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

[62613]

20 minutes ago, melmerby said:

Much of the S&C is like that.

At Ribblehead you have a virtual quarry with two sidings

Northbound, trains to there have to back in.

Southbound, trains from there have to pull forward across the viaduct into the loop, loco runs round and then the train heads south.

Modern image, Midland Station Building, viaduct (single track), run round loop. Class 156 DMUs, Steam specials.

Plenty of operating potential.

With a tunnel at one end for a scenic break, and track curved almost throughout

 

[DaveF]

 

Various types of dmu at York today.

 

 

York Class 111 York to Harrogate 28th July 86 C7656.jpg edited to correct class.

 

 

York 150212 Manchester Victoria to Scarborough July 87 J9053.jpg

 

 

York 142020 Manchester to Scarborough 26th June 88 C9531.jpg

 

 

York 155344 2nd July 89 C13847.jpg

 

 

York 141112 York to Harrogate 28th Aug 90 C15363.jpg

 

 

David

Edited April 22, 2020 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. I like these latest photo’s of York, which are all of much interest. The first one, of a Metro Cammell DMU, on a York to Harrogate service, on the 28th July, 1986, is actually a class 111 with Rolls Royce engines. As always, you can tell from the smooth faced battery boxes and the straight exhaust pipe. Admittedly they are otherwise quite difficult to tell apart from the more numerous class 101’s.

It’s good to see a Skipper, class 142 in C9531, with 142020 on a Manchester to Scarborough service, on the 26th June, 1988. Quite an ordeal though on such a long journey.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[russ p]

53 minutes ago, Market65 said:

Good afternoon, David. I like these latest photo’s of York, which are all of much interest. The first one, of a Metro Cammell DMU, on a York to Harrogate service, on the 28th July, 1986, is actually a class 111 with Rolls Royce engines. As always, you can tell from the smooth faced battery boxes and the straight exhaust pipe. Admittedly they are otherwise quite difficult to tell apart from the more numerous class 101’s.

It’s good to see a Skipper, class 142 in C9531, with 142020 on a Manchester to Scarborough service, on the 26th June, 1988. Quite an ordeal though on such a long journey.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

Would that one of those that ran a power twins but with only one engine per car and remembered 78xxx

The felt very sluggish even more so than a standard 101 power trailer set 

[Market65]

russ p, that is correct. A number of  those 111 units were so converted  to one engine per power car, and like you said they were somewhat sluggish as a result. 
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[RFS]

2 hours ago, Market65 said:

It’s good to see a Skipper, class 142 in C9531, with 142020 on a Manchester to Scarborough service, on the 26th June, 1988. Quite an ordeal though on such a long journey.

 

At least it's got something better hooked up behind for those preferring a more comfortable ride ....

[russ p]

43 minutes ago, RFS said:

 

At least it's got something better hooked up behind for those preferring a more comfortable ride ....

 

About a year after this an instruction was issued that 14x dmus could only work with 150s out of the 15x units. It had something to do with the throw of couplers on curves. Think it was later rescinded but I believe they are banned from working with 170s . I don't think I've ever seen them working together 

[35A]

Interesting to see that, in J9053, you have caught the 150 that was involved in the collision with a crane at Seamer (150 212), some five months later than your image. The written-off vehicle was that nearest the camera, 57212. Following a further incident the following year, involving 150 209 and writing off 57209, the two surviving vehicles were paired up (and remain so to this day). That makes it the only Sprinter unit that has no toilet.

 

The 52209+52212 set eventually ended up with First Great Western, although it has recently transferred back to Northern. I've always wondered why the Wales & Borders franchise never claimed it (or swapped it) to use on the Cardiff Bay shuttle, where the lack of toilet wouldn't be an issue.

[corneliuslundie]

Nice to see a 155. Plenty of them still around as 153s but I didn't realise until I checked that some survived as 155s and I seem to have seen very few photos.

Jonathan

[Leander]

On 23/04/2020 at 08:10, corneliuslundie said:

Nice to see a 155. Plenty of them still around as 153s but I didn't realise until I checked that some survived as 155s and I seem to have seen very few photos.

Jonathan

155345 in West Yorkshire Metro livery at Preston on 17-4-1993.

Edited May 6, 2021 by Leander
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[DaveF]

 

The Newcastle to Carlisle line today, all the places happen to begin with "W".

