RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Some more recent photos by way of a change for today. They were taken at Hexham in November 2012 and January 2013. In connection with the final image I should mention that trains which terminate at Hexham arrive from the Newcastle direction in the down platform. They stay there until departure there and have to work "wrong line" to the crossover to the up line beyond the signal box. The advantage for passengers is that they do not have to cross the footbridge to get to the train. My apologies that the first three images do not have file numbers, I forgot to retain them when doing the captions as they were originally used elsewhere. Hexham 142026 eastbound 1st November 2012 Hexham Northern Rail Class 156 1st November 2012 Hexham Scotrail 156462 westbound 1st November 2012 Hexham 66730 eastbound 23rd Jan 2013 DSC_9433.jpg Hexham156463 Hexham to Newcastle 23rd Jan 2013 DSC_9434.jpg David Edited January 30, 2021 by DaveF 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Hexham photo’s from 2012 and January, 2013. All are of interest and the first photo’ of 142026, on an eastbound service, on the 1st November, 2012, is a delightful three quarters portrait view. Without looking, I cannot recall if this unit has been preserved. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ba14eagle Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 29/01/2021 at 18:46, Market65 said: Good evening, David. I like the photo’s from around Cramlington. All are of interest and in J11731, with an unidentified class 47 on a Edinburgh to Poole express, The Dorset Scot, in January, 1991, the second Mkll looks as if it may be a conversion of some kind. With warmest regards, Rob. Looks like an RFB - Mk2D FO converted to incorporate a buffet counter / hatch. InterCity Cross Country's solution to getting rid of Mk1 catering vehicles from their fleet. Unfortunately, later on, TOC's used the same sort of approach to spoil their HST sets 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Market65 said: Good evening, David. I like the Hexham photo’s from 2012 and January, 2013. All are of interest and the first photo’ of 142026, on an eastbound service, on the 1st November, 2012, is a delightful three quarters portrait view. Without looking, I cannot recall if this unit has been preserved. With warmest regards, Rob. 142026 was scrapped at Newport on 14/01/20 according to the information I could find. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2021 6 hours ago, DaveF said: Hexham 66730 eastbound 23rd Jan 2013 DSC_9433.jpg 6Z58, Hardendale - Lackenby 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I visited Hexham a few times during that time frame, for car related stuff not train related stuff mind. So good to see your pictures. Cheers Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 31, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) This morning's photos are from the Midland Railway trust at Butterley. Butterley MR 673 May 78 J6087.jpg Butterley 16440 Aug 82 C5836.jpg Butterley Class 11 12077 Aug 82 J7730.jpg Butterley 4F 44027 le 1st Jan 80 C4938.jpg Hammersmith LMS Class 5 44932 Sunday 8th April 90 C14242.jpg Swanwick Junction Class 506 M59604M 11th June 89 C12025.jpg David Edited January 31, 2021 by DaveF 43 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2021 Lovely pics Dave but a wee correction for C12025 - it's a class 506 unit (1500V dc overhead) The cl.504 looked like cl.304 etc units with the 'standard' Derby cabs and were 2-car (1200V dc side-contact third rail) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted January 31, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, keefer said: Lovely pics Dave but a wee correction for C12025 - it's a class 506 unit (1500V dc overhead) The cl.504 looked like cl.304 etc units with the 'standard' Derby cabs and were 2-car (1200V dc side-contact third rail) Thanks very much for the information. I should have known that as I rode on them quite often when I was living in Manchester as a student around fifty years ago. David Edited January 31, 2021 by DaveF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 31, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2021 This afternoon's photos are once again quite recent. They were taken between at Morpeth between 11 a.m. and noon on 5th March 2013. Digital cameras have made keeping records of the time and date of photos much easler. Morpeth EC down 91104 5th March 13 DSC_9751.jpg Morpeth 142094 Newcastle to Morpeth 5th March 13 DSC_9752.jpg Morpeth 142094 to Blyth and Tyne loops 5th March 2013 DSC_9753.jpg The train remains there until shortly before the departure time when it comes out of the yard into the up platform. Morpeth XC 220002 down ex pass 5th March 13 DSC_9764.jpg Morpeth XC 220002 down ex pass 5th March13 DSC_9765.jpg David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 DSC_9765 - Plenty of route choices with that signal! