JAMIE'S RANDOM UK RAILWAY PICTURES

[65179]

On 20/07/2020 at 21:30, jamie92208 said:

Thanks for all the comments they make it worthwhile.   I've got some more scanning done today and with the help of some cousins dated a batch from 1993.   Someday I will find the missing slide box from the early 70's.

Anyway we are still at Whitehall Road goods yard in the first half of 1990.  Here a WY Metro 155 comes off the triangle, probably heading towards Bradford.

I must have had a tip off as this 26 and a 47 are probably heading over the S & C.

This definitely shows it as a MacRat.

Another bridge replacement, this time near the southern approach to the old Ardsley shed as the bridge over Lingwell Gate Lane was being replaced.

Then a 156 heading somewhere but I don't know where it was taken.

Finally a works open day at Doncaster. The two boys are running towards me. Martin would be 10 and Paul 8.  However when I looked at the photo I realised that I had probably snapped the unmistakeable figure of Nick Freezer crossing the tracks in front of the 37.  I think he still wears that jacket today.

Some more fro Donny tomorrow.

 

Jamie

 

 

 Jamie, 

 

Your Whitehall Road Goods photos were taken on 24/02/1990. 26007 was piloting 47443 on an 'ordinary' Leeds-Carlisle service. For 3 years BR provided unusual traction on some of these services for a few days. Details may be found here:

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/haulage-on-the-s-c-in-the-1980s.116058/post-2200156

 

I'd have had my own photo of 26007+47443 but the train from Manchester I was on that day was a few minutes late and so they were pulling out of the station as I got off at Leeds! 25912+47422 were also in action that day.

 

Thanks for posting these photos. Brings back happy memories from that era.

 

Simon

 

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[jamie92208]

Good afternoon.   It's a bit warm and muggy here so time to relax and post a few photos. I'm still playing catch up with the slides so we are still in autumn 1991.  The first one is  a view of the Metrolink depot at Queens Road, Manchester with the maintenance vehicle on the track.

 

There used to be a connection to the heavy rail network via the washer track IIRC I'm not sure if it's still there or do they use one near Bury now.

Then we skip on to October 1992.   I tended to use slide film for our main family holiday and often had a film to finish off at the end of the holiday.  In 92 we'd been to France but here it looks as if in September I went  Snowdonia and called in at Llanberis.

 

They were definitely running and it was great to see so many steam locos alive an well on shed.

This one I even managed to get a shot of the fire.

One was heading into the station.

And another shot.

Then one started off up the mountain.

All in all a good day out.

 

Jamie

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[jamie92208]

Bonjour to you all, it's cloudy and cool this morning.  However there are still plenty of photos to come.   First of all a couple from October 1992. I was obviously having a half term trip out with the kids so first of all we are at New Street with an 86 coming in.

Next Nuneaton and double headed 86's in Railfreight Grey on a freight. Nearly 30 years later they are still working on the WCML.

Then an expedition to Glasgow, probably between Christmas and new year  with both East and West Coast DVT's at Glasgow central along with a 156 in Strathclyde Livery.  I rather liked that scheme.  Keith, who I went out with at this time, and I both needed to see 156 513 (Thanks Caradoc) and despite many trips north never saw it , we really thought that it didn't exist and was some sort of  Scotch Mist. This livery had long gone and we had both retired before we finally saw it

A trip out to Coatbridge and a walk between the two stations.  Coatbridge Sunnyside must be one of the most misnamed stations in existence along with Sheffield Brightside.  However we passed Summerlee and this magnificent Garratt was well worth seeing.

Finally a rather poignant visit to South Leeds to see the last main line trains built in Leeds. Here are a pair of 323's ready for delivery by the looks of it  parked on the rather steep spur from the Hunslet Engine Company.

There was meant to be a follow on order for the Aire Valley Lines but the uncertainty over post privatisation finance scuppered that deal and the factory closed.  It still exists as Schneider Electrical and the new crossings Over Jack Lane are still there.  They were all renewed when the 323 order was secured.   Many part built coaches on accommodation bogies were stored on the lines down to the old Crown Point Goods yard, now a forest of silver birch.  

