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

[russ p]

Fantastic pictures David 

Happy memories for me I was on that tour with 4771 , seems like yesterday hard to believe its 43 years ago 

[DaveF]

 

I thought it was about time I used some of the preserved railway photos which were lost, starting with the Dean Forest at Parkend in April 1972.

 

 

Parkend Peckett  2147 Uskmouth No 1 exUskmouth Power station April 72 C897

 

 

Parkend Whickham Trolley ex WD 9045 April 72 C898

 

 

 

Parkend Peckett  2147 Uskmouth No 1 ex Uskmouth Power station April 72 C900

 

 

Parkend Peckett  2147 Uskmouth No 1 ex Uskmouth Power station April 72 C0902

 

 

Parkend Hunslet 0-4-0DM 2145 April 72 C903

 

 

Parkend view to station April 72 C904

 

 

Parkend view to coal sidings from level crossing April 72 J2888

 

 

David

[DaveF]

 

Some photos from Morpeth this afternoon.  The trackside ones in the yard were taken with permission.

 

 

Morpeth Class 40 down freight March 81 C5283

 

 

Morpeth March 81 C5307

 

 

Morpeth Class 254  254030 down June 81 C5420

 

 

Morpeth Class 37 & Class 101 Chevy Chase Railtour 25th April 86 C7558

 

 

Morpeth cable train 25th April 86 C7559

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great set of replacement photo’s of the Dean Forest Railway at Parkend, in April, 1972. In C904, with a view to the station, you can see how the single line was sandwiched in between a footpath and a road as it made it’s way to the coal sidings as seen, in the distance in the last photo’. It would make an excellent model.

The latest Morpeth photo’s are fascinating, and the first photo’, of a class 40, on a down freight train, in March, 1981, shows the big engine hauling a long freight without any fuss. Just an ordinary everyday working. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

[DaveF]

 

Pirbright Juction on the South Western main line today with emus and loco haukled stock.

 

They were taken while Mum, Dad and I were staying with some friends nearby.

 

 

Pirbright Junction Class 74 E6101 up boat train Southampton Western Docks to Waterloo 17th April 1971 J2597

 

 

Pirbright Junction  Class 423 4VEP 7747 up pass Basingstoke to Waterloo 17th April 1971 J2599

 

 

Pirbright Junction 4TC 422 and 4REPs Waterloo to Bournemouth and Weymouth 17th April 1971 J2600

 

 

Pirbright Junction Class 33 6504 up cement 17th April 1971 J2602

 

 

Pirbright Junction 4TC 415 and 4REPs down ex pass Waterloo to Bournemouth and Weymouth 17th April 1971 J2603

 

 

David

[Oldddudders]

The setting of Pirbright Junction, rather like St Mary Cray Junction on the South Eastern, is massively improved by the wooded surroundings, which make a lovely backdrop. And congratulations on capturing a Big EDL (Class 74) in full running order - their reliability was disappointing, to say the least!

 

These pics are a sobering reminder that the "new" order on the Bournemouth line began more than 55 years ago, 10th July 1967. 

[keefer]

52 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

These pics are a sobering reminder that the "new" order on the Bournemouth line began more than 55 years ago, 10th July 1967. 

In one of those interesting thoughts - 1967 was 55 yrs ago but still seems sort-of modern or not too distant.

But 55yrs back from 1967 was 1912! Completely different world which, comparitively, might as well be a different planet!

[DaveF]

Another mixed bag this afternoon.

 

 

Little Bytham Class 55 9004 Queens Own Highlander down Kings X - Edinburgh May 70 J2125

 

 

Morpeth 55017 Durham Light Infantry Newcastle to Edinburgh Dec 81 C5594

 

 

Rylstone BR Class 4 75015 up goods April 66 J483

 

 

Shirebrook 56005 down le 2 Apr 78 C3787

 

 

Skillington Junction Class 31 5671 up iron ore Nov 70 J2445

 

 

David

[John Besley]

Is that a Wolsley Hornet parked up there...

