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

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Little Bytham photo’s. All so full,of nostalgia and interest. I particularly like J2667, with class 47, number 1872 on a down passenger service in May, 1971. A good classic view that captures the place and time so perfectly.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[35A]

Another lovely set of South Lincolnshire pictures. Takes me back to the afternoons that I spent along that stretch over the same period, with the mix of blue-and-grey and maroon stock, the green and blue locos, some very familiar locos and some very familiar headcodes!

[DaveF]

The northern part of the Blyth and Tyne from Winning (Slekburn viaduct) to Lynemouth today.

 

 

Sleekburn viaduct River Wansbeck 10th April 85 C6790

 

 

Ashington crossing and damaged HAA 25th May 87 C8528

 

 

Woodhorn 66724 Drax Power Station at Woodhorn 9th Feb 10

 

 

Lynemouth Class 37 down empties Feb 80 J6792

 

 

Lynemouth Feb 80 J6794.

 

 

Lynemouth NCB Class 14 D2/9531 Feb 80 J6793

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

The northern part of the Blyth and Tyne from Winning (Slekburn viaduct) to Lynemouth today.

Edited October 24, 2018 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Blyth and Tyne photo’s from Winning. That’s quite a structure, in the first photo’ of Sleekburn viaduct. Then in, J6794, at Lynemouth, in February, 1980, that view could nearly be back in NER days with all those wooden bodied hopper wagons, and what looks like a mess van up against some buffer stops in the near background.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Mark Saunders]

Dave

 

A nice shot at Lynemouth of the Paxman in Hargreaves livery if you can see it under through the grime!

 

Mark Saunders

[DaveF]

A bit of an assortment of dates today from Leeds and Garforth.

 

 

Leeds Class 111 Liverpool Lime St to Hull Nov 71 C762

 

 

Leeds Class 47 up ex pass Nov 71 C764

 

 

Garforth Class 101 Hull to Leeds Mon 23rd Dec 85 C7272

 

 

 Leeds 155346 Leeds to Halifax 13th Oct 92 C18102

 

 

Leeds Class 91 York Minster Kings X to Leeds 10th Aug 99 C24624

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Leeds and Garforth photo's which are so nostalgic. In the first photo', the class 111 unit is bound to be standing in for a failed class 124 Trans Pennine unit. This happened from time to time, for example, when a windscreen would drop out from a cab on a class 124 DMC. 

In C18102, at Leeds, with WYPTE 155346, on a Leeds to Halifax service on the 13th October, 1992, you have a view which now quite historical, and the class 144 also to be part seen in an adjacent platform, will be soon withdrawn, and the WYPTE livery is just a memory.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Starting at Darlington we head north in the direction of Newcastle for today's photos.

 

 

Darlington Class 47 47447 Newcastle to Penzance 31st July 1986 C7747

 

 

Darlington Class 254 up 16th Feb 85 C6695

 

 

Croxdale Class 40 down bulk grain 5th Aug 76 C2953

 

 

Durham Class 254 up 31st July 1986 C7744

 

 

Tyne Yard 43042 and 43111 down 16.05 Sat 8 March 86 C7346.j

 

 

Low Fell 37xxx down scrap Mon 17th Feb 86 C7298

 

 

David

Edited October 27, 2018 by DaveF

[31A]

Darlington DMU Depot was a big place wasn't it?  Difficult to imagine when you go past there now!

[Fat Controller]

Ref C2798: could it be remains of the former Consett works going to Ravenscraig for scrap?

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the photo’s going north from Darlington. All so nostalgic and full of interest. The last photo’ of Low Fell with 37127 on a down scrap train, on Monday, 17th February, 1986, is a great view, and shows the 37 to great effect in the cold and snowy surroundings.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Back to Radcliffe on Trent again for today's photos.

