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

[ColinK]

That first picture of Crainendoran gives me a prototype for something I'm planning on my model railway!

[DaveF]

Once again we are in Harrogate in the mid 1960s for today's photos.

 

 

Harrogate Class 110 Harrogate to Bradford June 65 J197

 

 

Harrogate Class 101 Darlington to Leeds going away July 65 J208

 

 

Harrogate Class 37 D6733 up White Rose Oct 65 J411

 

 

Harrogate B1 61216 Harrogate to Kings X Mar 66 J448

 

 

Harrogate Class 08 tracklying May 66 J509

 

 

David

Edited July 14, 2017 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I don't know what happened, but I posted a comment the lovely Harrogate photo's, but on looking just now, I can't see it! Oh well such are computers! I'll try again, and hope that all is well.

The photo's are redolent of an age that is now long gone, the sixties, and services that, in some cases, are gone thanks to Dr. Beeching.  J448 is a lovely view of smoke and steam from B1 61216. And the last photo' shows a typical, for the era, track laying train. Not one orange jacket in sight!

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[cheesysmith]

Can anybody enlighten me? In j3333 you have the high level line to Oban behind the 303, but where does the platform on the left goto? Also, was there any platforms on the Oban line?

[Chris116]

Can anybody enlighten me? In j3333 you have the high level line to Oban behind the 303, but where does the platform on the left goto? Also, was there any platforms on the Oban line?

I too wondered about that, but you got the question in first!

I have had a look at Wikipedia and it appears to have the full story.

[brushman47544]

More to the point, what a 101 DMU doing on an Oban train? Weren't all the Oban and Fort William trains booked for Class 27s +Mk1s in the 70s?

[caradoc]

Can anybody enlighten me? In j3333 you have the high level line to Oban behind the 303, but where does the platform on the left goto? Also, was there any platforms on the Oban line?

 

There was an island platform with buildings on the West Highland line, this closed in 1964. The platform to the left was Craigendoran Pier.

[Strathyre]

The high level line is the West Highland line (leading onto the Oban line at Crianlarich Upper), and there was indeed an island platform up there. The line on the left of the photo with the 303 leads onto the old pier station, which was electrified. It is now a ruin. The main line station only has one platform and the West Highland is also without a platform since 1964.

 

Paul

[DaveF]

 It's been on this thread before, almost two years ago but here is a photo of the old platform for the pier.

 

I don't have an answer for the question about the Class 101 to Oban.

 

 

Craigendoran old platform for steamers Aug 73 C1354

 

 

David

 

 

 

[DaveF]

Some photos on the Great Eastern today.

 

 

Manningtree Class 37 up May 75 J4293

 

 

Manningtree Class 105 Manningtree to Harwich   May 75 J4303

 

 

Manningtree Class 47 down June 75 J4497

 

 

Stretham Fen Class 31 up vans June 75 J4500

 

 

Thorrington 309625 Liverpool St to Clacton 2nd Nov 79 C4861

 

 

David

Edited July 15, 2017 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. What great set of GE photos. In J4303, the unit is one those mixed formations, with a class 105 DMBS, and a class 101, DTCL, and it's another unit with the tail lamp on the cab front. Most interesting.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[RANGERS]

More to the point, what a 101 DMU doing on an Oban train? Weren't all the Oban and Fort William trains booked for Class 27s +Mk1s in the 70s?

 

There was a summer dated DMU from GQS to Oban which then shuttles between Oban and Crianlarich to connect with GQS - Fort William trains. Not sure when it finished but I seem to recall it was still running in the days of the 37s.

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi, Dave. What great set of GE photos. In J4303, the unit is one those mixed formations, with a class 105 DMBS, and a class 101, DTCL, and it's another unit with the tail lamp on the cab front. Most interesting.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

Hi Rob

 

I think that is a departing unit, the blind states Harwich not Manningtree, it seems to be leaving the bay platform and still has to crossover to the Down Harwich line and it don't seem to have driver.

[DaveF]

Hi Rob

 

I think that is a departing unit, the blind states Harwich not Manningtree, it seems to be leaving the bay platform and still has to crossover to the Down Harwich line and it don't seem to have driver.

 

 

Thanks for that Clive,  most dmus do have a driver at the front end - but why didn't I notice that?  I've altered the caption.  I do have photos of dmus on GER lines with a tail lamp at the wrong end, but never on a "main" line.

 

To be honest I usually caption photos very quickly from Dad's and my catalogues and often do not look closely enough at the images.

