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A couple of old photos, again from Dad. Driver and fireman of 3F at Basford c1950 JVol1055 Ratcliffe Junction c1950 JVol1017 David

A few more this evening. Bagthorpe Junction B1 61151 up ex pass Manchester to Marylebone c1953 JVol1165 Bulwell Common LNER B1 ex pass Manchester to Marylebone 1947 JVol1177 Cambridge South D16 ecs and J15 down goods c1948 JVol1188 Nottingham Victoria B12/3 61538 pass Grantham to Derby Friargate c1951 JVol1167 David

I don't mind the hijacking at all - I'm learning a lot! As you may be realising Dad generally took photos of everything he saw, subject to the amount of film he could afford. I think there are around 1800 B/W images of his from this period, though quite a few are not good enough to post, so this could become a long thread unless you all get bored. Some more photos for this afternoon. Cambridge B1 up pass Cambridge to Kings X 1948 JVol1223 Grantham North A2/2 down ex pass c1952 JVol1143 Not a class he photographed very often. Grantham Barrowby Road Junction A3 60059 Tracery up ex pass c1952 JVol114 Nottingham Loco Shed Stanier Class 3 40140 c1949 JVol1051 Nottingham London Road Junction carriage sidings c1950 JVol1045 David

A few more for this evening. Nottingham Victoria J39 4749 and A5 c1948 JVol1161 Nottingham Victoria V2 ex pass Manchester to Marylebone and D2 Nottingham to Grantham pass c1948 JVol1162 Sutton on Sea area LNER C12 Pass Mablethorpe to Boston c1948 JVol1129 Nice old coaches Trowell Junction 3F 43778 up goods JVol1098 David

Yes it does come to think of it - funnily enough Dad's caption is Rugby too - I must remember to check what I type before I press "Post". Many thanks, David

Mainly goods trains today. Sorry again about some of the quality. Leicester London Road 48621 down goods c1951 JVol1084 Nottingham area 8F goods c1949 JVol1085 Nottingham loco shed coaler c1949 JVol1041 Rugby troughs LMS Class 5 up goods c1950 JVol1117 Stanton Gate LMS Beyer Garrett c1949 JVol1090 Trent 2F up goods c1949 JVol1077 David Edited to correct a date. Also a spelling mistake in the first edit. The 2F is now a 3F, I should be able to recognise Midland locos, I have enough models of them. D

A few more for today. Hopefully I'll get some more scanned tomorrow - I went into work today for the first time in ages so I got none done - usually such work as I do is from home. Cambridge South LNER 07 (WD) up goods 1948 JVol1237 Newmarket B17 in distance 1948 JVol1207 Rugby LMS 3F 0-6-0T up goods c1949 JVol1347 Reading General GWR County Class down ex pass 1948 JVol1276 David Edited to correct a location. D

One here for LNER 4479. It's a very poor image but once again shows a late 40s ironstone train with an assortment of wagons. Grantham Barrowby Road Junction O2 up iron ore c1949 JVol1168 David

A few more for this evening. None yesterday as I was out at Jarrow exhibition and then had a trip to see Souter Lighthouse and climbed up to the top to see the lamp and the view. Cambridge B1 1285 Norwich to Liverpool St 1948 JVol1221 Cambridge old LMS loco shed near Hills Road LMS 2MT 3001 1948 JVol1257 Cambridge LNER 02 up goods 1948 JVol1244 Nottingham Victoria B1 1188 Manchester to Marylebone ex pass 1947 JVol1284 Hope you like them. David Edited to clarify a caption D

I'm sure that's right Ernie. I think I remember Paul telling me about it once, not long after I moved up here. David

Another batch for 15th March. Cambridge F6 7236 ecs 1948 JVol1219 Cambridge South K2 E1753 up goods 1948 JVol1208 Radford Junction Jubilee 45694 Bellerophon up XP Leeds to St Pancras c1951 JVol1187 Trumpington G2a 8951 up goods Cambridge to Bletchley c1948 JVol1255 David

