JeffP's photos, early 70's and 80's.

[JeffP]

Summer of 1982, we holidayed in Cornwall, near Looe. It rained every day.

 

Two views of the depot at St Blazey.

 

On the way home, we detoured to drop the wife off at an OU summer school at Keele.

 

Class 86, 86238 passing Norton Bridge on an express passenger.

 

Unidentified class 85 (??) on a passenger working.

 

Class 86 leaning over as it rounds the curve through Norton Bridge

 

Followed by a class 87.

 

Class 45, 45136 in nice clean condition at Nottingham Carriage sidings depot.

 

A common sight to travelers on the WR mainline "Warship" class 42, D832 "Onslaught" D821, "Greyhound" undergoing preservation near Reading.

Sorry about the last one: it's scanned off a photo printed on grainy paper.

Edited January 26, 2014 by JeffP

[uax6]

It's an interesting photo of the 86 at Norton Bridge, it appears to be fitted with a class 87 headlamp (which is not in use). I don't think I've seen an 86 so fitted before....

 

Another cracking set of photos Jeff, thanks

 

Andy G

[JeffP]

Summer 1981 or 1982, my memory lets me down, I had a week's all-line railrover. The first two days nearly killed me: paid for a train to Doncaster, and caught the Night Aberdonian sleeper at Donny to Aberdeen. It left Donny at 00:14 so I could use it.

Breakfast in Aberdeen, a quick trip to Ferryhill, back to the station and aboard a train to Inverness. Round the shed, and train back to Perth, change for Glasgow. High speed run down the WCML to Euston, cross to Paddington and board another sleeper for Penzance. Next day, Penzance to Exeter, Exeter to Salisbury, Salisbury to Brighton, Brighton to Victoria and across to King's Cross for the train back up north and a night at home. Lots of haulage, not much time for photos.

 

This is what took me back to Doncaster:

 

Class 55, "Deltic" 55013, "The Black Watch" waits to leave Kings Cross with late train to Scotland.

 

A bit blurred, because it was nearly dark, so needed a slow shutter speed, a pair of Peaks leaving Kings Cross for the north, probably to go on shed at Finsbury Park.

 

Two days later, I'm waiting to board the train for Kings Lynn behind a nice clean class 47, 47014 at Liverpool Street. The train included a first allocated to second class passengers and was VERY comfortable. It was at the London end and I used it on the way back.

 

Class 37/0, 37004, stabled at Liverpool Street.

 

Class 47, 47561 at Crewe.

 

Class 73, 73101 at Waterloo. It's carrying a nameplate, "The Royal Alex" (??) but hasn't yet had the Pullman livery applied.

 

I got as far as Holyhead one day too, being pulled from Crewe by celebrity green liveried class 40, 40106. Here, the loco has been uncoupled and is about to move away from the train at Holyhead. Sadly, I had insufficient time to get to the breakwater and back to "get" the two class 01's that were kept there. I never did see them.

Edited January 24, 2014 by JeffP

[JeffP]

Some pics from the Railrover mentioned in my last post, tonight.

 

Here you can see the Paddington-Penzance sleeper in Cornwall, with double headed class 50's up front.

 

And here, after arrival at Penzance, we had left Paddington with 50042, "Triumph" in charge, and arrived at Penzance with 50023, "Howe" in front as well. The driver told us that we had ALSO had a class 31 from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth, but could not supply the number.

 

Class 50, 50036, "Victorious" at Penzance.

 

My train for Exeter, with 50032, "Courageous" upfront.

 

View of Aberdeen Ferryhill depot.

 

Somewhere between Aberdeen and Inverness...my mate's idea of a joke.

 

Approaches to Inverness station, the shed on the right.

 

Kings Lynn with 37092, and two different fronted class 31's stabled.

 

Also at Kings Lynn, 37092 again, with an 03, which was 03175 I think, behind it. That was the one with an open door, mentioned earlier....... Edited: it was 03158, found more pics.

 

Kings Lynn stabling point with an 03 in attendance, 03017, vac-brake only.

