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

[mark54]

Yesterdays photos at Swayfield:

1A08 was the 07:50 Bradford/08:25 Leeds-KX

J3115 from the formation was the 13:10 KX-Leeds/Bradford

J5444 from the formation was the 12:15SO KX-Newcastle

J6982 the nearest formation that I can find in the carriage workings is the 10:50SO Edinburgh-KX

[DaveF]

Yesterdays photos at Swayfield:

1A08 was the 07:50 Bradford/08:25 Leeds-KX

J3115 from the formation was the 13:10 KX-Leeds/Bradford

J5444 from the formation was the 12:15SO KX-Newcastle

J6982 the nearest formation that I can find in the carriage workings is the 10:50SO Edinburgh-KX

 

 

Thanks once again Mark,  the workings look right for the angle of the lighting in the photos.  They would probably have been taken on Saturdays.

 

David

[DaveF]

Trains in Newcastle this afternoon.

 

The first two photos were taken while I was waiting for a train back to London after an interview which resulted in a job leading to me moving to the north east later in 1980.

 

 

Newcastle Class 105 Newcastle to Carlisle Feb 80 C4950

 

 

Newcastle view east at dusk Feb 80 C4951

 

 

Newcastle QE2 bridge northbound Metro Aug 82 C5818

 

 

Newcastle King Edward bridge junction Class 254 up Jan 84 C6372

 

 

Newcastle King Edward bridge Class 101 Newcastle to Carlisle Jan 84 C6374

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

 

Trains in Newcastle this afternoon.

[iands]

Hi Dave,

 

Thanks yet again for sharing your photo archive with the rest of us. I particularly like C4950 and C4951 showing off the EP valve chests and point drives. Happy memories of working on such beasts whilst a trainee at York in mid 1970s, although they had a nasty bite if you weren't careful. Thankfully I still have all my fingers and toes!

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Newcastle photo’s which bring back many memories. The first photo’, actually shows a hybrid unit. The DMBS is a Cravens class 105, but the DTSL is a Metropolitan Cammell class 101 car. You can tell from the gutters which are only over the doors, the different saloon windows, and the three and a half windows between the two passenger doors.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Hi, Dave. I like the Newcastle photo’s which bring back many memories. The first photo’, actually shows a hybrid unit. The DMBS is a Cravens class 105, but the DTSL is a Metropolitan Cammell class 101 car. You can tell from the gutters which are only over the doors, the different saloon windows, and the three and a half windows between the two passenger doors.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

 

 

Thanks Rob,

 

I wonder if it is the same hybrid formation we have already had photos of in this thread, taken at the end of February (today's was very early in the month).

 

David

[DaveF]

A few photos taken on the Ffestiniog Railway for this morning.

 

 

Porthmadog Linda 22nd Aug 70 C252

 

 

Porthmadog Merddyn Emrys 6th Aug 79 C4683

 

 

Penrhyndeudraeth Mountaineer Aug 72 C1100

 

 

Tan y Bwlch Earl of Merioneth Aug 69 C033

 

 

Dduallt Earl of Merioneth22nd Aug 70 C239

 

 

an y Grisiau Hunslet Linda 6th Aug 79 C4689

 

 

David

[DaveF]

Back to the Great Eastern in Essex for this afternoon's photos, taken around Church Lane crossing and Ingatestone.    

 

The photos captioned as Ingatestone could just as well be captioned as Church Lane crossing as they were taken midway between the two.  In fact some others  posted earlier in the thread are captioned in that way.

 

 

Ingatestone 47118 downMay 80 J6929

 

 

Ingatestone Class 37 down May 80 J6933

 

 

Ingatestone Class 37 up May 80 J6934

 

 

Church Lane Crossing 47585 up May 80 J6938

 

 

Church Lane Crossing 312789 up May 80 J6940

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Ffestiniog Railway photo’s, which are so atmospheric. The Welsh scenery is so lovely, and the Railway was still mostly a bullhead track railway, which always seems right, somehow, and very British.

 

The GE photo’s are delightful, and in J6934 at Ingatestone, with a class 37 on an up service, in May, 1980, you can clearly see a crude way of plating over the gangway doors. I don’t think it could have been much worse!

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Enterprisingwestern]

Church Lane Crossing 312789 up May 80 J6940.jpg

Church Lane Crossing 312789 up May 80 J6940

 

 

David

 

J6940.

