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

[Fat Controller]

On 07/02/2022 at 18:41, keefer said:

That class 116 'Valley Train' is a long way from home!

I wonder if it was one that went even further a few years later, being used to transport staff during the fitting-out of the Channel Tunnel?

[DaveF]

Around Newcastle today.

 

The first photo is taken in the Scotswood area west of Newcastle Central on the line which ran along the north bank of the River Tyne from Central station.

 

The other photos are at Newcastle Central.

 

 

Scotswood view west 14th Sept 85 C7175  This was taken during a railtour, we were allowed to detrain at various locations and walk around.  The line off to the right where I stood to take the photo was the line along the north bank of the Tyne to Wylam, where it crossed the river to join the line along the south bank to Carlisle.  

The trackbed where the people are walking led to the girder bridge which is Scotswood bridge which for a long time was the main line from Newcastle to Carlisle.  Most of you will know that trains now cross the Tyne on the King Edward bridge and then turn west to go to Carlisle along the south side of the Tyne.

 

 

Newcastle 47524 down mail ecs and 43066 Newcastle to Kings X August 87 J9151

 

 

Newcastle 43116 up 18th April 89 C12078  Showing the new island platform under construction

 

 

Newcastle 156433 Stranraer to Newcastle 1st June 89 C11948

 

 

Newcastle 47973 l e from up charter "The St James Day Tripper" 17th Nov 90 C15493  We've had at least one other photo of this charter before.

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a most excellent set of photo’s of the Scotswood are to the west of Newcastle Central station, and the station itself. In C11948, with 156433, on a Stranraer to Newcastle service, at journeys end, on the 1st June, 1989, that is a view ofthe station I have rarely seen. It is good to see such a photo’ of that area of Newcastle station.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

HSTs and 91s at Buston Barns this afternoon.

 

Note that the HST in the first photo is running the wrong way round with the first class at the northern end.  This could be easily corrected by reversing at Newcastle to leave over the High Level bridge rather than the King Edward Bridge to head south.

 

 

Buston Barns 43099 up 4th April 89 C11842

 

 

Buston Barns 43062 up 4th May 91 C15798

 

 

Buston Barns 43096 Inverness to Kings X 19th Sept 92 C18053

 

 

Buston Barns 91002 Kings X to Glasgow C 1st Oct 94 C19831

 

 

Buston Barns 91014 up 23rd Sept 95 C20553

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic selection of photo’s of Buston Barns on the ECML in Northumberland. In C18053, with 43096 leading an Inverness to Kings Cross HST, on the 19th September, 1992, you can see all the grunge on the lower front end, and also the relief of the Swallow on the side of the power car. I well recall, in a model shop, trying to obtain some etchings of the Swallows for a Hornby 91, about 1990/92,  but the man said that they were only transfers, so that’s all that was available. Well he was wrong, the real Swallows were not transfers and that photo’ confirms that.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Somewhat further north in Nortumberland today at the level crossing by the site of Fallodon station.

 

Once again looking at Inter City trains.

 

 

Fallodon HST up July 90 J10993

 

 

Fallodon Class 43 up July 90 J10994

 

 

Fallodon 43052 down July 90 J10995

 

 

Fallodon 43064 down going away 25th July 90 C14568

 

 

Fallodon Class 91 up  going away 6th May 95 C20128

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent selection of photo’s of Fallodon crossing on the ECML in Northumberland. In J10994, with an unidentified class 43 leading an up HST, in July, 1990, you can see what looks like two dots either side of some kind of symbol. I wonder if it is the remains of the power car number?

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Freight trains on the ECML in Northumberland today, just for a change.

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56119 up coal from Butterwell 29th Dec 89 C13892

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 47362 up ICI 19th May 90 C14465

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56115 and 56124 up coal Butterwell to Blyth Power station Feb 91 J11768  We may have had this one before - anyway I like it.

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56117 empties to Butterwell July 92 J13218

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing 56134 up coal 28th Nov 92 C18137

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. What a fascinating set of photo’s of Ulgham Lane crossing on the ECML in Northumberland. The first one of 56119, on an up coal train from Butterwell, on the 29th December, 1989, is nice and smokey with all that exhaust and I can’t help noticing that the secondman, in the cab, is reaching up and doing something. The second photo’ of 47362, on an up ICI train, on the 19th May, 1990, C14465, shows that the remains of the number under the cabside windows could still be seen with the ‘47’ still there.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

For this morning to look at while you have coffee there are a few photos taken at Shackerstone in the early days, 1972 and 1980.

 

Edit: I've just realised I've not posted them in date order!

 

 

Shackerstone Bagnall Florence No 2  and Bagnall Lamport No.3. 3 July 80 J7010

 

 

Shackerstone Hunslet ex Pye Hill NCB 11 May 72 J2915

 

 

Shackerstone July 80 J7006

 

 

Shackerstone Junction LNWR and MR joint trackbed  July 80 J7018

 

 

Shackerstone Peckett Dunlop No 7 July 80 J7008

 

 

Shackerstone Peckett Lady Angela British Gypsum May 72 J2913

 

 

Shackerstone Whickham July 80 J7014

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Oldddudders]

While date-order helps to tell a bit of a story, each pic stands on its own merits, which are generally several. 

 

That Citroen in J7018 reminds me the Old Car thread is currently eulogising about that marque and model. 

[LMS2968]

8 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

That Citroen in J7018 reminds me the Old Car thread is currently eulogising about that marque and model. 

As an ex-mechanic who had to work on the bloody things, I won't be joining in!

[DaveF]

3 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

While date-order helps to tell a bit of a story, each pic stands on its own merits, which are generally several. 

