Mark Saunders Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Nice to see a shot of the pway work at Woodhorn showing the former NER bogie hopper and MoT hopper chassis out on the mainline! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 23 hours ago, DavidBird said: Thanks Dave, that is interesting. In this screenshot from old-maps.co.uk, of the OS 1:10560 (6" to a mile) of 1863, Rectory Junction is yet to be built (site is the red drop-pin), and Colwick Rectory is marked to the left of the "Colwick" village name on the left side of the screen. Ok, it's not a great distance away, but not obviously a near-by feature. It may be more likey that the land purchased for the expansion of the yards was glebe land belonging to Gedling Rectory, and the new junction named for that. Edit: Or maybe simply, as there were already Colwick West, Colwick North and Colwick East Junctions, somebody just looked at the map, found the name "Colwick", spotted the word "Rectory" next to it and used that... "Boxing the compass" for signal box names has a precedent. March at one time had South, North, East and West Junction boxes, along the same stretch of line. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the latest Blyth and Tyne photo’s, of which all are of interest. The first one, taken on the 18th February, 1995, of Marcheys House signalbox, is a most excellent portrait shot of the box with plenty of detail for model making purposes. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2021 This morning's photos are a few more from the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway in the mid to late 1970s. As many of you know it served the Bowater's paper mills. I wonder how many people wear jackets and ties to go to preserved railways nowadays? Sittingbourne Bagnall Triumph Oct 76 C3022.jpg Kemsley Down Bagnall Triumph 23rd April 77 C3316.jpg Kemsley Down Bagnall Superb Oct 76 C3032.jpg Kemsley Down Butterley 5ton side discharge coal wagons May 75 C2096.jpg Kemsley Down Bagnall Triumph 23rd April 79 C3317.jpg Kemsley Down Hawthorn Leslie Swanscombe No4 May 75 C2116.jpg David 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) One photo from Ulgham Lane crossing followed by four from Buston Barns today. Ulgham Lane crossing 47303 up ICI August 87 J9145.jpg Buston Barns 91004 down 3rd Jan 92 C16660.jpg Buston Barns 143608 Alnmouth to Newcastle 11th April 91 C15791.jpg Buston Barns 56108 and 56098 down empty coal 16th Feb 91 C15580.jpg Buston Barns 47229 down vans May 93 J13886.jpg David Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway photo’s all of which are of interest. In C2096, at Kemsley Down, the Butterley 5 ton side discharge coal wagons, as seen in May, 1975, are a fascinating design, which I haven’t seen before on a narrow gauge railway. The ECML photo’s from Buston Barns with one from Ulgham Lane crossing are all of interest, and in C15580, with 56108 and 56098, on a down empty coal train on the 16th February, 1991, I’m just wondering if one of the 56’s was on a positioning move of some kind since, of course, one 56 could haul the train of empty HDA’s - not HAA’s as can be seen. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 Some more ECML in Northumberland photos, this time taken at Southside. Southside is between Acklington and Alnmouth. It is about one mile south of the site of Warkworth station There was a junction at Southside with a line leading to Whitle colliery, which closed in 1987. It is not visible in these photos, but was situated in front of the Class 47 in the fourth photo, the line curved sharply across the field to the left. There are no real remains of it now. Earlier photos in this thread do show it. Southside 43108 Kings X to Aberdeen Aug 86 J8673.jpg Southside 43157 KIngs X to Inverness Sept 86 J8698.jpg Southside 47559 Newcastle to AlnmouthAug 89 J10081.jpg Southside 47238 up ICI March 91 J11787.jpg Southside 60077 down empty coal 22nd July 92 C16989.jpg David 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the ECML in Northumberland at Southside photo’s, which are all of interest. The first one, with 43108, leading a HST, on a London Kings Cross to Aberdeen express in August, 1986, clearly shows the crossover in connection with the Whitle Colliery branch line. Like you say, it had gone by the time of J10081, with 47559, on a Newcastle to Alnmouth railbus replacement service in August, 1989, and the following photo’, J11787, with 47238 on an up ICI train in March, 1991. No trace of either the crossover or branch. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 Along the ECML from south to north between Darlington and Newcastle for today. Bradbury 91025 Newcastle to Kings X 31st May 96 C20986.jpg Bradbury Class 158 Liverpool Lime St to Newcastle 31st May 96 C20982.jpg Ferryhill Junction DVT up 31st May 96 C20994.jpg Croxdale HST down crossing the viaduct 16th Oct 93 C19145.jpg Chester le Street 158779 Newcastle to Liverpool Oct 92 J13551.jpg David 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good evening, . I like the ECML photo’s going from south to north between Darlington and Newcastle. All are of interest, and what a most atmospheric view in C19145, at Croxdale, with a HST on a down express, crossing the viaduct, on the 16th October, 1993. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 C20982: interesting to see a 158 with no set number under the cab window. