RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2020 Good afternoon, David. I like the Morpeth photo’s which are as interesting as always. In the first one, with a class 55, Deltic, on a Newcastle to Edinburgh service, in December, 1981, you can see just how begrimed both locomotive and Mkll carriages all are. The exhaust drifting down, around the train adds to the effect. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted July 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2020 The Mighty Deltic, in the first picture C5599, shows how feeble the lights were on locos back then. The coach in the last pic has got some punch to it too! Kev. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted July 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, SHMD said: .... shows how feeble the lights were on locos back then. Not only loco's. When I started on the railway back in 1973, electric lights in semaphore signals were designed such as to give the same (or very close to) light intensity as a "flame" from a paraffin lamp (before the high intensity lamps were introduced). As such the bulbs were only 4 volt 0.5 watts! Edited July 28, 2020 by iands Deleted repeated word. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 All of which means the bright LEDS often used on models these days tend to look ridiculous. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2020 7 hours ago, DaveF said: Morpeth Class 55 Newcastle to Edinburgh Dec 81 C5599.jpg With the snow and the date, this could well have been between Christmas and New Year, the final days of the Deltics in BR service. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Absolutely love the shot of the Deltic in the snow, just oozes atmosphere. I always enjoy looking at snowy railway pictures, there’s just something about them. Thanks David. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted July 29, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) We are still in Northumberland today, still on the ECML but a few miles to the south at Cramlington. Cramlington Class 143 Morpeth to Newcastle 25th May 88 C9461.jpg Cramlington Class 101 51521 Morpeth to Newcastle 27th Aug 88 C11503.jpg Cramlington 143008 Berwick to Newcastle Nov 88 J9712.jpg Cramlington 47804 Dorset Scot Aberdeen to Poole 12th Jan 91 C15546.jpg Cramlington Class 91 up 24th Dec 92 C18196.jpg probably 91007 David Edited July 29, 2020 by DaveF 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the latest Cramlington photo’s which are all of interest. In the last photo’, you have a good view of the class 91 going away on the rear of the express to Kings Cross, on the 24th December, 1992. I’m not sure if the 91 can be indentified, but it’s last number seems to be a seven. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) What no steam! Those OH wires look very close to the underside of the footbridge in the pic of the class 101. The last picture, I presume is a new footbridge as it looks higher. Edited July 30, 2020 by andytrains 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted July 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Market65 said: Good evening, David. I like the latest Cramlington photo’s which are all of interest. In the last photo’, you have a good view of the class 91 going away on the rear of the express to Kings Cross, on the 24th December, 1992. I’m not sure if the 91 can be indentified, but it’s last number seems to be a seven. With warmest regards, Rob. 91007 was named Ian Allan with plaque above, which looks right to me..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 11 hours ago, andytrains said: What no steam! Those OH wires look very close to the underside of the footbridge in the pic of the class 101. The last picture, I presume is a new footbridge as it looks higher. Interesting that only the line the DMU is on has had the contact wires installed, the other line doesn't yet have them. I'm wondering if the footbridge was replaced before they went live? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted July 30, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Signaller69 said: Interesting that only the line the DMU is on has had the contact wires installed, the other line doesn't yet have them. I'm wondering if the footbridge was replaced before they went live? It was replaced, as can be seen in photo of Cramlington taken later on. It was done a few weeks before the power was switched on David Edited July 30, 2020 by DaveF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted July 30, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 A few Settle and Carlsile photos today, from a range of dates. Kirkby Stephen damaged Class 156 15th April 99 C24396.jpg Culgaith 4th April 97 C21739 Langwathby 80080 Carlisle to Kirkby Stephen 22nd Feb 93 C18282.jpg Langwathby A2 60532 Blue Peter special The Waverley Newcastle Leeds Carlisle and back 6th March 93 C18338.jpg Low House Crossing Class 158 Carlisle to Leeds 30th April 08 NDSC_4296.