Poor Old Bruce Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Richard, Love the colouring and stark simplicity of the shot of 63770 - brilliant. Thanks Peter but it was more luck than judgement. Now a couple of 'Scots' on the same day. It is sobering to thinke these were taken fifty years ago! 46122 on the 17.25 to Marylebone Almost as dirty as the WDs but at least the numbers are legible and the crests visible. Edited May 12, 2014 by Poor Old Bruce 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have to say I am loving the steam era pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 My last one from that afternoon at Notts Vic is 92193: 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 That 9F pic is pure quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) August 1964 at Derby Midland: 48653 on 27th August 48045 on 28th. Note the Fowler tender. 45585, formerly HYDERABAD on 29th. Note the dirty Type 2 in the background Edited May 14, 2014 by Poor Old Bruce 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Excellent pictures as ever Richard. As it was the school holidays, rather surprising to not see any spotters on Five Arches Bridge. Do you have anything in and around Spondon in your collection please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 More stunning pictures. As someone who was born 7 years after the end of steam I wish I had a time machine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Do you have anything in and around Spondon in your collection please? I do have a few somewhere Peter as I went for the Jolly Fisherman a couple of times but they may be still awaiting scanning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Though technically not now within the East Midlands region, the northern part of Lincolnshire (for our purposes) certainly is. The railways around Grimsby didn't receive the coverage they deserved, either visually or in written form. To very slightly rectify the balance, here we see one of the then new Cl.150s passing Friargate Crossing on the approach to Grimsby Town station. Edited May 16, 2014 by Western Sunset 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Near the other end of the region in Kettering, an up HST prepares to depart from the station. The paintwork on the power car hasn't worn too well, with a couple of large chunks missing. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 This signalbox is now preserved at Snibston Discovery Museum. But here we see the ex-MR signalbox that once controlled the busy A50 level crossing in the centre of Coalville is its original location. As an ex Coalville 2nd man I can confirm this box had a pub at all 4 corners, as well the crossing the box also controlled the points for the "top end" exchange siding (Ellistown pit). The NCB shuffled wagons from the pit across the High st with it's manual gates into a 2 road exchange siding we would then go up with usually a pair type 1's(LM region terminology, we never referred to them as choppers) then down into Mantle Lane, no brake van required with a class 9 as it's a falling gradient towards Mantle Lane. Occasionally we would load out of there with a a solid MGR set direct to Drakelow or Rugeley. The photographer is standing with his back to the site of the former station, demolished when the loop was extended and the holding sidings added, around '76 or '77. Behind and to the left of this box was Marcroft engineering, still going strong at Stoke on Trent and now part of the DB empire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Approaching Knighton Junction from the Coalville line with aggregates on a misty morning in 1982, near to Berry's scrapyard turning: N36_0004.jpg Traffic was a bit sparse over that line, never got a photo in decent conditions there. This was my only other half-decent one, 56059 in 1981: batch01_0001.jpg The stone train is the Cliffe Hill to Hayes and Harlington whilst the rare shot of 56059 with an MGR train is probably heading for Rugeley power station, we occasionally went via Nuneaton if there was a problem towards Burton and Wichnor junction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B Exam Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Now for something completely different! 50007 goes for a little jaunt to Lincolnshire..... Sublime To The Ridiculous... by Type Ones on Tour, on Flickr Passing Great Hale Drove, Heckington. Who Dimmed The Lights.... by Type Ones on Tour, on Flickr Edited May 18, 2014 by B Exam 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It looks like some one can`t get the transfers right, even on a full size loco. going by the looks of the arrows on 50007. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 When we lived between Matlock and Bakewell, the National Tramway Museum (as it was then called) was but a short drive away and always worth a visit. Here on a glorious May day in 1997, Sheffield Corporation Tramways Car 74 heads away from the southern terminus. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted May 18, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 18, 2014 Today Bombardier had a family day as part of the Derby 175 celelebrations for employees and guests. Mickleover Model Railway Group were asked to provide a layout for the event. Here are a few of the guest locomotives at the event Jubilee 5593 Kolaphur The next few could be Derby loco works 45 years ago D4 Great Gable Class 25 D7671 Midland Compound 1000. not in the best position for photographs Works Shunter 003, Derby built 4F 43924. making a rare trip away from KWVR. 60163 Tornado Works Shunter Former 08 D3837 And finally some Tube Stock awaiting transfer Was not sure where to post these as I did not want to start a new post.......... and Derby is in the Heart of The East Midlands! A few of the images have been Photoshopped to remove people and other annoying objects.(ie through air pipes on the diesels) 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted May 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2014 Photoshopped to remove people and other annoying objects Great set of photos Steve - which of our 'annoying' Club members did you have to remove . . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) And the 08 which Ramrig missed Plus KOLHAPUR earlier in the day with different lighting... ... and the whole of the Midland Compound hidden away at the back of the paint shop Edited May 19, 2014 by Poor Old Bruce 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 I bet there were no lack of volunteers to man the MMRG stand that day..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 In the days when headcodes were still displayed and many diesels still had a "D" before their number, a Cl.47 rumbles along near Spondon with a down frieight. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Some great shots of the Bombardier open day. I am gutted that I was ultimately unable to make it and help out on MMRG layout. I had some nice Black 5's and Jubilees ready for show but family and house stuff got in the way. Especially upset after seeing Kolhapur was there. Not seen that since it left the G.C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted May 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2014 And the 08 which Ramrig missed P1000535.jpg P1000539.jpg P1000537.jpg Plus KOLHAPUR earlier in the day with different lighting... P1000577.jpg ... and the whole of the Midland Compound hidden away at the back of the paint shop P1000558.jpg ................ and that first image is the reason why I did not bother!!!! Horrendous. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 What else can one do with paint leftovers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I bet there were no lack of volunteers to man the MMRG stand that day..... Too right Peter ................ and that first image is the reason why I did not bother!!!! Horrendous. Beats 'Corporate' plain blue any day!!! What else can one do with paint leftovers? The Midland dumped them in a big tub to make 'Wagon Grey' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Back to 'historic' photos with a couple of peaks on five arches on 13 May 1983: One unidentified 45149 Plus 56105 at Retford in June 1983 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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