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent 20035 and ano Leicester to Skegness Aug 77 J5745

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 56 coal from Cotgrave March 80 J6810

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 56 coal from Cotgrave March 80 J6811

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent 31306 down parcels March 80 J6819

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 105 Boston to Radcliffe becasue of engineering work March 80 J6821

 

 

David

[Geoff Endacott]

Yesterday was today and today is tomorrow. You seem to be a day out Dave.

 

Geoff Endacott

[DaveF]

Yesterday was today and today is tomorrow. You seem to be a day out Dave.

 

Geoff Endacott

 

 

Do you mean it really isn't tomorrow yet?

 

More seriously I've no idea at all why I got it wrong - it's not the first time.

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Radcliffe on Trent photo’s. All so full of interest. It’s interesting to see the repainting taking place in J6811, with a class 56 on a coal train from Cotgrave, in March, 1980. I wonder how long the work would have taken?

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[brushman47544]

C7298 - I don’t think it can be 37127; the loco has a Westie depot logo but was never as far as I am aware an ED loco.

Edited October 27, 2018 by brushman47544

[DaveF]

I've managed to get the date right today and I remembered to change my clocks last night so I went to church this morning at the right time.

 

I'm starting today with some photos of the Worth Valley in the 1970s and early 1980s.

 

 

Damems Aug 83 C6234

 

 

Damems BR Class 4MT 75078 Aug 83 C6239

 

 

Haworth USA 72 Feb 73 C1215

 

 

Haworth 57xx L89 May 73 J3208

 

 

Haworth Brussels 118 Keighley to Oxenhope March 75 J4201

 

 

aworth 8F 8431 and 4F 43924 Oct 81 C5567

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Starting at Nottingham head towards Loughborough on the Midland for this afternoon.

 

 

Nottingham 45132 Sheffield to St Pancras Dec 79 J6713

 

 

Nottingham Midland Class 120 Crewe to Nottingham July 76 C2882

 

 

Attenborough Class 45 Sheffield to St Pancras Oct 77 J5847

 

 

ttenborough 150103 up pass 9th April 90 C14273

 

 

Kegworth Class 46 up Mar 75 J4155

 

 

David

[russ p]

As usual David, excellent pictures.

I hadn't realised the GC bridge at Nottingham Midland had lasted so long

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the K&WVR photo’s which show how the railway has grown and developed of the years. Good to see the class 111 buffet car in J4201.

I love the Nottingham Midland to Loughborough photo’s. They capture perfectly the times in which they were taken, and I particularly like C2882, of class 120 DMU, on a Crewe to Nottingham service, in July, 1976. It’s a fine frontal view of the train.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Back to the Southern for his afternoon's photos.

 

This time they were all taken in late 1979.

 

 

Appledore view north 26th Dec 79 J6738

 

 

Appledore view south Lydd branch junction on left 26th Dec 79 J6739

 

 

Cuxton Class 416 Strood to Maidstone West Nov 79 J6683

 

 

Cuxton view north Nov 79 J6684

 

 

Lyghe Class 119 L585 Tonbridge to Reading Nov 79 J6682

 

 

David

[eastwestdivide]

J6684 - I stood on that motorway viaduct (it's got a footpath/cycle path too) only last week. It's now accompanied by two parallel bridges, one for the London-bound M2 and one for Eurostars and Javelins.

J6683 - could equally be a 2-HAP (Cl.414) as a 2-EPB (Cl.416), I think. I lost track of which types were more common which years, but they were always chopping and changing at every timetable change it seemed.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Southern photo’s which are so atmospheric, and full of interest. J6683, at Cuxton, with a class 416, shows how faint the internal lighting was. Certainly not as bright as on the Bachmann model. And you have a good view of the station canopy, level crossing gates and signal box at Appledore in the first photo’ - a great composition which reveals all that was good about the station back then on Boxing Day, 1979.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[russ p]

Great pictures David, is that a goods loop at appledore?.

You can't really tell there was any track there now

[DaveF]

Great pictures David, is that a goods loop at appledore?.

You can't really tell there was any track there now

 

 

I don't really know the answer, I'm hoping someone else does.

 

David