RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 C2477 The dmu looks to be a Gloucester 100 DTC and a Cravens 105 DBS. This seems to be a combination that occured regularly. Does anyone know where when 'The Mobile Museum N699' set was formed? Could it have been an ex-eastern region pairing? Colchester St B's looks typically bleak. Looking back, lots of stations used to look like that, thankfully most have now been sorted out. Andy G Andy, Many thanks, I've added the information to the caption. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2015 Slightly OT this. I always thought Essex was a bit brash due to the sterotype Essex person, but I'd hardly ever been there. Then last year the third stage of The Grand Depart showed me just how beautiful a County it really is. Lovely countryside, well at least it was where the Tour passed through. I think I visited Ilford Depot once on a 'Shed Bash' by coach. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 As someone born and raised in Essex from an Essex family I would agree that the stereotypical image of the county gives completely the wrong impression. Much of it is rolling countryside and though not as dramatic as for instance Dorset where I now live it really does have a unique charm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hi, Dave. Love the photo's of the GEML that you've posted tonight. I particularly like the photo' C6047 of the 31 and the way the railway it is running on cuts through some lovely green countryside. Please keep the photo's coming, All the best, Market65 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is there some sort of wagon against the end loading platform at St Botolphs? What was loaded here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is there some sort of wagon against the end loading platform at St Botolphs? What was loaded here? Asian elephants! http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=Liverpool%20Street&objid=1995-7233_LIVST_PM_183 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is there some sort of wagon against the end loading platform at St Botolphs? What was loaded here? Yes and I don't know, but as it's a flat wagon probably not elephants as they might fall off when the train moves. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2015 C5362 is very interesting showing the 312 with working headcode blinds as late as 1981 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 As someone born and raised in Essex from an Essex family I would agree that the stereotypical image of the county gives completely the wrong impression. Much of it is rolling countryside and though not as dramatic as for instance Dorset where I now live it really does have a unique charm. Depends which part/s of Dorset though........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is there some sort of wagon against the end loading platform at St Botolphs? What was loaded here? Hi Richard Could the wagon be a Warflat? The garrison is only a few yards away from St Botolphs (or Colchester Town as it is now called). I was stationed in Colchester in the late 70s, and cannot recall any of our new vehicles being off loaded there. We use to go to the yard at North Station when new kit came in by rail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Depends which part/s of Dorset though........ South Dorset, fantastic coastline. I live 5 minutes from the sea in any direction. In other words Portland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ah, Porland prison......just about the best South Dorset, fantastic coastline. I live 5 minutes from the sea in any direction. In other words Portland. Not that rather large, secure building I hope................ Pity the branch is long gone. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2015 The first batch today are from the Bluebell Railway. The choice of locos in today's is purely down to chance, they were the next batch of Bluebell images I came to. Some of you may think they are quite topical. Sheffield Park LSWR Adams Radial Tank 488 Jan 75 C1849 Sheffield Park LBSCR E4 473 Birch Grove Jan 75 C1850 Sheffield Park LSWR Adams Radial Tank 488 Jan 75 C1851 Sheffield Park LSWR Adams Radial Tank 488 Jan 75 C1852 Holywell Adams Radial 488 pass Sheffield Park to Horstead Keynes Jan 75 C1855 Holywell Adams Radial 488 pass Horstead Keynes to Sheffield Park Jan 75 C1857 David 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2015 Lovely pics of an early Bluebell there Dave. Have you been back recently? If not, do try to. The amount of upgrade work done for visitors is excellent and I am so sorry to have moved away from the area before the reinstatement to East Grinstead. The latter has provided the Bluebell with a whole new feeling of being a complete Branch Line. A couple of years ago. Phil 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 When our club had a day out at the Bluebell in the seventies we saw the Adams tank our resident southern man said were are the coal rails the answer was your standing on them ! We were at the back of the loco shed and standing in the long grass they had not got round to fitting them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Now for this evening's batch which are once again from various locations in Nottinghamshire (actually one is in Leicestershire). Enjoy working out exactly where the Kilvington photo was taken. Hathern Class 45 81 up ex pass Aug 72 C1046 The buildings on the right are the old station buildings. Kilvington standard and narrow gauge Oct 75 C2493 Mansfield near