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Thanks very much for the information. Sadly when I went to Workington about the job in 1974 I didn't visit the harbour, and when I went back much much later the harbour was almost unrecognisable, so I was hoping that Dad's captions were all correct. David

Alan, thank you very much for posting these photos of your work. They are an inspiration and have reminded me of the your articles which I have read with great enjoyment over the years. David

Back in August 1975 Mum and Dad decided to have a short holiday on the Cumbrian Coast. One of the places they visited was Whitehaven harbour. In 1974 I'd been offered a job in Whitehaven and had turned it down, taking a more highly paid job in Essex. I sometimes wonder what would have happened to my career if I'd moved to Whitehaven instead. Some 20 years later I was asked if I'd move to a job there and again declined it, choosing to stay in Northumberland. Whitehaven Aug 75 J4632 Whitehaven Class 25 in distance Aug 75 J4633 Whitehaven Aug 75 J4635 Whitehaven Aug 75 J4636 Whitehaven docks Aug 75 J4637 David

More Gothenburg trains and trams today. Goteborg Rc5 1375 11th Aug 94 C19583 Goteborg X2000 Stockholm to Goteborg 11th Aug 94 C19666 Goteborg tram 724 12th Aug 94 C19675 Goteborg tram 249 12th Aug 94 C19679 Goteborg Rc6 1405 12th Aug 94 C19687 David

Id like to say yes! In reality it's a large cloud causing snow showers over the North Sea - it was a very cold day. David

I've had another good look at the scan and it does look like coal. Perhaps they had been clearing up some spillage. David

Blyth Power station and West Blyth staithes and sidings for this afternoon. We are at the end of the Blyth and Tyne Railway to Cambois and North Blyth on the Northumberland coast. Both locations were on the north side of the River Blyth at Cambois. The staithes have now been cut down to just above the water and are sometimes used as moorings. Blyth Power station Class 56 shunting Dec 82 C5889 Blyth West staithes 08747 16th April 85 C6807 Blyth West staithes sidings 26th April 86 C7505 Blyth West staithes 21st June 86 C7596 The chimneys are those of Blyth A and B power station, now long gone. Blyth West staithes sidings 56124 5th Jan 87 C8175 David

More trains at Gothenburg for today. Goteborg X2000 11th Aug 94 C19589 Goteborg Rc6 1400 11th Aug 94 C19656 Goteborg Rc5 1341 11th Aug 94 C19659 Goteborg X2000 11th Aug 94 C19663 Goteborg Rc2 1121 11th Aug 94 C19665 David

Wave Sentinel, a cable layer, arriving at Blyth today, also a couple of tugs. Wave Sentinel at Blyth Wave Sentinel at Blyth 2 Tugs moored at Blyth David

Northumberland today with some photos taken at Pegswood, which is north of Morpeth on the ECML. The last photo is the similar view to the Class 47 photo, taken at lunchtime today. Pegswood Class 55 Newcastle to Edinburgh Sept 80 C5198 possibly 55019? Pegswood Class 47 Newcastle to Edinburgh Sept 80 C5200 Pegswood 56102 Widdrington to Blyth power station 18th April 85 C6826 Pegswood Class 20s 20009 and 20029 down l e 9th Aug 85 C7097 Pegswood Class 254 up 9th Aug 85 C7098 BSC_4000 Pegswood 91 and DVT down15 Aug 17 David

Trams and a train in Gothenburg today. Goteborg Tram 264 11th Aug 94 C19579 Goteborg Tram 232 11th Aug 94 C19580 Goteborg 3204 to Floda 11th Aug 94 C19664 Goteborg tram 203 12th Aug 94 C19680 Goteborg tram 279 12th Aug 94 C19683 David

Thanks Mark. Why is it I can get steam loco classes right, many diesel locos right, even most emus right but I still cannot identify dmus? I actually quite like dmus and I've ridden on them often enough so I ought to recognise them. I've also photographed them a lot. David

That's a nice new footbridge. When I was on holiday up there in the early 70s you just walked along the track. David

Invershin to Culrain on the Highland Railway line from Inverness to Wick and Thurso is usually considered to be one of the shortest journeys on Network Rail. It takes one minute and costs around £1-17. By road the journey is 16 miles. I'm not sure if locals still walk across the viaduct between the two stations. David

It's time for another visit to the southern half of the Settle and Carlisle today. Settle Junction LNER A4 60019 Bittern RCTS Special Leeds to Glasgow July 67 J0960 Selside Class 113 down pass Skipton to Carlisle Dec 66 J715 Horton Class 47 up goods going away Aug 73 J3358 Ribblehead BR Class 4 down breakdown train Sept 66 J630 Ribblehead LNER V2 4771 Green Arrow The Norfolkman 25th March 78 C3737 David

