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

[rodent279]

I was on a train going south somewhere near Watford, sometime in about 1986/7, and saw those mk3's in DSB livery going presumably to Harwich for delivery.

[DaveF]

Another black and white from one of Dad's whole 8"x6" prints of an A1 on the down Flying Scotsman at Garntham North in May 1950.

 

 

 

David

[woodenhead]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

In the early 90s I sometime went to and from Europe from North Shields on a DFDS ferry to Esbjerg in Denmark.  Sometimes I stayed a night there and always made sure I photographed a few Danish trains.  Sometimes ex UK coaches appeared.

 

Esbjerg DSB sleeping cars 25th July 92 C17005

 

David

And not any old sleeping cars, a Mk3 sleeping car

[DaveF]

The next batch of photos are of trains on the Blyth and Tyne.

 

Marchey's House is the junction where the line splits to Bedlington or Winning heading south from Ashington.

 

West Sleekburn Junction is where the line splits for Ashington and Winning when heading north from Bedlington.

 

North Blyth is on the north side of the River Blyth.

 

Marcheys House 37132 North Blyth to Alcan Lynemouth 10th April 85 C6791

 

 

Marcheys House 37132 l e and brake Lynemouth to Cambois 10th April 85 C6796

 

 

North Blyth Alcan 37048 l e Dec 80 C5252

 

 

North Blyth Class 37 shunting Alcan wagons   and MV Donnington 25th July 85 C7089  Taken from Blyth Quayside

 

 

near West Sleekburn junction Class 37 to Alcan April 83 C6006

 

David

Edited May 3 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a great set of photo’s of Esbjerg, in Denmark, from 1992 and 1993. The first photo’ of Class MY, 1132, on the 25th July, 1992, is a superb portrait shot of the classic locomotive. 

 

The whole plate photo’ of class A1, 60134, on a down express train, The Flying Scotsman, in May, 1950, at Grantham North is real gem. Thank you for posting it.

 

The photo’s of the Blyth and Tyne, at Marchey’s House, West Sleekburn Junction, and North Bylth, are an excellent selection. I particularly like C5252, at North Blyth Alcan, with class 37, 37048, light engine, in December, 1980. The shunters pole will be an excellent extra detail to add to one the Accurascale models. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

[Oldddudders]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

Another black and white from one of Dad's whole 8"x6" prints of an A1 on the down Flying Scotsman at Garntham North in May 1950.

 

 

 

David

It is sobering to note the limited shutter speed and film speed your father was working with - to such good effect! In an era of autofocus, auto-exposure, sensors that produce excellent results at 6400 ISO, and mirrorless cameras that record at up to 120 frames per second, we do have it so easy!

[DaveF]

A trip to Crich this morning to see some trams in 1974, 1989 and 1983.

 

 

Crich Glasgow 812 Aug 74 J4016

 

 

Crich Glasgow 115 Aug 74 J4019

 

 

Crich Sheffield horse tram 15 Aug 74 J4022

 

 

Crich Glasgow tram 1282 April 79 C4450

 

 

Crich Sheffield 510 Aug 83 C6203

 

 

Crich Paisley 68 Aug 83 C6204

 

David

[The Pilotman]

On 02/05/2024 at 15:45, DaveF said:

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 St Pancras to Nottingham June 76 J5300

The loco is 45144 ROYAL SIGNALS 

[The Pilotman]

On 02/05/2024 at 15:45, DaveF said:

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45/1 45xxx St Pancras to Nottingham April 78 J5991  Might be 45104

Definitely 45104. 

[St Enodoc]

19 hours ago, DaveF said:

North Blyth is on the north side of the River Blyth.

Good to know.

[DaveF]

Yorkshire next at Kirkstall and Horsforth, more of Dad's photos from June 1976  He had gone to see Hardwicke and Evening Star double heading a train.

 

 

Kirkstall Class 108 Morecambe to Leeds June 76 J5305

 

 

Kirkstall Class 108 Leeds to Ilkley  June 76 J5307

 

 

Kirkstall LNWR 790 Hardwicke and 92220 Carnforth to York The Fells and Dales  June 76 J5309

 

 

Horsforth 55007 Kings X to Harrogate June 76 J5315

 

 

Horsforth LNWR 790 Hardwick and 92220  June 76 J5316

 

David

[keefer]

Those 108s looking very smart in their new white/blue livery. This started in 1975 so these units must have only recently had the livery applied (or had been repainted already), as it became very dirty very quickly. 

