RANGERS Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 17/02/2020 at 15:08, DaveF said: Tioday we travel to the High Dyke branch, off the ECML south of Grantham, along with its associated iron ore quarries and lines. I think it has been some time since our last visit. High Dyke Pendennis Castle light engine Market Overton to Carnforth Oct 74 J4062.jpg Taken very early on a dull damp morning. Colsterworth No 2 quarry looking towards Woolsthorpe, you can also see part of one of the drills to prepare for blasting and the tipping point J2789.jpg Skillington Road Junction Class 31 5673 iron ore from Sproxton July 72 C1024.jpg Woolsthorpe Lane level crossing Class 31 5675 down light engine Nov 71 J2797.jpg Near Sewstern North yard point being removed to realign to a 10 chain radius curve for express engine (i.e. Pendennis Castle and Flying Scotsman) Sept 73 J3386.jpg ex British Steel line. David Is that the Marion dragline being dismantled in the background of C1024 before it was shipped to Glendon? It doesn't look complete and the long jib crane is presumably involved in the operation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, RANGERS said: Is that the Marion dragline being dismantled in the background of C1024 before it was shipped to Glendon? It doesn't look complete and the long jib crane is presumably involved in the operation. As far as I know it is. The long jib crane is apparently a Lima 1201 diesel crane from Buckminster Quarries used to lift up the parts as Marion was dismantled to be moved (information from the book mentioned below). There are a few more (brief) details in Eric Tonks' book "The Ironstone Quaries of the Midlands - Part VIII South Lincolnshire. David Edited February 21, 2020 by DaveF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 19/02/2020 at 15:31, russ p said: Excellent pictures David, see the HST has got all that way with reds on the front! Just goes to show how discoloured the white lens used to get with all the crap spewing from the filthy Valentas. Those lens where a right ball ache to get clean. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2020 9 hours ago, 45125 said: Just goes to show how discoloured the white lens used to get with all the crap spewing from the filthy Valentas. Those lens where a right ball ache to get clean. It's not the markers that have discoloured they are the next lights along 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Those are the marker lights the tail lamps are between the headlamp and the marker lights..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) A trip to Scotland this afternoon to look at Larbert on 5th April 1991. Larbert 156477 Dunblane to Edinburgh 5th April 91 C15734.jpg Larbert 156499 and 158714 to Dunblane 5th April 91 C15739.jpg Larbert 158713 down 5th April 91 C15740.jpg Larbert 43014 up 5th April 91 C15741.jpg Larbert 158725 to Dunblane 5th April 91 C15742.jpg David Edited February 22, 2020 by DaveF 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 The 158,s look a lot better in that livery, sleek and modern. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Larbert photo’s from the 5th April, 1991. In the first photo’, with class 156, 156477, on a Dunblane to Edinburgh service, on the right you can see a great example of a splitting distant. I’m not sure, but there cannot be many examples of them left today. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2020 I agree with lmsforever. I thought as soon as I saw the photo that they look much better in that livery than in most they have worn since. Jonathan 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, Market65 said: on the right you can see a great example of a splitting distant. I’m not sure, but there cannot be many examples of them left today. That one included. There's some splitting colour light distants, don't think there's any semaphore left. The day I went to Larbert - on the way to Aberdeen for a work meeting at ARI - there was a problem and the distants were not being used. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Photos of the Nene Vally Railway Railway in the early 1980s this morning. Wansford DB BR64305 May 81 J7357.jpg Wansford 70000 Britannnia May 81 J7361.jpg Wansford Nord 3628 May 81 J7362.jpg Wansford 55002 Finsbury Park to Wansford via Cambridge Deltic Fensman May 81 J7377.jpg Wansford 70000 Britannia and Standard Class 5 73050 June 81 J7516.jpg Wansford BR Class 5 73050 June 83 C6279.jpg David 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 Great pictures David What is happening in the last one, did the Nene valley vacuum fit some of its foreign coaches as the 5mt doesn't appear to be air braked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, russ p said: Great pictures David What is happening in the last one, did the Nene valley vacuum fit some of its foreign coaches as the 5mt doesn't appear to be air braked Russ, I'd never thought about that. According to the loco's page on Wikipedia air brakes were fitted in 1979 - I assume that is the hose on the right of the photo (i.e. really on the left of the bufferbeam), which looks rather like a steam heating hose. