RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted December 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) A visit to Chester in May 1972 today. Some of the photos have been on RMWeb in a previous thread some years ago, showing the aftermath of the accident on 8th May. A couple have also been used in a book on railway accidents. Details of the accident can be found at: http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=452 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_General_rail_crash The first one contains a link to the official report. I hadn't known about the accident when I set out, as a student I rarely read the newspapers or listened to the news - and of course in those days students didn't have televisions. There were a few people there watching the clear up operation, including a young woman who had set up her easel and was doing a painting - I wonder what happened to it? As it was May 1972 I must have decided on a day out on a Saturday as a break from working for my PGCE (teaching qualification) which I did in 1971-2 after completing my degree in 1971. Chester dmu coach on platform, Class 24 5028 behind May 72 C0929 Chester Class 103 on right to Crewe on left Class 108 from Manchester May 1972 C0930 Chester Class 101 Crewe to Bangor May 72 C933 Chester damaged dmu and hole in wall of station buffet May 72 C934 Chester Class 103 Rhyl to Manchester May 72 C935 Chester Class 40 and 25 dragging Class 24 clear May 72 C0936 David Edited December 11, 2015 by DaveF 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Going back to the hoppers in C3604, are they actually HKV/HJV iron ore hoppers, also used for sand and stuff like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Going back to the hoppers in C3604, are they actually HKV/HJV iron ore hoppers, also used for sand and stuff like that?They are 'Iron Ore' hoppers, I believe of the HKV version. They could have been on one of several traffics:- Glass-making sand Stone of some sort, either as aggregate, flux for the steel industry, or 'sugar stone' for sugar beet refineries Iron ore to somewhere like Stanton and Staveley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 A visit to Chester in May 1972 today. Some of the photo have been on RMWeb in a previous thread some years ago, showing the aftermath of the accident on 8th May. A couple have also been used in a book on railway accidents. Details of the accident can be found at: http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=452 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_General_rail_crash The first one contains a link to the official report. I hadn't known about the accident when I set out, as a student I rarely read the newspapers or listened to the news - and of course in those days students didn't have televisions. There were a few people there watching the clear up operation, including a young woman who had set up her easel and was doing a painting - I wonder what happened to it? As it was May 1972 I must have decided on a day out on a Saturday as a break from working for my PGCE (teaching qualification) which I did in 1971-2 after completing my degree in 1971. Chester dmu coach on platform, Class 24 5028 behind May 72 C0929.jpg Chester dmu coach on platform, Class 24 5028 behind May 72 C0929 Chester Class 103 on right to Crewe on left Class 108 from Manchester May 1972 C0930.jpg Chester Class 103 on right to Crewe on left Class 108 from Manchester May 1972 C0930 Chester Class 101 Crewe to Bangor May 72 C933.jpg Chester Class 101 Crewe to Bangor May 72 C933 Chester damaged dmu and hole in wall of station buffet May 72 C934.jpg Chester damaged dmu and hole in wall of station buffet May 72 C934 Chester Class 103 Rhyl to Manchester May 72 C935.jpg Chester Class 103 Rhyl to Manchester May 72 C935 Chester Class 40 and 25 dragging Class 24 clear May 72 C0936.jpg Chester Class 40 and 25 dragging Class 24 clear May 72 C0936 David Amazing. I've seen quite a few pictures of this crash but not from the same viewpoint as this. The ensuing gap in the station canopy on what is now platforms 4,5,6 and 7 has still not been repaired.. Cheers JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2015 Hi, Dave. Some quite sombre photo's of the remains of that crash there. They do provide a form of an historical record of the way the DMU coach ended up on that platform. But it is all very sombre. Accidents must not happen, and it is grim when they do. With best regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 C0930 and C935, aren't Park Royal DMUs quite stylish? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Incredibly lucky that no-one perished in the Chester crash! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 C0930 and C935, aren't Park Royal DMUs quite stylish? Yes, I always liked them - regret I never got the chance to ride the two sets allocated to Canton for a few weeks in 1970. . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted December 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Some photos from the Great Northern this evening on the line from Grantham to Nottingham. Grantham Class 114 53005 Skegness to Grantham (failed) 8th Jan 89 C11772 Allington junction from new A1 view west to Sedgebrook July 70 J2147 Allington junction view towards Barkston from old A1 bridge July 70 J2149 Belvoir Junction Class 20 ironstone from Denton siding and another Class 20 Sept 68 J1404 Bingham Class 114 to Grantham April 69 J1621 Weekday Cross J1376 from Broad Marsh Bus Station David Edited December 12, 2015 by DaveF 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Every day, more gems for our viewing delight... J1404: unusual location for number and double-arrow symbol on a class 20? J1376: great shot of 1960s cars, buses and fashions... Not to mention the concrete signal post. Bill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi, Dave. Great photo's. I see there are more concrete sleepers to be seen in J2149 at Allington Junction. Good to see some buses in the last photo'. With best regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted December 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi, Dave. Great photo's. I see there are more concrete sleepers to be seen in J2149 at Allington Junction. Good to see some buses in the last photo'. With best regards, Rob. That's part of the old Broad March bus station at Nottingham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Some photos from the Great Northern this evening on the line from Grantham to Nottingham. ba Allington junction from new A1 view west to Sedgebrook July 70 J2147.jpg Allington junction from new A1 view west to Sedgebrook July 70 J2147 David There a lot more railway in this view nowadays.