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

[DaveF]

Bressingham to start with today, photos taken in 1972  and 1973.

 

 

Bressingham LSWR B4 30102 Aug 72 C1117

 

 

 

Bressingham Hunslet ex Penrhyn Gwynedd Aug 72 C1127

 

 

Bressingham 9.25 inch gauge Princess Aug 72 C1129

 

 

Bressingham LMSR 6100 Royal Scot Sept 73 C1391

 

 

Bressingham LMSR 6100 Royal Scot Sept 73 C1392

 

 

Bressingham GER J17 1217E smokebox Aug 72 J3090

 

David

[DaveF]

Porthmadog and Criccieth on the Cambrian Coast line over a long time period.

 

 

Porthmadog Class 103 and Class 101behind  Pwlhelli to Machynlleth July 82   C5740

 

 

Porthmadog Wales and Borders 458849 down pass 25th July 02 C26003

 

 

Criccieth Central Trains Class 158 26th July 01 C25413

 

 

Criccieth Central Trains 158782 up pass 25th July 01 C25411

 

 

Criccieth Class 101 up pass July 72 J3038  I think taken from the castle.

 

David

[DaveF]

6 assorted photos in the east.  The last three are all of Sutton on Sea, one just before closure in August 1970, 2 after closure in snow.  The snowy ones were taken on the same day, the first one on Agfa film, the second on Fuji film, illustrating the slightly different colour rendition.

 

 

SpaldingClass 31 5805 up parcels Aug 72 C1106

 

 

St Ives Nov 70 J2455 caption now corrected

 

 

St James Deeping Class 114 Peterborough to Grimsby Aug 70 J2190

 

 

Sutton on Sea Aug 70 J2181  The station closed in October 1970.

 

 

Sutton on Sea closed Dec 70 J2486

 

 

Sutton on Sea December 70 C447

 

David

Edited August 7, 2023 by DaveF
To correct a caption.

[RFS]

Hi Dave - excellent photos but the second one has the wrong caption..

[DaveF]

Finally today another mixed bag.

 

 

Burton Salmon c1955  JVol3117  This is from a colour print

 

 

Hemingbrough Class 37 up parcels Sept 65 J352

 

 

Leeds Central LMS 4MT 43130 ecs Nov 66 J695

 

 

Lewes Oct 50 J001  According to Dad's notes this was his first railway colour slide, being simply the start of the film as he wound it on.

 

 

Polesworth ex LMS 8F 48074 up goods Nov 63 J083

 

David

[DaveF]

9 minutes ago, RFS said:

Hi Dave - excellent photos but the second one has the wrong caption..

  Now corrected so it actually says St Ives - obviously not the Great Western one.

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a terrific selection of photo’s of Bressingham in 1972  and 1973. In C1127, of Hunslet, ex-Penrhyn Gwynedd, in August, 1972, you have taken a delightful, well composed photo’ of the engine.

 

The photo’s of Porthmadog and Criccieth, on the Cambrian Coast line, are a superb set. In the last photo’, of a Class 101, on an up passenger train in July, 1972, your Dad has taken a truly beautiful shot of the train in the stunning Welsh  countryside.

 

The six assorted photos in the east are an excellent selection. In J2190, at St James Deeping, with a Class 114, on a Peterborough to Grimsby service, in August, 1970, your Dad has taken a most interesting photo’. It shows a rare sight of a van being hauled by a DMU. Sadly not many photo’s of this tail traffic seem to exist.

 

Finally, the mixed bag of photo’s are of much interest. In J352, at Hemingbrough, with a Class 37, on an up parcels working, in September, 1965, your Dad has captured a well composed shot of a once everyday sight. Sadly much has changed since that time.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[St Enodoc]

7 hours ago, DaveF said:

Polesworth ex LMS 8F 48074 up goods Nov 63 J083

Apart from the train, not much different from when I lived there 30 years later.

[DaveF]

Today starts with photos at Quorn on the preserved Great Central Railway in the 1970s.

 

 

Quorn Hunslet Robert Nelson No 4 pass to Loughborough 26th April 75 C2004

 

 

Quorn NSB 377 King Haakon VII Rothley to Loughborough 6th Sept 75 C2429

 

 

Quorn NSB 377 King Haakon VII Rothley to Loughborough 6th Sept 75 C2430

 

Quorn Littleton No 5 March 76 C2647

 

 

Quorn N2 4744 Loughborough to Rothley Aug 78 C4113

 

 

Quorn N2 4744 leaving for Rothley Aug 78 C4117

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

Incredible to see blue and grey stock on a preserved railway in 1975. Red and cream yes.

And J083 is a great shot.

Jonathan

[PaulCheffus]

On 05/08/2023 at 12:35, DaveF said:

Woodhead 76003 and another eastbound empty mgr April 80 J6871

 

David

Hi

 

That's 76008 not 76003 as 76003 never received MU cables as 76003

 

Cheers

 

Paul

[DaveF]

49 minutes ago, PaulCheffus said:

Hi

 

That's 76008 not 76003 as 76003 never received MU cables as 76003

 

Cheers

 

Paul

 

Hi Paul,

 

Many thanks, I've corrected the caption.  When I posted it I wasn't quite sure what the number was.

 

David

[DaveF]

Some more West Coast electrics come next with more from Standon Bridge and one around Greenholme. All of these are my photos, which I have checked are being reuploaded for the first time.   I think that a couple of the trains at Standon Bridge may already be somewhere in the thread as Dad also took photos there that day.

