RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, keefer said: I didn't like them mentioning an inexperienced crew. The driver was but the fireman certainly wasn't. He is sadly no longer with us but a fantastic bloke and an excellent railway modeller 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 10, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2020 Harrogate again today, with some photos of 144008 on a Leeds to Knaresborough working and a couple of images south of the station. Harrogate 144008 Leeds to Knaresborough 10th April 90 C14283.jpg Harrogate 144008 Leeds to Knaresborough April 90 J10768.jpg Harrogate 144008 Leeds to Knaresborough April 90 J10769.jpg Harrogate Class 141 (distant view under bridge) May 87 J8921.jpg Harrogate view south April 67 J874a.jpg Taken by Tewit Well on the southern edge of The Stray. David 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Harrogate photo’s which are all of interest. The first three photo’s clearly show how quite grim aspects of the present station is after the rebuilding. J10768, with144008 on a Leeds to Knaresborough service, in April, 1990, shows the dark and uninviting bridge and office buildings. Originally the station was a much friendlier place. Thankfully the line to the south of the station is little changed as it crosses The Stray. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 11, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2020 Some fairly random Scottish photos today. Dunkeld 26040 up l e 15th Oct 88 C11528.jpg Closeburn Newcastle to Glasgow 18th Feb 90 C14024.jpg Carstairs 91003 apparently from Doncaster to Glasgow C 7th Aug 95 C20368.jpg Beattock Summit 87034 Glasgow C to Euston 7th Aug 95 C20410.jpg Beattock Summit 90016 up parcels 7th Aug 95 C20415.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 On 06/11/2020 at 15:13, DaveF said: Newcastle Class 143 and 142 1st April 91 C15709.jpg David 'InterCity' Pacers - nope... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted November 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, talisman56 said: 'InterCity' Pacers - nope... Look at the date of the photo! Kev. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, talisman56 said: 'InterCity' Pacers - nope... Either wishful thinking or badly positioned signs -They would disintegrate at 125!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Scottish photo’s all of which are of interest. In C20368, at Carstairs, 91003, apparently on a service from Doncaster to Glasgow Central, on the 7th August, 1995, makes a fine sight at the head of that service. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 12, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2020 Photos from around the Tyne and Wear Metro plus one from the Harton Electric Railway at South Shields today. Shiremoor Metro 4018 St James to Pelaw 16th Aug 95 C20486.jpg Backworth Junction Metro 4031 St James to Pelaw16th Aug 95 C20462.jpg Backworth Junction Metro 4005 Pelaw to St James 16th Aug 95 C20487.jpg Newcastle Metro on QE2 bridgeAug 82 J7674.jpg Taken from the High Level Bridge. Beyond the Metro is the King Edward Bridge, the old Reheugh Bridge and the two cranes and slender piers of the new Redheugh Bridge under construction. South Shields Crossgate Bridge Harton electric 2nd April 86 C7362.jpg David 46 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Tyne and Wear Metro and the Harton Electric Railway at South Shields photo’s. All are of interest and always good to see the Metro units going about their work without fuss. The last photo’, at South Shields, Crossgate Bridge, with Harton electric locomotive, running light engine, on the 2nd April, 1986, reveals the very simple nature of the catenary. Just two wires. Simple looking signalling too. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 13, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2020 The West Coast Main Line in 1995 for today a few miles to the north of Carlisle at Floriston level crossing. Floriston HST down 11th April 95 C20072.jpg Floriston 90017 up 11th April 95 C20076.jpg Floriston 86254 up parcels 11th April 95 C20086.jpg Floriston 37684 and 37716 up coal 31st May 95 C20226.jpg Floriston 86615 and 86620 up freightliner 31st May 95 C20228.jpg David 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the WCML photo’s from Floriston level crossing which are all of interest. In C20226, with 37684 and 37716, on an up coal train, on the 31st May, 1995, you can see how 37716 has some exhaust drifting away. I guess it is working a little harder than 37684. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2020 Heading south from Floriston we arrive at Carlisle for today's photos. Carlisle 87034 Glasgow C to Euston April 87 J8813.jpg Carlisle Class 108 ecs for a service to Barrow April 87 J8868.jpg Carlisle 90023 Glasgow to Euston 27th Oct 89 C13811.jpg Carlisle Class 108 54241 and 53952 Carlisle to Whitehaven 30th May 90 C14503.jpg Carlisle 156514 Stranraer to Newcastle 24th Oct 90 C15446.jpg The destination appears to be Carlisle but the train did continue to Newcastle. David 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the latest photo’s of Carlisle. All are of interest, and in C13811, 90023 looks good at the head of a Glasgow to Euston train on the 27th; October, 1989. With warmest regards, Rob.