DaveF

Midland Railway this afternoon, once again heading from Nottingham towards Loughborough. Spondon (near) Class 120 Nottingham to Derby and Class 45 Leeds to London Aug 69 C029 Cl 45 is hauling 07.00 Manchester Piccadilly to St Pancras Ratcliffe on Soar power station Class 47 Jan 69 J1526 Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 down ballast Feb 83 C5940 Ratcliffe on Soar dmu up June 76 J5299 Class 116 Sutton Bonnington Class 45 up Jan 71 C452 09.00 Sheffield to St Pancras David

A visit to Heiden today, the upper terminus of the Rohrschach Heiden Bergbahn, a standard gauge rack railway in north east Switzerland. Heiden 2nd Aug 92 C17301 Heiden 2nd Aug 92 C17302 Heiden 2nd Aug 92 C17303 Heiden ABDeh2/4 2nd Aug 92 C17305 Heiden ABDeh2/4 2nd Aug 92 C17308 David

Only a very few. They are in this album on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/albums/72157626343336463 There are a lot more GER photos on my flickr site, all in albums if you go to my albums page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/albums/with/72157626343336463 There are three pages of albums, I think the GER albums are mainly on pages 2 and 3. David

As well as my photos on here I have a couple of hundred of my LT&SR photos from the 1970s on flickr at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/sets/72157626176209023 31s sometimes hauled the parcels train to Southend East. p.w. trains weree 31, 37, 47 hauled. 08s were sometimes seen around Tilbury. On 24th March 1979 an HST worked from Shoeburyness to York and back on a special, via Laindon. David

The Grantham to Nottingham line again today at Bottesford. Bottesford 2 Class 20 to Skegness Aug 82 C5855 Bottesford 20180 and ano to Skegness Aug 82 C5858 Bottesford Class 47 47474 Parkeston Quay to Manchester Oct 82 C 5872 Bottesford Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham Feb 83 C5954 Bottesford Class 105 and Class 114 Skegness to Nottingham Aug 83 C6123 Davisd

Chur again today, both standard gauge and metre gauge. Chur RhB ABDe4/4s 483 and Chur to Arosa 30th July 92 C17182 Chur Ee3/3 16359 30th July 92 C17183 Chur 30th July 92 C17184 Chur Re4/4ii 11148 30th July 92 C17186 Chur RhB ABe4/4 Arosa to Chur 30th July 92 C17188 David

Best wishes Andy, hope you make a speedy recovery. David

Blyth and Tyne this afternoon, heading north from Marchey's House to Ashington and Woodhorn. Marcheys House 37132 l e and brake 10th April 85 C6796 Ashington view towards Lynemouth 25th May 87 C8527 Ashington view to Ashington South junc from Lynemouth line Ashington Hirst Lane LC12th Aug 85 C7119 Woodhorn Grant Lyon Eagre Ltd tamper 14th May 88 C9459 Woodhorn Class 56 up coal 15th June 91 C16016 David

Back to Jenbach today. Jenbach Zillertalbahn Sept 89 J10386 Jenbach 1044 016 and 1042 639 Sept 89 J10412 Jenbach X535 01 Sept 89 J10420 Jenbach 1110 006 eastbound freight and 1110 014 westbound freight Sept 89 J10425 Jenbach DB 111 086 Munchen to Lecce etc Sept 89 J10426 David

Another trip to the Harrogate area with photos of trains crossing the Stray and at Crimple viaduct. Once again these are from half frame slides. Crimple Class 110 Manchester to Harrogate Aug 65 J267 Crimple viaduct and Y&NMR trackbed beneath it Aug 65 J269 Harrogate Class 104 Manchester to Harrogate July 65 J205 Harrogate LMS Cass 5 45210 Harrogate to Kings X Sept 65 J375 Harrogate B1 61319 Harrogate to Kings X Feb 66 J444 David

The Rhätische Bahn today, this time at Surava and Thusis. Surava 29th July 92 C17168 Surava 29th July 92 C17169 Surava 29th July 92 C17170 Thusis 29th July 92 C17171 Thusis Tm22 87 29th July 92 C17172 Thusis Tm22 87 29th July 92 C17119 David

Just good luck, I've no idea whose car it was. David

More photos from Derbyshire today, taken over about thirty years. Ambergate East junction ballast tamper April 69 J1655 Cowburn Tunnel Class 101 Hull to Manchester Oct 77 J5826 Chinley North Junction Class 47 47101 limestone Oct 77 J5829 Great Rocks 19th April 90 C14400 Taken on a quiet day. Ambergate Central Trains Class 156 Derby to Matlock 25th March 02 C25802 David

