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

[beast66606]

Milford Junction - used to be a fantastic place to visit, constant stream of freight trains to / from all lines, with the odd passenger thrown in, now a quiet shadow of it's former self since the decimation of coal.

Back in the good old days there were two stations in close proximity, Monk Fryston which was at the bridge in the background of C20959 and served only the Castleford lines (the right hand pair) and Milford Junction which was situated near to the wagons in the sidings in 20956,  this closed in 1904 but the buildings remained until the 1960s. The track around Milford was remodelled in the late 1970s/early 1980s in connection with the Selby coal field so it's position is not so obvious these days.

[DaveF]

The West Coast Main Line this afternoon at Winwick Junction on a mild sunny day, March 9th 1996.

 

 

Winwick Junction 142069 Liverpool Lime St to Warrington Bank Quay 9th March 96 C20784.jpg

 

 

Winwick Junction 87022 Glasgow C to Euston 9th March 96 C20787.jpg

 

 

Winwick Junction Class 47 Dick Whittington Waterman Railways down l e 9th March 96 C20790.jpg

 

 

Winwick Junction 43086 The Wessex Scot Edinburgh to Poole 9th March 96 C20794.jpg

 

 

Winwick Junction 86208 up parcels 9th March 96 C20796.jpg

 

 

 

David

Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF

[brushman47544]

Hi Dave,

The second C20787 is not - you copied the caption from above by mistake. It's an 86/2 on vans

Edited June 24, 2021 by brushman47544

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

Hi Dave,

The second C20787 is not - you copied the caption from above by mistake. It's an 86/2 on vans

 

Thanks Andrew - I think it was a case of more haste less speed.

 

I've got it right now (I hope).

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. You have posted a great selection of photo’s from Winwick Junction on the 9th March, 1996. The first photo’, of a Pacer on a Liverpool Lime St to Earlstown service, is  particularly good, but instead of a class 143 Pacer, it’s actually a class 142 with the Leyland Bus body. Hence it’s 142069.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[beast66606]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

The West Coast Main Line this afternoon at Winwick Junction on a mild sunny day, March 9th 1996.

 

 

Winwick Junction 143069 Liverpool Lime St to Earlstown 9th March 96 C20784.jpg

 

 

Hi David, this will be a Liverpool Lime Street - Warrington Bank Quay service, it's already passed Earlestown which is in the far distance to the left. We used to call them "Arnies"*, as in Terminators ...

 

(*Schwarzenegger)

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, David. You have posted a great selection of photo’s from Winwick Junction on the 9th March, 1996. The first photo’, of a Pacer on a Liverpool Lime St to Earlstown service, is  particularly good, but instead of a class 143 Pacer, it’s actually a class 142 with the Leyland Bus body. Hence it’s 142069.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

1 hour ago, beast66606 said:

 

Hi David, this will be a Liverpool Lime Street - Warrington Bank Quay service, it's already passed Earlestown which is in the far distance to the left. We used to call them "Arnies"*, as in Terminators ...

 

(*Schwarzenegger)

 

 

Many thanks to you both.

 

Again it was a case or more haste less speed and I didn't proof read my typing.  I should have known it was on its way to Warrington Bank Quay.

 

The only excuse I can come up with is that when I lived in Manchester in my student days, some fity years ago, I irarely ventured to the west of the city.

 

David

 

David

[DaveF]

The ECML in Northumberland for today.

 

The first photo is taken from Alnmouth village looking across the estuary of the River Aln, the train is about one third of the way across from the left, below the two trees near to the right hand end of the upper grass field.

 

The rest are a few miles south at Southside.

 

 

Alnmouth Class 26 down short freight Nov 87 J9362.jpg

 

 

Southside Class 101 Berwick to Newcastle Aug 86 J8671.jpg

 

 

Southside 56093 down freight April 91 J11888.jpg

 

 

Southside 43112 Aberdeen to Kings X 22nd July 92 C16991.jpg

 

 

Southside 90024 down special 29th May 93 C18643.jpg

 

 

Southside 91004 down 4th May 96 C20885.jpg

 

 

David

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. What an excellent set of photo’s you’ve posted today of the ECML in Northumberland, and the first photo’ is outstanding. As the class 26 goes by on a down short freight train - one wagon - in November, 1987, it is dwarfed by the River Aln in the foreground making for a very photogenic scene which would be so difficult to reproduce in a model.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[The Pilotman]

J9362 Before I read the caption I zoomed in on the loco and thought it was a Western 

[DaveF]

Five locations on the ECML in Northumberland today, all on different dates.

 

 

Morpeth 91008 Kings X to Glasgow C and 153319 to Newcastle Feb 93 J13681.jpg

 

 

Brotherwick 90139 pushing up Jan 93 J13659.jpg

 

 

Buston Barns Class 254 down going away April 81 J7341.jpg

 

 

Christon Bank 43109 and 43050 Edinburgh to Kings X July 90 J10996.jpg

 

 

Fallodon 43090 up 25th July 90 C14569.jpg

 

 

David

Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. You have posted another excellent selection of photo’s of the ECML in Northumberland. In J7341, at Buston Barns, with a class 254 HST on a down express, going away, in April, 1981, you can see that the roof of the rear power car has only been half cleaned. Also the photo’ is a reminder that jointed track was still to be found in one or two places on the ECML for quite some time after the end of steam traction.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[35A]

J13659 - unusual to see a Class 90 on a service train that far north, AFAIR? Usually, they were restricted to the Leeds runs.

