Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day

[DaveF]

17 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

J12048

I assume there should also have ben a couple of lookouts? Or is the guy on the platform one of them!

So eight people to investigate a fault?

Jonathan

 

9 hours ago, Western Aviator said:

I would be very surprised indeed if they were working without the knowledge of, or protection from the signalman (without the need for lookouts). The man on the left of the picture is standing next to the point motor and you can see that the handle to operate it manually is in it. I don’t know if it’s their official name but where I worked we referred to that type of point machine as a “clamp lock”. Also, the point is lying in reverse so the signals either side of the crossover wouldn’t be clear.

 

 

I think that either the man on the platform on the one by the point motor wase the lookout.

 

I should also mention that Morpeth still has a working signalbox, the men were working quite close to the box.  If you look at the photo of the Class 37 you can see the box, the other point of the crossover is only just out of the photo.

 

David

[DaveF]

10 hours ago, 35A said:

Another lovely set of pictures, appropriately with snow!

 

I would query the ID on the first one, C6686. 43126 was a Western Region power car and was in Executive livery by 1984 (this picture is January 1985). My initial thought was that it might be a typo for the Eastern Region's 43162, which was named "Borough of Stevenage" - but not until later in 1985, it transpires, when it too gained Executive livery. Unfortunately, I can't get a good enough enlargement to offer any alternative suggestion as to what it might actually be.

 

It's quite possible that I wrote down the wrong number when I took the photo.  I no longer have the original slide to refer back too, after scanning the ones that were in poor condition went in the bin.

 

David

Edited February 10, 2021 by DaveF
Can't spell this morning.

[DaveF]

 

I had my first Covid vaccination today, scheduled for 2.08p.m. at my local surgery, I was done at 1.59, then had to sit for the required 15 minutes (it was the Pfizer vaccine).  The appointments were every 4 minutes, so in a 12 hour day one person can get through about 180 patients.  Some days the two practices in my town are using 4 GPs to give vaccinations, so that must be around 700 a day.

 

Now for the photos, from the southern end of the ECML today.  At least it is the southern end from my point of view here in Northumberland.

 

As the Kings Cross photo was taken in 1993 I must have been in London for a meeting in connection in work.  I used to find travelling there and back from Newcastle in a day quite tiring, now and then work graciously agreed to pay for a night in London - providing I paid for my own dinner.

 

The Swayfield photo was taken on a visit by Dad to relatives in the area, it was not as pleasant a location in 1989 as it was in the 1970s as the wires get in the way.  The photo at Eaton Lane crossing was taken on another such trip, this time by me.  

 

 

Kings Cross 91020 20th Oct 93 C19182.jpg

 

 

Swayfield 43193 Edinburgh to Kings X June 89 J10001.jpg

 

 

Grantham 253026 up Edinburgh to Kings X April 83 J7865.jpg

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 254 Kings X to Leeds May 87 J8895.jpg

 

 

Eaton Lane Crossing Gamston Class 43 down 9th June 95 C20238.jpg

 

 

David

Edited February 10, 2021 by DaveF

[Andrew P]

Congrats on the Jab David.

[Market65]

Good evening, David, and I’m also glad you’ve had the jab.  I like the southern end of the ECML photo’s, all of which are of interest. In J7865, at Grantham, with 253026 on an up Edinburgh to Kings Cross train in April, 1983, it looks as if the grill cover for that power cars air horns has gone missing. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[43110andyb]

Doing a bit of analysis on this picture it looks to be a major either failure or re-fit of the point system.

    To the left in the 6’ is one of the clamp lock bodies and full slide and hydraulic system removed, unlikely any train movements over those points if they are in the middle of major work. Looks like a new body fitted on the left switch as it’s a nice clean yellow lid!

      It looks like they are setting up detection and/or lock as I can see a yellow Fluke meter propped up against the platform edge on the right hand side.

    Points would need to be chocked and clamped to allow a cautioned move if the points are un-detected.

[DaveF]

 

A few random photos of trains at Newcastle for today.

 

 

Newcastle 47571 up postal 22nd Aug 87 C9120.jpg

 

 

 

Newcastle 56111 up empties July 88 J9620.jpg

 

 

Newcastle 43134 Cardiff to Newcastle 17th Feb 89 C11649.jpg   Arriving over the High Level bridge into the east end of the station, to terminate in one of the bay platforms.

