Chris Turnbull Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Jonny777 has very kindly done some colour correction to the photograph below. Looks much better, I think. Many thanks to Jonny777 Chris Turnbull 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) I've dug out a couple more photographs of Cambridge taken from Hills Road bridge which may be of interest. This shows what I think was the Great Eastern goods shed to the rear of Cambridge South signal box. You can just see the roof of the Great Northern goods shed behind. And this is a later view taken on 31st March 1980. The Great Eastern goods shed has been demolished by this time and you can clearly see the Great Northern goods shed in the background albeit with a pole in the way. The building with the water tank behind it was the Great Northern locomotive shed. The locomotive is 37114. Chris Turnbull Edited May 22, 2022 by Chris Turnbull 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chris Turnbull Posted November 15, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) It's now 1969 and I have bought the latest Ian Allan Combined Volume. For the first time there are no steam locomotives but, more to the point, the "D" prefix has been dropped and a new classification has been introduced: "With the withdrawal of standard gauge steam locomotives in 1968, the "D" prefix has been discontinued. A classification code was introduced at the same time; this is shown in the heading to each class, together with the type designation, principal manufacturer, wheel arrangement and coupling code." So, armed with the new Combined Volume and on a steep learning curve with the new class types, I think it's time to visit March and the vast Whitemoor yard. All the following photographs were taken on 8th March 1969. Looking north from Norwood Road bridge the flatlands of the Fens stretch away before us with the vast Whitemoor yard to the west. Class 31 (ex-Brush type 2) D5529 traverses North Junction on its way into the yard. Beyond North Junction is Whitemoor Junction where the GN & GE Joint and Wisbech lines part company, the GN & GE Joint heading northwestwards towards Spalding and the Wisbech line heading straight on towards, er, Wisbech. This is the view from the other side of the bridge with Class 37 D6808 coming from the Peterborough direction, signalled for Whitemoor yard. The lower bracketed arm is for the Wisbech line, the taller for the GN & GE Joint. I am not sure if the DMU in the background is a service train or is stabled in the siding. And here's Class 31 D5579 coming round the eastern leg of the triangular junction again signalled for the yard. The fine array of semaphore signals replicate those on the western leg of the junction. March station is in the background. Around the corner in Hundred Road we see an array of Class 31s including what looks like a newly outshopped 5631 (no "D" prefix). Chris Turnbull Edited May 22, 2022 by Chris Turnbull 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Memories! The only problem with March was, wherever you went, you always missed something. One of dad's former places of employment in the background of no. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 The Borail with the used tractors is a nice load. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2014 D5579 in green, most photos of this loco are in its earlier LB&SCR improved engine green, whoops I mean Golden Ochre livery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) MWJ... Edited November 15, 2014 by LNERGE 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froxfield2012 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Here's a bit more colour correction, if you don't object. A bit more work would get that pink line out of the background and then it would be almost as good as new. Richard 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 The Borail with the used tractors is a nice load. Paul The whole picture is rather magnificent. I suspect the train is heading to Arrival line 1 or down hump rections. I also suspect the Borail is banned from the hump? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 The Borail with the used tractors is a nice load. Paul Paul Shannon mentioned this traffic in one of his books; apparently the tractors were from Cambridge, and exported to Ireland via either Fishguard or Holyhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Paul Shannon mentioned this traffic in one of his books; apparently the tractors were from Cambridge, and exported to Ireland via either Fishguard or Holyhead. I have heard this elsewhere too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) Here's a bit more colour correction, if you don't object. A bit more work would get that pink line out of the background and then it would be almost as good as new. Richard I don't wish to start colour-correction-wars, but great though that result is - dont you think that is rather too green? I was playing about with that image last night and came up with this :- Which just goes to show that a few tweaks of the software can result in different interpretations of the same image, and probably none are exactly as it was in reality when the shutter was pressed. I think that every one of us would probably come up with a slightly different image, and who is to say that what I see is exactly the same as anyone else? Edited November 15, 2014 by jonny777 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted November 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2014 caradoc, on 14 Nov 2014 - 09:46, said:The second picture with 1900 shows Pullman stock in the train. I wonder if this was the 1535 Sheffield Midland-Kings X 'Master Cutler', due at Peterborough at 1712 - in the May 68-May 69 timetable this was the only Up Pullman booked to call at Peterborough. 