RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 21, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) More photos from around Ulgham Lane crossing for this afternoon. Ulgham Lane crossing 43159 down 17th Aug 87 C9003 Ulgham Lane crossing 43123 Glasgow to Kings X Mar 90 J10647 Ulgham Lane crossing 56129 up coal from Butterwell 7th Dec 91 C16633 Ulgham Lane crossing 56127 down Feb 93 J13688 Ulgham Lane crossing 56126 empties Blyth power station to Widdrington July 93 J14367 David Edited June 22, 2022 by DaveF 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2022 Good afternoon, David. That is a most impressive set of photo’s of Ulgham Lane crossing on the ECML. In J10647, with 43173, leading a Glasgow to Kings Cross HST in March, 1990, it can be seen that the near all yellow cab end did not quite work as good those liveries that had the windscreen within a dark coloured band. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 David, J10647 looks as though it has a typo. 43173 was never buffer-fitted - only 43123 of the 431xx series received that mod (the others were all in the 430xx series), so it's most probably that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2022 More photos taken at Morpeth for today. Morpeth 47190 up freight May 86 J8573 Morpeth 43057 down 25th May 87 C8523 Morpeth 43102 down 31st May 90 C14543 Morpeth 37083 down l e Oct 92 J13561 Morpeth 43108 Aberdeen to Kings X going away 8th Jan 94 C19263 David 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 Good evening, David. That’s a delightful set of photo’s of Morpeth. In J13561, with 37083, on a down light engine movement, in October, 1992, your Dad has caught a great three quarter frontal shot of the engine on the sharp curve. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 23, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2022 Between Darlington and Newcastle again today. Hett Mill Class 91 down Oct 93 J14447 Sunderland Bridge 2 Class 37 down l e Oct 93 J14446 Plawsworth HST Kings X to Glasgow Oct 92 J13556 Plawsworth HST down March 94 J14618 Plawsworth Class 43 Newcastle to Plymouth March 94 J14619 David 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2022 Good evening, David. That’s an excellent selection of photo’s of the ECML from Darlington to Newcastle. The first photo’ at Hett Mill, with a class 91, on a down express passenger service in October, 1993, is a great example of a ‘train in the landscape’. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted June 23, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2022 5 hours ago, DaveF said: Plawsworth HST Kings X to Glasgow Oct 92 J13556 With the Penshaw Monument in the distance above it, that power car with white(ish) roof domes is almost identifiable... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 11 hours ago, Davexoc said: With the Penshaw Monument in the distance above it, that power car with white(ish) roof domes is almost identifiable... Yes, Penshaw is easily identifiable, but what's the rectangular object above the 3rd last carriage? The water tower on Cleadon Hill? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, 62613 said: Yes, Penshaw is easily identifiable, but what's the rectangular object above the 3rd last carriage? The water tower on Cleadon Hill? Is that not a tower block? Seen it countless times but not really paid to much attention to it or noticed if its still there 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 24, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2022 50 minutes ago, 62613 said: Yes, Penshaw is easily identifiable, but what's the rectangular object above the 3rd last carriage? The water tower on Cleadon Hill? 38 minutes ago, russ p said: Is that not a tower block? Seen it countless times but not really paid to much attention to it or noticed if its still there I'm sure it's a tower block in the distance. I've never taken much notice of it to be honest. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedlington North Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, 62613 said: Yes, Penshaw is easily identifiable, but what's the rectangular object above the 3rd last carriage? The water tower on Cleadon Hill? It's Durham House at Washington Galleries. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 24, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Around Blyth and North Blyth today, with some dereliction in photos two to four. It is very different now. The staithes still exist as a long low wooden structure. The bare land in photo 2 is now a busy part of the harbour, with ships nearly always alongside. The power stations have gone and work has now started on a new giga factory to make batteries for electric cars. In the third photo, taken during a ride round the harbour and out to sea on the lifeboat, the shed and cranes to the left are again part of the harbour usually with ships alongside Everything in the forth photo has gone, again it is now a part of the north side of the harbour. The north east is not all industrial dereliction! Winning 56132 down coal Mon 21st Oct 85 C7259 e Blyth West staithes being demolished 4th Sept 95 C20512 e Blyth West staithes remains of West staithes from lifeboat 18th May 99 C24400 North Blyth 9th Feb 85 C6694 North Blyth K1 62005 hauling The Wansbeck 30th March 13 David Edited June 24, 2022 by DaveF 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2022 Good afternoon, David. That’s a most interesting selection of photo’s from around Blyth and North Blyth. In C6694, at North Blyth, on the 9th February, 1985, you can see a small locomotive and something that is most intriguing in front of it. On enlarging the photo’ it is, unfortunately, not possible to make out exactly what that something is. The last photo’, at North Blyth, with the preserved K1, 62005, heading The Wansbeck, on the 30th March, 2013, is a remarkable contrast between steam and a wind turbine. