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The second, revised edition of "Rails in the Fells" has a lot of different illustrations. In the Introduction David Jenkinson explains the reasons behind the changes. Some of the text, especially the final chapter, was also rewritten. I used to have copies of both editions but my original one fell to pieces! David

We'll be spending all today around Rugby again. As you may already have noticed I have further information on the dates for these photos, it now appears they were taken in 1952. Rugby Jubilee class 45644 Howe up ex pass c1952 JVol2009 Rugby Coronation Class down special c1952 JVol2010 Rugby Royal Scot 46127 Old Contemptibles up special c1952 JVol2011 Rugby Rebuilt Patriot up ex special c1952 JVol2012 Rugby Class 5 45574 up special c1952 JVol2013 Rugby Class 5 down special c1952 JVol2014 Rugby 4F special from Peterborough area c1952 JVol2015 Rugby rebuilt Patriot 45336 Private W Wood VC down ex pass c1952 JVol2016 Rugby Jubilee class 45650 Blake up special c1952 JVol2017 More later. David

I've been checking through Dad''s notes and also looking at the rebuild dates for the Royal Scots. It now seems that the Rugby photos from yesterday were probably taken in 1952 rather than 1954, as 46134 was rebuilt in 1953. There seem to be too many new Mk1 coaches for it to be 1951 I have therefore amended the captions. My apologies for misleading anyone. David

Another of Dad's at Stanton Gate, not all that far from Nottingham on the Erewash Valley. Stanton Gate Tallymen c1952 JVol2025 They may well be shunters with tally sticks. Were they the hand held device of the period? David

I think they probably are, some trains with reporting numbers were noted by Dad as specials, I'll have another look in his notes and if so I'll amend the captions. Edit: Yes there are notes of them all being specials written on the back of the prints. David

Harwich - used to have a train ferry.

As promised the first from Volume 2 this evening. Hopefully you'll notice the change in quality of many of the images. I am slightly less certain of many of the dates in this volume, my apologies if any prove to be years out - please do tell me though. I do have notes for almost all the photos giving locations which helps. This evening, and probably tomorrow, we are spending some time at the lineside near Rugby on the LNWR. Rugby 46207 Princess Arthur of Connaught up ex pass c1952 JVol2001 Rugby Coronation Class 46227 Duchess of Devonshire down Royal Scot c 1952 JVol2002 Rugby Class 5 45431 down ex pass c1952 JVol2003 Rugby Royal Scot Class 46134 The Cheshire Regiment down ex pass c1952 JVol2004 Rugby Princess Class 46205 Princess Victoria "The Merseyside Express" c1952 JVol2005 Rugby Class 5 down ex pass c1952 JVol2006 Rugby 8F 48186 up goods c1952 JVol2007 Rugby Class 5 44523 down ex pass c1952 JVol2008 David Edited on 3rd April 13 to amend the year the photo was taken after finding extra information. David

This afternoon's images are the last from Volume 1. We go from Grantham to Lewes via Loughborough. All being well the first ones from Volume 2 will follow this evening - once they are scanned. Grantham W1 10000 c1948 JVol1448 Grantham A3 down ex pass c1948 JVol1449 Grantham A2 513 Dante down ex pass c1948 JVol1450 Grantham A3 up ex pass c1948 JVol1452 Grantham A3 up ex pass c1962 JVol1462 Loughborough Central B1 1123 down pas 1948 JVol1453. Some of you may have seen the Lewes photos before, elsewhere. They are from modern inkjet prints made from the original negatives with a lot of work in Photoshop. Lewes U1 31902 Brighton to Victoria via Eridge 1950 JVol1461 Lewes U1 31902 Brighton to Victoria via Eridge 1950 JVol1465 Lewes SR electric loco 1950 JVol1463 Lewes SR electric loco 1950 JVol1464 Volume 2 starts with the Rugby area for this evening. David

David, Thanks for the comment. I believe that 2614 was the Royal Claud. Last night I was looking at some more of Dad's photos and he has some more of 2614 captioned as "The Royal Claud". In all the photos I have it is always very clean (and shiny). I like your comment about Nottingham Victoria, it certainly had "atmosphere". I used to use it on the way to and from school in the late 50s, it always seemed very calm and quiet, it was rarely busy and noisy. I have a lot more photos still to scan and post! David