 

David

[DaveF]

Just for a change I thought I'd post today's preserved railway photos before lunch.

 

They are another batch from the Midland Railway at Butterley taken between 1975 and 1980.

 

 

Butterley Fowler 0-4-0 DM Andy and another Aug 75 C2258

 

 

Butterley 6203 27th May 78 C3845

 

 

Butterley 4F 44027 27th May 78 C3848

 

 

Butterley 673 27th May 78 C3851

 

 

Butterley Class 11 12077 1st Jan 80 C4928

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like those Midland Railway at Butterley photos. Such a lot to see. In C3851, it's great to see the 'Midland Spinner' number 673. The crane engine is fascinating, and I'm wondering if there are any models of it.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[The Johnster]

Not a big fan of the Midland, but a Johnson Spinner is one of the most beautiful objects ever created by humanity!

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Rob

 

I think that is a departing unit, the blind states Harwich not Manningtree, it seems to be leaving the bay platform and still has to crossover to the Down Harwich line and it don't seem to have driver.

I am very tempted to post on the Driverless TGV thread that according to David's photos BR had driverless DMUs years ago. :mosking:

[sir douglas]

 

Butterley Fowler 0-4-0 DM Andy and another Aug 75 C2258.jpg

Butterley Fowler 0-4-0 DM Andy and another Aug 75 C2258

 

a fowler at Armley Mills looks just like these so it could be one of them

[DaveF]

Another visit to Scotland with photos from Mossend and Motherwell.

 

 

Mossend North 37201 down l.e. 29th March 89 C11811

 

 

Mossend North 37262 up le 5th April 91 C15727

 

 

Motherwell DVT down 20th Feb 98 C23376

 

 

Motherwell Class 314 to Motherwell and Class 37 20th Feb 98 C23369

 

 

Motherwell 90017 and class 325 27th Feb 00 C24818

 

 

David

[The Johnster]

I am very tempted to post on the Driverless TGV thread that according to David's photos BR had driverless DMUs years ago. :mosking:

 

Coryton branch, Cardiff, 1976, and dmus were dropping like flies in the heat.  I worked one to Coryton, but it only had 2 engines working to start with and one of those failed as soon as we were on the branch.  Driver went on signal phone to inform of stiuation, and we were told to shuttle back and forth between Heath Low Level and Coryton until assistance could be found.  Probably because everything electrical as well as mechanical didn't like the heat much, after 2 of these trips the driver could not engage drive from the Cardiff-facing cab at Coryton, so we decided to propel with me in the leading cab and the train driven from the rear cab, using the buzzer as signals.  It was broad daylight, visibility was good, the branch is dead straight and level most of the way, and we could only make about 10mph anyway.  

 

But I couldn't resist leaving the cab to pretend to sell tickets, just to see the passengers' faces!  'It's trials for the new single-manning arrangement, mate'...

[melmerby]

C3845 really shows the extreme length of the Stanier Princess to good effect.

 

Cheers

 

Keith

[Phil Bullock]

Coryton branch, Cardiff, 1976, and dmus were dropping like flies in the heat.  I worked one to Coryton, but it only had 2 engines working to start with and one of those failed as soon as we were on the branch.  Driver went on signal phone to inform of stiuation, and we were told to shuttle back and forth between Heath Low Level and Coryton until assistance could be found.  Probably because everything electrical as well as mechanical didn't like the heat much, after 2 of these trips the driver could not engage drive from the Cardiff-facing cab at Coryton, so we decided to propel with me in the leading cab and the train driven from the rear cab, using the buzzer as signals.  It was broad daylight, visibility was good, the branch is dead straight and level most of the way, and we could only make about 10mph anyway.  

 

But I couldn't resist leaving the cab to pretend to sell tickets, just to see the passengers' faces!  'It's trials for the new single-manning arrangement, mate'...

 

That's akin to the 85A driver in a GW railcar who put his dog in the driving seat and hid under the desk as the unit arrived in rural stations - allegedly

 

Phil

[DavidBird]

There was a summer dated DMU from GQS to Oban which then shuttles between Oban and Crianlarich to connect with GQS - Fort William trains. Not sure when it finished but I seem to recall it was still running in the days of the 37s.

 

Would that be the "Mexican Bean" Class 104, as here? (2nd one down) http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/page/class+104

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Scottish photos from Mossend and Motherwell. That first one at Mossend is a great photo of 37201. And between that photo and the next one, I didn't realise that the telegraph poles had lasted so long there.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.