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

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most impressive selection of photo’s of Morpeth, and all those Pacers. In C18622, with 142065, on an empty coaching stock movement, on the 4th June, 1993, that’s a particularly excellent three quarter shot of the unit as it traverses the crossover.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Back down to Yorkshire today to look at Milford Junction again on 29th May 1996.

 

 

Milford Junction 56082 down empty coal 29th May 96 C20918

 

 

Milford Junction Class 142 down 29th May 96 C20922

 

 

Milford Junction 60021 up coal 29th May 96 C20961

 

 

Milford Junction 59206 up coal 29th May 96 C20966

 

 

Milford Junction 56090 up l e 29th May 96 C20978

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent set of photo’s of Milford Junction on the 29th May, 1996. In C20966, with 59206, on an up coal train, it shows how good the National Power livery was.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[jessy1692]

Happy days back then at Milford, always something moving it seemed. I think it was about 97 when we started going for a look on an evening but always remember the NP livery looking smart. Great times.

Thanks for posting as ever.

James

[DaveF]

 

Odds and ends from Wales, Scotland and England for today.  There is even a train in one photo.

 

 

Betws y Coed view South 23rd July 2002 C25953

 

 

Conwy July 82 C5688

 

 

Llanfairfechan 21st July 2002 C25916

 

 

Garve view of yard 14th Aug 76 C2971

 

 

Strathcarron view east Aug 73 C1342

 

 

Grangetown Junction 153352 Saltburn to Middlesbrough 8th May 93 C18521

 

 

Tees Yard 14th April 93 C18444

 

 

David

 

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most interesting selection of photo’s of railways from Wales, England and Scotland. They show how very varied our railways are. The first one, at Betws y Coed, looking south on the 23rd July, 2002, is most tranquil and it is actually quite like a model railway with all those little fir trees next to the track on the left.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[corneliuslundie]

Now market65 has mentioned it, the one at Llanfairfechan would be even better to model with those small trees in front of a high wall with just sky paper behind. The trouble is that people would say it didn't look realistic.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

 

Greetings from the Northumnberland coast today, the only bit of England without a weather warning.  It was a nice calm sunny morning after last nights rain, it is now raining with a north westerly wind about force 6, soon to drop again.  I know how lucky I am today!

 

This afternoon's photos are once again from Newcastle, 1987 to 1990.

 

 

Newcastle Class 47 Newcastle to Liverpool and HST ecs Feb 87 J8782

 

 

Newcastle 156436  27th Oct 88 C11583  The stripe is blue, the colour was not good on the original slide.

 

 

Newcastle new platform Aug 89 J10091

 

 

Newcastle Class 254 Glasgow to Kings X May 90 J10922

 

 

Newcastle new platform 16. 17th Aug 90 C15270

 

 

David

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I’m glad you are safe and that you escaped the storm. That’s a excellent set of photo’s of Newcastle from 1987 to 1990. In C11583, with 156436, on a Glasgow Central service, on the 27th October, 1988, you can see how grim the weather was that day. Wet and looking very dull too. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

More locations along the ECML in Northumberland this afternoon.

 

 

Stannington Class 43 HST up going away Feb 83 C5932  Passing the site of the station.

 

 

Ulgham Grange crossing Class 46 Newcastle to Edinburgh July 80 J7045

 

 

Stamford Class 43 up 13th April 96 C20876

 

 

Stamford Class 91 up 13th April 96 C20877

 

 

Stamford Class 91 up 13th April 96 C20878

 

 

David

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a delightful selection of photo’s of the ECML in Northumberland. The first one taken at Stannington, with a class 43 at the rear of a HST, on an up express, going away from the camera, in February, 1983, shows just the one tail light visible. I can’t recall, if in 1983 it was the practice just to display one tail light on HST’s, or two. My memory is shocking this evening. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[St Enodoc]

3 hours ago, Market65 said:

I can’t recall, if in 1983 it was the practice just to display one tail light on HST’s

My memory, which may be just as shocking, is that it was.

[DaveF]

A few photos at the Midland Railway at Butterley from the early 1980s.

 

 

Swanwick Junction 4F 44027 Jan 80 J6758

 

 

 

Butterley Class 11 12077 April 80 J6854

 

 

Butterley 6203 April 80 J6857

 

 

Swanwick Junction  16440 Aug 82 J7727

 

 

 

Butterley Barclay 0-4-0CT Stanton No 24  Aug 83 J8051

 

 

Butterley 16440  Aug 83 J8061

 

 

David

 

 

[DaveF]

This afternoon's photos are still from the ECML in Northumberland, this time around Cramlington and Damykes.