We'll stay at Cambridge for the evening, but by the end we'll have moved into 1948. Tomorrow we will visit somewhere else. Cambridge B17 Kings X to Cambridge 1947 JVol1439 Cambridge D16 2614 1947 JVol1440 Cambridge V1 7667 1947 JVol1441 Cambridge Q1 on breakdown train 1947 JVol1443 Cambridge A4 17 Silver Fox up pass Cambridge to Kings X 1947 JVol1446 Cambridge K3 1939 Yarmouth to Liverpool St 1947 JVol1447 Cambridge Coldham Lane sidings O4 E3193 1948 JVol1442 Cambridge Coldham Lane sidings D16 1948JVol1444 David

I know that a very long time ago - perhaps 55+ years ago - Dad gave away copies of quite a lot of his prints to other enthusiasts and photographers, especially ones who had been in the Cambridge University Railway Club with him, so that is probably how it eventually got into the Stanier Mogul Fund collection. Please will you credit it to "John Ford". David

We'll now spend this afternoon at Cambridge in 1947. Cambridge J20 1947 JVol1429 Cambridge K3 ord pass 1947 JVol1430 Cambridge J67 8517 1947 JVol1432 Cambridge J17 1947 JVol1434 Cambridge LMS Stanier 2-6-0 2949 and 4F 1947 JVol1435 Cambridge LNER O7 WD up goods taking water 1947 JVol1436 Cambridge LNER B1 down pass Kings X to Cambridge 1947 JVol1437 Cambridge J15 ecs 1947 JVol1438 David

There are around 150 images of Morpeth station back in 1985/6 when I built a model of it. If anyone is interested have a look at my Northumbrian Railway Archive and select the set "Morpeth station infrastructure". I haven't put the direct link to the set in as you might not appreciate such a long slide show in this post! http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/collections/72157626192203459/ As an aside I've always thought that there is one book (or series) missing from published railway literature: "Views of every station in Britain". Similarly every signal box ... and so on. I know when I am sorting out my images there are many times when a full online set of reference images would be useful. I sometimes spend hours on the web looking for specific views! David

Glamis Road - no, no memory of anything Dad said - but there might be some more photos in the next 6 albums. Dad had just come out of the army than and wasn't too well so he may have had friends there - and I never asked him about photo details when he was still around - thank goodness the majority are catalogued. David

Some for the evening. This time they are all from Cambridge. As far as I know they were all taken in 1947, probably in the autumn. I could be corrected of course...... Cambridge B2 1671 Royal Sovereign and B2 1617 Ford Castle 1947JVol1425 Cambridge B17 1665 Leicester City Yarmouth to Liverpool St and F3 7115 1947 JVol1424 Cambridge D16 2614 up ex pass Kings Lynn to Liverpool St 1947 JVol1417 Cambridge F3 7115 ecs 1947 JVol1423 Cambridge North Box O2 up goods 1947 JVol1419 Cambridge South Box B17 pass Liverpool St to Cambridge 1947 JVol1422 Cambridge South O2 3953 up goods 1947 JVol1418 David

Thanks for the suggestions. Again places I ought to know as I used to live in Nottingham almost 50 years ago and cycled past Perry Road most days - it was less than a mile from where I lived. I'd forgotten the amount of rock (Bunter sandstone I think) in the cuttings on the GC (and bits of the GN). As for the B7 you could well be right, if it is from a house it must have been a friend of Dad's as his parents lived quite near there and if he was in Nottingham he'd be staying with them. David. Edited to remove a superfluous word

Some for this afternoon. A few each from Cambridge, Kettering and Nottingham plus one which will never have an identified location - I hope that's not famous last words!. Cambridge B17 1627 Aske Hall down ex pass 1947 JVol1416 Cambridge B17 down ex pass 1947 JVol1415 Kettering Jubilee 2MT c1948 JVol1412 Kettering Jubilee 5610 Gold Coast ex pass c1948 JVol1411 Kettering Jubilee ex pass c1948 JVol1413 Nottingham area GCR B7 pass 1947 JVol1404 possibly near New Basford. Nottingham Mansfield Junction 2P Pass Derby to Lincoln 1949 cJVol1375 WD 2-8-0 c1948 JVol1405 probably near New Basford, Perry Road area David

