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

[John Besley]

Great photos, the one of the 47 at Gateshead shows how filthy track gets in station areas, something that is often missed in models, and to uncouple etc. you are on your knees in that on a daily basis leaving oily footprints on the platform when you chamber up again...

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, JeffP said:

J4170, where would 70033 have come off to be replaced by diesel power?

 

It would have worked the train, which only had three coaches, as far as Leeds where the loco came off and the coaches were coupled to a train from Bradford.  I think it was then usually hauled by a 47 to Kings Cross.

 

David

[DaveF]

As most of you know I moved to Northumberland in 1980.  So here are a few replacements from Cramlington which at present is the closest station to home until the Blyth and Tyne passenger service restarts.

 

 

Cramlington 55012 Crepello Edinburgh to Newcastle Aug 80_C5132

 

 

Cramlington Class 105 Newcastle to Morpeth Dec 80 C5247

 

 

Cramlington 31289 up empties June 81 C5406

 

 

Cramlington Class 101 Morpeth to Newcastle Jan 83 C5929

 

 

Cramlington 37101 down dolofines 29th Oct 87 C9242

 

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

A great Deltic photo.

Jonathan

[JeffP]

Is Crepello only on one engine?

[DaveF]

Another trip to Switzerland for this afternoon's photos, all of them are from August 1992 while I was there on holiday.  Once again they may be unfamiliar locations on the Südostbahn and Bodensee Toggenburg (now merged) between Arth Goldau and St Gallen.

 

It's a part of Switzerland generally considered to be fairly flat, certainly without mountains.  However many of the gradients on the Südostbahn are 1 in 20.

 

A note about Herisau. As well as being on the SOB it is one of the termini of the Appenzeller Bahnen, a metre gauge network serving  Appenzellerland.

 

Altmatt SOB BDe4/4 Arth Goldau to Rapperswil 3rd Aug 92 C17381

 

 

Altmatt SOB De4/4 21 westbound pw 3rd Aug 92 C17383

 

 

Heriasu SOB Re4/4iii 43 Romanshorn to Luzern 4th Aug 92 C17397

 

 

Heriasu AB BDe4/4 33  4th Aug 92 C17400

 

 

Degersheim BT RBDe4/4 St Gallen to Brunnadern 4th Aug 92 C17409

 

 

David

Edited November 5, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent selection of replacement photo’s of Cramlington. In C5406, with 31289 on an up train of empties, in June, 1981, you have captured a delightful three quarter shot of the 31 on that train. 
The Switzerland photo’s from August, 1992, on the Südostbahn and Bodensee Toggenburg, (now merged), between Arth Goldau and St Gallen, are a most atmospheric set which capture the country so perfectly. In C17397, at Heriasu, with SOB Re4/4iii, 43, on a Romanshorn to Luzern service, on the 4th August, 1992, that is an excellent portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

I'll start today with the usual Sunday morning preserved railway photos.

 

They were all taken on 29th August this year (2022) at the Tanfield Railway, which of course is just south of the River Tyne near Sunniside.  As always the railway was clean and tidy and all the volunteers very friendly.

 

 

BSC_7006 Marley Hill Armstrong Whitworth 2  Sunniside to East Tanfield

 

 

BSC_7007 Marley Hill Armstrong Whitworth 2 exchanging tokens

 

 

BSC_7009 Andrews House RSH 49  The headboard reads "Tanfield Branch 1725 - 1963"  East Tanfield to Sunnisde

 

 

BSC_7019 Andrews House RSH 49  Sunniside to East Tanfield

 

 

 BSC_7020 Andrews House RSH 49

 

 

BSC_7022 Andrews House Armstrong Whitwoth 2  East Tanfield to Sunniside

 

 

 BSC_7028 Marley Hill Siemens Harton E10  in the carriage shed, currently used for locos while the loco shed is being reroofed.

 

 

BSC_7034 Marley Hill RSH Cochrane

 

 

David

[brushman47544]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

Hello David,

 

Probably because I grew up with SR EMUs and secondary route steam, industrial locos have never done anything for me. But I must say those coaches are quaint. Do you know their origins by any chance?

 

Cheers,

[DaveF]

24 minutes ago, brushman47544 said:

Hello David,

 

Probably because I grew up with SR EMUs and secondary route steam, industrial locos have never done anything for me. But I must say those coaches are quaint. Do you know their origins by any chance?

 

Cheers,

 

 

From memory I think m that many of them are "home made" on ex BR underframes.  I think I may have some information somewhere, I'll try to find it.

 

David

[DaveF]

For today's replacements we have a look at the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint line, specifically between Lincoln and Sleaaford.

 

 

Branston and Heighington Class 31 down goods March 72 C859

 

 

Branston and Heighington Class 40 up pass March 72 C860

 

 

 Branston Class 31 down coal empties Oct 72 C1157

 

 

Potterhanworth Class 31 up pass Sept 72 C1146

 

 

Potterhanworth Class 47 up Pressflo (dry fly ash), 2xClass 31 down coal empties  Sept 72 C1147

 

 

Potterhanworth 2xClass 31 down coal empties Sept 72 C1148

 

David

Edited November 6, 2022 by DaveF

[Fat Controller]

12 minutes ago, DaveF said:

 

 

From memory I think m that many of them are "home made" on ex BR underframes.  I think I may have some information somewhere, I'll try to find it.

 

David

Ex-SR 4-wheel vans, I recollect a Tanfield member telling me.

[corneliuslundie]

C1157 is an impressive load for a class 2. A good job that part of the country is pretty flat, even though they are empties.

A bit hard to emulate on the average model railway.

Jonathan

[Oldddudders]

2 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

Probably because I grew up with SR EMUs and secondary route steam, industrial locos have never done anything for me.