Edited January 27, 2014 by JeffP

[Dave47549]

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Removed pointless guff

[LNERGE]

Some pics from the Railrover mentioned in my last post, tonight.

 

 

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Kings Lynn with 37092, and two different fronted class 31's stabled.

 

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Also at Kings Lynn, 37092 again, with an 03, which was 03175 I think, behind it. That was the one with an open door, mentioned earlier.......

 

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Kings Lynn stabling point with an 03 in attendance, 03017, vac-brake only.

I think i could cope with any number of shots like those!

Edited January 25, 2014 by LNERGE

[D803Albion]

Summer of 1982, we holidayed in Cornwall, near Looe. It rained every day.

 

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Two views of the depot at St Blazey.

 

On the way home, we detoured to drop the wife off at an OU summer school at Keele.

 

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Class 86, 86238 passing Norton Bridge on an express passenger.

 

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Unidentified class 85 (??) on a passenger working.

 

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Class 86 leaning over as it rounds the curve through Norton Bridge

 

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Followed by a class 87.

 

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Class 45, 45136 in nice clean condition at Nottingham Carriage sidings depot.

 

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A common sight to travelers on the WR mainline "Warship" class 42, D832 "Onslaught" undergoing preservation near Reading.

Sorry about the last one: it's scanned off a photo printed on grainy paper.

 

Jeff, wasn't the Warship D821 Greyhound at the gas works ?   Didn't Onslaught go straight to the RTC Derby.

[JeffP]

Correct again, it was Greyhound at the gasworks. Thanks.

 

Varied locations tonight, rather than put them up in two's and threes'.

 

Nottingham Carriage sidings, and class 45/1, 45144, "Royal Signals" appears to be in good external condition.

 

Doncaster Works Kirk Street entrance, with class 37/0, 37087 on occupation bogies, with another of it's class and an 03 in the background.

 

Class 20, 20050, the erstwhile D8000, at Doncaster Works with 31326.

 

Same place, with new build class 58's, 58004 newly painted and 58006 in undercoat.

 

December 1981, and class 56, 56102 heads north at Doncaster through a heavy snowstorm.

 

Class 37, 37206, inside, IIRC St Blazey depot.

 

Class 08, 08945 also at St Blazey.

 

Class 37, 37250 heads an eastbound freight through Barnetby.

 

Class 40, 40056 is held at signals south of Doncaster station.

 

The entrance to "The Plant" at Doncaster, with classes 56 and 37 on view.

 

Class 37, 37257 is at the rear of the erecting shops at Doncaster Works, with a pair of Deltics awaiting scrapping in the background.

 

Class 37, 37102 heads south through Doncaster with 100t tanks.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 26, 2014 by JeffP

[JeffP]

Back to London in the Inter City era tonight.

 

Three shots of class 73, 73210, "Sehurst" at Stewarts Lane.

 

Class 73's, 73105 and 73128 stand in the old part of Stewarts Lane depot.

 

Class 08 Standing at the entrance to the smaller repair shed at Stewarts Lane.

 

Two class 33's, 33006 and an unidentified one, entering the depot at Stewarts Lane. I'm sure someone will be able to identify it.

 

Class 56, 56031, "Whatley" at Stewarts Lane. The class 33 behind may be the one above, in which case it's 33056.

 

Nameplate of class 86, 86222, Euston.

 

Class 87, 87004, Britannia, arrived at Euston. The class 90 it had been coupled to is still coupled wrong end to it's DVT.

 

Nose ends of class 87 and class 90. Euston.

Edited January 27, 2014 by JeffP

[keefer]

The un-ID'd 33 at stewarts lane will be 33056 'the Burma star'

 

Pale blue nameplate with a shield below:

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64143583@N04/6899107651/

 

Anyone know why the nameplate was changed from red to blue? Did it happen when the loco went into sector colours?

[JeffP]

Thanks Keefer...that is it in the background of the photo of 56031, then.

 

Can't answer about the nameplate colour. It's not like me not to have got a shot of that plate, too, it must have been moving about the depot.

[JeffP]

Back at Old Oak Common tonight in NSE days. Always a great shed with decent atmosphere, and thanks to the "rear" entrance, easy enough to get round. Any staff you met were generally helpful and interested, rather than surly and officious.

