LNER/BR PHOTOS FROM 1960-1980

[ArthurK]

DARLINGTON SHED January 1964

 

Forgot to say the date of the above Photos was January 1964. The remainder of the photos taken that day follow.

 

V2 60809 "The Snapper" reverses in what appears to be full reverse gear.

 

The driver has now put it in full forward gear to pass me a second time.

 

General view of the shed yard. In the background a diesel shunter, then a J94 and by the shed a 4MT.

 

A second J94 proceeds past the shed.

[ArthurK]

DARLINGTON SHED EASTER 1964

 

A further return to the West coast was after Easter 1964. Again We made a stop at Darlington Shed.

 

This time the standby A3 was 60045 "Lemberg", posed beutifully by the turntable. I took several shots of this, I did not get that close to an A3 very often.

 

V2 60808 moves out of the shed yard.

 

J94 68010 does abit of shunting.

 

A closeup of "Lemberg". Considering the late date it has been kept surprisingly clean.

[ArthurK]

DARLINGTON SHED EASTER 1964

 

These few photos complete the visit Easter 1964

 

The first two are of K1 2004 in surprisingly clean condition.

 

Next we have B1 61237 "Geoffrey H. Kitson" settled onto the turntable. This table was vaccuum powered . In the second shot the fireman(?) is seen attaching the loco vaccuum pipe to the turntable hose. In the third the turn is almost complete. Much easier than pushing it around by hand.

[ArthurK]

DARLINGTON SHED JANUARY 1965

 

Moving forward another year to January 1965, it was then that I made my last visit to the shed at Darlington. This was a bitterly cold day with a covering of snow. We had chosen not to travel back to Lancashire via our usual route over the top of the Pennines.

 

This time there was no standby A3 by the turntable. There was an A1 in full steam by the shed. Was this it's replacement?

 

Lined up outside the shed were V2 (60876?), A1 60118 "Archibald Sturrock" and Stanier 2-6-4T 42085. These 2-6-4T engines arrived at Darligton in the late steam days to operate local services. Beyond on the left is a 4MT.

 

A lonely looking J72 69020, one the 28 built by BR.

 

Swinging the camera to the left we have K1 62001 and J27 65859(?). The latter has a buffer beam snow plough ready for the action. Behind it is a V2 and to the right the 4MT shown in the first shot.

 

We take a last look back at the shed before departing.

 

Thats all that I have at Darlington except for shots taken in and around North Road Station Museum.

 

For the next postings we will be moving south to end up in London

[ArthurK]

ECML 1960s

 

We move southwards now. I did not travel south of York very often but in March 1962 my work took me South for a week. I was in Tyneside at the time so that I made a rare trip all the way from Newcastle to Kings Cross. The train engine from Newcastle was none other than A4 "Silver Link". See the postings from Newcastle earlier in this thread. Being Sunday there were the inevitable engineering works this time north of Darlington. We mode a detour from the main line ending up not far from Stockton then approached Darlington from the East. That ruined what I hoped hoped would be a good run. Things did improve from there but the journey could never be described as sparkling. As was customary we stopped at Grantham for an engine change. "Silver Link" came off and was replaced by A3 "Centenary" No, 60056. Two shots of this follow.

 

Not much time for photographs. we were soon on the way again. The rest of the journey was uneventful, good in parts.

 

Before we turn our attention to Kings Cross. We will make a further posting from Sandy in March 1962. I was in the area and had a few hours free. I made my way by car this time.

 

To the North of Sandy is a Level crossing controlled By Everton Box. It was here that I stopped To photograph the passing traffic.

 

First to pass was A3 60107 "Royal Lancer" with a down Express.

 

Next was Class 47 D1500 on goods duty. It is resplendent in two-tone green, to my mind the nicest of the deisel liveries.

 

A second down express is headed by another A3 60061 "Pretty Polly".

 

Diesel D8025 EE Type 1 on an up goods.

 

Yet another A3 60065 "Knight of the Thistle" with express on the down slow.

 

I the moved to Sandy Station for the next shot. The inevitable A3, 60062 "Minoru" with express.

[ArthurK]

ECML SANDY 1962

 

This will complete the Sandy visit

 

The first seems out of place It is back at Everton Box. The train is a down express pulled by what was then known as a Type 4.

