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

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Durham photo’s. All so full of interest and nostalgia. The last one shows a fairly rare view of a Cravens route learning saloon. The Railcar website gives some information about the three sets that were used. Here’s the link to that page.

https://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-105/non-passenger-use

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Photos from along the Cumbrian Coast railway today.

 

 

Dalston Class 37 37025 22nd April 87 C8406

 

 

Dalston Class 108 Whitehaven to Carlisle 22nd April 87 C8408

 

 

Corkickle Class 47 shunting 22nd April 87 C8388

 

 

Ravenglass Class 108 Barrow to Carlisle 22nd April 87 C8373

 

 

Haverigg Road Class 108 Sellafield to Barrow Aug 79 J6590

 

 

David

[russ p]

Great pictures David, who would have thought over thirty years later large logo 37s would be hauling passenger services over this line

[Enterprisingwestern]

My last visit to Snowdon, I walked up, got soaked, took the train back down. The previous day I had walked up and down Scafell Pike, the day before that ditto Ben Nevis. The things we do!

 

What had Slieve Donard done wrong, or was that tomorrow?

 

Mike.

[Oldddudders]

What had Slieve Donard done wrong, or was that tomorrow?

 

Mike.

Oddly enough, Sherry’s father was an Orangeman complete with bowler hat. So visiting Ulster might happen, but at 70 my mountain-walking days are probably over.

[Southernman46]

Interesting TSL ferry tanks in C8388

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Cumbrian Coast line photo’s which are so full of interest. The first one of 37, 37025, on the 22nd April, 1987, is a glorious view of the Scottie Dog 37 on that oil train. The last photo’ at Haverigg Road, with class 108 DMU on a Sellafield to Barrow train in August, 1979, is a classic example of not being able to sit behind the driver unless you were travelling first class with the DTCL’s being both at the outer end of each twin unit.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

A somewhat early post today as I have someone coming to see me later this afternoon.

 

For today the photos are from Hougham, north of Grantham on the ECML.

 

 

Hougham Class 47 D1557  Nov 69 J2024  1L06 was 09:20 King's Cross - Leeds & Bradford (not Sundays)

 

 

Hougham Class 47 probably 47423 to Kings X Oct 75 J4958 1A25 was 12:53 Cleethorpes - King's Cross (13:00 Grimsby - King's Cross on Sundays)

 

 

ougham Class 55  55006 down May 78 J6056

 

 

Hougham 47552 down June 78 J6143

 

 

Hougham 254017 down Aug 78 J6331

 

 

David

Edited December 14, 2018 by DaveF

[hmrspaul]

Interesting TSL ferry tanks in C8388

Probably these https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/stschemicaltanke339

 

Corkicle was fantastic for wagon fanatics, Albright & Wilsons works required a lot of different wagons that hung around Corkicle at the base of the rope worked incline.

 

Paul

[keefer]

J2024 - according to napier-chronicles, in Nov.69 1L06 was 09:20 King's Cross - Leeds & Bradford (not Sundays)

 

J4958 - in Oct.75, 1A25 was 12:53 Cleethorpes - King's Cross (13:00 Grimsby - King's Cross on Sundays)

 

edited to correct mistake with train number

Edited December 14, 2018 by keefer

[brushman47544]

J4958 - the Class 47 looks like it could be 47423

 

J6056 - the Deltic is 55006 The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Hougham photo’s which bring back many happy memories. In J6143, of 47552 on a down express in June, 1978, the Mk2 air cons look as if they might be a mix of Mkd and Mkf stock. The first TSO certainly looks like a ‘d’ with the two toilets on one side, with the next two having staggered toilets, and since no ‘e’ stock was allocated to the ER of BR at that time, they must be ‘f’s.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Davexoc]

Comparing the first and last two shots today taken between Nov 69 and Aug 78, all very close on positon, frame etc. shows how different colours look, especialy rail blue, in differing light conditions. Quite amazing though how little change there was in that part of rural Lincs. over 9 years...

 

Dave

[DaveF]

Some more photos from a trip over the Glasgow and South Western line to Stranraer Harbour for this afternoon.

 

 

Newton on Ayr 9th May 87 C8425

 

 

Pinwherry 9th May 87 C8433

 

 

Stranraer Town Class 08 and Class 47 9th May 87 C8438

 

 

Stranraer Harbour 9th May 87 C8439

 

 

Stranraer Harbour 47406 9th May 87 C8440

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the photo’s from that excursion over the Glasgow and South Western line to Stranraer Harbour. They are all so full of interest, and I particularly like C8433 at Pinwherry, on the 9th May, 1987. It really is a great photo’ of the box there, which was looking very tidy and as if it had not long been repainted.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Today the time machine is taking us back to the Bluebell Railway on Boxing Day in 1976 and 1978.

