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

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. You have posted a selection of great photos of the ECML between Grantham and Peterborough. I like the one at High Dyke, J029. There is plenty of detail to see in it, and just look at how faint the lights are in those headcode boxes on the class 45.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[AberdeenBill]

I was a Retained Firefighter back in 1975, it is a Fire Station Drill Tower back in those days there were no Bleepers / Alerters the siren operated during the day and an alarm bell operated in there houses on a night ( connected via a GPO line ) . The siren was tested once a week on Drill nights

 

And fire-hoses were hung to dry in the tower.    

 

Bill

[HitchinLoco]

Little Ponton Not changed much in all the years. Borrowed from Google, travel that way sometimes to the A1.

[Izzy]

Details on how the two Ramsey stations came about are here - http://www.elymrc.org.uk/ramsey%20historical%20notes.html

 

Izzy

 

 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

David,

i think you'll find that the "Peak" on the down Pullman is a Cl.46 rather than a 45 - though, of course in 1963, we didn't use those classifications.

[beast66606]

I think Thorney is a slightly North of the A47 possibly up the road from the middle roundabout.

You can still see bits of the m&GN from the A47. That bit was still open to Eye from Murrow until about 1965

 

This may help

 

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=14&lat=52.6282&lon=-0.1049&layers=11&right=BingHyb

[russ p]

I got the right road but the wrong side of the A47. Thanks for the link I had no idea the new A47 crossed over the M&GÑ twice

[DaveF]

David,

i think you'll find that the "Peak" on the down Pullman is a Cl.46 rather than a 45 - though, of course in 1963, we didn't use those classifications.

 

Peter,

 

Thanks very much for that.  Once again a case of simply copying the notes about the photo without thinking it through.

 

David

[35A]

^David,

 

^{By a process of elimination, I think that the Deltic in C403 is 9013 "The Black Watch".}

 

^{Given the style of plate, it's not one of the Gateshead Deltics. The plate is too long for it to be any of the racehorses. It must, therefore, be one of the four Haymarket locos with a single line plate. One look at the footstep above the buffer beam confirms that it isn't 9000. It can't be 9004, as the plate is too short. It's not 9016, as at that time it was the one remaining Deltic still with a 'D' prefix. Therefore I humbly suggest that it's most likely to be 9013.}

Edited April 20, 2016 by 35A

[DaveF]

Dmus at Doncsater for today

 

Doncaster Class 108 refurbished Doncaster to Leeds 11th Aug 77 C3492

 

 

Doncaster Class 123 Unit C708 Doncaster to Sheffield Feb 79 C4314

 

 

Doncaster Class 111 refurbished Feb 79 C4318

 

 

Doncaster Class 111 Doncaster - Selby - York Oct 83 C6292

 

 

Doncaster Class 124 (123 at rear) Hull to Manchester Piccadilly Oct 83 C6293

 

 

David

Edited April 21, 2016 by DaveF

[leopardml2341]

Dave,

 

The pics captioned as 101s are I think 111s.

 

The giveaway is the reduced height centre window to accommodate the destination blind as well as the (now removed) headcode box.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=class+111+dmu&client=tablet-android-pega&prmd=misvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDqICdjqDMAhVB7hoKHVI1DAQQ_AUICCgC&biw=960&bih=600#imgrc=Z1Dc3bskK5EqOM%3A

Edited April 21, 2016 by leopardml2341

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. Excellent photos of Doncaster, and DMU's. The two photos with 101's are actually those with Rolls Royce engines and are classified 111.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[eastwestdivide]

C4318 nicely illustrates the West Yorkshire logo made up of Ws and Ys to resemble a white rose.

[DaveF]

Dave,

 

The pics captioned as 101s are I think 111s.

 

The giveaway is the reduced height centre window to accommodate the destination blind as well as the (now removed) headcode box.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=class+111+dmu&client=tablet-android-pega&prmd=misvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDqICdjqDMAhVB7hoKHVI1DAQQ_AUICCgC&biw=960&bih=600#imgrc=Z1Dc3bskK5EqOM%3A

 

 

Hi, Dave. Excellent photos of Doncaster, and DMU's. The two photos with 101's are actually those with Rolls Royce engines and are classified 111.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

I am beginning to think I'll never be able to tell the difference between a 101 and a 111 without a book of photos in my hand.  The caption should now be right.

 

Some Southern electrics are almost as bad.

 

David

Edited April 21, 2016 by DaveF

[Mallard60022]

Donny looks so uncluttered compared to today.

C4314....Driver smoking a fag!

Pity those 124s were not in service for longer as they were a great shape. 

Just spent a few very pleasant hours at Donny today. Not quite such variety these days.

Phil

[mark54]

Little Bytham photos:

 

1L09 was the 10:20 KX-Leeds/Hull

1N10 was the 11:00 KX-Newcastle

C609 from the formation was the 08:15 KX-Leeds

1S57 was the 12:00 KX-Glasgow QS - The Queen of Scots Pullman

[35A]

A lovely set of DMU shots. Makes me regret that my photographic collection contains so few pictures of DMUs in white!

[brushman47544]

A lovely set of DMU shots. Makes me regret that my photographic collection contains so few pictures of DMUs in white!

 

But they were white for so short a time and once dirty they looked awful. That put me off taking photos of them as much as saving film for a "more interesting" train (i.e. with a loco)...

[GRUNFOS]

^{Even the refurbished units  are carrying tail lamps.}

Edited April 22, 2016 by GRUNFOS

[Swindon 123]

^{Even the refurbished units  are carrying tail lamps.}

I think that carrying tail lamps was still the rule at that time as not all DMU's had had electric ones fitted, so it was easier to keep the rule that all DMU's had to carry a tail lamp until all had been fitted with electric ones.

 

Paul J.

[DaveF]

Some 1500V DC photos today of the Woodhead route, taken on various visits to Dinting.  The trains are very much in the background in most cases.

 

There are some 1970s cars to look at as well.

 

 

Dinting viaduct 2 Class 76s eastbound coal empties May 71 C631

 

 

Dinting viaduct Class 506 Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly May 71 C636

 

 

Dinting viaduct Class 76 westbound freight and Bahamas May 71 C637

 

 

Dinting Class 506 Manchester to Glossop and Hadfield going away May 72 C921

 

 

Dinting view to viaduct from station footbridge Oct 75 J4975

 

 

David

Edited April 24, 2016 by DaveF

[russ p]

Excellent again Dave, love the atmosphere.

What's the strange point in the last one? Can't really work it out,could be a clipped out catch point but I'm not sure

Just noticed the rodding connection on the left

Edited April 22, 2016 by russ p

[stewartingram]

Dinting - I remember dragging a caravan up there once on my way back from holiday at Blackpool! Visited the steam centre, and had freshly done egg and chips before we left.

 

Stewart

Edited April 23, 2016 by stewartingram

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. Excellent Woodhead photos. The railway and the surroundings seem a little cluttered back then, but it is much worse today. Interesting to see those glimpses of the Dinting Railway Centre. That catch point could be for run away trains, but worked by the signalman, rather than being sprung points

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DavidBird]

I was taken to Dinting around 1971, but our blue A35 van didn't have the spotlights...