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I'll have to see what I can find. David

This evening we'll spend most of our time looking at the Great Central with a visit to the Great Northern at Rectory Junction followed by another trip to Manchester. Note: The Manchester photos are already on flickr if they seem a bit familiar. Loughborough Central Class 5 45405 up ecs 1953JVol3019 Rectory Junction Colwick yard WD up goods c1952 JVol3020 Nottingham Victoria J5 65493 shunting c1952 JVol3021 Carrington O4 63733 up goods c1953 JVol3022 Carrington B1 61315 Manchester to Marylebone c1953 JVol3023 Carrington O1 63630 up le and brake c1953 JVol3024 Manchester London Road C13 67403 ecs c1954 JVol3025 Manchetser London Road MSJA emu c1954 JVol3026 David

Etal, terminus of the Heatherslaw Light Railway

We'll spend most of this afternoon at Nottingham Victoria, with a quick look to the north and south and finally ending up at Penistone. Nottingham Victoria J2 65018 taking water at south end c1953 JVol3011 Nottingham Victoria N7 69620 le c1953 JVol3012 Hollinwell Halt Annesley A5 69825 pass Nottingham Victoria to Mansfield 1952 JVol3013 Nottingham Victoria 2F 58137 goods from Northampton c1951 JVol3014 Nottingham Victoria J6 64213 le c1953 JVol3015 Weekday Cross K2 pass Grantham to Nottingham Canal Street Bridge c1953 JVol3016 Loughborough Central K3 61825 up fish c1952 JVol3017 Penistone Viaduct Stanier 3PT down pass c1952 JVol3018 David

Alastair, Many thanks. I wonder why it is carrying Class A headlamps. David

This evening we start on Volume 3, which contains over 270 images, though some are duplicates of ones I've already uploaded and a very few are not good enough to scan. Most of them are on routes of the (former) LNER - a few were taken in 1947 when it was the LNER. Once again most are in the Nottingham, Grantham and Cambridge areas but we will also visit a number of other places. There are also visits to other companies' lines. As usual for many of the photos the dates are approximate. Some of the prints are on a lustre finish paper, which as I've mentioned before, tends to give white pinpricks on dark areas when scanned. I think it's the way the scanner light reflects off the slightly uneven paper surface - but then who'd have known sixty years ago about the future of scanning and posting images on the web. This evening we'll spend a little while at both Grantham and Nottingham Victoria. I think the photos were taken over several years, this volume is certainly not in chronological order. Grantham A1 60114 W P Allen up pullman c1953 JVol3001 Nottingham Victoria interior and B1 c1950 JVol3003 Nottingham Victoria B1 Marylebone to Manchester leaving and B1 and A5, misty day c1950 JVol3004 Grantham North C12 down c1950 JVol3005 Grantham view north to Barrowby Road Junction signalbox in distance c1950 JVol3007 Grantham O2 down iron ore from High Dyke c1953 JVol3008 Grantham J6 down pass Grantham to Skegness c1951 JVol3009 Grantham WD up mineral c1949 JVol3010 David

This afternoon we have the last 7 photos from Volume 2 of Dad's prints which set the scene for Volume 3 which, all being well, will be unveiled this evening. After a very quick look at a miniature line we move back to LNER (GCR) lines in and around Nottingham Victoria. Barrow on Soar PleasurePark railway c1950 JVol2269 I know this line existed but cannot find anything about it on the web or in print. I was about one year old when the photo was taken, which may explain why I don't remember it. The man on the train is grandfather on mother's side who had probably driven us there for the day. Nottingham Victoria A5 down pass c1950 JVol2270 Nottingham Victoria B17 on parcels and A5 pass Nottingham to Mansfield c1950 JVol2272 Nottingham Victoria interior c1950 JVol2273 Nottingham Victoria A5 le and B1 61157 ex pass Manchester to Marylebone c1950 Wilford GC B1 up goods c1950 JVol2276 Nottingham Victoria B1 taking water c1950 JVol2277 David

Many thanks Stewart, I've just had a look at my books with no success and then tried flickr and found an end on shot of the sheds which confirms it. I've changed the photo caption. David

