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[DaveF]

A look at the North Tyneside Steam Railway today, based at Silverlink in North Shields.  The line starts close to the big shopping centre.

 

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Kitson Consett A 5 25th May 92 C16871

 

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Stephenson Museum Consett No 10  19th July 87 C8711

 

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Peckett 25th May 92 C16870

 

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Stephenson Puffing Billy 29th May 88 C9499

 

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Bagnall 401 Middle Engine Lane to Percy Main 25th May 92 C16872

 

 

 

Percy Main Bagnall 401 April 93 J13816   The terminus at the southern end of the line on a wet day.

 

 

David

 

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

Very nice photos of a line I had never heard of. That Kitson loco is unusual. Pannier tanks were rare outside the GWR.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

Stannington and Morpeth this afternoon.

 

Stannington is on the ECML to the south of Morpeth, the station closed in 1958 to passengers and 1964 to freight.  The station building can be seen in the first photo.

 

 

 

Stannington 91018 up May 92 J13126

 

 

 

Stannington DVT up May 92 J13125

 

 

 

Morpeth Class 101 E51223 & E54404 Newcastle to Morpeth 10.55 19th Oct 85_C7242

 

 

 

Morpeth 47327 up freight Aug 80 C5119

 

 

 

Morpeth Class 43 43090 Kings X to Aberdeen diverted via Blyth and Tyne 25th June 84_C6553  The train is approaching the junction where it will rejoin the ECML.

 

 

David

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent selection of photo’s of the North Tyneside Steam Railway, which is at Silverlink in North Shields. In C9499, at Middle Engine Lane, that’s a fantastic photo’ of Stephenson’s Puffing Billy, on the 29th May, 1988. For whatever reason I have not seen many photo’s of Puffing Billy.

You have posted a terrific set of photo’s of Stannington and Morpeth on the ECML. In the first photo’, at Stannington, with 91018, on an up express in May, 1992, you can see that the former station buildings are to the house style of that section of the ECML, and are instantly recognisable as such. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[andytrains]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

C6553 

Almost a Train Set curve!

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, andytrains said:

Almost a Train Set curve!

 

There is a curve on the Blyth and Tyne at Hartley which is a smaller radius.

 

David

[DaveF]

 

Around Ulgham Lane crossing north of Morpeth on the ECML for today.

 

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 47302 up ICI tanks 14th Jan 89  C11620

 

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56113 down empties to Butterwell 29th Dec 89 C13894

 

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 37111 up tanks Mar 90 J10642

 

 

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 43122 up 19th Feb 91 C15602

 

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 43044 down Pullman 12th Oct 91 C16588

 

 

David

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

Interesting weathering on the ICI tanks, and "interesting" to reproduce on a model.

Jonathan

[SHMD]

41 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

Interesting weathering on the ICI tanks, and "interesting" to reproduce on a model.

Jonathan

 

They look like tree shadows to me!

 

 

Kev.

 

[corneliuslundie]

I wondered that, but decided that any trees were a long way from the line. If they are shadows it must have been a very low sun even for January. But in retrospect you may well be right.

No problem for my modelling as I only have one tank wagon and that is a black 4-wheeler.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of Ulgham Lane Crossing. In J10642, with 37111, on an up train of tanks, in March, 1990, you can see, talking of weathering, the sort of ‘half weathered’ effect on the 37’s nose end. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

2 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

Interesting weathering on the ICI tanks, and "interesting" to reproduce on a model.

Jonathan

 

1 hour ago, corneliuslundie said:

I wondered that, but decided that any trees were a long way from the line. If they are shadows it must have been a very low sun even for January. But in retrospect you may well be right.

No problem for my modelling as I only have one tank wagon and that is a black 4-wheeler.

Jonathan

 

 

I can confirm that they are tree shadows.

 

Where I was standing is outside a house, which is set back a good hundred plus feet from the road.  While the rest of the road has a low hedge on the left hand side the garden has big mature trees behind the grass verge, which is only about six feet wide.

[DaveF]

Today has not been brilliant so far, but the rain did stop for a while at lunchtime and the sun came out, it has now started to rain again.

 

Then I had to do a quick repair to Mum's bathroom window to fix a loose clip which apparently cuts down draughts on uPVC windows.

 

After that it was time to ring the district nurses to try to find out when Mum (who is now housebound) will get her Covid boster and flu jabs, I still don't know.

 

Then I tackled the council to tell them they had not emptied her bin yesterday and to remined them that she has an "assisted collection" as she can't put her own bin out.  They have promised to deal with it within 48 hours.

 

Plus the small problem of Mum not being able to stand unaided today and having some problems eating.

 

The joys of being a carer!  Fortunately she also has paid carers who do the bits I don't do.

 

Normally all goes smoothly!

 

Rant over, now for the photos.

 

We are still in Northumberland heading north along the ECML.

