JeffP Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 That would fit. We camped in the UK with our Alsation dog, and visited Cranmore, the Bluebell, the Mid Hants and the KESR along the way. It was my payback for being dragged roud places like the Weald and downland Museum, (actually a lovely place) and Stratford on Avon...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Back to diesels in varied locations tonight. Class 33, 33024 at IIRC, somewhere near Westbury, on a passenger train. Edited: 33024 is at Hawkeridge Junction approaching Westbury on probably a Cardiff/Bristol - Portsmouth Harbour trainyou can see Westbury Panel Signal Box in the background, Thanks Rivercider. Class 55, Deltic, 55006, "The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry", Ranskill. First one I ever got pulled by at 100mph. Edited: this is more likely 55022, identified by the dent on the nose, by brushman47544, many thanks. Class 47 leaves Kirton Tunnel and approaches Kirton Lindsey station with an mgr train. A few shots of celebrity class 44's at Toton, 44004 "Great Gable" and 44008, "Penyghent", nearing the end of their careers. Class 31/4 with passenger train, On second thoughts, there are FAR too many coaches for one of those services, it may be ECML. Anyone? Edited January 31, 2014 by JeffP 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 33024 is at Hawkeridge Junction approaching Westbury on probably a Cardiff/Bristol - Portsmouth Harbour train you can see Westbury Panel Signal Box in the background, very nice cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Back to diesels in varied locations tonight. Diesels 70's and 80's619.jpg Class 31/4 with passenger train, On second thoughts, there are FAR too many coaches for one of those services, it may be ECML. Anyone? Barkston South Junction? Edited January 30, 2014 by LNERGE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Great photos Jeff. But it's not 55006, which had a deeper, two line nameplate. The dent on the front will probably be enough for someone to identify it, but my guess is 55013 The Black Watch as there's no crest above the nameplate (long since lost) and the plate is too long for a racehorse. Of the other one liners, 55004, 55008 and 55016 still had regimental badges and 55022 had a raised foothold above the buffer beam which I can't see in the photo. edit: it looks like it is 55022 from the dent shown in this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/63441398@N02/5885955452/in/photolist-9Y84uy-9Y5a7H-9Y59Ec-9Y84KQ-9Y854A-9Y5aaz-9Y84Qm-9Y59Wn-9Y84Vw-9Y84H1-7R8KFV-7R8KTV-dv9YcT-bmHitv-hj3p2Y-e4kN94-e4kMUt-e4rp2j-e4rpb7-gvw54c-g98GR1-dpf7q7-iZiyRy-dYQ3VY-gQoSqF-bq14SD-c3JcPW-iszcLk-azgwdt-azgxVa-azjc4m-azjdSu-azjduS-azgxsK-jfX1WX-azjcQs-azgzbe-ejDE8m-bWijgC-8PHWe9-7Ee2C9-bWh8hw-e8jwAM-8ogVd4-bWmkQf-97wRNW-9Rur8V-b4chaM-dzn3yV-7AuweL-8ok611 Edited January 31, 2014 by brushman47544 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Barkston South Junction? I don't think it is Barkston. The line goes into a cutting pretty quickly south of the junction and the ground falls away to the north, as it passes over the river Witham. Although having said that, I cannot think where it might be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't think it is Barkston. The line goes into a cutting pretty quickly south of the junction and the ground falls away to the north, as it passes over the river Witham. Although having said that, I cannot think where it might be. I'm sticking with Barkston SJ. The 31 is heading towards Peasecliffe Tunnel. The River Witham bridge is on the line to Ancaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 My problems with Barkston are that I can not remember EVER having been. I didn't do lineside very often, not often being happy with the results, and I'm sure I would remember going that far afield. Tonight we are mainly in the NW midlands, with a couple in the east midlands, in the days of corporate blue, probably around 1980?. Class 45's at Buxton, with 45052 and I think, 45016. Class 45/0, 45036 shunts a TTB tank at Buxton. A varied line-up of locos at Buxton TMD. Class 151 unit, 151001 enters Crewe. Two shots of Crewe Diesel depot on a misty night.....these intrigue me, as I have no memory of ever having been to Crewe in the dark, other than passing through onboard a train. Buxton again, class 20's, a class 31 and an interesting signal. Diesel multiple units at Buxton, the one on the left appears to have black window surrounds. Class 56's, 56094 and 56013 at Staveley Barrow Hill. Entrance to Staveley Barrow Hill roundhouse, with what I think is 20002 in the right foreground. Staveley Barrow Hill, with class 56, 56013. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Great photos Jeff. But it's not 55006, which had a deeper, two line nameplate. The dent on the front will probably be enough for someone to identify it, but my guess is 55013 The Black Watch as there's no crest above the nameplate (long since lost) and the plate is too long for a racehorse. Of the other one liners, 55004, 55008 and 55016 still had regimental badges and 55022 had a raised foothold above the buffer beam which I can't see in the photo. edit: it looks like it is 55022 from the dent shown in this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/63441398@N02/5885955452/in/photolist-9Y84uy-9Y5a7H-9Y59Ec-9Y84KQ-9Y854A-9Y5aaz-9Y84Qm-9Y59Wn-9Y84Vw-9Y84H1-7R8KFV-7R8KTV-dv9YcT-bmHitv-hj3p2Y-e4kN94-e4kMUt-e4rp2j-e4rpb7-gvw54c-g98GR1-dpf7q7-iZiyRy-dYQ3VY-gQoSqF-bq14SD-c3JcPW-iszcLk-azgwdt-azgxVa-azjc4m-azjdSu-azjduS-azgxsK-jfX1WX-azjcQs-azgzbe-ejDE8m-bWijgC-8PHWe9-7Ee2C9-bWh8hw-e8jwAM-8ogVd4-bWmkQf-97wRNW-9Rur8V-b4chaM-dzn3yV-7AuweL-8ok611 100% it is 55022 'ROYAL SCOTS GREY' =============================== Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2014 Barrow Hill; one of my favourite sheds in Diesel blue days. It had 'atmosphere'.........and ghosts.....and a friendly set of staff. Still does, mostly. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Apologies for last night, no photos uploaded. I took advantage of the cold, dry weather to fell and log two trees from the front of our garden, one completely, so that the magnolia she planted too close years ago can have more light, one just pollarded. Unfortunately, the chainsaw threw a tantrum and once it had stalled, refused point blank to re-start, hence a lot of the work being done with a bow-saw and one very tired JeffP yesterday evening, who fell asleep in front of the TV.... More varied locations this evening, including one we've not visited before. Doncaster Works Kirk Street entrance, and class 58, 58034 looks as if it has just emerged from the No3 bay of the paintshops. As a small boy I used to shinny up the concrete fence to get a look in the paintshop windows, usually boosted by a mate....which often ended up with him getting the usual dog-droppings on his hands. Not for nothing was that alley along the back of the works known locally as "dog-muck alley", except in ruder terms. But the views of locos, newly painted were (???) worth it. Especially in steam days when a rare one might be copped. Peppercorn A2, "Bachelor's Button", was one I remember. Class 50, 50028, "Tiger" stabled at London Waterloo. Class 47. 47581, "Great Eastern" would seem to be awaiting the right away from Liverpool Street station. Unidentified white-roofed class 47 at Liverpool Street, sorry for the odd camera angle. Class 86, 86248, "County of Clwyd" at Liverpool Street. Comparison of front ends at Liverpool Street. Class 37/0, 37003 in the late evening sunshine at Frodingham. Class 45/0, 45049, "The Staffordshire Regiment, the Prince of Wales' Own" is minus it's nameplates at Frodingham. It also carries the unofficial Tinsley snail shed logo. Class 47/4, 47444, "University of Nottingham" enters Crewe from the south. Three shots of the unique class 89 Brush-built Co-Co electric locomotive then on trial for BR, seen in the sidings near the Chester lines at Crewe Electric Depot. The loco carries the livery that led to it's nick-name of "the Badger", and the extra wiring connections for the test coach can be seen in place. Around this time we saw advertised a trip round Crewe Diesel, (always a difficult shed), Crewe Electric, (almost impossible without permits), and Crewe works, with one of the national societies, so off we went to meet them at Crewe station. We got into trouble for taking photos of 89001 as they said we were "too close to running lines", and then were stunned to be told they had agreed "no photos" on Crewe Works. I remember an aside to one of the blokes on the trip, "Where have YOU hidden your camera?", to which I got a horrified response, " Oi wouldn't do a thing loike thart...Oi'm an arficer of this socoiety...", ...... sense of humour bypass, maybe.... I then had to PROVE that I had no camera secreted on my person.........you live and learn. Edited February 2, 2014 by JeffP 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Some more from London tonight, southern region again. Diesels 70's and 80's575.jpg 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..... Diesels 70's and 80's576.jpg And this one, I CAN'T put the location on as I can't remember, but the geometry of the junction fascinated me. Diesels 70's and 80's577.jpg Hither Green, with class 73/0, 73003 awaiting it's next turn of duty. Diesels 70's and 80's578.jpg Hither Green again, with a Stratford class 47, and two class 33/0's, 33050 "Isle of Grain" and 33048. Diesels 70's and 80's579.jpg Fueling point at Hither Green, the closest class 33/0 being 33053. Diesels 70's and 80's580.jpg Woolwich Dockyard station, with class 33/0, 33040 on a short ballast train heading east, I think........ Diesels 70's and 80's581.jpg Class 73/1, 73117, "University of Surrey" at Woking. Diesels 70's and 80's582.jpg 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. Diesels 70's and 80's583.jpg 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. Diesels 70's and 80's584.jpg Diesels 70's and 80's585.jpg 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? Diesels 70's and 80's586.jpg Class 73/1's, 73105 and 73128 at Stewarts Lane. Diesels 70's and 80's587.jpg 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. Some more from London tonight, southern region again. Diesels 70's and 80's575.jpg 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..... Diesels 70's and 80's576.jpg And this one, I CAN'T put the location on as I can't remember, but the geometry of the junction fascinated me. Diesels 70's and 80's577.jpg Hither Green, with class 73/0, 73003 awaiting it's next turn of duty. Diesels 70's and 80's578.jpg Hither Green again, with a Stratford class 47, and two class 33/0's, 33050 "Isle of Grain" and 33048. Diesels 70's and 80's579.jpg Fueling point at Hither Green, the closest class 33/0 being 33053. Diesels 70's and 80's580.jpg Woolwich Dockyard station, with class 33/0, 33040 on a short ballast train heading east, I think........ Diesels 70's and 80's581.jpg Class 73/1, 73117, "University of Surrey" at Woking. Diesels 70's and 80's582.jpg 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. Diesels 70's and 80's583.jpg 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. Diesels 70's and 80's584.jpg Diesels 70's and 80's585.jpg 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? Diesels 70's and 80's586.jpg Class 73/1's, 73105 and 73128 at Stewarts Lane. Diesels 70's and 80's587.jpg 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. The photo marked 'Woolwich' is neither of the two stations Arsenal curved the other way, and, IIRC, Dockyard was in a cutting on a reverse curve, with tunnels at both ends. Not many trains stopped at Dockyard, anyway, at least not in the early 60s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The photo marked 'Woolwich' is neither of the two stations Arsenal curved the other way, and, IIRC, Dockyard was in a cutting on a reverse curve, with tunnels at both ends. Not many trains stopped at Dockyard, anyway, at least not in the early 60s. See post 207 above! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 It looks like it might have been Waterloo east, I had no memory of taking any photos at whatever station we got on at to visit Slade Green. I DO remember my mate being unimpressed with SG, but I wanted photos of the major sheds with any diesel allocation, and SG had 08600....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Still in the North West midlands tonight, with a couple at Buxton and the rest at Crewe Electric. Class 37. 37677 at Buxton TMD. Line up of railfreight grey/red class 37's at Buxton, compare with the shot a few days ago when everything was blue. Fire damaged, and awaiting scrap, class 81, 81018 in the sidings at Crewe Electric depot. Not a lucky class, three went to accidents and three or four to fire damage. The first to go being E3009 which was involved in the horrendous accident at Hixon in Staffordshire on 6th January 1968. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hixon_rail_crash Overall view of Crewe Electric depot. This is about as close as most people got. Two views of departmental loco ADB968021, at Crewe Diesel depot. This is ex-84009, used a s a mobile load bank tester. Class 85, 85002, Crewe Electric depot. Inside the depot, with 85035 surrounded by synchronised jacks. Class 85's 85036 and 85004, Crewe Electric depot. Crewe Diesel depot, north side, the view most people got. Crewe Diesel depot, south side, the "back" of the shed. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Still at Crewe tonight, then back to Frodingham. Class 08 shunter, 08823 at Crewe Diesel depot. Class 20's, 20209 and 20078 at Crewe Diesel depot. Class 47, 47468 with white roof at Crewe Diesel depot. Line up of locos awaiting their next duties at Crewe. Two views of class 47, 47365, "Diamond Jubilee" in a variant of railfreight grey/red at Crewe. Line up of electric locos awaiting their next duties at Crewe. two views of class 45's at Frodingham, the closes one looks like 45013. The north side of Frodingham depot, the road which usually housed the fuel tankers, has one class A tank, one interesting packing van I'm sure someone will be able to say what it was, (it's numbered DE 975329), one class 37 and one class 31. The class A tank was used, I believe, for waste oil. I wish I'd photographed it more carefully. The depot's fuel tanks are on the left. I like that bufferstop too. Edited February 4, 2014 by JeffP 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 That last van, 975329, is listed as a BTU (breakdown train unit) tool van in my 1984 departmentals book, a conversion from BR fish van E88038. The DE should read DB, or even ADB as listed in that book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Tonight we are back in the East Midlands, and concentrating on "bones", class 58's to me. Cabside view of newly painted 58008, at an open day somewhere. Newly built 58004 at Doncaster Works. Class 58 cabs, Toton. The Toton rabbit silhouette appears on one. Class 58, 58041, "Ratcliffe Power Station", Toton. Cabside and nameplate of above loco. Class 58, 58039 at the rear (south end), of Toton depot. Inside Toton depot, and under repair, with, apparently, quite a few parts removed, stands class 58, 58020, "Doncaster Works BRE". Original style of nameplate carried by the above loco, with the clever, but very short-lived British Rail Engineering logo on it. The old and the new: comparison of cab fronts, with class 20 in the foreground and class 58 behind it. t Doncaster works open day, a class 58, 58042, faces one of the Romanian-built class 56's, 56007, also newly repainted. 