DaveF

TSS Brighton was a steamship,with twin screws, oil fired. She was launched in 1949 and entered service in 1950. She was capable of 24.5knots, but in service normally ran at 16knots, having two turbines with a total power of 19,000shp.. A link to some details and photos: http://www.doverferryphotosforums.co.uk/ts-brighton-vi-past-and-present/ David

Newhaven today together with something a bit different at Brighton. Newhaven March 64 J095 Newhaven MV Brighton leaving for Dieppe Mar 64 J096 Newhaven containers April 64 J098 Brighton jig saw train Aug 54 J1676 Brighton Banjo Groyne Volks Electric Railway Aquarium to Black Rock Sun 9th Sept 79 C4837 Brighton Banjo Groyne Volks Electric Railway No 6 Aquarium to Black Rock Sun 9th Sept 79 C4838 David

Some more of Dad's Paris photos today. I hope the captions are right, I've never got round to taking photos of the Metro so do not know the locations myself. Paris Metro line 6 Pont de Bir Hakeim April 83 J7895 Paris Metro line 6 Pont du Bir Hakeim April 83 J7896 Paris Dupleix Metro line 6 April 83 J7922 Paris Dupleix Metro line 6 April 83 J7923 Paris Bir Hakeim Metro line 6 April 83 J7927 David

A mixed bag of Scottish photos for today from 1974 and 1984. Dad took the 1974 photos on a Scottish holiday. The 1984 photos of Eastfield are mine, taken from a train. Fairlie G&SW Largs branch July 74 J3846 Ferryhill Junction Class 47 Edinburgh to Aberdeen Aug 74 J3925 1S77 23:15 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Night Capitals" Dundee power station Aug 74 J3935 Eastfield 37026 2nd March 84 C6425 Eastfield 20181 and 20175 2nd March 84 C6426 David

More from Innsbruck today. Innsbruck 4020 Innsbruck to Otztal Sept 89 J10329 Innsbruck 1044 Munchen to Innsbruck Sept 89 J10333. Innsbruck 1044 Innsbruck to Munchen and Class 1042 on rear Sept 89 J10339 Innsbruck 6020 057 Kufstein to innsbruck Sept 89 J10443 Innsbruck 1161 014 e c s Sept 89 J10444 David

A trip to Cumbria to see the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in 1975 for today's first set of photos. Lakeside Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4606 Lakeside MV Swan Aug 75 J4607 Haverthwaite Peckett 1 Caliban Aug 75 J4611 Haverthwaite Hunslet 94 Cumbria Aug 75 J4613 Haverthwaite Bagnall 14 Princess and Fowler Fluff and Hudswell Clarke 5 mius tank Aug 75 J4615 Haverthwaite Fairburn 4MTT as CR 2085 Aug 75 J4619 David

Hademore and Lichfield today. All I know about the photos is in the captions. I think I was there with Dad that day (these are his photos) but don't seem to have taken any photos except when we were on the bridge by the station, which was very unusual. Hademore Class 87 Euston to Carlisle Jan 76 J5028 Hademore Class 310 Nuneaton to Stafford Jan 76 J5029 Lichfield Class 86 up Jan 76 J5032 Lichfield City Class 44 down freight up Jan 76 J5034 Lichfield Trent Valley Junction Class 44 009 down freight Jan 76 J5035 David

Erstfeld today where the Gotthard route really starts to climb heading south. Erstfeld Re6/6 11688 Basel to Chiasso 17th Aug 88 C11386 Erstfeld RBe4/4 1466 Zug to Airolo 17th Aug 88 C11395 Erstfeld Re6/6 11631 Chiasso to Geneve Aeroport 17th Aug 88 C11399 Erstfeld Re44/ii 11354 17th Aug 88 C11407 Erstfeld Re66 11673 Wilhelm Tell Express 17th Aug 88 C11415 David

The London Tilbury and Southend again today with photos taken at Laindon and Tilbury. Laindon 12th March 78 C3715 Laindon 12th March 78 C3719 Tilbury Class 308 and 2 Class 302 May 76 J5223 Tilbury MV Edith May 76 J5222 Tilbury MV Catherine July 79 C4657 David

Some more photos taken at Innsbruck this evening. Innsbruck 1145 002 Sept 89 J10324 Innsbruck 1161 002 ecs Sept 89 J10341 Innsbruck 1110 017 freight Sept 89 J10361 Innsbruck 1042 640 Innsbruck to Feldkirch Sept 89 J10367 Innsbruck 1044 088 Wien to Brennero Sept 89 J10376 David

So far we've had almost exactly 8,500 images out of a total of around 32,000 taken in the UK so you never know what might come up - but many of them are somewhat newer, going up to 2003 when Dad and I moved to digital photography. The quality of some of the remaining (very) old photos is probably not as good as the ones I've posted so far, some of the slides were not in good condition. David

Many thanks. They were taken on the same day, one slide had faded more than the other. It is also very difficult to get the colours to be consistent in Photoshop when working on very old slides. David

