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

[DaveF]

The ECML in Northumberland at Morpeth and a bit further north at Stobswood.

 

 

Morpeth Class 101 E50294 Newcastle to Alnmouth Aug 81 C5495

 

 

Morpeth Class 40 up freight Dec 82 C5893

 

 

Stobswood Class 45 down empty ballast Aug 81 C5472

 

 

Stobswood Class 55 55018 down  Aug 81 C5473

 

 

Stobswood Class 254 up going away Aug 81 C5474

Edited September 13, 2023 by DaveF

[DaveF]

A lot further south on the ECML next at Great Ponton, south of Grantham in 1968 - 1971.

 

 

Great Ponton Class 47 up ex pass Nov 68 J1504  Newcastle to Kings X, 14 coaches.

 

 

Great Ponton Class 47 Grimsby to Kings X Nov 70 J2440

 

 

Great Ponton Class 47  up Nov 70 J2441  08.47 York to Kings X

 

 

Great Ponton Class 31 5674 down iron ore April 71 J2549

 

 

Great Ponton Class 47 up freightliner April 71 J2550

 

David

[DaveF]

The last batch for today are along the Blyth and Tyne, all locations that have been seen before but with different trains.

 

Bebside DR81312 4th March 84 C6438

 

 

Bebside DR81312 Neptune track recording car 4th March 84 C6438  The River is the River Blyth, the photo was taken from the footpath by the A189 on its bridge over the river.

 

 

Bedlington North Class 55 55008 diverted  Newcastle to Edinburgh April 81  C5321

 

 

Bedlington Station Class 101 Chevy Chase Railtour 26th April 86 C7511

 

 

Winning 37077 29th July 87 C9034

 

David

Edited September 13, 2023 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a superb selection of photo’s of the Talyllyn Railway  from August, 1969, and the 10th August, 1979. In C4779, at Nant Gwernol, with Fletcher Jennings, 1, Talyllyn, you have taken a well composed portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

That’s a great set of photo’s of the ECML in Northumberland at Morpeth and Stobswood. In C5473, at Stobswood, with Class 55, 55018, on a down service, in August, 1981, you have taken a superb photo’ of the Deltic. It can be seen that the first two Mkl’s are still riding on BR1 bogies.

 

What an excellent selection of photo’s of Great Ponton from 1968 to 1971. In J2449, of Class 31, 5674, on a down train of iron ore, in April, 1971, your Dad has captured a superb view of the train with the 31 in green with full yellow cab ends. 

 

Finally the photo’s of the Blyth and Tyne are a delightful set. In the last photo’ at Winning, with 37077, running light engine, on the 29th July, 1987, you have captured an excellent view of the 37.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Some photos at Radcliffe on Trent to start with today.  They go from east to west not by date.

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham July 77 C3392

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 25 eastbound grain May 77 C3357

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent 31115 Nottingham to Skegness July 79 C4659

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent 47160 Parkeston Quay to Manchester Dec 78 C4240  Usually this is dry land.

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham April 80 C5007

 

David

[DaveF]

Back to Northumberland.  We start on the ECML with 66176 at Ulgham Lane crossing  and then take the line to the east at Butterwell Junction which passes Butterwell loader (now gone) and then past Linton to Potland Burn coal loading site.  Again this is now closed but in 2012 when the photos were taken it was in use.

 

 

DSC_6733 66176 to Potland Burn  Ulgham Lane crossing 28th Feb 2012

 

 

DSC_6741 66176 Linton 28th February 2102

 

 

DSC_6742  66176 Linton 28th February 2102

 

 

DSC_6745 66176 Potland Burn crossing 28th February 2012

 

 

DSC_6746 66176  Potland Burn 28th February 2012

 

David

Edited September 14, 2023 by DaveF

[brushman47544]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

Usually this is dry land.

 

Considering how many photos you post with this area under water, I might beg to differ...

[woodenhead]

18 minutes ago, brushman47544 said:

 

Considering how many photos you post with this area under water, I might beg to differ...

They were all taken on the same day!??!

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

 

Considering how many photos you post with this area under water, I might beg to differ...

 

54 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

They were all taken on the same day!??!