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 31 minutes ago, DaveF said: Photos of the Nene Vally Railway Railway in the early 1980s this morning. Wansford DB BR64305 May 81 J7357.jpg David From a former Nene valley member I can shed some light on this loco. It originated at Bridgenorth, but only ever steamed there once. it moved to the Nene Valley railway and last steam there in 1986. This loco has a somewhat Macabre following, as this loco 64-305 has been confirmed as having hauled trains to Auschwitz during the holocaust. Sad history of the loco. regards Dan 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, DaveF said: Russ, I'd never thought about that. According to the loco's page on Wikipedia air brakes were fitted in 1979 - I assume that is the hose on the right of the photo (i.e. really on the left of the bufferbeam), which looks rather like a steam heating hose. David You can see three hoses on the rear buffer beam of 73050's tender. They'll be air, vacuum and steam heat (but not necessarily in that order!). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 Cheers David Just noticed if you look next to the vac pipe you can just see the cock on the air pipe 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Between Newcastle and Hartlepool for this afternoon's photos, but one isn't anywhere near a railway. Pelaw Junction Metro South Shields to Bankfoot Aug 85 J8368.jpg Pelaw Junction Class 101 Newcastle to Sunderland Aug 85 J8370.jpg Pelaw Junction Metro Bankfoot to South Shields Aug 85 J8371.jpg Seaburn Pullman car Padua at pub on sea front 8th Sept 91 C16879.jpg Hartlepool 37503 down freight Feb 89 J9757.jpg David Edited February 23, 2020 by DaveF 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Ref J9757; probably empty wagons going to collect another load from Stora-Enso, who imported it via Hartlepool Docks. Not sure where it would be going to afterwards; probably Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Were is the German loco now has it moved away or is it stored? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, lmsforever said: Were is the German loco now has it moved away or is it stored? According to Wikipedia it's still there, awaiting overhaul. NVR stocklist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_Valley_Railway#Steam_Locomotives Edited February 23, 2020 by melmerby 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Fat Controller said: Ref J9757; probably empty wagons going to collect another load from Stora-Enso, who imported it via Hartlepool Docks. Not sure where it would be going to afterwards; probably Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow. Used to go back to tees then into the speedlink network. Bizarrely this job was booked a 350 for some reason maybe because it also shunted and picked up from a scrapyard at cliffe house If it just had the VGAs the TOPS list would say ' this train has sufficient brake force to run class 4' try doing that with a 350! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, lmsforever said: Were is the German loco now has it moved away or is it stored? The loco is currently stored undercover inside Wansfords original running shed. I believe if you visit you can be escorted to it. this is my pic of it from 18 months ago. 8 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Nene Valley Railway photo’s, and they all are full,of interest. In J7361, at Wansford, with Britannia, 70000, Britannia, in May, 1981, it’s good seeing how some of the pipe work and the cab roof were painted in white. Quite like Hornby finishing it like that. The photo’s from between Newcastle and Hartlepool, are fascinating, and show aspects of the railway which the vast majority of people would not have thought of taking photo’s of. So thank you for them, and the last one at Hartlepool, with 37503, on a down freight, in February, 1989, is a good example which conveys how the ordinary railway was back in the late 1980’s. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 24, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Today's photos are on the ECML, heading a few miles north from Newcastle. Just a reminder that the Heaton Depot photos were taken on a prearranged visit. Manors CLass 47 up ICI tanks June 87 J8961 Heaton Depot 143320 and 143321 Jan 1990 J10605.jpg Heaton Depot condemned Mk 1 stock Jan 1990 J10613.jpg Heaton 43059 up 20th Jan 90 C13951.jpg Benton Quarry Junction 43114 up 15th Feb 88 C9320.jpg David Edited February 24, 2020 by DaveF 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) J10613 looks like there’s a Met-Cam DMU coach at the end of that line and another 5 vehicles in. J8961 could be 47301. The cantrail stripe looks very orange the way Thornaby depot locos looked. Edited February 24, 2020 by brushman47544 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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