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

[great central]

C25430, 158847 more recently, now named 'Lincoln Castle Explorer'

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/132656555@N06/25035793386

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. Good photo's of the Bowes Railway. Interesting to see the wagons descend the incline. It would make a great model.

The photo's of the Cambrian Coast line are most enjoyable. In C5764, to the left of the DMU, you can see some early sleepers - balk road?

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[russ p]

Love the pictures of Bowes, such a shame what happened there. I've said to you before about north east industrial photos there should be a pornography button!

I saw working inclines at seaham but really kick myself for not going north of the Tees in the 80s to visit more installations such as Harton and ashington

[uax6]

Hi, Dave. Good photo's of the Bowes Railway. Interesting to see the wagons descend the incline. It would make a great model.

The photo's of the Cambrian Coast line are most enjoyable. In C5764, to the left of the DMU, you can see some early sleepers - balk road?

With warmest regards,

Rob.

Not baulk road Rob, but pot sleepers. There's a thread on here about them somewhere....

 

Andy g

[russ p]

Were they only WR?

[The Stationmaster]

Were they only WR?

 

The GWR made quite extensive use of them during WWII (and possibly after) in sidings but I'm not sure about other users.  They were remarkably durable and it was not unusual for them to survive into the 1970s, even in busy yards.

[russ p]

Was it purely for economy?

[Fat Controller]

Was it purely for economy?

They saved importing bulky timber from the Dominions during the War, and were lighter to handle, saving on labour, so economy in the broadest sense. They seemed to be used a lot in sidings serving ports and military installations, and also on goods loops put in or extended to deal with wartime traffic. The sea-defences between Llanelli and Burry Port incorporated large numbers of them, presumably removed from 'temporary' installations.

[The Stationmaster]

Was it purely for economy?

 

Partly economy and partly circumstance.  Lack of imported timber caused some interesting things to happen some of which carried on postwar such as concrete sleepers (chaired, for bullhead rail) and steel sleepers.  the concrete ones seem to have lasted quite well on secondary lines; the steel ones were rubbish - I came across some in a yard in the early 1970s, so barely 25-30 years old, and most were rusted through.

[DaveF]

Bristol again today, this time at Bristol Parkway station in 1989.  

 

The photos were taken over a period of a few days.  Once again I do know I was there for something to do with work - probably some sort of conference but have no idea what it was about - so it can't have been interesting.  I think the hotel was somewhere near Parkway station.

 

I don't remember the journey either except that I travelled to and from Newcastle by train.

 

 

Bristol Parkway 37198 29th June 89 C12099

 

 

Bristol Parkway 43020 Cardiff to Paignton reversing 2nd July 89 C12135

 

 

Bristol Parkway 43020 Cardiff to Paignton reversing 2nd July 89 C12136

 

 

Bristol Parkway 2nd July 89 C13844

 

 

Bristol Parkway Class 43 Bristol to Newcastle 2nd July 89 C13846

 

Just for those who notice the image file numbers on the photos.  It may seem strange that there are large variations in the numbers for photos taken on the same day.  At the time I used two cameras, I didn't finish the film in the camera with images C13844 and C13846 until a long time after I took the photos - mainly because I took the other camera to Switzerland for a month from late July.

 

David

[eastwestdivide]

... some sort of conference but have no idea what it was about - so it can't have been interesting....

I think I went to that one!

 

C12099 - pretty sure those are the former salt hoppers (PR82xx??) in the background, repurposed for aggregates.

Edited April 4, 2016 by eastwestdivide

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. Very interesting photos of Bristol Parkway. You were not the only one to use two cameras, for at that time period I was using two as well. I cannot recall exactly when I ceased to use two, but now it is just the digital camera.

I like the way the sun is glinting off the engine in C13844.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Peter Kazmierczak]

I still use two cameras - better safe than sorry.

Edited April 4, 2016 by Peter Kazmierczak

[Market65]

Actually that is good thinking. I may well go and get a second digital one.