 

Overall view towards "The factory", with classes 50, 47 and 08 on show. Not too many years previously there would have been Westerns, Warships and Hymeks, and before them, steam locos I could only dream of...my dad just would NOT take me to any interesting places.

 

Nameplate of class 47, 47592, "County of Avon".

 

Pair of class 47's at Old Oak common, the nearest being 47528, "The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry".

 

Different view of 47528.

 

Four class 47's at Old Oak Common, three in NSE livery, one in the short lived Engineers' grey.

 

Resplendent from a repaint, class 47/7, 47716, "Duke of Edinburgh's Award" is at Old Oak Common.

 

Class 47, 47715, which still appears to be carrying the name "Haymarket", while sister loco 47586 carries the name "King's Lynn"...neither had much to do with the WR, let alone the GWR........I recall both had been recently transferred in to OC.

 

Class 47, 47484, "Isambard Kingdom Brunel" on one of the turntable roads at Old Oak Common, carrying GWR lined green.

 

Almost side view of the above loco.

 

Another class 47/7 on show that day was 47707, "Holyrood". Another recent transfer from Haymarket.

 

And just to show it wasn't ALL class 47's, class 50, 50033, "Temeraire" at Old Oak Common on the same day, circa 1987.

 

 

 

 

[JeffP]

Some more from London tonight, southern region again.

 

I won't put the location up...let's see how many know it. Clue: it had ONE class 08 shunter allocated. We didn't see the shunter.....

 

And this one, I CAN'T put the location on as I can't remember, but the geometry of the junction fascinated me.

 

Hither Green, with class 73/0, 73003 awaiting it's next turn of duty.

 

Hither Green again, with a Stratford class 47, and two class 33/0's, 33050 "Isle of Grain" and 33048.

 

Fueling point at Hither Green, the closest class 33/0 being 33053.

 

Woolwich Dockyard station, with class 33/0, 33040 on a short ballast train heading east, I think........

 

Class 73/1, 73117, "University of Surrey" at Woking.

 

Locos stabled at Woking, with 73117 nearest the camera. Another Inter City liveried 73, one in engineers' grey and a class 33 in engineers' grey make up the line-up.

 

Looking down the line up of locos from the other side, 73103 is the closest class 73 now, with the class 33 in engineers' livery next, and the grey class 73 furthest away.

 

Two views from the first coach behind class 50, 50028, "Tiger" on it's way from Woking to London Waterloo. The southern purists may be able to pinpoint the exact locations?

 

Class 73/1's, 73105 and 73128 at Stewarts Lane.

 

Class 50, 50029, "Renown" stands at Stewarts Lane in the old part of the shed. There would appear to be an old class A tank behind it.

Edited January 29, 2014 by JeffP

[class"66"]

More "super" photos!!

 

cheers neil..

[eastwestdivide]

Some more from London tonight, southern region again.

 

I won't put the location up...let's see how many know it. Clue: it had ONE class 08 shunter allocated. We didn't see the shunter.....

 

And this one, I CAN'T put the location on as I can't remember, but the geometry of the junction fascinated me.

 

"Ivor" nother clue as to the the first one, and the mad junction looks like Lewisham to me.

The Woolwich Dockyard photo is wrong line isn't it? so maybe there was a possession on - the conductor rails look a bit rusty. Is it Woolwich though?

Edited January 30, 2014 by eastwestdivide

[The Lurker]

the junction whose geometry fascinated you is Lewisham, looking towards Charing Cross/Victoria. The lines to the left going over the bridge which fell down in the 1957 crash head towards Victoria and were originally reinstated in the late 1920s as a freight only line (previous alignment had taken the route towards Greenwich) and the lines to the right slope down towards St Johns.

 

At the far end of the overbridge is the Tanners Hill Flydown (recently doubled).

 

from where the photo is taken (Lewisham station) lines run to Hayes (with a connection back to the main line) on the left and Blackheath on the right

[brushman47544]

"Ivor" nother clue as to the the first one, and the mad junction looks like Lewisham to me.

