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

[35A]

A wonderfully eclectic mix of images, Ernie. Thanks so much for acting as "holiday relief" this last week, your contributions have been much appreciated.

[Peter Kazmierczak]

I was hoping there would be one of a milk float, to end with.....

[Irishswissernie]

I was hoping there would be one of a milk float, to end with.....

 

 

[corneliuslundie]

There is nothing new under the sun. The GWR was doing that nearly a century ago.

But a chance to say thanks for stepping in, and glad that Dave is on the mend.

Jonathan

[The Stationmaster]

v_Penrith_The_Milk_tank_trailer_used_in_the_1997_trial.jpg

 

The actual verdict was that the economics didn't work out - but a brave try by Britain's only wholly state owned rail operator.

[DaveF]

I'm back again after a very short stay in hospital for a groin (inguinal) hernia repair.  I can now sit more comfortably at the computer, it had become very painful.  I now have several weeks of recuperation to look forward to.

 

Firstly I'd like to thank Ernie for posting photos from his collection while I've been away, I've enjoyed them, I hope you have.   As he said last week we've known each other for nearly 40 years and have often visited location together to take photos.  We also used to build layouts and take them to exhibitions.

 

Today we continue where I left off, with more trains doing their everyday jobs, in this case at Allington Junction and Bottesford on the Grantham to Nottingham line together with a couple of disused railway photos.

 

 

Allington Junction Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham May 83 J6069

 

 

Bottesford Class 120 Skegness to Nottingham Aug 83 C6157

 

 

Bottesford Class 105 Grantham to Nottingham Oct 82 C5870

 

 

Bottesford South site of GN and LNWR station Aug 83 C6129

 

 

Bottesford view to north junction Aug 83 C6125  This led to the line to Newark from the GNR and LNWR joint line.

 

 

david

[Fat Controller]

Hope you're feeling better, David.

Someone's done a good job of blocking access to that inspection cover in the first photo, haven't they?

[Clive Mortimore]

I spoke to Dave this morning; he is on the mend and will resume posting tomorrow.

 

Here are my final 4:

 

68r210 Stockport MPD 45312 6apr68.jpg

 

72r515 Dover Marine 6574 23sep72.jpg

 

AIS GILL 45455 1967.jpg

 

Bedford 48270 ca1960 a637.jpg

 

Many thanks for your kind comments and observations over the past week; as I said this morning my Flickr site takes up most of my time and I have a far bigger pool of material to play with besides my own photos etc covering Scotland, Ireland and Northern England which I have refrained from putting on here.

 

Over to you Dave,

 

Ernie

Hi Ernie

 

The Bedford photo, looking at the position of the top lamp iron it could well be later than 1960 as it has been lowered for working under 25 KV lines. Another thing that possibly dates it later are the two brake tenders outside the loco depot , they both have yellow warning panels. My main reason for commenting on the photo, the tail end of the train appears to be coming off the Hitchin line not the London line, I am wondering if it is a train of empties from Goldington Power Station as these trains were some of the last regular steam workings in the Bedford area.  I am a native of Goldington and spent most Saturday's from 10 until 16 yrs old on the platform where those two boys are standing.

[melmerby]

Hope you're feeling better, David.

Someone's done a good job of blocking access to that inspection cover in the first photo, haven't they?

It actually looks newer than the point rodding!

 

Keith

[The Pilotman]

Welcome back, David. I'm in a similar situation to you (I broke my collar bone in a cycle accident a few weeks ago) but am coming to the end of my convalescence. I hope all goes well for you in the coming weeks.

[JeffP]

Welcome back dave.

i've had that done. You'll be surprised at how much easier it gets once the stitches are out.

[62613]

Also had that, about 5 weeks ago, but in my case, had soluble stitches; so much simpler.

[jonny777]

Welcome back David, and thanks for yet more photos near to some of my old schoolboy haunts. 

 

C6125, and I remember that view from 20 years earlier, viewed from a window on the Nottingham-Grantham services. In those days much of the track was still in place, although the junctions were steadily taken out of use during the 1960s. It is amazing how quickly nature has taken over again. 

 

I know that it is fantasy, but I often wonder if a Newark-Northampton railway route would have been a handy one to have kept mothballed, and now re-opened with a regular sprinter service. 

[Andrew P]

Welcome back Dave, glad your on the mend now.

 

Keep the pics coming, and thanks to Ernie for his.

Edited July 2, 2018 by Andrew P

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. It’s great to have you back posting once more after Ernie stepped in with a lovely collection of his own photo’s. I hope you will quickly recover fully from the op. It’s one my Dad had, and he was soon back in full health.

The photo’s today are as lovely as always of Allington Junction and Bottesford. That’s a good photo ‘ of a class 120 DMU in C6157, in August, 1983, on a Skegness to Nottingham service. Just about all the window vents on the unit are open, indicating that the summer was a hot one. If I remember correctly, it was most hot for much of that summer, and this year seems to be going the same way.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[lmsforever]

Welcome back Dave  lots of taking the wieght off and everything will come good  ,dont cough to loudly though.

[keefer]

Good to have you back Dave. take care, be patient and don't try to do too much too soon.

[leopardml2341]

Welcome back!

[The Stationmaster]

Welcome back Dave and good to know it's sorted.

[corneliuslundie]

Welcome back, and as others have said, take care and you will soon be as good as new - with experience of two hernia ops to prove it, plus an untimely appendisectomy (spelling?) at an age when I was told it was very rare.

Re the access manhole, I notice that there are joints in the rodding over it, so perhaps it is not too difficult to obtain emergency access, albeit only by disrupting the signalling.

Jonathan

[eastwestdivide]

Welcome back, and as others have said, take care and you will soon be as good as new - with experience of two hernia ops to prove it, plus an untimely appendisectomy (spelling?) at an age when I was told it was very rare.

Re the access manhole, I notice that there are joints in the rodding over it, so perhaps it is not too difficult to obtain emergency access, albeit only by disrupting the signalling.

Jonathan

Eek, I thought the second para was still talking about an operation for a moment!

Edited July 3, 2018 by eastwestdivide

[DaveF]

Many thanks for the good wishes.

 

Some photos on the Blyth and Tyne around Ashington for today.

 

 

Ashington damaged HAA 25th May 87 C8526

 

 

Ashington NCB Class 14 31 ex BR light engine Ashington to Lynemouth 12th Aug 85 C7117

 

 

Ashington view towards Butterwell    Ashington No1 loop sig box in centre, from West junction 12th Aug 85 C7123

 

 

Viaduct over River Wansbeck 56133 up 10th April 85 C6795

 

 

Marcheys House 37076 Alcan North Blyth to Alcan Lynemouth Tues 18th Feb 86 C7310

 

 

David

Edited July 3, 2018 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. That’s a magnificent set of photo’s of the Blyth and Tyne around Ashington. The class 14 in C7117, on 12th, August, 1985, looks good as a, by then, established NBC engine. And C6795, of the viaduct over the River Wansbeck, on the 10th April, 1985, is very well composed, with 56133, and it’s train of MGR’s, all on the viaduct making a most imposing sight.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Ressaldar]

Hi Dave,

 

great to see the recommencement of normal service. As others have said, take it easy and do as it says on the box of pills.

 

kind regards

 

Mike

[Alcanman]

Great to see you back, Dave.

 

For me, it doesn't get much better than the sight of a LL class 56 with an MGR train on the viaduct over the river Wansbeck. 

 

Marcheys House signal box is still intact and now seeing some action thanks to the new biomass trains to Lynemouth power station.