 

 

Standon 85003 down June 76 C2809

 

 

Standon 83006 down ex pass June 76 C2813

 

 

Standon 86031 down ex pass June 76 C2816

 

 

Standon 86210 hauling 81015 down ex pass June 76 C2819

 

 

Greenholme 86101 Sir William A Stanier down empty freightliner flats 24th Aug 90  C15319

 

David

[DaveF]

Three locations on the Southern.

 

 

Deepcut Bridge Road west of Pirbright Junction 4VEP 7709 up July 67 J0980

 

 

Deepcut Bridge Road west of Pirbright Junction 4VEP 7707 down July 67 J0981

 

 

Upstreet Class 47 up l e March 76 C2654

 

 

Graveney MLV Class 419 68009 up pass Feb 77 C3208

 

 

Graveney Class 411 up ex pass going away Dec 78 C3646

 

David

Edited August 9, 2023 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

Those 4VEPs look odd with plain blue and the small yellow panels. I would have expected much more of the front to be yellow in the "blue" period

Jonathan

[DaveF]

19 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

Those 4VEPs look odd with plain blue and the small yellow panels. I would have expected much more of the front to be yellow in the "blue" period

Jonathan

 

 

They were almost brand new when photographed, being the first batch to be built (Units 7701 - 7720).  They were regarded as outer suburban not Inter City stock when built so they were painted in plain blue, including the window frames (at least in the two photographs here, some sources say some had unpainted frames).

 

They had the very small yellow panels, later batches had the full width panels on the lower half of the front ends until full yellow ends were introduced.

 

The double arrows were cast aluminium.

 

The full Bournemouth electric service started on 10th July 1967.

 

David

[DaveF]

The Midland in the north with one photo at Rylstone on the Grassington branch and the rest on the Settle and Carlisle over the years.

 

 

Rylstone BR Class 4 75021 up goods July 67 J954

 

 

Ribblehead LMS Class 5 down goods in distance , BR 9F up goods  April 67 J0859

 

 

Dent Feb 73 C1205

 

 

Dandry Mire Class 25 down goods Aug 73 J3356

 

 

Low House Crossing 156489 Carlisle to Leeds Oct 91 J12899

 

 

Cumwhinton 11th April 86  C7394

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic selection of photo’s of Quorn, on the preserved Great Central Railway, in the 1970’s. In C4113, of the N2, 4744, on a Loughborough to Rothley service, in August, 1978, you have taken a great and well composed photo’ of the locomotive.

 

The photo’s of West Coast electrics from Standon Bridge and one around Greenholme, are full of interest. In C2819, of 86210 hauling 81015, on a down express passenger train in June, 1976, that’s an excellent photo’ of the train, and the 81 with it’s pan down. 

 

That’s a delightful set of photo’s of three locations on the Southern. In C2654, at Upstreet, with a Class 47, on an up light engine movement, in March, 1976, you have taken a most superb shot of the 47. 

 

Finally, the photo’s of the Midland in the north, with one photo at Rylstone on the Grassington branch, with the rest on the Settle and Carlisle over the years, are a atmospheric and interesting selection. In J0859, at Ribblehead, with an LMS Class 5, on a down goods train in the distance, and a BR 9F, on an up goods train, in April, 1967, your Dad has taken a classic photo’ of the trains as they cross the famous viaduct.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Some trams at Crich to start the morning.  The first three are from 1968 some 55 years ago.  The others are from 1976.

 

 

Crich Beyer Peacock steam tram John Bull and EE Blackpool Tramways Franklin Sept 68 J1430

 

 

Crich Leeds 600 Sheffield 46 and Bradford later Sheffield 330 Sept 68 J1434

 

 

Crich EE Franklin and Blackpool 49 Sept 68 J1447

 

 

Crich Glasgow 812 at Town End April 76 C2693

 

 

Crich Leds Tram at Town End April 76 C2695

 

 

Crich Newcastle Tram 102 21st Aug 76 C2998

[keefer]

21 hours ago, DaveF said:

Graveney Class 423 up ex pass going away Dec 78 C3646

That's a 4CEP which was class 411

[DaveF]

Another miscellany for you. The frist three are on the line from Nottingham to Newark.

 

 

Gonalston Crossing Class 120 Crewe to Lincoln  Dec 78 C4241

 

 

Rolleston Junction bridge over Halloughton Dumble Nov 79 J6688

 

 

Newark MR bridge over River Trent June 77 J5741

 

 

Newstead Colliery July 76 C2930

 

 

Awsworth track machine down June 78 C3900  Bennnerley GNR viaduct behind

 

David

[DaveF]

More from the early 1950s at Nottingham Victoria.

 

 

Nottingham Victoria N7 69620 ecs c1953 JVol7196

 

 

Nottingham Victoria O1 63886 and another up goods c1954 JVol4032

 

 

Nottingham VIctoria O4 up goods c1951 JVol3233

 

 

Nottingham Victoria station pw gang c1951 JVol3163

 

 

Nottingham Victoria V2 60859 York to Swansea c1953 JVol4194  The cabside number seems to end in 9, I am not sure about the smokebox numberplate.

 

David

Edited August 9, 2023 by DaveF

[DaveF]

On the Midland again now.

 

 

Nottingham Midland BRCW dmu Lincoln to Derby July 76 C2880

 

 

Attenborough Barton Lane Class 45 Nottingham to St Pancras from a dmu Oct 80 J7279

 

 

Kegworth Class 45 up ex pass March 75 C1912

 

 

Kegworth Class 47 down ex pass March 75 C1915

 

 

Rushden trackbed of MR Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers branch Oct 70 J2394

 

David

[88C]

Always nice to see the Nottingham Victoria photos even though I wasn’t old enough to remember much about the early 50s.

 

Brian.

[corneliuslundie]

Jvol4032 is a real cracker - even better than usual.

Jonathan