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

[great central]

You're correct, the A5 is heading north so a down train. 

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a most impressive selection of photo’s of the Great Central, around Nottingham, in the early fifties. In JVol5068, at Bagthorpe Junction, with a K3, 61827, on an up passenger train in c1953, you can see that the four passenger carriages are all Thompson non corridor vehicles. BT, T, CL + BT, with an unidentified vehicle on the rear as vehicle number five. Just a bit unusual to have a complete train formed of such carriages, they were usually interspersed with Gresley and pre grouping stock.
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

Edited January 8, 2022 by Market65
To correct a spelling error.

[Andrew P]

I'm late again, so I missed the Train.

 

Excellent as always David.

 

Thanks.

[DaveF]

35 minutes ago, great central said:

You're correct, the A5 is heading north so a down train. 

 

 

Many thanks,  I've corrected the caption.

 

David

[DaveF]

Photos from the Great Central in the 1970s and 1980s for your coffee break this morning.

 

 

Loughborough Central NSB King Haakon VII Dec 75 C2561

 

 

Quorn Littleton No 5 March 76 C2646

 

Loughborough Central N2 4744 Oct 78 C4201

 

 

Loughborough Jan 83 J7782

 

 

Loughborough RHS 7597 March 83 J7847

 

 

Loughborough 71000 Duke of Gloucester  March 83 J7850

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[DaveF]

 

We'll stay on the Great Central this afternoon with a selection of photos taken around Loughborough about thirty years earlier when it was still a "real" railway.  All taken by Dad.

 

 

Loughborough Central B1 61390 Leicester to Nottingham c1952 JVol5044

 

 

Loughborough Central J39 down pass c1952 JVol4077

 

 

Loughborough Central K3 61974 down empties c1952 JVol5043  I think just to the south of Loughborough.

 

 

 

Loughborough Central O1 63579 up goods c1952 JVol4091

 

 

Loughborough Central V2 60963 up fish c1951 JVol3092

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is an excellent selection of photo’s of the Great Central from the Seventies and Eighties. In J7782, at Loughborough from 1983, you have an delightful view of the signalbox. In C4201, at Loughborough Central, with N2, 4744, in October, 1978, you can see how they have put No instead of N followed by a small o with a dash under it - I am unable to do that on my iPad. Also they classified it as N2/2. I think that is right.

The photo’s from thirty years earlier, in the fifties are delightful and convey how things were on the GCR in steam days. In JVol4077, at Loughborough Central, with a J39 on a down passenger train, c1952, according to that excellent book by Hugh Longworth, ‘British Railways Pre-Nationalisation Coaching Stock, Volume 1, GWR & LNER’, on page 363, covering GNR corridor stock, the first coach is to diagram GN78T, a Vestibule Buffet Third. 58’ 6” x 9’ 0”. 32t 4cwt. 24 seats. I can see the running number E43135E, and that was  introduced in January, 1908, and withdrawn in December, 1961.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Still black and white, still early 1950s, still on the Great Central around Nottingham.

 

I hope you will enjoy the photos, colour will resume in due course.

 

Many years ago Dad told me of the difficulty of obtaining film in the early 1950s, sometimes he had to use film with a higher ISO (then ASA) number and put up with the increased grain.

 

For some of the time when Dad was taking his black and white photos he was working in a relative's photographic business (I think my great uncle's) and often needed to test second hand cameras before they were sold which accounts for some of the variation in image quality.  Remember that in the early 1950s good cameras where hard to get and were also very expensive.

 

He didn't work there very long as he became a teacher (later headteacher) for many years before he became manger of an engineering and railway workshop (and an electronics business).

 

 

New Basford Class 5 45043 York to Bournemouth c1953 JVol7357 Note the tender

 

 

New Basford J6 64249 down pass c1951 JVol7173

 

 

New Basford J11 64431 up ecs c1950 JVol3237

 

 

New Basford O1 up goods c1953 JVol5037

 

 

New Basford V2 60918 down goods c1951 JVol7174

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[great central]

New Basford, my old stamping ground but a bit earlier than I remember, I was born in 1953. Still loco classes I recall although the J11 that sticks in my mind was 64420 as a regular in the pick up and pilot jobs.

[Market65]

Good evening, David. It is good to see another selection of photo’s from around Nottingham in the early fifties. I’m glad your Dad was able to take those photo’s, and that you are able to post them on here. In JVol7173, at New Basford, with J6, 64249, on a down passenger train, c1951, you can see how the position of the smokebox door handrail and number plate alter the appearance of the front of the locomotive. Others had the handrail lower down with the number plate above it.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

A final black and white day today - for now.

 

This time five photos taken at Nottingham Victoria.

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A3 60049 Galtee More Manchester  to Marylebone c1952 JVol4093  A very young version of Mum on the far right, my head is just peeping out on theleft side of her.  I think the pushchair is on its side so it didn't run down the slight slope on the platform.

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A3 up Master Cutler c1951 JVol3060

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A5 69806 le c1952 JVol4233

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A5 Leicester to Nottingham in snowstorm c1952 JVol2053

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B17 shunting c1952 JVol4229

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[LMS2968]

2053 was a very brave effort!

[hexagon789]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

A final black and white day today - for now.

 

This time five photos taken at Nottingham Victoria.

