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

[corneliuslundie]

I am not commenting on how well the utility companies have coped because I do not know the scale of the damage. There has been plenty of fairly general reporting on the BBC website, though. However, I would point out two things.

First, the infrastructure would have ben inherited by the current commercial companies from the CEGB and the publicly owned regional electricity suppliers. So it may be unfair to complain about lack of resilience as though it is purely the fault of "commercial companies". (Think of the overhead supplies provided for the ECML by a nationalised industry.)

Secondly, I have no idea of the amount of work needed to get the system working again, but if extensive numbers of power lines and/or pylons have been blown down in hilly, rural areas it will take a lot of work to get things back to normal and need a lot of equipment and skilled staff to do the work. Very different from doing the same in the Thames valley where access would be easier and probably more staff available. Also, there will not be the same number of alternative supply routes as in much more heavily populated areas.

That said, I feel for those affected.

Jonathan

PS Remember that because of the price cap those electricity companies are probably supplying electricity at a loss at the moment.

[corneliuslundie]

Back on topic. I was interested to see the railcar on the Severn Valley line. As far as I remember it has never been in operating during my numerous visits. Mostly at least 5-coach trains. I would have loved to have travelled on it. 

Any idea where it is now?

Jonathan

[Blandford1969]

49 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

Back on topic. I was interested to see the railcar on the Severn Valley line. As far as I remember it has never been in operating during my numerous visits. Mostly at least 5-coach trains. I would have loved to have travelled on it. 

Any idea where it is now?

Jonathan

Is that the one at Didcot. Sadly just too small for us to operate, but sad it is not there?

 

 

[DaveF]

 

In addition to my notes about electricity this morning:

 

Following the storm in my town the main road past the market place is still closed, as is the shopping centre because nearby buildings have become unsafe and may fall either way.  Shopkeepers have not been allowed inside to retrieve stock etc.

 

Other shops have lost windows and parts of roofs, the council are going round with a cherry picker to remove loose bits of roof as slates continue to fall. Scaffolding is now going up on a number of shops so repairs can start.

 

Some residential streets are still closed to traffic due to bits of roof continuing to fall in addition to debris from the storm - pieces of roof, walls, fences, garage doors as well as damaged furniture and carpets in a few cases.

 

At least the electricity stayed on.

 

On a cheerful note my fences were repaired yesterday, the fencer had some posts in stock but couldn't get any other materials.  Fortunately my fence only needed new posts.

 

Now for today's photos.  They were taken around Rugby, likely dates are 1952 - 4.  At the time Dad had a track permit for the area so he was able to take photos from "inside the fence".

I'm not sure how he travelled to take the photos, he may have gone from Nottingham Victoria to Rugby GC and then walked or from Nottingham Midland to Rugby via Leicester Midland.

He was in his mid to late 20s when he took these.

 

The captions contain all the information I have.

 

 

Royal Scot 46170 British Legion up ex pass c1952 JVol2092

 

 

Rugby 4F down ecs c1952 JVol2094

 

 

Rugby 46207 Princess Arthur of Connaught up ex pass  c1954 JVol2001

 

 

Rugby Class 5 45374 up special c1952 JVol2013

 

 

Rugby Jubilee class 45584 North WestFrontier up c1952  JVol5077

Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF

[62613]

Three of that last lot look like they were specials. What a motley mixture of coaches behind the 4F. JVol2001, that looks like an ex - LNER coach first behind the tender; and what's the second coach in the last one?

 

[jwealleans]

Second carriage in JVol5077 has a GWR look about it to me.   The leading vehicle in JVol2001 is definitely Gresley - might be the corridor side of an all third.

[corneliuslundie]

Yes I was struck by the fact that many of those behind the 4F were ex-LNER rather than ex-LMS. I am not expert enough to be able to identify individual LNER diagrams.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. Firstly, it’s incredibly sad that so many people are still without electricity. I sincerely hope they will be reconnected very quickly. 

Now those Severn Valley Railway photo’s are simply superb, and in C2047, at Hampton Loade, with 2MT, 46521, on a Bridgnorth to Bewdley service in May, 1975, the whistle and red backed smokebox door numberplate both add up to make the engine look quite different.

Now for the Rugby photo’s from the early 1950’s. Thanks to the big book by Hugh Longworth, British Railways, Pre Nationalisation Coaching Stock, Vol 1, GWR & LNER, on page 369, the details of the first coach in JVol2094, with a 4f on a down ECS, c1952, is a former GNR Gresley diagram GN175, Vestibule Brake Composite, 58’ 6” x 8’ 6”, with 8 first class seats, and 24 third class seats and two toilets. It was built at Doncaster, 1908/09, and will be one of the following:

E43114/5/9/20/21/22E. It appears all had been withdrawn by January, 1956, except for E43115 which transferred to departmental stock in January, 1957 as DE320414. I hope this is all of some help.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

 

A few more photos from Newcastle Central today, late 80s to early 90s.

