RMweb Gold DaveF Posted October 8, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2016 In one direction only. Didn't it fail on the return run? Stewart According to the Six Bells web site Greene King failed at March with a hot connecting rod big end. Apparently it had "thrown a cork". David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2016 Hi, Dave. A great set of photos of High Dyke and the High Dyke branch. Good to see the NER saloon, and the GNR saloon in the first photo. And in the second photo, there must have been a gale blowing for the insulators on the electric pylons can be seen to be at quite an angle. In the last photo at Sewstern, there had clearly been some track lifting, and the line can be seen to be going up a gradient in the distance. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted October 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2016 Some photos this afternoon from a visit to the Bala Lake Railway in the summer of 1979. It was another railway where you could (within reason) walk around the workshops as long as you didn't get in the way or do anything stupid. Were we all more sensible then and did we just assume that safety was our own responsibility - and that there would be no redress if we got hurt because we did something silly? Llanuwchllyn Hunslet Holy War 4th Aug 79 C4662 Llanuwchllyn Lister Alister and Ruston Hornsby 4wdm 4th Aug 79 C4664 Llanuwchllyn Hunslet Alice under repair 4th Aug 79 C4665 Llanuwchllyn Severn Lamb No 4 Merionydd 4th Aug 79 C4667 Bala Severn Lamb No 4 Merionydd 4th Aug 79 C4669 David 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hi, Dave. Some interesting photos of the Bala Lake Railway. It was good how you could walk around a workshop back in the late '70's. Today it is all H&S. I am not sure if the diesel loco Number 4 Merionydd has survived all these years, hopefully it has, for it is a great example of a narrow gauge diesel loco. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted October 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Bottesford and Radcliffe on Trent on the ex GNR line between Grantham and Nottingham for today's BR period photos. The images are arranged in order from east to west. When I was visiting Mum and Dad I often used to go and look at the railway around Radcliffe on Trent, in summer I sometimes wished something other than Class 20s would turn up on the Skegness trains. Bottesford West Junction Class 31 D5803 up mineral July 69 J1786 Radcliffe on Trent Class 47 Parkeston Quay to Manchester Jan 80 C4925 Radcliffe on Trent 2 Class 20s Nottingham to Skegness May 79 C4573 This one could have been sharper. Radcliffe on Trent 37143 westbound oil Aug 78 C4104 Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham April 80 C5007 The magenta tint is because it's evening, not a badly faded slide. David Edited October 9, 2016 by DaveF 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2016 J1786. Droolworthy on so many levels, a mineral wagon weathering masterclass and a cupboard door 21? tonner, what is it?, I'm off for a rub down with a copy of the Radio Times and a lie down in a darkened room. Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 J1786 - 8M42 was a Little Barford to Colwick coal train. I know the Brush 2 only had this as its previous working (from the rear headcode box), but it illustrates the types of trains still running in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 J1786. Droolworthy on so many levels, a mineral wagon weathering masterclass and a cupboard door 21? tonner, what is it?, I'm off for a rub down with a copy of the Radio Times and a lie down in a darkened room. Mike. The cupboard-door 21 tonner is an ex-LNER loco coal wagon. There were several designs, of which the one shown is one of the later ones; earlier designs included one with a 'reversed' sole-bar (flat face of the channel to the outside) and sloping sides. When these wagons were redundant on loco coal workings, they gravitated to domestic and industrial flows, alongside their GWR and LMS equivalents- they were often seen on coal trains to Carmarthen Bay power station in the early-mid 1970s. As late as the early 1970s, I saw an example at Llanelli stabling point, recently repainted and bearing a black patch with 'LOCO' on it. Parkside do this type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hi, Dave. Excellent photos of the line from Nottingham to Grantham. The first one is so nostalgic in so many ways. A 31 on a freight train, the telegraph poles, jointed rails and semaphore signals. All gone, or nearly gone today. And that tint in the sky in the last photo is lovely, and I feel like making a painting of it. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted October 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2016 A lot of David's photographs are worthy of turning into paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2016 The cupboard-door 21 tonner is an ex-LNER loco coal wagon. There were several designs, of which the one shown is one of the later ones; earlier designs included one with a 'reversed' sole-bar (flat face of the channel to the outside) and sloping sides. When these wagons were redundant on loco coal workings, they gravitated to domestic and industrial flows, alongside their GWR and LMS equivalents- they were often seen on coal trains to Carmarthen Bay power station in the early-mid 1970s. As late as the early 1970s, I saw an example at Llanelli stabling point, recently repainted and bearing a black patch with 'LOCO' on it. Parkside do this type. I didn't realise they lasted this long, thanks for the potted history. Order off to Parkside for a couple then. A bit of further research for livery and numbers. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted October 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2016 " It was another railway where you could (within reason) walk around the workshops as long as you didn't get in the way or do anything stupid." It was the same when I visited the Bala Lake Railway around that time. The owner offered me the keys to the shed so i could look round. Jonathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I didn't realise they lasted this long, thanks for the potted history. Order off to Parkside for a couple then. A bit of further research for livery and numbers. Mike. There are a few pictures in the various David Larkin wagon books, incuding an example fitted with roller axleboxes. The Carmarthen Bay trains used to have quite a lot of pre-Nationalisation loco coal wagons, as unloading was via a tippler. This meant that end-door wagons could be dedicated to the shipping-coal traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted October 10, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) A visit to Arnside today on a very dull day in early June 1976. I do have a lot more photos of the line from Carnforth through Arnside and along the Cumbrian Coast to Carlisle, but most of them are from the 1980s onwards, as yet I haven't made a real start on getting those years ready for the web. Until recently I'd forgotten I'd visited the area then, I must have been up there for a weekend as I also visited Carnforth and Hincaster Junction (site of). Arnside Class 40 down goods 5th June 76 C2759 Covhops to Corkickle Arnside Class 108 down 5th June 76 C2762 Arnside Class 108 up 5th June 76 C2763 Arnside Class 108 up 5th June 76 C2764 Arnside Class 108 down 5th June 76 C2765 David Edited October 10, 2016 by DaveF 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2016 A lot of David's photographs are worthy of turning into paintings I tried that. Anyone know how to get oil paint off a monitor ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted October 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) When I went to the BR signalling school (Webb House, Crewe), one of the other chaps on the absolute block part of the course was heading off to a job at Arnside. Looks like he would have had a much better view from his windows than I did from mine (Reading Panel). Lovely pictures as always, Dave, especially the first one of the 40. Edited October 10, 2016 by Western Aviator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 C2759 shows a block train of Covhops on it way to Corkickle. Didn't the heatwave begin around early June in 1976 or was it delayed up in Cumbria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted October 10, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2016 C2759 shows a block train of Covhops on it way to Corkickle. Didn't the heatwave begin around early June in 1976 or was it delayed up in Cumbria? Thanks for the information on the Covhops. The hot summer did start in June - I think it was a few days after these photos. David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2016 Hi, Dave. Excellent photo's of Arnside, and all taken on my Mum's birthday! I too love the one with the class 40. Very atmospheric. Most of the passenger services were in the hands of the class 108 DMU's as seen in the photo's. The heat wave was not long after the photo's, for here in Yorkshire it started just after my mum's birthday. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted October 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2016 Imagine the "hysteria about global warming" if we had the summer of 76 now? ..I wish... Kev. ..Who is still enjoying every aspect of this excellent thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I tried that. Anyone know how to get oil paint off a monitor ? Silly boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks for the information on the Covhops. The hot summer did start in June - I think it was a few days after these photos. David ...and I remember going up to Cumbria camping the day the drought broke in late August - spent all night digging drainage trenches round the tent to stop the run-off from the torrential downpour flooding inside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted October 11, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) A visit to Yorkshire for today, mainly around Harrogate back in the mid 1960s. Cattal Lane Crossing ground frame Aug 67 J1070 Crimple viaduct Aug 65 J269 Crimple viaduct tracbed of Leeds to Starbeck Y&NMR Aug 65 J265 Harrogate Class 108 Darlington to Leeds Aug 65 J276 Class 101 behind the 108. Harrogate BR Class 5 73158 Harrogate to Kings X Jan 66 J435 Harrogate Class 40 D256 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime St April 66 J467 David Edited October 11, 2016 by DaveF 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Excellent as ever Dave, always appreciate the Harrogate shots. Pity the narrow gauge gas works line was gone when you lived here, i bet youd have got some great shots round Bilton junction and the sidings. Keep them coming James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 love the pic of the groundframe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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