Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Edge Hill and Yorton photos. In the second photo, unless I’m much mistaken, the DMU is one of a few class 115’s that operated between Liverpool and Manchester in their early years. Notice the class 110 Calder Valley unit coupled up to it at the rear.

The next two photos show class 108’s, and in C5801 at Yorton, the cab front has been well and truly bashed by the air pipe!

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Enterprisingwestern]

Hall Lane Jct has changed a bit

 

https://goo.gl/maps/8zrqbXGCX5F2

 

Meanwhile, round the corner at Foxlow Junction;

 

 

UID Class 47 circa 1981.

 

Mike.

[The Pilotman]

C0801: a very atmospheric shot but probably one of the most gloomy views you've shared with us so far.

[DaveF]

C0801: a very atmospheric shot but probably one of the most gloomy views you've shared with us so far.

 

 

I only visited Edge Hill once, it was not the nicest place in those days.

 

It was a very cold and dull day.  I was quite glad to get back to Manchester in the late afternoon.

 

David

Edited November 14, 2017 by DaveF

[uax6]

Hi, Dave. I like the Derbyshire photos. In the second one, the unit on the other line is a class 110 Calder Valley unit. I like that signal box in J5449 at Hall Lane Juntion. It would make fine model.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

It made very fine Christmas cards... the Railway Children Charity still do them... https://shop.railwaychildren.org.uk/products/copy-of-snow-on-the-settle

 

Andy G

Edited November 15, 2017 by uax6

[newbryford]

It's been a long time since we last visited Edge Hill, I think these are the last three photos I have.

 

There are also two of Yorton, north of Shrewsbury on the line to Crewe.  They were taken on the way back from a holiday looking at Welsh narrow gauge railways in 1982.

 

 

David

 

Yorton in 2011

 

Cheers,

Mick

[DaveF]

This evening's photos were taken by Dad at Darlington in 1975.

 

The first four were taken on his arrival in Darlington for a weekend visiting Stockton and Darlington Railway locations organised by the RCHS, SLS and NER Society as a part of S&D 150 anniversary.

 

The final photo was taken on his way home from the S&D 150 Cavalcade at Shildon.  He had been there as a part of the team with Flying Scotsman.

 

Note that the Class 40 in the second photo is still in green livery.

 

 

Darlington Class 47 up parcels June 75 J4390

 

 

Darlington Class 40 Glasgow QS to Scarborough June 75 J4392 probably 40 106

 

 

Darlington Class 101 Saltburn to Darlington June 75 J4393

 

 

Darlington Class 55 55005 down June 75 J4394  Shark ballast brake van in the left background.

 

 

Darlington Class 55 down Aug 75 J4868

 

 

David

Edited November 16, 2017 by DaveF

[35A]

I've been struggling to identify the class 40 in J4392. I have a feeling that it might be 40 052, the last of the ER green boiler-fitted locos. However, after a hour or so of ploughing through records and online pictures, I'm afraid that I've conceded defeat!

 

J4394's caption includes a typo - it's 55 005. 

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like those Darlington photos. In J4393, the Class 101 is a power twin. And the Deltic in J4394 makes a most impressive sight, and Im sure it made a great sound too.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DY444]

This evening's photos were taken by Dad at Darlington in 1975.

 

Darlington Class 55 up Aug 75 J4868.jpg

Darlington Class 55 up Aug 75 J4868

 

 

David

 

I'm not that familiar with Darlington so I may be wrong but my impression is that this is actually a down train (using P1 as is the deltic in the earlier shot).

[luckymucklebackit]

The Website "The Bashing Years" has 40101 working the 1E09  0739  Glasgow Queen Street - Scarborough on 07/06/75 was it still in green in 1975

 

Jim

[DaveF]

I've been struggling to identify the class 40 in J4392. I have a feeling that it might be 40 052, the last of the ER green boiler-fitted locos. However, after a hour or so of ploughing through records and online pictures, I'm afraid that I've conceded defeat!

 

J4394's caption includes a typo - it's 55 005. 

 

The Deltic number was indeed a typing error.

 

I'm not that familiar with Darlington so I may be wrong but my impression is that this is actually a down train (using P1 as is the deltic in the earlier shot).

 

 

It could very well be a down train, it's a few years since I've been to the station, but I'll amend the caption.

 

The Website "The Bashing Years" has 40101 working the 1E09  0739  Glasgow Queen Street - Scarborough on 07/06/75 was it still in green in 1975

 

Jim

 

 

Thanks Jim and 35A for trying to identify the Class 40, I'll go with 40101.  The date looks about right.