 

The photos run from south to north along the line.

 

 

Damdykes 91005 up going away  28th Dec 95 C20725

 

 

Damdykes 142019 Alnmouth to Newcastle 13th March 93 C18367

 

 

Damdykes 37710 down pipes Dec 92 J13603

 

 

CramlingtonHST down May 88 J9501

 

 

Cramlington DVT up Nov 91 J12904

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent set of photo’s of the Midland Railway at Butterley. In J6857, with 6203, in April, 1980, that is a most imposing shot of the front of the locomotive from track level.

The ECML photo’s from Northumberland, from around Cramlington and Damdykes are truly superb. In J9501, at Cramlington with a down HST, in May, 1988, you can see the last man standing with the fifth carriage still being in blue and grey livery. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Some more remains of the North British Railway in Northumberland today.

 

Once again some of you may need to look up locations on maps or Google Earth.

 

 

Meldon NBR 5th April 86 C7527  Road overbridge at the station.

 

 

Wall view to station 12th April 95 C20092  Note the Mk1 coach

 

 

Redesmouth 25th Oct 89 C13804  Just north of the station.

 

 

Embankment near Tarset  NBR April 81 J7342

 

 

Kielder viaduct NBR April 81 J7345

 

 

David

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[keefer]

Reedsmouth and the Border Counties Railway at disused-stations:

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/reedsmouth/index.shtml

[Market65]

Good evening, David. What an impressive set of photo’s of the North British Railway in Northumberland. The last photo’ of the Kielder viaduct, from April, 1981, shows how excellent the viaduct was. They don’t design and make them as good as that anymore, sadly.

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

[corneliuslundie]

I was thinking that it would make an attractive model.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

 

Early 1950s photos taken around Trowell, on the Midland line from Trent to Clay Cross Junction via Toton.

 

There is a junction just south of the station to allow trains to head south to Trent Junction or east to Nottingham.

 

Once again taken by Dad who was using his track permit as usual.

 

 

Trowell Beyer Garratt 47970 up coal c1953  JVol2045

 

 

Trowell 8F 48494 up goods c1953 JVol4097

 

 

Trowell 4F 44211 up mineral c1953 JVol2078

 

 

Trowell 3F up mineral 43254 c1953 JVol2079

 

 

Trowell 3F 43767 and 8F down goods c1954 JVol2033

 

 

David

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. That’s a most impressive selection of photo’s from around Trowell, on the Midland line from Trent to Clay Cross Junction via Toton. The first photo’ of a Beyer Garratt, 47970, on an up coal train, c1953, shows how impressive those locomotives were, and it’s a shame one was not preserved. The 4F, 44211, on an up mineral train, c1953, in JVol2078, looks very good, with a powerful blast of smoke from it’s chimney. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[6990WitherslackHall]

On 17/02/2022 at 14:59, DaveF said:

 

Tees Yard 14th April 93 C18444

 

If you zoom in and scroll to the left hand side, above the signal there is what I believe to be the remains of a burnt out BR 20T brake van.

[DaveF]

Earlier this afternoon I posted today's photos, but they are nowhere to be seen.

 

Perhaps I missed out the final step of "Submit Reply".

 

Anyway here  they are now, at Morpeth.

 

 

Morpeth 37281 down 18th April 85 C6824

 

 

Morpeth 43068 up 2nd Sept 87 C9146

 

 

Morpeth 43073 up 22nd Aug 88 C11497

 

 

Morpeth 43104 Kings X to Edinburgh Jan 89 J9734

 

 

Morpeth 91017 Kings X to Glasgow C 9th Sept 95 C20546

 

 

David

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. Firstly, I think it’s sometimes only too easy to omit clicking on the submit button, so I hope you are not too upset over the earlier non appearance of today’s set of photo’s. And today’s photo’s are superb and capture, as always, Morpeth perfectly. Now, in C11497, with 43073, leading an up HST, on the 22nd August, 1988, there would appear to be a restaurant car leading. Could it be the Executive Lounge car? 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[keefer]

38 minutes ago, Market65 said:

Could it be the Executive Lounge car? 

I think so, Rob.

Definitely at least a TRUK but these would've been TRFK by INTERCITY days. However, there are no yellow or red cantrail stripes so must be the Lounge car.

Bodyside branding doesn't help as it just says INTERCITY.