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

[DaveF]

Places in Scotland beginning with F and G this morning.  Mainly without trains, just bits of railway.

 

 

Fraserburgh Aug 74 J3922

 

 

Fraserburgh Aug 74 J3923

 

 

Gareloch bridge over A814 line to submarine base July 74 J3859

 

 

Garelochead taken from train hauled by 37259 and 37121 WBHS  Fort William to Newcastle 11th May 85 C6902

 

 

Garelochead NBR July 74 J3860

 

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

In J923 was the track to the right of the line originally another line? It looks very much like it.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

9 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

In J923 was the track to the right of the line originally another line? It looks very much like it.

Jonathan

 

I'm not sure exactly where Dad took the photo except that it seems to be on the edge of the town, it might be the trackbed of the line to St Combs from Fraserburgh.

 

David

[DaveF]

Peascliffe Tunnel on the ECML north of Grantham, 1970, 1977 and 1983.

 

 

Peascliffe Tunnel Class 40 up car train Dec 70 C435

 

 

Peascliffe Tunnel Class 47 down ex pass April 77 C3278

 

 

Peascliffe Tunnel Class 254 43079 Kings X to Leeds, going away July 83 C6114

 

 

Peascliffe Tunnel 31209 up bullion July 83 C6115

 

 

Peascliffe Tunnel Class 31 up empty cartics July 83 C 6116

 

David

Edited April 20 by DaveF
Spelling mistake (not a typo)

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fascinating set of photo’s of places in Scotland beginning with F and G. C6902, at Garelochead, taken from the train hauled by 37259 and 37121, WBHS  Fort William to Newcastle, on the 11th May, 1985, being a superb shot, and it will be of use for modellers.

 

The photo’s of Peascliffe Tunnel, on the ECML north of Grantham, in 1970, 1977 and 1983, are a splendid selection. C6115, of 31209, on an up bullion train, in July, 1983, is a superb photo’ of a train I have rarely seen.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[beast66606]

11 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

I'm not sure exactly where Dad took the photo except that it seems to be on the edge of the town, it might be the trackbed of the line to St Combs from Fraserburgh.

 

David

 

Doesn't look it, looks like it was always a road track - the bridge has since been replaced by a straight road.

 

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[DaveF]

Photos of electric locos this morning along the WCML.

 

 

Elmhurst 84004 down freight Jan 76 J5036

 

 

Elmhurst Class 86 up Jan 76 J5037

 

 

Hincaster Junction 87033 up June 76 J5263

 

 

Hincaster Junction 86207 down June 76 J5264

 

 

Sandon Trent and Mersey canal Class 86 down  June 76 J5331

 

David

[DaveF]

5 photos of Class 20s on trains to Skegness taken at Bottesford on the Nottingham - Grantham - Skegness line.

 

 

Bottesford 20081 and 20063 Leicester to Skegness July 81 C5467

 

 

Bottesford 2 Class 20 to Skegness Aug 82 C5855

 

 

Bottesford 20180 and 20135 to Skegness Aug 82 C5858

 

 

Bottesford 20188 and 20077 Derby to Skegness June 83 C6059

 

 

Bottesford 20172 and 20163 Leicester to Skegness Aug 83 C6155

 

David

Edited April 27 by DaveF

[andytrains]

Gosh.

Went to Skeggie once and we turned around and went back to Mablethorpe! 🤣

[woodenhead]

6 minutes ago, andytrains said:

Gosh.

Went to Skeggie once and we turned around and went back to Mablethorpe! 🤣

Were you at the caravan park?

 

Mablethorpe was very nice

[corneliuslundie]

Stayed at Butlins once (A Spring Harvest event) at Easter and swam in the sea. Never again.

I assume that the class 20s spent the week hauling mainly coal.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

If you lived in Nottingham as I did as a child then Skegness is where you went to for days out by the sea or often for holidays.

 

I always wondered if this is because it was the easiest seaside to get to by train.

 

David

[Compound2632]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

If you lived in Nottingham as I did as a child then Skegness is where you went to for days out by the sea or often for holidays.

 

I always wondered if this is because it was the easiest seaside to get to by train.

 

A tradition established by vigorous Great Northern marketing, no doubt. The Midland did not reach the sea.

[Donington Road]

57 minutes ago, DaveF said:

If you lived in Nottingham as I did as a child then Skegness is where you went to for days out by the sea or often for holidays.

 

I always wondered if this is because it was the easiest seaside to get to by train.