 

In 1976 it was a very cold day with sun and harsh shadows, as you will see in the photos. 

 

In 1978 the day was dull and damp and I was using (relatively) fast slide film, possibly Ektachrome 160 or 200 hence the grain.

 

There a couple of extra photos today, quantity over quality!

 

 

Sheffield Park SECR CLass C 592 26th Dec 76 C3134

 

 

Sheffield Park BR Class 4 75027 26th Dec 76 C3136

 

 

Sheffield Park SECR Class C 592 and USA 30064 26th Dec 76 C3143

 

 

Sheffield Park SECR Class C 592 26th Dec 76 C3146

 

 

Sheffield Park SECR CLass H 263 l e 26th Dec 78 C4226

 

 

Sheffield Park SECR CLass P 323 Bluebell 26th Dec 78 C4228

 

 

Sheffield Park SR U 1618 and SECR P 323 Bluebell Sheffield Park to Horstead Keynes 26th Dec 78 C4234

 

 

Sheffield Park SR U 1618 and SECR P 323 Bluebell Sheffield Park to Horstead Keynes 26th Dec 78 C4235

 

 

David

[DaveF]

We'll stay in the south for today's BR period photos, taken at Shoreham (not by the sea) and Rochester (not the one in Northumberland).

 

 

Rochester Medway bridge April 78 J6022

 

 

Rochester Class 415 up April 78 J6025

 

 

Shoreham Class 415 5368 to Sevenoaks Nov 79 J6670

 

 

Shoreham Class 415 5311 Sevenoaks to London Nov 79 J6672

 

 

Shoreham Class 415 5311 Sevenoaks to London Nov 79 J6673

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Bluebell Railway photo’s which are so atmospheric and full,of interest. In C4226, at Sheffield Park, with SECR class H, number 263, on a light engine movement, on the 26th December, 1978, you have a good photo’ of such a lovely engine. And of course Hornby made a great model of it.

The Shoreham and Rochester photo’s are full of interest and more nostalgia. In the first photo’ of the Rochester Medway bridge I much prefer the railway bridge to the much more modern and somewhat simplistic road bridge.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[eastwestdivide]

J6022 - the road bridge on the left of the rail bridge was built in the late 60s/early 70s on the foundations/alignment of a second rail bridge at Rochester, which was a product of Victorian rivalry between the SER/LCDR.

Before the newer road bridge was built, there was two-way traffic on the older road bridge visible in J6025. The road is the A2 London-Dover, but Rochester is bypassed by the M2. The traffic's still horrible even today, despite the addition of a tunnel under the Medway near Chatham Dockyard.

More info at http://www.rbt.org.uk/bridges/

[Oldddudders]

The old LCDR bridge was sold by BR for £1, to enable the new road bridge mentioned above.

[DaveF]

Something a little bit different today, three photos taken at the south harbour in Blyth, Northumberland.  They show some of the remains of the harbour network. 

 

The only track still existing is shown in the first photo.

 

At one time the harbour had its own locos and some wagons but the coal staithes were always worked by the NER/LNER/BR.

 

The other two photos show the level crossing at Newsham Road, in Blyth. 

 

The first photo shows the last train after Bates pit closed.

 

The second photo shows the same crossing when the line was being reopened for opencast coal export from the site of the pit.

 

 

Blyth south harbour June 80 J6974

 

 

Blyth track to timber yard July 80 J6991

 

 

Blyth south harbour July 80 J6992

 

 

Newsham Road crossing 37199 6th April 85 C6773

 

 

Newsham Road crossing 8th April 91 C15778

 

 

David

[Alcanman]

Great photos and memories. Thanks for sharing.

 

I was at the South Harbour last week and nothing much has changed from your first photo. I seem to recall an old steam powered crane being in use at South Harbour back in the day.

 

I drive along Newsham Road every day and it's hard to imagine that seeing a 37 crossing the road was quite a common sight. 

 

This photo shows the same location as your 4th photo taken in 1968

 

 

 

 

 

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Blyth South Harbour, and Newsham Road crossing photo's which are full of historical interest. That last photo' shows quite clearly, that at some time between 1968 and the 6th April,1985, in C6773, at Nesham Road level crossing, the gates had been replaced by lifting barriers. Then, by the time the last photo' was taken on the 6th, April, 1991, the barriers had been replaced again by new ones of a different type.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Did anyone notice that in the first photo of Newsham Road crossing the barriers were still up as the train crossed the road?

 

The man with his hands in his pockets was there to stop traffic approaching from the left, there was also someone else on the other side of the crossing.

 

David

[michaelp]

Great to see  Bill Campbell's boat yard in J6992, Bill and his wife also ran a general dealers shop on Wensleydale Terrace

Thanks for posting Dave

Michael