Photo's Of East Yorkshire Railways

[Market65]

Good afternoon, everyone. This afternoon we go to Hull Botanic Gardens depot on the 1st October, 1982, thanks to a photo’ by Syd Young on Flickr. It is lunchtime, and 31222 can be seen shunting some wagons and locomotive fuel tanks.

 

31222 - Hull Botanic Gardens by Syd Young, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening we stay in Hull, courtesy of a photo’ by fishermandave89, on Flickr, and see 31447, complete with toughened windscreen and high intensity headlight, on the 3rd September, 1989. The details of the train are not recorded.
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[eastwestdivide]

On 07/08/2022 at 17:52, Market65 said:

31222 can be seen shunting some wagons

The small ones look like the Denparts wagons used to distribute parts for diesel engines to depots. 

[Market65]

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, eastwestdivide, for indentifying what the small wagons are in Sunday’s photo’. Now, this afternoon, courtesy of a photo’ by Syd Young on Flickr, we go the short distance to Botanic Gardens depot, and see 55018, Ballymoss, as photographed from a train on the Beverley branch. It was waiting to go to Paragon station, on the 10th June, 1981, and take charge of train 1A13, the 09.36, to London King’s Cross.

 

Deltic On Shed by Syd Young, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[45125]

On 08/08/2022 at 20:24, eastwestdivide said:

The small ones look like the Denparts wagons used to distribute parts for diesel engines to depots. 

Not actual parts, the large boxes contain an engine and the smaller central boxes contains two gear boxes. The ex GWR Departs have four boxes, two small boxes for gear boxes and two large ones for engines.

Al Taylor.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening, courtesy of a photo’ by Philip Wheldale, on Flickr, we stay in Hull, at Paragon station. The date is the 2nd June, 1985, and filming of Clockwise, with John Cleese is taking place. It is 37073, on the train of Mkl carriages, and another 37, 37119 was used to haul some empty stock at an adjacent platform.

 

37073 by Philip Wheldale, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[coronach]

On 28/07/2022 at 11:17, drmditch said:

Thank you for the 01.

Does the apparently glossy smoke box suggest it has been re-painted, or is it a 'trick of the light'?

Locomotives I have seen seem to have smokeboxes which are duller than the boiler cladding. I have always assumed this was due to the greater heat fluctuation of the smokebox plating.

I suspect the shiny smokebox was due to a repaint as part of a 'sole and heel' minor overhaul.  Not sure what this involved but it probably involved repairs and replacements to components in the smokebox and cab - maybe the regulator/blower etc.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening we go to Anlaby Road Junction, on the 14th May, 1984, courtesy of a photo’ by David Scott on Flickr, and watch 31427 working the 12.10 to Manchester Piccadilly. 

 

31 427 Approaches Anlaby road Junction with the 1210 To Manchester Piccadilly on 14th May 1984. by David Scott, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

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[coronach]

Thank you for regularly uploading such interesting photographs of Hull and its environments.  When I started work as a student technician engineer in the S&T department at York, my third year project was to develop the scheme plan for Hull Paragon resignalling (1983/84 I think), and I spent many days in and around the station.  Of particular interest was the period when the main platforms were closed and trains were operated into the high numbered platforms outside of the train shed.  At that time, as your photos show, many trains were loco-hauled and included destinations all over the country (Paignton, Cardiff etc).  Interesting times.

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[Market65]

Good evening, everyone, and thank you, Coronach, for your comments. Indeed the year of the resignalling of Hull Paragon was 1984, which I remember well. They were interesting times, and, as you say, many trains were locomotive hauled - much less the unit railway of today.

Now, this evening, with thanks to Philip Wheldale on Flickr once again, we stay in Hull, and go to Dairycoates Seven Section, in what looks to be late Springtime, in 1978. Two 20’s, 20020 and 20091 are seen running light engine.

 

20020 20091 by Philip Wheldale, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[micknich2003]

9 hours ago, coronach said:

Thank you for regularly uploading such interesting photographs of Hull and its environments.  When I started work as a student technician engineer in the S&T department at York, my third year project was to develop the scheme plan for Hull Paragon resignalling (1983/84 I think), and I spend many days in and around the station.  Of particular interest was the period when the main platforms were closed and were trains operated into the high numbered platforms outside of the train shed.  At that time, as your photos show, many trains were loco-hauled and included destinations all over the country (Paignton, Cardiff etc).  Interesting times.

New layout and signalling etc commissioned over weekend of 3 December 1984.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Mick, for the date of the commissioning of the new layout and signalling of Hull Paraon. Now, this evening, we go to Scarborough, in August, 1992, and see a six car 118 or 117 DMU entering the station from, if the destination blind is correct, Longbridge. The rear unit is set T317. The photo’ is by fishermandave89, on Flickr. 
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This hot summer’s evening we go to Hull’s Freightliner terminal, and, thanks to a photo’ by Paul Smith on Flickr, we watch 37131 leaving on a Freightliner train on the 26th June, 1985.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone, on this thundery evening. We stay in Hull, with thanks again to Paul Smith on Flickr.  We see 31460 on a local service York to Hull, comprised of the usual four carriages. The date is the 17th May, 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[EddieK]

On 13/08/2022 at 18:09, Market65 said:

Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Mick, for the date of the commissioning of the new layout and signalling of Hull Paraon. Now, this evening, we go to Scarborough, in August, 1992, and see a six car 118 or 117 DMU entering the station from, if the destination blind is correct, Longbridge. The rear unit is set T317. The photo’ is by fishermandave89, on Flickr. 
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

According to the railcar website, T317 is a Class 118 set, 51329 - 59481 - 51314. 