1900 was also based at Tinsley for many years (and was a big non-heat 47, which became 47381 !). Those Pullman Car Company built coaches are also still about in mainline use with WCRC! Atleast one of them at any rate! Very rough now though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 MWJ... Whitemoor Junction (1960's)lr.jpg That's one fine signal-box diagram... It's interesting that the hump reception roads are track circuited. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) That's one fine signal-box diagram... It's interesting that the hump reception roads are track circuited. Bill The down hump reception roads are not track circuited. They have electric depression bars that cause the light to light once they are depressed. When they've cheered up a bit the light goes out <g>. The light going out means the bobby can swing the road to get the pilot on the rear to shove it over the hump. I'm rather privileged to own that diagram in it's original case and it has been granted permission by Mrs. P to hang on the wall of our bedroom. It weighs a ton too <G> One day i'll build a simulator for Whitemoor Junction. I have sixteen levers of the original frame and i am negotiations for two other Dutton frames. I have one nameboard and i know where the other is. Likewise i know where the other box diagram is too. Edited November 15, 2014 by LNERGE 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 One day i'll build a simulator for Whitemoor Junction. I have sixteen levers of the original frame and i am negotiations for two other Dutton frames. I have one nameboard and i know where the other is. Likewise i know where the other box diagram is too. I trust we'll all be invited to the inauguration ceremony? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I trust we'll all be invited to the inauguration ceremony? If your not careful any invitation will be for much earlier... Like to help with construction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Just found this and read from start to finish, fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I am not sure if the DMU in the background is a service train or is stabled in the siding. What appears to be a 2 car 116 is an uncommon sight at March! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I wondered if the dmu cars were actually from a class 125. March 8th 1969 was a Saturday and a regular feature on the GN&GE early on a Saturday morning was 3C57 which often conveyed newly overhauled dmu cars, as well as parcels vans. I saw class 125 cars on this service, amongst many other units from Stratford and E Anglian depots. Presumably they worked forward to East London on a separate Whitemoor to Temple Mills service, and the ones in the background are maybe waiting for Monday morning when they will be attached to a southbound working? But I could be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Memories! The only problem with March was, wherever you went, you always missed something. One of dad's former places of employment in the background of no. 2 Whitemoor Prison? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) I wondered if the dmu cars were actually from a class 125. March 8th 1969 was a Saturday and a regular feature on the GN&GE early on a Saturday morning was 3C57 which often conveyed newly overhauled dmu cars, as well as parcels vans. I saw class 125 cars on this service, amongst many other units from Stratford and E Anglian depots. Presumably they worked forward to East London on a separate Whitemoor to Temple Mills service, and the ones in the background are maybe waiting for Monday morning when they will be attached to a southbound working? But I could be wrong. I'd say they DMU vehicles are in the up Peterborough sidings at March North. I'd also say they are on the same road and coupled to a MK1 TSO. It suggests a to or from works move. Edited November 15, 2014 by LNERGE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted November 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2014 My previous Local Operations Manger (Boss to everyone else) tells a lovely story about working Whitemoor box. He was the only signalman to have a two 47's off the road across the same bit of pointwork in a month. I think it was on one of the diamonds coming from the shed.... Whitemoor was also a box where the bobbies were allowed to work topless in summer as it was that hot, something I'm sure Richard repeats...... ;-} Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Never felt the urge to do it topless but a New Years Eve tradition here is to work Ely North Junction into the early hours whilst under the influence.. A good stove going and a couple of beers (very rare for me to indulge) and while everyone else in the neighbourhood is getting blathered, letting off fireworks and generally having what they call a good time me and a select few others are working our way through a summer Saturday in 1976 or 1981 with no one noticing crashing levers, bells and bouncing semaphores. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted November 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2014 Now that sounds like an excellent way to spend New Year's Eve. Mind you the drive home would be interesting! Andy g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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