Dave F more photos added 21 June from 1947 to 1955ish

[DaveF]

This evening's batch are around Nottingham and Grantham, somewhat later than usual - I went to the beach for a walk after tea!

 

New Basford Class 5 45043 York to Bournmouth c1953 JVol7357

 

 

Nottingham Midland Class 5 44804 down pass c1953 JVol7358

 

 

Nottingham Midland 1P 0-4-4T with gas tank wagon c1949 JVol7359

 

 

Wilford Road Nottingham 4F l e c1950 JVol7360

 

 

Grantham D3 62000 down goods c1949 JVol7361

 

 

Grantham A4 60014 Silver Link down ex pass c1953 JVol7364

 

 

Weekday Cross B17 61652 Darlington up pass c1950 JVol7365

 

 

Grantham Barrowby Road A2 2 60504 Mons Meg down ex pass c1950 JVol7366

 

 

David

Edited June 6, 2013 by DaveF

[pH]

This evening's batch are around Nottingham and Grantham, somewhat later than usual - I went to the beach for a walk after tea!

David

No sense of responsibility to your fans?  

[DaveF]

The first six photos for this afternoon bring us to the end of the prints which were in Volume 7.

 

The next Volume is called 10, it contains the small number of images from Volumes 10 to 12 plus scans of the few railway negatives of Dad's I have come across.  The prints were catalogued in earlier volumes and had been moved at some time.

 

Volumes 8 and 9 will follow later - when I have finished sorting them out.

 

I'm not sure why Dad took a few black and white photos around 1959 as he didn't have a darkroom then - perhaps he had been given a film.

 

Paddington Castle Class 5004 Llanstephan Castle c1950 JVol7367

 

 

Beeston sleeper works ED2 c1950 JVol7368

 

 

Bulwell Common B1 ex pass Manchester to Marylebone 1947 second better print JVol7369

 

 

Trumpington B17 61617 Ford Castle down ex pass c1949 JVol7373

 

 

Cambridge B1 possibly E1094 up pass Cambridge to London 1948 second better print JVol7375

 

 

Hitchin A1 60131 up ex pass c1948 JVol7379

 

 

Derby 2 BR Class 5s down ex pass c1959 JVol7059

 

 

Grantham A4 60010 Dominion of Canada up ex pass c1959 JVol7060

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Orinoco]

Derby 2 BR Class 5s down ex pass c1959 JVol7059.jpg

Derby 2 BR Class 5s down ex pass c1959 JVol7059

That really is the best steam railway photo of all time for me - brilliant!

Edited June 7, 2013 by Orinoco

[hmrspaul]

That really is the best steam railway photo of all time for me - brilliant!

... and there are still railway enthusiasts and historians that argue steam locomotives could/should have continued in use on this little island for decades longer. This photo is several years after the Clean Air Act.  I agree, a brilliant photo.

 

Paul

Edited June 7, 2013 by hmrspaul

[DaveF]

I've just remembered that I have another scan of the Class 5s at Derby, taken from a black and white slide (which was from the neg of the earlier print).  It shows the whole frame, so that all the front loco is visible.  I've left the scratches on as they take ages to clone out!

 

Derby 2 BR Class 5s down ex pass c1959 Jmonoslide90

 

David

 

Edited for spelling.

David

Edited June 7, 2013 by DaveF

[darren01]

HI Dave

Thats a cracking shot of two loco's working hard!, keep them coming ,as i need my fixs!.

Darren01

[DaveF]

Now for this evening's batch.  A bit different tonight, only two steam locos and one diesel.

 

Barkston V2 60983 up goods c1959 JVol7061

 

 

Barkston Class 40 up ex pass c1959 JVol7062

 

 

Trent North signal box detonator placer Aug 49 JVol7131

 

 

Nottingham Midland River Trent Bridge 8F down goods c1953 JVol7209

 

 

Shoreham by Sea level crossing c1952 JVol7210

 

 

Snells Nook LNWR Loughborough branch pipe overbridge from Thorpe Hill Bridge 1948 JVol7211

 

 

Nottingham Victoria from south April 1948 JVol7250

 

 

Rugby watertroughs inlet pipes c1952 JVol7322

 

 

David

Edited June 7, 2013 by DaveF

[Orinoco]

I've just remembered that I have another scan of the Class 5s at Derby, taken from a black and white slide (which was from the neg of the earlier print).  It shows the whole frame, so that all the front loco is visible.  I've left the scratches on as they take ages to clone out!

 

Derby 2 BR Class 5s down ex pass c1959 Jmonoslide90.jpg

Derby 2 BR Class 5s down ex pass c1959 Jmonoslide90

 

David

 

Edited for spelling.

David

The closer crop of the original version gives the most dramatic effect, in my humble opinion

[rd84]

Hi David,

 

Many thanks for another shot of the Charnwood Forest Railway - this is taken from Thorpe Hill bridge, Thorpe Acre Loughborough looking west towards Snells Nook and Shepshed. This is from the same place but opposite direction to the last CFR photo.