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a fantastic set of replacement photo’s of Pirbright Juction on the South Western main lin, as on the 17th April, 1971. In J2599, with class 423 4VEP, 7747, on an up passenger service from Basingstoke to Waterloo, it is nice and newly painted. A change from a weathered unit with bedraggled curtains and stains on the windows which I remember all too clearly.

The mixed bag of photo’s is a delightful selection, and in J483, at Rylstone, with BR class 4mt, 75015, on an up goods train, in April, 1966 , the engine is literally a rust machine. I recall weathering a Mainline model indentically to that, but got into trouble. It was stated that the weathering was too extreme, and I ended up repainting it back into lined black. Memories!

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

This morning's replacements come from Barking on the LT&SR and LT lines.

 

 

 Barking 302298 up pass  Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St at Barking 30-4-77 C3327

 

 

Barking District Line R stock train arriving at Barking 30-4-77 C3328

 

 

Barking Class 116 Kentish Town to Barking arriving 30-4-77 C3331

 

 

Barking Class116 Kentish Town to Barking July78 C3915

 

 

Barking CP stock District Line to Barking July78 C3916

 

 

David

Edited May 1, 2023 by DaveF

[lmsforever]

Always found CP stock  comfortable to ride in and it looked good  ,  but I really enjoyed F stock went like the clappers and had very comfortable seating.

[DaveF]

 

Some Swiss photos this afternoon taken at Schindellegi Feusisberg on the Südostbahn line from Arth Goldau to Pfäffikon.  The station is on the level but the gradient at each end is 1 in 20. The loco hauled trains at the time were normally 5 coaches hauled by an Re4/4iii Bo-Bo of 6,300hp.  If longer trains were needed (I have seen photos of 13 coach trains) more locos were added.  The local trains had an emu power car and 2 trailers.  They had 2,666 hp - about the same as a Class 47.

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg SOB BDe4/4 87 Einsiedeln to Wädenswil   3rd Aug 92 C17351

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg 3rd Aug 92 C17354  View down the 1 in 20 hill from the platform end looking towards Samstagern.

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg SOB Re4/4iii 42 3rd Aug 92 C17355

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg SOB BDe4/4 81 Einsiedeln to Wädenswil 3rd Aug 92 C17357

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg 3rd Aug 92 C17359  SOB coach

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg SOB BDe4/4 80 Wädenswil to Einsiedeln 3rd Aug 92 C17365

 

 

Schindellegi Feusisberg SOB BDe4/4 813rd Aug 92 C17366

 

 

David

Edited November 19, 2022 by DaveF

[Artless Bodger]

Looks like the drop off a cliff edge in C17365. Steeper than Werneth or Lickey or Folkestone Harbour Branch.

 

Great photos.

[DaveF]

47 minutes ago, Artless Bodger said:

Looks like the drop off a cliff edge in C17365. Steeper than Werneth or Lickey or Folkestone Harbour Branch.

 

Great photos.

 

 

It's interesting when you are in a train on the hill - one end of the coach is roughly 1metre higher than the other.

 

David

[andytrains]

Then there's the myth that Swiss trains all run on time. They hold trains for connections, as we found out when on a rail trip based near Chur. Luckily they did as we would have missed our connecting train, but the train delayed by the previous one always seemed to arrive at it's destination on time. No doubt some very slack timetabling I should imagine.

Edited November 19, 2022 by andytrains

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fascinating set of replacement photo’s of Barking on the LT&SR and LT line. In C3915, with a class 116 unit on a Kentish Town to Barking service, in July, 1978, it can be seen that there is a DMBS coupled onto the three car set to make up four cars. I seem to recall some talk about lash ups to make four car units in the Seventies. I may be wrong.

