DaveF

Kleine Scheidegg in Switzerland again today. This time the photos are of the Wengernalp Bahn trains, which arrive there from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. Kleine Scheidegg WAB BDeh4/4 12th Aug 91 C16329 Kleine Scheidegg WAB BDeh4/4 Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald 12th Aug 91 C16335 Kleine Scheidegg WAB BDhe4/4 12th Aug 91 C16343 Kleine Scheidegg WAB BDhe4/4 12th Aug 91 C16345 Kleine Scheidegg WAB BDhe4/4 113 Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald 12th Aug 91 C16346 David

Time now for this evening's batch which are once again from Swayfield, showing more ECML trains in the 70s - I hope no one is bored by them yet, I have a lot more to come in due course. Anyone following this thread must have a pretty good idea of the areas where Dad and I lived at various times. Swayfield Class 55 down ex pass16:00 KX-Edinburgh May 72 C938 Swayfield Class 47 1109 down ex pass 12:40SO KX-Hull (with the extra TSO at the head) Oct 72 C1150 Swayfield Class 47 down ex pass May 74 C1612 Swayfield Class 55 up ex pass 17:00 Newc-KX June 74 C1621 Swayfield Class 55 down ex pass KX-Leeds/Bradford/Halifax 30th June 74 C1640 David

I've been trying to find out more about this, it may well have been a condition of sale by BR. Also, as mentioned earlier in the thread it helped differentiate the early preserved railways from BR. In "Worth Valley Revival", published by the Preservation Society in 1983 there is a reference on Page 38 to liveries. In April 1965 it was decided that authentic liveries should be applied to historic locomotives and coaches but not to the remainder. No attempt was made at the time to decided which locos and stock fitted each category, nor was there a decision on the livery to apply to non historic vehicles, that was left to the Society's Council to decide. The Metroplitan coaches were painted Brittania Blue and Primrose Yellow, too much work was needed on the coaches to consider a teak finish at the time. The paint was to preserve the vehicles from further deterioration. Some vehicles (mainly coaches) ran in their original livery for some time in order not to spend money for the sake of it. Obviously things have a changed a lot since those very early days. David

The first batch for today are from the early years of preservation at the Keighley and Worth Valley. Keighley train in platform. Note early ticket office on right July 68 J1339 Keighley 41241 shunting stock to loop July 68 J1335 Keighley 41241 climbing bank, from train July 68 J1342 Oakworth 41241 leaving for Haworth July 68 J1374 Haworth ex L&Y Pug 51218 in steam Aug 66 J603 Haworth Fred Sept 70 C352 David

I don't mind cows either! David

The brake van has now been built - or perhaps I should say cobbled together. Like a lot of early etched brass kits some bits didn't fit very well. On folding up the body I discovered one side is very slightly longer than the other, checking back on one built many years ago I found the same problem had occurred. The axlebox and spring castings weren't too good either. So rather than do a detailed account I just built it and photographed it this morning. There are still things to do, including straightening the handrails and a bit of general tidying up of rough bits and touching up paint. Running on the layout it looks OK from about 4' away. I also built a Parkside kit at the same time. It doesn't usually take as long to build relatively simple wagons, other "important" things kept getting in the way. David Edited to correct the obligatory spelling mistake.

At the time I knew which steam loco it was but didn't write it down. Now, of course, I can't remember. David

I don't know about the Crianlarich photo, I'd assumed it was water for train heating boiler purposes. This is a closer photo. Crianlarich 37259 & 37121 excursion Newcastle to Fort William onthe return journey 11th May 85 C6897 David

Jonny, Many thanks for the headcode information. This one has always puzzled me as well, though I think I have at least one more Pilmoor photo with a similar headcode (but cannot find it at the moment). It was probably taken in the afternoon as Dad usually worked on Saturday mornings. Edit - It could be a mis identified Liverpool to Newcastle. I think Dad usually identified his trains from the passenger tt, so a late running train could be given wrong identification. 2 more here with N headcodes. Pilmoor Class 47 down ex pass June 67 J0924 Pilmoor Class 45 D19 Liverpool to Newcastle June 68 J1312 David