Something of a miscellany this evening as we approach the end of the second volume. Nottingham Victoria B1 ex pass Manchester to Marylebone c1950 JVol2261 Trent 4F 43850 down coal photo taken from train c1951 JVol2262 Neasden LT E class L48 light engine from train c1950 JVol2263 Neasden LT 12 Sarah Siddons down pass c1950 JVol2264 Wembley Park sheds LT stock c1950 JVol2265 Brighton Volks Electric Railway by Children's playground c1950 JVol2266 Brighton Volks Electric Railway by Children's playground c1950 JVol2267 Loughborough Brush works shunter - either Tiny or Sprite c1950 JVol2268 The last few from Volume 2 tomorrow afternoon, then we move to Volume 3. Edited to amend a place name in a caption. Also because I seem unable to spell my own name today! David

This afternoon's batch continue on the theme of the Midland Railway around Nottingham, visiting a number of locations which should by now be quite familiar. Nottingham Midland Jubilee 45636 Uganda down ex pass c1948 JVol2251 Nottingham Wilford Road rear of goods train c1948 JVol2252 Nottingham shed 8F 48132 c1950 JVol2253 Nottingham Midland Jubilee up goods c1950 JVol2254 Nottingham Midland Crab 42771 up goods c1950 JVol2255 Nottingham Midland Crab 42771 up goods c1950 JVol2256 Kegworth track gang c1951 JVol2258 Trowell Junction c1951 JVol2259 More again later on. David

Many thanks, I'll amend the caption to Grantham. I thought it didn't look quite like Colwick but didn't have a photo of Grantham shed to hand when I wrote the caption - for some reason Dad had it down as Nottingham (16A as it was then)! You are quite right, I'll amend the caption, I ought to know as I use the A614 when I visit relatives down there. Many thanks for the information. In a couple of days time we will be moving back to ex LNER lines for the next album (Vol3). David

This evening's batch, once again we are in and around Nottingham. For those who looked in vain for the image of the Calverton Colliery line this afternoon it is in this post, I uploaded the Market Harbrough one by mistake earlier! Trent Junction Jubilee 45652 Hawke Manchester to St Pancras via Nottingham c1953 JVol2234 Calverton Colliery branch bridge over A606 near Burnt Stump c1951 JVol2235 Beeston Class 5 down pass Leicester to Nottingham from train c1952 JVol2236 Basford 3F up goods c1951 JVol2237 Radford 3F 43729 up pw train c1951 JVol2238 Nottingham Midland Jubilee 45652 Hawke ecs c1951 JVol2239 Bobbers Mill 8F 48675 up goods c1952 JVol2240 Lenton North Junction 2P 419 and Jubilee c1947 JVol2241 David

This afternoon's batch of photos. Once again they are a mixed batch of locations in and around Nottingham on the Midland Railway - except the Calverton Colliery line which was opened in BR days and the breakdown train which I think is at Colwick. Lenton North Junction 3F 3711 up parcels c1948 JVol2242 Nottingham Wilford Road 4F 44039 up goods c 1949 JVol2243 Nottingham Wilford Road 2P 40472 up ex pass and 3F 0-6-0T c1948 JVol2244 Grantham (probably) breakdown train c1949 JVol2245 Trowell Advance home Erewash Valley line c1949 JVol2246 Toton 4F down coal c1949 JVol2248 Market Harborough 8F down goods c1948 JVol2249 Does anyone know what the bell was for over the buffer stop? Also note the ex PO wagon and the wagon still lettered "LMS" in large letters. Loughborough Class 5 down goods c1949 JVol2250 David

As you will have noticed the dates are all around the year I type, they could be a year or so either way as only some black and white photos are dated, I get most of the dates either from family photos taken on some of his trips, from other evidence in the photos or from Mum who at 88 still has an excellent memory. David

I've had a look at both the original print and my high res scan. On the print I cannot really see much, the scan appears sharper. The tare appears to be 6-1? - ? as I cannot read the last figure. I can't quite make out the wagon number. There doesn't appear to be any sort of flange at the bottom of the solebar which I presume would be the case if it were steel, but again cannot be certain. The print is on a lustre paper which doesn't give quite as sharp an image as gloss. David