The latest Switzerland photo’s, from Schindellegi Feusisberg, on the Südostbahn line from Arth Goldau to Pfäffikon, on the 3rd August, 1992, are so scenic and full of atmosphere. In the last photo’ of SOB, BDe4/4, 81, the train has a backdrop of a most steep hill. It is just so different to the UK. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Today's first batch is simply a miscellany of early preservation photos, partly as a reminder of what things were often like with decrepit bits and pieces awaiting restoration.  There is also one of the Fairbourne Railway showing a nice diesel working.

 

You may want to see if you can find photos of the locos as they are now.

 

 

Tywyn Wharf Barclay 0-4-2T awaiting rebuilding as Tom Rolt 31st Aug 69 C071

 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog Gloddfa Ganol Barclay 984 The Wee Pig 8th Aug 79 C4752

 

 

Blaenau Ffestiniog Gloddfa Ganol Lister Etherington rebuild 8th Aug 79 C4749

 

 

Quainton Road Peckett Nov 76 C3093

 

 

Quainton Road Peckett Nov 76 C3095

 

 

Quainton Road Peckett Nov 76 C3099

 

 

Fairbourne Ferry Sylvia 9th Aug 79 C4767

 

 

David

 

[DaveF]

 

Photos from Hathern today, on the MIdland between Loughborough and Trent Junction for the replacements.

 

 

Hathern station site Class 27 D5384 and 2 brake tenders down coal April 66 J458

 

 

Hathern Class 20 8077 and another and brake tender up coal Feb 70 C205

 

 

Hathern Class 44 D4 Great Gable up coal Feb 70 C206

 

 

Hathern station site 45054 down coal Aug 78 C4109

 

 

Hathern ststion site Class 25 down test train Aug 78 C4110

 

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

Many thanks for continuing to upload several times a day.

The Fairbourne one is great. It has never been the same attraction to me since they narrowed the gauge.

Mind you, its future must be rather uncertain now that it has been decided not to protect the coast there from the sea.

Jonathan

[russ p]

Great pictures again David 

That fairbourne diesel looks quite sinister 

[Oldddudders]

As a spotter in the early '60s, living in the South, the early 'namer' Peaks always seemed most exotic, and I only saw 2 or 3. So a pic of D4 is very welcome. I did see D1, in blue without the D, a decade later near Trent Junction. 

[rope runner]

On 21/08/2022 at 08:27, DaveF said:

Market Overton Barclay crane tank Glenfield 7th Sept 75 C2436

 

David

 

A nice shot of my father on the footplate here - thanks for posting. 

 

Paul A. 

[DaveF]

More ECML photos in Northumberland for today.  They are in order from south to north.

 

 

Damdykes 143010  going away Newcastle to Alnmouth Feb 88 J9420

 

 

Cramlington 43053 up Feb 88 J9416

 

 

Felton Lane crossing 91020 going away Kings X to Glasgow C Feb 94 J14594

 

 

Chevington down Class 254 Aug 85 J8355

 

 

Fenham  Class 60 up freight May 92 J13156

 

 

David

Edited November 20, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fascinating miscellany set of early preservation photo’s. In C3093, at Quainton Road, with a Peckett, in November, 1976, I hope the engine has been fully restored since that photo’ was taken. So many of these small industrial engines just seem to go into some kind of black hole and never seem to be heard of again. I’m certainly glad that BR did not have any diesel locomotives looking like that Fairbourne example. Sinister is exactly the word for it.;)

The replacement photo’s of Hathern on the Midland Railway between Loughborough and Trent Junction, are truly excellent, and in  the last photo’ of the former station site, with a class 25, on a down test train, in August, 1978, the carriage is a converted Mkl BSK. Indeed that train would make an excellent short train on a model railway.

The ECML in Northumberland photo’s going from south to north are full of interest, and in J9416, at Cramlington, with 43053, leading an up HST in February, 1988, the NER footbridge makes an excellent frame for the power cars photo’.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.