Some more photos from the Appenzeller Bahnen, which now includes the SGA, in North East Switzerland for today. Gais SGA ABDeh24 6 Altsatten to Gais 4th Aug 90 C14728 Gais SGA ABDeh 44 13 St Gallen to Appenzell 4th Aug 90 C14730 Gais SGA BDeh44 13 Appenzell to St Gallen 4th Aug 90 C14755 Teufen SGA ABeh44 7 Appenzell to St Gallen 4th Aug 90 C14716 Urnasch AB ABDe44 46 Gossau to Wasserauen 5th Aug 90 C14820 David

Some more photos from the West Highland line today. Crianlarich 37178 11th May 85 C6895 Crianlarich 37259 and 37121 special Fort William to Newcastle 11th May 85 C6896 Corrour signal box 11th May 85 C6865 Mallaig Junction 11th May 85 C6876 Fort William 37121 37259 etc and Class 20 11th May 85 C6874 Fort William July 74 J3869 David

Another visit to Austria for this evening's photos, which were taken in Innsbruck in August 1991. Innsbruck 4010 010 5th Aug 91 C16150 Innsbruck 1044 103 Linz to Wien West 5th Aug 91 C16153 Innsbruck 1044 119 Wien West to Bregenz 5th Aug 91 C16154 Innsbruck 1042 610 5th Aug 91 C16166 Innsbruck 1044 214 Motorail Zurich to Klagenfurt 5th Aug 91 C16168 David

A few more from Pilmoor this evening. Pilmoor Class 46 D168 Liverpool to Newcastle Sept 67 J1115 Pilmoor Class 45 Kings X to Newcastle Jan 68 J1208 Pilmoor Class 40 D254 up ex pass June 68 J1323 Pilmoor Neptune system track recording car June 68 J1325 Pilmoor Class 55 Deltic up ex pass July 70 C228 David

Many thanks Tony, I just took the caption from Dad's notes without checking it. David.

I never like using old colour slides as colour references, but I think these two suggest that there could be a difference in shade between Pullman Cars in a train. They were both taken by Dad. Both were taken on Agfa film (CT18 for those old enough to remember). To my eye there is a slight difference in shade between the old Pullman Cars and the Mark1 based cars in the same image. Corby Glen EE Type 3 up Master Cutler/Sheffield Pulllman April 61 J043 Harrogate Class 47 D1563 The White Rose Harrogate to Kings X May 65 J186 David

A few photos taken in France for today. St Hippolyte line ran from Montbeliard 27th July 78 C3932 I spent a night in a hotel at St Hippolyte on a somewhat roundabout journey from Calais to Les Gets (near Morzine). Foulain X3800 4047 southbound 13th Aug 78 C4072 Foulain is in the Haut Marne, about 10Km from Chaumont. It is on the line between Chaumont and Culmont Chalindrey. Fourdrain XA8617 Laon to Tergnier 16th Aug 78 C4073 Fourdrain is in the Departement of Aisne. It lies between Saint Quentin and Reim, near Laon. Fourdrain BB66296 northbound goods 16th Aug 78 C4074 Fourdrain X4727 Tergnier to Laon 16th Aug 78 C4075

Some photos from Crewe in the early 70s today - back in the days when I was a student living in Manchester. Crewe Class 50 442 Euston to Carlisle 13th March 71 C479 Crewe Class 50s 409 & 408 down Royal Scot 13th March 71 C486 Crewe Class 25 7527 light engine in platform 1 13th March 71 C497 Crewe Class 86 E3123 up ex pass 13th March 71 C501 Crewe Class 40 215 Aquitania ex pass to Bangor 5th Feb 72 C0818 David