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted January 31, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said: DSC_9765 - Plenty of route choices with that signal! Left to right the feathers are for 1.down loop, 2.up main (reversible signalling on the ECML here), 3. yard and Blyth and Tyne line to Bedlington etc. David David 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Midland Railway trust at Butterley photo’s which are delightful. In C4938, at Butterley, the 4F, 44027, running light engine on the 1st January, 1980, makes quite a spectacle in the very cold conditions. The Morpeth photo’s from the 5th March, 2013 are full of interest, and in the first photo’ with a down East Coast express with 91104 leading, the 91 has been expertly captured by the camera and looks good in the East Coast livery. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 Back to the 1980s and 1990s today on the ECML around Cramlington. Cramlington Class 101 53258 and 51515 down 29th Oct 87 C9236.jpg Cramlington Class 254 up9th June 86 C7576.jpg Cramlington Class 142 Morpeth to Newcastle Jan 91 J11732.jpg Cramlington Class 47 Edinburgh to Poole The Dorset Scot Jan 91 J11730.jpg Cramlington 43178 Aberdeen to Kings X Jan 91 J11734.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the photo’s from around Cramlington. All are of interest, and in J11732, the class 142 ‘Skipper’, on a Morpeth to Newcastle service, in January, 1991, has quite a bit of brake dust on it’s lower panels making it look quite grimy. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2021 More photos at Newcastle today. Newcastle Neville Street statue of George Stephenson June 88 J9550.jpg Newcastle 47443 ecs 25th Aug 90 C15349.jpg Newcastle 4 Class 47s l e 18th Feb 91 C15588.jpg Newcastle 08578 shunting parcels vans May 91 J11927.jpg Newcastle 43065 up 10th May 95 C20138.jpg David 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 J11927 - what's the first coach with the single big window and roller shutters? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, DaveF said: Newcastle 4 Class 47s l e 18th Feb 91 C15588.jpg Four different liveries too. RES, Inter-City, LL and Provincial. The Provincial is 47475 and I'd put money on the LL being 47443 North Eastern. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 51 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said: J11927 - what's the first coach with the single big window and roller shutters? It's a Mk1 courier coach. They were converted from BSKs (Brake second corridors) retaining the toilet and one compartment for the courier. The windows of the second compartment were plated over and the third compartment was removed and a roller shutter door fitted. Links to photos etc: http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/80221.htm from SRPS website, creative commons licence. Photo credited to SRPS. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mk1_Courier_Coach_977905.jpg Neith-Nabu, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. David 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks - that's one that completely passed me by! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) They came about to cater for the possible market in higher value/security items and loads, being more secure than in an ordinary brake coach luggage van and having a member of staff traveling with. Edited February 2, 2021 by keefer 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the latest Newcastle photo’s all of which are of interest. The first photo’ of Neville Street statue of George Stephenson, in June, 1988, is excellent, and also, on the building behind the statue, on the left hand side, on top of that window, there appears to be a small bush of some kind there. It’s something that is not often to be seen. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2021 The Tyne and Wear Metro in North Tyneside for today. Shiremoor Metro 4026 Pelaw to St James 16th Aug 95 C20485.jpg Tynemouth 17th July 93 C18730.jpg Tynemouth 4061 and 4024 St James to Pelaw 9th May 92 C16833.jpg Tynemouth Metro 11th July 87 C9028.jpg Willington Quay Metro broken down being pushed by following train 28th Dec 89 C13889.jpg David 37 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Tyne and Wear Metro photo’s in North Tyneside. They are of interest, and the first photo’ at Shiremoor, with Metro 4026 on a Pelaw to St James service on the 16th August, 1995, shows a cluttered scene which would make a great model - especially the backs of those terraced houses. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 Excellent pictures David Those cars parked at tynemouth in 93 would constitute a classic car show today 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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