DaveF

Here is the second batch for today, somewhat earlier than usual as I am doing a lot of a part of my real job at the moment - writing a timetable for a very large school of over 2,200 pupils and nearly 150 teachers. There are only about 6,000 individual lessons to fit in, making sure that every pupil gets the right subjects and so on. A nice little intellectual(?) exercise. These are a mix GCR LMS and ECML. Carrington O1 63886 down goods c1951 JVol4029 Nottingham Victoria V2 60831 le and B1 and me c1954 JVol4031 Nottingham Victoria O1 63886 and another up goods c1954 JVol4032 Nottingham Victoria V2 60831 up pass c1954 JVol4033 Grantham A3 60059 Tracery up ex pass August 1959 JVol4034 Barkston K3 down mineral c1953 JVol4049 Ilkeston Junction from GN viaduct 3F 43560 up coal and Beyer Garratt c1953 JVol4051 Nottingham Loco 4F 43847 c1952JVol 4052

The first batch for today are a mix of Southern and LMS for a change. Some images may look similar to earlier ones but they are different shots. Brighton H2 32426 St Albans Head ex pass Portsmouth to Brighton c1951 JVol4014 Brighton H2 32426 St Albans Head ex pass Portsmouth to Brighton c1951 JVol4015 Nottingham London Road Low Level CR 123 Royal Train exhibition 1953 JVol4016 Loughborough Midland 3F 43232 le c1951 JVol4021 Brighton MPD Class P 31556 shunting c1951 JVol4024 Nottingham London Road Junction ballast train 2MT 46502 c1951 JVol4026 Nottingham London Road Junction compound 41181 Nottingham to Lincoln c1951 JVol4027 London Victoria Battle of Britain 34074 46 Squadron Dover Marine to Victoria 1952 JVol4028 David

Peter, I'm quite happy for you to "tweak" shots. I just wish I had a bit more time to do more myself at the moment. David

Rob, Having looked at the track plan at: http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/map/planIndex.php and go to the right page it is clearly a down train, so many thanks. It's the second time I've got the direction wrong here - you'd never think I travelled along the GC to and from school back in the fifties! David

Time now for this evening's batch. We have the last three images from Volume 3 on the Great Central. Then we make a start on Volume 4, looking at Cambridge, Toton and Nottingham Victoria. Those who look at the image numbers in the captions will notice more gaps in this Volume. A few of the prints are too poor to scan (out of focus etc), a few are missing, a few are duplicate prints of images I've already posted. When I started this thread I said there are seven volumes of Dad's prints. I've now sorted all seven volumes and have found a further six albums. Four of them are entirely railway photos, the remaining two contain a number of railway images. I have also found another book of Dad's notes. I suspect some of the additional albums contain the "missing" ones from Vols 1 to7, it will be an interesting challenge to identify all the locations of the other images. Nottingham Victoria B1 taking water c1950 JVol3277 A different image from an earlier similar one. Nottingham Goods south approaching Wilford Bridge O1down mineral c1950 JVol3278 Nottingham Goods south approaching Wilford Bridge O1 down goods c1950 JVol3279 Start of Volume 4 Cambridge B1 E1300 up pass Cambridge to Liverpool St 1948 JVol4005 Note the short lived "E" prefix Toton 4F 43874 down empty coal c1950 JVol4006 Nottingham Victoria J6 64253 up pass Derby Friargate to Nottingham c1950 JVol4007 Nottingham Victoria B1 61185 on turntable again c1952 JVol4011 Dad must have taken a series of photos of this loco being turned. Nottingham Victoria B1 61278 up pass Nottingham to Leicester c1952 JVol4012 David

This afternoons batch are mainly on the ECML. Barkston East Junction WD down empty coal westbound c1951 JVol3264 Weekday Cross O4 up goods c1951 JVol3265 Grantham Loco A3 60110 Robert the Devil c1950 JVol3266 New Basford pw gang c1949 JVol3268 Barkston J6 up ecs c1951 JVol3270 Grantham A4 le c1951 JVol3271 Barkston A2/2 60504 Mons Meg c1951 JVol3273 Grantham A4 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower up Heart of Midlothian c1951 JVol3272 David

I think the boys were at Waverley School in Nottingham, the gentleman is Hugh Shelton who Dad Knew at Cambridge. Sometimes Dad's notes are very detailed. David

