Chris Turnbull Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, russ p said: Not the greatest picture but this was Bury up loop last night some vegetation has been cut back and there are some new rails in the cess so maybe it's about to be relaid and the points to the sidings plain lined, that would be a shame as the remains of the yard do get used for stone traffic from time to time The 5th edition of Railway Track Diagrams for the Eastern area (2020) says that Bury yard is "Planned for closure 2021". I haven't noticed anything in Modern Railways Trackwatch but may have missed it or forgotten it. Either way it looks like it has happened - very sad. Chris Turnbull 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 A day trip to Kieghley is well worth it Oakworth is my favourite up there you can imagine Perks running things ,thanks for your photos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 After a few days away I'm back at my PC so here's a few photos of East Anglia in the Noughties. 170111 at Ely on 26th April 2008. 158774 at Ely on 30th May 2009. 153335 in front with an unidentifed class 153 behind at Ipswich on 12th January 2008. 90003 Raedwald of East Anglia at Ipswich on 26th April 2008. 90005 Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson at Norwich on 26th April 2008. Chris Turnbull 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Another trip around East Anglia today. Starting at Cambridge on 5th December 2022 with 170397 on the far left forming 1N49, the 09.21 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street. 720547 and 720537 are in the sidings with a couple of unidentifed 387s on the far right. 66749 Christopher Hopcroft MBE, 60 Years Railway Service at Bury St Edmunds on the same day with 4M29 Felixstowe North to Birch Coppice. A view of Ipswich on 12th April 2003. Up the East Suffolk to Lowestoft where we see 150245 on 17th July 2004. Brundall looking east on 16th July 2018. 755335 at Great Yarmouth on 26th April 2022. Chris Turnbull 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Another visit to various preserved lines or locos today. 1306 Mayflower at Carnforth on 22nd June 1978. Sorry about the quality of this and the next photo. 30850 Lord Nelson, 44932 (in green) and 1306 Mayflower, same date, same place. Caledonian Railway 419 at Bo'ness on 7th May 2006. 5199 at Kingsley & Froghall on the Churnet Valley Railway on 1st May 2010. Bury station on the East Lancs on 23rd October 2016. Grosmont on the NYMR on 2nd October 2010. Chris Turnbull 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 A selection of class 66 photos from introduction to the present day. Then brand new, this is 66001 at Toton on 29th August 1998. A year later on 20th August 1999, 66092 passes Skelton Junction, York. Ten years on and 66089 heads north through Ely on 30th May 2009. 66541 and 66594 at Ipswich on 20th February 2010. 66737 Lesia drifts down the gradient from Trimley to Felixstowe North on 24th October 2018. 66703 Doncaster PSB 1981-2002 passes through Stowmarket with 4L02 Hams Hall to Felixstowe South on 30th September 2022. Chris Turnbull 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 Out and about in East Anglia today. 317501 at Ely on 12th June 2010. 66532 and 66054 at Ely on 13th February 2016. 156417 at Norwich on 26th April 2008. 755325 forming a service to Sheringham (L) and 755408 forming a service to Great Yarmouth (R) on 26th July 2022. 170204 at Lowestoft on 26th April 2008. 90010 at Ipswich on 3rd September 2005. Chris Turnbull 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 As a change to East Anglia here's a trip round London today. 415730 at Clapham Junction on 12th July 2008. Croydon tram at what I think is Sandilands on 12th July 2008. 365520 at Kings Cross on 15th March 2003. An unidentified Grand Central HST at Kings Cross on 18th October 2008. 319383 at London Bridge on 12th July 2008. I'm not sure what the other unit is but i am sure someone can tell me. Marylebone on 13th February 2016. Chris Turnbull 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Thanks to Dave F posting some photos of Nottingham in days gone by I was reminded that on 2nd August 2006 I paid a visit to Nottingham Express transit (NET) courtesy of the Railway Study Association. Here is tram 205 Lord Byron at Station Street which was then the southern terminus. Tram 206 at Goldsmith Street. In the background is the Newton Building of what was Trent Polytechnic when I was there in the 1970s. On to Wilkinson Street where the NET depot is located. This is Highbury Vale where the line to Phoenix Park diverges to the right. The line on the left is the Robin Hood Line to Mansfield Tram 202 DH Lawrence at Hucknall, then the terminus of the line. I have more photos to post but, sadly, RMWeb is playing up again and refuses to let me post any more than five photos. Expect a revisit sometime. Chris Turnbull 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 16:13, Chris Turnbull said: I'm not sure what the other unit is but i am sure someone can tell me One of Southern's 455s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Another trip to varoius preserved railways / heritage centres today. 