 

More tomorrow.

 

Jamie

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[caradoc]

I'm not surprised you had bother seeing 156113 Jamie as it doesn't exist ! I think you mean 156513, which along with its other formerly 'Strathclyde Red' sisters is still working in and out of Glasgow Central to this day. At the time of your photo my job in Control involved managing the Corkerhill 156 fleet (along with the Scotrail EMUs in the area too) so it brings back happy memories. Thanks !

[jamie92208]

2 minutes ago, caradoc said:

I'm not surprised you had bother seeing 156113 Jamie as it doesn't exist ! I think you mean 156513, which along with its other formerly 'Strathclyde Red' sisters is still working in and out of Glasgow Central to this day. At the time of your photo my job in Control involved managing the Corkerhill 156 fleet (along with the Scotrail EMUs in the area too) so it brings back happy memories. Thanks !

Thanks for that it was indeed 513, now corrected.  My forgettery is obviously working well.  I'm glad that these photos are bringing back some good memories. The scanning is doing the same for me. Watching the kids growing up and lots of happy family occasions, as well as trips out on or near trains.  I found a slide of my boys driving a brand new Sybic in Thionville depot the other day. They were aged 12 and 10 and a very kind railwayman made their day.

 

Jamie

[jamie92208]

Good afternoon from a very warm Charente.   Time for a few more pictures before dinner. We are now into late 1993 and at grange Over Sands visiting my parents.  They lived in a home overlooking the Furness Coast line and this was the view from just below the home. With a Regional Railway 31.

Then onto Boxing day and another trip to Grange.  We stopped at Long Preston for coffee and a little bit of layout research for me.   Here My then 10 yr old daughter is being used as a measuring stick under the road bridge.

At half term in February we went to North Norfolk and stayed near Wells Next the Sea.  The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway was well worth visiting.  

I did like the Garratt.

There was also the North Norfolk Railway nearby as this austerity (I think) heads towards Sherringham

Hopefully some more tomorrow.

 

Jamie

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[jamie92208]

Good afternoon, it's rather warm here so it's time to load some more pictures up. I found one from 1993 that got missed.One of the first batch of new trams for Manchester.  Now withdrawn but at least one has been preserved by the MTMS and will eventually got to Heaton Park.

Now back to 1994 and an expedition into the hills above Stocks reservoir.  The Forest of Bowland Light Railway featured on my Long Preston Layout and I went on a research trip one day. Far up in the hills to the south of the reservoir at Far Costy Clough, this Leeds built standard gauge steam crane resides in a quarry that supplied the reservoir down a long branch line. It sat on a short length of standard gauge track and due to a bridge washout could not be taken out in pieces.  Perhaps a Chinook could do the job.

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Next we move on to July and a family holiday in Cornwall with the caravan at Pentewan. Of course a visit to Dobwalls had to take place. 

A nice scene outside the shed.

And finally a family trip to Carnforth when Steamtown was still open to visitors. This Lanky 0-6-0 was doing the shuttle that day.

More in due course.

 

Jamie

 

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[jamie92208]

Good moaning from a rather muggy and warm piece of the planet time for a few more pictures. We start with another holiday on Romney Marsh, probably at Spring Bank in 1994. First a couple at Hythe

Then the loco backed onto our train.

No 1 son, then 12 gives a sense of scale.

At Dungeness, I think we went up the lighthouse for this shot.

Then a few shots of the Channel tunnel in operations. First a freight shuttle getting ready to unload.

Then a Norbert, as we called them coming off.

And finally another freight shuttle.

Can anyone remember the connection with Barnsley.

 

 

Jamie

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[31A]

2 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

 

 

Can anyone remember the connection with Barnsley.

 

 

Jamie

 

Built at Procor?

 

[Enterprisingwestern]

3 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

Then a Norbert, as we called them coming off.

 

AKA Nobbies Dressingtable.

 

Mike.

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, 31A said:

 

Built at Procor?