[keefer]

thing is, if you position the 2 cameras correctly the resulting images can be viewed stereoscopically to give a 3D image

it's better if you use a viewer or it can be done by having the images side-by-side on screen - though this can give you headache/eyestrain, remember those 'magic eye' pictures?

[railsquid]

C4180 - such archetypical 1970s dismal urban decay... would make an ideal set for some kind of dystopian future film... or maybe the 1970s were the dystopian future. I suppose those must be the lifted (and happily long reinstated) tracks through the Snowhill Tunnel in the foreground.

[DaveF]

C4180 - such archetypical 1970s dismal urban decay... would make an ideal set for some kind of dystopian future film... or maybe the 1970s were the dystopian future. I suppose those must be the lifted (and happily long reinstated) tracks through the Snowhill Tunnel in the foreground.

 

 

It felt really grotty when I was walking around to take that photo.  The trackbed in the foreground is indeed the Snowhill Tunnel line, as you say since reinstated.

[Porcy Mane]

thing is, if you position the 2 cameras correctly the resulting images can be viewed stereoscopically to give a 3D image

it's better if you use a viewer or it can be done by having the images side-by-side on screen - though this can give you headache/eyestrain, remember those 'magic eye' pictures?

 

Or a single camera with a very fast motor drive in an equally fast aeroplane, so that two similar images are taken about the same distance apart as your eyeballs.

Try this one for size:

 

P

[DaveF]

A few photos taken at Cambois today.  As most of you know this on the Blyth and Tyne on the north side of the River Blyth.  There was a shed here, now closed, the line still serves the north side of the harbour and the alumina terminal.  The west staithes and power station are long gone, but were still in use when the photos were taken.

 

Yesterday I mentioned that in film days I used two cameras, at the time of those photos they were a Minolta 7000 and an Olympus mju.

 

Nowadays I use a Nikon D7200 and a Canon Ixus 170.  The Canon is just to put in my pocket when I go for a walk, though on full Auto setting I've noticed it is biased to high shutter speeds so now and then take railway photos with it if I haven't got the Nikon with me.

 

 

Cambois 37058 Aug 80 C5114

 

 

Cambois Class 37 Dec 82 C5892

 

 

Cambois Chevy Chase special Class 101 26th April 86 C7495

 

 

Cambois 08544, 08485 26th April 86 C7503

 

 

Cambois 56116 11th April 88 C9395

 

 

David

[JohnH]

More excellent photos David. Many thanks again for continuing to post them.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I love the photos of Cambois. I like in particular C7503 of the two class 08 diesel shunters.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[AberdeenBill]

The GWR made quite extensive use of them during WWII (and possibly after) in sidings but I'm not sure about other users.  They were remarkably durable and it was not unusual for them to survive into the 1970s, even in busy yards.

 

Brockenhurst (SR) yard had similar hybrid concrete/steel tie-bar sleepers, presumably installed in WWII.  

 

Bill

[DaveF]

Some photos from visits to Carlisle in 1987 this afternoon but there is only one electric loco to be seen.

 

 

Carlisle 47229 Galsgow to Euston relief diverted via S and C 21st April 87 C8343

 

 

Carlisle 31162 and 862377 in loop 21st April 87 C8353

 

 

Carlisle 08912 down cement trip 1st Sept 87 C9096

 

 

Carlisle 08690 ecs to release Newcastle train engine 1st Sept 87 C9114

This was when Heaton was very short of dmus and were using a Class 47 and coaches for the Newcastle to Carlisle trains.

 

 

Carlisle 47661 Leeds to Carlisle 27th Oct 87 C9213

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2016 by DaveF

[Phil Bullock]

Smashing as always Dave

 

Was that unfitted brake van in C5114 still in traffic in 1980?

 

Cheers

 

Phil

[DaveF]

Smashing as always Dave

 

Was that unfitted brake van in C5114 still in traffic in 1980?

 

Cheers

 

Phil

 

 

That's a good questions.

 

Like all good questions I don't know the answer.

 

All I can say is that I don't have very many photos of the coal trains around that date, I'd only just moved to the north east and was exploring the whole area.  The photos I do have with brake vans are all in bauxite and are fitted.

 

David