Donington Road Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Scarby or Brid, shirley? Nah, it was cheaper to go abroad to Lincolnshire.😁 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22 I didn't mean to start a major discussion! And my comment "never again" was related to the temperature of the sea. Give me Durres in Albania for swimming. But to contribute to the resorts, from Cardiff a very popular resort was Weston super Mud. Miles of beach - and that was just looking for the sea when the tide was out. Jonathan 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 22 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 22 (edited) Near Nottingham now, at Sneinton junction, just east of Nottingham Midland and Radcliffe on Trent on the line to Grantham. Sneinton Junction Class 120 Crewe to Lincoln June 78 C3893 Sneinton Junction 25211 westbound freight June 78 C3894 Sneinton Junction Class 114 Nottingham to Grantham and Class 25 shunting June 78 C3895 Radcliffe on Trent Class 120 Nottingham to Skegness June 75 J4383 Radcliffe on Trent Class 47 Parkeston Quay to Manchester Feb78 J5920 47011 David Edited April 23 by DaveF 55 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanged Wheel Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 There’s some fascinating history surrounding seaside holidays. I spent the summer between my GCSEs and A-levels researching excursion trains from the West Riding, thanks to a HMRS grant. They even published my article. Part of the project involved recording oral history from those who went on these excursions. Sadly all have since passed away and so that research is the only way that their story was captured. One of the valuable things about this thread (apart from the sheer delight of the wealth of pictures) is the knowledge that is being recorded and (RMWeb permitting) retained. Long may it continue…! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) I think oral history is very underrated. I carried out a Heritage lottery project to record the memories of those who used the Portland branch in Dorset. Some talked about holidays , some about wartime, some about growing up and using the railway to travel and as a playground. Some fascinating stories were collected. Sorry if I've posted this before. The film is the last special in 1965, I interviewed a fireman on one of the 2mt tanks, you will hear him speak. I edited the sound bites and put it all together. There is also a display connected with the project in our local museum ,more information in the link below. Next project is to interview my mother about growing up on an Essex farm during war time and submitting to the Essex records office. Martyn Edited April 22 by mullie 17 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22 Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of the London Tilbury and Southend at Laindon in the 1970’s. C3715, of track renewal work, on the 12th March, 1978, is a fascinating study, and how times have changed. The workers would all have to be wearing Hi Vis jackets etc. The photo’s from near to Nottingham at Sneinton junction, are an excellent selection. C3894, of 25211, on a westbound freight, in June, 1978, is a superb three quarter portrait shot of the locomotive. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 22 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Scarby or Brid, shirley? Cleethorpes if you lived in what is now South Yorkshire, the mining area around Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, and up as far as Wakefield and Leeds. Used to be loads of excursions. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 23 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 23 Another batch from Switzerland, this time taken at Rapperswil where the line from Zürich crosses the Südostbahn line from Arth Goldau to the north east of the country. Rapperswil Südostbahn ABe4/4 14 Pfaffikon to Rapperswil 31st July 88 C9812 Rapperswil RABDe12/12 1118 31st July 88 C9816 Rapperswil Südostbahn Re4/4iii 42 Konstanz Rigi Express 31st July 88 C9824 Rapperswil RABDe8/16 Zurich to Rapperswil 31st July 88 C9826 Rapperswil Südostbahn BDe4/4 85 Rapperswil to Einsiedeln 1st Aug 88 C09965 David 41 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23 Not sure about the livery in C9826. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 23 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 23 (edited) I'm scanning old family photos at the moment, this one might be of interest for those who have rivers or harbours on their layout. Pride of the Yare on River Trent at Nottingham circa 1950. Jscan23Apr David Edited April 23 by DaveF 39 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Great photo. I like the 'N.C.S. Cheese Factory' in the background. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) 2 hours ago, DaveF said: I'm scanning old family photos at the moment Snap, so am I. Some are mine, some are my father's and some my wife's. These tend to be the easy ones. There are others taken by sundry relatives and friends and, whilst either my wife or I may know who, of the where and when we haven't a clue. Even the who isn't always easy. I started it because I felt it was important to have a digitised record of our family history. One day my wife and I will not be here and, although we both hope this won't be for many years, once we go our knowledge goes with us unless we keep a record. Our eldest daughter (and my brother) are the family archivists and she has several photographs of what we assume are our Victorian ancestors. Unfortunately we have no names. "I would love to know who they are," she has said to me. Chris Turnbull Edited April 23 by Chris Turnbull Typo 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23 Hi David. J5920 is 47011 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 23 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 23 Back to railways now to visit the Stray at Harrogate in 1965 and 1966. The photos were taken with Dad's half frame camera so some are not quite as good as usual in terms of detail. Harrogate Class 104 Bradford to Harogate July 65 J211 Harrogate Class 101 Darlington to Leeds Aug 