Some more for the evening. This time there is quite a mix of locations. Sandilands J39 pass Boston to Mablethorpe c1951 JVol3251 Trent Lane Junction B17 pass Grantham to Nottingham c1952 JVol3253 Leicester London Road B1 61318 pass Leicester to Peterborough c1951 JVol3254 Barkston A3 60042 Singapore down ex pass c1949 JVol3256 Barkston North Junction A2/3 up ex pass c1949 JVol3257 Barkston South Junction A3 down Queen of Scots c1949 JVol3258 Nottingham Goods South J11 c1950 JVol3260 Barkston South Junction J39 64902 up goods c1949 JVol3263

This afternoon we'll once again spend most of our time in and around Nottingham with a couple of brief trips elsewhere. New Basford starter and distant c1950 JVol3240 Sandy A3 60112 St Simon up ex pass c1949 JVol3241 Nottingham Victoria K3 61975 up pass and B17 c1951 JVol3245 Bulwell North Junction C12 67363 Annesley Dido c1951 JVol3246 Nottingham Victoria LMS Class 5 45044 pass Nottingham to Northampton c1951 JVol3247 Nottingham Victoria B17 61662 Manchester United and B1 c1951 JVol3248 Nottingham Victoria B1 pass Nottingham to Sheffield c1951 JVol3249 Sutton on Sea J6 64276 pass Boston to Mablethorpe c1951 JVol3250 David

Tonight's batch are not wonderful in terms of quality but I found them interesting when I scanned them. Nottingham Victoria N2 Grantham to Derby Friargate c1950 JVol3232 Nottingham VIctoria O4 up goods c1951 JVol3233 Nottingham Victoria V2 and B1 c1951 JVol3234 Cambridge 2O7s or WDs c1948 JVol3235 Boston B12 pass Grimsby to Boston c1951 JVol3236 New Basford J11 64431 up ecs c1950 JVol3237 Basford 4F 44136 crew c1950 JVol3238 Basford and Bulwell J6 64212 trainspotters c1950 JVol3239 David

Talisman, Many thanks - to me they are all green things - I know I saw them when I was very little on holidays but my days in the south didn't really start until 1974, living in Essex for a few years. David

Some photos round Nottingham and a couple at Cambridge for this afternoon. Cambridge B2 61671 Royal Sovereign up Buffet Express c1948 JVol3222 Leen Valley Junction K2 up goods c1950 JVol3223 Cambridge B2 61671 Royal Sovereign up Buffet Express c1948 JVol3225 Bagthorpe Junction K3 up goods c1950 JVol3226 Nottingham Victoria A3 60054 Prince of Wales up pass Nottingham to Leicester Sept 1949 JVol3228 Bulwell GC ballast working wrong line 1952 JVol3229 New Basford Carriage sheds c1950 JVol3230 New Basford Carriage sheds station in distance c1950 JVol3231 David

Now that really is annoying. I never lost a film but I did once have a problem with a memory card - but fortunately the photos I lost were quite local so I was able to re take them. I remember that Dad once told me about some of the problems he had - he sometimes photographed weddings and more than once problems arose when developing the film and they had to be taken again - fortunately he used to take a batch, leave, develop the film and then he could get back to the reception if a problem arose. David

Most of the negatives were lost in one of my parents' house moves a very long time ago. I have negs for about 20 of the images! One day, when I have more time I'l have another go at the more difficult ones, I may even try photographing them but as most of them causing me problems are not all that sharp it's not a very high priority. By the way, the negatives I do have of the period (most are not railway ones) are showing deterioration, both fading and silvering.

This afternoon we'll have another look around Nottingham and then travel to a couple of locations in Lincolnshire. Once again Dad's use of lustre paper has caused scanning problems to which I still don't have a solution and life is too short to clone out every reflective highlight caused by the paper. Annesley C12 probably 67363 on Annesley Dido c1952JVol3201 Nottingham Victoria A5 pass Nottingham to Mansfield c1952 JVol3203 Nottingham Victoria Class 5 45044 pass Nottingham to Leicester and B1 pass Nottingham to Grantham c1952 JVol3204 Louth ecs c1950 JVol3205 Boston K2 shunting c1952 JVol3206. Colwick Loco O4 steam crane and ash wagons c1950 JVol3207 Nottingham Victoria taking water c1952 JVol3208 Nottingham Victoria pway gang c1951 JVol3209 David

