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

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a delightful selection of photo’s of Kilsby and Crick. In the first photo’ of 310061, on a Coventry to Euston via Northampton service, in March, 1967, your Dad has captured a great view of the train, which looks smart in the all blue livery and small yellow warning panel.

 

The photo’s of Ashington colliery in Northumberland, and one by Woodhorn Colliery, are a fascinating set, and of historical importance now so much has gone. In the last photo’ at Woodhorn, with 08485, running light engine, at the colliery crossing, on the 21st June, 1986, you have a lovely scene with the driver looking at the boy. The mind boggles at how old that boy will now be!

 

In the black and white photo’s of Derby, 1961, you have posted some real gems. In JM71, of LMS Class 2MT, 46402, running light engine, that is an excellent portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

Finally, the photo’s of Barkston, on the ECML, in September, 1968, are a superb selection, and J1413, of class 31, D5659, shining in new blue paintwork, on a down express passenger train, shows that the old and new could be still be found in some trains by that date, with the Porthole CK being the first carriage.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Dagworth]

 J6526 is an 85 rather than an 86

 

Those AM10s look great with the curved windscreens!

 

Andi

Edited May 22, 2023 by Dagworth

[keefer]

20 minutes ago, Dagworth said:

Those AM10s look great with the curved windscreens!

All blue and with bare-metal arrows/window frames and the (small) yellow panel confined to the recessed area with the jumpers/pipes.

It's odd that this resonates with me so much. As a young kid in the '70s I got a trains 'activity' book - one page was like a colouring-in style outline drawing (probably based on an official photo) but the opposite page had 'cut-out' colour printed sections that you could glue onto the drawing. The one I remember is the cl.310 in the BSYP livery.

EDIT: if not a publicity photograph then possibly the painting by Laurie Bagley

Edited May 22, 2023 by keefer

[DaveF]

10 hours ago, Dagworth said:

 J6526 is an 85 rather than an 86

 

Those AM10s look great with the curved windscreens!

 

Andi

 

 

I knew that really!  Actually it was a typo, yet again, now corrected.

 

David

[DaveF]

Today starts in Wales watching trains at Tywyn.  They were taken over a 31 year period while on holidays.

 

 

Tywyn Class 101 Machynlleth to Barmouth Aug 70 J2262

 

 

Tywyn Classes 101 and 103 Machynlleth to Pwlhelli July 82 C5764

 

 

Tywyn Class 108 Machynlleth to Pwlhelli July 82  C5766

 

 

Tywyn 26th July 01 C25415

 

 

Tywyn Central Trains 158847 to Pwlhelli 26th July 01 C25430

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Paddington next, with the last three taken on 27th July 1988.  That year I had a day in London and an overnight stay before flying to Switzerland for a month's holiday the next day.  The first two were taken in February 1978.

 

Paddington 253013 & 253005 Feb 78 C3653

 

 

Paddington HST and 47 Feb 78 C3667

 

 

Paddington 43028 up 27th July 88    C9597

 

 

Paddington 47573 London Evening Standard 27th July 88 C09602

 

 

Paddington buffet 27th July 88 C09615

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Photos from visits to Doncaster station in 1977, 1979 and 1983.

 

 

Doncaster 2x Class 37 up iron ore wagons 11th Aug 77  C3449

 

 

Doncaster Class 108 refurbished Doncaster to Leeds 11th Aug 77   C3492

 

 

Doncaster 56033 light engine Feb 79 C4319

 

 

Doncaster Class 101 Doncaster - Selby - York Oct 83   C6292

 

 

Doncaster Class 124 (123 at rear) Hull to Manchester Piccadilly Oct 83  C6293

 

 

David

[Mark Saunders]

15 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Photos from visits to Doncaster station in 1977, 1979 and 1983.

 

 

Doncaster 2x Class 37 up iron ore wagons 11th Aug 77  C3449

 

 

Doncaster Class 108 refurbished Doncaster to Leeds 11th Aug 77   C3492

 

 

Doncaster 56033 light engine Feb 79 C4319

 

 

Doncaster Class 101 Doncaster - Selby - York Oct 83   C6292

 

 

Doncaster Class 124 (123 at rear) Hull to Manchester Piccadilly Oct 83  C6293

 

 

David

 

Hard to believe the Shildon built Scunthorpe tipplers were seven years old and well work stained but are still in use today!

