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

[russ p]

22 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said:

C5828 at Tyne shows a p'way spoil train made up of  rebodied 21 ton minerals, 27 ton iron ore tipplers all of which were only used for a short time before being replaced by vacuum braked 16 ton minerals.

 

The 21 ton minerals were frequently overloaded by over enthusiastic digger drivers.

 

Is that definitely a spoil train mark?

[Mark Saunders]

2 minutes ago, russ p said:

 

Is that definitely a spoil train mark?

 

Definite ! 

[russ p]

Were those 21tonners the ones that were stored for years in the secondary sorts at tees ?

[Mark Saunders]

27 minutes ago, russ p said:

Were those 21tonners the ones that were stored for years in the secondary sorts at tees ?

 

Don't know as it was before I had my own transport to visit such far off southern locations!

Edited March 25, 2020 by Mark Saunders
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[DaveF]

 

Photos taken at places to do with the London Tilbury and Southend.

 

 

Laindon view east on a strike day Jan 79 C4280.jpg

 

 

Tilbury BR ferry Edith May 77 C3361

 

 

Tilbury PS Waverley 4th May 78 C3831

 

 

Southend Pier PS Waverley 1st May 78 C3823.jpg

 

 

Southend Pier PS Waverley 1st May 78 C3826.jpg

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. I like the London Tilbury and Southend photo’s which are full of interest. The first photo’, at Laindon, looking east on a strike day in January, 1979, is eerily quiet on a typically freezing cold and snowy day.

And what a delightful photo’ of PS Waverley at Southend Pier, on the 1st May, 1978, in C3823.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Clagsniffer]

Hi Dave, absolutely love the Tyne yard pictures, full of interest!

 

Was interesting to see the Sat Link brake van used on a ballast train of grampus wagons in J10639. Were the sat link vans often used on ballast trains? Also there is a Dutch liveried grampus in the train which is surely vacuum braked, so I’m presuming it’s a mixed train of fitted and unfitted wagons hence the brake vans?

 

Thanks for posting.

 

 

[Andrew P]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

Photos taken at places to do with the London Tilbury and Southend.

 

 

Laindon view east on a strike day Jan 79 C4280.jpg

 

 

Tilbury BR ferry Edith May 77 C3361

 

 

Tilbury PS Waverley 4th May 78 C3831

 

 

Southend Pier PS Waverley 1st May 78 C3823.jpg

 

 

Southend Pier PS Waverley 1st May 78 C3826.jpg

 

 

David

When I was a kid living on the Isle of Grain in Kent, we used to go on the Medway Queen to Southend, and dad used to take me down to see the pistons and paddles from water level, it was always a treat.

 

Your pics always bring back some great memories.

 

Thanks and keep safe.

[iands]

On 27/12/2019 at 22:28, melmerby said:

DB 999503 has been sold into preservation so can still be seen. (Where?)

For anyone that is interested, I've found this buried deep in my archive of 999503 in a former life as "Racal Belle". If this is not the most appropriate thread, let me know and I'll repost to another thread.

racal_belle.pdf

[DaveF]

 

Edinburgh in August 1987 today.

 

 

Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens 101 430 Kirkaldy to Edinburgh Aug 87 J9155.jpg

 

 

Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens 107436 Edinburgh to DunblaneAug 87 J9161.jpg

 

 

Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens 47715 Correction, it is  Edinburgh to Glasgow 18th Aug 87 Aug 87 C9019.jpg

 

 

Edinburgh Aug 87 J9174

 

 

Edinburgh Waverley 08571 Aug 87 J9178

 

 

David

Edited March 29, 2020 by DaveF

[iands]

In today's photos from Dave, I wonder if the plank through the hedge and resting on top of the wall adjacent to the signal that 47715 has just passed is a makeshift "access point" used by the person walking towards the camera in the 6ft?

[keefer]

That pic is also interesting for having 47715 on the spare mk2 p-p set (inc. at least one coach in ScotRail livery)

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. I like the Edinburgh photo’s from August, 1987.  All are of interest, and the photo’, J9174, is especially good with such a fantastic view of both the station and Edinburgh itself, which shows how useful the castle will have been in times of war.

The first photo’, of Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens, with 101 430, on a Kirkaldy to Edinburgh service, shows a typical hybrid unit, with just the DMSL being a class 101, the other two being class 107.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[dvdlcs]

I was going to say, there was a hybrid 101/107 unit, and you've caught the 101 end - from memory 51803 was the 101 - as the 107 sets were numbered in the 400 series whereas the 101 sets were numbered in the 300 series. Interesting that this end was numbered as 101 rather than 107.