08436 at Swanage on 12th September 2012. 80104 runs round its train at Swanage on the same day. Shildon on a wet 4th June 2005. The diesel is 13079 but I'm not sure what the steam loco is. It looks like a J94 to me but I suspect it is an industrial loco of similar parentage. Another wet day, this time at Bridgnorth; 22nd February 2015. 90775 running round its train at Sheringham on 19th July 2008. A lovely floral display at Embsay on 14th September 2022. This just shows the effort that many unpaid and unsung volunteers put in on our preserved railways. I have used the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway as an example but I am sure I could have taken a similar photo on the majority of such lines. Well done to all concerned. Chris Turnbull 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Another trip around East Anglia today. 66711 Sence passes through Soham on 19th October 2022 with 4L02 Hams Hall to Felixstowe South. 755402 waits at Bury St Edmunds forming the 11.21 Ipswich to Cambridge service on 5th December 2022. 755411 takes the Bury line at Haughley Junction forming an Ipswich to Cambridge service on 25th August 2022. Ipswich on 2nd November 2013 with153335 in the siding and 170202 at platform 4. 66541 drifts through Ipswich on 20th February 2010 while DVT 82107 is on the rear of a Liverpool Street working. Norwich on 11th July 2015 where 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob (nearest camera) and 37405 top and tail a service to Great Yarmouth. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. There will now be a short break in transmission as I have family matters to see to over the next few days and I doubt my grandparent duties will allow me to post any photographs. As soon as i am able I will return. Chris Turnbull 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) After a good Christmas and with grandfather duties performed satisfactorily, here's another selection from London. On 17th April 2004 a class 321 approaches the platform at Stratford. On 10th February 2009 this is Stratford from the access bridge to the Westfield Shopping Centre, then under construction. 376022 at London Bridge on 8th July 2008. On the same day this is Lewisham London Bridge (again). 91121 at the Cross on 15th December 2007. 1938 stock (I think) at the Acton LT Museum on 18th February 2008. Chris Turnbull Edited December 28, 2022 by Chris Turnbull 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Nice photos of London - but the picture you have identified as Lewisham is actually London Bridge 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, The Lurker said: Nice photos of London - but the picture you have identified as Lewisham is actually London Bridge I wondered who'd be the first to spot that...😀 Chris Turnbull 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Since the forecast was good today and my better half was suffering from Cabin Fever after being cooped up over Christmas with the grandchildren we decided to head out into the Suffolk countryside. We ended up at Sudbury just in time for me to photograph the 14.26 to Marks Tey. Here is 755325 just after arrival at 14.21. This is why selective door opening is needed. On 11th July 2015 this is 360110 at Ipswich. The yard at Ipswich on the same day with, amongst others, 321302 and 66517. Norwich, very nearly seven years ago on a cold 2nd January 2016. 153309 basks in the sunshine at Norwich on 24th March 2017. Chris Turnbull 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) On 5th November 2004 the Railway Study Association organised a visit to the Bicester Military Railway. I have posted some photos from this visit before but here are those that I have not yet shared. We first visited the loading area where we could see in detail how these wagons are loaded. Later in the day we were taken around the site in this coach and then... ... we were allowed a bit of driving practice on this loco. I was told to slow down! We were also shown how to rerail wagons by the boys and girls freshly returned from Iraq where they had honed their craft to perfection. The railway also provided secure storage for various items of stock. Here's HST 43084 in debranded Virgin livery. Chris Turnbull Edited December 30, 2022 by Chris Turnbull 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 A last few photos from Cambridge today. Looking north on 12th April 2003. 