[DaveF]

11 hours ago, 35A said:

J13659 - unusual to see a Class 90 on a service train that far north, AFAIR? Usually, they were restricted to the Leeds runs.

 

 

 I have a few photos of them on Mark 4 stock, but it was not common this far north.

 

David

[DaveF]

 

Early days on the Severn Valley Railway for this morning with photos from two visits made in 1974 and 1975.

 

At that time it was still possible to take photos from the field to the north of Eardington station - and the station platform there was a good place for photos as well.

 

 

Bridgnorth WD600 Gordon 6th April 74 C1549.jpg

 

 

 

Bridgnorth GWR Railcar 22 6th April 74 C1545.jpg

 

 

Eardington GWR Railcar 22 6th April 74 C1557.jpg

 

 

Eardington Ivatt 4MT 43106 Bewdley to Bridgnorth July 74 J3777.jpg

 

 

Eardington GWR GWR 5764 Hampton Loade to Bridgnorth 6th April 74 C1560.jpg

 

 

Hampton Loade 8F 8233 Bridgnorth to Bewdley May 75 C2035.jpg

 

 

David

Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF

[talisman56]

J9362 - that's about as short as a freight can get, isn't it? Blink and you'll miss it!

 

An what is that about half-way across (above the tree in the hedge in the foreground) - looks like a carriage of some sort, but there's a low protuberance on its left side - HGV on a road? Barn in a field?

Edited June 27, 2021 by talisman56

[The Pilotman]

I’d say it’s an articulated lorry heading south on the A1068 which is just east of the railway there.

[brushman47544]

14 hours ago, 35A said:

J13659 - unusual to see a Class 90 on a service train that far north, AFAIR? Usually, they were restricted to the Leeds runs.

 

3 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

 

 I have a few photos of them on Mark 4 stock, but it was not common this far north.

 

David

I think the Class 90s were supposed to be restricted to the Leeds trains because they could keep closer to time. The 90s had a faster acceleration than the 91s so more stops over a shorter run meant they arrived less late.

[DaveF]

Another batch from around Milford Junction on 29th May 1996 this afternoon.

 

 

Hagg Lane level crossing 142083 down 29th May 96 C20948a.jpg

 

 

Milford Junction 56035 empty steel Corby to Lackenby 29th May 96 C20957.jpg

 

 

Milford Junction 56082 up coal 29th May 96 C20958.jpg

 

 

Milford Junction 142061 up 29th May 96 C20960.jpg

 

 

Milford Junction 59202 down empties 29th May 96 C20969.jpg

 

 

David

Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF

[DaveF]

4 hours ago, talisman56 said:

J9362 - that's about as short as a freight can get, isn't it? Blink and you'll miss it!

 

An what is that about half-way across (above the tree in the hedge in the foreground) - looks like a carriage of some sort, but there's a low protuberance on its left side - HGV on a road? Barn in a field?

 

3 hours ago, Western Aviator said:

I’d say it’s an articulated lorry heading south on the A1068 which is just east of the railway there.

 

It is an articulated lorry heading south on the A1068 which is the road wghich runs roughly along the Northumberland coast.  The section the lorry is on is quite twisty and like many roads in Northumberland not all that wide.

 

David

Edited June 27, 2021 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s an excellent set of photo’s from those early days on the Severn Valley Railway. In the last photo’ at Hampton Loade, with 8F, number 8233, on a Bridgnorth to Bewdley service, in May, 1975, you have a delightful scene as the trains runs past an excellent example of a GWR signal. 
The photo’s from around Milford Junction, from the 29th May, 1996, are close to home and all of interest personally. In the first photo’ of Hagg Lane level crossing, with Pacer 142083, on a down service to, presumably Hull, you have a good view of the gate and fencing which is of such interest for all modellers. The gate looks like a twenty foot example. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Oldddudders]

21 hours ago, talisman56 said:

J9362 - that's about as short as a freight can get, isn't it? Blink and you'll miss it!

ISTR Trains magazine (USA) publishing a pic of a similar train, captioned something like "When the loco is longer than the train, the bottom line is written in red". Not always true, of course, but all the same...

[DaveF]

A few photos from Scotland, with and without trains.

 

 

Dumfries 16th Feb 90 C13960.jpg
 

 

 

Glasgow Central Class 318 17th Feb 90 C13980.jpg

 

 

Glasgow Central 156503 2nd March 91 C15637.jpg

 

 

Pass of Killiecrankie 15th Oct 88 C11533.jpg

 

 

Waterside  Ayrshire up direction 18th Feb 90 C14013.jpg

 

David

Edited April 19, 2022 by DaveF

[The Lurker]

I really like C11533, the autumnal mist in the air gives it a certain quietude (which was probably shattered by the train!)

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I love all of those excellent Scottish photo’s you’ve posted today. In particular, I agree completely with The Lurker regarding C11533, of the Pass of Killiecrankie, on 15th October, 1988. It shows a beautiful scene with that mist adding a certain something special to it as the train runs off the viaduct and into a tunnel, continental style.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.