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 49 minutes ago, 35A said: C20982: interesting to see a 158 with no set number under the cab window. IIRC that was not long after they were first introduced. Because the stickers were on the glass not the body, they didn't stick too well and would come off in the wash. Or it could have had a new windscreen ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2021 10 hours ago, cheesysmith said: IIRC that was not long after they were first introduced. Because the stickers were on the glass not the body, they didn't stick too well and would come off in the wash. Or it could have had a new windscreen ? I'd also forgotten they had the perspex fly shield 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2021 More photos at Bottesford on the Grantham to Nottingham line today. Bottesford 31207 down concrete sleepers May 83 J7948.jpg Bottesford Class 31 Nov 83 J8111.jpg Bottesford Class 114 Nottingham to Skegness Dec 83 C6442.jpg Bottesford Class 114 Skegness to Nottingham Nov 80 J7282.jpg Bottesford July 83 J7996.jpg The level crossing at the west end of the station. David 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Bottesford photo’s from the Grantham to Nottingham line, which are all of interest. In J7282, with a class 114 unit, on a Skegness to Nottingham service, in November, 1980, you can see a fairly rare view of such a unit with the DMBS in blue and the DTCL in blue and grey. It really was not often these units would be mixed up like that, both cars would get refurbished together more usually. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, DaveF said: Bottesford July 83 J7996.jpg The level crossing at the west end of the station. David Obviously not busy as that car is pretty much on the wrong side of the road. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted April 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, brushman47544 said: Obviously not busy as that car is pretty much on the wrong side of the road. I see what you mean, but it's not so much on the wrong side of the road as in the middle it. It is a very minor road, a single carriageway (more of a track really). It is (or was) listed as a Station Passenger Crossing (Unprotected) back in 2004, but its status may have changed since then. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Obviously not busy as that car is pretty much on the wrong side of the road. 1 hour ago, iands said: I see what you mean, but it's not so much on the wrong side of the road as in the middle it. It is a very minor road, a single carriageway (more of a track really). It is (or was) listed as a Station Passenger Crossing (Unprotected) back in 2004, but its status may have changed since then. Beyond the house it was just a farm track, very narrow in places, but a very pleasant walk, so another car would be very unlikely - unless it was visiting the house. The last time I was there, which must be about 15 years ago the track was very overgrown - even a tractor might have had problems. David Edited April 14, 2021 by DaveF 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 14 hours ago, DaveF said: More photos at Bottesford on the Grantham to Nottingham line today. Bottesford 31207 down concrete sleepers May 83 J7948.jpg Just out of interest does anyone know what wagons those sleepers are being carried in? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 06/04/2021 at 11:25, St Enodoc said: My Dad used to proof-read stuff like the Church magazine that my Mum had typed. He would read line by line starting at the end - because that way he read what he saw, not what he expected to see. Quite a knack and one that I've never managed to acquire. An interesting tip and one that will catch spelling mistakes, however that won't necessarily work for grammatical errors. I have to proof read clients work on a regular basis and it is not always an easy thing to do when trying to decipher a meaning within a myriad of misplaced punctuation. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2021 5 hours ago, sb67 said: Just out of interest does anyone know what wagons those sleepers are being carried in? Cods, departmental tube wagons 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, russ p said: Cods, departmental tube wagons These look as though they had previously worked on cask traffic for Bass-Worthington; the sides and ends appear to have been built up. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 15, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2021 Back to the Newcastle to Carlisle line for today's photos. Derwenthaugh Class 156 Carlisle to Sunderland 26th Aug 95 C20514.jpg Corbridge 142015 Carlisle to Middlesbrough 2nd Dec 95 C20657.jpg Bardon Mill 156443 Carlisle to Newcastle 9th Dec 95 C20664.jpg The next photo shows the level crossing just beyond the platform end. Bardon Mill crossing from south 7th Oct 95 C20560.jpg The light is green in real life, not yellowish as a combination of film and scanning shows it. Those who know the area will perhaps know where the road goes this side of the crossing. Cowran Hills cutting 156469 Newcastle to Carlisle 29th March 94 C19370.jpg David 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Those who know the area will perhaps know where the road goes this side of the crossing. We hired a lovely cottage in the village several year so ago now, I’m sure the crossing led to a path and we did a 5/6 mile walk next to or near the river, crossing the railway further east via a bridge I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2021 Good evening, David. I like the Newcastle to Carlisle photo’s which are all of interest. In C20664, at Bardon Mill, with 156443, on a Carlisle to Newcastle service on the 9th December, 1995, I’m quite sure that was the unit number of the first class 156 from Lima. It certainly rings a bell. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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