 

That Citroen in J7018 reminds me the Old Car thread is currently eulogising about that marque and model. 

 

3 hours ago, LMS2968 said:

As an ex-mechanic who had to work on the bloody things, I won't be joining in!

 

That was Dad's Citroen GS.

 

David

[DaveF]

Carlisle this afternoon with one photo from 1990 and the rest from two dates in 1995.

 

 

Carlisle K4 3442 The Pennine Pullman London  via S&C to Carlisle 18th Feb 90 C14046

 

 

Carlisle 90130 up 29th Aug 95 C20519

 

 

Carlisle DB999608 and 999601 track recording train 25th Oct 95 C20604

 

 

Carlisle DVT up 25th Oct 95 C20610

 

 

Carlisle158798 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh 25th Oct 95 C20611

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most impressive set of photo’s of Shackerstone from 1972 and 1980. In J7018, looking at the LNWR and MR joint trackbed, in July, 1980, you have a great view of the design of brickwork on what is either a three arch bridge or a viaduct. It is very helpful for those making models of such structures.

The Carlisle photo’s are full of interest, and, again, show the railway how it used to be in 1990, and 1995. In the last photo’, with 158798, on a Manchester Airport to Edinburgh service, on the 25th October, 1995, you can see that the car nearest to the camera is a DMCL, with the yellow stripe above the nearest two saloon windows, and looking through those windows can be seen a glimpse of better seats and curtains.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Rivercider]

Yesterdays photo 47362 working ICI tanks is obviously dangerous goods, requiring both a barrier wagon and brake van, so the guard would not have to walk past ruptured tanks to carry out protection in the event of an incident.  (I assume there is a brake van at the rear and the leading brake van is because of a run-round move en-route). It might be liquified anhydrous ammonia, which moved in trainloads between ICI plants at Haverton Hill, Leith, Heysham, and Severnside. Curiously the trains could be loaded in either direction depending on the production levels of each plant. Or it might be the nastier hydrocyanic acid, for which a special set of working instructions applied, the trains ran between Haverton Hill and Leith.

 

cheers   

Edited February 13, 2022 by Rivercider
clarification

[brushman47544]

Hi David. The SNCF liveried Class 90 was 90030/130.

[Mark Saunders]

3 hours ago, Rivercider said:

Yesterdays photo 47362 working ICI tanks is obviously dangerous goods, requiring both a barrier wagon and brake van, so the guard would not have to walk past ruptured tanks to carry out protection in the event of an incident.  (I assume there is a brake van at the rear and the leading brake van is because of a run-round move en-route). It might be liquified anhydrous ammonia, which moved in trainloads between ICI plants at Haverton Hill, Leith, Heysham, and Severnside. Curiously the trains could be loaded in either direction depending on the production levels of each plant. Or it might be the nastier hydrocyanic acid, for which a special set of working instructions applied, the trains ran between Haverton Hill and Leith.

 

cheers   

It’s Ammonia (bogie tanks) as the HCN by this date had purpose built dedicated barrier wagons and only ran with a maximum of five two axle tanks.

 

 

[Rivercider]

15 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said:

It’s Ammonia (bogie tanks) as the HCN by this date had purpose built dedicated barrier wagons and only ran with a maximum of five two axle tanks.

 

 

Thanks.

As a TOPS clerk in Bristol I was only familiar with the Severnside to Haverton Hill liquified anhydrous ammonia trains,

 

cheers

[DaveF]

Hett Mill and Plawsworth for today, on the ECML between Darlington and Newcastle.

 

 

Hett Mill Class 43 down 23rd March 96 C20819

 

 

Hett Mill Class 43 up 23rd March 96 C20821

 

 

Plawsworth HST Kings X to Aberdeen Sept 86 J8704

 

 

Plawsworth Class 43 up 28th Oct 92 C18116  Note the leading power car livery.

 

 

Plawsworth Class 91 up 8th May 93 C18538

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s an excellent set of photo’s of Hett Mill and Plawsworth, on the ECML, from between Darlington and Newcastle. In C20821, with an unidentified class 43, leading an up HST on the 23rd March, 1996, the train looks most ethereal in the misty conditions.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[avonside1563]

Hi David,

A quick correction to the caption on J7010 at Shackerstone. The loco on the left is WG Bagnall 'Florence No2' and in the centre is WG Bagnall 'Lamport No3'

[DaveF]

2 hours ago, avonside1563 said:

Hi David,

A quick correction to the caption on J7010 at Shackerstone. The loco on the left is WG Bagnall 'Florence No2' and in the centre is WG Bagnall 'Lamport No3'

 

Many thanks Nigel,  I've amended the caption.

 

David

 

[DaveF]

 

Pacers of Classes 142 and 143 at Morpeth today in four different liveries.

 

Most of the stopping trains north of Newcastle terminate at Morpeth.  Passengers detrain onto the down platform.  The train then moves forward and goes across the facing crossing about three quarters of the way along the platform and then immediately over a point to leave the main line.

The line then goes to the right around the end of the signal box and across the road into the loops at the end of the Blyth and Tyne line, which also served the goods yard (now a car park).

Just before deoparture time the train comes back into the up platform.

All this has to be done between the trains on the ECML.

 

 

Morpeth 143019 Newcastle to Morpeth 1st Oct 88 C11521

 

 

Morpeth 143624 ecs to yard Dec 90 J11675

 

 

Morpeth 142065 ecs 4th June 93 C18622

 

 

Morpeth 142016 Morpeth to Newcastle 30th Sept 95 C20614

 

 

Morpeth 142017 Morpeth to Middlesbrough 11th Nov 95 C20630

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Lord Flashheart]

Great photos of the Pacers Dave,thank you for posting them. 

 

Rob