 

 

This pipe/bridge still exists to this day - sadly the bridge from which the photo was taken doesn't.

 

Cheers

Paul

Edited June 7, 2013 by rd84

[Peter Kazmierczak]

How's this? Actually this picture rings a few bells. David, did you dad ever publish any pictures as I'm sure I've seen a similiar one to this. Perhaps he went out with a companion at times who did have his photos published, for example J F Henton.

[DaveF]

How's this? Actually this picture rings a few bells. David, did you dad ever publish any pictures as I'm sure I've seen a similiar one to this. Perhaps he went out with a companion at times who did have his photos published, for example J F Henton.

 

I remember that day very well, it was during the school holidays and I went with him.   I have Brownie 127 equivalents of some of his other images from the day.

 

There were certainly  a few other photographers around and a lot of other trainspotters.  The photo has also been on my flickr site for some years, before that it was on fotopic.  I notice I have a different year stated there, I'm not quite sure from Dad's notes which is right!

 

David

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Thanks David; maybe it was the one on your Flickr site which I remember.

[andyrush]

 

Snells Nook LNWR Loughborough branch pipe overbridge 1948 JVol7211.jpg

Snells Nook LNWR Loughborough branch pipe overbridge from Thorpe Hill Bridge 1948 JVol7211

 

Interesting picture this, the pipe bridge is the Derwent Water Supply bridge No28A at 9m 19ch and mounted next to it must be what is described in an addition to the bridge register as 'temporary footbridge No.28B between 9¼m and 9½m'. Never thought I'd see a picture of it, much more interesting than steam engines (ducks and runs for cover!)

 

Andy

 

[rd84]

Interesting picture this, the pipe bridge is the Derwent Water Supply bridge No28A at 9m 19ch and mounted next to it must be what is described in an addition to the bridge register as 'temporary footbridge No.28B between 9¼m and 9½m'. Never thought I'd see a picture of it, much more interesting than steam engines (ducks and runs for cover!)

 

Andy

 

 

Hi Andy,

 

The 'temporary' footbridge was either attached to Thorpe Hill road bridge or was at least built right up to it (Probably separate) . It was a later addition to the line - presumbaly when the schools were built on Thorpe Hill - previous to this it was all fields !

The pipe bridge is still there and in good condition. If you go to Google Earth Streetview you can see it - just south of Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough.

 

The footbridge was a tubular metal structure with mesh attached on the tubes that formed the side walls for safety. Thorpe Hill road bridge was a 4 arch bridge. There was a central brick column to support the footbridge in the middle. - The brick column was separate from the road bridge.

 

Nice photo - and neat track given the line had been through the war years and would have been little used by 1948.

 

Cheers

Paul

Edited June 8, 2013 by rd84

[DaveF]

This afternoon's batch for you all.  The ones with the long file names are from negatives for which I have no notes at all from Dad, I think I've got the dates and places about right - fortunately I know where we lived at various times!

 

Nottingham Midland 1P 0-4-4T 1344 l e c1948 JVol7332

 

 

Hitchin L1 67746 l e c1949 JVol7363

 

 

Barkston A1 60117 Bois Roussel up ex pass c1952 JVol7379

 

 

Nottingham Victoria view south from train better print c1950 JVol7381

 

 

Barkston A1 60115 Meg Merrilies up ex pass c1952 JVol7383

 

 

Rugby Class 5 pass c1951 Scan-130526-0006

 

 

Daybrook station approach c1954 Scan-130526-0007

 

 

Daybrook up starter c1954 Scan-130526-0008

 

 

David

Edited June 10, 2013 by DaveF

[DaveF]

This evenings batch now,most were taken at Loughborough in June 1955 - the wedding guests are part of a family wedding.

 

Dad took the photos of Daybrook as we lived about a mile away and he thought about modelling it.

 

Daybrook top of station approach road c1954 Scan-130526-0009

 

 

Daybrook station building c1954 Scan-130526-0010

 

 

Loughborough Midland Jubilee class 45628 Somaliland up ex pass June 1955 Scan-130526-0012

 

 

Loughborough Midland Ivatt 4MT 43045 down pass June 55 Scan-130526-0015

 

 

Loughborough Midland Ivatt 4MT 43045 down pass June 55Scan-130526-0016

 

 

Loughborough Midland 8F 48606 up goods June 1955 Scan-130526-0019

 

 

Loughborough Midland 8F 48606 up goods June 1955 Scan-130526-0020

 

 

York old museum NER 910 and 1621 c1955 Scan-130526-0021

 

 

David

Edited June 8, 2013 by DaveF

[Orinoco]

The wedding party in Scan-130526-0012 is intriguing - all that posh clothing about to be smothered in soot

[Enterprisingwestern]

The Daybrook ones are very interesting. I heard tales from a driver who spent 2 shifts in the loop there on a Stanton empty ore train waiting to get into Colwick yard, lived nearby so walked home and walked back the following day.

Replaced now by Homebase and a closed Comet IIRC.

 

Mike.