I think they are milk tankers. I think the same train appears in Image 2223 a few posts back where they can be seem more clearly. David

This evening we are visiting a number of locations in and around Nottingham. I've had to think hard to work out where some of them were taken. Radford Nottingham goods yard in snow c1952 JVol2225 Rolleston Junction Compound and 2P 40535 pass Nottingham to Lincoln c1952 JVol2226 Wollaton Jubilee 45659 Drake down ex pass c1952 JVol2227 Linby LTSR 4-4-2T pass Nottingham to Worksop c1952 JVol2228 Ilkeston Junction MR seen from Bennerley Viaduct GN view north c1950 JVol2229 Radford Junction track relaying c1951 JVol2230 Trowell Junction Jubilee up ex pass c1952 JVol2232 Nottingham Midland Jubilee 45614 Leeward Islands down ex pass c1950 Note smokebox number plate JVol2233 David

Looking through the photos of dad's there are quite a lot where engines carrying "BRITISH RAILWAYS" in full appear to be unlined, even of classes which later carried the red and cream lining. I suspect that as many locos by the end of the war were plain black that early repaints just covered over the company initials and replaced them with the full lettering. At the time the railways still had a massive backlog of overhauls so an engine would not have been kept out of traffic for any longer than strictly necessary. Sadly there don't seem to be uge numbers of photos published of these very interesting years. Edited to ad a missing word David

Many thanks, another of my typing errors. David

This afternoon we will stay at Normanton on Soar for a short while and then move closer to Nottingham. Once again all the photos were taken on Midland lines. Normanton on Soar 8F 48148 down goods c1952 JVol2217 Sneinton Junction Ivatt 4MT 43040 up goods c1952 JVol2218 Normanton on Soar Jubilee 45589 Gwalior down goods c1952 JVol2219 Normanton on Soar 8F down goods c1952 JVol2220 Normanton on Soar 4F down goods c1952 JVol2221. Nottingham London Road Junction Jubilee 45622 Nyasaland up ex pass c1952 JVol2222 Trowell Junction Jubilee up ex pass c1952 JVol2223 Trowell Junction Class 5 44346 down ex pass c1952 JVol2224 Edited to correct loco number. David

For this evening's batch we are moving to just south of the village of Normanton on Soar (north of Loughborough) on the Midland main line. There is also one taken at Colwick, one at Loughborough with the Brush works behind and one more in Manchester. Note the sophisticated clothing of the track gang. Normanton on Soar track gang c1952 JVol2209 Normanton on Soar Crab 42771 up goods c1952JVol2210 Loughborough Midland Jubliee 45667 Jellicoe down ex pass c1952 JVol2211 Normanton on Soar Ivatt Class 2MT 46502 up pass Nottingham to Leicester c1952 JVol2212 Colwick 4F 44158 up coal c1952 JVol2213 Manchester London Road Fowler Class 4MTT 42386 le c1954 JVol2214 Normanton on Soar 8F 48553 up coal c1952 JVol2215 Normanton on Soar J39 64723 up coal c1952 JVol2216 I wonder what this was doing on the Midland David

A batch for this afternoon. Once again Loughborough, Nottingham London Road and Manchester. Nottingham London Road Junction carriage sidings Class 5 44861 ecs c1952 JVol2202 Nottingham London Road Junction Fowler 4MTT 42333 pass Nottingham to Lincoln c1952JVol2203 Nottingham London Road Junction Jubilee 45622 Nyasaland ex pass St Pancras to Manchester c1952 JVol2203a Manchester London Road Compound 41168 up pass c1954 JVol2204 Loughborough Midland 3F 43232 shunting c1952 JVol2205 Loughborough Midland Stanier Class 5 up ex pass c1952 JVol2206 Nottingham London Road Junction 1P 58085 ecs c1951 JVol2207. Nottingham London Road Junction Fowler 4MTT 42333 ecs c1952 JVol2208 Once again there may be some more later on. David

There are plenty of those if you look in the right places on my flickr site! But there will be some "modern image" in this thread, or at least what passed for that then. David

Could be, The only note I had for this image was the location, so I had a "guess" at the number from the image. David

Very nicely done. David