DaveF

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

The date is correct, I've just checked my slide catalogue. Dad photographed the same train (he was standing next to me) and has recorded the same date. Fortunately we both catalogued or photos in date order as soon as they came back from the slide processors. By mid 1978 there were a lot of HSTs in service on the ECML so Deltics were used on some of the secondary "semi fast" services as well as on "extras". David

Austria again this evening with a few more photos from Salzburg in wet weather. Salzburg 1063 023 and 1044 022 1st Aug 91 C16088 Salzburg Salzach Bridge DB Clas 151 1st Aug 91 C16092 Salzburg DB 151 142 Goods from Germany 1st Aug 91 C16097 Salzburg 1063 012 1st Aug 91 C16098 Salzburg DB 139 165 Goods from Germany 1st Aug 91 C16099 David

This evening the photos are from the ECML north of Grantham. The first three are taken at the site of Barkston station which was a favourite location for both Dad and I. The other two were taken just to the north at a little used level crossing. Barkston Class 47 empty iron ore Scunthorpe to High Dyke Nov 69 C180 Barkston 40108 Kings X to York May 78 C3887 Barkston 55002 The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry York to Kings X May 78 C3888 Frinkley Lane level crossing Class 55 Edinburgh to Kings X Oct 75 C2489 Frinkley Lane level crossing Class 55 Leeds to Kings X Oct 75 C2490 David

A few from the Talyllyn in August 1969 to go with your afternoon cup of tea. Tywyn Wharf No 4 Edward Thomas Aug 69 J1840 Tywyn Wharf No 3 Sir Haydn Aug 69 J1849 Tywyn Wharf No 4 Edward Thomas Aug 69 J1897 Brynglas No 4 Edward Thomas Abergynolwyn to Tywyn Aug 69 J1896. Dolgoch No 6 Douglas Aug 69 J1930 Abergynolwyn 31st Aug 69 C054 David

This evening we are at Degersheim, on the Bodensee Toggenburg Bahn in Switzerland. Some were taken at the station, others at the nearby Weissenbach viaduct on a misty morning. Degersheim is between St Gallen and Wattwil, on the line to Rapperswil. Degersheim Weissenbach viaduct SOB Re4/4iii 42 Luzern to Romanshorn 9th Aug 91 C16250 Degersheim Weissenbach viaduct BT RBDe4/4 71 Regionalzug St Gallen to Degersheim 9th Aug 91 C16252 Degersheim BT Ed3/5 6 9th Aug 91 C16253 DegersheimBT BDe4/4 52 Lichtensteig to St Gallen 9th Aug 91 C16256 Degersheim BT RBDe4/4 72 ecs 9th Aug 91 C16257 David

Some photos taken at Chesterfield in the early 1970s for today. I often changed trains here when travelling between Nottingham, which was the nearest big station to the family home at the time, and University in Manchester. Chesterfield Class 31 5690 down coal November 70 C408 Chesterfield Class 45 D126 up mineral November 70 C410 Chesterfield Class 47 1789 up oil May 71 C600 Chesterfield Class 45 Newcastle to Bristol May 71 C602 Chesterfield Class 122 down special March 72 C855 David

A few photos of the Jungfrau Bahn at Kleine Scheidegg today. I haven't ridden on it, it's always been cloudy and misty (foggy) higher up when I've been there. Kleine Scheidegg BDeh2/4 12th Aug 91 C16322 Kleine Scheidegg JB He2/2 and WAB BDeh4/4 12th Aug 91 C16332 Kleine Scheidegg 12th Aug 91 C16337 Kleine Scheidegg JB BDhe2/4 202 12th Aug 91 C16338 Kleine Scheidegg JB BDhe2/4 202 12th Aug 91 C16339 David

A few photos from the Southern in Kent for today's second batch. As usual the headcodes and classes may be correct. Bobbing (west of Sittingbourne) Class 411 7177 Victoria to Ramsgate May 75 C2092 Sole Street Class 414 6094 Victoria to Gillingham May 76 C2708 approaching Gravesend Class 415 5136 up pass 18th March 78 C3724 Rochester Class 423 up ex pass 18th March 78 C3726 Chatham down pass 18th March 78 C3731 David

Yesterday afternoon I visited Cramlington station for about 30 minutes. ASC_0111 Cramlington Class 221 down ASC_0115 Cramlington 156490 up ASC_0118 Cramlington 91124 down ASC_0121 Cramlington 43257 up ASC_0124 Cramlington 43308 David

Rohrschach in North East Switzerland today. Rorschach 7th RHB ABDe2/4 24 Aug 91 C16204 Note this is the RHB not the RhB. The RHB is the Rorschach Heiden Bahn which is standard gauge. The locos and stock are rack fitted for the climb up to Heiden, high up in the hills. Rorschach E3/3 16430 7th Aug 91 C16207 Rorschach Bm6/6 18511 on tunnel rescue train 7th Aug 91 C16208 Rorschach Re4/4ii 11109 St Gallen to Sargans 7th Aug 91 C16209 Rorschach Re4/4ii 11284 Schaffhausen to Rorscach 7th Aug 91 C16210 David