That would have been photographed against the light which he didn't often do, but there are another 4 and a bit albums to scan so you never know. David

I might try and answer that if I find a photo of the relevant signal! David

For this evening we'll spend time at Nottingham Victoria with a couple of quick trips elsewhere. Barkston A4 down ex pass c1952JVol3190 Nottingham Victoria interior c1950 JVol3191 Nottingham Vctoria B1 LMS Class 5 and A5 on a misty day c1952 JVol3192 Nottingham Victoria B1 61185 another view c1952 JVol3193 Nottingham Victoria B1 61114 Marylebone to Manchester c1952 JVol3194 Nottingham Victoria Me trainspotting I think Mum was holding me to stop me running around. JVol3195 Nottingham London Road Low Level (I think) K2 ecs c1952 JVol3198 Bagthorpe Junction starter and distant Basford and Bulwell carriage sidings on left JVol3200 Edited as I (still) can't spell Marylebone - but I'm not as bad as someone I once knew who called it "Marrow Bone". David

Eventually I expect I'll come to the end of these, but there are always my own black and whites from 1965-9 and many thousands of colour ones of mine and Dad's, mainly diesels and electrics but some steam as well ranging from a few in the 50s to the present day - so far there are around 9,000 on my flickr site. As for the J1 many thanks, I know rather more about LMSR and GCR engines than GNR ones. David

As the thread continues I think you will see some more, so they weren't that rare.

There is a LMS 2F on a goods at Nottingham Victoria in post #310 on page 14 of this thread and I think there may be some more ex LMS locos at Victoria (besides Class5s which were not uncommon). David

All but one of this afternoon's batch are in and around Nottingham. Sorting out the exact locations from Dad's notes has been quite an "interesting" task involving a number of maps and books, I hope they are now right. One took me ages to recognise, eventually I realised I used to pass almost by it most days when I lived in Nottinhgham. I used to think I had a good memory. Annesley A5 down pass c1950 JVol3179 Grantham North A1 unnamed down ex pass c1950 JVol3182 Nottingham Victoria down pass loco not identified c1951JVol3183 Nottingham Victoria B1 61376 up pass c1952 JVol3184 Gedling 07 WD up coal c1949 JVol3185 Basford West Junction GNR looking east towards Leen Vally Junc Line on left went to Bagthorpe junction straight on to Leen Vally Junc note man with scythe c1950 JVol3186 Near Awsworth Occupation arch on MR Kimberley branch closed 1916 on right Awsworth or Giltbrook or forty arches viaduct on GNR Pinxton branch c1950 JVol3187 Moorbridge Junction on GNR line between Bestwood Colliery sta and Bulwell Forest O4 up coal c1952 JVol3189 David

Some more for the evening. Not very good quality images this time but I hope they will be of interest. Grantham and Nottingham are visited. Grantham Barrowby Road Junction A1 up pullman c1950 JVol3168 Grantham North A1 down ex pass c1950 JVol3169 Nottingham Victoria D2 le c1950 JVol3171 Grantham North A4 down Northumbrian c1950 JVol3172 Grantham North B12 down ex pass c1950 JVol3173 Grantham Barrowby Road Junction V2 up ex pass c1951 JVol3175 Grantham Barrowby Road Junction A1 down ex pass c1950 JVol3176 Nottingham Victoria J? down pass Grantham to Derby Friargate c1950 JVol3177 David

A few more for this afternoon, mainly in Nottingham and also visiting Brighton, Rugby and Cambridge. Brighton SR K2 32342 c1950 JVol3159 Cambridge South Battle of Britain 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair ex pass Norwich to Liverpool Street test runs May 1949 JVol3160. A record of a short trial of a Bulleid Pacific on the Great Eastern Rugby GC bridge V2 down ex pass Swansea to York c1951 JVol3162 Nottingham Victoria station pw gang c1951 JVol3163 Nottingham Victoria 2P ecs c1951 JVol3164 Nottingham Victoria O4 up goods B17 in bay c1951 JVol3165 Nottingham Victoria B1 ex pass Manchester to Marylebone c1951 JVol3166 Nottingham Victoria 2P Northampton to Nottingham c1951JVol3167 Edited as I can't spell Bulleid. David

Many thanks Ian, I know that from just after I was born until about 1953/4 we to Brighton at least once a year so it could well be 1950ish. I was going by its juxtaposition in the album to the other photos some of which had a date pencilled on them - that one, of course, didn't. David