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She was shopping at the time. I wonder why it didn't last? David

It was probably taken in the late morning, but it was a very long time ago, so I'm not sure. If anyone would like to work out the time from the shadows...... For ten years I didn't even notice the train in the background, it only got moved from the "general" slide boxes to the railway boxes in August 1981, when it was re catalogued. David

I was happily typing a note about today's photos all being Great Western when I remembered that one isn't. So today we have four on the Great western and one on the Southern (LSWR to be exact). The first one is the Southern photo. Heddon Mill is on the LSWR line between Barnstaple and Ilfracombe. It's one of Dad's, I have a black and white photo of the same train. It was taken while we were on holiday staying with friends who owned the old cinema in Appledore and had converted part of it into a holiday home. Heddon Mill Swindon dmu Ilfracombe to Exeter Aug 66 J582 Next we have three photos, also of Dad's, taken at Fenny Compton on the GWR line between Banbury and Leamington Spa. Fenny Compton Class 47 Birmingham to Paddington July 71 J2723 Fenny Compton Class 47 1720 up Ford cars July 71 J2724 Fenny Compton Class 46 173 up coal July 71 J2725 Lastly one taken looking across the water to Dawlish Warren, taken from Exmouth. I was on holiday there with my then girlfriend. from Exmouth up ex pass in distance on GWR main line around Dawlish Warren June 71 C5504 David

Still in Switzerland with a visit to Koblenz this afternoon which can now be reached by train from Eglisau to the west and Turgi to the south. When I was there you could also travel from Stein Säckingen, but that line is now out of use between Laufenberg and Koblenz. There is also the line across the Rhein to Waldshut, in Germany. This explains the DB railbus in one of the photos. Koblenz Re4/4i 10027 Winterthur to Basel 6th Aug 88 C10265 Koblenz BDe4/4 1646 Wettingen to Zurzach 6th Aug 88 C10266 Koblenz Teiii 177 6th Aug 88 C10269 Koblenz 6th Aug 88 C10272 Koblenz DB Class 798 798 751 6th Aug 88 C10274 David

Phil, It was indeed the unpredictabilty of what might turn up that made it so enjoyable. When I go out taking photos now I usually know in advance what I will see, I actually take fewer railway photos now even though (in theory) I have more time to go out now I'm retired. David

Thanks Paul. I realised it was wrong after I posted it, so I removed the number from the text beneath the image but RMWeb doesn't allow editing of the original uploaded image title.. David

Before I post today's photos can I once again thank those who point out my captioning errors. If the location or date look odd they are probably my typing errors, as are most loco classes (except dmus). Now and then I type up for down and vice versa. If all the images I post have file numbers which are close to each other then the date should the same for each of them, or at least very near. Train workings are another matter, to those who regularly add information of train identifications and timings thanks very much. Younger followers of this thread may not always realise just how little information was available to most enthusiasts when these photos were taken. Obviously in pre-internet days there was no Real Time Trains site. Working timetables were almost impossible to obtain, especially current ones so working out which train was which was often difficult. It was even hard to obtain details of most special workings. As you know, most of Dad's and my photos were taken by the lineside, not at stations. We usually had a copy of the latest public timetable and tried to work out the likely passing times for our location from the station times. Of course if you got it wrong, or trains were out of sequence then you noted everything incorrectly. Even headcode details were hard to obtain, Ian Allan did do an abc of 4 figure headcodes, but in practice it only gave the first two digits - train class and destination area. In other words you generally went out, found a nice location and took photos of whatever turned up. Now for the photos. Today we have photos from visits to Pilmoor in four different years. Pilmoor Class 47 D1577 14.00 Kings X to Edinburgh Sept 67 J1130 Pilmoor Class 108 up pass July70 C231 are the centre coaches Class 101? Pilmoor Class 47 Kings X to Edinburgh?? seems to be a special working Aug 75 J4544 Pilmoor Class 37 37250 up empty coal Feb 83 C5966 Pilmoor Class 43 43084 down ex pass Feb 83 C5967 With thanks again to Mark54. David

Emmenbrucke today, on the line from Lzern to Olten. It is the junction for the Seetalbahn. The sun doesn't always shine in Switzerland in August. Emmenbrucke De4/4 1665 Luzern to Lenzburg 3rd August 1988 C10075 Emmenbrucke Ee3/3 16410 3rd August 1988 C10076 Emmenbrucke Re4/4ii 111136 to Luzern 3rd August 1988 C10077 Emmenbrucke Ae3/6i 10685 freight 3rd August 1988 C10080 Emmenbrucke Ae3/6i 10685 freight 3rd August 1988 C10081 David

Typing error again. It is 1977. David

Paul, Many thanks for the dmu identification - I am always wary of putting class numbers on 116s and others as they look so similar to me - I never really saw enough to get used to them. The 312s were built from 1975 to 1978, the 313s from 1976 to 1977. (Platform 5 Locos and coaching stock book). So I think the 312s would have been in service first. David

I hope that I've got "up" and "down" the right was round today. The photos for today are from a set I took at Brookman's Park on a very dull day in March 1977, so I think it was quite mild - it must have been as I was there for some time. Brookmans Park Class 55 up ex pass 5th March 77 C3230 1A14 08.40 Halifax/ 08.53 Bradford to Kings X Brookmans Park Class 116 down pass 5th March 77 C3232 2P70 Kings X to Cambridge Brookmans Park 31227 down pass 5th March 77 C3234 2B64 Kings X to Peterborough Brookmans Park 313040 up pass to Moorgate 5th March 77 C3235 Brookmans Park 313008 up pass 5th March 77 C3239 Thanks again to Mark 54 for the train details. David