 

The 107s were allocated to Scotland, possibly ED/AY at the time, later HA, with the exception of one trailer car, 59794, which was at BX then later NH. I believe that was eventually reallocated north of the border when Sprinterisation began to happen and Scotland inherited all sorts of stuff from south of the border.

 

Funny what you remember :-)

[DaveF]

 

Back to the ECML in Northumberland today with photos at Acklington and Buston Barns.

 

 

Acklington 153319 Alnmouth to Newcastle 16th Jan 93 C18258.jpg

 

 

Acklington Class 254 up June 85 J8306.jpg

 

 

Acklington (north of) Class 56 down coal 29th May 93 C18578.jpg

 

 

Buston Barns 43058 down 8th Oct 88 C11524.jpg

 

 

Buston Barns 37190 down dolofines April 89 J09865.jpg

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. I like the ECML photo’s from Acklington and Buston Barns. All are of such interest, and of relatively happy times without having to worry about a virus either.

In J8306, at Acklington, with class 254, HST, on an up express, in June, 1985, you have a beautiful summers day view which looks so good, with the HST powering along the line taking its train load of passengers to London without any real effort. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[corneliuslundie]

C18578. I had forgotten that those big round hay bales had been around so long. 

I assume that that is a quarry over the ridge. 

A great photo.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

24 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

C18578. I had forgotten that those big round hay bales had been around so long. 

I assume that that is a quarry over the ridge. 

A great photo.

Jonathan

 

I think an opencast mine, now closed and the land restored.

 

David

[43110andyb]

On 27/03/2020 at 14:26, iands said:

In today's photos from Dave, I wonder if the plank through the hedge and resting on top of the wall adjacent to the signal that 47715 has just passed is a makeshift "access point" used by the person walking towards the camera in the 6ft?

Looks like a classic S&T shortcut to the signal! Would never have contemplated it myself as a ‘goodie two shoes’ S&T man.......

[Metr0Land]

1 hour ago, corneliuslundie said:

C18578. I had forgotten that those big round hay bales had been around so long. 

 

 

IIRC about 1984, within a couple of years that was pretty much all you saw

[DY444]

On 27/03/2020 at 14:17, DaveF said:

 

Edinburgh in August 1987 today.

 

 

Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens 47715 Glasgow to Edinburgh 18th Aug 87 Aug 87 C9019.jpg

 

David

 

I think that is actually departing from Edinburgh and heading towards Haymarket given that the headlamp and markers appear to be illuminated and there is a crew in the cab.

[DaveF]

 

This morning's batch of photos comes from the Stephenson Museum at Middle Engine Lane, North Shields.

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Stephenson Museum 19th July 87 C8709.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Stephenson Museum Halls automatic signal 19th July 87 C8710.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Consett 10 29th May 88 C9503.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Bagnall 401 20th June 92 C16938.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane 60019 painted as 2509 Silver Link 1st May 89 C11873.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane 24061 10th Oct 92 C18099.jpg

 

 

David

[Waverley47708]

On 27/03/2020 at 14:26, iands said:

In today's photos from Dave, I wonder if the plank through the hedge and resting on top of the wall adjacent to the signal that 47715 has just passed is a makeshift "access point" used by the person walking towards the camera in the 6ft?

Good spot.

 

From memory on the opposite side there used to be a structure built on top of the wall.  I'm sure I read some where it was to allow crew changes possibly pre BR days.

 

Always enjoy seeing photos from Waverley in the mid 80s.

[62613]

6 minutes ago, DaveF said:

 

This morning's batch of photos comes from the Stephenson Museum at Middle Engine Lane, North Shields.

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Stephenson Museum 19th July 87 C8709.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Stephenson Museum Halls automatic signal 19th July 87 C8710.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Consett 10 29th May 88 C9503.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane Bagnall 401 20th June 92 C16938.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane 60019 painted as 2509 Silver Link 1st May 89 C11873.jpg

 

 

Middle Engine Lane 24061 10th Oct 92 C18099.jpg

 

 

David

A couple of questions, if I may: 1) Does this museum still run? In my forays around Whitley Bay/North Shields, etc. over recent years, I've never seen it signposted; and 2) Are either of those two ex-LNER coaches still extant?

 

 

[Chris116]

36 minutes ago, 62613 said:

A couple of questions, if I may: 1) Does this museum still run? In my forays around Whitley Bay/North Shields, etc. over recent years, I've never seen it signposted; and 2) Are either of those two ex-LNER coaches still extant?

 

 

You can Google "Stephenson Museum" and will find their website. The museum is closed due to the virus but is normally open. Not sure about the two coaches.