 

David

[DaveF]

Some photos taken between Newcastle and Middlesbrough today.

 

The Seaham harbour  photo does not have a current railway in it, but there used to be one.

 

 

Pelaw Junction 47305 up onto Leamside line 1st Aug 85 C7034

 

 

Boldon Colliery Brockley Whins Class 101 Newcastle to Sunderland 23rd June 84 C6542

 

 

Boldon Colliery Brockley Whins Class 101 to Middlesbrough 15th Aug 85 C7138

 

 

Seaham Dawdon Colliery Jan 83 C5918

 

 

Seaham Jan 83 C5920

 

 

David

[russ p]

Excellent pictures David, what were the tunnels at seaham harbour?

[DaveF]

Excellent pictures David, what were the tunnels at seaham harbour?

 

As far as I remember they simply go through bits of cliff to others parts of the harbour.

 

I haven't been there for around thirty years, others may know a lot more than me.

 

David

[BoD]

Excellent pictures David, what were the tunnels at seaham harbour?

 

The tunnels were where the railway passed from the South dock to the North dock (on the left)  and out on to the pier and along a beach(on the right). I believe that apart from serving the docks this railway along the beach served a battery during the war.

 

There is a video showing the railway but it is embedded in facebook and I am not sure if you will be able to access it. Here is a link anyway.

 

https://www.facebook.com/colin.barratt.7/videos/1577164262323345/

 

 

Edit: Here it is on youtube.  It is the first few seconds where you can see the dock railway.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGiZ7qlukVM

Edited November 16, 2017 by BoD

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Newcastle to Middlesbrough photo's. 47305 makes a fine sight accelerating through the crossovers at Pelaw junction in the first photo.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[45125]

I've been struggling to identify the class 40 in J4392. I have a feeling that it might be 40 052, the last of the ER green boiler-fitted locos. However, after a hour or so of ploughing through records and online pictures, I'm afraid that I've conceded defeat!

 

J4394's caption includes a typo - it's 55 005. 

 

40052 was dual braked......... thats a vac only loco.

[stovepipe]

40052 was dual braked......... thats a vac only loco.

 

It's not 40101 either, that had a Clayton boiler; this one has the Stones type. So green TOPS, un-named, vac-braked, class 40s, with Stones boiler in June 1975 leaves 40039, 40106 and 40115.

 

40039 an ER machine, can be discounted on OHLW positions and lack of frost grills, and I think 40115 went blue in mid-1975, so my money is on the Green Goddess herself, 40106. Here's a shot of her a little later, but showing the same battle scars.

 

40106 westbound parcels late evening at Manchester Victoria 31.7.1977 by Richard Clayton, on Flickr

Edited November 16, 2017 by stovepipe

[balders]

The patch under the second man's window marks it as 40106. There are some good photos of it on flickr which show the patch

 

https://flic.kr/p/9mwMuT

[stovepipe]

That is a photo of the other side. I was going off the missing paint below the cab quarterlight.

[balders]

True that. It's been a long day!

 

Regards

 

Guy

[35A]

 

It's not 40101 either, that had a Clayton boiler; this one has the Stones type. So green TOPS, un-named, vac-braked, class 40s, with Stones boiler in June 1975 leaves 40039, 40106 and 40115.

 

40039 an ER machine, can be discounted on OHLW positions and lack of frost grills, and I think 40115 went blue in mid-1975, so my money is on the Green Goddess herself, 40106. Here's a shot of her a little later, but showing the same battle scars.

 

 

All good points. Stupidly, it had never occurred to me to look at the condition of 106! The first record of 115 in traffic in blue that I have was in September 75, so it's fairly unlikely that it had been through Crewe that quickly. I'd agree now, almost with certainty, that it's 40 106 pictured.

[cheesysmith]

C7034. Love the photo. A train that is so easy to model, 2xHEA. TTA, 2xVEA  and a VGA.

 

Also shows why speedlink didn't make money

[DaveF]

A quintet of Deltics at Swayfield today.

 

You can enjoy deciding whether I have the numbers right and also trying to identify the two for which I don't have a number.

 

 

Swayfield Class 55 9006 up Flying Scotsman Edinburgh to Kings X Oct 72 C1151

 

 

Swayfield Class 55 down 11.00 Kings X to Newcastle Nov 72 C1164

 

 

Swayfield Class 55 up 08.00 Edinburgh to Kings X Nov 72 C1165

 

 

Swayfield Class 55 9021 15.25 Leeds to Kings X up May 73 C1248

 

 

Swayfield Class 55 9015 down Yorkshire Pullman 16.05 Kings X to Leeds and Harogate May 73 C1250

 

 

David