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 J1404: unusual location for number and double-arrow symbol on a class 20? Bill The only 20 in with the number and double arrow in that position that fits the bill for that period in D8032, which came down from Scotland (64B) to D16 Nottingham division in July 68 before being reallocated to Stratford (30A) in September 68, where it stayed until May 71. So it is probably D8032 and would fit into it being a Nottingham division allocation at that location, shortly before moving down to Stratford. Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B Exam Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) The only 20 in with the number and double arrow in that position that fits the bill for that period in D8032, which came down from Scotland (64B) to D16 Nottingham division in July 68 before being reallocated to Stratford (30A) in September 68, where it stayed until May 71. So it is probably D8032 and would fit into it being a Nottingham division allocation at that location, shortly before moving down to Stratford. Paul J. More quality photos Dave, especially from my local patch! D8034 was the same when painted in 1969 at Inverurie Works, but as Swindon 123 says, its D8032 when you look at the photo full size. D8034: https://flickr.com/photos/69838920@N04/8162024417/ The photo at Bingham has changed by all recognition. The signal box from which the photo was taken closed for the last time on Friday 27th November 2015 along with Bottesford West 'box. Signalling moved to Derby IECC (Netherfield Panel). The semaphore was moved back approx 100 yards not long after the photo was taken until being replaced all together by a colour-light signal as a part of the recent resignalling scheme. Edited December 13, 2015 by B Exam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Dave, what an absolutely superb collection of images, many thanks for posting them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted December 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2015 A visit to the Foxfield Railway for the photos this afternoon. They were taken in the very hot summer of 1976 when the light was often quite poor with a grey haze covering the sky in the Midlands for much of the time with the temperature in the high 80s (at least). At times it was almost like taking photos in a heavy mist. Dilhorne Bagnall Hawarden and Bagnall Lewisham filling tanker wih water July 76 C2886 Dilhorne Bagnall Topsham July 76 C2888 Dilhorne RSH crane tank Roker July 76 C2891 Dilhorne shunting signals July 76 C2900 Dilhorne Simplex Helen July 76 C2901 Dilhorne Bagnall Hawarden ecs July 76 C2903 David 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 13, 2015 Always good to see industrials! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted December 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2015 Some more photos from the Great Eastern this evening. Chelmsford station July 74 C1655 Boreham Class 37 down parcels Oct 74 C1810 Rivenhall End 31 177 Norwich to Liverpool St July 76 C2828 Rivenhall End Class 37 down ex pass July 76 C2830 Rivenhall End 302 217 Liverpool St to Clacton July 76 C2829 David 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hi, Dave. Thank you for posting the photo's of the Foxfield Railway, and also those of the GEML. I especially like C2828 at Rivenhall End in July, 1976, which has a 'powerful' shot of 31177. A delightful photo'. With best regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 That's part of the old Broad March bus station at Nottingham. Used to go there with my mother to get the bus to Clifton to see my stepsister. Remember vividly seeing a 9F come rumbling over the viaduct, still at a fair pace, with (apparently) no train in tow. Followed some time later by a solitary brake van, train was all flat wagons hidden behind the parapet. Can't tell for sure whether the NCT bus is a Daimler Fleetline or Leyland Atlantean, can you read the fleet number above the door on the original scan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted December 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2015 Used to go there with my mother to get the bus to Clifton to see my stepsister. Remember vividly seeing a 9F come rumbling over the viaduct, still at a fair pace, with (apparently) no train in tow. Followed some time later by a solitary brake van, train was all flat wagons hidden behind the parapet. Can't tell for sure whether the NCT bus is a Daimler Fleetline or Leyland Atlantean, can you read the fleet number above the door on the original scan? The number is just too small - there isn't a note of it in Dad's catalogue so he probably couldn't read it on the original slide. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 13, 2015 C1655, Ah! the Railway Tavern, the only pub in Chelmsford where us punks were allowed in as a group for a drink. Les the landlord looked after us and long after his passing is still respected by the old Chelmsford punks, a true gent. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Was the photo of Chelmsford railway station taken from the bus station? The position of the pub opposite suggests it was but it is years since I saw this area and my mother who still uses buses in and out of Chlemsford says there have been major changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thanks, David! Always bring back memories to me....... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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