RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2020 More photos at Newcastle today taken over several years. Newcastle 143018 Newcastle to Middlesbrough 31 March 86 C7348a.jpg Newcastle Apr 37065 up p w 87 J8798.jpg Newcastle Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham 17th Feb 89 C11662.jpg Newcastle Class 254 Bristol to Newcastle May 90 J10923.jpg Newcastle Class 143 and 142 1st April 91 C15709.jpg David 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I like the writing in the dirt explaining what 143018 is supposed to be. Geoff Endacott 1 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the latest Newcastle photo’s which are all of interest. In J8798, that’s a delightful three quarter view of 37065 on an up permanent way train, with a Shark leading, in April, 1987. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The red van in this photo jumped out as in 1989 contractors vehicles within renewals or works sites were quite rare! I wonder if it was a specialist contractor with the Forth Banks arches nearby or something similar? 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, 43110andyb said: The red van in this photo jumped out as in 1989 contractors vehicles within renewals or works sites were quite rare! I wonder if it was a specialist contractor with the Forth Banks arches nearby or something similar? 1989 was the relaying prior to resignalling and electrification of the ECML. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted November 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, 43110andyb said: The red van in this photo jumped out as in 1989 contractors vehicles within renewals or works sites were quite rare! I wonder if it was a specialist contractor with the Forth Banks arches nearby or something similar? Is that around the time the new island platform, Platforms 5-8, was being built? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted November 7, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2020 10 hours ago, 43110andyb said: The red van in this photo jumped out as in 1989 contractors vehicles within renewals or works sites were quite rare! I wonder if it was a specialist contractor with the Forth Banks arches nearby or something similar? 10 hours ago, Mark Saunders said: 1989 was the relaying prior to resignalling and electrification of the ECML. 10 hours ago, 31A said: Is that around the time the new island platform, Platforms 5-8, was being built? The photo was taken while the new island platform was being built, it involved quite a lot of other structural work so there were a number of contractors on site. David 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 7, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2020 A few more photos of trains at Winning on the Blyth and Tyne for this afternoon. The photos will be appreciated by those who like HAAs. Winning 56127 empties to Butterwell Jan 87 J8743.jpg Winning 56122 down l e Oct 88 J9684.jpg Winning 56118 coal to Blyth Power station 23rd Feb 90 C14065.jpg Winning 56124 empties March 1990 J10635.jpg Winning 37410 empties 26th Oct 92 C18081.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Winning photo’s which are all full of interest. In C14065, 56118 makes a great sight powering a coal train to Blyth Power station, on the 23rd February, 1990. Somehow, 56’s and HAA’s always made a good combination. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2020 19 hours ago, 43110andyb said: The red van in this photo jumped out as in 1989 contractors vehicles within renewals or works sites were quite rare! I wonder if it was a specialist contractor with the Forth Banks arches nearby or something similar? That was my first thoughts, but I wonder if its actually a hire van? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 3 hours ago, russ p said: That was my first thoughts, but I wonder if its actually a hire van? Yes it could well be! I can’t remember the name of many of the hire companies but we certainly used Wentworths in Melland st Darlington for short term hire when vans were in dock! Not the best colour for any vehicle next to the railway though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, 43110andyb said: Yes it could well be! I can’t remember the name of many of the hire companies but we certainly used Wentworths in Melland st Darlington for short term hire when vans were in dock! Not the best colour for any vehicle next to the railway though! I can't remember too many contractors back then . We got hie vehicles but can't remember whose they were. It may have been Wentworth as I was at thornaby back then 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 47 minutes ago, russ p said: I can't remember too many contractors back then . We got hie vehicles but can't remember whose they were. It may have been Wentworth as I was at thornaby back then Noble van hire rings a bell thinking back but it may have been later! As an aside -we had a guy from Thornaby move over to the S&T at Darlington around 89/90 called Dave Greenwell. Not sure what role he was employed in at Thornaby though unfortunately. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2020 13 hours ago, DaveF said: The photos will be appreciated by those who like HAAs. ...except the second one. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2020 This morning we are at the Midland Railway in Butterley in the late 70s and early 80s. Butterley MR 158A 27th May 78 C3846.jpg Butterley MR 673 May 78 J6075.jpg Butterley 673 27th May 78 C3855.jpg Butterley 16440 Aug 82 J7732.jpg Swanwick Junction 16440 Aug 82 J7724.jpg Swanwick Junction Ruston and Hornsby D2959 Sunday 8th April 90 C14217.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Excellent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2020 A Newcastle Central miscellany this afternoon. Most of them were taken in better weather than I have here today, the foghorn has been sounding all day. Newcastle Class 56 down coal and 143001 Feb 89 J9791.jpg Newcastle Class 101 Newcastle to Sunderland 1st June 89 C11953.jpg Newcastle Class 56 Cawoods coal containers up April 90 J10663.jpg Newcastle 158740 Newcastle to Liverpool 18th Feb 91 C15589.jpg Newcastle Central 47642 22nd Feb 94 C19302.jpg David 46 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2020 Those MR loco photos illustrate well the difficulty of deciding on colours for models. "We have a good range. Which one would you like, sir?" So much depends on the light, the sun direction and the film. Just compare the first two, taken the same day. But lovely photos. Jonathan 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Midland Railway photo’s from Butterley. All are interesting, and in J6075, with Midland Railway ‘Spinner’ number 673, in May, 1978, you have such a lovely view. The Newcastle Central photo’s are fascinating, and what a delightful scene in C11953, with a class 101 unit on a Newcastle to Sunderland service, on the 1st June, 1989. It would not be too long before the trackwork and signalling changed completely with the electrification of the ECML. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 18 hours ago, 43110andyb said: Noble van hire rings a bell thinking back but it may have been later! As an aside -we had a guy from Thornaby move over to the S&T at Darlington around 89/90 called Dave Greenwell. Not sure what role he was employed in at Thornaby though unfortunately. Not a name I was familiar with. I knew quite a lot of the fitting staff as well as traincrew 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 9, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Damdykes which is just south of Cramlington on the ECML is the location for today's photos. Damdykes 156469 Newcastle to Morpeth 25th April 91 C16827.jpg Damdykes Class 43 up 28th Feb 92 C16696a.jpg Damdykes Class 90 Glasgow C to Kings X 26th June 93 C18637.jpg 90022 Freightconnection Thanks to Western Aviator for the id. Damdykes A2 60532 Blue Peter charter Edinburgh to York 1st Oct 94 C19838.jpg Damdykes Class 142 Newcastle to Morpeth 18th April 95 C20111.jpg Taken during a snow shower. David Edited November 9, 2020 by DaveF 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) The loco in C18637 is 90022 Freightconnection Edited November 9, 2020 by Western Aviator 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Damdykes photo’s all of which are of interest. The last photo’ is a splendid view of that class 142 ‘Skipper’ in a snow shower on a Newcastle to Morpeth service on the 18th April, 1995. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 C19838 shows “Blue Peter” at the head of the charter involved in the infamous and catastrophic Durham wheel slip incident which caused extensive damage to the locomotive’s motion, cylinders and driving wheels. The driver was also injured. Repairs took at least 18 months to complete. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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