 

 

Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham Aug 84 J8165.jpg

 

 

Wylam looking west Aug 84 J8168

 

 

Wylam 143004 up ecs Oct 88 J9705

 

 

West of Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham March 85 J8236.jpg

 

 

Wetheral 156501 from Newcastle 22nd Oct 91 C16597.jpg

 

 

David

[brushman47544]

C16597 is the classic example to me of a downside of locally branded liveries. A Strathclyde liveried Class 156 operating between Carlisle and Newcastle must make the punters scratch their heads. It's not even in the same country. If you're going to do it, at least keep the units on relevant local services.

[Fat Controller]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

The Newcastle to Carlisle line today, all the places happen to begin with "W".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West of Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham March 85 J8236.jpg

 

 

 

Hagg Bank, also known as 'The Points', which was the junction for the line via North Wylam to Newcastle. 

[DaveF]

21 minutes ago, brushman47544 said:

C16597 is the classic example to me of a downside of locally branded liveries. A Strathclyde liveried Class 156 operating between Carlisle and Newcastle must make the punters scratch their heads. It's not even in the same country. If you're going to do it, at least keep the units on relevant local services.

 

It was on a working from Newcastle to Stranraer Harbour.

 

David

[keefer]

55 minutes ago, Fat Controller said:

Hagg Bank, also known as 'The Points', which was the junction for the line via North Wylam to Newcastle. 

Bit about the North Wylam branch at disused-stations:

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/north_wylam/index.shtml

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the Newcastle to Carlisle photo’s, all of which are of interest. In J8168, at Wylam, looking west, in August, 1984, you have a great view of the footbridge, and signal cabin. They will be of help to those who may be making models of them. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[caradoc]

18 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

C16597 is the classic example to me of a downside of locally branded liveries. A Strathclyde liveried Class 156 operating between Carlisle and Newcastle must make the punters scratch their heads. It's not even in the same country. If you're going to do it, at least keep the units on relevant local services.

 

Corkerhill's 14 Strathclyde-liveried units did work mainly in and around Glasgow, but with through trains to Carlisle and Newcastle they inevitably went much further afield - As indeed the very same units still do, albeit nowadays in Scotrail livery ! Keeping the Strathclyde-liveried sets in Strathclyde was an impossibility, both in theory (ie diagramming) and reality.

 

 

[DaveF]

 

Today's photos are of disused railways in the north east.

 

 

Tynemouth original Tynemouth station Newcastle and North Shields Railway Oct 84 J8209.jpg

 

 

Tynemouth pier line Aug 81 J7556

 

 

Wallsend trackbed of Riverside branch 28th Dec 89 C13891.jpg

 

 

Whittingham NER Alnwick to Coldstream line 15th April 92 C16750.jpg

 

 

Whittingham NER Alnwick to Coldstream line 15th April 92 C16751.jpg

 

 

David

[woodenhead]

Whittingham is still there - difficult to view on streetview though

[beast66606]

7 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

Whittingham is still there - difficult to view on streetview though

 

 

"Engine shed for conversion" the left hand sign reads.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/GNvXw7C1gWscg2XP6

 

[russ p]

Interesting pictures David,  had the riverside branch just been lifted? 

The tynemouth pier line got me thinking I recently saw that on something,  possibly the likely lads and I wondered when it had closed 

[43110andyb]

Whittingham station featured on George Clark’s Restoration Man a couple of years ago, I watched it at the time and a very good program  https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/slideshow-home-be-proud-407816

And for sale- https://www.onedome.com/search/property/74660_346200_S?utm_source=trovit&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=Trovit&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=organic

Edited April 24, 2020 by 43110andyb
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[DaveF]

1 hour ago, russ p said:

Interesting pictures David,  had the riverside branch just been lifted? 

The tynemouth pier line got me thinking I recently saw that on something,  possibly the likely lads and I wondered when it had closed 

 

I think  the Riverside branchhad been lifted recently, but it is a part of Tyneside I rarely go to, so cannot be certain.

 

As for the Tynemouth Pier line I am not sure of the closure date but will try to remember to look it up.

 

It certainly closed before I moved to Northumberland in 1980.

 

 

David

[keefer]

The 3 Tynemouth stations are featured at disused-stations:

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/sites_t.shtml

Whittingham: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/whittingham/index.shtml

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the disused railway photo's from the north east of England. They are all full of interest, and I too find it most interesting that so much of Whittingham station has survived all these years. In C13891, at Wallsend, with the trackbed of the Riverside branch, on the 28th December, 1989, you can see clearly how the trackbed dipped underneath that bridge.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.