65 J274 Harrogate B1 61319 Harrogate to Kings X Feb 66 J444 Harrogate Class 46 D171 up White Rose April 66 J472 Harrogate LMS Class 5 45061 Harrogate to Kings X July 66 J569 David 53 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23 Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s of Switzerland, at Rapperswil, on the 31st July and the 1st August, 1988. C9824, of a Südostbahn, Re4/4iii, 42, on a Konstanz Rigi Express, on the 31st July, 1988, is a splendid three quarter portrait shot of the locomotive. The old family photo’ of Pride of the Yare, on the River Trent, at Nottingham circa 1950, is a really lovely shot, and there’s is, as you have stated, much of interest for modellers. The photo’s of the Stray at Harrogate in 1965 and 1966, are a superb selection. The last photo’ of LMS Class 5, 45061, on a Harrogate to Kings Cross service, in July, 1966, is a most excellent photo’ and shows a typical Stanier Black 5 near to the end of steam. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 24 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 24 The Ffestiniog Railway for this morning. Tan y Bwlch Earl of Merioneth 22nd Aug 70 C243 Tan y Bwlch Hunslet Linda Dduallt to Porthmadog Aug 72 J3034 Tan y Grisiau Hibberd Upnor Castle 6th Aug 79 C4680 Tan y Grisiau Hunslet Blanche Porthmadog to Tan y Grisiau 6th Aug 79 C4693 Tan y Grisiau Hunslet Blanche Porthmadog to Tan y Grisiau 6th Aug 79 C4694 David 46 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold melmoth Posted April 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24 J3034 Looks like Allan Garraway on the footplate of Linda 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 24 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 24 (edited) A trip down the road for me to Morpeth, the newest photo is only about 30 years old. Morpeth USP5000 March 81 C5304 Morpeth ex grain wagons for Alcan traffic Nov 83 C6307 Morpeth 37015 up coal to Blyth and Tyne 18th April 85 C6819 This view is now obscured by trees. Morpeth 56133 shunting 9th April 86 C7454 Morpeth LMS Class 5 44767 Santa Special 18th Dec 94 C19895 Coming into Morpeth from the Blyth and Tyne so it can return to Newcastle on the ECML. David Edited April 24 by DaveF 47 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24 Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of The Ffestiniog Railway. C4693, at Tan y Grisiau, of Hunslet, Blanche, on a Porthmadog to Tan y Grisiau service, on the 6th August, 1979, is a superb composition of the train in the cutting. The photo’s at Morpeth are a superb selection. The first photo’ of USP5000, in March, 1981, is an excellent photo’ and should be of help for modellers. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt37268 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Would C243 be in 1980? As I don’t think EoM was built until 78/9, (Fat fingers happen to us all 😀 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 25 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25 (edited) 13 hours ago, Matt37268 said: Would C243 be in 1980? As I don’t think EoM was built until 78/9, (Fat fingers happen to us all 😀 It is definitely 1970 as explained below. It is very confusing to anyone who doesn't know the complex history of some Ffestiniog locos. . The 1886 double Fairlie engine originally named Livingston Thompson, subsequently named Taliesin, was renamed Earl of Merioneth in 1961. It reverted to its original name after 1979, when it was saved for static display at the NRM. The new Earl of Merioneth entered service, as you correctly say, in 1979. David Edited April 25 by DaveF 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 25 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 25 Church Lane crossing on the Great Eastern just to the north east of Ingatestone on the way to Chelmsford. The first 4 photos are Dad's, he and Mum must have been spending a weekend with me. In the 70s when I ived in Essex it was a very pleasant spot to spend part of a Saturday taking photos. Church Lane Crossing 309608 Clacton to Liverpool St Apr 75 J4262 Church Lane Crossing 306019 down Apr 75 J4264 Church Lane Crossing Class 37 down Apr 75 J4265 Church Lane Crossing Class 47 Norwich to Liverpol St Apr 75 J4266 Church Lane crosing Class 309 Clacton to Liverpool St 5th May 80 C5053 47 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt37268 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 4 hours ago, DaveF said: It is definitely 1970 as explained below. It is very confusing to anyone who doesn't know the complex history of some Ffestiniog locos. . The 1886 double Fairlie engine originally named Livingston Thompson, subsequently named Taliesin, was renamed Earl of Merioneth in 1961. It reverted to its original name after 1979, when it was saved for static display at the NRM. The new Earl of Merioneth entered service, as you correctly say, in 1979. David I must admit Narrow gauge isn’t my specialty, I’d completely forgotten about the renamings that occurred in that part of North Wales. More than happy to be corrected 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 25 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 25 (edited) A couple more from the family albums as scanning continues. The steam locos may be at Cambridge, it would have been taken 1948/9. Mum is in the cab of the loco on the left. Jimg355Apr People waiting at a bus stop on Derby Road Nottingham, about 1952. It may be useful for the clothing, also you don't often see people reading newspapers on model railways. Jimg378Apr David Edited April 25 by DaveF 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 25 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 25 Some black and white photos taken around Trent on the Midland for this afternoon. Trent 2P 40458 up pass c1950 JVol7309 Trent 4F 43850 down coal photo taken from train c1951 JVol2262 South ofTrent crossing bridge over River Trent LMS Garratt c1949 JVol1028 Trent Fairburn 4MTT 42184 up pass c1950 JVol7311 Trent Lane Junction East Midlands Gas Board shunter c1950 JVol7335 David 50 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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