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2020 Good afternoon, David. I like the Settle and Carlisle photo’s and all are full of interest. In the first photo’, at Kirkby Stephen, with a damaged class 156 DMU on the 15th April, 1999, you can see many men on the track. I’m just wondering if they were carrying out some repairs? With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmansholiday Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 28/07/2020 at 15:29, DaveF said: Morpeth rail replacement service Newcastle to Morpeth 22nd June 91 C15965.jpg A quite rare Duple Dominant 3 on a Bedford chassis that's actually now preserved. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 16 hours ago, Market65 said: Good afternoon, David. I like the Settle and Carlisle photo’s and all are full of interest. In the first photo’, at Kirkby Stephen, with a damaged class 156 DMU on the 15th April, 1999, you can see many men on the track. I’m just wondering if they were carrying out some repairs? With warmest regards, Rob. . Here's a piece on the accident from Wikipedia:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Ais_Gill_rail_accident. Note that, although the main account is of the 1995 accident, it refers to the later one as well. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelp Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Busmansholiday said: A quite rare Duple Dominant 3 on a Bedford chassis that's actually now preserved. The coach company is still in business based in Annitsford Northumberland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 In C21739 we see concrete sleepers, flat bottomed rail and pandrol clips but jointed, not CWR. How common was this? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted July 31, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 It's a lovely day here on the Northumberland coast, blue sky, blue sea, a nice sea breeze with the thermometer in my garden reading 20. I notice from other threads that it is much hotter elesewhere - I don't like it very hot. Today's photos are another batch from the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Whitley Bay 4048 Pelaw to St James 18th Jan 92 C16679.jpg Whitley Bay Metro 4008 and 4037 Pelaw to St James 30th May 89 C11918.jpg Tynemouth Metros 15th Jan 94 C19268.jpg The benches had been turned upside down for maintenance. Willington Quay Metro broken down 28th Dec 89 C13884.jpg Willington Quay Metro broken down being pushed by following train 28th Dec 89 C13888.jpg David 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 Good afternoon, David. Firstly, it is exceptionally hot here in the East Riding, with much of it at 86F. I’m sat, in front of a two foot fan, with my iPad which helping to keep me nice and cool. Now, the Tyne and Wear Metro photo’s are full of interest, and in C13884, at Willington Quay, with that broken down Metro train, on the 28th December, 1989, I’m just wondering what the nature of the problem was. But it makes a fine sight on the viaduct as it awaits rescue, which came by the time of the following photo’. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2020 Re the flat bottomed jointed rails, could ity have ben that the line had been resleeped using track panels and they rails would soon be replaced by CWR? It was hot here in mid Wales this morning but we have just had a bit of rain. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted July 31, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Rob F said: In C21739 we see concrete sleepers, flat bottomed rail and pandrol clips but jointed, not CWR. How common was this? I remember seeing a lot of jointed flat bottomed rail on concrete sleepers, but it was less common by the time of this photo. Remember that the S&C was considered to be a secondary route for a long time. David Edited July 31, 2020 by DaveF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 1, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2020 In Northumberland this afternoon, wth some more trains at Cramlington. The photos go from north to south. Cramlington 43080 up 31st May 91 C15900.jpg Cramlington DVT up 24th Dec 92 C18195.jpg Cramlington 153315 Morpeth to Newcastle 8th Oct 94 C19841.jpg Cramlington site of old station building 24th Feb 93 C18352.jpg Cramlington 143018 Berwick to Newcastle Nov 88 J9710.jpg Cramlington 43094 down 25th May 88 C9460.jpg David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Cramlington photo’s, all of which are of interest. In the first photo’, with 43080, leading an up HST, on the 31st May, 1991, 43080, is, of course, one of the ‘surrogate’ DVT’s for use with class 91 and MklV sets. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2020 7 hours ago, DaveF said: The photos go from north to south. I was going to say "so do the trains" but you spoilt it with the last one. Very nice photos as always. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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