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I don't think I've shown this one before: 45029 comes off the King Edward Bridge in to Gateshead with 1V92 (09.50 Edinburgh - Plymouth) on 24th December 1975. Trevor UPDATE: Many thanks to davexoc (see below) for the correct train information

Here's something you don't see every day - an A4 and a Clayton in the same photo! (although such a juxtaposition must have happened in the Scottish Region many times in the mid 'sixties). 53 years ago today, on 4th November 1967, 60019 'Bittern' (by this time in private ownership) headed a Leeds-Edinburgh rail tour which I photographed heading north through Gateshead on the outward leg, about to pass an unrecorded Clayton with what looks to be a scrap metal train. (Scanned from a print as I seem to have mislaid the original negative) Trevor

22nd October 1966 - a 'Merchant Navy' at Newcastle! 35026 'Lamport & Holt Line' worked the York-Newcastle-York section of 'The Elizabethan' rail tour from Kings Cross Sadly, I didn't 'cop' it, having already seen it that summer during a Southern Region Rail Rover bash Trevor

A South Shields to Newcastle DMU passes St. Simon's Church, South Shields in 1979. This is the site of today's Simonside metro station. Just had a thought - 'St. Simon' would be a good name for a racehorse and an A3, wouldn't it? Trevor

Man and machine take a rest at Tebay shed on 15th July 1967.. That's one of the Standard Class 4 Shap bankers, No 75030, inside. (Photographed from the cab of classmate 75026.) Trevor

A couple more 'urban landscape with a train too far away to identify'-type shots: Photographed from near Felling in 1977, a Newcastle to Sunderland DMU passes the Tyneside Central Freight Depot in Gateshead. This was opened in 1963 and closed ten years after this picture was taken. I think the train is travelling from left to right in this 1976 view of the River Wear, so it is approaching Sunderland from the Newcastle direction. I bet this scene has changed a bit! Trevor

Here's a similar sort of shot taken in South Shields in 1979, of a train to Newcastle approaching High Shields station. And yes, I think they do work better in b&w! Trevor

Concerned that the buffers on your models don't all line up? Don't worry, it was the same (at least in steam days) on the big railway - Carnforth shed in 1968 (that's 92118 on the right) Trevor

Like this? Ouseburn viaduct with a Deltic, 1975 Trevor

Some DMUs from the 1970s and 1980s in urban landscapes, crossing the High Level Bridge over the Tyne. I think I might get away with it, they are so far away you can't read the numbers. (This was mentioned as a necessity for this type of picture a page or two back!) Trevor

Police driver to colleague "What do you mean, you've copped it?!" Trevor (well, I laughed)

Here it is at Carlisle with the back-to-front arrows on 1st April 1967 - no, it's not an April fool! Trevor

Don't think I've shown this one already, which includes a green Class 40: 353 and 1693 at Low Fell in August 1973 Trevor

@Jamie 92208 Hi Jamie Your fifth picture in the last batch is actually Gateshead. I have a similar view taken on 15th July 1990, featuring 47443, 47503 and 47549 (and a whole pile of wagon(?) wheels!) The buildings in the background are part of the infamous St. Cuthbert's Village, all since demolished apart from the tall tower block. Cheers Trevor

Time to revive this thread? Here's 45134 coming south over the High Level Bridge out of Newcastle on 18th March 1987, incidentally providing the sight of a train and bus on the same bridge! Trevor

Problems with a 9F at Kingmoor shed, 1st April 1967 Waiting for the 'off' at Newcastle on 1st August 1995 Trevor

Thanks for that, Porcy. I have now added the BR Database site to my list of favourites, so I can check future queries like this. Kind regards Trevor

Just discovered this thread from 2011 which has been resurrected recently, regarding Gateshead-allocated examples. Reminds me of the one picture I took of a EE Type 1 (or Class 20 as young whippersnappers call 'em!) at Low Fell in the steam era which made me think I had caught one of them on film. D8125 with a northbound freight at Low Fell, Gateshead on 9th June 1967, presumably still in green livery Actually it was taken before any were allocated to Gateshead, according to an early post on the subject, plus it's not one on the list! Looks like it must have come over from Carlisle or down from north of the border. Any idea where D8125 was allocated back then? I didn't usually photograph diesels but this was such an unusual sight that I had to grab it. I can't recall seeing any others of this type in Gateshead - certainly I didn't photograph any more. Cheers Trevor

