RMweb Premium keefer Posted April 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2021 That's quite a curve at Ambergate - Mind The Gap! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2021 I assume that Monsal Dale Viaduct was already a walking route when you took the photo. A nice walk but a bit wet at times beside the river. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 26, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, corneliuslundie said: I assume that Monsal Dale Viaduct was already a walking route when you took the photo. A nice walk but a bit wet at times beside the river. Jonathan Yes it was by then. By the way it's one of Dad's photos, hence the J in the file number. I used to know the area quite well, when I was young it was a favourite family day out - with trains back then. Later, when I was a student in Manchester we had several visits to the area for Biology fieldwork - I suppose we did some work but my main memory is of picnics and talking. David 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Newcastle is famous for its bridges over the River Tyne, here are are a few photos of them for this afternoon. They were taken on a sunny but frosty day in November 1995. I was probably there for the Newcastle model railway exhibition which used to be held in the Guildhall on the Quayside, but by this time I think I had stopped being an exhibitor and usually worked on a trade stand. Newcastle High level bridge 18th Nov 95 C20633.jpg Newcastle High level bridge Class 142 18th Nov 95 C20653.jpg Swing bridge and Tyne bridge beyond it. Newcastle High level bridge Class 156 and QE2 bridge 18th Nov 95 C20651.jpg High Level Bridge, Swing Bridge and Tyne Bridge beyond it. Newcastle QE2 bridge and Metro crossing it 18th Nov 95 C20637.jpg Newcastle King Edward Bridge Class 56 up empties 18th Nov 95 C20648.jpg Gateshead TMD site can be seen on the other side of the river. David Edited April 27, 2021 by DaveF 44 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2021 Good afternoon, David. I like the Newcastle bridges photo’s, from the 18th November, 1995, which are full of interest and show aspects of those bridges that most photo’s usually do not. In C20651, with the High level bridge, and a class 156 crossing it, with the Swing Bridge and the Tyne Bridge beyond it, with the QE2 bridge in front of them all, you can see that the QE2 bridge is actually not bad for a more modern structure and fits in well with the much older structures. The following photo’, C20637, with a Metro crossing the QE2 Bridge again shows what a well designed structure it is. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted April 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) The last time I was in Newcastle I stayed in the hotel that you can see straight ahead along the riverside in photo C20651. This was the view: The Metro trains make quite a noise as they cross the QE2 bridge. Edited April 27, 2021 by Western Aviator 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2021 Today has not gone smoothly, hence the photos are rather later than usual. Once again they were taken at Newcastle Central. I've just realised that I have forgotten to get the photos in date order. Newcastle Class 43 Kings X to Edinburgh and 142521 ecs Aug 91 J12856.jpg Newcastle Class 47 down charter Aug 90 J11597.jpg Newcastle Class 101 Sunderland to Hexham July 88 J9623.jpg Newcastle Class 108 ecs and Class 143 April 91 J11864.jpg 4 Newcastle Class 143 16th Aug 89 C13859.jpg David 40 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Newcastle Central photo’s, all of which are of interest. The last photo’, with an unidentified class 143 railbus, on the 16th August, 1989, is a superb shot which shows the majesty of the curved trainshed roof. York is, of course, the other big station to have such an imposing roof. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hope it’s all ok now. We saw that photo of 47344 not that long ago, by the way, but good to see it again as I was on the train as far as Darlington. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, Market65 said: Good evening, David. I like the Newcastle Central photo’s, all of which are of interest. The last photo’, with an unidentified class 143 railbus, on the 16th August, 1989, is a superb shot which shows the majesty of the curved trainshed roof. York is, of course, the other big station to have such an imposing roof. With warmest regards, Rob. There are others - St. Pancras, Kings Cross, Bristol Temple Meads and Brighton come to mind... Edited April 29, 2021 by talisman56 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 29, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) They say tomorrow is another day - it seems a bit like yesterday again but with some more and different issues. Anyway, here are some more photos. They were all taken around Radcliffe on Trent, between Grantham and Nottingham. Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham Apr 75 J4248.jpg Travelling over the newly installed (then) experimental slab track. Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham May 79 C 4586.jpg Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham Feb 78 C3675.jpg Radcliffe on Trent Class 37 37014 Parkeston Quay to Manchester Feb 78 J5926.jpg Radcliffe on Trent Class 104 Grantham to Nottingham Mar 75 J4176.jpg David Edited April 29, 2021 by DaveF 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 39 minutes ago, DaveF said: J4248.jpg Travelling over the newly installed (then) experimental slab track... Last time I looked (within the last couple of years I think), there was still the remains of another section of experimental slab track on the up side of the line north of Derby, in the Belper/Duffield area. Now out of use and a bit overgrown. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the photo’s from around Radcliffe on Trent, on the Grantham to Nottingham line. All are of interest, and on enlarging the last photo’, with a Grantham to Nottingham train, in March, 1975, you can see the ‘upright’ cab windows typical of a class 104 DMU. The short 57 foot bodies with three and a half windows between the two passenger doors are further clues. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 28/04/2021 at 18:37, brushman47544 said: Hope it’s all ok now. We saw that photo of 47344 not that long ago, by the way, but good to see it again as I was on the train as far as Darlington. Things are improving, I think. I've checked the photo of 47344, I hadn't realised I'd posted my version of the image a short time ago, the one this week was Dad's version - We must have been standing next to each other that day! David 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2021 Some photos over the years around Ulgham Lane crossing for this afternoon. All but the first photo are taken showing much the same length of track, even over three and a half years the vegetation changes. Ulgham Lane crossing 143007 Berwick to Newcastle 7th May 88 C9452.jpg Ulgham Lane crossing 56132 empties to Butterwell Jan 92 J12983.jpg Ulgham Lane crossing 60074 down Nov 92 J13577.jpg Ulgham Lane crossing 91007 up 22nd May 93 C18551.jpg Ulgham Lane crossing 90023 Kings X to Edinburgh 1st July 95 C20315.jpg David 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2021 Interesting how much changing light has affected the two freight train photos. If you were building a model and had lighting like one of those you would probably be told it was all wrong - whichever one you had chosen. Jonathan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the latest Ulgham Lane crossing photo’s which are all of interest. In the first photo’, of a class 143, Pacer, 143007, on a Berwick-upon-Tweed to Newcastle service, on the 7th May, 1988, you have a scene which is historical in two respects. The Pacers have gone and the ECML is now electrified. So thank you for taking such photo’s of these everyday scenes. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Another lovely set, Dave. 91 007, back in the days when it carried the name "Ian Allan", looking very powerful, and 60 074 - has this loco carried more liveries that any other class 60? Off the top of my head, it's carried at least four. Enjoy your Bank Holiday weekend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2021 More Blyth and Tyne photos, this time at Winning and Cambois. Winning 56133 down coal Oct 85 J8445.jpg Winning 56113 empties Blyth Power station to Butterwell March 91 J11784.jpg Cambois Class 101 charter The Chevy Chase Newcastle to Blyth and Tyne etc April 86 J8552.jpg Cambois 37423 l e June 93 J13917.jpg Part of the coal stockpile for the power station is in the beackground. Cambois 56134 breakdown train including crane Dec 90 J11695.jpg David 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Blythe and Tyne photo’s at Winning and Cambois. All are of interest, and that last photo’ at Cambois, with 56134, on a breakdown train with a crane, out of sight, in December, 1990, has a quite stark lighting effect in the low December sun. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2021 Some photos from Market Overton and Sewstern on the ex British Steel lines at the end of the High Dyke branch, taken during the preservation period, for this morning. For those new to the thread a reminder that I had permission to be trackside as Dad managed the Sewstern workshops. When I was sorting out these photos it struck me that the young people in the fourth photo will now be pensioners. Many of them were local people from the nearby villages who knew that there was something happening to go to see. Market Overton Peckett John Sept 73 J3391.jpg Market Overton Pendennis Castle Dec 73 C1451.jpg Market Overton Class 03 D2381 owned by Bill McAlpine Aug 75 C2294.jpg Market Overton Peckett John and Barclay crane tank Glenfield 7th Sept 75 C2442.jpg Sewstern Avonside Mozambique 2foot gauge 0-4-2T July 73 C1279.jpg Sewstern Flying Scotsman spare boiler Class 03 D2381 ex BR July 73 J3240.jpg Sewstern Hunslet Primrose No 2 and 03 D2381 ecs to Carnforth Oct 74 J4059.jpg David 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2021 This afternoon we are back at Newcastle looking at trains/locos in the station. Four are from visits during 1989, one is from 1991. Newcastle 47620 Feb 89 J9789.jpg Newcastle 43193 Edniburgh toKings X 7th March 89 C11786.jpg Newcastle 47481 up mail ecs 1st June 89 C11965.jpg Newcastle 142516 and 143605 16th Aug 89 C13861.jpg Newcastle 43188 Cardiff to Newcastle May 91 J11938.jpg David 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Market Overton and Sewstern photo’s on what was the preserved railway from the end of the former High Dyke branch. All are of historical interest, and it’s such a shame it could not work out. In the last photo’ at Sewstern, with Hunslet, Primrose, number 2, and 03, number D2381, on empty coaching stock to Carnforth, in October, 1974, I am just wondering how far the train got before possibly being hauled by something else over BR metals - a class 37? I like Newcastle photo’s which are all of interest, and in C13861, with 142516 and 143605, on the 16th August, 1989, you can see the non standard roller blind indicator box on the 142. I cannot recall if any others were so fitted. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted May 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Market65 said: Good evening, David. I like the Market Overton and Sewstern photo’s on what was the preserved railway from the end of the former High Dyke branch. All are of historical interest, and it’s such a shame it could not work out. In the last photo’ at Sewstern, with Hunslet, Primrose, number 2, and 03, number D2381, on empty coaching stock to Carnforth, in October, 1974, I am just wondering how far the train got before possibly being hauled by something else over BR metals - a class 37? I like Newcastle photo’s which are all of interest, and in C13861, with 142516 and 143605, on the 16th August, 1989, you can see the non standard roller blind indicator box on the 142. I cannot recall if any others were so fitted. With warmest regards, Rob. A BR loco took over the coaches from High Dyke Junction - BR turned a blind eye to privately owned locos running along the High Dyke branch, which was officially closed anyway. I never asked about the signalling arrangements at High Dyke where traffic was exchanged from a closed line to the ECML. I'm not sure what took the coaches to Carnforth, at the time the usual locos in the area were Classes 31 and 47. David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted May 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 Views along the Newcastle to Carlisle line, heading west from Hexham, this afternoon. The photos are a bit late as I fell asleep while reading a book after lunch. Hexham left Class 108 Hexham to Sunderland right Class 108 Newcastle to Carlisle Nov 88 J9720.jpg Fourstones Coronation Class 46229 Kings X to Carlisle steam from Stockton. Northern Belle March 85 J8243.jpg Fourstones 156469 Carlisle to Middlesbrough Jan 93 J13677.jpg Bardon Mill 156443 Carlisle to Newcastle 9th Dec 95 C20663.jpg Haltwhistle Class 156 Newcastle to Carlisle 8th March 96 C20862.jpg Taken from the footbridge over the River South Tyne at the east end of the station. David 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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