58042, Doncaster Works. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) From Yorkshire to East Anglia tonight....... Tinsley.....and the class 56's were starting to arrive. A mate and I made the 100 mile round-trip every five days or so, just to see what had arrived. Closest to camera is 56003, the left to right, 56001, 56002, 56003. Some were stored at Darnall awaiting modifications at Tinsley to allow them into service. Evening at Colchester, with the depot on the right. Cambridge depot, almost 9;30pm........sorry about the focus, it was hand-held at 1/4 second...no digital cameras back then! Arrival at Cambridge found class 03, 03008 at the rear of the shed on the fuelling road. I don't know whjy, but to me, this shot oozes atmosphere. One of my 03's will be based on it. At the other end of the shed was ADB968003, in what appears to be a curious maroon livery? Was it painted coach maroon? Ex class 15, D8203, it was never given a TOPS number. Edited: my notes tell me that this photo was actually taken at Finsbury Park, sorry. Ipswich station stabling point, and class 03'sd with runner wagons are on show, with a class 47 in the background. 03180 is identifiable. Looking the other way, class 03, 03162 and class 31, 31236 are present. Ipswich stabling point from the station. Colchester depot, with class 08, 08460 nearest the camera, and classes 03 and 08 further away. Edited February 7, 2014 by JeffP 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Jeff,you have a fine collection of photos and I'm enjoying them all. I really should get my finger out and dig out my old stuff and scan them. Thanks Alistair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Diesels 70's and 80's682.jpg At the other end of the shed was ADB968003, in what appears to be a curious maroon livery? Was it painted coach maroon? Ex class 15, D8203, it was never given a TOPS number. I think it might be the way rust appears on the photo: glc - adb968003 finsbury park tmd JL by johnmightycat1, on Flickr Colchester MPD Diesel Class 15 (D8203) BTH Diesel ADB968003 by Beechwood Photography, on Flickr Great pictures; just the sort of thread I like to browse through with a cup of tea on a wet Sunday afternoon. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Checking my notes has shown me that ADB968003 is actually photographed at Finsbury Park. I don't know why that negative is amongst the East Anglian ones. I've amended the original post, sorry to have misled anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Checking my notes has shown me that ADB968003 is actually photographed at Finsbury Park. I don't know why that negative is amongst the East Anglian ones. I've amended the original post, sorry to have misled anyone. Super photo's. I was about to pass comment about the location of the 15 as the signals are of the wrong type for Cambridge... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffP Posted February 7, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2014 Back in London around 1977 tonight. Inside the workshops at Stratford, with two class 37's, a "skinhead" class 31, and a DMU present. Nameplate of class 87, 87001, "Stephenson". When naming of the 87's began, the nameplate was transferred to 87101. Inside Willesden depot. Class 87, 87004 outside Willesden depot, the loco had been specially prepared for Royal Train duty. Work is underway for resignalling and overhead wiring at Kings Cross, as class 55 Deltic, 55001, "St Paddy" awaits the right away. Part of the old steam shed at Stratford, with a "skinhead" class 31 peeping out. The old works buildings can be seen behind it. Inside the diesel depot at Stratford, class 47, 47163 has been painted to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee. And definitely NOT been painted recently, class 08, 08522 is still wearing British railways green complete with the BR totem. Line up of withdrawn class 71's at Hither Green, 71009 and 71013 can be identified. Class 71, 71004 awaiting scrapping at Hither Green Class 33, 33043 is in the old steam shed at Stewarts Lane. seen from the footbridge at Clapham Junction, class 73, 73129 is stabled. Inside Willesden depot. Class 87's at Willesden, 87021, and 87006. Class 86, 86004 outside the depot at Willesden...now why didn't I properly photograph the class 83 next to it? The other end of the class 83, 83009, with a pair of class 25's passing. Class 50, 50040 is stabled outside "the factory" at Old Oak Common. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Wow! I don't think i have ever seen a picture with so many 71's in it. I remember seeing 08522 in green too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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