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

[Andrew P]

I love that picture with the 60 and 26 Dave, two of the finest liveries buffer to buffer.

[DaveF]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

Offhand I can't remember when the tramway became a full circuit but I'll have a look through my Beamish things when I get  time.

 

David

 

 

I've had a look and as far as I know the tramway became a continuous run round the site in 1993.

 

David

[keefer]

J10953 - love the 08 shunting the stock from the middle. You don't see it very often but it certainly happened at various locations. I would like to see it done on an exhibition layout, just for the reactions you would get!

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the Beamish photo’s. All are of interest, and what an excellent photo’ of the preserved NER clerestory roofed luggage composite carriage in C9128. I wonder if it’s still as pristine today?

The Carlisle photo’s are as interesting as ever, and in C15435, with 47575 on an up parcels train on the 24th October, 1990, the red livery looks good and gives a good sense of identity.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob..

[35A]

8 hours ago, Andrew P said:

I love that picture with the 60 and 26 Dave, two of the finest liveries buffer to buffer.

 

Ironically, a picture of the only class 60 that has been broken up, so far.

[DaveF]

 

Some photos along the Cumbrian Coast Line for today.

 

The photos are in order from south to north.

 

Cark and Cartmel  Class 156 11th April 95 C20047.jpg

 

 

Grange over Sands 156459 up 11th April 95 C20046.jpg

 

 

Seascale 153332 Carlisle to Barrow 24th Aug 94 C19771.jpg

 

 

Harrington 24th Aug 94 C19765.jpg

 

 

Harrington view south from end of platform at station 24th Aug 94 C19766.jpg

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. I like the latest Cumbrian Coast line photo’s all of which are of interest. What a bleak scene in C19771, at Seascale, with 153332, on a Carlisle to Barrow service on the 24th August, 1994. I think it sums up just how the coast line is on such days.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

 

[lmsforever]

Would not want to long for a train at Seascale the low straight wind must blow straight through  you!

[talisman56]

I always thought 'Cark and Cartmel' was a Cumbrian Curse...

[35A]

Every time that you post some windswept Cumbrian coast photographs, it reminds me that (apart from the Borders Railway) it is the longest section of passenger railway in the country that I have never traversed. It was on my list to try and visit this summer, before the wretched Covid plague occurred.

[Ray M]

8 hours ago, 35A said:

Every time that you post some windswept Cumbrian coast photographs, it reminds me that (apart from the Borders Railway) it is the longest section of passenger railway in the country that I have never traversed. It was on my list to try and visit this summer, before the wretched Covid plague occurred.

Ho, you`ve got to give it a go.

A bit like the Dawlish sea wall but with mountains on the other side.

[DaveF]

Swayfield again today.

 

 

Swayfield Class 31 up steel Dec 68 J1515.jpg Not steel, they are empty car flats.

 

 

Swayfield Class 47 down Aug 74 J3998.jpg

 

 

Swayfield Class 47 down May 74 C1612.jpg

 

 

Swayfield 254003 up Oct 79 J6650.jpg

 

 

Swayfield 91015 Leeds to Kings X 10th June 95 C20280.jpg

 

 

David

Edited November 3, 2020 by DaveF

[eastwestdivide]

4 minutes ago, DaveF said:

J1515

I think they’re carflats with the loose wheel chocks visible, rather than steel wagons

[SHMD]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

 

Swayfield Class 31 up steel Dec 68 J1515.jpg

 

 

 

You can't fool me, that's not Swayfield. It's Heaton Lodge Junction!

 

 

Kev.

 

 

 

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the latest Swayfield photo’s which are all of interest. In J3998, with an unidentified class 47 on a down service in August, 1974, the five Mk2 TSO’s are of some interest. They appear, from the equipment boxes and the different depths of the droplights in the end doors to appear to be as follows: Mk2f, Mk2d, Mk2f, Mk2d, Mk2f. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

6 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

I think they’re carflats with the loose wheel chocks visible, rather than steel wagons

 

Many thanks, I've altered the caption.  

 

David

[DaveF]

 

Photos taken around Widdrington on the ECML in Northumberland for this afternoon.

 

The station at Widdrington is in the village named Widdrington Station, not Widdrington which is a few miles away.

 

Widdrington north sidings were to the north of the station, they served the opencast mine.

 

 

Widdrington Station Class 254 down July 84 J8152.jpg

 

 

Widdrington Station Class 254 up Aug 85 J8334.jpg

 

 

Widdrington North sidings Class 254 down Aug 85 J8379.jpg

 

 

Widdrington North sidings Class 56 up coal Aug 85 J8380.jpg

 

 

Widdrington Opencast Derek Crouch MP229 08 Aug 81 C5477.jpg

 

 

David

[russ p]

Great pictures as usual David,  is the last one an 08 or an 11

[corneliuslundie]

Apparently Widdrington Station still has a station, and a train service of sorts. It should of course be Widdrington Station station!

Nice photos as ever.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the Wiiddrington photo’s which are all of interest. The last photo’ of Widdrington Opencast, with shunter, either class 08 or 11, Derek Crouch, number MP229, on the 8th August, 1981, is a great portrait of the shunter between the two buildings.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Clagsniffer]

That picture of the shunter in C5477 is crying out to be modelled, would make a brilliant diorama.

 

More great pictures as always!

[35A]

8 hours ago, russ p said:

Great pictures as usual David,  is the last one an 08 or an 11

 

MP229 is a class 11, previously 12093 and now preserved at the Caledonian Railway at Brechin (along with MP228, the former 12052).

[DaveF]

 

Some photos along the High Dyke branch today.

 

Most are from the short lived preservation era.  

 

The High Dyke branch, as many of you know ran from High Dyke Junction, at the north end of Stoke Tunnel on the ECML just south of Grantham to the iron ore quaries in the Buckminster, Colsterworth and Sewstern areas.  It was built y the GNR in 1914.  There were a number of associated British Steel lines serving the quarries.

 

 

High Dyke 4472 Flying Scotsman Market Overton to Nottingham GER saloon No 1 is front coach March 74 J3593.jpg

 

 

High Dyke 4472 Flying Scotsman Market Overton to Nottingham GER saloon No 1 is front coach March 74 J3592.jpg

 

 

High Dyke Pendennis Castle light engine Market Overton to Carnforth Oct 74 J4065.jpg

 

 

Skillington Junction Class 31 5675 up iron ore from Sproxton quarry. April 72 C918.jpg

 

Crabtree Lane Buckminster view along BR Sproxton branch towards Skillington Rd Junc July 75 J4540.jpg  The Sproxton branch served the iron ore quarry at Sproxton.

 

 

Stainby quarry branch (ex British Steel) near junction with British Steel extension of High Dyke branch, D2381 in distance Nov 74 J4116.jpg The Stainby quarry line was owned by British Steel.  D2381 is ex BR Class 03, owned by Bill Mcalpine at that time.

 

 

David

[brushman47544]

J3593 is a great illustration of the gradients involved. Shame the money pit got in the photo :-)

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I like the High Dyke branch photo’s. They are all of interest, and in J4065, Pendennis Castle is looking good on a light engine movement from Market Overton to Carnforth, in October, 1974. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.