RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hi, Dave. Love the High Dyke photo's. It's great to see the 55's in action, and I particularly like photo' C1168 of 9007, in about December, 1972. Very atmospheric and eerie with the sun and mist. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 C1168 very atmospheric, I like it Hi, Dave. Love the High Dyke photo's. It's great to see the 55's in action, and I particularly like photo' C1168 of 9007, in about December, 1972. Very atmospheric and eerie with the sun and mist. All the best, Market65. I wanted to be first 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) A few photos of railways in Lincolnshire today. Bardney Class 31 D5537 Doncaster to Skegness June 63 J1478 Dad was not standing in the River Witham to take this photo, he was on his boat. Holton le Moor Class 114 Cleethorpes to Lincoln Sept 63 J062 Holton le Moor LMS 8F down freight Sept 63 J063 Nocton and Dunston Class 37 Manchester to Harwich Aug 68 J1391 Leadenham trackbed of line from Lincoln to Grantham July 70 J2154 Potterhanworth Class 31 up pass Sept 72 C1145 David Edited August 26, 2015 by DaveF 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted August 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2015 Is that a van on the rear of the 114? What a lovely shot of Potterhanworth. Would it be possible to model that shot I wonder? Andy G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted August 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Is that a van on the rear of the 114? What a lovely shot of Potterhanworth. Would it be possible to model that shot I wonder? Andy G I think it is a van. Sadly in those days film was too expensive to take a second shot as the dmu went away. I can't remember the track layout at Potterhanworth (or any of the other GN and GE joint line stations) despite having visited most of them at various times. I do remember taking the photo - I took it during my lunch break - one of very few times in my whole working life when I actually found I didn't need to keep on working while eating. The rather cloudy looking sky is smoke haze, in those days most farmers burnt the stubble left after harvesting. Edited to remove an errant apostrophe. David Edited August 26, 2015 by DaveF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hi, Dave. A lovely selection of photo's of railways in Lincolnshire. I also like the shot of Potterhanworth, it really is a great looking place. In the photo' of the class 114 DMU in photo' J062, there is, after enlarging the photo', a 4-wheel 12 ton box van coupled up at the rear of the unit. Not sure if it is BR or pre-BR. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark54 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 In the High Dyke photos: 1E01 is the 08:00 Edinburgh to KX From the formation C1017 is the 11:05 SO KX-Newcastle 1A03 is the 07:30 Leeds-KX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted August 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2015 In the High Dyke photos: 1E01 is the 08:00 Edinburgh to KX From the formation C1017 is the 11:05 SO KX-Newcastle 1A03 is the 07:30 Leeds-KX Mark, Once again thanks very much,I've added the details to the captions. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted August 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) The RMB behind the Class 37 in J1391 is unusual as it doesn't have a red stripe. Edited August 27, 2015 by brushman47544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Back to the Great Eastern main line for today's photos. We start at Ingatesone and end up at Lexden in a variety of weather conditions over an eight year period. Ingatestone 309618 Liverpool St to Clacton Jan 77 C3177 I remember taking the next photo. On this day I had driven to Chelmsford for a work meeting, being a bit early I'd gone for a walk to take a few photos. I found a nice bench to sit on in the sunshine. It was only when I stood up hat I noticed the dog poo on the seat - now it was on my trousers. Cue a quick visit to a shop to buy new trousers, I still got to the meeting on time. At least I was wearing a sports coat and trousers, not a suit... Chelmsford Class 37 up pass June 79 C4592 Kelvedon (near) Class 37 up ballast during p.w. possession May 75 C2022 Marks Tey 37012 up pass May 79 C4556 Th last one was taken after I had moved to Northumberland, on a visit back to Essex for a work meeting. Lexden 309622 Liverpool St to Clacton May 83 C6048 David Edited August 27, 2015 by DaveF 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2015 Hi, Dave. Love the GEML photo's, but not so sure about the dog poo! Along with the class 309 EMU's, the class 37's were an integral part of the GE for many years, and it is good to see both classes in these photo's. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 37`s, so much better with buffer skirts & round buffers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2015 37`s, so much better with buffer skirts & round buffers. Agreed, even better as English Electric type 3's. Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted August 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2015 I still find it odd to see EE 3's on passenger services, as they only ever towed 21 tonners in my neck of the woods when a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2015 Hi. The EE 3's were used on various passenger services over the Hull to Scarborough line between c1964 and the late '80's. With regards, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2015 Hi David The "lake" in C4592 was dug out for the embankment the Type 3 will soon be travelling over. It now has a fountain in the middle and a ton of Canada Geese. Also it might not be as peaceful these days as just behind where you sat in the doings is a skate board and BMX half pipe etc. As for dog poo in Central Park Chelmsford, I think it is the worst in Chelmsford. I am a professional dog walker so visit most parks at least once a week, some two or three times a day. Recently in one the parks I use someone has taken on themselves to shame those who do not think the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 applies to them. Fido says "Thank you" for marking the fox poo with a spray painted yellow circle. It is making his life easier in finding it....................to roll in. :nono: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 28, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) A visit to Crewe on 13th March 1971 for today's photos. I seem to remember it was a raw and rather cold day with no real light at all - but it was still enjoyable - and a lot more pleasant than being in my grotty student bedsit in Manchester all day pretending to write an essay on a subject which could well have been on "The Extraction and analysis of pollen from various depths of a peat bog", as I remember studying that about then. It's surprising what you remember from almost 45 years ago. Crewe Class 86 E3167 up ex pass 13th March 71 C481 Crewe Class 47 1787 down freightliner to Manchester 13th March 71 C487 Crewe Class 120 Derby to Crewe 13th March 71 C493 Crewe Class 50's 439 & 424 coming on to train for Glasgow 13th March 71 C495 Crewe Class 121 Crewe to Cardiff 13th March 71 C502 David Edited August 28, 2015 by DaveF 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david12345 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 David, Just a thank you for continuing to post such fantastic pictures. It shows how much we have los,t even in the past 30 years. Long may your pictures continue. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phixer64 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Think the bloke in shot C487, is very brave Still some fantastic photos here. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted August 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2015 Hi, Dave. A fantastic selection of photo's of Crewe from 1971. In photo' C502 is a class 121 on a service to Cardiff, and I did not realise that these units got as far as Crewe. All the best, Market65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 If there's an afterlife with choice of locations and times, I would like to spend it in Crewe around that period in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 If there's an afterlife with choice of locations and times, I would like to spend it in Crewe around that period in time. Are you certain? Crikey........ Best, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Are you certain? Crikey........ Actually now you come to mention it... Just a couple of days maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted August 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2015 Some photos taken at Saxby today Saxby Junction is on the Midland Railway route which ran from Nottingham to the south. Sadly the line from Nottingham to Melton Mowbray was closed some time ago. Trains now reach it from the east via Syston Junction, trains can head south through Corby to London or across toPeterborough. It was once a junction as it was also the location at which the Midland line to Bourne diverged, leading to an end on junction with the M&GN. Saxby Class 105 at rear down pass Sept 70 C398 Saxby Class 44 D3 up coal May 71 C603 Saxby 2 Class 25s down vans May 71 C604 The next two photos are taken from railway land, I did have permission to be there. Saxby 2 Class 20s down freight taken from trackbed of line to Bourne July 74 C1688 Saxby view east trackbed of Bourne line on left line to Kettering on right July 74 C1689 David 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Some nice shots once more, Dave. That one of the train of vans hauled by two 25s intrigues me. The third vehicle from the left-right-hand end is an ex-GWR Mink G- I'd always believed the last examples of these in the revenue fleet had gone by the mid-1960s, but this one doesn't look as though it's gone over to engineer's use. Immediately to its left is what looks to be one of the spectacularly unsuccessful Dia 1/211 Palvans; again a type that had gone into non-revenue use a long while before, I thought. It certainly doesn't have the white stripes of the 'Palvan-Shocks' in the same train. The other freight shot looks as though it's composed of Tube wagons from Corby. Sorry about confusing left and right.. Edited August 29, 2015 by Fat Controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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