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

[DaveF]

Some photos around Leigh on Sea on the London Tilbury and Southend, mainly of the usual Class 302s.

 

 

Leigh on Sea Class 308/2 Sept 74 C1786

 

 

Leigh on Sea Class 302 293 down July 77 J5727

 

 

Leigh on Sea Class 302 246 up July 77 J5728

 

 

Leigh on Sea 302 239 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St Sun 5th March 78 C3695

 

 

Leigh on Sea 302 302 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St May 79 C4555

 

David

[Mol_PMB]

Nice to see one of the 308s with the motor luggage van for the Tilbury dock traffic.

[lmsforever]

Spent a lot of time in this general area good place for cockles  used to stay in Benfleet just  up the hill opersite the station saw the change from steam to electric  liked the tank locos had a lovely sound. Weekends often saw    diffent classes of loco,s on trains    black fives,class fours and once I saw a compound  stat ion men were quite rude about it .used to enjoy bus rides on Canvey Island   saw the flood awful scenes .Wish I could have lived down there it was such a brilliant  place to wander about and  watch trains.                    

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s from France, at at Calais Maritime and Calais Ville, in August, 1967. The last photo’ at Calais Maritime, of 050TQ12, is a superb portrait photo’ of the locomotive. 

 

The photo’s from around Leigh on Sea on the London Tilbury and Southend are an excellent selection. J5728, of Class 302, 246, on an up service, in July, 1977, is an excellent composition and there is plenty of interest to see in addition to the unit going about its everyday duties.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

 

[St Enodoc]

J5728 - great cars, especially that rather tatty Mk1 Cortina!

[DaveF]

The Stockton and Darlington at Fighting Cocks and Etherley.  The ones at Fighting Cocks were taken when Mum and Dad went on a weekend trip led by Ken Hoole in 1975.

 

 

Fighting Cocks Class 101 damaged June 75 J4396

 

 

Fighting Cocks  June 75 J4397

 

 

Fighting Cocks  site of 1825 station    building looks later June 75 J4398

 

 

Fighting Cocks June 75 J4399

 

 

Etherley 08225 18th May 85 C6940

 

David

[33C]

9 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

J5728 - great cars, especially that rather tatty Mk1 Cortina!

Yes, two different doors! (And maybe 4?) I hand painted mine....

[Artless Bodger]

28 minutes ago, 33C said:

Yes, two different doors! (And maybe 4?) I hand painted mine....

Prototype for everything. 

 

I used to see a (I think) Escort estate on my way to work, originally white it had been patch painted in a pointillist style apparently with the entire stock of the owner's Humbrol tinlets. It also sported an aerodynamic spoiler made from a contiboard shelf (priceless as the advert used to say). Some of my colleagues had cars kept going with parts from the scrappie, not the most reliable to accept a lift from.

[Artless Bodger]

J4397, another one of those lovely north eastern picket fence crossing gates, supported on a wheel at the free end. This one looks as though it is hand operated (handle on the left end), compared to the ones I saw at Brough which had motorised wheels. I cannot remember ever seeing one of this type of crossing on a layout. When did this style originate and were they only found in the north east?

[russ p]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

The Stockton and Darlington at Fighting Cocks and Etherley.  The ones at Fighting Cocks were taken when Mum and Dad went on a weekend trip led by Ken Hoole in 1975.

 

 

Fighting Cocks Class 101 damaged June 75 J4396

 

 

Fighting Cocks  June 75 J4397

 

 

Fighting Cocks  site of 1825 station    building looks later June 75 J4398

 

 

Fighting Cocks June 75 J4399

 

 

Etherley 08225 18th May 85 C6940

 

David

 

Interesting pictures David,  I always thought that DMU car was the one hit by a deltic at Darlington but don't think it is now as collision was 1977 but its seen there in 75. Any idea how it got there it was there for years

[russ p]

19 minutes ago, Artless Bodger said:

J4397, another one of those lovely north eastern picket fence crossing gates, supported on a wheel at the free end. This one looks as though it is hand operated (handle on the left end), compared to the ones I saw at Brough which had motorised wheels. I cannot remember ever seeing one of this type of crossing on a layout. When did this style originate and were they only found in the north east?