 

Next we have an LMS class 5 45331, light engine, passing through Sandy station. My trusty Ford Classic can just be seen behind the fence in the background.

 

Finally another light engine, V2 60950 on the down slow. Again with the station as background. They still took pride in the station appearance in those days.

 

Throughout this stay I did not photograph an A4, then you guessed it as I was leaving one hurtled through with an express. All I saw was the top of it, didn't get either name or number that's sod's law!

[ArthurK]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS

 

When I was in London on business I usually tried to visit one on of the major terminii. If I arrived by train it was to Euston so that that station was not a problem. Also on many of these trips London was only part way, my destination was often Weybridge which meant passing through Waterloo, so this also produced a number of photos. LNER being my major interest it was inevitable that I should head for Kings Cross if I could spare the time.

 

The very first Shot that I took at Kings Cross was very nearly a disaster. The light was bad and the negative was very underexposed, however with a bit of chemical intensification I managed to get a printable result. With todays magical digital manipulation I improved it further. Although by no means perfect this is the result.

 

A4 60010 "Dominion of Canada", Complete with it's bell The date was 1954, one of the earliest of my railway photos.

[ArthurK]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS - 2

 

As you will note the weather was pretty awful on this visit but it did a bit of interest. The date was March 1962.

 

First to arrive was A2/3 60513 "Dante"

 

In the station Deltic D9006 waiting for the 'Off' with the Flying Scotsman to Edinburgh

 

Next to arrive was A3 60059 "Tracery"

 

"Dante" now released from it's train moves to the servicing area to the left of the main lines. D247 Type 4 on the left. Another Deltic on the right.

 

This must count as my 'cop' of the day Prototype D0280 "Falcon" arrives from Sheffield with the Master Cutler. An original Pullman brake behind the engine.

 

Deltic D9006 departs to Edinburgh.

[ArthurK]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS - 2 (Cont.)

 

We continue with the visit above. March 1962.

 

The was near to the real beginning of the Deisel age. In this shot we have an immaculate D5648 standing at the entrance to the train shed.

 

A3 60061 "Pretty Polly" Ready to depart to the North.

 

Another Type 1 D5069 in the service area. Deltic D9004 in the background.

 

I could not resist taking several shots of the next engine to back down onto it's train. This was A4 60032 "Gannet".

 

The next two shots show it's departure to the North.

 

Another first for me "Baby Deltic" D5906. Behind is a sister engine.

 

A1 60120 "Kittwake" backs into the station.

 

V2 60954 waiting to depart. As this was my train to York for a stopover there I could not hang about any longer.

[LNERGE]

I love the Everton pictures. Here, Tempsford and Sandy were some of my earliest train watching locations. My first signal came from Everton around 1971... Visits inside the signalbox really did start something for me.

[ArthurK]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS - 3 1962

 

I made another visit to Kings Cross a little later than that above. Not sure of the date but it was probably April/May 1962. As Usual the weather was pretty awful and certainly not good for photography but if there is any thing of interest I make the most of it.

 

In this first shot an unidentfied A3 arrives from the North. It has a very short nameplate but there are several that it could be.

 

A4 20025 "Falcon" reverse out of the station.

 

A nice new shiny Brush Type 4 (later 47) No. D1506 stands in the servicing area displaying two tone green livery. behind is an EE Type 4. At the back of the picture is a Deltic.

 

A4 60026 "Miles Beevor" arrives at the end of it's journey.

 

Desscending from the bridge to platform gave me a nice shot of "Miles"

[ArthurK]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS - 3 (cont.)

 

We will finish off this vist with a few more photos.

 

First A3 60066 "Mery Hampton" stands in the platform having just arrived with it's train. This was an oddball A3 as the cab ventilator was never reduced to the adopted LNER gauge.

 

A1 60124 "Kenilworth" awaits the signal for departure. Beyond it a Deltic with train also awaiting it's turn.

 

Deltic D9007 was the first to depart,

 

"Kenilworth" gets underway, soon after the Deltic departed, with a good blast from the chimney.