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone, and thank you, EddieK, for the information about the DMU in Saturday’s photo’. I think the curve to the top of the former four character headcode box should be a clue to the unit being a 118 too. ;)

Now, this evening we go to Brickyard Lane, Melton, courtesy of a photo’ by Andy Hughes, on Flickr. It shows 56006 on train 6Z84, the 12.29 from Hull Coal Terminal to Ketton, on the 13th June, 2003.

56006 by Andy Hughes, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening we are on Park Street bridge looking over at Paragon station in September, 1969. The little 03 shunter, 2171, can be seen assembling a train of parcels vehicles. A class 104 DMU is in the foreground. The photo’ is courtesy of Mark Evans on Flickr.

 

Park Street throat - September 1969 by Mark Evans, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[coronach]

16 hours ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, everyone. This evening we are on Park Street bridge looking over at Paragon station in September, 1969. The little 03 shunter, 2171, can be seen assembling a train of parcels vehicles. A class 104 DMU is in the foreground. The photo’ is courtesy of Mark Evans on Flickr.

 

Park Street throat - September 1969 by Mark Evans, on Flickr
 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

Such an interesting photo.  Look at the variety of coaching stock and NPCCS vehicles in the sidings.  2171 is propelling a match wagon so that track circuits will operate correctly, is coupled to a GWR box van, which is coupled to an LMS BG and then the ubiquitous Mk1 full brakes.  No LNER vehicles though.  2171 is obviously just back from Doncaster works unless Botanic Gardens had a painting spree.  Also clearly visible are the Westinghouse electro-pnuematic point machines and the air main which runs in a concrete trough.  60psi - you needed to take care not to get a foot caught between the point blade and stock rail.

[Market65]

Good afternoon, everyone. This afternoon we go to Scarborough, and, in black and white again, courtesy of a photo’ by fishermandave89, on Flickr, we watch a class 45 Peak, 45103, hauling carriage stock out of the station. No other details are available, but it’s a good photo’ from happy times.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[coronach]

19 hours ago, Market65 said:

Good afternoon, everyone. This afternoon we go to Scarborough, and, in black and white again, courtesy of a photo’ by fishermandave89, on Flickr, we watch a class 45 Peak, 45103, hauling carriage stock out of the station. No other details are available, but it’s a good photo’ from happy times.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

Probably a Scarborough - Liverpool Transpennine service.

[Market65]

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you, Coronach, for information about the working of the train in yesterday’s photo’. Now, this afternoon, we go back, in time, to January, 1976, and a very cold day with plenty of snow on the ground at Hull Paragon station. It is the 25th January, 1976, and 47402 is departing Hull, for London King’s Cross on train 1A11. The photo’ is courtesy of the KDH archive on Flickr.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[russ p]

5 minutes ago, Market65 said:

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you, Coronach, for information about the working of the train in yesterday’s photo’. Now, this afternoon, we go back, in time, to January, 1976, and a very cold day with plenty of snow on the ground at Hull Paragon station. It is the 25th January, 1976, and 47402 is departing Hull, for London King’s Cross on train 1A11. The photo’ is courtesy of the KDH archive on Flickr.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

 

Great picture Rob, interesting to see how much the trackwork has contracted since the 1969 picture. 

Did this happen gradually or all at the same time 

[Market65]

On 19/08/2022 at 17:51, russ p said:

 

Great picture Rob, interesting to see how much the trackwork has contracted since the 1969 picture. 

Did this happen gradually or all at the same time 

Good evening, russ p. The trackwork was rationalised by firstly removing the tracks for most of the length of platforms 2 and 3, with platform’s 1 track removed entirely in, I think, the early 1970’s. Then, in 1984, the resignalling led to more rationalisation with things left as they are today. The platforms left were renumbered too.

Now, this evening, courtesy of Paul Smith on Flickr, we stay in Hull, and go along the Bridlington branch to County Road North, and see 31108 passing the Ideal Standard factory, to the right, with a Scarborough to Nottingham service on the 17th August, 1985.

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[Market65]

Good evening, everyone. This evening we go to Bridlington, in the early 1990’s, and courtesy of another photo’ by Paul Smith on Flickr, we see class 31, 31296, on some engineering wagons, in the former carriage sidings, by then a jungle - now, of course, the sidings have gone, but I’m not sure of the status of the 31.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

[The Border Reiver]

54 minutes ago, Market65 said:

Good evening, everyone. This evening we go to Bridlington, in the early 1990’s, and courtesy of another photo’ by Paul Smith on Flickr, we see class 31, 31296, on some engineering wagons, in the former carriage sidings, by then a jungle - now, of course, the sidings have gone, but I’m not sure of the status of the 31.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

Scrapped January 2004; Broken up by R Garrett: at Crewe LNWR