 

The Trent is a river which floods regularly but it doesn't often feature in the news even though some residential areas of Nottingham used to flood quite often.  Almost every year the fields by Radcliffe on Trent flooded but often only for a few days as the river level usually dropped as quickly as it rose.    Much further down the Trent on the tidal section north of Gainsborough a friend's farm buildings have the various flood levels recorded by by lines cut into the wall with dates.  Fortunately the farmhouse was built on a patch of land a few feet higher than the rest of the buildings.

 

David

[DaveF]

The London Tilbury and Southend next around Laindon.  One of the photos shows an HST on a special from Shoeburyness to York and back which travelled via Stratford and around North London.  I think it was the only HST to travel on the line.  I have sometimes wondered how the clearances were checked for it.

 

 

Laindon 302246 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Jan 79 C4278

 

 

Laindon 302260 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Feb 79 C4296

 

 

Laindon 302260 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Feb 79 C4297

 

 

Laindon 254027 Special Shoeburyness to York Sat 24th March 79 C4364

 

 

Laindon 302225 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness May 79 C4570

 

David

Edited September 14, 2023 by DaveF
typo

[beast66606]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

Back to Northumberland.  We start on the ECML with 66176 at Ulgham Lane crossing  and then take the line to the east at Butterwell Junction which passes Butterwell loader (now gone) and then past Linton to Potland Burn coal loading site.  Again this is now closed but in 2012 when the photos were taken it was in use.

 

 

6N14, Tyne Yard - Potland Burn

[DaveF]

Peaks on the Midland at Normaton on Soar and Ratcliffe on Soar, just north of Loughborough.  In date order.

 

 

Normanton on Soar Class 44 D4 down empties March 67 J0838

 

 

Normanton on Soar Class 46 up March 69 J1558

 

 

Normanton on Soar Class 44 D8 down iron ore March 69 J1559

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 15 down freight March 69 J1560

 

 

 

Normanton on Soar Class 46 up May 69 J1659

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of Radcliffe on Trent. In C3357, with a Class 25 working an eastbound grain train, in May, 1977, you have taken a well composed shot from f the train, and the left hand blind can be seen to have gone missing.

 

The photo’s from Northumberland, on the 28th February, 2012, starting on the ECML with 66176 at Ulgham Lane crossing, then past Linton to Potland Burn coal loading site, are a most fascinating selection. In DSC_6742, of 66176, at Linton, you have taken a superb shot of the locomotive.

 

That’s a tremendous set of photo’s of The London Tilbury and Southend around Laindon. In C4296, of 302260, on a Fenchurch St. to Shoeburyness service, in February, 1979, you have taken an excellent photo’ of the train. This and the following photo’, of the same train, show how extremely cold and snowy that winter was, and a major snowstorm dumped over 10 inches of level snow, with ten foot snowdrifts, in the middle of that February. 

 

Finally, the photo’s of Peaks on the Midland at Normaton on Soar and Ratcliffe on Soar, just north of Loughborough, are a superb selection. In the first photo’, at Normanton on Soar, with Class 44, D4, on a long down train of empties, in March, 1967, your Dad has captured a truly stunning view of the train. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[33C]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

One of the photos shows an HST on a special from Shoeburyness to York and back which travelled via Stratford and around North London. 

I believe it was given special dispensation to run at 100mph between Upney and Upminster on that occasion as the road was rated at that but the wires are/were not.

[pete_mcfarlane]

It's always an interesting experience crossing the Trent viaduct at Radcliffe when the fields are flooded. I commuted from Grantham to Nottingham for about 5 years and it flooded once or twice a year.

 

The viaduct itself is a bit odd, having a junction in mid air with the newer viaduct on the colliery branch to Cotgrave (most of which is now walkable - a very cheap footpath conversion as you walk on the old ballast).

 

The city tends not to flood since they built the sluices up stream from the viaduct. 

[St Enodoc]

8 hours ago, DaveF said:

I have sometimes wondered how the clearances were checked for it.

My memory might be letting me down but I recall that C3 (HST, Mk3s) rolling stock was permitted to run on routes cleared for C1 rolling stock (BR Mk1, 2s, etc.). The main exception was 3rd-rail electric lines, which needed the bogies to be fitted with short swing links.

[DaveF]

The Great Easternn again at Manningtree and the Cattawade bridges.