 

 

Newcastle 43058 Kings X to Aberdeen 1st June 89 C11961.jpg

 

 

Newcastle 43057 Inverness to Kings X Nov 90 J11669.jpg

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the latest Newcastle photo’s all of which are of interest. In J9620, that is an excellent view of 56111 on an up train of empty HAA’s in July, 1988. Also you’ve chosen a great selection of HST photo’s which are so nostalgic.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Some more Northumberland ECML photos today, at Damdykes and Cramlington.

 

They are in order from south to north.

 

 

Damdykes Class 254 down 5th Jan 85 C6684.jpg

This field is now a wood.

 

 

Damdykes 158742 Berwick to Newcastle Jan 91 J11743.jpg

 

 

 

Damdykes 47839 Edinburgh to Poole The Dorset Scot Nov 90 J11659.jpg

 

 

Cramlington Class 254 43077 down 5th July 85 C6974.jpg

 

 

Cramlington 43178 Aberdeen to Kings x Jan 91 J11735.jpg

My car is parked at the side of the road in this photo.  In those days it was a very quiet dual carriageway, I would not park there now as it is sometimes nearly as busy now as the A127 past Basildon in the early hours of a Sunday morning.

 

 

David

Edited February 12, 2021 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the Northumberland photo’s of the ECML from Damdykes and Cramlington. All are of interest and in J11743, at Damdykes, with 158742, on a Berwick to Newcastle service in January, 1991, I’m left hoping it’s heating would be powerful enough to counteract the extreme cold of that winter. Finally, I wonder who the man on the left of the photo’ is, I can’t be your Dad since the photo’ is one of his...

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, David. I like the Northumberland photo’s of the ECML from Damdykes and Cramlington. All are of interest and in J11743, at Damdykes, with 158742, on a Berwick to Newcastle service in January, 1991, I’m left hoping it’s heating would be powerful enough to counteract the extreme cold of that winter. Finally, I wonder who the man on the left of the photo’ is, I can’t be your Dad since the photo’ is one of his...

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

The man on the left is me.  I was well wrapped up as it was very cold.

 

David

 

[DaveF]

 

A couple more photos at Castleford along with some on the line to Hull along the north side of the Humber.

 

Once again I was a bit busy this afternoon dealing with a family matter.

 

 

Castleford 5th April 89 C11845.jpg

 

 

Castleford 141 to Knottingley 5th April 89 C11851.jpg

 

 

Brough Class 254 Kings X to Hull July 90 J11044.jpg

 

 

Ferriby 156481 Manchester Piccadilly to Hull July 90 J11045.jpg

 

 

Hessle Class 142 down July 91 J12076.jpg

 

David

[Davexoc]

Brough Class 254 Kings X to Hull July 90 J11044.jpg

 

Assuming there is only one TF out of shot, that is a rather short set.

[Lord Flashheart]

Excellent photos  as always Dave and these local to me,I regularly walk over the bridge your on at Hessle. 

You'll probably think I'm nuts (and you've every right to) but I always enjoy your photos of the Pacers in their earlier liveries,always had a soft spot for them.

 

Rob

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the Castleford and Brough to Hull photo’s, all of which are of interest, and full of nostalgia. In J11045, at Ferriby, 156481, on a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull service, in July, 1990, is now worked by class 185’s. Quite a contrast. The last photo’ of an unidentified class 142 at Hessle, in July, 1991, shows a scene which is no more now the 142’s are all gone. It’s more likely to be a class 155 or 170 these days.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[tiger]

10 hours ago, Davexoc said:

Brough Class 254 Kings X to Hull July 90 J11044.jpg

 

Assuming there is only one TF out of shot, that is a rather short set.

 

I'm 99.9% certain the HST in J11044 is one of the two "Pullman" HST sets which retained dual catering vehicles and an increased proportion of first class; most likely the Tyne Tees Pullman set.

 

Zooming on on the TF on the left hand side the vehicle number looks like 41154 and the toilet window label looks like coach "E".

 

The 1990 Platform 5 Locomotives and Coaching Stock "combined volume" (Peter Fox) lists the formation  of HST set HT 35, based at Heaton, Newcastle, as:

 

41153 (TF), 41066 (TF), 405?? (TRFK*), 41154 (TF), 40741 (TRFB), 42205 (TS), 42210 (TS), 44083 (TGS).  *I've overwritten the original number in my book with 40511, but the published allocation may have been 40501, which was allocated to HT in 1990. If the TGS is coach "A" then 41154 is in the correct position for coach E in this formation.

I recall seeing this set at Doncaster around midday on its way to Hull, returning mid afternoon on its way back to London - I suspect the Pullman set was used for a midday London-Hull out and back working in marginal time, in between its main Newcastle-London and return Pullman duty.