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Market65 said: Good evening, David. I like the latest photo’s of Carlisle. All are of interest, and in C13811, 90023 looks good at the head of a Glasgow to Euston train on the 27th; October, 1989. Shocking to think that it has now been dumped at Crewe Electric Depot for FIFTEEN years. It's criminal the way that DB Cargo (formerly EWS) have laid up useful assets and allowed them to rot away, rather than dispose of them on the open market. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 The skyline has now changed for J8813.jpg. The central hotel above the front of 87034 has now been demolished. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 15, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) We'll start today with a set of photos from visits to the Kent and East Sussex Railway in the late 1970s. They were all taken at Tenterden and on Tenterden bank where there is a convenient level crossing with a parking space and a good view - I wonder if it is different now? Tenterden Hunslet 23 Holman F Stephens 19th June 76 C2795.jpg Tenterden Hunslet 26 Tenterden to Wittersham Road Sept 78 C4144.jpg Tenterden Hunslet 26 Wittersham Road to Tenterden Sept 78 C4151.jpg Tenterden Hunslet Austerity acting as banker on Tenterden Bank Sept 78 C4141.jpg Tenterden Bank RSH 26 and Terrier 10 Sutton l e 26th Dec 79 C4910.jpg Tenterden Bank RSH 26 and Terrier 10 Sutton Tenterden to Wittersham Rd 26th Dec 79 J6735.jpg David Edited November 15, 2020 by DaveF To correct a typing error. 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 15, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2020 We stay on the West Coast Main Line this afternoon heading south with a first stop by the lineside south of Low Gill back in April 1995, a mere 25 years ago. Then we move further south to look at Preston some 49 years ago, almost to the day, in November 1971 with Class 50s and Mk1 sleeping cars on a very dull damp day. I think my personal Tardis did well today enabling me to get these photos! Low Gill DVT up 11th April 95 C20036.jpg Low Gill 86260 down 11th April 95 C20063.jpg Low Gill 87022 pushing up 11th April 95 C20064.jpg Preston Class 50 down ex pass in rain Nov 71 C766.jpg Preston 2 Class 50s down Royal Scot Nov 71 C767.jpg Preston sleeping cars Nov 71 C768.jpg David 51 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Kent and East Sussex Railway photo’s which are all of interest. In the first photo’, at Tenterden, with Hunslet, number 23, Holman F. Stephens, on the 19th June, 1976, that is a most bucolic scene. The WCML photo’s from Low Gill and Preston are fascinating, and show how the line has changed over the decades. It’s interesting to see two Mk1 sleeping cars in the last photo’, from November, 1971. There are not too many photo’s of sleeping cars, for obvious reasons, and so this photo’ is all the more welcome. Thank you for posting it. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted November 16, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 Back to Scotland today with photos taken at Dalmeny in 1991 and 1995. Dalmeny 158744 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy 5th April 91 C15719.jpg Dalmeny 150252 5th April 91 C15733.jpg Dalmeny 150260 up 7th Aug 95 C20369.jpg Dalmeny 158706 Edinburgh to Aberdeen 7th Aug 95 C20371.jpg Dalmeny 158717 Dundee to Edinburgh 7th Aug 95 C20374.jpg David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2020 Good evening, David. I like the Dalmeny photo’s which are all of interest. In C20371, with 158706, on a Edinburgh to Aberdeen service, on the 7th August, 1995, you have the 158 perfectly framed by the footbridge, and you can also see that is only this, the down platform which has a canopy. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 15/11/2020 at 16:28, DaveF said: Preston sleeping cars Nov 71 C768.jpg Are those being backed on to a Northbound train?, if so they may have a tale to tell. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted November 16, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2020 55 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Are those being backed on to a Northbound train?, if so they may have a tale to tell. Mike. The sleepers were in the siding at the end of the platfrom all the time I was there, I've never found out why they were there. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Were there not at one time Euston/Preston sleeping cars, detached from a Down train and attached the following night to an Up train ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted November 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2020 33 minutes ago, caradoc said: Were there not at one time Euston/Preston sleeping cars, detached from a Down train and attached the following night to an Up train ? There were. I caught one from Preston to Euston once; I joined the sleeping car (I think there was only one) in a bay platform then quite a lot later it was attached to an up Anglo Scottish sleeper. Would have been mid 1980s sometime. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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