Back to the SBB today, this time at Sargans. Sargans is a junction station, where the line along the Rhine from Buchs and beyond joins the line from Zurich to Chur. Sargans Ae6/6 11459 and 11445 30th July 92 C17212 Sargans Re4/4ii 11104 Basel to Chur 30th July 92 C17213 Sargans Re4/4ii 11119 EC Robert Stolz Zurich to Graz and Klagenfurt 30th July 92 C17214 Sargans Ee3/3 16360 30th July 92 C17215 Sargans Re4/4ii 11117 Buchs to Sargans 30th July 92 C17216 Sargans Re4/4ii 11198 Chur to Basel 30th July 92 C17217 David

Thanks again Mark. Those times make sense as they fit in with when Dad and/or I would have been at those locations. David

ECML today around Abbotts Ripton and Finsbury Park. The Finsbury Park photos were taken late on a very dull January afternoon. They are included to illustrate the difficulties of photographing trains in the days of 100ASA slide film in winter - digital cameras have made life so much easier (though perhaps less challenging). Abbots Ripton Class 40 down July 75 J4525 08.30 Kings X to Cleethorpes Abbots Ripton Class 55 up and Class 47 down July 75 J4538 12.50 Cleethorpes to Kings X and 14.20 Kings X to Leeds Abbots Ripton Class 55 down July 77 C3390 11.25 Kings X to Harrogate Finsbury Park Class 47 Kings X to Leeds Jan 76 C2592 14.20 Kings X to Leeds Finsbury Park Class 105 up Jan 76 C2593 13.25 Hertfrd North to Kings X David

Rhatische Bahn again today. The first two are at Rhazuns, just south of Reichenau Tamins on the line to Thusis and Filisur. The three taken looking down into the Rhine Gorge were from a very narrow road I drove along, with little in the way of crash barriers or fences. I was very glad I didn't meet anything and would not really like to drive along the road again. Rhazuns 29th July 92 C17173 Rhazuns 29th July 92 C17174 Rhein gorge east of Versam Safien 28th July 92 C17116 Rhein gorge east of Versam Safien 28th July 92 C17117 Rhein gorge east of Versam Safien 28th July 92 C17118 David

At the time there was no permanent connection. At some time, I can't remember the date, a temporary connection could be made by disconnecting and slewing the BR track. There is information on this in print somewhere, probably in a magazine, does anyone remember more? David

There are worse places than Basildon - I lived there for six years which is when I took the Essex (and many other) photos in this thread. I was fortunate to have a third floor studio flat with a view. There weren't many like that in the town, most were much less nice. David

I believe that is correct. David

We are staying in Essex for today's second batch, this time at Chappel and Wakes Colne, home of both a BR station and a preservation site. Chappel and Wakes Colne viaduct Sept 74 C1794 Chappel and Wakes Colne viaduct Sept 74 C1795 Chappel and Wakes Colne Sept 74 C1801 Chappel and Wakes Colne Cravens Class 105 pass to Colchester arriving Sept 78 C4127 Chappel and Wakes Colne Class 105 coming off viaduct into platform May 79 C4490 Chappel and Wakes Colne view of site May 83 C6038 This was taken a few years after I moved to Northumberland, I think I had been to Colchester for a meeting and must have made a detour on the way back. David

Back to Innsbruck for a few more photos this afternoon. Innsbruck Sept 89 J10319 Innsbruck Sept 89 J10320 Innsbruck DB 111 Bolzano to Munchen Sept 89 J10368 Innsbruck 6020 072 Otztal to Innsbruck Sept 89 J10374 Innsbruck Sept 89 J10378 David

Today's preserved railway photos come from Castle Hedingham. Castle Hedingham Vulcan Foundry Austerity 72 2nd April 77 C3261 Castle Hedingham Barclay ex Chatham Victory and Avonside Barrington ex Rugby Cement May 79 C4493 Castle Hedingham Avonside Barrington May 79 C4496 Castle Hedingham Avonside Barrington May 79 C4497 Castle Hedingham Norwegian coach May 79 C4567 Castle Hedingham Barclay Victory and Hunslet WD190 May 79 C4568 David

They are basically breakdown/rescue vehicles, ones labelled for tunnels are to be used in incidents in tunnels. I don't have any details for the individual wagons. David

A mix of photos from the Southern for today, both with and without trains. London Hungerford Bridge April 74 J3615 Bax Crossing Class 411 7166 Ramsgate to Victoria May 77 J5695 Dover Marine Class 411 Dec 77 J5893 Dover Marine view to Shakespeare Cliff tunnel Dec 77 J5894 Dover Marine SNCB MV Prince Philippe and BR ferry Dec 77 J5897 Dover BR Seaspeed hovercraft Dec 77 J5898 I don't have any more details for this image. David