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

[Andrew P]

I was once told that the secret of good Steam Photography was to try and capture the Rod at the bottom, or at least the lower half. Looks like its a 3/5 and 2 cant be judged, so your a winner.👍.

[iands]

23 hours ago, nigb55009 said:

The line to Hawes closed in 1959. I wondered, if this is a demolition train, as suggested, is that another loco at the other end of the train?

We could be looking at the back of the tender, the two white patches could be Overhead Line warning plates. 

Possibly another loco, or it could be the 'departmental coach' as seen in Dave's follow-up photo J325. The white 'patches' look to be in the same position.

[The Pilotman]

22 hours ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, David. That is a great set of photo’s of Morpeth. The first one of 37099, on an up light engine movement, on the 16th June, 1984, is a well captured portrait shot of the locomotive. There is also a kind of mark along part of the bodyside. Not sure what it would be from.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

And 37099 is still going strong by the look of it. Saw it today parked up in the old DMU depot (upper triangle sidings) at Reading with a Network Rail test train. 

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a most impressive set of photo’s of Grantham from the late forties and early fifties. All are real gems. In JVol6113, with B1, 61405, on an express passenger train from Grantham to Lincoln, in April, 1952, you can see it is one of the B1’s with the GNR style of smokebox door which always made those engines look so different to the others.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

 

Back to Damdykes again today, still on the ECML near Cramlington.

 

 

Damdykes Class 43 Aberdeen to Kings X 21st March 92 C16741

 

 

Damdykes 142065 Morpeth to Newcastle 5th Sept 92 C18037

 

 

Damdykes 142016 Morpeth to Newcastle 29th Dec 92 C18205

 

 

Damdykes 91023 Glasgow C to Newcastle  2nd Jan 93 C18237

 

 

Damdykes 91001 down  2nd Jan 93 C18239

 

 

David

[35A]

Interesting that, in C18237 and C18239, the Class 91s are both missing the same nose hatch covers. They weren't removed for a period of time (like the Class 442s) were they? I don't remember that occurring - but then I was no longer living on the ECML by that time and only used to see them periodically.

[highpeakman]

On 12/07/2022 at 15:04, DaveF said:

Grantham in black and white for this afternoon.  The photos are from the early 1950s - I was about 1 year old when Dad took the first photo!

 

 

Grantham A3 60080 Dick Turpin le c1950 JVol3061

 

 

Grantham A3 60083 Sir Hugo up ex pass c1953 JVol6067

 

 

Grantham A5 E9816 down pass c1948 JVol7049  Possibly this is a train to Nottingham.

 

 

Grantham B1 61405 ex pass Grantham to Lincoln April 52 JVol6113

 

 

Grantham C12 shunting c1952 JVol7183

 

 

David

Thank you very much for these photos.

Took me right back to my train spotting trips to Grantham from Nottingham and brought back a lot of memories.  That was around 10 years after these pictures and it was not a lot different.

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. That’s an excellent set of photo’s of Damdykes from near to Cramlington on the ECML in Northumberland. In C18205, with ‘Skipper’ 142016, on a Morpeth to Newcastle service on the 29th December, 1992, the Skipper makes a contrast to the surrounding frosty landscape in the low December sun.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Today we visit Bludenz, in the extreme west of Austria, close to the borders with Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

 

 

Bludenz Class 1044 1044126  1st Aug 92 C17241

 

 

Bludenz Montafonerbahn BD4ES 10 207 Montafon to Bludenz 1st Aug 92 C17245

 

 

Bludenz 2067 060  1st Aug 92 C17246

 

 

Bludenz 1042 610  1st Aug 92 C17247

 

 

Bludenz 1044 074  1st Aug 92 C17250

 

 

Bludenz 1110 524  1st Aug 92 C17251

 

 

David

Edited July 15, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. What a delightful and atmospheric set of photo’s of Bludenz, which is in the extreme west of Austria, close to the borders with Switzerland and Liechtenstein on the 1st August, 1992.  In C17245, with Montafonerbahn, BD4ES, 10 207, on a Montafon to Bludenz service, you can see how well designed the electric units were. And in C17246, with 2060 060, that is a low and compact looking shunter. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Alcanman]

Great photos. Brings back memories of holidays in Austria in the 1990s.

 

Hope you don't mind me pointing out a typo. The shunter is a 2067 not a 2060. Here is the smaller 2060 shunter at Zell am Zee.

[DaveF]

2 hours ago, Alcanman said:

Great photos. Brings back memories of holidays in Austria in the 1990s.

 

Hope you don't mind me pointing out a typo. The shunter is a 2067 not a 2060. Here is the smaller 2060 shunter at Zell am Zee.

 

 

Thanks very much - I have corrected it.  I should have noticed I had it wrong as you can read the number on the image!

