Rob F Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I have recently started scanning my photographs from the 1980s. The quality of many isn't top notch, I would have liked to scan from the negatives but my negative scanner is leaving strange artifacts on the scans so I have had to use the prints and the colour of some them seems to have faded over the years. I will also apologise in advance that my note taking was not very good. Most of the time I only know the location and the month the picture was taken. I am scanning them in a fairly random order so please do not expect these to be sequential. I will start with shots from March 1989. 156426 leads a 4 car service to Blackpool North at Nottingham. Next some shots at Grantham showing 89001 hauling an HST rake with 43123 at the southern end. An unidentified class 442 stands at Weymouth. North and southbound HST services pass the former site of Kegworth station on the MML. An ex-works class 56 heads south at Kegworth, yet to receive its sub-sector markings. If there is any interest in these I will add more as time allows. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2013 If there is any interest in these I will add more as time allows. ROB Yes ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 If there is any interest in these I will add more as time allows. Yes please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Now some shots from the Network Day on the 10th June 1989. Class 416/3 2EPB unit no 6302 at Willesden Junction High Level with the 11:07 to Richmond. Class 455/8 no. 5860 arrives at Richmond from Windsor and Eton Riverside with a train for Waterloo. Class 455/9 no. 5903 leaves Richmond with a train for Waterloo from Kingston. A District Line Underground train at Richmond. Class 321 no. 321329 at the building site that was Liverpool Street waiting to form a Cambridge service. Class 91 no. 91006 at the head of a 'hybrid' Mk 3 rake at Kings Cross with a train for Leeds. 43067 was at the rear. Data panel from 91006. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 We start at Nottingham and then move to Leeds for this selection Class 111 DMU (78960+78717) stands in platform 1 at Nottingham with the 10:10 to Leeds. 12/6/89. Class 155 no. 155341 at Leeds with the 19:12 to Bradford Interchange. 25/6/89. Two views of the 19:20 Leeds-Kings Cross service at Leeds formed of a 'hybrid' HST rake with 43013 at the front and 91005 at the rear.25/6/89. Three views of the 12:10 Leeds - Kings Cross, again formed of a 'hybrid' rake with 43013 again leading but this time it is 91008 at the rear. 11/7/89. 156490 +155345 arrive at Leeds from Liverpool to form the 13:45 to Scarborough. 11/7/89. Railfreight Coal liveried 31276 approaches Leeds with class 110 and 101 DMU vehicles. 11/7/89. Provincial liveried 47475 arrives at Leeds with the the 10:52 from Liverpool to Newcastle. 11/7/89. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spannerman Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Great pics and quite evocative of the time. Keep up the good work. Nik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 A few photos from Birmingham and one from Brighton in September 1986. Sadly no details of numbers or workings this time. Unidentified class 86 at Birmingham New Street. 310 094 on a Wolverhampton service at New Street. Unidentified class 45 at New Street with a train for the south-west. I would dearly love Bachmann to model the 45 in this form!! Two DMUs at Moor Street. View from Moor Street of the ongoing work to create the through platforms during the reopening of Snow Hill. Class 09 09 020 at Brighton. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 July 1985 this time with visits to Dawlish, St Erth, Derby and London. Wednesday July 3rd 1985, 11:50. The 14 coach up Torbay Express, Dawlish. Wednesday July 3rd 1985, 13:30. Loco no. 50 049, Dawlish. Wednesday July 3rd 1985, 13:30. 47 491 on a 9 coach down train at Dawlish. Wednesday July 3rd 1985, 33 205 on the 17:45 Exeter-Paignton at Dawlish. Friday July 5th 1985, 15:25. 50 004 at St Erth with an 8 coach train from Paddington. Friday July 5th 1985, 19:00. 33 023 at Dawlish with a Paignton - Exeter service. Saturday July 6th 1985, 09:25. 50 042 with 8 coaches enters Dawlish station with an up service. Saturday July 6th 1985. Class 151 no 151001 at the Derby RTC. Saturday July 6th 1985. Class 151 no 151002 at the Derby RTC in 2 car formation. Saturday July 27th 1985. 86 244 leaves Liverpool St with an Ipswich train. Saturday July 27th 1985. The remains of Broad St station. Saturday July 27th 1985. 73 131 at Waterloo. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted October 3, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2013 excellent time capsule pics rob! wouldn't worry about quality anyway, but for scans of prints they're really sharp more please! (any scottish ones?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Great photos !! Keep em coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 The summer of 1988 this time with shots from Nottingham, London and Dawlish. This was very early after the introduction of the 156s on the North-West to East Anglia trains. 156 409 arrives at Nottingham with a Liverpool service. Class 150/2 was always rare at Nottingham but there were not enough 156s for all the diagrams, so 150 245 was working a train to Norwich. A pair of class 20s led by 20 040 bring a train from Skegness into Nottingham. Tyseley set T302 class 117 arrives into platform 4 at Nottingham to form a Coventry service. 