Irishswissernie

This version will do for me! 35-259Z Bachmann LNER G5 CLASS 0-4-4T TANK 67281 BR LINED BLACK https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/40593496672/in/dateposted/

I will be adding a few more shortly to the NCB Northumberland album and the next albums will be hopefully ECML Northumberland and ECML Durham. Off to Tanfield this sunday for the coal train day so there should be a few video stills from that to upload as well. 4 packs of hoppers ordered! Still waiting for a RTR J27 though. Ernie

I Have the date 11May85 WBHS Special to Fort William I think. Ernie

An enlargment from CJB Sanderson/ARPT negative shows cattle wagons in the siding. The old 25inch map shows siding as a loading bank and the Auction Mart was just across the river. ONE TIP, click on the Album list and then select the "Waverley Route". Images are arranged (I hope) in location order starting at Carlisle. The Flickr header sheet shows the photostream as and when I upload them hence the mixture of subjects etc. Ernie

Here is an enlargment from the scan; unfortunately the stock numbers are still not very clear. Original is copyright late JM Boyes/Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust Ernie Ernie

It could be the same loco/train. JM Boyes resided in Billingham, Teesside and I think (although I may be mistaken) that CW Davies also lived in the same area. Ernie

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/24071433927/in/photostream/ Re why the loaded wagons were in front of the loader. I couldn't remember the loading sequence after nearly 20 years ( well I can't remember what happened last week never mind 20 years ago!). Then I realised that I started videoing in 1998 and a search through my DVD's produced 3 video sequences from August/September of that year. Empty trains usually arrived from the east and after the loading team were ready the train passed slowly through the loader and then reversed back through it at the same slow speed. There was a device on the track at the east end of the loader (see the still from the video - not very clear unfortunately) This was possibly a weighing machine or something to check the weight on individual axles. The loco .after uncoupling then proceeded through the Loader to the west end and then returned wrong line back to the east end points. After reversal the loco coupled on to the loads and then departed east to one of the Yorkshire Power stations. Loadhaul liveried 56111 went to Eggborough PS on 16Sept98. The previous week trains were going west via Carlisle; possibly to Fidlers Ferry. 56073 was on one train, it had to wait until Mainline Blue liveried 37203 on the Hexham log trip dropped off the shunter . The loaded wagons were still reversed slowly back through the loader before reversing and heading back through it and then off to Carlisle. When the Loader first started operation the signalling installations on the main line were in-complete and trains had to run past the loader and then reverse in to the siding, the HAA Board at the west end of the tunnel was to tell the driver that the tail end of the train had cleared the points. After loading the train then had to go all the way west to Carlisle to run round before returning a couple of hours later past its starting point! This still happens in Scotland where the Greenburn trains have to travel all the way to Kilmarnock to run round before heading south. Ernie

I see this has re-surfaced; my old flickr collection was deleted earlier this year, however I have now uploaded a new album.: ​https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/ The old mine at Plenmeller on the Alston branch was not related to the much later open cast workings served by the Melkridge Loader . Ernie

A welcome surprise at Haltwhistle today 37424 + 37602 heading east some 43 minutes late. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/24486287708/in/dateposted/ Ernie

66305+423 failed at Low Fell on 362G today. 37609 was despatched from Kingmoor to rescue them and the trio passed Haltwhistle some 3 hours late . https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/24370990728/in/dateposted/ Ernie

RHTT through Haltwhistle has been 37602+609 Monday/Tuesday/Friday & today and 66427+305 Wednesday/Thursday this last week. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/37762983276/in/dateposted/ Ernie

For books, Callender & Oban Railway by CEJ Fryer, Oakwood Press ISBN 0 85361 377 X has history, photos of branch including several of Appin. From memory the KR Pirt, colour volumns on Scotland published by Book Law have several colour phots. My Flickr album has photos of the branch but none of Appin. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157688374962505 Ernie

Yes this is one of mine, Due to one of my copyright holders being advised that I was selling his images for profit (totally wrong of course), I removed some 28,000 images from Flickr until this issue had been resolved as I didn't want him at his time of life being upset. This has now been sorted out. Unfortunately shortly after removal my computer crashed and I lost the original Flickr files but not the images which are scattered in numerous folders. The West Highland & Callender & Oban Albums are now back, greatly enhanced by images copyright of the ARMSTRONG Railway Photographic Trust+ photographer. This RMB photo is from September 1985 and as a 'quickfix' as there are quite a few other images which havn't been put back on, I have uploaded the original trip as a separate folder: https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums/72157686481907854 I quite like it as it gives a particular 'Time snapshot' Ernie

68022 plus 37605 & 37218 through Haltwhistle today at 19.09 . Norwich to Carlisle https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/34457450533/in/dateposted/ Ernie

Three views of the 9Nov1963 Tour at Rothbury Ernie

Reedsmouth Junction, last day of passenger service 62022 13oct56 Ernie

Hello Dave, following our telephone conversation earlier, I have started digging out images from my collection. This one 29 Sept 1963. Ernie

Yes they were quite common on the DRGW over Tennessee Pass and Soldier Summit. In 2014 the Utah Railway was moving oil in 120 car trains over Soldier Summit with 10 locos, 5 on the front and 5 on the rear. Not quite impressive as 10 in one lash up but pretty spectacular!! https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/15037148473/in/album-72157648616588950/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/15657297775/in/album-72157648616588950/ Ernie

Try running a 'lash up' like this at your Model Railway Show! https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/31906125833/in/dateposted/ Ernie

Views of the staiths are in this Album including demolition in the 1960's https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/sets/72157626464658979/with/5660639152/ I elected to stay at home dog sitting in Haltwhistle today whilst Annie , Paul, Issie and the grandchildren braved the crowds at Blyth. Ernie

Enlargment from scan attached, finding the negative could be tricky! Ernie

Newcastle Central station. Merry Christmas Dave, Here's a J27 I havn't uploaded yet from the late Fleetwood Shawe negatives that Dave Dunn of the ARPT has given me permission to use. Hope the weather is a bit better where you are as its been hoying it down here for the last 24 hours and we are coming through to Blyth (well Seaton Sluice!) this afternoon to see Annie's Mam. UPDATE: As Haltwhistle is now cut off by Floods on the A69 we won't be venturing out today!! Ernie

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/23302765909/in/dateposted-public/ I've just uploaded this one from the Fleetwood Shawe/ARPT collection today of Kyle of Lochalsh. 2 interesting examples, a tarpaulined one on the left and one with a load of coal, door open, contents being dumped on the concrete - no sign of a coal merchant but then I can't think of anywhere else at Kyle you could unload it. Ernie

Dave F in action! Found this when I was looking for something else, hard to comprehend that its nearly 30 years ago! Ernie

It must be well over 50 years since it last saw use. I'm surprised its still there! Ernie