62613 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, melmerby said: Much of the S&C is like that. At Ribblehead you have a virtual quarry with two sidings Northbound, trains to there have to back in. Southbound, trains from there have to pull forward across the viaduct into the loop, loco runs round and then the train heads south. Modern image, Midland Station Building, viaduct (single track), run round loop. Class 156 DMUs, Steam specials. Plenty of operating potential. With a tunnel at one end for a scenic break, and track curved almost throughout 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Various types of dmu at York today. York Class 111 York to Harrogate 28th July 86 C7656.jpg edited to correct class. York 150212 Manchester Victoria to Scarborough July 87 J9053.jpg York 142020 Manchester to Scarborough 26th June 88 C9531.jpg York 155344 2nd July 89 C13847.jpg York 141112 York to Harrogate 28th Aug 90 C15363.jpg David Edited April 22, 2020 by DaveF 47 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2020 Good afternoon, David. I like these latest photo’s of York, which are all of much interest. The first one, of a Metro Cammell DMU, on a York to Harrogate service, on the 28th July, 1986, is actually a class 111 with Rolls Royce engines. As always, you can tell from the smooth faced battery boxes and the straight exhaust pipe. Admittedly they are otherwise quite difficult to tell apart from the more numerous class 101’s. It’s good to see a Skipper, class 142 in C9531, with 142020 on a Manchester to Scarborough service, on the 26th June, 1988. Quite an ordeal though on such a long journey. With warmest regards, Rob. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, Market65 said: Good afternoon, David. I like these latest photo’s of York, which are all of much interest. The first one, of a Metro Cammell DMU, on a York to Harrogate service, on the 28th July, 1986, is actually a class 111 with Rolls Royce engines. As always, you can tell from the smooth faced battery boxes and the straight exhaust pipe. Admittedly they are otherwise quite difficult to tell apart from the more numerous class 101’s. It’s good to see a Skipper, class 142 in C9531, with 142020 on a Manchester to Scarborough service, on the 26th June, 1988. Quite an ordeal though on such a long journey. With warmest regards, Rob. Would that one of those that ran a power twins but with only one engine per car and remembered 78xxx The felt very sluggish even more so than a standard 101 power trailer set 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2020 russ p, that is correct. A number of those 111 units were so converted to one engine per power car, and like you said they were somewhat sluggish as a result. Best regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted April 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Market65 said: It’s good to see a Skipper, class 142 in C9531, with 142020 on a Manchester to Scarborough service, on the 26th June, 1988. Quite an ordeal though on such a long journey. At least it's got something better hooked up behind for those preferring a more comfortable ride .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, RFS said: At least it's got something better hooked up behind for those preferring a more comfortable ride .... About a year after this an instruction was issued that 14x dmus could only work with 150s out of the 15x units. It had something to do with the throw of couplers on curves. Think it was later rescinded but I believe they are banned from working with 170s . I don't think I've ever seen them working together 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Interesting to see that, in J9053, you have caught the 150 that was involved in the collision with a crane at Seamer (150 212), some five months later than your image. The written-off vehicle was that nearest the camera, 57212. Following a further incident the following year, involving 150 209 and writing off 57209, the two surviving vehicles were paired up (and remain so to this day). That makes it the only Sprinter unit that has no toilet. The 52209+52212 set eventually ended up with First Great Western, although it has recently transferred back to Northern. I've always wondered why the Wales & Borders franchise never claimed it (or swapped it) to use on the Cardiff Bay shuttle, where the lack of toilet wouldn't be an issue. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2020 Nice to see a 155. Plenty of them still around as 153s but I didn't realise until I checked that some survived as 155s and I seem to have seen very few photos. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) On 23/04/2020 at 08:10, corneliuslundie said: Nice to see a 155. Plenty of them still around as 153s but I didn't realise until I checked that some survived as 155s and I seem to have seen very few photos. Jonathan 155345 in West Yorkshire Metro livery at Preston on 17-4-1993. Edited May 6, 2021 by Leander Typo 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 The Newcastle to Carlisle line today, all the places happen to begin with "W". Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham Aug 84 J8165.jpg Wylam looking west Aug 84 J8168 Wylam 143004 up ecs Oct 88 J9705 West of Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham March 85 J8236.jpg Wetheral 156501 from Newcastle 22nd Oct 91 C16597.jpg David 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2020 C16597 is the classic example to me of a downside of locally branded liveries. A Strathclyde liveried Class 156 operating between Carlisle and Newcastle must make the punters scratch their heads. It's not even in the same country. If you're going to do it, at least keep the units on relevant local services. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, DaveF said: The Newcastle to Carlisle line today, all the places happen to begin with "W". West of Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham March 85 J8236.jpg Hagg Bank, also known as 'The Points', which was the junction for the line via North Wylam to Newcastle. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, brushman47544 said: C16597 is the classic example to me of a downside of locally branded liveries. A Strathclyde liveried Class 156 operating between Carlisle and Newcastle must make the punters scratch their heads. It's not even in the same country. If you're going to do it, at least keep the units on relevant local services. It was on a working from Newcastle to Stranraer Harbour. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted April 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2020 55 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: Hagg Bank, also known as 'The Points', which was the junction for the line via North Wylam to Newcastle. Bit about the North Wylam branch at disused-stations: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/north_wylam/index.shtml 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Newcastle to Carlisle photo’s, all of which are of interest. In J8168, at Wylam, looking west, in August, 1984, you have a great view of the footbridge, and signal cabin. They will be of help to those who may be making models of them. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 18 hours ago, brushman47544 said: C16597 is the classic example to me of a downside of locally branded liveries. A Strathclyde liveried Class 156 operating between Carlisle and Newcastle must make the punters scratch their heads. It's not even in the same country. If you're going to do it, at least keep the units on relevant local services. Corkerhill's 14 Strathclyde-liveried units did work mainly in and around Glasgow, but with through trains to Carlisle and Newcastle they inevitably went much further afield - As indeed the very same units still do, albeit nowadays in Scotrail livery ! Keeping the Strathclyde-liveried sets in Strathclyde was an impossibility, both in theory (ie diagramming) and reality. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 24, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Today's photos are of disused railways in the north east. Tynemouth original Tynemouth station Newcastle and North Shields Railway Oct 84 J8209.jpg Tynemouth pier line Aug 81 J7556 Wallsend trackbed of Riverside branch 28th Dec 89 C13891.jpg Whittingham NER Alnwick to Coldstream line 15th April 92 C16750.jpg Whittingham NER Alnwick to Coldstream line 15th April 92 C16751.jpg David 46 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Whittingham is still there - difficult to view on streetview though 3 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted April 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, woodenhead said: Whittingham is still there - difficult to view on streetview though "Engine shed for conversion" the left hand sign reads. https://goo.gl/maps/GNvXw7C1gWscg2XP6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2020 Interesting pictures David, had the riverside branch just been lifted? The tynemouth pier line got me thinking I recently saw that on something, possibly the likely lads and I wondered when it had closed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Whittingham station featured on George Clark’s Restoration Man a couple of years ago, I watched it at the time and a very good program https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/slideshow-home-be-proud-407816 And for sale- https://www.onedome.com/search/property/74660_346200_S?utm_source=trovit&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=Trovit&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=organic Edited April 24, 2020 by 43110andyb To add link 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 24, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, russ p said: Interesting pictures David, had the riverside branch just been lifted? The tynemouth pier line got me thinking I recently saw that on something, possibly the likely lads and I wondered when it had closed I think the Riverside branchhad been lifted recently, but it is a part of Tyneside I rarely go to, so cannot be certain. As for the Tynemouth Pier line I am not sure of the closure date but will try to remember to look it up. It certainly closed before I moved to Northumberland in 1980. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted April 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2020 The 3 Tynemouth stations are featured at disused-stations: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/sites_t.shtml Whittingham: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/whittingham/index.shtml 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the disused railway photo's from the north east of England. They are all full of interest, and I too find it most interesting that so much of Whittingham station has survived all these years. In C13891, at Wallsend, with the trackbed of the Riverside branch, on the 28th December, 1989, you can see clearly how the trackbed dipped underneath that bridge. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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