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

[DaveF]

Another mixed bag of photos today with everything in British Rail blue.

 

 

Brinklow Class 86 E3194 down freight Jan 69 J1524

 

 

Longsight 304001 Crewe to Manchester Oxford Road May 71 C581

 

 

Lancaster Class 108 to Preston 17th May 72 C961

 

 

Waterloo 4TC and 2SAP March 75 J4187

 

 

Edinburgh Waverley 101329 12th April 86 C7415

 

 

David

Edited April 25, 2022 by DaveF

[woodenhead]

19 minutes ago, DaveF said:

 

Longsight 304001 Crewe to Manchester Oxford Road May 71 C581

 

I've stood at that very spot a few times - used to remember the locomotives stabled at the end of the electric headshunt and the all blue 304s

 

Feels like yesterday sometimes, but it's half a century ago!

[Oldddudders]

J4187 does not show a Cig, sadly. There were Cigs out of Waterloo at that time, but they had the first class accommodation at the outer ends, behind the driving cab. I think this is probably a 4-TC trailer unit, which at that time would probably be the Weymouth portion of a service via Southampton and Bournemouth, being propelled by a 4-REP 3200 hp tractor unit. At the latter station it would have been taken forward to Weymouth by a Pull-Push fitted Class 33. Electrification only reached Bournemouth in those days. 

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

J4187 does not show a Cig, sadly. There were Cigs out of Waterloo at that time, but they had the first class accommodation at the outer ends, behind the driving cab. I think this is probably a 4-TC trailer unit, which at that time would probably be the Weymouth portion of a service via Southampton and Bournemouth, being propelled by a 4-REP 3200 hp tractor unit. At the latter station it would have been taken forward to Weymouth by a Pull-Push fitted Class 33. Electrification only reached Bournemouth in those days. 

 

Thanks very much.

 

One day I might remember to check both my and Dad's notes for errors when I post the photos!

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a most impressive set of BR blue photo’s covering different regions and dates. In J1524, at Brinklow, with a class 86, E3194, on a down freight train, in January, 1969, you can how small the bullbs were in the four character headcode box - not as big and bright as on some models.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Today's photos come from Longhirst, a few miles north of Morpeth.

 

 

Longhirst Class 43 up 29th Dec 90 C15527

 

 

Longhirst Class 56 up coal 5th Feb 94 C19273

 

 

Longhirst 43102 at rear up July 93 J14372

 

 

Longhirst  91025 up going away Feb 93 J13728

 

 

Longhirst 37507 Alcan empties Fort William to North Blyth  Dec 87 J9380

 

 

David

[35A]

20 hours ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, David. That is a most impressive set of BR blue photo’s covering different regions and dates. In J1524, at Brinklow, with a class 86, E3194, on a down freight train, in January, 1969, you can how small the bullbs were in the four character headcode box - not as big and bright as on some models.

 

That lovely shot at Brinklow took me right back to gloomy Saturday afternoons, sat at Blisworth, watching the electrics on expresses, in 1971/72.

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. That’s a delightful set of photo’s of Longhirst, on the ECML, a few miles to the north of Morpeth. The last photo’ of 37507, on an Alcan empties train from Fort William to North Blyth, in December, 1987, shows the 37 brightening up a dull and dreary December’s day.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

More photos along the ECML in Northumberland today.

 

 

Pegswood Aug 85 J8330  The up platform entrance is through the wooden gate.

 

 

 Shilbottle Class 91 down  June 94 J14758

 

 

Rock Class 43 up 6th May 95 C20125

 

 

Newham Moss Class 91 down 6th May 95 C20130  For some reason the train formation has been reversed with the 91 at the south end.

 

 

Scremerston Clas 254 down March 82 C5628

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most interesting selection of photo’s of the ECML in Northumberland. In  J14758, at Shilbottle, with a class 91, on a down express in June, 1994, you can see how, at an earlier date, the bridge had been strengthened. 

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Today's photos are at Brockley Whins (Boldon Colliery) and East Boldon, between Newcastle and Sunderland.

 

One thing about railcars is that they look the same whether they are coming towards the photographer or going away.

 

 

Brockley Whins (Boldon Colliery) Class 143 Middlesbrough to Newcastle April 86 J8520

 

 

East Boldon Class 156 Sunderland to Carlisle March 94 J14633

 

 

East Boldon 156469 Hexham to MIddlesbrough April 93 J13778  Unit number corrected - see Great Central's post below.  Many thanks.

 

 

East Boldon Class 158 Sunderland to Newcastle March 94 J14635

 

 

East Boldon 142019 Metro Centre to Sunderland April 93 J13776

 

 

David

Edited April 28, 2022 by DaveF
Caption error

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent selection of photo’s of Brockley Whins (Boldon Colliery) and East Boldon, from between Newcastle and Sunderland. In J13778, at East Boldon, with 156409, on a Hexham to Middlesbrough service in April, 1993, it just looks like the overhead live wire warning sign has been stuck onto the dirt of the connecting gangway door. I’m sure that’s probably not the case, but it certainly looks like it. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[great central]

J13378, I'm not sure that would be 156409, looking at it on my phone I think it's 156469.

Although I'm no expert I believe that the first 20 or so 156s were allocated to Regional Railways central area at Norwich Crown Point at that time. 

The next 20 or so, I don't know exact numbers, went to RR North West and the following batches to RR North East, so would fit with 156469.

On privatisation 409 became a Central Trains unit until transferred to the Anglia area. It now runs as 156909 currently with EMR, I think as things keep changing with various cascades (sort of) underway. 