It happens, just ignore it. David

Grantham, Burton le Coggles and Corby Glen today. Grantham Class 47 down freightliner Jan 74 C1465 Corby Glen Class 31 D5xxx down freight April 63 J030 Corby Glen Class 40 down freight April 63 J041 Burton le Coggles Class 55 up ex pass and Class 40 down ex pass Aug 71 C706 Burton le Coggles Class 47 47518? down Nov 74 J4086 David

Switzerland today with some more photos taken at Erstfeld. Erstfeld RBe4/4 17th Aug 88 C11378 Erstfeld Re4/4ii 11136 Chiasso to Schaffhausen 17th Aug 88 C11380 Erstfeld 17th Aug 88 C11383 Erstfeld Re6/6 11684 Schaffhausen to Chiasso 17th Aug 88 C11387 Erstfeld Re6/6 11661 southbound freight 17th Aug 88 C11389 David

Many thanks. I realised after I'd posted the image that I hadn't checked the number and I had a feeling it was wrong. Edit : 2 posts about this as I've just discovered you can't multiquote when the posts are on different pages. David

Many thanks. David

The East Coast Main Line in Northumberland today north of Morpeth with some photos taken at Ulgham Grange crossing and Ulgham Lane crossing. Ulgham Grange crossing is north of Ulgham Lane crossing. Ulgham Lane crossing 47528 Edinburgh to Kings X May 74 J3692 Ulgham Lane crossing 37107 up coal from Butterewell 30th July 85 C6998 Ulgham Grange crossing Class 37 down l e April 82 C5633 Ulgham Grange crossing Class 253 43075 down July 83 C6100 Ulgham Grange crossing 20218 and ano down cement wagons July 83 C6101 David

A few random views on the Rhatische Bahn and Furka Oberalp. Four of them were taken from the train. Bergun 7th Aug 88 C10321 Grusch RhB Tm22 59 7th Aug 88 C10409 Near Valendas Sagogn canoes in Rhine gorge15th Aug 88 C11189 Göschenen FO Deh4/4 8th Aug 88 C10497 Grengiols FO spiral view west 9th Aug 88 C10559 David

Some more photos taken along the Midland Railway's Erewash Valley line for this afternoon. The last two photos were taken in the last wek of October 1977, so they are almost exactly 40 years old. Clay Cross Class 45 St Pancras to Sheffield Sept 76 J5453 probably 45114 Stanton Gate LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 down empty coal, in mist April 66 J449 Stanton Ironworks Rolls Royce Sentinel 0-6-0 diesel in scrap iron furnace shop April 69 J1626 Toton Class 40 40150 down freight Oct 77 J5840 Toton Class 20 20136 up breakdown train and Class 47 47170 up coal Oct 77 J5846 David

Back to Arth Goldau station in Switzerland this afternoon. Arth Goldau Ae6/6 11496 Zurich to Goschenen 5th Aug 88 C10217 Arth Goldau ticket machine, stamp machine and post box on platform 10th Aug 88 C10693 Arth Goldau Re6/6 11620 Chiasso to Zurich 17th Aug 88 C11437 Arth Goldau 17th Aug 88 C11441 taken from the Arth Rigi Bahn bridge. Arth Goldau 17th Aug 88 C11449 David

Some more photos from the Cumbrian Coast today, this time most of the photos are of railways which are closed. The Solway viaduct was the Caledonian line across the Solway which joined the North British in Cumbria. Ravenglass Class 40 up freight Aug 75 J4659 Silloth Aug 77 J5770 Silloth Aug 77 J5771 Bowness site of C R Solway viaduct Aug 77 J5773 The south end of the viaduct. Bowness site of C R Solway viaduct Aug 77 J5774 Looking across the Solway Firth to Scotland and the north end of the viaduct. David

Back to Austria again, this time to Innsbruck Westbahnhof. Innsbruck Westbahnhof 1020 005 westbound freight Sept 89 J10465 Innsbruck Westbahnhof 1161 006 Sept 89 J10470 Innsbruck Westbahnhof Sept 89 J10478 Innsbruck Westbahnhof 1044 049 Paris to Wien Sept 89 J10484 Innsbruck Westbahnhof 1161 014 and 1161 006 Sept 89 J10488 David

Back in those halcyon pre OFSTED days I once had an arranged visit from one of "Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools" who was gathering evidence about school management roles for a report he was writing. When he arrived I was teaching, he walked in to the laboratory (I taught biology), picked up a worksheet I'd prepared some time previously using a Banda and sniffed it. When I asked why he said it was a habit when he was observing lessons. If he could smell the alcohol the sheet had only just been printed off, probably as a response to his presence in the school. He said it was often symptomatic of a poorly organised teacher who prepared things at the last minute. If there was no smell the sheet had been prepared earlier and was obviously a normal part of the activity for the lesson he was observing. He was most insistent it wasn't just to get a quick alcohol fix! David

Many thanks to both of you. I was indeed near the Skiff Inn. I usually avoid the Metro Centre and anywhere nearby nowadays. Thanks for the dates, I've altered the caption by deleting the reference to Dunston. David