Three photos today from Sachseln, on the mere gauge line from Luzern to Interlaken in Switzerland. The last two photos are of viaducts over the River Sitter to the west of St Gallen in North east Switzerland. Sachseln SBB Brunig De4/4 906 Luzern to Giswil 11th Aug 91 C16281 Sachseln SBB Brunig HGe4/4ii 101 969 Luzern to Interlaken Ost 11th Aug 91 C16282 Sachseln SBB Brunig HGe4/4ii 101 969 Luzern to Interlaken Ost 11th Aug 91 C16283 St Gallen Bruggen Sitter viaduct Ae4/7 andRe4/4ii 7th Aug 91 C16222 St Gallen Bruggen BT Sitter viaduct BT RBDe4/4 Degersheim to St Gallen 7th Aug 91 C16223 David

Darlington and Weardale this evening. Some were taken on a special trip to Eastgate. Also one photo taken today at Morpeth on the ECML. ASC_0176 Morpeth 43238 up 15th July 2015 Darlington Class 101 53258 & 54035 formng The North Briton to Eastgate and other places 23rd May 87 C8480 Darlington Class 141 55518 & 55538 York to Darlington pass 23rd May 87 C8522 Bishop Auckland Class 101 Bishop Auckland to Darlington 18th May 85 C6935 Wolsingham Class 101 North Briton special 23rd May 87 C8495 Stanhope Class 101 North Briton 23rd May 87 C8507 David

Thanks very much for the kind comment John. I hadn't realised I'd made that many posts - I have to admit I don't often look at the information at the side of my own posts , nor at my profile. I usually seem to be in a hurry when I post things in the early evening. David

I think you are probably right about the wagons. Sadly I didn't take a photo of the track machine on the left - at the time it didn't seem important - now I wish I had. Someone might recognise it, if we are lucky. David

Today's photos were taken in Buchs, Switzerland. Buchs is on the line between St Margarethen and Sargans is is also the junction for the line to Feldkirch and over the Arlberg in Austria. At Buchs both SBB and OBB engines are to be seen. The fifth photo is from Stein am Rhein, between Kreuzlingen and Schaffhausen. Buchs Re4/4ii 11298 EC Munich to Chur 5th Aug 90 C14791 Buchs OBB 1044 111 le for Franz Schubert 5th Aug 90 C14792 Buchs 5th Aug 90 C 14793 Buchs OBB 1110 530 freight to Austria 5th Aug 90 C14797 Stein am Rhein SBB Re4/4ii 11291 Bulach to Chur 4th Aug 90 C14690 David

We'll head north on the Midland from Gargrave, just to the north of Skipton. Some of the photos are from half frame slides again. Gargrave LMS Jubilee class 45643 Rodney up fitted freight Oct 65 J406 Bell Busk Class 47 up Thames Clyde Glasgow to St Pancras Jan 68 J1211 Hellifield BR Class 4 75019 and up Class 111 Sept 66 J637 Hellifield Class 101 Leeds to Morecambe Aug 73 C1382 Long Preston BR Class 4 4-6-0 75019 up goods Sept 66 J633 David

A few taken at Kaub, on the east bank of the Rhine in Germany - though two are of trains on the other side of the river. Kaub 140 525 southbound goods 20th Aug 91 C 16524 from Kaub Class 103 northbound 20th Aug 91 C16525 from Kaub Class 403 northbound20th Aug 91 C16526 Kaub 141 408 Koblenz to Wiesbaden 20th Aug 91 C16527 Kaub 141 145 Wiesbaden to Koblenz 20th Aug 91 C16528 David

Great Eastern again this evening with some photos at Boreham, north of Chelmsford on the way to Hatfield Peverel. Also one taken very late one eveningat Shenfield, just after I had got off the HST in the photo from York. Boreham Class 309 down July 74 C1659 Boreham Class 37 down freight July 74 C1661 Boreham Class 47 down ex pass Oct 74 C1811 Boreham Class 309 Clacton to Liverpool St May 75 C2026 Boreham Class 31 up ecs May 75 C2027 Shenfield 254024 special York to Stratford via Ipswich 7th April 79 C4416 David