RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) ECML yet again today, starting at Essendine on Stoke Bank and ending atGamston, just south of Retford. Essendine Class 254 Newcastle to Kings X Aug 83 J8044.jpg Stoke Summit (near) Class 55 9021 Newcastle to Kings X March 73 J3155.jpg Grantham Class 254 up April 83 J7866.jpg Hougham Class 47 up June 78 C3912.jpg Gamston Class 254 down June 79 J6523.jpg David Edited January 6, 2021 by DaveF 43 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2021 Good evening, David. I’m late on here tonight owing to the site having been so difficult to access earlier on. I like the ECML photo’s from Essendine to Gamston which are all of interest. I particularly like the last photo’ of Gamston, with a class 254 HST on a down express, in June, 1979. It’s a very good train in the landscape photo’. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 J3155 - the Deltic would be 9021. Such a beautiful broadside shot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2021 Bottesford on the Notingham to Grantham line for today. Bottesford Normanton Lane crossing150131 Boston to Crewe May 87 J8919.jpg Bottesford Normanton Lane crossing Class 114 Grantham to Derby Oct 81 J7605.jpg Bottesford cranes laying tack Nov 83 J8094.jpg Bottesford Class 47 Parkeston Quay to Glasgow The European July 83 J7986.jpg Bottesford Class 114 Nottingham to Skegness Feb 83 J7800.jpg David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Bottesford photo’s on the Nottingham to Grantham line. All are of interest, and the last photo’, with a class 114 unit on a Nottingham to Skegness service, in February, 1983, shows a suitably wintry scene as the class 114 awaits to depart. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 7, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) I'm somewhat late again today, at the moment this may happen from time to time. We start with a couple of photos taken at Consett on a wintry day after it closed, then there are two photos on the NER Alnwick to Coldstream line, which closed to passengers in 1930. The section in the photos closed to goods traffic in March 1953. I hope the Consett captions are correct, I had forgotten to make notes other than the month and year when I took them - but I do remember how cold it was. It was the day that I went into a shop in the town to get out of the cold and found some Langley models bits and pieces for sale which I hadn't expected.. The final photos were taken at the Hunday Farm museum near Stocksfield in Northumberland, which closed in 2004. Consett station site and high yard Jan 84 C6351.jpg Consett view towards steelworks from station bridge Jan 84 C6350.jpg Edlingham Alnwick to Coldstream NER 31st Oct 92 C18127.jpg Glanton Alnwick to Coldstream NER 31st Oct 92 C18126.jpg Hunday Farm museum Hunslet July 87 J9081.jpg Hunday Farm museum Hunslet July 87 J9083.jpg Hunday Farm museum Simplex April 82 C5645.jpg David Edited January 7, 2021 by DaveF 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2021 C6350.jpg Someone's been using the Track Rubber too much. It makes the rail tops look flat and too wide! Kev. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2021 Great pictures again David The bleak consett pictures seem to some up the imminent end of the railway 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Consett, Alnwick to Coldstream, and the Hunday Farm Museum photo’s. A fascinating selection of photo’s, and in C18127, at Edlingham, on the former Alnwick to Coldstream line, NER, on the 31st October, 1992, you have captured a lovely view of the castle with the former railway viaduct in the background. It would make a great model. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Some photos taken around Riding Mill and Stocksfield on the Newcastle to Carlisle line for today. Riding Mill 143604 Carlisle to Newcastle May 90 J10880.jpg Riding Mill Class 116 and 119 Sunderland to Hexham Sept 87 J9288.jpg Stocksfield Class 143 Newcastle to Hexham 5th May 90 C14433.jpg Stocksfield Class 108 Carlisle to Newcastle April 89 J09884.jpg Stocksfield Class 101 Hexham to Newcastle 28th Oct 88 C11591.jpg David Edited January 8, 2021 by DaveF 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Stocksfield and Riding Mill photo’s on the Newcastle to Carlisle line. All are of interest, and in J9288, at Riding Mill, with a hybrid class 116 and 119 DMU on a service from Sunderland to Hexham, in September, 1987, you have a lovely ‘train in the landscape’ view. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2021 Todays photos start in Gateshead and then head south along the Durham Coast line. Gateshead St James Bridge Junction Metro to Tynemouth Aug 85 J8358.jpg East Boldon 142026 Sunderland to Metro Centre 27th March 93 C18395.jpg Hartlepool 142025 Newcastle to Middlesbrough 14th Feb 89 C11632.jpg Hartlepool 37503 down vans 14th Feb 89 C11626.jpg Seaton Carew view south 3rd June 93 C18589.jpg David 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 I've just noticed in J6350 that the switch blades and the crossing of the turnout have been left in place but the length of rail between the left hand switch rail and the crossing has been removed along with the former diverging route, giving a trap point. A nice one to model. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the photo’s starting in Gateshead and going south along the Durham coast line. All are of interest and show what has changed over the years. In C11632, at Hartlepool, that is a most excellent view of ‘Skipper’, 142025, on a Newcastle to Middlesbrough service on the 14th February, 1989. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 C11626:- Empty vans for loading with newsprint at Linkflow's depot at Hartlepool Docks? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2021 Somewhat ealier than usual today here are some photos taken on the preserved Great Central Railway running south from Loughborough in the 1970s and early 1980s. Loughborough Central N2 4744 March 81 J7334.jpg Loughborough Central LNER B1 1306 Sept 81 J7591.jpg Loughborough Class 14 D9523 Jan 83 J7783.jpg Loughborough RSH 7597 Jan 83 J7791.jpg Quorn Littleton No 5 March 76 C2649.jpg Quorn Class 5 5231 and D11 506 steam fair day Sept 76 C3015.jpg David 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Gosh David, That last pic has changed a lot now, as there is a fence between the running line and that siding in the Yard, with a gated entrance for Locos at this end and a gated crossing for pedestrians at the far end of the Platform. Some brilliant shots as always. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Back to the usual time for this afternoon's photos. This morning's were early as I took Mum for her second Covid vaccination when I would usually have been posting the photos. I have to say that the process was very well oragnised at one of the local surgeries, in fact she was done almost ten minutes early. This afternoon we move to the extreme north of Cumbria, only just south of the Scottish border for some photos taken of the WCML at Floriston level crossing, north of Kingmoor. Floriston 156434 Carlisle to Glasgow via GSW 11th April 95 C20068.jpg Floriston 87017 down 11th April 95 C20073.jpg Floriston 90140 up containers Mossend to Channel Tunnel 11th April 95 C20074.jpg edited to correct caption, with thanks to Brain W (Fat Controller). Floriston 90145 up freightliner 11th April 95 C20075.jpg Floriston 37716 and 37684 down empties 31st May 95 C20229.jpg David Edited January 10, 2021 by DaveF To correct my spelling of Glasgow. 31 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 C20074 isn't strictly a Freightliner, but a container train to Mossend from the Channel Tunnel, I believe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Great Central Railway photo’s going south from Loughborough. All are of interest, and in J7591, at Loughborough Central, the preserved LNER B1,1306, September, 1981, looks so good in it’s portrait shot. The WCML photo’s at Floriston level crossing, north of Kingmoor, are fascinating and show how things have changed. The last photo’ is a most impressive shot of 37716 and 37684 on a train of down empty HAA’s, on the 31st May, 1995. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted January 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Andrew P said: Gosh David, That last pic has changed a lot now, as there is a fence between the running line and that siding in the Yard, with a gated entrance for Locos at this end and a gated crossing for pedestrians at the far end of the Platform. Some brilliant shots as always. Andy, I much preferred it as it was then. However having seen some of the visitors on busy days I can understand why the changes were made. I haven't put any of my more recent photos on RMWeb (yet) but I have visited the line more recently as I have a relative who lives in the area. In the late 1950s I used to travel on what is now the Great Central Railway (north), travelling from East Leake to Nottingham going to and from school. If only the line could be like it was then. I also often used Loughborough Central as my grandparents lived in the town. David 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) A few more photos at York between 1971 and 1992 for this afternoon. The first two photos were taken on a bitterly cold day in November 1971. York Class 25 7518 and Class 46 up brakevan Nov 71 C741.jpg York Class 40 down parcels Nov 71 C743.jpg York 144001 York to Harrogate and Leeds July 87 J9062.jpg York 150270 York to Manchester Victoria July 87 J9070.jpg York 158809 down 3rd June 92 C16893.jpg David Edited January 11, 2021 by DaveF 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the latest York photo’s, all of which are of interest. The first is a great view of 25 7518 and a class 46, with a brakevan, on an up movement in November, 1971. That train would make a fascinating model. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2021 Excellent pictures David It looks like a section of the crossing is missing on the Scarborough line as it was known. Was it closed by then or was the removal temporary. For some reason I thought it closed in 74 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted January 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, russ p said: Excellent pictures David It looks like a section of the crossing is missing on the Scarborough line as it was known. Was it closed by then or was the removal temporary. For some reason I thought it closed in 74 I didn't get to York very often then, but I think that the crossing was partly removed, then reinstated, then removed again. If anyone has more details please post them here. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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