Ratcher Hill Quarry 2 Class 20s coal from Rainworth or Clipstone July 76 C2854 Ratcher Hill Quarry Overbridge. Mansfield Colliery Junction’s down outer home and up advanced starter on the same post. Mansfield near Ratcher Hill Quarry 2 Class 20s coal from Rainworth or Clipstone July 76 C2855 Ratcher Hill Quarry Overbridge Newstead colliery with NCB diesel shunter July 76 C2932 Edited to ad to a caption. David Edited March 15, 2015 by DaveF 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 . Enjoy working out exactly where the Kilvington photo was taken. Hathern Class 45 81 up ex pass Aug 72 C1046.jpg Hathern Class 45 81 up ex pass Aug 72 C1046 The buildings on the right are the old station buildings. Kilvington standard and narrow gauge Oct 75 C2493.jpg Kilvington standard and narrow gauge Oct 75 C2493 On the Bottesford west junction - Newark line. An opencast Gypsum quarry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2015 On the Bottesford west junction - Newark line. An opencast Gypsum quarry. I'm glad someone knows where it is besides me! I've shown this image to lots of people, none of them had a clue! Mum and Dad lived near there at one time so I knew it quite well, but only took a couple of photos of it. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Looking at the top of the rails. it looks like this line was not used very often, But by the look of how clean the ballast is, was the line reopened? (C2855) Again a great set of photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2015 Looking at the top of the rails. it looks like this line was not used very often, But by the look of how clean the ballast is, was the line reopened? (C2855) Again a great set of photos I think some of it had recently been relaid. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi, Dave. Excellent photo's of the Bluebell Railway. I especially like seeing the Adams Radial tank engine. In the second batch of photo's, C2493, of Kilvington Gypsum quarry, and C2932, of Newstead Colliery, are particularly interesting, and, I think, very modellable places. Please keep the photo's coming. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm glad someone knows where it is besides me! I've shown this image to lots of people, none of them had a clue! Mum and Dad lived near there at one time so I knew it quite well, but only took a couple of photos of it. David The loads looked like what i was expecting for this site so i had a look at an old map and the name popped up. Super picture. Full of inspiration.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm glad someone knows where it is besides me! I've shown this image to lots of people, none of them had a clue! Mum and Dad lived near there at one time so I knew it quite well, but only took a couple of photos of it. David I'd heard of it, without knowing where it was though. Interesting photo, the standard gauge shunter is ex BR Class 02 D2865, arrived from BR at Goole in 1970. Two different styles of narrow gauge shunter on the left, the yellow one is a 104hp Motor Rail loco, delivered new in 1974, and the white one on the right is one of a pair of Ruston & Hornsby "100DL" locos built in 1949, they worked there from 1952/1959 until the place closed in March 1984. On closure D2865 moved to Beeston Cement Terminal, wasn't used there and would be scrapped by Vic Berry in 1985, the Motor Rail would pass to the Shane's Castle Railway via Alan Keef, one of the Ruston locos was scrapped, the other one ended up with the Irchester NGRT, no idea if it still exists though. Fascinating photo, thanks for posting (same applies to the whole thread BTW!) (And...) Newstead Colliery, the shunter's an 0-4-0DH with a trusty 203hp Gardner under the bonnet (HE5623/1960) Cheers, Andy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) I used to take a lot of photos on the Nottingham to Grantham line, as did Dad, he lived near the line for many years. Tonight we have some photos from Bottesford and Elton and Orston stations. Bottesford has staggered platforms with no footbridge, you just walk across the track on the foot crossing between the platform ends. There are other crossings and bridges nearby which are good photographic locations. To the west of the station were the junctions (at one time South, East, West and North) for the line to Newark and the line south to Leicester. Further west is Elton and Orston station which is in a cutting and not particularly near either village. The photos are in order from east to west. Bottesford Class 114 white and blue livery Grantham to Nottingham 28th Nov 80 C5228 Bottesford Normanton Lane crossing Class 45 D128? up mineral July 69 J1783 Bottesford West junction Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham Aug 82 C5853 Elton and Orston Skegness to Crewe 10th June 95 C20283 Elton and Orston Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham July 69 J1788 David Edited March 16, 2015 by DaveF 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I used to take a lot of photos on the Nottingham to Grantham line, as did Dad, he lived near the line for many years. Tonight we have some photos from Bottesford and Elton and Orston stations. e Elton and Orston Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham July 69 J1788.jpg Elton and Orston Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham July 69 J1788 David Super pictures. That is one lonely looking telephone cupboard. Was there a signal nearby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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