Many thanks, I'd forgotten there were some of those around Nottingham at the time. I seem to remember they were not well liked in Nottingham. I think you are right about that, the loco must have been repainted not long before renumbering and hence just a patch painted which shows up. I suspect most locos would have been renumbered in that way - I bet they would have just used vinyls now!. David

It is a down train, I simply typed the wrong word, once again. Many thanks. I ought to know as I used the station often enough when I was young in the fifties and sixties. David

Sorry, only one new set for today as I've had to do some "other things". Today we visit the Cambridge area again, also the Nottingham and Loughborough areas with a quick trip to York. These images do not seem to be fully described in Dad's notes, I think the locations are correct, I'm actually more certain about the dates. As always further information is welcome. I now need to scan some more prints before tomorrow! Cambridge B17 1633 Kimbolton Castle 1948 JVol1383 Cambridge B1 1056 1948 JVol1381 Near Cambridge D16 2548 goods 1947 JVol1384 Nottingham Arkwright Street B1 1108 up pass 1947 JVol1401 Nottingham Arkwright Street O4/7 3794 up goods 1947 JVol1402 Nottingham Victoria O4 down goods c1949 JVol1387 Loughborough Central ex GCR B4 down pass 1947 JVol1391 Nottingham Mansfield Junction 3F down goods and Tilbury tank up goods c1951 JVol1374 Kegworth area LMS 8F 8178 goods 1947 JVol1399 WD goods location not known c1948 JVol1397. York A3 81Shotover 1947 JVol1390 I know this image has been seen before but this seems to be a slightly sharper print. Edited as I typed up for down! David

Thanks once again, I've already changed the number once as Dad's notes have several versions! 67774 seems to have been 34E in 1950. But if it isn't 24 then judging by the number shape it must be 67774, so I'll put that for now. David

Some for this evening with a mix of locations. Brighton Volks electric railway at Childrens playground station c1950 JVol1361 Grantham J6 pass Grantham to Nottingham, D3 62000 le and A3 Sept 1950 JVol1366 Grantham D3 62000 pass Grantham to Lincoln Sept 50 JVol1367 Huntingdon Ouse Bridge A1 60116 not named up Tyne Tess Pullman c1949 JVol1305 Kings X locoshed L1 67774 c1951 JVol1318 possibly 67774 unless anyone knows different! I've changed the likely date as well following further reading of Dad's notes. Hauxton Crossing B1 up goods c1948 JVol1302 Hauxton Crossing B2 61671 Royal Sovereign up Cambridge Buffet Express c1948 JVol1301 Rugby LMS Class 5 44831 down pass 1950 JVol1373 David

This afternoon's photos are a mix of Great Central, Liverpool and one at Kings Cross. Just for a change there are no freight trains and some photos are taken from a train. Nottingham Victoria south end 1951 JVol1345 Nottingham Victoria south end from train 1951 JVol1293 South of Weekday cross from train 1951 JVol1294 Arkwright Street station from train 1951 JVol1295 Liverpool St B1 1286 1948 JVol1292 Liverpool Street B1 1285 1948 JVol1299 Liverpool Street B1 E1057 c1948 JVol1300 There are not a lot of photos of this loco, 61057, as it was scrapped in 1950 following a collision in fog while hauling (I think) a Peterborough to Liverpool St parcels train. In this photo it appears to be numbered E1057. It is known a number of locos around this number carried the E prefix for a short time. Kings X shed L1 and V2 c1948 JVol1317 Once again there should be some more this evening. David

Thanks Andy. I did wonder about it when I saw Dad's notes. I've altered the caption. David

Another batch this evening, mainly from the Cambridge (ish) area plus one from Kettering. Barnwell Junction K3 up goods 1948 JVol1269 Cambridge south B1 and B17 c1948 JVol1266 Cambridge station north bays c1948 JVol1271 Chesterton Junction WD O7 up goods c1948 JVol1283 Shelford B2 61617 Ford Castle Liverpool St to Cambridge c1949 JVol1278 Trumpington tanks on train c1948 JVol1268 Whitemoor yard up side hump control panel c1948 JVol1270 Whitemoor Yard control tower and up hump, diesel shunter in distance c1948 JVol1280 Kettering Jubilee up ex pass c1948 JVol1273 Edited to correct a class - 61617 is of course a B2 David