 

An image of a similar set is seen here in 1988 (Flickr link - not my original photo) - although the set in question has an extra TS making 9 trailers in total.

 

Hope this helps and is of interest.

 

Cheers

 

Tom.

Edited February 14, 2021 by tiger

[DaveF]

Photos from visits to the South Tynedale up in the North Pennines at Alston for this morning.

 

It is a 2' gauge line on the trackbed of part of the NER line from Halwhistle to Alston.

 

 

Alston Henschel No 6 Thomas Edmondson 14th April 90 C14338.jpg

 

 

Alston Henschel 6 Thomas Edmonndson Gilderdale to Alston 2nd April 88 C9377.jpg

 

 

Alston Henschel 6 Thomas Edmondson 2nd April 88 C9366.jpg

 

 

Gilderdale Hunslet The Peril 24th March 89 C11715.jpg

 

 

Gilderdale Hunslet The Peril 24th March 89 C11718.jpg

 

 

Gilderdale Hunslet No 2 Ayle 20th April 92 C16777.jpg

 

 

David

Edited February 14, 2021 by DaveF

[St Enodoc]

6 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Photos from visits to the South Tynedale up in the North Pennines at Alston for this morning.

 

It is a 2' gauge line on the trackbed of part of the NER line from Halwhistle to Alston.

 

 

Alston Henschel No 6 Thomas Edmondson 14th April 90 C14338.jpg

 

 

Alston Henschel 6 Thomas Edmonndson Gilderdale to Alston 2nd April 88 C9377.jpg

 

 

Alston Henschel 6 Thomas Edmondson 2nd April 88 C9366.jpg

 

 

Gilderdale Hunslet The Peril 24th March 89 C11715.jpg

 

 

Gilderdale Hunslet The Peril 24th March 89 C11718.jpg

 

 

Gilderdale Hunslet No 2 Ayle 20th April 92 C16777.jpg

 

 

David

I do like the photo of "Ayle" towing a garden shed.

[DaveF]

More photos of the ECML in Northumberland now, taken from 1987 to 1991.

 

Chevington was the junction for the branch to Amble.

 

This time we start at Berwick on Tweed and head south to Longhirst, north of Morpeth.

 

 

Berwick on Tweed Class 47 electrification train 28th June 87 C8566.jpg

 

 

Buston Barns 43053 up Dec 91 J12973.jpg

 

 

Buston Barns 37109 down empty pipe wagons Aug 91 J12879.jpg

 

 

Chevington 43091 Edinburgh to Kings X June 90 J10991.jpg

 

 

Longhirst Class 45 Berwick to Newcastle Feb 88 J9438.jpg

 

 

David

[LMS2968]

Come on, Dave, you can't fool us. C8566 is on your model railway!

[eastwestdivide]

13 minutes ago, LMS2968 said:

Come on, Dave, you can't fool us. C8566 is on your model railway!

One of each wagon in the catalogue!

[brushman47544]

Is that a HA castle crest on the side of the 47 in C8566?

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the photo’s of the South Tynedale Railway at Alston and Gilderdale. All are of interest, and it’s good to see that part of the former line to Haltwhistle survives as a narrow gauge railway. That is a lovely photo’, in the first one, of Alston with Henschel Number 6, Thomas Edmondson, on the 14th April, 1990. It also shows a few signals, the level crossing, and part of the signalbox. 

The ECML photo’s from Northumberland are all of interest, and in the last photo’, at Longhirst, with a class 45 on a Berwick to Newcastle train in February, 1988, you have another excellent example of a ‘train in the landscape’. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

Is that a HA castle crest on the side of the 47 in C8566?

 

 

I've had a lok at the original scan and cannot be sure.

 

David

[35A]

15 hours ago, tiger said:

The 1990 Platform 5 Locomotives and Coaching Stock "combined volume" (Peter Fox) lists the formation  of HST set HT 35, based at Heaton, Newcastle, as:

 

41153 (TF), 41066 (TF), 405?? (TRFK*), 41154 (TF), 40741 (TRFB), 42205 (TS), 42210 (TS), 44083 (TGS).  *I've overwritten the original number in my book with 40511, but the published allocation may have been 40501, which was allocated to HT in 1990. If the TGS is coach "A" then 41154 is in the correct position for coach E in this formation.

 

Tom,

 

I checked my Spring 1990 P5 Coaching Stock book and it gives 40511 as the TRFK in HT35. Perhaps it was misprinted in the Combined Volume and listed in the amendments, which you (perhaps) corrected it from?