 

They are called boom gates , they were mainly in NE area but I found out a few years back there were at least 2 sets in East anglia one at Parkeston and another set at tivetshall in Norfolk.  I'm trying to work ot how I can remodel a crossing on my layout to incorporate a set. Failing that I might model a set of hand operated on my docks branch

There were a few sets of hand operated ones on the Redmire branch 

I'm not sure if there are any left on the network now

[keefer]

19 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Nice to see one of the 308s with the motor luggage van for the Tilbury dock traffic.

Dave's pictures often feature them after conversion to MBS, so nice to see one in original condition. 

Incidentally, inside the vans, one end was designated for fish traffic.

[DaveF]

3 hours ago, Artless Bodger said:

J4397, another one of those lovely north eastern picket fence crossing gates, supported on a wheel at the free end. This one looks as though it is hand operated (handle on the left end), compared to the ones I saw at Brough which had motorised wheels. I cannot remember ever seeing one of this type of crossing on a layout. When did this style originate and were they only found in the north east?

 

2 hours ago, russ p said:

 

They are called boom gates , they were mainly in NE area but I found out a few years back there were at least 2 sets in East anglia one at Parkeston and another set at tivetshall in Norfolk.  I'm trying to work ot how I can remodel a crossing on my layout to incorporate a set. Failing that I might model a set of hand operated on my docks branch

There were a few sets of hand operated ones on the Redmire branch 

I'm not sure if there are any left on the network now

There used to be a nice set quite close to where I live, at Winning on the Blyth and Tyne in Northumberland.   There are photos of them in this thread and on my flickr site.  

 

2 hours ago, russ p said:

 

Interesting pictures David,  I always thought that DMU car was the one hit by a deltic at Darlington but don't think it is now as collision was 1977 but its seen there in 75. Any idea how it got there it was there for years

 

 

I don't know anything about that DME car, I don't think I ever saw it.  I had intended to go on the trip these photos of Dad's are from but wasn't well so Mum went instead.

 

David

[DaveF]

Another whole pale print of Dad's at the west end of Nottingham Midland.

 

As usual he was taking advantage of his track permit.  The Kodak Retina camera was one he kept for a number of years, I can remember it.

 

 

David

[DaveF]

A few more photos around Bottesford on the Nottingham - Grantham line.

 

 

Bottesford South view north on GN and LNWR Joint Feb 82 C5623

 

 

Bottesford Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham and Class 47 47453 Glasgow and Edinburgh to Parkeston Quay  July 83 C6108

 

 

Bottesford Class 105 Nottingham to Grantham Aug 83 C6166  Dad is also taking photos

 

 

Bottesford Class 47 Glasgow and Edinburgh to Parkeston Quay Aug 83 C6167

 

 

Bottesford Class 105 Skegness to Nottingham Sept 83 C6313

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic selection of photo’s of The Stockton and Darlington at Fighting Cocks and Etherley. The last photo’ at Etherley, with 08225, on the 18th May, 1985, is a superb photo’ and the 08 looks to have well faded BR blue paintwork.

 

The whole plate photo’ of Jubilee class, 45636, Uganda, on a down express passenger train, from St. Pancras to Bradford at Nottingham West, in June, 1950, is a real gem. The first carriage appears to still be in LMS livery.

 

The photo’s from around Bottesford on the Nottingham to Grantham line, are an excellent set. C6167, of a Class 47, on a Glasgow and Edinburgh to Parkeston Quay service, in August, 1983, is a splendid photo’ of a once typical train on such a service. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Something of a mixed bag of photos along Great Eastern lines.

