RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 1 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 1 A trip to Switzerland today with some photos taken looking down near Steinerberg, a village above both the SBB Gotthard route just south of Arth Goldau and the Südostbahn line from Arth Goldau to Pfäffikon and beyond. The first 4 photos show trains heading to/from the Gotthard, the last one is on the Südostbahn. Steinerberg below Re6/6 northbound10th Aug 88 C10643 Steinerberg below Ae6/6 southbound freight 10th Aug 88 C10646 Steinerberg below Re4/4ii Basel to Chiasso10th Aug 88 C10656 Steinerberg below Re4/4ii Basel to Chiasso 10th Aug 88 C10657 Steinerberg below SOB Re4/4iii 43 Romanshorn to Luzern10th Aug 88 C10647 David 47 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 1 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 1 Back to Swayfield again for more early 1970s photos. Swayfield Class 31 up parcels Jan 70 J2049 Swayfield Class 25 D7503 down parcels Aug 71 J2726 Swayfield Class 55 55001 up Dec 71 J2800 08.10 Newcastle to Kings X Swayfield Class 31 5601 down ecs March 72 J2847 Swayfield Class 46 190 down June 72 J2951 17.30 Kings X to Leeds and Bradford David 57 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Quite a load behind the 31 in the top picture. Edited March 1 by Erichill16 Add something 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 5 minutes ago, Erichill16 said: Quite a load behind the 31! I once had the misfortune, as a child, to go on a Paddington-Paignton train formed of a dozen Mk1s hauled by a pair of 31s. I think we had tried to board the booked HST but been redirected to a summer extra. One of the Goyles expired before reaching Slough and the other one struggled on. It felt like we arrived the following week! Mol 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1 Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s of Switzerland, looking down near Steinerberg. C10656, of Re4/4ii, heading a Basel to Chiasso service, is a most atmospheric view, with the train on the curve from between the trees. The Swayfield photo’s, from the early 1970’s, are an excellent selection. J2847, of Class 31, 5601, on a down emoty coaching stock train, in March, 1972, is a well composed photo’ of a clean 31, and the quite short train, which includes three Mkl sleeping cars. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50A55B Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Erichill16 said: Quite a load behind the 31 in the top picture. As well as that, it’s a Toffee Apple. Presumably working back to London after attention at Doncaster Works, a nice rare capture well away from its usual territory. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted March 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1 Interesting ECS set in J2847 - sleepers and what I assume is a PO sorting v an. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, 50A55B said: As well as that, it’s a Toffee Apple. I may have noted elsewhere on RMweb the occasion when a Brush Type 2 arrived at Norwood on a Temple Mills freight, and the crew went home 'pass', being over time. My Control colleague on the loco desk was a bit nonplussed when Liverpool St Control rang up asking for their Toffee Apple back! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 2 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 2 (edited) An assortment of photos from Morpeth on the ECML in Northumberland for this morning. One photo shows an HST diverted over the Blyth and Tyne heading south. Morpeth 37076 up pipes Aug 80 C5147 Morpeth Class 101 Morpeth to Newcastle Jan 84 C6384 Morpeth 43158 up going away diverted via Blyth and Tyne after sleeping car train derailment 24th June 84 C6545 Morpeth Class 47 47622 Edinburgh to Newcastle 25th July 85 C6985 Morpeth 37221 up speedlink 9th July 86 C7607 David Edited March 2 by DaveF 51 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2 16 hours ago, Erichill16 said: Quite a load behind the 31 in the top picture. Yes, another lovely long parcels train. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2 19 hours ago, DaveF said: Swayfield Class 46 190 down June 72 J2951 17.30 Kings X to Leeds and Bradford Got to like this one best in this batch. Lovely lighting and excellent composure, with a fairly recently ex-works loco up front... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 2 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 2 North Lincolnshire now to look at Barnetby with a few photos taken from 1977 to 2008. Barnetby rear of eastbound oil train 11th Aug 77 C3473 Barnetby 56091 eastbound empty coal 30th May 91 C15859 Barnetby 150107 Cleethorpes to Newark 30th May 91 C15891 Barnetby 56094 westbound coal 26th July 2000 C25013 Barnetby 158761 Cleethorpes to Manchester 26th July 2000 C25015 Barnetby EWS 66019 westbound coal Aug 08 DSC4793 David 52 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2 Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of Morpeth. C6985, of Class 47, 47622, on an Edinburgh to Newcastle service, on the 25th July, 1985, is a beautifully composed shot of the train. The second carriage is a declassified first class Mkll from FK to SK. The photo’s of Barnetby from 1977 to 2008 are a superb set. C25013, of 56094, on a westbound coal train, on the 26th July, 2000, is an excellent photo’, and the 56 is looking good in the EWS livery. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 3 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 3 A few photos on the Souhern Region in the 1970s for this morning. Portsmouth Harbour 3H dmu 1125 Southampton to Portsmouth Harbour June 75 C2142 Portsmouth Harbour Class 421 7412 Portsmouth to Waterloo and Class 205 Portsmouth to Salisbury July 79 J6540 Swanley Class 414 6109 Gillingham to Victoria Nov 78 C4211 Swifts Green Class 414 Charing X to Ashford May 76 J5180 I'm on the right, Mum and Dad must have been visiting me and I'd taken them out for the day. Swifts Green Class 423 7893 Ramsgate to Charing X May 76 J5179 David 47 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted March 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3 J5179 has interesting weathering on the sides. Quite a challenge to reproduce on a model. Jonathan 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 3 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 3 New Basford in Nottingham comes next. The snowy photos are probably about 1954 but they are a small batch for which I don't seem to have worked out the dates. New Basford N7 69620 coming from Bagthorpe Junction JMGC005 New Basford New Basford Class 01 up goods JMGC001 New Basford O4 63710 up goods JMGC013 New Basford WD 2-8-0 heading for Derby JMGC004 New Basford WD 2-8-0 heading for Derby, Class 01 up on GCR on bridge JMGC003 David 51 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 JMGC005 nice somersault signals. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Super shots, David. Always appreciate you sharing these. Though, are some of the last of the batch taken at Basford North, rather than New Basford? The mention of somersault signals reminded me of something. I was in Sneinton Jn box (MR) one day, and the signalman asked if I'd like to visit the GN Goods Yard box at Nottm London Road. Well, of course I would! So he rang the signalman to say I'd be walking across the tracks to get there. The signalman let me pull the levers to change the aspect of the somersaults that existed there. Still remember that as if it were yesterday. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3 Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of the Souhern Region in the 1970’s. J6540, at Portsmouth Harbour, with Class 421, 7412, on a Portsmouth to Waterloo service, and a Class 205, on a Portsmouth to Salisbury service, in July, 1979, is a well composed shot of the two units at rest. The black and white photo’s of New Basford in Nottingham, from probably about 1954, in snowy conditions, are a most atmospheric set. JMGC001, of a Class 01, on an up goods train is a superb photo’, with the locomotive in a typically dirty condition. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 3 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Super shots, David. Always appreciate you sharing these. Though, are some of the last of the batch taken at Basford North, rather than New Basford? I think they could really be captioned as Basford North but they are from a small batch of Dad's prints with brief notes on the back, unlike the ones in his albums which were catalogued and all they said was Basford. I have to admit that as I left Nottingham in 1965 my memories are a bit hazy of the exact locations! I do have relatives there but have rarely been into the city, especially the north side of it since then, even though Mum and Dad lived in villages not far from the south east of Nottingham for some years. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 This one is exceptional, David. You can see an up freight on the GC in the background, as the WD approaches Basford North off the "Back Line" from Colwick. I cleaned-up the sky a tad... 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted March 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3 I love today's black and white photos. Jonathan 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3 11 hours ago, DaveF said: Portsmouth Harbour 3H dmu 1125 Southampton to Portsmouth Harbour June 75 C2142 Portsmouth Harbour Class 421 7412 Portsmouth to Waterloo and Class 205 Portsmouth to Salisbury July 79 J6540 Brings back memories of teenage summer holidays staying with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins in Portsmouth. Back then a bunch of us would take a bus to the Harbour to catch the Sealink slowboat to Ryde, then jump on the old 4VEC 3TIS sets on the IOW, all for a couple of quid each. And Rover tickets to get anywhere along the coast, Littlehampton, Shoreham and Worthing to name a few places we visited. Or just to do a bit of spotting at Eastleigh which meant a Thumper as their was no juice rail on the Fareham line..... Happy Days.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 4 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 4 Cumbria this morning with photos taken at Ravenglass, one on BR and the rest of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Ravenglass Class 40 up freight Aug 75 J4659 Ravenglass 9 River Mite Aug 75 J4622 Ravenglass 9 River Mite Aug 75 J4623 Ravenglass Diesel Hydraulic Royal Anchor at far end of train Aug 75 J4660 Ravenglass River Mite Aug 2003 Dvc00109 This is a still from a video. David 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted March 4 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 4 (edited) Gateshead this evening, by the Central freight depot which was on the line to Sunderland. I think I only took photos there once. Tyneside Central Freight depot 08384 1st Aug 85 C7007 On the left the Tyne and Wear Metro line can be seen going into the tunnel to its underground Gateshead station. Tyneside Central Freight depot 08384 1st Aug 85 C7008 The Metro train in the background is heading from South Shields and will eventually terminate at St. James. Tyneside Central freight depot Gateshead 08384 1st Aug 85 C7012 Tyneside Central freight depot Gateshead Class 101 Midddlesbrough to Newcastle 1st Aug 85 C7014 Tyneside Central freight depot Gateshead Class 101 to Newcastle going away1st Aug 85 C7015 David Edited March 4 by DaveF 51 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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