 

David

 

For most of the Derbyshire and Nottinhamgshire miners plus a lot of factory workers, Skegness was the easiest coastal resort to get to by train.  Not that many had their own cars back in the 50/60's,

South Yorkshire people favoured Cleethorpes as their destination.  For us living in South Lincolnshire, Skegness was the nearest but we much preferred the more gentile Sutton-on-Sea, or occasionally Hunstanton on the Norfolk coast.  Skegness was always a bit of a dirty place, not helped in the early sixties with invations of Mods and Rockers looking for a Sunday afternoon chat.🙄

[Donington Road]

3 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

A tradition established by vigorous Great Northern marketing, no doubt. The Midland did not reach the sea.

 

The Midland got to the sea at Sheringham, Cromer and Great Yarmouth with a little help from the Great Northern via the M&GN.😁

[The Johnster]

It got fairly close to the sea at Swansea St Thomas…

 

[rodent279]

And Morecambe, and Heysham.....

Bristol isn't a million miles away from the sea either, but maybe that's stretching the point a little!

[Compound2632]

26 minutes ago, Donington Road said:

The Midland got to the sea at Sheringham, Cromer and Great Yarmouth with a little help from the Great Northern via the M&GN.😁

 

21 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

It got fairly close to the sea at Swansea St Thomas…

 

8 minutes ago, rodent279 said:

And Morecambe, and Heysham.....

Bristol isn't a million miles away from the sea either, but maybe that's stretching the point a little!

 

I meant, rather specifically, the North Sea from Nottingham. Certainly the Norfolk coast via the M&GN but that was rather further and, I think, a bit more up-market?

 

The Midland was very good at getting to the sea by proxy, but more for goods than seaside holidays - Liverpool by the CLC, Southampton via the M&SWJR, Hull by the H&BR, etc. Bournemouth by the S&DJR is an counter-instance but again, a high-class destination, likewise the Ulster coast. Leave the hoi polloi to the Great Northern and Great Central!

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s of of electric locomotives along the WCML. The last photo’ at Sandon Trent and Mersey canal, with a Class 86, on a down express train, in June, 1976, is a beautifully composed photo’ with the tree reflected in the water on the hot summer’s day.

 

The photo’s of Class 20’s on trains to Skegness taken at Bottesford on the Nottingham - Grantham - Skegness line, are a superb selection and it shows something which will never be seen on the railway again. C5855, of two unidentified class 20’s on an extra to Skegness, in August, 1982, is an excellent photo’, and it seems the driver is a bit warm with an arm just outside the cabside window opening.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[11B]

On 15/04/2024 at 10:05, DaveF said:

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 Gunners Howe Aug 75 J4603

 

 

 

David

 

Nice photos David, but you seem to have a typo, it's Gummers Howe!

 

Kind regards

 

Ian

[DaveF]

54 minutes ago, 11B said:

 

Nice photos David, but you seem to have a typo, it's Gummers Howe!

 

Kind regards

 

Ian

 

 

Thanks, I've corrected it.

 

I've no idea how I got it wrong, in Dad's notes it is correct.  It is probably just clumsy fingers.

 

David

[rodent279]

10 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

 

 

I meant, rather specifically, the North Sea from Nottingham. Certainly the Norfolk coast via the M&GN but that was rather further and, I think, a bit more up-market?

 

The Midland was very good at getting to the sea by proxy, but more for goods than seaside holidays - Liverpool by the CLC, Southampton via the M&SWJR, Hull by the H&BR, etc. Bournemouth by the S&DJR is an counter-instance but again, a high-class destination, likewise the Ulster coast. Leave the hoi polloi to the Great Northern and Great Central!

Also, of course, Tilbury, Sowfind* & Shoeburyness 🙂

Pedantic? Me? Surely not!

 

* aka Southend

Edited April 22 by rodent279

[JeffP]

13 hours ago, DaveF said:

If you lived in Nottingham as I did as a child then Skegness is where you went to for days out by the sea or often for holidays.

 

I always wondered if this is because it was the easiest seaside to get to by train.

 

David

Probably.

Half of the West Riding seemed to visit Cleethorpes in the summer for the same reason.

[DaveF]

Some more photos on the London Tilbury and Southend at Laindon in the 1970s. 

 

 

 Laindon Class 302 302306 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness May 76 J5173

 

 

Laindon Class 302 down July 77 J5721

 

 

Laindon Class 302 302247 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St Jan 78 C3652

 

 

Laindon 12th March 78 C3715

 

 

Laindon Class 302 238 down April 78 J5999

 

David

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, JeffP said:

Probably.

Half of the West Riding seemed to visit Cleethorpes in the summer for the same reason.

Scarby or Brid, shirley?