 

 

Manningtree Cattawade Bridge 47014 up Norwich toLiverpool St Jan 76 C2585

 

 

Manningtree SR S15 841 Greene King Manningtree to Loughborough steam to Ely 3rd April 76 C2665  The loco failed at Ipswich.

 

 

Manningtree Classs 47 Norwich to Liverpool St  Nov 76 C3089

 

 

Manningtree Class 47 Norwich to Liverpool St Oct 77 C3550

 

 

Manningtree Class 47 up Norwich to iverpool St Jan 78 C3649

 

David

[DaveF]

The far north of Lincolnshire at New Holland Pier on the River Humber, on the branch to Barton on Humber.

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 pass to Barton on Humber 11th Aug 77 C3466

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 E56026 to Cleethorpes 28th March 78 C3753

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 to Barton on Humber28th March 78 C3756

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 to Barton on Humber28th March 78 C3756

 

 

New Holland Pier Farringford 28th March 78 C3754  The ex Isle of Wight car ferry which replaced the paddle steamers near the end of the ferry service.

 

 

New Holland Pier Humber bridge from train 11th Aug 77 C3464  Once this was complete the ferry closed.

 

Davidvid

Edited September 15, 2023 by DaveF

[coronach]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

The far north of Lincolnshire at New Holland Pier on the River Humber, on the branch to Barton on Humber.

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 pass to Barton on Humber 11th Aug 77 C3466

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 E56026 to Cleethorpes 28th March 78 C3753

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 to Barton on Humber28th March 78 C3756

 

 

New Holland Pier Class 114 to Barton on Humber28th March 78 C3756

 

 

New Holland Pier Farringford 28th March 78 C3754  The ex Isle of Wight car ferry which replaced the paddle steamers near the end of the ferry service.

 

 

New Holland Pier Humber bridge from train 11th Aug 77 C3464  Once this was complete the ferry closed.

 

Davidvid

In 1976 I participated in a school railway society trip to Frodingham depot and Doncaster works incorporating a journey across the Humber from New Holland  onboard Tattersall Castle. The ferry journey took ages as it was low tide. 
 

I assume the coal wagons stabled at New Holland provided fuel for the ferry

[corneliuslundie]

Yes, presumably not for the DMU!

Lovely photos (again)

Jonathan

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, coronach said:

In 1976 I participated in a school railway society trip to Frodingham depot and Doncaster works incorporating a journey across the Humber from New Holland  onboard Tattersall Castle. The ferry journey took ages as it was low tide. 
 

I assume the coal wagons stabled at New Holland provided fuel for the ferry

 

 

I believe so - though Farringford was diesel powered but at that time I think one of the paddle steamers was still used some of the time, hence the coal supply.

 

David

[DaveF]

Nottingham Victoria in black and white now.

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A5 69809 le c1952 JVol5015

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A5 69810 pass Derby Friargate to Nottingham c1950 JVol3062

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B1 61114 Marlebone to Manchester c1952 JVol3194

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B12 61554 up pass c1952 JVol5106a

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B17 61651 Derby County Nottingham to Leicester c1953 JVol6015

 

David

[Southernman46]

2 hours ago, coronach said:

In 1976 I participated in a school railway society trip to Frodingham depot and Doncaster works incorporating a journey across the Humber from New Holland  onboard Tattersall Castle. The ferry journey took ages as it was low tide. 

She's still moored on the River Thames just above Waterloo Bridge doing grand service providing liquid refreshment aplenty ..........................

[DaveF]

Aisgill mainly in 1965.

 

 

Aisgill Class 45 down  Aug 65 J327  probably 10.25 Leeds to Glasgow.

 

 

Aisgill LMS Class 5 4-6-0 45253 up goods Aug 65 J328

 

 

Aisgill LMS Class 5 4-6-0 45253 up goods Aug 65 J329

 

 

Aisgill LMS 8F 2-8-0 down goods Aug 65 J332

 

 

Aisgill Arriva Northern WYPTE 158905 Glasgow to Leeds 22nd April 03 C26264

 

David

Edited September 15, 2023 by DaveF

[keefer]

1 minute ago, DaveF said:

Aisgill Class 45 down Waverley St Pancras to Edinburgh Aug 65 J327

Down Waverley was 1S64