47294 stands in the centre road at Nottingham with a train of vans. If anyone has more information on these wagons I would be interested to hear it. 156413 in Nottingham's platform 4 with a service for Blackpool North. Class 442 at London Waterloo. Class 50 no. 50 018 just off the platform ends at Paddington. Two shots of 86 425 at Euston. Class 50 assists an HST westbound through Dawlish. Class 101 approaching Parson's tunnel with Dawlish in the background. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 The summer of 1988 this time with shots from Nottingham, London and Dawlish. 47294 stands in the centre road at Nottingham with a train of vans. If anyone has more information on these wagons I would be interested to hear it. ROB I'll have a guess here. Isis Link operated at a number of locations including Town Goods at Avonmouth. For a while they received fertilizer from Norsk-Hydro (formerly Fisons?) at Immingham. This traffic passed on Speedlink, but possibly also ran in train loads (after Speedlink?). A special block train from Immingham to Avonmouth would be routed via Nottingham I think. Always interested in 1980s photos, cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 47294 stands in the centre road at Nottingham with a train of vans. If anyone has more information on these wagons I would be interested to hear it. http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/ferrynorskhydro Superb pictures by the way, from my favourite railway period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 To July 1989 now....... Two shots of 155 346 and 142065 at Leeds. 13/07/89 142 084 at Ilkley waiting to form the 14:52 to Bradford Forster Square. 13/7/89 47 424 'The Brontes of Haworth' at Shipley with the 12:42 Carlisle - Leeds. 13/7/89 Brand new Strathclyde liveried 156 506 in the sidings at Leeds. 156 505 was also present. 14/7/89 Track recording unit DB999600+DB999601 at Cardiff Central. 25/7/89 31 428 reflected in the side window of 37 899 at Cardiff Central. 25/7/89 ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 South Devon this time with shots from July 1988. 155 334 eastbound on the sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren with a Cardiff Central service. Westbound HST at Cockwood Harbour. Unidentified class 50 at Exeter St Davids. Two shots of a Cardiff bound service at Dawlish formed of 155 314 and 155 307. Unidentified class 50 heads a westbound service towards Dawlish. 47 657 eastbound on the sea wall. A pair of class 31s head a short eastbound service on the sea wall. 50 017 'Royal Oak' heads an eastbound service. Two shots inside the maintenance shed at Laira during the open day of 17th July 1988. Departmental Ruston diesel-electric shunter 97652 seen at Laira on the 17th July 1988. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 April 1989 now, in a variety of locations. 31 417 arrives at Nottingham with a 7 coach rake deputising for a failed unit with the delayed 08:44 from Derby. Tuesday April 4th 1989. 310 101 leaves Coventry with the 10:33 to Birmingham New Street. Tuesday April 4th 1989. 90 023 at Rugby running round a test train of Mk 1 coaches. Tuesday April 4th 1989. 90 012 passes Rugby with the 11:18 Birmingham New Street to Euston service. Tuesday April 4th 1989. 86 101 'Robert A Riddles' arrives at Rugby from Euston to form the 12:32 to Holyhead. Tuesday April 4th 1989. 47 508 'SS Great Britain' arrives at Birmingham New Street with the 07:21 from Penzance, to form the 14:28 to Glasgow/Edinburgh. Tuesday April 4th 1989. 150 129 stands in platform 2 at Nottingham. Sunday 9th April 1989. 156 444 and 156 422 form the 10:45 service from Nottingham to Manchester Victoria, 'The Loreley'. Sunday 9th April 1989. 144 002 leaving Cononley withe the 15:58 (16:35 from Cononley) Leeds - Skipton service. Sunday 16th April 1989. If RealTrack produce their model in this livery I will buy at least two. If they were to produce a 3 car unit in this livery I would have several more! Class 110 'Calder Valley' DMU formed of 52075 (leading), 59246 and 51834 arrives at Cononley withe the 15:10 from Morecambe, 16:46 from Cononley to Leeds. Sunday 16th April 1989. Consecutively numbered class 150/1 units stand at Derby. 150 108 has the 19:40 to Nottingham whilst 150 109 has the 19:09 to Birmingham New Street. Sunday 16th April 1989. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 A few shots from the Coalville Mantle Lane Open Day on the 1st September 1985. BR Research duo stand alongside 50007, Sir Edward Elgar. Class 58, number 58020. 97403, Ixion. A pair of class 20s headed by number 20104. LMS 4F no. 44027 with a demonstration train of wagons. Class 44, D4 Great Gable. Class 45 no. 45144 Royal Signals, alongside D4. Class 58, no. 58028. 33033 and 33052 bring 'The Coalville Slug' railtour from Penzance to the Open Day. ROB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Great shots Rob, of what looks like an epic open-day. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkins Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Fantastic shots there, especially the Grantham ones. It's got me wondering if I'm on the Coalville ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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