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

[Rugd1022]

A tunnel for modellers in C1236!  My first assumtion was that it was built to appease a local landowner as the cover seemed very shallow.

Ian Allan lists it as Glaston Tunnel but I am happy to accept your version. Just over a mile long according to the Geograph website but 1684 yards according to Wikipedia, and if the photo on the Geograph site is of the other end then the land is just as flat there - though with a lot more trees than in your photo.. But I may be wrong about the cover further from the mouth:

"June 1877. John Stone was killed when he fell 130ft down number 4 shaft hole at Glaston."

"12th August 1877. John Pickwick was killed when he fell 140ft down number 3 shaft hole at Glaston."

Both from http://harringworthvillage.org/welcome-to-harringworth/harringworth-shotley/a-history-of-harringworth-shotley/the-railway-viaduct/

Jonathan 

 

Long, dark and very, very damp...! There's a certain point about mid way through where there is a constant drip of water on the windscreen as I drive through it when diverted off the usual Market Harborough route. As I've mentioned before it's a very 'odd' section of railway which feels as though it exists in its own little bubble, despite the presence of colour light signalling. Any part of it would make a for a lovely model.

[DaveF]

1970s railway preservation in Essex today with a visit to Chappel and Wakes Colne.

 

It was always enjoyable to have a walk round the old goods yard along the lines of locos and stock in various stages of restoration.

 

The "running line" was very short but still worthwhile.

 

 

Chappel and Wakes Colne BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80151 May75 C2013

 

 

Chappel and Wakes Colne SR S15 4-6-0 later Greene King May 75 C2020

 

 

Chappel and Wakes Colne RSH Penn Green May 79 J6455

 

 

Chappel and Wakes Colne N7 999 May 79 J6457  Once again Mum has got into the photo.

 

 

Chappel and Wakes Colne Brighton Belle 3051 May 79 J6460

 

 

Chappel and Wakes Colne RSHt Penn Green May 79 J6472

 

 

David

[DaveF]

This afternoon it's back to Northumberland to see some more trains on the ECML at Morpeth in the early to mid 1980s.

 

When I took the photos I used to go out in all sorts of weather.  Nowadays I prefer warmth and sunlight when possible.

 

All the views are still available today though the field in the third and fourth photos is now covered by houses and the footbridge I was standing on was replaced with a new higher one at the time of electrification.

 

Note the very substantial signal in the final photo for the up line.

 

The up siding on the left in the third and fourth photos was removed as a part of the electrification works.  It had been used for the Newcastle to Morpeth dmu service to wait in between workings.  The trains now wait in the Blyth and Tyne loops, just across the road which runs along the south side of the line.

 

Parking is reasonably easy, there is the station car park (pay and display) while opposite the station is a free council car park.   It is possible to park on the road further along, roughly where I took the final photo or in the nearby industrial estate.

 

 

Morpeth Class 47 up ballast to run round and go onto Blyth and Tyne 17th Jan 81 C5263

 

 

Morpeth Class 43 down ex pass Aug 81 C5496

 

 

Morpeth Class 47 down ex pass Dec 81 C5598

 

 

Morpeth Class 37 up parcels etc Dec 81 C5604

 

 

Morpeth 03112 up in loop 18th April 85 C6814

 

 

Edited as I seem to unable to spell today.

David

Edited August 26, 2018 by DaveF

[The Pilotman]

When I took the photos I used to go out in all sorts of weather.

Well, all I can say is, thank goodness you did!

[Fat Controller]

Presumably the 03 is the Tweedmouth pilot on its way between there and Gateshead? I hope the crew packed sandwiches and a flask, as it would take the best part of a shift there and back.

[LNERGE]

Presumably the 03 is the Tweedmouth pilot on its way between there and Gateshead? I hope the crew packed sandwiches and a flask, as it would take the best part of a shift there and back.

At least it wasn't an 08.

[Fat Controller]

At least it wasn't an 08.

They'd have to take sleeping bags.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Chappel and Wakes Colne photo’s. So full of interest, and I like seeing the N7 in GER blue in May, 1979, in J6457.

The photo’s of Morpeth are so nostalgic, and interesting. What a fine and cold view of a class 47 on a down express passenger train in December, 1981, in C5598. That was a such cold and snowy December which I remember all too well.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Davexoc]

Morpeth Class 37 up parcels etc Dec 81 C5604

Not sure that is just parcels behind what looks like 3703?

That looks like there are 2 GUVs followed by either something yellow or wooden crates in opens, then possibly hoppers.

 

Dave

[DaveF]

Morpeth Class 37 up parcels etc Dec 81 C5604

Not sure that is just parcels behind what looks like 3703?

That looks like there are 2 GUVs followed by either something yellow or wooden crates in opens, then possibly hoppers.

 

Dave

 

 

When I posted it I began to wonder about the train, hence the "etc", in the hope that someone might be able to work out what the other vehicles work.  Sadly it was a very poor slide.

 

Thanks for trying to work it out.

 

David

[RANGERS]

Long, dark and very, very damp...! There's a certain point about mid way through where there is a constant drip of water on the windscreen as I drive through it when diverted off the usual Market Harborough route. As I've mentioned before it's a very 'odd' section of railway which feels as though it exists in its own little bubble, despite the presence of colour light signalling. Any part of it would make a for a lovely model.

 

The water probably comes from the fishponds of Glaston Manor which are directly above, about half way through.