 

 

Newcastle 47571 up mail Aug 87 J9193

 

 

Newcastle 43117 Edinburgh to Kings X 17th Feb 89 C11652

 

 

Newcastle 143610 27th September 91 C16882

 

 

Newcastle 91026 up 22nd June 92 C16911

 

 

Newcastle 142045 to Sunderland 22nd June 92 C16915

 

 

David

Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a delightful selection of photo’s of Newcastle Central station, and in C11652, with class 43 power car, 43117, leading a HST from Edinburgh to Kings Cross, on the 17th February, 1989, you can see just how good the Swallow livery was, and they way it contrasts with the shiny rails. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

A few photos at Carlisle for this afternoon.

 

 

Carlisle 87010 Glasgow to Birmingham  27th Oct 89 C13815

 

 

Carlisle 86405 Plymouth to Aberdeen  May 90 J10963

 

 

Carlisle 86418 down 30th May 90 C14525

 

 

Carlisle 80080 22nd Feb 93 C18307  Driver and fireman training, carrying passengers Carlisle to Kirkby Stephen several times a day for a week

 

 

Carlisle 142009 29th Aug 95 C20517

 

 

David

Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

Interesting that the cabs of the two Class 86s seem to be different shapes. The cab of 86418 seems to slope much more than that of 86405.

I wonder if it is just an effect of the livery.

Jonathan

[brushman47544]

26 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Carlisle 86405 Plymouth to Aberdeen  May 90 J10963

 

One and a half brushes on the right :-)

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most interesting selection of photo’s of Carlisle. In C14525, of 86418, on a down freight train, on the 30th May, 1990, you can see how the two buffers are greased differently. I wonder if that would be from the way it had hauled an earlier train, or whether they had been treated differently from each other? 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Davexoc]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

Carlisle 86405 Plymouth to Aberdeen  May 90 J10963

 

There are so many excuses in that photo for your model. I'm thinking you dropped your class 86 and it bounced off the platform canopy and flattened a BRUTE or two.

You've ended up with a wonky canopy, two cut down BRUTEs, and an 86 with a damaged jumper cable and a non-working marker light....

[DaveF]

Around Longhirst on the ECML north of Morpeth for today.

 

 

Longhirst Class 55 up Dec 80 J7304

 

 

Longhirst 91017 down 30th July 94 C19531

 

 

Longhirst 91006 down 22nd May 93 C18547

 

 

Longhirst 43067 down 17th Aug 87 C9006

 

 

Longhirst 60031 up coal 27th April 96 C20880

 

 

David

 

Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most impressive set of photo’s of the ECML in Northumberland from around the Longhirst area, to the north of Morpeth. In C9006, with 43067 leading a down HST on the 17th August, 1987, I’m sure I can see a small dent in the lower bodyside of the power car.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[corneliuslundie]

Great photos again.

I find it difficult to accept that those photos of the Class 91s were taken not far off 30 years ago. They only seem to have arrived a few months ago.

Jonathan 

[35A]

1 hour ago, corneliuslundie said:

I find it difficult to accept that those photos of the Class 91s were taken not far off 30 years ago. They only seem to have arrived a few months ago.

 

I wish they had! C18547 was taken on my 35th birthday.    Who's for the scrapyard first?

[Mark Saunders]

17 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

Great photos again.

I find it difficult to accept that those photos of the Class 91s were taken not far off 30 years ago. They only seem to have arrived a few months ago.

Jonathan 

And to think they are still thought of as modern image by modellers!

[DaveF]

 

Some photos on the Rhatische Bahn in Switzerland for a change.

 

 

Filisur  Ge4/4ii 607 29th July 92 C17127

 

 

Preda Ge4/4ii 633 St Moritz to Chur 29th July 92 C17148

 

 

Reichenau Tamins RhB Ge4/4ii 630 27th July 92 C17044

 

 

Reichenau Tamins RhB Ge6/6ii 704 eastbound 27th July 92 C17046

 

 

South of Bergun Ge4/4ii southbound  29th July 92 C17142

 

 

David

Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF

[Andrew P]

Hi David,

Just having a very belated catch up, but nice to see that Class 60 pic (Longhirst 60031 up coal 27th April 96 C20880) taken on my 46th Birthday

 

Edited December 9, 2021 by Andrew P

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most impressive selection of photo’s on the Rhatische Bahn in Switzerland. All so scenic and does indeed make such a change from dark, dank England. In C17148, at Preda, with Ge4/4ii, 633, on a St Moritz to Chur service, on the 29th July, 1992, you have captured a superb three quarter’s front view of the locomotive, and also you can see some mountains towering above everything in the distance.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Today's photos were all taken at Stocksfield, between Newcastle and Hexham on the line from Newcastle to Carlisle.

 

 

Stocksfield 143001 Sunderland to Hexham April 89 J09873

 

 

Stocksfield 143018 Sunderland to Hexham April 89 J09880

 

 

Stocksfield 43086 Edinburgh to Kings X diverted via Carlisle  15th April 89 C11859

 

 

Stocksfield 60059 up limestone to Redcar Jan 93 J13668

 

 

Stocksfield 156444 Carlisle to Middlesbrough 5th Aug 95 C20357

 

 

David

Edited April 7, 2022 by DaveF
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[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s an excellent selection of photo’s of Stocksfield from on the Newcastle to Carlisle line. In J13668, with 60059, on an up limestone train to Redcar, in January, 1993, your Dad has captured a great view of the 60 at the head of that train. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.