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, great central said:

J13378, I'm not sure that would be 156409, looking at it on my phone I think it's 156469.

Although I'm no expert I believe that the first 20 or so 156s were allocated to Regional Railways central area at Norwich Crown Point at that time. 

The next 20 or so, I don't know exact numbers, went to RR North West and the following batches to RR North East, so would fit with 156469.

On privatisation 409 became a Central Trains unit until transferred to the Anglia area. It now runs as 156909 currently with EMR, I think as things keep changing with various cascades (sort of) underway. 

 

 

Many thanks for this,

 

I've gone back to the original uncorrected scan and agree that it is 156469.

 

 

 

David

 

 

 

[DaveF]

Carlisle today.

 

 

Carlisle 90014 Glasgow to Euston 24th Oct 90 C15441

 

 

Carlisle 90016 14th March 92 C16732

 

 

Carlisle 90130 and 47298 up freight 29th Aug 95 C20526  edited to correct loco number

 

 

Carlisle 143614 Whitehaven to Carlisle  May 90 J10955

 

 

Carlisle 156412 and 156417 charter 26th Feb 94 C19321

 

 

David

Edited April 29, 2022 by DaveF

[brushman47544]

C20526 - the Class 47 is 47298.

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

C20526 - the Class 47 is 47298.

 

 

Thanks Andrew.  I had to do parts of today's captions in a hurry as I was not able to post the photos from my PC which has the correctly captioned images,  these are copies which happened to be on my laptop but they only had dates on them.

 

In due course I'll explain but there may be some disruption to posts for a few days, even though I am at home.

 

David

 

 

[great central]

C19321, interesting. Again from memory these would have been RR Central allocated units, if I can remember I have a spotters book from about then in the garage to confirm. 

No mention of a charter using 156s on 6 bells Junction that day, I wonder where it originated, the units being around 7 years old by then.

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most delightful set of photo’s of Carlisle. In C16732, with 90016, on the 14th March, 1992, you have got the 90 well framed by the 47 on the left, and the BG on the right.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Along the Blyth and Tyne from Winning to North Blyth today.

 

 

Winning 56118 coal to Blyth Power station March 1990 J10637

 

 

Winning DR 72201 down 26th July 90 C14574

 

 

Cambois breakdown crane  Dec 90 J11696

 

 

North Blyth 55022 running round Alcan wagons  11Apr11

 

 

North Blyth  May 90 J10890  The old Alcan wagons.

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent set of photo’s of the Blyth and Tyne, from Winning to North Blyth, that you have posted, and in the next to last photo’ at North Blyth, with preserved Deltic, 55022, running round Alcan wagons, on the 11th April, 2011, you have a most impressive sight of the Deltic, which looks most imposing from that low camera angle. Also you can see, in one of the cab windscreens the special anti glare coating too. I hope the new model from Accurascale will have that coating portrayed on their new models.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Fat Controller]

59 minutes ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent set of photo’s of the Blyth and Tyne, from Winning to North Blyth, that you have posted, and in the next to last photo’ at North Blyth, with preserved Deltic, 55022, running round Alcan wagons, on the 11th April, 2011, you have a most impressive sight of the Deltic, which looks most imposing from that low camera angle. Also you can see, in one of the cab windscreens the special anti glare coating too. I hope the new model from Accurascale will have that coating portrayed on their new models.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

C14574 is the Dynamic Track Stabiliser, which can reproduce the effect of several week's traffic in a night. I recollect a friend having her (newly-installed) ceiling roses and coving ending up on the carpet when the machine did the track in the cutting outside her front door.

[DaveF]

Today is this thread's eighth birthday as it was started on 1st May 2014.  I've posted about 17, 800 photos in the thread, it is to be hoped they all reappear soon - some already have.

 

When I started I thought there might be ennough interest for it to last a few months.

 

I decided I'd just post the usual mix of photos today, so here are a few trams at Crich.

 

As many of you know I am a carer for my Mum, she has had to go into hospital as she has some sort of infection.  Depending on when I can visit her the afternoon posts may be earlier or later than usual for a while.

 

 

Crich Blackpool 167 11th June 89 C12048

 

 

Crich Glasgow 812 April 72 J2909

 

 

Crich LCC 106 11th June 89 C12043

 

 

Crich New York streetcar Aug 83 J8065

 

 

Crich Prague tram 180 Oct 79 J6657

 

 

Crich Sheffield 264 Aug 74 J4018

 

 

David

Edited May 1, 2022 by DaveF

[Oldddudders]

11 hours ago, Fat Controller said:

C14574 is the Dynamic Track Stabiliser, which can reproduce the effect of several week's traffic in a night. I recollect a friend having her (newly-installed) ceiling roses and coving ending up on the carpet when the machine did the track in the cutting outside her front door.

I recall being told of such effects by Frank Proctor, then Regional Civil Engineer, who certainly opined that he wouldn't want one working near his home!

[35A]

6 hours ago, DaveF said:

As many of you know I am a carer for my Mum, she has had to go into hospital as she has some sort of infection.  Depending on when I can visit her the afternoon posts may be earlier or later than usual for a while.

 

 

 

Our best wishes to your Mum for a speedy return to good health. Please don't be concerned about posting late - or even at all, if circumstances are not convenient. There are other things, far more important than keeping us (to quote Ian Walmsley) "superannuated anoraks" satisfied.

 

Congratulations on the eighth anniversary. I think that I've been following the thread for about half of that time (but viewed all of the images). Thank you for all of the time and effort that you put into it, David. It is hugely appreciated.