An interesting detail in J5307 is the miniature headcode display in the second-man's windscreen, I'd never seen this before.

Details of the refurbishment of the 108s at Railcar.co.uk:

https://railcar.co.uk/type/class-108/refurbishment

 

Edited May 4 by keefer

[Market65]

Good evening, David.  That is a fascinating set of photo’s at Crich, of some  trams in 1974, 1989 and 1983. C4450, is a superb and well composed photo’ of Glasgow tram, 1282, in April, 1979, 

 

The photo’s from Yorkshire, at Kirkstall and Horsforth, with your Dad's photo’s from June, 1976, are an excellent selection. The first photo’ of a class 108, on a Morecambe to Leeds service in June, 1976, is an excellent composition, and it can be seen that the train is formed of the 108, of which the DMBS is refurbished, and the unit coupled up to it is a three car set, a class 110 DMBC, a class 104 TSL, and a class 101 DMCL.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Places in Scotland beginning with "G" this morning.

 

 

Glen Douglas 37037 Glasgow QS to Oban 11th May 85 C6901

 

 

Glenluce P&WJR viaduct over A75 and Water of Luce July 74 J3831 P&WJR = Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.

 

 

Grantshouse Class 47 down ex pass Aug 77 C3517

 

 

Greenock Princes Pier bridge over A8 July 74 J3849

 

 

Greskine Class 47 down Aug 73 J3341

 

David

[Johann Marsbar]

I like the Police Hillman Imp in J3849.

Hope theirs was more reliable than the one my Father owned!

[brushman47544]

The leading Class 108 in J5305 from yesterday is interesting. Both vehicles look ex-works but one has apparently been refurbished (white/blue) and the other (plain blue) not.

[Artless Bodger]

J3831, full of interesting detail, I wondered what the building in the distance through the arch was, looking on Google maps it is probably Glenluce Abbey.

 

 

[Oldddudders]

2 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said:

I like the Police Hillman Imp in J3849.

Hope theirs was more reliable than the one my Father owned!

I'll have you know that in 1966 four of us went camping in a 1964 Hillman Imp - from Surrey to Dubrovnik!

[corneliuslundie]

J3831: a pity you were a "few" years too late to catch a train on the viaduct.

Jonathan

[jcarta]

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

I'll have you know that in 1966 four of us went camping in a 1964 Hillman Imp - from Surrey to Dubrovnik!

 

You haven't said "Did it make it back"? 😁

 

My dad had one and he was forever in the car's engine bay, when it did run we had quite a few great trips out in it..

[Oldddudders]

15 minutes ago, jcarta said:

You haven't said "Did it make it back"? 😁

We did, but 4-up w camping equipment meant it was overloaded. 55 mph was the max, even on autobahnen, as it became unstable from there. It was awful on Belgian pavé And the clutch played up - dealers visited - but I think one driver was hamfooted with it. When the owner took over it seemed fine again. The brief skirmish with a trolleybus in Trieste - that driver again - didn't result in more than a scrape, fortunately. 

[DaveF]

A black and white photo taken near Rigby by Dad in July 1950.

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Little Mill, a level crossing on the ECML in Northumberland for today's final bacth of photos.  They were taken in 1974 and 1983.

 

 

Little Mill Class 47 down May 74 J3707  08.45 Leeds to Edinburgh "The North Briton"

 

 

Little Mill Class 40 down freight May 74 J3708

 

 

Little Mill Class 46 Edinburgh to Bristol May 74 J3709

 

 

Little Mill April 83 C6028  The signal box has gone.  The building in the centre of the photo is I believe an old lime kiln.

 

 

Little Mill Class 254 HST down July 83 C6105  going away

 

David

Edited May 5 by DaveF

[hmrspaul]

Little Mill Class 40 down freight May 74 J3708   Ex Izal Palvan as the first wagon - possibly being used as a barrier. 

 

Paul

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of places in Scotland beginning with "G". The first photo’ at Glen Douglas, with 37037, on a Glasgow QS to Oban service, on the 11th May, 1985, is a most atmospheric photo’ and an excellent portrait of the 37. 

 

The whole plate photo’ by your Dad, of Rebuilt Royal Scot, 4117, Welsh Guardsman, on the down Lakes Express at Rugby, in July, 1950, is an excellent and well composed photo’. 

 

The photo’s at Little Mill, a level crossing on the ECML in Northumberland, in 1974 and 1983, are a superb selection. J3708, of a centre headcode Class 40, on a down freight train, in May, 1974, is a splendid three quarter portrait shot of the classic locomotive.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.