365511 in platform 3 on 2nd November 2008. 365533 at platform 1 on 25th July 2009. 317653 and 317502 on the same day. By 2012 the new island platform had been built. This is 7th April 2012' Ten years later on 5th December 2022 this is 66777 Annette on the Railhead Treatment Train. Chris Turnbull 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 More from Wales today. Cardiff Central on 24th May 2010. 170637 at Cardiff Central on the same day. Porthmadog on the Ffestiniog on a wet and dismal 7th May 2016. The next day, the 8th May, was far nicer. This is our Welsh Highland train at Carnaevon. En route on the WHR to Beddgelert. And here is SAR 87 after arrival at Beddgelert. Chris Turnbull 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) A trip around Europe today. Starting in Paris with the Gare du Nord on 11th August 2014. Here is the Gare de Lyon a few days earlier on 3rd August 2014. Inside the Gare de Lyon on the same day. Lisbon on 28th October 2019. The Hohenzollern Bridge over the Rhine at Cologne on 21st June 2003. Budapest West on 7th August 2013. Chris Turnbull Edited January 3, 2023 by Chris Turnbull Typo 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 A visit to the East Midlands today. An unidentified Meridian at Nottingham on 2nd August 2006. 153383 and an unidentified Meridian at Nottingham on the same day. 156413 at Nottingham also on 2nd August 2006. The south end of Derby station looking north on 27th August 2005. Derby on 1st March 2014 looking south towards the bridge from which the last photo was taken. 170106 (I think) at Derby on the same day. Chris Turnbull 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Today my wife and I went to Cambridge to see the film The Menu. As always we allowed time for her to empty as many charity shops as possible in the Kite area before having a bite to eat and seeing the film which gave me an opportunity to gravitate towards Mill Road bridge to take a few photographs. I was half way there when I realised that today was a strike day and that I might be wasting my time. I wasn't disappointed, however. To make things more interesting, I've included similar shots of days gone by all of which have been posted before but which make fascinating comparisons with the current scene. 720528 backs extremely slowly into the carriage sidings at Cambridge on 4th January 2023. On 20th March 1981 31205 heads north with a tank train. 720540 with 105 behind forms 2H27, the 11.13 from Cambridge North to Liverpool Street. 31205 continues its journey north on 20th March 1981. 700001 heads north towards Ely as 1T20, the 11.27 from Cambridge to Ely. And here is the same view on 14th September 1974. Chris Turnbull Edited January 4, 2023 by Chris Turnbull Typo 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted January 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2023 Thank you Chris! Once again the old pictures take me back to my youth when I spent a lot of time in that area for one reason and another but the present day ones are unrecognisable to me. I presume the enormous new staircase down from Mill Road Bridge is just for staff access; ironically there were similar (but much much simpler) staircases from that bridge years ago which were ideal spotting locations. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said: Today my wife and I went to Cambridge to see the film The Menu. As always we allowed time for her to empty as many charity shops as possible in the Kite area before having a bite to eat and seeing the film which gave me an opportunity to gravitate towards Mill Road bridge to take a few photographs. I was half way there when I realised that today was a strike day and that I might be wasting my time. I wasn't disappointed, however. To make things more interesting, I've included similar shots of days gone by all of which have been posted before but which make fascinating comparisons with the current scene. And here is the same view on 14th September 1974. Chris Turnbull Hi Chris I can hear the rattle of the Cravens unit....or it my tinnitus? I am not as familiar with Cambridge as Steve but the photos of Rail Blue trains are wonderful. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 8 hours ago, 31A said: I presume the enormous new staircase down from Mill Road Bridge is just for staff access; ironically there were similar (but much much simpler) staircases from that bridge years ago which were ideal spotting locations. Yes, that's correct. It was used by someone while I was taking a photo but it wasn't accessible by oiks like me. Chris Turnbull 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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