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 25, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Living in Northumberland I quite often go into Blyth, usually to look at the harbour and beach. Over the years I've taken a lot of photos of railway remains, whether obvious or not. Those who know the area will know exactly where I stood to take the photos, those who do not know the town might like to try to work out the locations from Google Earth or old maps. Blyth trackbed of line to Crofton Mill pit and harbour April 87 J8924 Blyth Crofton colliery and line to south harbour remains July 86 J8682 Blyth trackbed of line to station 22nd Jan 91 C15554 Blyth site of line to harbour from station April 81 J7350 Now there is a road and a car park and newer buildings. The three silos at the back are on the other side of the river forming the alumina import terminal. Blyth remains of 1888 staithes 9th March 85 C6754 This has now been made into apleasant walk along the harbour witha lot of new decking. Blyth PS Waverley May 81 C5385 On one of her visits when she used to spend the summer going round the coast. The Quayside has since been raised and resurfaced. The area in the background is now the wind turbine research and testing facility. David Edited June 25, 2022 by DaveF 38 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2022 Good evening, David. That’s a fascinating set of photo’s of Blyth and some abandoned railways. In C6754 with the remains of the 1888 staithes, as on the 9th March, 1985, it’s good to know that they are now in use as a walkway. It’s nice to see, in the last photo’ the PS Waverley in May, 1981. Such a crowd of people to see her which is good. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 26, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2022 A number of photos from the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway for coffee time today, from 1979 and 1987. Haverthwaite Bagnall Princess Aug 79 J6623 Haverthwaite Hunslet Cumbria 9th Aug 87 C8891 Haverthwaite Avonside Percy ex Askham Hall and Barclay 12 9th Aug 87 C8880 Haverthwaite Bagnall 14 Princess Aug 79 J6614 Haverthwaite Class 11 ex LMS 7120 ex WD 601 9th Aug 87 C8883 Lakeside Hunslet Cumbria 9th Aug 87 C8865 Lakeside Swift 9th Aug 87 C8874 David 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 26, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2022 Around Annesley and Bulwell in black and white this afternoon. Annesley C12 on Annesley Dido c1952JVol3201 Hollinwell Halt Annesley A5 69825 pass Nottingham Victoria to Mansfield 1952 JVol3013 Holinwell Halt Annesley ambulance carriage and ambulance van c1952 JVol3048 Bulwell Common O1 down goods c1953 JVol4182 Bulwell GC J5 65486 ballast train working wrong line c1952 JVol3038 Bulwell GC ballast working wrong line 1952 JVol3229 David 40 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 26, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2022 Good afternoon, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway from 1979 and 1987. In J6614, at Haverthwaite, with Bagnall number 14, Princess, in August, 1979, your Dad has captured an excellent portrait shot of the locomotive complete in a fictional GER blue livery. The Annesley and Bulwell black and white photo’s are true gems, from 1952 and 1953, and in JVol3048, at Holinwell Halt, Annesley, with ambulance carriage and ambulance van, in c1952, you have two vehicles which I’ve not seen before and what delightful models they would make. You simply don’t have vehicles like those on today’s clinical, unit railway. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 27, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2022 Some more photos taken at Newcastle Central for today. Newcastle 43108 Edinburgh to Kings X Feb 89 J9779 Newcastle 43111 Britsol Temple Meads to Nrewcastle Aug 94 J14803 Newcastle 142019 Newcastle to Morpeth June 89 J9914 Newcastle 143023 10th July 87 C8639 Newcastle Class 108 16th Aug 89 C13856 David 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2022 Good evening, David. That’s an excellent set of photo’s of Newcastle Central. The first one of 43108, at the rear of a HST from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross in February, 1989, shows how good the Swallow livery was on the HST’s. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2022 The photos are early today as I have somone coming to see me shortly. Today they show locations along the Newcastle to Carlisle line. The last photo shows the Alston branch viaduct over the River Tyne at Haltwhistle. Stocksfield 43105 Kings X to Edinburgh diverted via Carlisle April 89 J9875 Riding Mill 43054 and 43105 diverted Glasgow to Kings X going away May 90 J10876 Riding Mill 153301 Middlesbrough to Carlisle Jan 93 J13674 Haltwhistle 156459 Middlesbrough to Carlisle Aug 93 J14422 Haltwhistle River Tyne viaduct on Alston branch 8th March 96 C20861 David 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2022 Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of the Newcastle to Carlisle line, including the viaduct over the River Tyne at Haltwhistle on what was the line to Alston. In J13674, at Riding Mill, with 153301, on a Middlesbrough to Carlisle service, in January, 1993, it can be seen that the 153 is leading a class 156 making up a three car set. With warmest regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) We are still in Northumberland, once again at Cramlington and Damdykes on the ECML. The dates range from 1991 to 1994. Damdykes 37073 up le 20th July 91 C15971 Damdykes 91022 up going away 13th April 93 C18441 Damdykes 56132 up coal Feb 94 J14600 Cramlington 153301 Newcastle to Morpeth April 94 J14686 Cramlington Class 91 down Nov 91 J12905 David Edited June 29, 2022 by DaveF 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2022 Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent set of photo’s of the ECML in Northumberland at Cramlington and Damdykes. In J14600, at Damdykes, with 56132, on an up coal train in February, 1994, you have something which is now just a memory, but thanks to your Dad it lives on the photo’. With warmest regards, Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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