 

 

Pegswood Class 254 up Aug 85 J8327

 

 

 

Southside HST Kings X to Aberdeen Aug 86 J8649

 

 

 

Shilbottle Junction HST up 27th May 95 C20165

 

 

 

Stamford Class 43 up 13th April 96 C20875

 

 

 

Newham Class 91 up  7th April 93 C18415

 

David

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

Gorgeous colours in J8649.

The first three are all the same, but little differences in the livery in each. Blue/grey carriages in the first, but "Executive in the other two. Yellow power unit sides as far as the grille in the first two, but full length "carriage" livery in the third (and the fourth).

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I’m sorry you’ve been having such issues with caring for your Mum, hopefully it will be less stressful from now onwards.

The ECML in Northumberland photo’s are lovely, and, as stated, the colours in J8649, at Southside, with a HST, on a Kings Cross to Aberdeen express, in August, 1986, are delightful, and it’s good how the HST has also been captured accelerating with plumes of exhaust visible.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Today we go to 31st August 2004 with a visit to Morpeth.

 

 

 

Morpeth Freightliner 66617 down cement 31st Aug 04 IMG_4588

 

 

 

Morpeth GNER Class 91 up 31st Aug 04 IMG_4590

 

 

 

Morpeth Virgin XC Class 220 up 31st Aug 04 IMG_4592

 

 

 

Morpeth Northern 142090 ecs for Morpeth to Metrocentre 31st Aug 04 IMG_4594

 

 

 

Morpeth Virgin XC Class 220 down 31st Aug 04 IMG_4602

 

 

David

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of Morpeth, from the 31st August, 2004. The first photo’ of a Freightliner class 66, 66617, on a down cement train, is an excellent portrait of the 66 as it goes through the station. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Davexoc]

I'm going to take a shot at 91103 County of Lincolnshire as the ID for IMG_4590

[DaveF]

 

Some more early digital photos taken in 2005 with a Canon A70 with a 3Mp sensor, which was very good in 2003 when I bought it.

 

To be honest on a monitor the photos are a bit sharper than most slide scans but not as good as my Nikon dSLRs.

 

The photos were taken along the Midland Main line between Loughborough and Trent Junction.

 

 

 

Normanton on Soar Central Trains Class 170631 up 1st Oct 05 IMG_6433

 

 

 

Sutton Bonnington Central Trains 156406 up 1st Oct 05 IMG_6438

 

 

 

Sutton Bonnington DRS Class 20s up 1st Oct 05 IMG_6440

 

 

 

Kegworth Central Trains 170517 down 1st Oct 05 IMG_6451

 

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar MML Class 222 up 1st Oct 05 IMG_6452

 

 

David

 

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

If that was the very early days of the 170s on the Midland Main Line I wonder if they had cured the leaking roofs.

I assume that the DRS train is a weed killing set.

Jonathan

[hexagon789]

1 hour ago, corneliuslundie said:

If that was the very early days of the 170s on the Midland Main Line I wonder if they had cured the leaking roofs.

5-6 years in.

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is an excellent selection of digital photo’s of the Midland Main line between Loughborough and Trent Junction, on the 1st October, 2005. In IMG_6440, at Sutton Bonnington, with two DRS class 20’s on an up RHTT, you have captured a great view of the train including the clean wagons, which if in use would be very grimy, along with the 20’s.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Trains at Haltwhistle on the Newcastle to Carlisle line today.  A bit later than usual today as I have been to look at the beach.

 

Haltwhistle was the junction for the branch to Alston.

 

They were all taken on 15th March 2007 with a Nikon D80 dSLR with a Nikon 18-135 mm lens.

 

 

 

Haltwhistle Northern 156443 Newcastle to Carlisle 15th March 07  DSC_0282

 

 

 

Haltwhistle EWS 66180 down empties Redcar to Hardendale 15th March 07  DSC_0284

 

 

 

Haltwhistle Northern 156469 Carlisle to Newcastle  15th March 07  DSC_0286

 

 

 

Haltwhistle EWS 66188 up coal 15th March 07  DSC_0289

 

 

 

Haltwhistle Northern 156483 Newcastle to Whitehaven 15th March 07  DSC_0291  The Alston branch platform face can be seen on the right.

 

 

David

Edited April 23, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most impressive set of photo’s of Haltwhistle on the Newcastle to Carlisle line, on the 15th March, 2007. The last photo’ is a delightful panorama of the whole station, and shows the platform where the Alston line trains used to depart from, but the trees mean you cannot see the former trackbed curving away. 
In DSC_0286, with 156469, on a Carlisle to Newcastle service, you can see how the yellow painted cab window frames totally change how the cab end looks.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Davexoc]

Hello David, I was in Haltwhistle 3 weeks after you, as I got called to a factory on the old colliery site at Plenmellar, which was alongside the Alston line. I seem to recall that around that time EWS were running jumbo coal trains of 2x class 66 with 42 HTAs in tow. I don't suppose you ever got a shot of them anywhere along the line?

I did see one pass from my room at The Grey Bull one day, as I think they ran in the evening in the easterly direction, having to run the line in one go as there are no loops long enough to recess in. Can't remember now if it was before or after popping down The Black Bull for food and ale....