[DaveF]

Back to the London Tilbury and Southend starting on the Tilbury loop and heading in the direction of Shoeburyness.

 

 

Low Street West Tilbury 302223 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St Dec 76 C3125

 

 

Low Street level crossing West Tilbury 302230 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Dec 76 C3126

 

Low Street West Tilbury 302237 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Dec 76 C3127 going away

 

 

Hadleigh Marsh Class 302 up pass 4 May 1980 C5045  Taken from Hadleigh Castle.

 

 

Between Chalkwell and Leigh on Sea 302283 blue grey livery up pass going away  4th May 1980 C5048

 

David

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. That’s a great set of photo’s from Wales of Tywyn. In C5764, with Classes 101 and 103, on a Machynlleth to Pwlhelli service, in July, 1982, it is a superb photo’, and it can be seen that the destination roller blind indicator seems to have not enough room for Pwlhelli, and unfortunately seems to be missing the final letter.

 

The photo’s of Paddington, in February, 1978, and the 27th July, 1988, are a delightful selection from the two different years, and in the first photo’ of HST’s, 253013 & 253005, from February, 1978, it is an excellent scene, and I believe it was set 253005 that was originally produced by Hornby in 1977.

 

That’s a superb and nostalgic set of photo’s of Doncaster. The memories they bring back! In the last photo’ of a class 124, with a class 123 at the rear, on one of the Hull to Manchester Piccadilly workings, in October, 1983, that’s such a superb photo’ of the hybrid set, and it could be I was on that train travelling to and from  Doncaster as much as I was back then.

 

Finally, that’s a most interesting selection of photo’s of the London Tilbury and Southend starting on the Tilbury loop and going in the direction of Shoeburyness. The first one of Low Street West, Tilbury, with 302223, leading a Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St.service, in December, 1976, is a superb and intriguing view. I wonder what the driver was doing in the open cab door?

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[russ p]

2 hours ago, Mark Saunders said:

 

Hard to believe the Shildon built Scunthorpe tipplers were seven years old and well work stained but are still in use today!

 

Evening Mark,  would they have been taking ore to the Sheffield area back then 

[brushman47544]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

Back to the London Tilbury and Southend starting on the Tilbury loop and heading in the direction of Shoeburyness.

 

 

Low Street West Tilbury 302223 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St Dec 76 C3125

 

I do hope that train in C3125 has stopped, since the driver appears to be leaning from the doorway and is definitely not at the controls.

[corneliuslundie]

C5045 makes one realise just how long a commuter train was on that line. About 3 metres in 4 mm/ft?

Jonathan

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

I do hope that train in C3125 has stopped, since the driver appears to be leaning from the doorway and is definitely not at the controls.

 

I've just had a look at the notes I made on the day.  They say that the  relief signalman is in the doorway ready to leave the train, the train stopped on the level crossing to let him get off.

 

My comment now: I don't know why the driver is not visible, there was one becasue the train moved off when the man had alighted..

 

David

Edited May 23, 2023 by DaveF

[JeffP]

I am intrigued by C3449.

Those iron ore wagons are usually to be found between the ore terminal at Immingham, and the one at Santon, Scunthorpe steel works.

What they were doing at Doncaster is baffling.

I've never heard of a service taking the same ore anywhere else.

[Fat Controller]

1 hour ago, JeffP said:

I am intrigued by C3449.

Those iron ore wagons are usually to be found between the ore terminal at Immingham, and the one at Santon, Scunthorpe steel works.

What they were doing at Doncaster is baffling.

I've never heard of a service taking the same ore anywhere else.

Might it be from stocks at a recently-closed site. I believe Ravenscraig sent its stock to South Wales; perhaps Round Oak or Corby   sent theirs to Stanton?

[DaveF]

Before I post any photos today I just want to thank everyone for their comments, especially when my photos show an unusual working like the iron ore wagons at Doncaster yesterday.  I suspect that over the years all sorts of rather unusual workings took place but there weren't a lot of people taking photos, so they simply didn't get recorded.