[andyrush]

Hi Andy,

 

The 'temporary' footbridge was either attached to Thorpe Hill road bridge or was at least built right up to it (Probably separate) . It was a later addition to the line - presumbaly when the schools were built on Thorpe Hill - previous to this it was all fields !

The pipe bridge is still there and in good condition. If you go to Google Earth Streetview you can see it - just south of Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough.

 

The footbridge was a tubular metal structure with mesh attached on the tubes that formed the side walls for safety. Thorpe Hill road bridge was a 4 arch bridge. There was a central brick column to support the footbridge in the middle. - The brick column was separate from the road bridge.

 

Nice photo - and neat track given the line had been through the war years and would have been little used by 1948.

 

Cheers

Paul

Thanks Paul

 

Once again the bridge registers can mislead the unwary! It certainly doesn't mention a footpath across the pipe bridge.

 

Was the Thorpe Road footbridge on the Loughborough or Shepshed side of bridge No.29?

 

Andy

[Rob F]

This evenings batch now,most were taken at Loughborough in June 1955 - the wedding guests are part of a family wedding. Dad took the photos of Daybrook as we lived about a mile away and he thought about modelling it. Daybrook top of station approach road c1954 Scan-130526-0009.jpgDaybrook top of station approach road c1954 Scan-130526-0009  Daybrook station building c1954 Scan-130526-0010.jpgDaybrook station building c1954 Scan-130526-0010  Loughborough Midland Jubilee class 45628 Somaliland down ex pass June 1955 Scan-130526-0012.jpgLoughborough Midland Jubilee class 45628 Somaliland down ex pass June 1955 Scan-130526-0012  Loughborough Midland Ivatt 4MT 43045 down pass June 55 Scan-130526-0015.jpgLoughborough Midland Ivatt 4MT 43045 down pass June 55 Scan-130526-0015  Loughborough Midland Ivatt 4MT 43045 down pass June 55Scan-130526-0016.jpgLoughborough Midland Ivatt 4MT 43045 down pass June 55Scan-130526-0016  Loughborough Midland 8F 48606 up goods June 1955 Scan-130526-0019.jpgLoughborough Midland 8F 48606 up goods June 1955 Scan-130526-0019  Loughborough Midland 8F 48606 up goods June 1955 Scan-130526-0020.jpgLoughborough Midland 8F 48606 up goods June 1955 Scan-130526-0020  York old museum NER 910 and 1621 c1955 Scan-130526-0021.jpgYork old museum NER 910 and 1621 c1955 Scan-130526-0021  David

Dave

 

I think Somaliland is on an up train. Fantastic shots again.

 

Rob

[Tequila Sunrise]

This evenings batch now,most were taken at Loughborough in June 1955 - the wedding guests are part of a family wedding.

 

Let's hope he had enough film left for the wedding  

[DaveF]

Dave

 

I think Somaliland is on an up train. Fantastic shots again.

 

Rob

Yes, it is up, caption amended.

 

Once again it should have been obvious to me, just by looking at the footbridges.

Edited June 8, 2013 by DaveF

[DaveF]

Let's hope he had enough film left for the wedding

 

These photos were after the wedding - Dad had probably deliberately saved some film for the railway shots!

 

David

[t-b-g]

 

 

 

Rugby Patriot down pass c1952 JVol7180.jpg

Rugby Patriot down pass c1952 JVol7180

 

 

 

This particular photo has had me intrigued and while Dave has continued delighting us with new photos, behind the scenes the LNWR "mafia" have been consulted!

 

Many thanks to LNWR Modeller (Jol) and Philip Millard for investigating.

 

It turns out to be a very interesting vehicle indeed, as Philip's comments are as follows:

 

"This is a very rare sighting. The coach is the 50ft 0in x 8ft 6in Invalid Saloon of D.55, BR(M) No. 812, previously LMS 10681 and LNWR 5320. It was converted in 1920 under W/O 644 from Guard and Personel (Medical Officers and Nurses) Car originally built in December 1915 for Home Ambulance Train 19. A photo of it in ambulance condition appears in "LNWR Great War Ambulance Trains" page 31. It was withdrawn in July 1952 and this is the only picture showing it that I have ever seen. It must be on its final journey - but to where but if it is on a down train at Rugby? Note the apparantly battered upper footboard.

 

Regarding the later comments, the coach must surely be in LMS maroon livery, not LNWR or BR crimson/cream. But I admit that there is no date recorded in the official list for when it received its first LMS number 10681"

 

So does the lack of a date in official records for the application of the first LMS number mean that it never happened, or was it missed from the lists. If it never got renumbered, did it ever get repainted? If it never got photographed, did it see regular use or was it tucked away being used for some other purpose for 30 years?

 

So many questions!

 

I have no way of proving it but I love to think of the idea of the vehicle being used in the back of a works somewhere as a stores or a staff mess van, never getting any attention and then being photographed on its one and only journey to the scrap yard.

 

Anyway, thanks to DaveF for bringing us the only known photo of the vehicle and to Jol and Philip for ther research into the vehicle.

 

Tony