 

David

[Dagworth]

3 hours ago, Alcanman said:

Great photos. Brings back memories of holidays in Austria in the 1990s.

 

Hope you don't mind me pointing out a typo. The shunter is a 2067 not a 2060. Here is the smaller 2060 shunter at Zell am Zee.

When the real thing looks like a model.

 

Andi

[DaveF]

Another very mixed bag today.

 

 

 East Leake Class 28 and Class 105 Arkwright Street to Rugby April69 J1573

 

 

Levington Class 101 Felixstowe to Ipswich July 75 C2176

 

 

s Great Rocks 37681 & 37684 ICI hoppers 24th Aug 90 C15298

 

 

Tygwyn Classes 103 and 108 Pwlhelli to Machynlleth 6th Aug 79  C4676

 

 

Sheffield 45101 St Pancras to Sheffield, Class 114 Sheffield to Cleethorpes  8th Aug 77 C3422

 

 

David

 

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by DaveF

[SHMD]

J1573 could be a Cravens Class 105. It is definitely not a BRCW Class 104.

 

I'm sure Market65 will confirm the identity though.

 

 

Kev.

[DaveF]

28 minutes ago, SHMD said:

J1573 could be a Cravens Class 105. It is definitely not a BRCW Class 104.

 

I'm sure Market65 will confirm the identity though.

 

 

Kev.

 

 

Another of my typos, of course it is a Class 105 or Cravens unit.

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David, and what a delightful selection of random photo’s. In C2176 at Levington, the class 101, on a Felixstowe to Ipswich service, in July, 1975, is actually a hybrid unit. A class 101 DMBS leads the Cravens class 105 DTCL.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

A few more older photos this afternoon.

 

 

Sheffield Class 76 eastbound scrap 12th Aug 77 C3474

 

 

Paddington 253003, 253007, 47554 7th Oct 78 C4158

 

 

Peascliffe tunnel 37053 up sand wagons June 83  J7963

 

 

Petts Wood Class 415 5211 Orpington to Cannon Stret Nov 79 C4891

 

 

Pilmoor Class 46 D178 up goods April 68 J1293

 

 

David

 

 

 

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of older photo’s from various locations. In J7963, at Peascliffe tunnel, with 37053, on an up train of sand wagons in June, 1983, it is a well composed photo’ and it also shows a blue haze around the portal of the tunnel.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

You may wonder why there were no photos this morning as it is Sunday.  I was going to post some, but realised that I had somehow put last Sunday's photos into today's folder so have had to find some others.

 

I quickly arranged a trip in the Tardis to the Bala Lake Railway and the Welshpool and LLanfair Railway to take some photos for this afternoon.

 

 

Bala Severn Lamb No 4 Merionydd 4th Aug 79 C4668

 

 

Llanuwchllyn Hunslet Holy War 4th Aug 79 C4666

 

 

Llanuwchllyn Hunslet Holy War 4th Aug 79 C4663

 

 

Llanfair Caereinion Franco Belge 10 and Drewery 7 Chattenden 11th Aug 79 C4798

 

 

Llanfair Caereinion Kerr Stuart Joan 11th Aug 79 C4796

 

 

Sylfaen Kerr Stuart 12 Joan 11th Aug 79 C4804

 

 

David

Edited July 17, 2022 by DaveF

[DaveF]

Now for the normal Sunday afternoon selection, this time in black and white from Trent on the Midland Railway where the lines from Derby and Nottingham met along with the line through the Erewash Valley to form the Midland Main line to St Pancras.

 

 

Trent Fowler  Fairburn 2-6-4T 42184 pass Nottingham to Derby c1951 JVol2152

 

 

Trent 8F 48571 down goods c1953 JVol2161

 

 

Trent Compound 40929 pass Nottingham to Derby c1954 JVol2037

 

 

Trent Jubilee 45608 Gibraltar up ex pass c1954 JVol2042 it is not 45668.

 

 

Trent 4F 44420 up mineral Dec 54 JVol7042

 

 

David

 

 

Edited July 18, 2022 by DaveF

[LMS2968]

Nice, David, but that 2-6-4T is a Fairburn one.

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a most excellent selection of photo’s from the Bala Lake Railway and the Welshpool and LLanfair Railway. In C4663, at Llanuwchllyn, with Hunslet, Holy War, on the 4th August, 1979, you have captured a great side portrait of the engine.

The photo’s of Trent, on the Midland Railway, from the early fifties, are fascinating and, as always with the black and white photo’s, each one a gem. The last one, of 4F, 44420, on an up mineral train, is yet another train that will never be seen again. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

4 hours ago, LMS2968 said:

Nice, David, but that 2-6-4T is a Fairburn one.

Many thanks

 

I took it from Dad's notes without checking, so am blaming him for once!

 

David

[62613]

No. 2512; lovely Midland bracket on the left, with lower quadrant signals, except for the fixed distant on the middle doll.