 

Despite being fairly shallow, it would likely be too deep for a cutting through and the presence of Glaston Manor probably sealed any thoughts that It might not be. At the Corby end, the tunnel emerges into a short cutting before passing over an embankment which rises to around 80 feet and includes a six arch viaduct over a tributary of the River Welland.

[DaveF]

Photos at Dry Doddington today which is on the ECML between Grantham and Newark.

 

It's a long time since I've been there but when these photos were taken there was a good view in both directions.  There was also a nice wide verge to park on and yher road was very quiet.

 

The dates range from 1970 to 1983.

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 55 up Nov 70 C417  08.00 Edinburgh to Kings X  9007 Pinza

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 47 up Bradford to Kings X Dec 76 J5558  47457

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 55 down April 79 J6415  ?55014

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 254 down Aug 83 C6161

 

 

Dry Doddington Class 114 down ecs Aug 83 C6164

 

 

David

Edited August 27, 2018 by DaveF

[brushman47544]

C417 is 9007 PINZA

J5558 is 47457

J6415 is a NE regiment, perhaps 55014

[The Johnster]

I like J5558 a lot; shutter pressed at exactly the right moment, nice bit of exhuast to show the loco is working hard and going fast, and the light of a freezing but clear winter day, with frost on the sleepers, captured perfectly.  

[uax6]

Whats the number of the second Deltic in J6415?

 

;-}

 

Andy G

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Dry Doddington photo’s, which are full of atmosphere, and so nostalgic. In particular, J6415, with an unidentified class 55 Deltic, on a down express passenger train, in April, 1979, captures a Deltic hauled train to perfection with the exhaust indicating a hard working engine.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[35A]

I don't think that I dare venture an opinion on J6415, other than to agree that it's 5, 11 or 14. I can't see any distinguishing marks to confirm identity and all three were in traffic in April 1979. 55 014 had a large patch of paint missing to the left of the footstep on no 1 end at the time - unfortunately J6415 is of no 2 end (no vacuum exhausters).

[brushman47544]

I don't think that I dare venture an opinion on J6415, other than to agree that it's 5, 11 or 14. I can't see any distinguishing marks to confirm identity and all three were in traffic in April 1979. 55 014 had a large patch of paint missing to the left of the footstep on no 1 end at the time - unfortunately J6415 is of no 2 end (no vacuum exhausters).

My earlier quess at 55014 was based on the impression that the nameplate looked shorter than 5 or 11, based on the position of the two grills above.

[35A]

My earlier quess at 55014 was based on the impression that the nameplate looked shorter than 5 or 11, based on the position of the two grills above.

 

It's a very reasonable guess, Andrew. I wouldn't, personally, be comfortable in either agreeing or disagreeing with you - for me the angle is a bit too acute to take a punt.

[brushman47544]

It's a very reasonable guess, Andrew. I wouldn't, personally, be comfortable in either agreeing or disagreeing with you - for me the angle is a bit too acute to take a punt.

 

Want to resolve this :-)

 

- The loco is too clean for 55005 looking at other photos;

- The text on the top line of the nameplate is too short for 55005;

- The loco is probably too dirty for 55011;

- The loco doesn't have the small dent to the right of the headboard clip that 55011 has at one end, or the paint chip at the other.

 

Can I rest my case?

[jonny777]

C6164, it is unusual to see a class 114 at that point. I wonder where it was going? Lincoln I suppose, via the Newark curve; but I am surprised they sent it that way (unless there were redundant iron ore paths) rather than a reversal at Sleaford. 

[DaveF]

Some photos taken at Skipton for today.

 

The first four were taken around dusk on a January afternoon, hence the dreadful quality.  They were taken from the public road by the shed

 

The others show railtours in the Spring of 1968.

 

Once again there are people in the wrong place.  As was quite common then photographers were invited down onto railway property by the police and railway staff and were then supervised to make sure everyone was "safe".

 

Skipton was very quiet at some times of day then and most of the people there were enthusiasts who should have had some idea of how to behave.  Remember too that many of the people there had been in the war and perhaps had an instinct for self preservation together with an understanding that if you got injured or killed it was your own fault.

 

Note the differences between the two Black 5s in the fifth image.

 

 

Skipton 9F ex Franco Crosti 92027 Jan 67 J760

 

 

Skipton 9F ex Franco Crosti 92027 Jan 67 J761

 

 

Skipton 8F 48454 Jan 67 J762

 

 

Skipton 9F ex Franco Crosti 92027 and 48454 Jan 67 J763

 

 

Skipton Sta North Junction Class 5s 44899 and 45290 Special Stockport to Morecambe March 68 J1223

 

 

Skipton A3 4472 Flying Scotsman March 68 J1225

 

 

David

Edited August 28, 2018 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. A truly superb set of photo’s of Skipton. The real steam railway, and what a lot of steam and smoke! Especially from 8F 48454 in January, 1967, in J762. Was anything steam tight on that engine that day? The Franco Crosti in the following photo’, 92027, was also looking most leaky too. Such powerful images from the last days of steam, which we will never experience again.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[31A]

Quite an interesting picture of 'Scotsman'; I thought it only ran (after preservation) with the LNER coat of arms on the cab side but no number after it was coupled to the second tender, as the number was then carried on the side of the second tender.

[Western Glory]

My earlier quess at 55014 was based on the impression that the nameplate looked shorter than 5 or 11, based on the position of the two grills above.

I agree that J6415 is more likely to be 55014 than 11 and the others are right out!