Some more trams and trains in Gothenburg for this afternoon. Goteborg 11th Aug 94 C19590 Goteborg Rc 6 1405 11th Aug 94 C19594 Goteborg 11th Aug 94 C19667 Goteborg 12th Aug 94 C19671 Goteborg tram 207 12th Aug 94 C19682 David

A couple of photos of previous Trinity House Vessels taken at Harwich in the mid 70s. Trinity House vessel at Harwich Feb 75 CV640 Trinity House Patricia at Harwich 12th June 76 CV0870 David

The 24th of August 1983 was a Wednesday, so I suspect I just turned up to have a look round. I had dad with me (and probably Mum) as he was recovering from a heart attack and couldn't drive at the time. I think I must have been visiting them while I was on holiday. As far as I can work out there was nothing happening on the day, neither mine nor Dad's photos have people in them and nothing seems to have been working. Dad knew some of the people there from his days at Sewstern, so he may have rung someone first to check we could go midweek. David

Now we move to Gateshead to look at Tyneside Central freight depot in 1985. Tyneside Central Freight depot 08384 1st Aug 85 C7007 Tyneside Central Freight depot 08384 1st Aug 85 C7008 Tyneside Central freight depot Gateshead 08384 1st Aug 85 C7012 yneside Central freight depot Gateshead Class 101 Middlesbrough to Newcastle 1st Aug 85 C7014 Tyneside Central freight depot Gateshead Class 101 to Newcastle 1st Aug 85 C7015 Edited to change fright to freight in the first sentence. David

Rocks by Rail, near Cottesmore today. It wasn't called "Rocks by Rail" when these photos were taken. Was it "Rutland Railway Museum"? Cottesmore Avonside 2 Dora Hunslet Coal Products 6 Hunslet 24 Aug 83 C6170 Cottesmore Yorkshire Engine Co 28 British Steel Scunthorpe Aug 83 C6173 Cottesmore Peckett 8 and Barclay Aug 83 C6174 Cottesmore Barclay Salmon parts Peckett Elizabeth GER 6 wheel coach Aug 83 C6177 Cottesmore Manchester Ship Canal ex GWR brake van Aug 83 C6179 David

Around Uddevalla station today. Uddevalla 3212 to Goteborg11th Aug 94 C19642 Uddevalla X9 class emu 11th Aug 94 C19644 Uddevalla V5 class 154 11th Aug 94 C19645 Uddevalla Rc4 1036 11th Aug 94 C19646 Uddevalla 11th Aug 94 C19649 David

Thanks once again Mark. As it is an April photo Dad may well have been on holiday, in which case the Whitemoor to Hitchin train would be right. I can't be certain as I didn't keep a diary then but it may have been the day Dad went to see an old friend (the farmer's son) he worked with on a farm near Cambridge during school holidays in the early part of the war. I remember Mum and I went with him and we were made most welcome. It's always interesting the memories that looking at old family photos can bring back. It was then that I realised why Dad knew quite a bit about working with heavy horses, as well as using traction engines on farms, especially the big ploughing engines. David

In Great Eastern territory today with a mix of odds and ends. A bit later today as I have been spending some time working out exactly where I took some Swedish photos for my European thread. Trumpington Class 31 up freight April 71 J2588 may well be 5696 12.18SX Whitemoor to Hitchin Trumpington Class 47 1976 Kings X to Cambridge April 71 J2589 13.35 Kings X to Cambridge Trumpington trackbed on LNWR line to Cambridge July 74 C1664 Horsemoor Class 104 down Aug 72 J3009 Outwell station Oct 72 J3123 David

I like the photos of the 1043s, thanks for posting them. Today we visit a railway museum near Munkedal, not far from Uddevalla. It had an emu and a shunter outside, inside there was a large collection of model railway items from Europe, including Britain. It was at Chateau Smarod, south of Mumnkedal. It closed in 2006 after a landslide caused a reconstruction of the E6 road, which now goes over the museum's site. If you look for it on Google there are various links, including the former owner's blog. It helps if you can read Swedish or German, though Google translate isn't too bad. There is also a photo taken near Frandefors. Enjoy finding the locations on a map! Munkedal Jarnsvagmuseet Chateau Smarod 0-6-0 electric 769 8th Aug 94 C19548 Munkedal Jarnsvagmuseet Chateau Smarod 0-6-0 electric 769 8th Aug 94 C19549 Munkedal Jarnsvagmuseet Chateau Smarod 0-6-0 electric 769 8th Aug 94 C19550 Munkedal Jarnsvagmuseet Chateau Smarod emu 8th Aug 94 C19551 near Frandefors SJ Class T44 Bo Bo northbound l e 8th Aug 94 C19547 David

I liked it better as it was! David