balders Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Lovely shot of the Perth-Euston.....MK1, porthole BSK and what appears to be a Thompson SK back to back. Marvellous! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 4, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) The Highland line north of Inverness tonight south of Lairg, looking at the Bridge over the Kyle of Sutherland between Culrain and Invershin in the days of blue diesels, 1973. There is now a new pedestrian walkway at a lower level, when the photos were taken the "path" went over the railway bridge. In those days you could walk across the bridge, as long as you knew the timetable, or you could take the train between the two stations, the journey takes about a minute. Some of the photos were taken from the window of the hotel next to the bridge. Culrain view across Kyle of Sutherland Bridge towards Invershin Aug 73 J3486 Invershin Class 26 probably 5335 Inverness to Wick and Thurso Aug 73 C1321 Note that the loco is green with blue cab doors Invershin Class 24 Inverness to Wick and Thurso Aug 73 J3296 Invershin 2x Class 26 Inverness to Wick and Thurso Aug 73 C1337 Invershin Class 26 down goods Aug 73 C1340 David Edited June 4, 2014 by DaveF 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hi, Dave, great views of the bridge over The Kyle of Sutherland. Some nice typical train formations for that line in the '70's. Good detail for those wishing to make a model of the bridge. More photo's please. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Great photo of the 26 on the goods at Invershin. Any ideas as to where the cars were from/going to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 4, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2014 Great photo of the 26 on the goods at Invershin. Any ideas as to where the cars were from/going to? At the time I assumed Wick, but have no evidence for that and I've no idea where they were from. Sorry. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 5, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2014 I've been asked about photos of Cramlington, here in Northumberland on the ECML north of Newcastle. By the way, for those of you who think Hadrian's Wall is the boundary between Scotland and England it isn't, most of Northumberland is north of the Wall. My apologies for the colour balance in some of these, despite the originals slides being only 20 years old when I scanned them the colour had "gone off". You can do a lot in Photoshop but it is hard to improve colours which just aren't there any more. At this time the station was staffed part time, the station building was removed some years ago and replaced by a bus shelter. There will be more photos of Cramlington as extras over the next few days. Cramlington 254004 down ex pass Aug 80_C5133 Cramlington August 1985 J8393 Cramlington goods shed August 1985 J8394 Cramlington station building August 1985 J8402 Cramlington Class 31 31 322 down l e August 1985 J8403 David 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 These are perfect David thank you. And I do believe that is me at the station complete with bike! One of my many visits to have a chat with Mick the stationmaster, who owned the blue reliant in the car park. I look forward to seeing anything else you have, these are spot on for the period I am modelling.Maybes not looking forward to seeing more of myself though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Did this end up at Shirebrook or was that another one? Phil Edit to point out that this is Dave's pic, not mine ( 5 likes.....?) Wasn't that one D8237 aka ADB968002? Certainly, I saw it on the scrap line at Toton in September 1982. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2014 I've been asked about photos of Cramlington, here in Northumberland on the ECML north of Newcastle. By the way, for those of you who think Hadrian's Wall is the boundary between Scotland and England it isn't, most of Northumberland is north of the Wall. Wall (yes, there is a place of that name) served great cream teas in the '70s. Cramlington : Woolco, a hypermarket in the same era, abandoned a few decades later, I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 5, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) A trip to Dover in the mid 70s with everything in blue and grey. Dover Class 411 7128 up ex pass from Marine. 3x Class 71 in distance April 75 C1983 Dover Marine Class 411 7179 April 75 C1984 Dover 09022 and 09008 train ferry shunters April 75 C1988 Dover Marine Class 411s in station 27th Dec 77 C3642 The one on the right is for Victoria via Canterbury Dover Class 411 up pass to London 27th December 1977 C3644 David Edited June 5, 2014 by DaveF 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2014 Sorry Dave, but the first pic shows a train going round from Hawkesbury Street Junction and thus from Dover Piggery Priory. It probably originated at Ramsgate. As you can see, the line from Marine is on the v far left. In the 4th pic, headcode 74 will be running via Canterbury East to Victoria, and will have a portion attached on the rear at Faversham. But thanks all the same for the usual great pics! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2014 Hi, Dave, what great photo's of Cramlington and Dover. Really enjoyed seeing them all. I look forward to more. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 ..... j Dover Marine Class 411s in station 27th Dec 77 C3642.jpg Dover Marine Class 411s in station 27th Dec 77 C3642 ..... David took me a second to work out those giant loo signs there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 5, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Sorry Dave, but the first pic shows a train going round from Hawkesbury Street Junction and thus from Dover Piggery Priory. It probably originated at Ramsgate. As you can see, the line from Marine is on the v far left. In the 4th pic, headcode 74 will be running via Canterbury East to Victoria, and will have a portion attached on the rear at Faversham. But thanks all the same for the usual great pics! Many thanks for the information, I've amended the captions. I don't have any notes made actually on that day so when the slides came back from Agfa I would have written down what I remembered (or thought I remembered) in my catalogue. It was many years later that I started to make proper notes of what I saw, when I realised that things were changing. David Edited to remove an errant comma. Edited June 5, 2014 by DaveF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 6, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2014 Some more of Cramlington to look at for now. Cramlington Class 101 Morpeth to Newcastle Jan 83_C5929 Cramlington ballast clearing 19th Feb 84 C6512 Cramlington down platform Shelter August 1985 J8397 Cramlington view north August 1985 J8399 Cramlington station from road bridge August 1985 J8406 David 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Everyday common-o-garden shots, but I pore over every pixel! I remember that ballast cleaning operation. Do you remember the train that derailed a bogie at Dam Dykes crossing, the driver not noticing until he got to the station? Over 2 miles of track replaced the next Sunday, I remember 3 31's standing on permanent way trains in the station. Even got a cab ride on one.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 6, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) On the Great Northern this evening, around Little Bytham in the early 70s. Some locos are in blue and some in green. Little Bytham Class 25 D5243 down parcels May 70 J2126 Little Bytham Class 31 5810 (probably) down pass Oct 70 J2419 The 31 is in green with a single double arrow. Little Bytham Class 40 down ex pass Mar 71 J2527 Little Bytham Class 47 1507 up May 71 J2651. Little Bytham Deltic up ex pass July 72 C1001 David Edited June 9, 2014 by DaveF 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2014 Hi, Dave, great selection of photo's again today. Now about that class 31 in green with yellow ends a one small double arrow. I thought that the livery seemed familiar, in that in an Ian Allan ABC for 1970, on page 37, there is a photo' of D5624 in exactly the same livery. Good to see Little Bytham, a terrific ECML location for photography and railway history. Looking forward to more photo's. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 7, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) A few more of Cramlington. I do have a lot more taken at the station but I think the ones I've chosen show the infrastructure better than my other images. Cramlington Class 105 Newcastle to Morpeth Dec 80 C5247 This image aboveis the only I could find clearly showing the north end of the down shelter. Cramlington Class 254 up ex pass October 1984 J8187 Cramlington old goods shed from footbridge August 1985 J8400 Cramlington station car park and approach road August 1985 J8407 Cramlington 37101 down dolofines 29th Oct 87_C9242 David Edited June 7, 2014 by DaveF 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Wonderful, wonderful. So useful. These are great for the structures as you say, but I would love to see the rest too. Are copies available to purchase? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 7, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2014 Wonderful, wonderful. So useful. These are great for the structures as you say, but I would love to see the rest too. Are copies available to purchase? Lee, I've sent you a PM. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Cheers David, replied too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted June 7, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2014 This evening's are from Preston in 1971. Preston Class 45 68 Royal Fusilier down special 22nd May 71 C617 Preston Class 40 D342 down goods 22nd May 71 C622 Quite nicely weathered. Preston Class 50 421 up ex pass 22nd May 71 C627 Preston up ex pass 22nd May 71 C628 Preston Class 105s, left is for Colne, East Lancs side of station Nov 71 C771 David 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 7, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) Hi, Dave, such excellent photo's. That class 40 D342 is indeed in a thoroughly disgraceful state - I hope that it was not too long after that date that it would have been repainted! Great view of the signal gantry in that photo with class 45 number 68. Some good detail is visible. Please keep the photo's coming. All the best, Market65. Edited June 7, 2014 by Market65 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 8, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) A few taken at Morpeth last Friday. More old ones to follow later. Morpeth 91106 down ex pass 6th June 2014 Morpeth 220018 up 6th June 2014 Morpeth 142 ecs to sidings Morpeth Class 221 down ex pass 6th June 2014 I wasn't standing on the track for this one, there is a level crossing. David Edited June 8, 2014 by DaveF 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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