I can't remember the technical name for it, (wet ballast), but that's a bad case of it.

 

Mike.

[iands]

J6940.

I can't remember the technical name for it, (wet ballast), but that's a bad case of it.

 

Mike.

A 'wet bed' or 'wet bay' I think.

[The Johnster]

A continuing issue for the SWML on the Gwent levels especially between Newport and Cardiff.  Brunel started tipping ballast on this section in 1850, and they've been putting more on top ever since, haven't found the bottom yet!  Capable of bottoming out the springs on most locos, and one developed a conditioned reflex of bending one's knees as you passed over them.

 

Standing in the vicinity of such a location when a train passed would usually result in your being sprayed with grey ballast mud.  The moisture ground the limestone ballast into a paste, making it useless as ballast.

Edited November 4, 2018 by The Johnster

[73c]

Once knew a Ganger who referred to it as 'Pumping track ' 

[The Johnster]

This is what we called it.

[Oldddudders]

A 'wet bed' or 'wet bay' I think.

  

Once knew a Ganger who referred to it as 'Pumping track '

 

Wet spot was the term used by PW people I knew. No 1 Boat Train Route seemed to have its share and more. And slurry pumping was exactly what you would see as a train passed over the affected sleepers. Every axle caused the sleepers to move. The ballast was being rubbed from rough to smooth against itself, and the slurry was stone in water.

[73c]

The section between New Cross and St Johns has always been bad and in the station at Blackheath ( which often flooded causing the 'pots ' to explode ) But that's all off topic.

[DaveF]

Mostly around York today, including a couple of photos of the old railway museum.

 

 

Ranskill down starter April 1969 J1610

 

 

Chaloners Whin Junction Class 40 up parcels towards Sheffield Oct 66 J663

 

 

Chaloners Whin Junction Class 47 up Oct 66 J665

 

 

York Class 47 D1538 down March 67 J809

 

 

York old railway museum NER 1275 Aug 1965 J227

 

 

York old railway museum NER 1621 Aug 65 J228

 

 

David

Edited November 5, 2018 by DaveF

[iands]

Hi Dave,

 

Some cracking photos yet again. Re J663, the 40 on the parcels is actually on the Up Normanton (at that time) so, unless it crosses over at Church Fenton, it is likely to be heading in the Sheffield direction rather than the Leeds direction.

[balders]

Is that a Collett full brake (2nd from last) in J663? Very atmospheric Dave!

 

Regards

 

Guy

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the York and area photo's. I've been on the train to York today, and things have certainly changed, including the museum.

The first photo' is an excellent view of Ranskill's down starter signal in April, 1969. A good example of a signal with a stronger lower post from metal plating. Very NER.

That BG in J663, as postulated in the post above is a Collet example. You can tell from the bodyside windows, the roof details, and the tumblehome.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[The Johnster]

Is that a Collett full brake (2nd from last) in J663? Very atmospheric Dave!

 

Regards

 

Guy

 

Yes.

[Southernman46]

b South Darenth Class 71 up freight April 75 C1967.jpg

South Darenth Class 71 up freight April 75 C1967

Traffic from Sheerness Steel but what are the wagons - BEV's or SAA's being actually used for steel traffic ??

 

or is it continental ?

Edited November 6, 2018 by Southernman46

[corneliuslundie]

A great contrast between the glossy passenger carriage and the adjacent very dirty and matt GUV in J665. One for the modeller of the 1960s railway.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

More photos from the London Tilbury and Southend line today.

 

Still the same old Class 302s trundling up and down.

 

 

Tilbury Town 302226 Tilbury to Fenchurch St May 80 J6910

 

 

Hadleigh from Castle Class 302 down Dec 79 J6744

 

 

Hadleigh Class 302 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St May 80 J6922

 

 

Hadleigh Class 302 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St May 80 J6923

 

 

Chalkwell Class 302 up May 80 J6925

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the L.T.&S.R. photo’s which are most interesting. The first one, at Tilbury Town with 302226 on a Tilbury to Fenchurch St, service, in May, 1980, J6910, has much of interest to see including part of a ship in a dock. The next three photo’s are clearly taken, by your Dad, from the same place that the BBC used for the end credits to Softly Softly: Task Force. I have the series on DVD.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.