Judge Dread Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Still prestigeous enough to park the Royal Train overnight on a couple of occasions though! When the Queen came to open the Humber bridge, a friend of mine made enquirers to get onto Selby station to take photos the following day. He was sent packing and that evening we tried to guess where the train would be over night. My guess was Barlow and he set off the next morning to investigate. He was stopped by the police and when they discovered he was there by guess work and he was a retried police officer himself, they called their colleagues on Selby station and sent him there with an assurance he would gain access this time as long as he promised not to tell what he had discovered. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted January 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) When the Queen came to open the Humber bridge, a friend of mine made enquirers to get onto Selby station to take photos the following day. He was sent packing and that evening we tried to guess where the train would be over night. My guess was Barlow and he set off the next morning to investigate. He was stopped by the police and when they discovered he was there by guess work and he was a retried police officer himself, they called their colleagues on Selby station and sent him there with an assurance he would gain access this time as long as he promised not to tell what he had discovered. Around the mid 70s as an S&T trainee, I was for a few months allocated to the Telegraph Gang. On turning up for work one morning we were given special instructions to attend an urgent job. It was to run out a temporary cable from Brayton signal box and along the Barlow branch. The cable was to be connected up to provide "communications links". The day after, we were dispatched to go and recover same cable as it was now finished with. Only then did I get to know it was for the Royal Train that was parked up overnight on the branch. Asking why that particular line was chosen, I was told because in terms of security, it was very easy for the Police (and no doubt other security services) to guard as there was only "one road in and one road out" and other natural obstacles that made it a secure site. Not sure if the actual "Royals" on the train at the time were aware they were parked up along side what was a landfill site. Edited January 15, 2019 by iands 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Any one interested, 1900hr Tuesday next week at the Station Hotel Hull NYMRly meeting a slide show Hull's Railways. Here's one to wet your appetites, Dairycoates c1959. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Any one interested, 1900hr Tuesday next week at the Station Hotel Hull NYMRly meeting a slide show Hull's Railways. Here's one to wet your appetites, Dairycoates c1959. 51244-DAIRYCOATES-1959.jpg This loco was one of the Goole ones and I manage to "cop" it there. I hope the slide show goes well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted January 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2019 Any one interested, 1900hr Tuesday next week at the Station Hotel Hull NYMRly meeting a slide show Hull's Railways. Here's one to wet your appetites, Dairycoates c1959. 51244-DAIRYCOATES-1959.jpg Thanks for the heads-up Mick, but I've signed up for the Block Classes again so won't be able to make next Tuesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 This loco was one of the Goole ones and I manage to "cop" it there. I hope the slide show goes well. Hi Judge. What was it doing on Dairycoates, did they work trips from Goole, or was in for repair or something else ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Hi Judge. What was it doing on Dairycoates, did they work trips from Goole, or was in for repair or something else ? Promotion! In 1948 or there abouts it was at Goole along with several others. My guess would be, it came to Hull to see if it was suitable to work the sharp curves around the Victoria dock area. There is a photo on "Britain from above" of a class Y1, Sentinel on the link from that dock to Southcoates station. According to my copy of Ian Allen's 1948 publication there was 3 of these allocated to Hull Diarycoates and 1 to Botanic Gardens at that time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Fifty years ago today i went on a bus tour around the Hull Sheds which included my only ever visit to Dairycoates. Sadly no photographs my only income been my paper round. Locomotives seen were as follows Hull Paragon. D220 Franconia. D2174, D5147. D6741 Dairycoates. 12119 - 12122. D2172 D3070 / 77 / 79 - 81, 3232 / 34. 3313 / 18 / 23. D6733 - 35 / 37 / 38 / 40 / 83 / 88. 6835. D8310 - 8315. D9545. Alexandra Dock. D3074 / 75 / 3233. 3944. Botanic Gardens D2100 Drapers Scrapyard. D2224 / 26 / 27 / 34. Black Fives 44890. 44949, 44971. 45055. 45203. 45255. 45260. 45420. and 45305 which is preserved. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 D9545 shown at Dairycoates is pictured on Flickr at Ashington. The pic info says it was broken up in 79 having never worked in the 10 years it was there so must have had a terminal failure in the Hull area. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Graving Dock signalbox Hull, H&BRly. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J25 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Barlow in 1919, Goole Selby Branch. No details. BARLOW Signalbox 1919..jpg This photo dates from 1912 and shows the station when newly completed. The photo appeared in the NER magazine of June 1912. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) Something a bit off the wall today, two former dolls from Bog Hall signal box in Whitby surviving in use as gateposts. Edited January 28, 2019 by Boris 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2019 I’ll try and get to the slide show tomorrow at 19.00, but snow is forecast. So. if I can’t make it, I’ll wish you all the best, Mick. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thank you, Mick, for a most delightful slide show on Tuesday evening. I look forward to the next one. Best regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Hi. Just a test posting of a photo of Hull Paragon station from December, 20th, last year. If I have got this worked out correctly, the caption should be below the photo’. Ive just clicked the Return key, and, in edit, I can now type under the photo. It’s quite a relief. Best regards, Rob. Edited February 5, 2019 by Market65 Testing captioning, etc. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Cottingham North, May 1983. Photo' J Smith.n 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Edited February 7, 2019 by micknich2003 Ex H&BRly F3 at Springhead, c1952. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2019 Good evening, everyone. I would like to show a couple of photo’s which I took yesterday of Cave crossing and Broomfleet. Here goes...Cave crossing first. Now Broomfleet. I’ve reached the limit. The other pucs will have to wait along with a short video. Best regards, Rob. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Three months on and the inside equipment has not yet been recovered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 19, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thank you, Mick. It surprised me too. Now, tonight we are back at Cave Crossing. And then two at Broomfleet, with a class 185 And a class 158 on its way to Hull. Best regards, Rob. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) An 1936 view of Dairycoates and complete with an LMSRly interloper. No other details. Edited February 20, 2019 by micknich2003 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Is it my imagination or is that 5306? If so just one number difference to long time Hull Dairycoates resident 5305. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Is it my imagination or is that 5306? If so just one number difference to long time Hull Dairycoates resident 5305. Jason You may well be right, it certainly looks so. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hals1967 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/history-of-hull-paragon-station.178314/ Sorry to interject, thought this might be of interest to Mick Nicholson who may be able to help (micknich2003)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 A7, 69778, Hull Dairycoates area, 17 April 1947. Photo' H. C. Casserley. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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