 80 J7300 Morpeth 37185 up freight 3rd July 87 C8593 Longhirst Class 40 down Dec 80 C5243 Longhirst 254026 up Dec 80 J7305 David Edited March 6, 2019 by DaveF 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackthorn Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 The two class 40's in J7300 make an impressive sight! Thanks for posting this and all your fantastic pictures. Mark. 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Northumberland photo’s of the ECML. So nostalgic and they show how it used to be back on the 1980’s. The last one at Longhirst, with HST 254026 on an up express in December, 1980, is such a great and powerful view of the now doomed trains. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) A new location today, Carstairs on the West Coast Main Line in Scotland. It is of course the junction for the line to Edinburgh from the WCML. The middle three photos show a train from Edinburgh to the south west changing engines and direction. Carstairs 318270 Carstairs to Glasgow14th Aug 87 C8984.jpg Carstairs 47538 coming off Edinburgh to SW working 14th Aug 87 C8985.jpg Carstairs 87021 Edinburgh to SW 14th Aug 87 C8986.jpg Carstairs 87021 going away 14th Aug 87 C8987.jpg Carstairs 20127 up pw train 14th Aug 87 C8988.jpg David Edited March 6, 2019 by DaveF 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 So the Carstairs pics took me to the side by side NLS map and there my attention was drawn to an electric railway that ran from the station to Carstairs House Does anyone know anything about this little railway? 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, woodenhead said: So the Carstairs pics took me to the side by side NLS map and there my attention was drawn to an electric railway that ran from the station to Carstairs House Does anyone know anything about this little railway? The only information I have on it is from this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carstairs_House_Tramway Edit : Also some information at: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Carstairs-House-Tramway https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Carstairs_House_Tramway David Edited March 6, 2019 by DaveF 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, DaveF said: The only information I have on it is from this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carstairs_House_Tramway It's interesting that is described as a horse tramway and then mentions that propulsion is by electricity. David Thank you for these photos of Carstairs station; I use it quite often these days as I have relatives who live in the area. Across the road is a display panel with information about the tramway. It shows pictures of an electric tram. Next time I'm there I'll try and take note of what it says! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hi, Dave. I like the Carstairs photo’s which show how the station and location were in BR days. In C8985, with 47538, coming off an Edinburgh to the south west of England working, on the 14th August, 1987 C8985, I see the fourth carriage is a former air con FO which has been downgraded to an SO. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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