 

Not quite.  As far as I know the bodyshells were built by Qualter Hall in Barnsley before delivery to Brush at Loughborough. Procor was at Horbury which is in Wakefield and having policed the area you only confused the two towns at your peril.

 

Jamie

[Phil Mc]

9 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

Not quite.  As far as I know the bodyshells were built by Qualter Hall in Barnsley before delivery to Brush at Loughborough. Procor was at Horbury which is in Wakefield and having policed the area you only confused the two towns at your peril.

 

Jamie

Quite right too !!

 

Phil. (In Barnsley)

[31A]

24 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

Not quite.  As far as I know the bodyshells were built by Qualter Hall in Barnsley before delivery to Brush at Loughborough. Procor was at Horbury which is in Wakefield and having policed the area you only confused the two towns at your peril.

 

Jamie

 

Oh yes, I thought Procor didn't seem quite right - Horbury Jn. isn't Barnsley!

 

[jamie92208]

33 minutes ago, 31A said:

 

 Horbury Jn. isn't Barnsley!

 

Certainly not. I once deported 4 nere do wells from Wakefield to Barnsley at 3.30am one winter morning.

 

Jamie

[Michael Edge]

You would have enjoyed policing the operation to get them out of Qualter Hall on a low loader - round a very sharp corner an under a railway bridge, it wasn't easy and took quite some time. Qualts had to develop some special techniques for building these shells, including stretching the sides before welding to ensure that they were completely flat to meet the specification. They went to Brush at Loughborough for the rest of the job. They weren't the only locos assembled in Barnsley, the last of the Snowdon locos were assembled in a corner of Qualter Hall after the Hunslet works closed.

[jamie92208]

4 minutes ago, Michael Edge said:

You would have enjoyed policing the operation to get them out of Qualter Hall on a low loader - round a very sharp corner an under a railway bridge, it wasn't easy and took quite some time. Qualts had to develop some special techniques for building these shells, including stretching the sides before welding to ensure that they were completely flat to meet the specification. They went to Brush at Loughborough for the rest of the job. They weren't the only locos assembled in Barnsley, the last of the Snowdon locos were assembled in a corner of Qualter Hall after the Hunslet works closed.

Thanks for that Mike.  They must have used a similar spec to the one for the Class 60 bodies that Procor built.  A friend of mine who was a very skilled plater was brought in from another job to show the team how to get those bodies really smooth.  I seem to remember he told me that the only way was to let it all cool off then go over the depressed parts with a torch and a hammer.  There is a photo of the one he worked on somewhere earlier in the thread.

 

Jamie

[Chris Turnbull]

On 06/08/2020 at 11:41, jamie92208 said:

A nice scene outside the shed.

 

 

Like the FEF3.  Here's my (smaller) version which you may enjoy:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv_zQrHCW7U&t=155s

 

Chris Turnbull

 

 

[Michael Edge]

On 09/08/2020 at 15:34, jamie92208 said:

Thanks for that Mike.  They must have used a similar spec to the one for the Class 60 bodies that Procor built.  A friend of mine who was a very skilled plater was brought in from another job to show the team how to get those bodies really smooth.  I seem to remember he told me that the only way was to let it all cool off then go over the depressed parts with a torch and a hammer.  There is a photo of the one he worked on somewhere earlier in the thread.

 

Jamie

As far as I know no panel bashing/filling was needed, that was the point of hydraulically stretching the sides before welding - Andy Ross would tell you a lot more about this, he was working there at that time.

[jamie92208]

Good morning from a rather warm and muggy piece of France where thunder is rumbling in the distance. We are still in 1994.  The first 7mm loco kit I bought was for a 9F, silly me, it still isn't finished but is going to be 92208. I was doing some work on the cab and a chance meeting got me into Buckley Well's works at the East Lancs where a 9F was under overhaul. Detail photos never go amiss.

 

I don't suppose that I'll ever get chance to photograph a 9F with it's cab off again. And another one where I was trying to get the pipework under the running boards but did get a nice shot of the flangeless centre driver.

Then we move on into 1995 and must have had a trip to the Lake District and of course had to visit the Ratty where Bonnie Dundee was in action.