Further to the livery on D3 62000 at Grantham (photo in post #1 and various later comments). Having done some more research - in other words I spent an enjoyable hour or so looking though books I found the following, again in "LNER Steam at Grantham" by Rev Arthur C Cawston, Wild Swan. "In 1944 D3 4075 was given a new chimney and large cab by Thompson for use on Directors' specials. She was painted in lined out green livery, with the LNER crest on the tender. She was renumbered 2000" Apparently for a short time she carried the number 1. In photos showing the front three quarters view the LNER crest has the same general shape as the early BR crest, so I am confident that the photo at Nottingham Victoria shows the LNER crest, so I think it really was taken in 1948, which fits in with some other photos in Dad's albums. David PS 4479 - Many thanks for the date of the Grantham triangle - I once lent someone my GNR sheds Vol1, and I never got it back! David

Do you mean this? Again one from Ernies collection. http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/5795703613/in/set-72157626756942193 This one is the lower tunnel entrance: http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/5796263090/in/set-72157626756942193 David

I can't remember offhand when the triangle was built, the date on the photo is approximate as Dad only dated some of his b/w photos so I have to work from when I knew he was making visits to places. I certainly have a lot more photos around Grantham as he went there quite often. There is a photo of an 04 on a rake of ironstone hoppers in LNER days at grantham on page 43 of "LNER Steam at Grantham", Rev A C Cawston Wild Swan, pub1987 ISBN 0 906867 45 2 I may have some more iron ore train photos on the ECML as I still have about six and a half albums to scan! David

Have you seen the aerial photos of Newcastle, Manors etc on Ernie's flickr site?: Go to this link : http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/collections/72157626511380460/ and then to 1920s Aerial views on Tyneside and SE Northumberland. I didn't put the link straight to the set as they look quite small on screen as a slide show vi RMWeb. David

A few more for today. Bulwell Common Junction LNER K3 1975 Annesley to Bulwell Dido 1947 JVol1176 Nottingham Midland loco depot Compound 41079 on breakdown train c1949 JVol1346 Nottingham Victoria A5 69817 up light engine c1951 JVol1128 Nottingham Victoria B1 up ex pass Manchester to Marylebone c1951 JVol1175 Trumpington V1 7676 ord pass Cambridge to Stratford 1948 JVol1233 David

A few more for this afternoon. Cambridge LNER B1 1114 and E4 2-4-0 1948 JVol1195 Grantham North Class 04/8 up iron ore hoppers c1951 JVol1163 March B1 being rerailed with jacks c1948 JVol1258 Nottingham Midland LMS Jubilee up ex pass c1951 JVol1044 Sorry about the speckling etc on some. These are now also being added to my flickr site, address below in my signature. They appear in the relevant sets. David

Very much enjoyed seeing the layout at Birtley last weekend. It gave me food for thought about a future project. David

2 more Nottingham London Road Junction LMS 4F 4401 up goods 1947 JVol1038 Trent crossing bridge over river LMS Garratt c1949JVol1028 The bridge caries the goods lines over the River Trent south of Trent station. David

A few more images. Cambridge B2 61671 Royal Sovereign Buffet car XP Cambridge to Kings X c1948 JVol1217 LNER buffet car interior c1948 JVol1307 Nottingham London Road Junction LMS 2P 40504 up parcels c1950 JVol1099 Trumpington J39 64776 Yarmouth to Liverpool St c1948 JVol1264 David

Some are not very sharp, but there are many nice ones, especially in the albums I'll be doing later. It's amazing what you can to do to old photos in Photoshop. David

LNER lined Green with BR crest. David

I have a number of photos yet to be scanned of 2000 (62000) at Grantham. I think Dad once told me it was often used on inspection saloon workings as well as some local passenger services. David

One more for this evening. Nottingham Midland LMS Class 3 2-6-2T 40140 ecs c1949 JVol1093 David

Keith, Many thanks for the date information. Please do give me better dates whenever you know them, it's always useful. Dad only dated some of his earlier photos, and they are not in his albums in chronological order so I often have to make an (educated) guess. David