When you travel from Filisur to Davos Platz and then on to Klosters on the Rhätische Bahn you pass through several stations on the way with Davos as a part of their name. Today's photos show some of these stations, with the images taken from the train. I always liked windows which open fully on trains, they made photography much easier. Davos Monstein 7th Aug 88 C10385 Davos Glaris RhB Ge4/4ii 625 Davos Platz to Filisur 7th Aug 88 C10386 Davos Glaris Ge4/4ii 617 Filisur to Davos Platz 7th Aug 88 C10387 Davos Frauenkirch 7th Aug 88 C10388 Davos Laret RhB Xm2/2 9912 7th Aug 88 C10393b David

J2043 is a down train, my typing error, yet again. Sorry. David

The Midland main line today at Ratcliffe on Soar between Nottingham and Loughborough. Ratcliffe on Soar A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Mystery Tour No3 St Pancras to Kings X March 69 J1562 Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 up ex pass and Class 47 down ex pass March 69 J1565 Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 up Jan 70 J2041 Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 down Jan 70 J2043 Ratcliffe on Soar Class 25 D7511 up July 71 July 71 J2719 David

Trains and trams in Basel for today. Basel Route 1 6th Aug 88 C10229 Basel Route 1 6th Aug 88 C10230 Basel Route 2 6th Aug 88 C10231 Basel Re4/4ii 11296 6th Aug 88 C10235 Basel Re4/4ii 11121 6th Aug 88 C10248 David

The train originating in Interlaken and adding the sleeping car at Bern rings bells in my memory, I think you are right. David

Four from Manchetser Piccadilly and one from Heaton Norris Junction for today. Manchester Piccadilly 90005 and DVT about to leave for Euston 3rd March 90 C14082 Manchester Piccadilly 156406 3rd March 90 C14085 Manchester Piccadilly, exterior, east wall and roof 3rd March 90 C14087 Manchester Piccadilly 150207 North West livery for Sheffield, 150236 for Hull 3rd March 90 C14088 Heaton Norris Junction Class 47 up freight March 72 C0864 David

Trains at Brunnen today, between Arth Goldau and Erstfeld. Brunnen RBe4/4 Airolo to Zug 5th Aug 88 C10169 Brunnen Re6/6 11685 southbound 5th Aug 88 C10171 Brunnen 5th Aug 88 C10174 BrunnennRe4/4iii 11357 Schaffhausen to Chiasso 5th Aug 88 C10179 Brunnen ABt Luzern to Goschenen 5th Aug 88 C10181

Thanks Jonathan. Once again it's my useless typing, Dad had it right. David

Many thanks. for pointing that out. I have amended the caption to Hawthorn Leslie. It is in fact Hawthorn Leslie 3793, built in 1953. It was bought from the CEGB, having worked at Newport Gwent. At the time of the photo it was owned by Steam Enterprises Limited who stored their locos at Carnforth. It's surprising the details I can find when I actually get out my reference books - in this case a copy of the ARPS year book "Steam '77". David

Something of a mixture of photos from various Midland Railway locations today. Some with trains, some very much without. Once again the only information I have about the first 4 is in the captions which are taken from Dad's slide catalogue. Wixford station MR Evesham branch April 71 J2623 Streetly station Class 25 down freight MR Wolverhampton branch April 71 J2631 Penns MR Nuneaton to Wolverhampton line April 71 J2635 Penns MR Nuneaton to Wolverhampton line bridge over A4097 April 71 J2636 Trowell Class 47 up coal April 75 C1934 David

Photos from the Seetalbahn today. It runs from Emmenbrücke to Lenzburg. At Emmenbrücke trains from Luzern had to reverse at this time to gain access to the Seetalbahn, which ran alongside the road for much of its length. The remainimng photos were taken at Hochdorf, part of the way along the line. Emmenbrücke De4/4 1662 Lenzburg to Luzern 3rd August 1988 C10074 Hochdorf 3rd August 1988 C10070 Hochdorf Te shunting 3rd August 1988 C10071 Hochdorf De/44 1662 Luzern to Lenzburg 3rd August 1988 C10072 Hochdorf RBe4/4 1401 Luzern to Lenzburg 3rd August 1988 C10073 David

It's about time we had another look at Steamtown, Carnforth in the 1970s. For some reason the weather was usually dull when I went there. From time to time I tried taking photos of locos in the shed, with somewhat mixed results. Steamtown Hunslet 1' 11.5" gauge Russell Feb 73 C1175 Carnforth Peckett Faraday 5th June 76 C2749 Carnforth 6990 Raveningham Hall 5th June 76 C2757 Carnforth LNWR 790 Harwicke 6th June 76 C2769 Steamtown SR Lord Nelson 30850 25th March 78 C3750 David

I didn't record the train details but it was en route for Basel before heading for Russia, the photo was taken at 16.32 and it was a Saturday. Unfortunately I no longer have the 1988 SBB timetable book. David

It was closed then. I thought I could quote the dates but couldn't remember them so I have looked up the information in John Gough's "The Midland Railway - A Chronology". He states: Butterley station opened to passengers and goods traffic 1st May 1875 Name changed to Butterley for Ripley and Swanwick 29th July 1935 Closed to passengers 16th June 1947 Closed to goods 2nd November 1964 Excursion trains continued to serve Butterley until after 1964 Station signal box closed 7th March 1965 Crich Junction to Swanwick sidings (through Butterley) closed 23rd December 1968 Swanwick sidings to Ironville Junction closed 4th October 1971. It was then used by Adamson Butterley Ltd until 11th June 1979. Midland Railway Trust re opened Hammersmith to Swanwick sidings 22nd August 1981 MRT reopened Swanwick sidings to Codnor Park junction 29th May 1982. The history of the line is quite complicated. David