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A3 60049 Galtee More Manchester  to Marylebone c1952 JVol4093  A very young version of Mum on the far right, my head is just peeping out on theleft side of her.  I think the pushchair is on its side so it didn't run down the slight slope on the platform.

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A3 up Master Cutler c1951 JVol3060

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A5 69806 le c1952 JVol4233

 

 

Nottingham Victoria A5 Leicester to Nottingham in snowstorm c1952 JVol2053

 

 

Nottingham Victoria B17 shunting c1952 JVol4229

 

 

David

Lovely selection there l, B&W makes things much most atmospheric somehow. I particularly like JVol3060 with the 'Cutler' looking every bit the epitome of an express and JV2053 where I must echo LMS2968 - very brave in what looks like a right "whiteout"!

 

1 hour ago, LMS2968 said:

2053 was a very brave effort!

Makes me shiver just thinking about it! 

 

[Market65]

Good evening, David. What a truly excellent selection of photo’s of Nottingham Victoria station in the early fifties you have posted. It’s so nice seeing your Mum, along with your head, in the first photo’. It’s one for the family album.

Now, in JVol4233, with A5, 69806, on a light engine movement, c1952, it has been well captured by the camera, and makes a lovely portrait shot.

I look forward to seeing more of these lovely photo’s at a future date.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Although it's January my thermometer is reading a litle over 9 at the moment, so I'm not sure how appropriate today's snowy photos are.

 

They are at Morpeth on the ECML in Northumberland.

 

 

Morpeth Class 47 down Dec 81 C5598

 

 

Morpeth Class 254 up Dec 81 J7623

 

 

 

Morpeth Class 47 47348 Grangemouth to haverton Hill ammonia 19th Jan 85 C6685

 

 

Morpeth HST supposedly up Flying Scotsman  Nov 85 J8466

 

 

Morpeth Class 254 up Flying Scotsman Dec 85 J8476

 

 

David

 

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

In C5598 there is a blue van in the middle of the train. I assume it must have been two parts which came together somewhere en route.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. Well, that’s a great set of photo’s of Morpeth in cold, snowy weather. That first photo’ is from that very cold, snowy December in 1981, and shows an unknown class 47, on a down service of Mk1 stock. Now, corneliuslundie, the blue van in the middle of that train, on enlarging the photo’ turns out to be a shadow over a Mk1 TSO. I think it’s tinted blue owing to the snowy landscape. 
It’s a shame C6685, with 47348, on a Grangemouth to Haverton Hill ammonia train, on the 19th January, 1985, was posted today, only next Wednesday, which is the 19th, is my birthday.;)

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[brushman47544]

3 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

In C5598 there is a blue van in the middle of the train. I assume it must have been two parts which came together somewhere en route.

Jonathan

It looks to me like a standard blue/grey Mk1 in shadow.

[corneliuslundie]

Yes, now I enlarge it you are right. In fact the back few feet are not in shadow and are blue and grey. I'll have to clean my glasses more often.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

Around Ulgham Lane Crossing on the ECML in Northumberland today.  

 

This time I got them in almost the right order.

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 143324 Newcastle to Alnmouth 19th May 90 C14461

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56117 empties to Butterwel 18th July 92 C16981

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56121 Butterwell to Blyth Power station Oct 91 J12885

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing Class 47 down charter Rail The Capitals Express London to Edinburgh Dec 92 J13591

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 91011 down 17th Feb 96 C20748

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a delightful selection of photo’s of Ulgham Lane crossing on the ECML in Northumberland. In C16981, with 56117, on a train of empties to Butterwell, on the18th July, 1992, that’s a well captured three quarter front view of the 56 and train. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

A few more photos from Newcastle Central this afternoon.

 

 

Newcastle Aug 86 J8668

 

 

Newcastle Class 47 down freight Feb 87 J8772

 

 

Newcastle 43038 Newcastle to Kings X 17th Feb 89 C11665

 

 

Newcastle 142016 Newcastle to Hexham 7th March 89 C11783

 

 

Newcastle 143321 13th March 90 C14143

 

 

Newcastle 43102 Bristol to Newcastle May 90 J10921

 

 

David

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF

[great central]

^^^ 43102 back in that livery for the final month or so of HSTs on the Midland mainline, sadly missed by both staff and passengers.

 

https://www.125group.org.uk/tag/43102/

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most impressive set of photo’s of Newcastle Central. In C11665, with 43038, leasing a Newcastle to Kings Cross HST, on the 17th February, 1989, you have caught well the complex track layout as well as a flurry of exhaust from that power car. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Austria today with an hour or so spent watching trains at Wald im Arlberg, just to the west of the tunnel and summit of the Arlberg Pass.

 

Note.  The line is single track here.

 

 

Wald am Arlberg 1044 084 at front and 1020 035 (out of shot)  at rear westbound 1st Aug 92 C17257

 

 

Wald am Arlberg 1020 035 at rear of train westbound and X534 411st Aug 92 C17260

 

 

Wald am Arlberg 4020 114 eastbound 1st Aug 92 C17265

 

 

Wald am Arlberg 1044 226  eastbound 1st Aug 92 C17267

 

 

Wald am Arlberg 1044 080 banking at rear of train eastbound  1st Aug 92 C17268

 

Wald am Arlberg  1044 221 westbound 1st Aug 92 C17269

 

 

David

 

Edited April 6, 2022 by DaveF