I think that that's the only time I have ever seen it running.

Now a trip out with my workmate to London. At this time we usually got off at Kings Cross and took the Victoria Line to Vauxhall. First one of the class 455's along with the 317's dubbed the worst designed front ends by a former member of the BR design panel.

Then a sleek Eurostar rumbling through where the milk tanks were unloaded 20 years earlier.

And finally another Eurostar snaking through the junctions towards Wandsworth Road.   The neg has got a little damaged in storage but does provide a shot of one of my favourite trainspotting locations.

Hopefully some more tomorrow.

 

Jamie

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[Darius43]

5 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

And finally another Eurostar snaking through the junctions towards Wandsworth Road.   The neg has got a little damaged in storage but does provide a shot of one of my favourite trainspotting locations.

Hopefully some more tomorrow.

 

Jamie

 

Wonderful photos as ever.  The background view above is now a piece of history with the gasometer gone and Battersea Power Station obscured by glazed slabs of homes for yuppies, second division oligarchs and Chinese  investment groups.

 

It was a derelict place then but IMHO it is now antiseptic and soulless.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

Edited August 12, 2020 by Darius43

[caradoc]

20 minutes ago, Darius43 said:

Battersea Power Station obscured by glazed slabs of homes for yuppies, second division oligarchs and Chinese  investment groups.

 

and pop stars..... I'm sure I read somewhere that Sting has bought a flat there ! 

 

[jamie92208]

Good morning from a rather damp Charente which is very Maritime today Some more pictures for your delectation. First another trip to Beamish and Sheffield 513 (I think) heading through the town centre.

Very appropriate as it was built by Charles Roberts at Horbury.   Sheffield's last batch of trams on it's first generation tramway.  I can just remember them from when I was nearly 4 and we lived at Chesterfield. I have a memory of a very wet evening and getting off a train i Sheffield and catching a bus home. To my eternal shame I have no memory of our trip over Stainmore earlier that afternoon though my father's notes tell me which BR standard pulled us to Darlington from Appleby. 

We then move on to early 1996 and another trip to London. We start as usual at Vauxhall with a Eurostar heading for the tunnel.

How appropriate that visitors from France had to come to Waterloo

 

Then to Victoria and the rare sight of a 47 in the station.

And finally to Wandsworth Road.   A rather better view of Battersea Power Station with a pair of 73's with what I think were the translator vehicles for rescuing Eurostars.

And as I've hit my upload limit that's it for today.  More to come tomorrow.

 

Jamie

 

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[jamie92208]

Good morning from a slightly drier place than yesterday. We are still at Wandsworth Road in early 1996.  The variety of traffic was tremendous.  The 58 that was just visible in one of yesterdays photos came through.

Followed almost immediately by this Class 60.

Then the obligatory Eurostar.

Then, as Monty Python used to say time for something completely different.  At the time I was modelling Long Preston and discovered that the Late John Porter of Porter Wynn models at Clitheroe had a lot of information about the station. He kindly allowed me to go over to Burnley to visit him and this was on his railway room wall.

He also had the diagram from Hellifield North.

That's all for today.

 

Jamie

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[brushman47544]

On 13/08/2020 at 08:59, jamie92208 said:

Then to Victoria and the rare sight of a 47 in the station.

This may look mundane, but 47467 was a Scottish allocation (ED or IS) so well away from home ground.

[jamie92208]

Good morning again.  A few more pictures from 1996.   First another picture from John Porter's Railway room, these were just a couple of his display cabinets.

By this time i had transferred to Pontefract just as National Power were setting up their rail operation. I helped them out with a bit of their contingency planning and their control room became a regular tea spot for me. This helped me get information about special movements. Here the first passenger working for a 59/2 heads west from Wakefield Kirkgate.

I liked the name and the headboard.

The 59/2's were dual air piped and thus could work passenger stock easily. 

And a couple taken in the depot yard with C station in the background.

And a 59 in front of one of the limestone hoppers.

Some more tomorrow hopefully.

 

Jamie

Edited August 5, 2022 by jamie92208