You were born too late, Andrew! You and I were born within a mile of each other, but quite some years apart, so I had seen steam in Betchworth lime pits, and preserved industrial steam at the Brockham Museum. It may have lacked mainline glamour, but had an everyday charm of its own. 

[drmditch]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

 

From memory I think m that many of them are "home made" on ex BR underframes.  I think I may have some information somewhere, I'll try to find it.

 

David

Perhaps you should look at the Tanfield website

.....here.....

 

They have re-built some vehicles onto more modern underframes. 

 

[DaveF]

Just for a change this afernoon's photos were taken on 4th August this year at Cramlington.

 

 

BSC_6955 Cramlington Class 66131 up

 

 

 

BSC_6957 Cramlington Class 220 down

 

 

BSC_6961 Cramlington Lumo Class 803 down

 

 

BSC_6965 Cramlington Northern Class 156 Morpeth to Carlisle

 

 

BSC_6968 Cramlington LNER Class 800 up

 

 

David

[brushman47544]

The Class 40 in C860 has red buffer beams. I don’t think that was particularly common - some of the namers?

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a delightful selection of photo’s of the Tanfield Railway as photographed on the 29th August, 2022. The last photo’ is an excellent side portrait shot of RSH, Sir Cecil A. Cochrane, at Marley Hill.

The replacement photo’s of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint line, from between Lincoln and Sleaford, are an impressive set, and in C1147, at Potterhanworth, with a class 47 on an up Pressflo (dry fly ash) train, and two class 31’s on a down coal empty train in September, 1972, shows how busy the line could be at that time. No longer are 31’s to be seen on empty coal trains or 47’s on Pressflo trains.

The Cramlington photo’s from the 4th August, 2022, are a great set, and show how clean and glossy much of today’s railway is. In BSC_6961, with a class 803 of Lumo, on a down passenger service, it can be seen how plain the livery mostly is. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

[billy_anorak59]

15 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

The Class 40 in C860 has red buffer beams. I don’t think that was particularly common - some of the namers?

Common enough! Awful photograph, but this is 291 and 296 at Birkenhead in 1972 (so not namers):

[DaveF]

We go to Shirebrook for today's replacements.  Four of the photos are on the Midland Railway line by the diesel shed and old station.  The last photo is of a train on the former LD&ECR (later Great Central) line, just to the north of Shirebrook on the line betwen Clipstone Junction and Chesterfield.

 

 

Shirebrook Classes 56 and 37 on shed, from east Apr 78 C3781

 

 

Shirebrook  Class es 37 and 56  April 78 C3783

 

 

Shirebrook Classes 56 and 37 on shed, from east Apr 78 C3781

 

 

Shirebrook 2 Class 20s from Warsop junction Apr 78 C3788

 

 

Shirebrook 56011 eastbound on LD&ECR Apr 78 C3782

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Some photos taken on the ECML in Northumberland on 26th July 2022

 

 

BSC_6924 Wooden Gates EWS Class 66 66106 up  26th July 22

 

 

BSC_6928 Wooden Gates LNER 800 down  26th July 22

 

 

BSC_6932 Wooden Gates XC Class 220 down  26th July 22

 

 

BSC_6946 Buston Barns LNER 800 down going away  26th July 22

 

 

BSC_6947  Buston Barns XC 220 up  26th July 22

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fascinating set of replacement photo’s of Shirebrook, with four of the photos on the Midland Railway line next to the diesel shed and old station.  The final photo’ is of a train on the former LD&ECR (later Great Central) line, just north of Shirebrook, between  Clipstone Junction and Chesterfield. In C3788, with two class 20’s going from Warsop junction, in April, 1978, you have plenty of detail to see including a switchable diamond crossing.

The ECML in Northumberland photo’s from Wooden Gates crossing and Buston Barns, as photographed on the 22nd July, 2022, are all excellent, and the first photo’ at Wooden Gares, with EWS class 66, 66106, on an up service shows that not quite all of the earlier liveries have been eliminated.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Market65
To correct a spacing error.

[russ p]

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

We go to Shirebrook for today's replacements.  Four of the photos are on the Midland Railway line by the diesel shed and old station.  The last photo is of a train on the former LD&ECR (later Great Central) line, just to the north of Shirebrook on the line betwen Clipstone Junction and Chesterfield.

 

 

Shirebrook Classes 56 and 37 on shed, from east Apr 78 C3781

 

 

Shirebrook  Class es 37 and 56  April 78 C3783

 

 

Shirebrook Classes 56 and 37 on shed, from east Apr 78 C3781

 

 

Shirebrook 2 Class 20s from Warsop junction Apr 78 C3788

 

 

Shirebrook 56011 eastbound on LD&ECR Apr 78 C3782

 

 

David

 

Great set of pictures,  yet again another location where vegetation is completely out of control 

Where 3782 was taken I was going down there this year and thought screen was going to come through as hitting so many trees

[brushman47544]

11 hours ago, billy_anorak59 said:

Common enough! Awful photograph, but this is 291 and 296 at Birkenhead in 1972 (so not namers):

Indeed, thanks, but they are in green. I meant locos in BR blue as in Dave’s photo. 

[John Besley]

On 06/11/2022 at 13:46, Oldddudders said:

You were born too late, Andrew! You and I were born within a mile of each other, but quite some years apart, so I had seen steam in Betchworth lime pits, and preserved industrial steam at the Brockham Museum. It may have lacked mainline glamour, but had an everyday charm of its own. 

 

Having spent many hours firing on Austerities on the SDR you either love them or hate them.... if you can master one of them then all other locos are a doddle, personally I'd sooner have one any day apart from a 45xx