Like 27016 above, I have only just discovered this thread and it got me searching through the archives. In 1981 I was the secretary of Whickham Camera Club (near Gateshead) and I organised a couple of Merrymaker outings for club members. I still have the paperwork involved. On 6th June 11 of us boarded the train at Newcastle for a day in Aviemore (although it continued as far as Inverness for those wanting full value for the £7 fare!) The 11-coach train left Newcastle at 06.40, due Aviemore at 12.36 and Inverness at 13.33. The motive power on the outward journey was 46016 as far as Edinburgh, with 40162 the rest of the way. For the return trip we were due away from Aviemore at 17.56, finally reaching Newcastle at 23.53 with 40162 all the way back. Here are a couple of the shots I took from the train behind 40162 on the Highland main line. probably north of Pitlochry. Perhaps someone who knows the route could pinpoint the locations? (See the EDIT note at the end) I think this is on the climb up to Druimuachdar Summit Checking on Google Earth it appears to be just south of Dalnaspidal, on the final part of the climb This must be nearer Aviemore, passing a southbound train with a 47 on the front. This is approaching Dalwhinnie station This is the return train from Inverness arriving at Aviemore station with the same loco. The second Merrymaker we went on that year was on 19th September from Newcastle to Doncaster, for the Air Display at RAF Finningley. A much more sensible(!) journey time was planned (just over two hours each way) but the ticket price was the same as the Aviemore marathon, at £7. Ten of us went but I can't find any record of the motive power involved. I am pretty sure A4 No 60009 was on static display in the grounds but it was impossible to get near it due to the huge crowds, although I did take pictures of the other two star guests at the air show, a Vulcan bomber and a Concorde. Happy days! Trevor EDIT I have had a good look on Google Earth (what a great tool for this sort of thing!) and I have identified the locations for the top two pictures and amended the captions accordingly in italics

Now you mention it, the bridge doesn't look right - I think it's too pink! A bit off topic on a Class 50 thread but here are two more I shot on the same day (25th May 1975) which I think are closer to what it should look like. D1070 at the same spot A dmu on the bridge The shot of 50030 must be a bad scan or a bad 'tweak' - I'm working on it! Thanks for pointing this out. Cheers Trevor

I'm not sure if this was already uploaded umpteen pages back, but this is the next shot on the film of 50030 seen in my previous post, as it crosses into Devon on 25th May 1975. The sky looks very different which is probably due to me overdoing the darkening down of the long-distance shot when I tried to rescue it. Trevor

This picture was a bit too light to be projected as a colour slide, but with digital scanning it is much more presentable, so it was worth the 45 year wait - I'm glad I didn't just bin it at the time! 50030 approaching Saltash from the west on 28th May 1975 Trevor

Hi doilum Did you ever manage to find out about the tender? If you missed it, on 22nd April ajwffc provided a link to a site which explained. (Sorry, I'm not sure how to add a live link to this post) Now, back to early pictures... I've Just scanned some more old b&w negs which I unearthed: 0-6-0ST No 62 waits to leave Keighley on 29th May 1972... ...then struggles to get away up the bank A couple of years later 'Black Five' 45212 was in action: Leaving Keighley on 15th June 1974 and at Oakworth Trevor

I have a clear recollection of seeing 'Union of South Africa' on display at RAF Finningley, near Doncaster, when I went to the Air Show there on 19th September 1981. Bizarrely, I did not take a photo, even though I got several views of most of the aircraft on static display or in the air. I remember the place was heaving and it was difficult to get near the A4, so that is perhaps why. Does this ring a bell with anyone, and better still, did anyone take a picture of it? Cheers Trevor

Some local ones from 1974.. 55017 takes empty stock out of Newcastle on 9th August 1974 55021 arrives at Newcastle from the north on the same day 55002 with the up 'Talisman' near KEBridge Jct. on 27th July 1974 55020 with the up 'Flying Scotsman' near Bensham on 2nd March 1974 Trevor