 

Frinton on Sea Class 309 Walton to Liverpool St July 75 J4528

 

 

Thorrington 309625 Liverpool St to Clacton 2nd Nov 79 C4861

 

 

Thorpe le Soken Class 305 Colchester St Botolphs to Clacton July 75 J4529

 

 

Harwich  Mar 75 C1878

 

 

Mistley quayside where there was once track July 75 J4532

 

 

David

[keefer]

C1878 - a selection of BL's finest there, with a big dash of mustard😊

[DaveF]

Mainly Class 101s at Wylam on the Newcastle to Carlisle line this tea time.

 

 

Wylam Class 101   Carlisle to Newcastle April 81 C5339

 

 

Wylam Class 101Newcastle to Hexham 20th Aug 84 C6599

 

 

Wylam Class 101 Hexham to Newcastle note tail lamp illuminated 20th Aug 84 C6600 As seen in the photos below single line working was not taking place that day.

 

 

Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Carlisle 20th Aug 84 C6601

 

 

Wylam Class 101 Carlisle to Newcastle 20th Aug 84 C6602

 

 

Wylam Class 101 Newcastle to Hexham 20th Aug 84 C6603

 

 

Wylam SR 777 Sir Lamiel Stockton to Skipton via Carlisle 20th Aug 84 C6605

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic mixed bag set of photo’s along Great Eastern lines. C4861, at Thorrington, with 309625, leading a Liverpool St to Clacton service, on the 2nd November, 1979, is a superb photo’ of the much missed electric units.

 

The photo’s of mostly class 101’s at Wylam, on the Newcastle to Carlisle line, are an excellent selection. The first photo’ is a great three quarter shot of the class 101 on a Carlisle to Newcastle service, in April, 1981. It can be seen that only the driver’s side marker light is lit.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Dagworth]

On 09/05/2024 at 16:38, DaveF said:

Bottesford Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham and Class 47 47453 Glasgow and Edinburgh to Parkeston Quay  July 83

I have noticed that you seem to photograph the Parkestone boat trains a lot, when I was spotting it was a train that we would go to the station to see most evenings as it regularly brought a foreign loco into Anglia. 
 

Andi

[DaveF]

16 minutes ago, Dagworth said:

I have noticed that you seem to photograph the Parkestone boat trains a lot, when I was spotting it was a train that we would go to the station to see most evenings as it regularly brought a foreign loco into Anglia. 
 

Andi

 

When I was visiting Mum and Dad it was sceduled about the time I often went out for a walk - when they lived at Radcliffe on Trent and later at Bottesford the station was only a few minutes walk from their house.  It was the same for Dad, he often worked from home even in those days and later when he was ill it gave him a litle bit of exercise.

 

David

[DaveF]

Hillmorton, Kilsby Tunnel and Plumpton on the WCML this morning, all back in the 70s.

 

 

Kilsby Tunnel south portal Class 81 up Jan 71 C465

 

 

Hillmorton Class 87 up June 75 J4474

 

 

Hillmorton Class 86 down March 76 J5081

 

 

Plumpton Class 87 87030 Glasgow to Euston Aug 77 J5775

 

 

Plumpton Class 87 87030 Glasgow to Euston Aug 77 J5776

 

David

[DaveF]

Some black and white photos at Stanton Gate on the Midland.

 

 

Stanton Gate 2F 58159 up goods c1953 JVol4256

 

 

Stanton Gate 4F 44118 down coal c1952 JVol4261

 

 

Stanton Gate 4F 44130 down goods c1952 JVol4253

 

 

Stanton Gate 8F down engine and brake van c1950 JVol1097

 

 

Stanton Gate Beyer Garratt c1952 JVol2172

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of Hillmorton, Kilsby Tunnel and Plumpton on the WCML in the 70’s. J5775, at Plumpton, with Class 87, 87030, on a Glasgow to Euston express train in August, 1977, is a superb photo’ with a superb side view of the 87’ as it is about to go over the bridge. What a simple sign for Plumpton.

 

The black and white photo’s at Stanton Gate on the Midland are a superb set. JVol4253, of 4F, 44130, on a down goods train, in c1952, is a truly imposing three quarter shot, from track level, of the locomotive.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.