RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 13 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13 (edited) A batch of photos from Swayfield on Stoke Bank this morning. Swayfield Class 55 up 15.25 Leeds to Kings X June 73 J3213 55021 SwayfieldClass 47 47448 08.41 Halifax to Kings X Aug 74 J4000 Swayfield red flags on fast lines for engineering works Sept 74 J4030 Swayfield Class 47 up Dec 74 J4124 probably a special working Swayfield Class 56 up test train Sept 77 J5818 Swayfield Class 55 down Kings X to Edinburgh 30th May 78 C3874 55012 David Edited April 13 by DaveF 44 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13 (edited) J7213 is 55021 Argyll & Sutherland Highlander and C3874 is 55012 Crepello Edited April 13 by brushman47544 Spaces 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 13 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13 (edited) Around the Southern for this afternoon together with a ship which provided passengers for boat trains. Graveney Class 411 Ramsgate to Victoria Feb 77 J5630 Hollingbourne Class 414 6077 Lenham to Maidstone30th April 78 C3812 Hollingbourne Class 414 6105 Maidstone to Lenham 30th April 78 C3813 Hollingbourne Class 414s 6077 and 6105 30th April 78 C3814 Swale Class 414 6159 Sheerness to Sittingbourne 25th July 78 C3918 going away Queen Mary approaching Southampton circa 1962 JV558 David Edited April 13 by DaveF 50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 28 minutes ago, DaveF said: C3918 Iwade the nearest village but the station is Swale after the waterway behind the camera, with the lifting bridge. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Southernman46 Posted April 13 Popular Post Share Posted April 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, DaveF said: Queen Mary approaching Southampton circa 1962 JV558 David My Grandfather died on HMS Curacoa - swatted aside by the Queen Mary 20 years earlier like she wasn't even there Edited April 13 by Southernman46 1 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13 Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of Swayfield. J4124, of a Class 47, on an up working, in December, 1974, is a superb shot, in the December sun of what you have surmised is a special train. The headcode and Mkl carriages both help to confirm that. The photo’s from around the Southern are most impressive. C3814, at Hollingbourne, with Class 414’s, 6077 and 6105, on the 30th April, 1978, is a superb photo’ with the two units well framed by the footbridge. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted April 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13 12 hours ago, DaveF said: Swayfield Class 56 up test train Sept 77 J5818 Interesting train, and a photo that also belongs in the prototype for everything thread.... Appears to be a Romanian class 56 hauling 12 empty steel carriers (BAAs ?) with what I assume is the ex Pullman coach (323) that went over to RTC Derby and is in use before it received their red/blue livery as RDB975427 Wren. As it was used for acoustics testing, they must be checking out that 'grid' scream, but not flat out and fully loaded.... 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Here is D6746 at March on 8th July 1968. Pretty conclusive I think! The palvan just beyond the water crane is one built for the Izal traffic, but possibly more general use by 1968. Swayfield Class 56 up test train Sept 77 J5818 Yes what are those wagons? Bogied, but the high ends and the substantial side stanchions are unlike either BAA or BBA. Could they be BOV, conversions of Bogie Bolster C https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/bovpipe but I am not convinced! Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, hmrspaul said: Yes what are those wagons? With a 56, wouldn’t they have to be air-braked in that formation? For BBAs, could it be a trick of the sharp angle of the photo, making the side stanchions of BBAs look more substantial? Edited April 13 by eastwestdivide 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 32 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said: With a 56, wouldn’t they have to be air-braked in that formation? For BBAs, could it be a trick of the sharp angle of the photo, making the side stanchions of BBAs look more substantial? Yes OK, will go with BBA. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 4 hours ago, Davexoc said: Interesting train, and a photo that also belongs in the prototype for everything thread.... Appears to be a Romanian class 56 hauling 12 empty steel carriers (BAAs ?) with what I assume is the ex Pullman coach (323) that went over to RTC Derby and is in use before it received their red/blue livery as RDB975427 Wren. As it was used for acoustics testing, they must be checking out that 'grid' scream, but not flat out and fully loaded.... This was the standard test train for the Romanian class 56s. It ran to Peterborough (arriving mid-morning), set back into the West Yard, then returned north at around lunchtime, via the fly-ash loop at Fletton - to avoid having to remarshal the ex-Pullman vehicle. I have a number of photographs of several of 56 001 to 56 015, on the up working, but I never got one of the return working - probably because, at the age of 18, lunch was more appealing 😁. By the time of David's photograph I would have been at work, all day, so I missed the later locos of the batch. 8 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 14 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 14 In Scotland for this morning. Some of the photos may of use to those who have model harbours on their layouts. The first of the Stranraer photos was taken while I was a student, we had arrived there in a coach from Manchester on the way to Northern Ireland for a Biology field trip very early in the morning so we all went for a walk, I took a few photos. I remember we were all hungry and it was too early for anywhere to be open, in the end we found a bakery (not a shop) which let us have some very freshly baked rolls. Stannergate Dundee Class 101 Arbroath to Dundee Aug 74 J3934 Stirling Class 27 up Aug 73 J3337 seen from the castle Stonehaven (nea)r Aug 74 J3926 Stranraer harbour Class 27 April 70 C211 Stranraer Harbour July 74 J3833 Stranraer Harbour July 74 J3834 David 52 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted April 14 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14 4 hours ago, DaveF said: Stirling Class 27 up Aug 73 J3337 seen from the castle Griddle car in the formation. IIRC there were two coaching diagrams, one with a Griddle and the other with an RB. These worked a Glasgow QS-Inverness and a GQS-Aberdeen (and returns) on alternate days. Have seen similar trains hauled by a 37 but don't know if the 27 was just a stand-in. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 14 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14 3 minutes ago, keefer said: Griddle car in the formation. IIRC there were two coaching diagrams, one with a Griddle and the other with an RB. These worked a Glasgow QS-Inverness and a GQS-Aberdeen (and returns) on alternate days. Have seen similar trains hauled by a 37 but don't know if the 27 was just a stand-in. I think there are two trains there. You can see the rear of the Down train in front of the second coach of the Up train. 3 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 14 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14 6 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: I think there are two trains there. You can see the rear of the Down train in front of the second coach of the Up train. I've just had a close look at the Stirling photo, you are right it does have two trains. I'd never noticed before. David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 14 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 14 Grassington in 1965,1966 and 1967 along with Cracoe in 1973. Cracoe Tilcon Class 31 running round Aug 73 J3360 Grassington BR Class 4MT 75039 Aug 65 J289 Grassington Class 4 75041 Dec 66 J721 Grassington Class 4 75041 Dec 66 J722 Grassington Class 4 75021 July 67 J938 David 54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14 (edited) 40 minutes ago, DaveF said: Grassington in 1965 the Grassington pics are wonderful, talk about run down in every way possible, location and loco! the only remaining point of reference in the photos is the building on the other side of the road Edited April 14 by big jim 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14 Good evening, David. That is a fantastic set of photo’s from Scotland. C211, at Stranraer harbour, with a Class 27, in April, 1970, is a fascinating study, and the 27 seems very small compared with the size of the harbour. The photo’s of Grassington in 1965,1966 and 1967 along with Cracoe in 1973, are a superb selection. J289, at Grassington, with BR Class 4MT, 75039, in August, 1965, is a beautifully composed photo’, and shows some cleaning had taken place on the locomotive. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 15 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 15 (edited) A trip to the Lake District this morning to look at Lakeside station on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in August 1975. Lakeside station from Gummers Howe Aug 75 J4603 Lakeside Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4604 Lakeside Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4605 Lakeside Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4606 Lakeside MV Swan Aug 75 J4607 Lakeside MV Swan Aug 75 J4608 David Edited April 21 by DaveF 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 15 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 15 Chaloners Whin Junction, south of York in 1966 and 1967 for this tea time. Chaloners Whin Junction Class 25 D7509 up freight Oct 66 J652 Chaloners Whin Junction Class 55 D9007 down Oct 66 J656 12.00 Kings X to Edinburgh Chaloners Whin Junction Class 40 D258 up freight Oct 66 J657 Chaloners Whin Junction Class 47 D1523 down March 67 J797 11.00 Kings X to Newcastle Chaloners Whin Junction Class 101 Leeds to Scarborough March 67 J801 54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 15 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15 Good evening, David. That is a great selection of photo’s at Lakeside station, on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, in August, 1975. The first photo’ of Lakeside station from Gunners Howe is a simply stunning scene and it is easy to see why people love the Lake District. The photo’s at Chaloner’s Whin Junction, York, in 1966, and 1967, are a excellent set, and full of nostalgia. The last photo’ of a Class 101 unit on a Leeds to Scarborough service, in March, 1967, shows the unit to be formed as follows: A class 101/1 DMCL, a class 101 TSL, with just two cream lines, a class 104 TBSL, and the other class 101/1 DMCL. Coupled up is a two car class 108, DTCL + DMBS. With warmest regards, Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 J657, a really nice photo with the incidental details - the car, open boot and bonnet, garage door windows etc. And the dog on the lawn. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 J656 - interesting to see another shot of "Pinza" with the horns mounted, experimentally, in the top corners of the nose. This must be the third or fourth that I've seen in this thread, over the years - I think that I'd only ever seen one image of D9007, in that state, before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 16 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 16 Some photos taken around Derwenthaugh just west of Gateshead to start today. Derwenthaugh 0-4-0Ds in yard of Raine and Co Delta Works Jan 84 C6341 Derwenthaugh 37068 Jan 84 C6344 Derwenthaugh Class 101 Hexham to Newcastle Jan 84 C6345 Derwenthaugh Cobra coal containers Jan 84 C6346 Derwenthaugh coke works 08370 on loan to NCB Jan 84 C6355 David 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 16 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16 Morning David That last picture is absolutely stunning. When did Derwenthaugh close? Looking at the TY signal I assume it was close to low fell and probably had all traces removed by the garden festival Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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