The Woolwich Dockyard photo is wrong line isn't it? so maybe there was a possession on - the conductor rails look a bit rusty. Is it Woolwich though?

 

Didn't need the clue - the first one for those still confused is Slade Green. I never saw "Ivor" either, at least not at SG anyway.

[eastwestdivide]

Didn't need the clue - the first one for those still confused is Slade Green. I never saw "Ivor" either, at least not at SG anyway.

Usually at the Dartford end of the complex, sometimes hidden by long lines of EPBs. 

 

Edit (much later): photo here

Edited January 31, 2014 by eastwestdivide

[JeffP]

I'm fairly certain it's Woolwich. We had come across on the Ferry from Silvertown at the end of the North London Line, and walked to the nearest station. I remember it having something to do with the forces.

 

I haven't done any lunchtimes recently, as I've been too busy, but I've put a few on today as they aren't diesels or electrics.

 

Inside the shed at Sheffield Park.

 

Standard class 4 2-6-0 entering Alresford.

 

 

Sheffield Park. I am relioably informed that this is, in fact one of the newer build class U locos.

 

Terrier tank at Tenterden.

 

The engine shed at Sheffield Park.

 

Three views of Britannia at the Nene Valley railway. It was carrying THE worst representation of BR Brunswick Green I have ever seen...even on models!

 

Standard class 4 2-60 76017 runs round it's train at Alresford.

 

Unsure where this is. Or even what it is...sorry.

 

 

32110 is an E1 (ex LB&SCR).  The number is 'ficticious' as this loco was withdrawn before natioanlisation and worked at a colliery somehwere I believe.  The location of your photo may be Cranmore on the East Somerset Railway?

Thanks PD & SWJR

 

Some shots of LNER class A4's at a works open day, Doncaster.

 

Same place, same time, but LNER class V2, 60800, "Green Arrow".

 

Back to diesels and electrics tonight.

Edited January 30, 2014 by JeffP

[keefer]

more great pics jeff!

 

love the cl.47/7s looking nice'n'shiny in their new paint - still think they looked better in ScotRail livery

 

i notice in the pic of 73105+73128 they are in multiple - was this around the time they were used in pairs in the scratch REP/TC sets? (whilst the REPs had their traction gear removed for use in the neww 442s)

 

Or were there any other workings which would use 2 x 73/1?

[JeffP]

I can't answer your questions, but I bet someone knows!

 

I think I've just posted a set of steam pics above you.........

[eastwestdivide]

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i notice in the pic of 73105+73128 they are in multiple - was this around the time they were used in pairs in the scratch REP/TC sets? (whilst the REPs had their traction gear removed for use in the neww 442s)

 

Or were there any other workings which would use 2 x 73/1?

A fair few freight workings used them in multiple, and even those with inter-city stripes turned up on freights. And the scratch sets on the Bournemouth line could also be a single 73 with a motley collection of REP/TC coaches. 

Pity the photo only shows the red blanks headcode. Not that a headcode would be any proof either way...

Edited January 30, 2014 by eastwestdivide

[eastwestdivide]

Going back to "Woolwich" on p8 of the thread, the more I look at it, the more it looks like Waterloo East. Compare the canopy style and the buildings beyond the ends of the platforms in these two flickr shots:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eagle50043/6489067991/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/treflyn/2909792088/

 

To be fair, it's probably where you got off the train from Woolwich!

[Rivercider]

 

32110 is an E1 (ex LB&SCR).  The number is 'ficticious' as this loco was withdrawn before natioanlisation and worked at a colliery somehwere I believe.  The location of your photo may be Cranmore on the East Somerset Railway?

I will agree, that is Cranmore

 

cheers

[The Stationmaster]

The N15 is in fact a 'U', one of the new build batches, as opposed to the River rebuilds.  They have the smaller spashers and smaller cut out on the cab side.

 

32110 is an E1 (ex LB&SCR).  The number is 'ficticious' as this loco was withdrawn before natioanlisation and worked at a colliery somehwere I believe.  The location of your photo may be Cranmore on the East Somerset Railway?

Very definitely Cranmore.