 

When I saw that particular train at Doncaster I never thought anything much about it as it was a place I hardly ever visited and therefore didn't have much idea of what freight I would see, as was usually the case before the internet. Back then information was very hard to come by as no one outside the industry had access to current working timetables unlike today when I can have a quick look on my phone to see what to expect wherever I am in the UK.

 

David

[russ p]

27 minutes ago, Fat Controller said:

Might it be from stocks at a recently-closed site. I believe Ravenscraig sent its stock to South Wales; perhaps Round Oak or Corby   sent theirs to Stanton?

 

Ravenscraig would have still been open then. Was thinking about my earlier comments and couldn't have been going to Sheffield area as nowhere had a tipler to unload them.

I suppose one possibility is for some reason it was a load from Immingham to South Wales 

[DaveF]

 

I don't normally post photos of serious railway accidents but am happy to repost the ones below of Chester as there were no reported casualties. 

 

It happened on 8th May 1972 when a freight train's brakes failed, it was travelling from Ellesmere Port to Mold Junction.  The first five wagons were tanks .

Here is a link to a Wikipedia page about it:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_General_rail_crash

 

I happened to decide to have a day out for a break from my final assessments of my PGCE course (post grad teaching certificate year).  I've always found that no matter how important work may be days off are very important.  Not having heard any local news I arrived to spend a day taking photos of the normal train workings and found the aftermath of the accident and the consequent disruption, though most of the scheduled service was running with delays as obviously some platforms were out of use.  I also remember seeing a young lady artist doing drawings of the scene.

 

 

Chester dmu coach on platform, Class 24 5028 behind May 72 C0929

 

 

Chester Class 103 on right to Crewe on left Class 108 from Manchester May 1972 C0930

 

 

Chester Class 101 Crewe to Bangor May 72 C933

 

 

Chester damaged dmu and hole in wall of station buffet May 72 C934

 

 

Chester Class 103 Rhyl to Manchester May 72 C935

 

 

Chester Class 40 and 25 dragging Class 24 clear May 72 C0936

 

 

David

Edited May 24, 2023 by DaveF
The usual typos

[woodenhead]

I guess in the aftermath they took down the section of roofing affected by the fire - there is a gap today in the roof and that brick end to the support gantry has also gone.

 

Taken from Google streetview, left the contributors name visible.

[Artless Bodger]

C3127 - has made me realise the LTS emus had proper tail lights, whereas the SR emus of similar appearance used red blanks in the headcode blinds. I wonder why the SR stock didn't have installed tail lights?

[Oldddudders]

2 minutes ago, Artless Bodger said:

C3127 - has made me realise the LTS emus had proper tail lights, whereas the SR emus of similar appearance used red blanks in the headcode blinds. I wonder why the SR stock didn't have installed tail lights?

Because until about 1963, the only acceptable light in Rule Book terms was an oil lamp. Thus EMUs right up to that date were all built on the basis of needing a lamp bracket on the rear. And from that date, only EMUs with batteries were allowed to display red roller blinds instead. 

[DaveF]

22 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

I guess in the aftermath they took down the section of roofing affected by the fire - there is a gap today in the roof and that brick end to the support gantry has also gone.

 

Taken from Google streetview, left the contributors name visible.

 

Yes, part of the roof was removed as a result of the accident.

 

David

[DaveF]

Some photos on the Midland at Harpeneden together with one distant view of Harringworth viaduct for lunchtime.

 

 

Harpenden Class 127 up Feb 76 C2616

 

 

HarpendenClass 45 down Feb 76 C2618

 

 

Harpenden Class 45 up Feb 76 C2619

 

 

Harpenden Class 45 down parcels Feb 76 C2620

 

 

Harringworth viaduct March 71 J2541  I have never managed to get a photo of a train on the viaduct, nor did Dad.

 

David

[33C]

17 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

I do hope that train in C3125 has stopped, since the driver appears to be leaning from the doorway and is definitely not at the controls.

He will be standing at L16 peg, protecting the crossing and about to descend to go and wake Ron up!