RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi, Dave. Great photo's of the GEML this evening. I like the trains in the landscape effect of two of the photo's. And also I particularly like C1811 of a class 47 at Boreham in October, 1974. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi Dave, Epic Deltic shots . C3888 seems very late for a Deltic to be hauling Mk 1s? Bill I took this is Sep 1981, and they were still hauling Mk1s 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi. It is interesting that Mk1's were in use on some secondary ECML services as late as 1981. It is one of those things which has always intrigued me. With regards, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 More tasty GEML photos! York to Stratford via Ipswich sounds fun. Thanks, David, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Keep these photos coming dave, there real British Railway pictures at there very best!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward66 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Great to see the Talyllyn photos from 1969. J1897 shows "Cambrai" outside the museum and J1897 & J1849 show part of the Irish Peat Board's loco which John Bate eventually rebuilt into "Tom Rolt" even though in the meantime volunteers had christened it "Irish Pete"! Edward Edited July 13, 2015 by edward66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi. It is interesting that Mk1's were in use on some secondary ECML services as late as 1981. It is one of those things which has always intrigued me. With regards, Market65. Yes. Unfortunately I don't know which service this was. I must admit that I was surprised when it appeared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi. I also wonder if the use of Mk1's, if used in this way, would, at the time, have contributed to 'the crumbling edge of quality' of BR? I think I remember various specials from Hull to KX being formed of mainly Mk1 stock around that time, so maybe not the regular service trains. More information is needed about the secondary ECML service train formations in the late '70's and early '80's - it would appear to be a somewhat neglected area of interest. Withe regards, Market65. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yes, it did seem as though certain towns were not considered as important as others on the ECML. The York trains tended to stop at Retford, Newark and Grantham. So Lincs/Notts passengers were not considered worthy of aircon services for many years after they had arrived for passengers to other destinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Looks like the fourth vehicle in the 55002/Mk1 shot is one of the downrated ex Mk1 style Met-Cam Pullman Cars that were around at that period. Possibly, could also be one of the XP64 Mk1s? Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Doesn't look like one of the XP64 coaches to me Andy. There were still Deltics + Mk1s around after the HSTs took over, though far less common than Deltics + Mk2 air cons. Had to look through about half-a-dozen KX departures before I found this one from the summer of '79. 55013 making a vigorous departure from platform 7. Edited July 14, 2015 by Peter Kazmierczak 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted July 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) We'll head north on the Midland from Gargrave, just to the north of Skipton. Some of the photos are from half frame slides again. Gargrave LMS Jubilee class 45643 Rodney up fitted freight Oct 65 J406 Bell Busk Class 47 up Thames Clyde Glasgow to St Pancras Jan 68 J1211 Hellifield BR Class 4 75019 and up Class 111 Sept 66 J637 Hellifield Class 101 Leeds to Morecambe Aug 73 C1382 Long Preston BR Class 4 4-6-0 75019 up goods Sept 66 J633 David Edited July 14, 2015 by DaveF 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hi, Dave. A great set of photo's of the Midland line from Gargrave to the north of Skipton. There are some rather careworn/well weathered loco's to be seen, especially the steam loco's. Of course, this is not surprising given the period of the photo's - near the end of steam on BR. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Is that anhydrite hopper at the front of the train and two of our favourite 13-ton hoppers at the rear in J633? What is the yellow thing to the left in C1382? Many thanks, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted July 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Is that anhydrite hopper at the front of the train and two of our favourite 13-ton hoppers at the rear in J633? What is the yellow thing to the left in C1382? Many thanks, Bill I think you are probably right about the wagons. Sadly I didn't take a photo of the track machine on the left - at the time it didn't seem important - now I wish I had. Someone might recognise it, if we are lucky. David Edited July 14, 2015 by DaveF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2015 Someone might recognise it, if we are lucky. Could be a Plasser & Theurer VDM 800U Consolidator, like this one. An earlier photo of DB965371 in one of David Larkin's books shows a shorter squarer end platform, more like the one in your photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted July 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2015 This evening the photos are from the ECML north of Grantham. The first three are taken at the site of Barkston station which was a favourite location for both Dad and I. The other two were taken just to the north at a little used level crossing. f Barkston Class 47 empty iron ore Scunthorpe to High Dyke Nov 69 C180.jpg Barkston Class 47 empty iron ore Scunthorpe to High Dyke Nov 69 C180 f Barkston 40108 Kings X to York May 78 C3887.jpg Barkston 40108 Kings X to York May 78 C3887 f Barkston 55002 The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry York to Kings X May 78 C3888.jpg Barkston 55002 The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry York to Kings X May 78 C3888 David I think this shot of 55002 is likely to be a relief from Edinburgh, or possibly Newcastle. The only Mk1s in regular use on daytime ECML services at this time were formed into 8-coach sets, like the picture of 40108 above. Certainly 55002 did work a relief from Edinburgh on 30 May '78 according to Napier Chronicles. The fourth vehicle does look to be a Met-Cam ex Pullman, probably a PSP reclassified as an FO. The first class Pullmans had just finished their East Coast service on 5th May '78 in the reversed blue livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted July 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2015 The first shot of Gargrave is a cracker. The detail in the station is wonderful, just look at that oil lamp in the station lamop in the foreground, the steps, and the platform trolley stored incorrectly so it could wander towards the track.... Hellifield is such a bleak place, considering the countryside it sits in. Priceless images again. Andy G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted July 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2015 More superb photos. Looking at the emblem above the nameplate in C2489, the Deltic looks to me like 55004 Queen's Own Highlander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted July 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Darlington and Weardale this evening. Some were taken on a special trip to Eastgate. Also one photo taken today at Morpeth on the ECML. ASC_0176 Morpeth 43238 up 15th July 2015 Darlington Class 101 53258 & 54035 formng The North Briton to Eastgate and other places 23rd May 87 C8480 Darlington Class 141 55518 & 55538 York to Darlington pass 23rd May 87 C8522 Bishop Auckland Class 101 Bishop Auckland to Darlington 18th May 85 C6935 Wolsingham Class 101 North Briton special 23rd May 87 C8495 Stanhope Class 101 North Briton 23rd May 87 C8507 David Edited July 15, 2015 by DaveF 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hi, Dave. Some really great photo's of Darlington and Weardale. I did not realise that the class 141's got as far as Darlington as seen in photo' C8522 on May, 23rd, 1987, of 141, 55518 + 55538. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted July 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2015 Some photos from Crewe in the early 70s today - back in the days when I was a student living in Manchester. Crewe Class 50 442 Euston to Carlisle 13th March 71 C479 Crewe Class 50s 409 & 408 down Royal Scot 13th March 71 C486 Crewe Class 25 7527 light engine in platform 1 13th March 71 C497 Crewe Class 86 E3123 up ex pass 13th March 71 C501 Crewe Class 40 215 Aquitania ex pass to Bangor 5th Feb 72 C0818 David 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2015 C486 - would love to have been sat in that BFK listening to the two 50s thrashing away to Glasgow. Might've been a bit chilly for open windows in March, but i bet you could even feel them powering up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hi, Dave. What great photo's of Crewe. I particularly like the last one of 40 215 Aquitania on an express passenger to Bangor, on the 5th February, 1972. Very atmospheric. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 David, very effective use of a PECO backscene in shot #J406. Love the way you've blended it at the edge of the baseboard. I thought it was the real thing at first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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