 

I took one last shot of "Kenilworth" as it passed on it's way

[ArthurK]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS - 3 (cont.) 1962

 

At this time I often carried a back up camera loaded with colour film. This was not the same quality as my main camera and I did not use it very often. However on this occasion I had it to hand and took this shot of D1506 which has appeared in B&W above.

Hope that you like it. That is a nice livery even though it probably got dirty very quickly. The Deltic in the background wears the same colours.

 

That completes the Kings Cross selection. Next stop Liverpool street.

[ArthurK]

LIVERPOOL STREET

 

Not sure of the date of these but it was probably 1956. I made only one visit to Liverpool Street. This was in the early evening in September after attending the Farnborough Air Show. The lighting was going fast so I did not stay very long. I also had a train to catch from Euston. However I did get my only photos of Sandringham, B12, J69 and N7.

 

First up is Sandringham, B17, No. 61612 "Houghton Hall" standing is a middle road. As you will note from the coach behind this was the 'Blood and Custard' era

 

Next Gresley B12 rebuild of the GER class. Now with roundtop firebox and the fancy valencing removed. In the right background is a of the East Anglian Brittanias

 

Last of this set the Liverpool Street Pilot J69 68619 all highly polished keeps company with one of the N7s

 

To complement the GER area photos I am posting two more taken a year later. We spent two holidays on the Nortern Norfolk Broads in 1956 and 1957. on the second holiday we were moored at Potter Heigham when the next two passed above.

First to pass was 4MT 43157.

 

Followng behind was D16 4-4-0, my only photo of this class. I did not get to East Anlia very often.

[Mallard60022]

VISITS TO KINGS CROSS - 3 1962

 

 

Desscending from the bridge to platform gave me a nice shot of "Miles"

 

Well done Arthur. A shot of the only A4 I was ever knowingly hauled by, also into Kings Cross & probably in May 62, but into Platform 1 where I walked past it on the way out! I was on my way home from Newcastle (Consett actually) to Plymouth.

Sincerely, Phil R

[ArthurK]

NORTH YORKS MOORS RAILWAY - FIRST VISIT SEPTEMBER 1973

 

I am not one of those that spends time chasing preserved steam but there are occasions when I have visited a few of the preserved lines. This visit was organised by Lytham St. Annes Railway Society and we travelled in a preserved bus. The line was then in its early days. Nevertheless there was plenty things of interest and the buildings at the Pickering end had not been cleared. We started from that end and travelled the length of the line to Grosmont with stop at Goathland. These photos are the result. At this time I was taking more and more colour but still carried a B&W camera, hence the mix.

 

As we started from Pickering we had a bit of time to browse around. Across what was the level crossing was the goods yard. The large goods shed was still there but in a distinctly rundown condition. No doubt the site is now cleared and developed.

 

In the former yard the NER crane was still in use by a local scrap dealer

 

Looking back towards the station we can see that the overall roof had been removed. In the shot is BR 2-6-4T and an industrial 0-4-0T

 

In the sidings beyond the station was this lightweight 4-Wheel Railbus.

 

In the platform were a number of vecicles In the centre of the picture is a Hull & Barnsley coach. On its left is (I think) an NER full third.

 

Beyond the coach an LNER 20T brakevan.

 

Then it was off to Goathland (or should that be Aidensfield?). Loco No. 29 waits to take our train down to Grosmont.

 

More picture to follow.

[ArthurK]

NORTH YORKS MOORS RAILWAY - FIRST VISIT SEPTEMBER 1973 (Concluded)

 

We will finish off this first visit to NYMR.

 

We finished off the last section arriving at Goathland. In the next to shots we have Lambton Colliery No. 29, which had bought our train to be from Grosmont, taking a break whilst we all wandered around to see what we could find.

 

The water tank and Signal at the south end of the platform.

 

I don't expect that they had this many customers when the line weas still fully open but there was a pretty good crowd that day

 

Having run around its train No. 29 nicely posed by the station ready for the journey down to Grosmont.

 

Just about ready for the off, one last shot.

 

The signal box was a mite unusual even by NER standards.

 

Correction the next shots were taken at Pickering , not Grosmont.

 

Pickering goods shed

 

Water Column, Goathland

[Waverley81]

Arthur, these pictures are just superb. A real treasure trove. Thanks very much for sharing, they're fascinating

[ArthurK]

Arthur, these pictures are just superb. A real treasure trove. Thanks very much for sharing, they're fascinating

 

Only too pleased that you are enjoying them. I will follow up soon with photos from the second visit a year later. Then we were able to browse around the shed area at Grosmont. I will post detail shots of the K1.

[Nortonian]

Hi Arthur,

 

The photo of the bridge at Grosmont, I am a little confused as to which bridge it is ?. It cannot be the bridge between the station and the tunnel as that is quite a deep gorge.

 

Any thoughts ?

 

Kindest

 

Ian

[ArthurK]

Hi Arthur,

 

The photo of the bridge at Grosmont, I am a little confused as to which bridge it is ?. It cannot be the bridge between the station and the tunnel as that is quite a deep gorge.

 

Any thoughts ?

 

Kindest

 

Ian

 

Sorry I have made an error. These were taken a long time ago so my memory is a bit hazy. However the B&W phots were taken on arrival at Pickering, not Grosmont. The bridge was no longer in use. I add a photo of the bidge decking. No track left. I seem to recall that the bidge was in the immediate vacinity of the goods shed shown in the other B&W shots. The entry to the former goods yard perhaps. Maybe someone out there can enlighten us both.

[7mm Mick]

Hello Arthur,

 

These pictures are just fantastic, it's great to see several pictures from different angles of the same loco. I'm always looking for pictures of 'all sides' taken at the same time period for acurate modelling purposes and they're extremely difficult to come accross usually. The pictures of York are of particular interest to me and i'll keep a close eye on this thread to hopefully see more great pictures. Also do you know what happened to the Box at Grosmont?? I think that the land it stood on is and has always been property or BR/Netwrok Rail which probably lead to it's dimise . Such a uniquie looking box, what a shame,

 

Thanks Mick

 

 

[Steve Taylor]

Hello Arthur,

 

These pictures are just fantastic, it's great to see several pictures from different angles of the same loco. I'm always looking for pictures of 'all sides' taken at the same time period for acurate modelling purposes and they're extremely difficult to come accross usually. The pictures of York are of particular interest to me and i'll keep a close eye on this thread to hopefully see more great pictures. Also do you know what happened to the Box at Grosmont?? I think that the land it stood on is and has always been property or BR/Netwrok Rail which probably lead to it's dimise . Such a uniquie looking box, what a shame,

 

Thanks Mick

 

 

 

Grosmont SB was dismantled and the wooden superstructure was stored in the corner of the station car park for a number of years. I'm told it was sold on, possibly to Alston, but from what I remember of the state of the timbers - rather a large sag in the structural work - it was probably only of use for patterns. No doubt someone will be along to correct me shortly.

[ArthurK]

NORTH YORKS MOORS RAILWAY - SECOND VISIT SEPTEMBER 1974

 

On this occasion we started from Grosmont rather than Pickering and as we only travell to Goathland and back I had more time to browse around the shed at Grosmont. This provided me with a variety of subjects. Again this is a mix of Black & White and colour. Both of these have their own merits, judge for yourself.

 

We start with Lambton Colliery No. 5 with its train arriving at Grosmont. This was the only loco that we saw in steam that day and was to be our train engine to Goathland.

 

LNER 20T Brake Van. In the earlier visit we saw this at Pickering.

 

Grosmont box from a different angle.

 

Close up of No. 5

 

Having dropped its train No. 5 starts off to run around its train

 

[ArthurK]

NORTH YORKS MOORS RAILWAY

 

SECOND VISIT SEPTEMBER 1974

 

Arriving at Goathland it was time to see what we could find.

 

The starter signal was the first obvious candidate for a photo.

 

The NER Water Crane on the Grosmont platform.

 

This NER waiting shelter was on the oppsite platform. This type was common through the Northeast but the were differences in style.

 

Beyond the shelter was this NER bracket signal and beyond that the water tower. Another NER water crane in the foreground.

 

A closer view of the above Two 4-wheel bolster wagons and tank wagon in the siding.

 

A close up of the heater for the water column. This was filled with red hot coals when the weather got really cold. They were also useful for warming hands and body when waiting for your train which was running a hour or more late because of snow! I speak from personal experience!