Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day

[DaveF]

Another lucky dip of photos for today, I hope they are enjoyable.

 

 

Bebside Blyth and Tyne  Class 43 up diverted ex pass April 81 C5319

 

 

New Holland Town Class 114 dmu leaving for Barton on Humber 11 Aug77 C3470

 

 

Mistley on the Harwich line   Class 37 Parkeston Quay to Liverpool St The Day Continental, line to quayside on left July 75 J4534

 

 

Tilbury Town 302 226 approaching station  in distance 4 May 80 C5038

 

 

Tywyn Classes 101 and 103 Machynlleth to Pwlhelli July 82  C5765

 

 

David

[Oldddudders]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

Another lucky dip of photos for today, I hope they are enjoyable.

A first-rate mix, Dave! Well done!

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is indeed a fantastic selection of photo’s. All are excellent, and the first one, at Bedside, on the Blyth and Tyne with a HST on an up diverted express train in April, 1981, is one of those classic shots of that iconic train, especially since it was taken from so low down adding to the power of the HST. 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Railways in Yorkshire today.  Some of the photos are only 26 years old, the oldest ones are 55 years old.

 

 

Milford Junction 59203 down empty coal 29th May 96 C20919

 

 

Milford Junction 56082 up l e 29th May 96 C20923

 

 

Milford Junction 59203 down empties 29th May 96 C20975

 

 

Near Tinsley   Railway M1 and cooling towers April 79

 

 

Scan-131117-0087 Ulleskelf Class 37 pass Manchester VIctoria to York  and Class 101 Leeds City to York August 1967

 

 

Scan-131117-0107 Ulleskelf oil lamp on platform August 1967

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a delightful set of photo’s of railways in Yorkshire. In Scan-131117-0087, at Ulleskelf, with a class 37, on a passenger train from Manchester Victoria to York, and a class 101 on a Leeds City to York service, in August, 1967, it can be seen that the first three carriages that the 37 is hauling are Stanier corridors, the next is a BR Mkl, and the fifth carriage is another Stanier. The rest are not identifiable. And what an excellent photo’ of one of the oil lamps on the platform at Ulleskelf in the last photo’, which  will be of help with modelling. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

Midland lines around Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire around seventy years ago for today.  I've put them in alphabetical order.

 

Edit: They are all Dad's photos, I was too young to have a camera then having been born in 1949.

 

 

Basford Sidings 3F 43192 l e guard, driver Mr Mee, fireman and yard forman  Feb 51 JVol6086

 

 

Beeston sleeper works ED2 c1950 JVol7368

 

 

Bobbers Mill 8F 48314 l e  c1953 JVol7166

 

 

Derby South Junction compound pass Birmingham to Nottingham c1950   JVol6065

 

 

Linby MR 2P 40542 up goods c1952 JVol4119

 

 

Loughborough 2P M536 and compound up ex pass c1948 JVol7248

 

 

David

 

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by DaveF

[Blandford1969]

Super views, thanks for sharing them.

[Market65]

Good evening, David. What truly superb photo’s of the Midland lines around Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire from the late 1940’s and the early 1950’s. The first photo’ at Basford Sidings, with 3F, 43192, light engine, with the guard, driver Mr Mee, fireman and yard forman, all stood on the footplate from February, 1951, is delightful and good to see the footplate crew amongst others in the photo’. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Compound2632]

6 hours ago, DaveF said:

Derby South Junction compound pass Birmingham to Nottingham c1950   JVol6065

 

Some interesting stock there - the first carriage seems to be an ex-LMS P1 vestibule third - seven bays with the characterstic Midland-style two windows per bay. The second carriage also has an LMS-style angle-truss underframe but as a brake with only three compartments, I'm struggling to pin it down. I'm wondering if it is actually a Midland vehicle - I'm away from home so Lacy & Dow is out of reach! The third is ex-L&Y.

[DaveF]

A few photos taken inside the NRM at York this morning, just for a change.

 

The first four were taken on a day out to York by HST on a charter from Shenfield, on the Great Eastern main line.

 

 

York NRM  L&Y 1008 Sat 7th April 79 C4399

 

 

York NRM 35029 Ellerman Lines Sat 7th April 79 C4402

 

 

York NRM APT  Sat 7th April 79 C4401

 

 

York NRM Class 71 Sat 7th April 79 C4410

 

 

York NRM Feb 83 C5961

 

 

York NRM Feb 83 C5963

 

 

David

[andytrains]

43192 looks like it's had a "heavy shunt", judging by the state of the buffer beam.

[DaveF]

 

Now it is time for some much older photos taken at York.

 

 

York A3 81Shotover 1947 JVol1390

 

 

York B1 61039 Steinbok up goods c1953 JVol4232

 

 

York J27 down goods 1953 JVol2074

 

 

York K3 61922 down cattle c1953 JVol4225

 

 

York K3 61982 up goods c1953 JVol4228

 

 

David

Edited July 3, 2022 by DaveF

[corneliuslundie]

JVol2074 of York is really a classic shot.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is truly superb set of photo’s of the NRM in York. A superb museum which is so well captured by your lovely photo’s. In C4401, of the APT-E, on Saturday, 7th April, 1979, you can see that the unique train was quietly getting a bit worse for wear, I won’t be doing that with the excellent Rapido model. ;)

The photo’s of York station from the late 1940’s and early 1950’s are gems. It’s hard to say which is the best, but as stated by cornliuslundie, JVol2074, is a true evocation of the station with the steam and smoke from the J27 giving the station a real atmospheric appearance which will never be achieved again by a regular service steam hauled train. Now, the last photo’ of K3, 61982, on an up goods train in c1953, shows what I think is a footstep, under the cab, which appears to be bent outwards. If it is, then you’d never get away with that step on a model.

 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[DaveF]

More photos along the Tyne and Wear Metro for today, taken between Whitley Bay and Percy Main.

 

 

Whitley Bay Metro 4034 Pelaw to St James March 94 J14612

 

 

Whitley Bay Metro 4072 St James to Pelaw March 94 J14611

 

 

Tynemouth Metro 4080 Tynemouth to Haymarket Aug 81 J7563

 

 

Tynemouth/North Shields Metro bridge over Tanner Bank Feb 94 J14588  This bridge is being replaced in the next few months.

 

 

Percy Main Metro Pelaw to St James crossing A19 taken from passenger seat of car Oct 93 J14470

Dad took this one, I was driving.

 

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is a superb set of photo’s of the Tyne and Wear Metro, from between Whitley Bay and Percy Main. In J14611, at Whitley Bay, with Metro 4072, on a St. James to Pelaw service in March, 1994, you can see how the footbridge looks out of place compared to the rest of the station. So unlike the footbridge at Tynemouth in the next photo’, J7563, from August, 1981, with Metro 4080, on a Tynemouth to Haymarket service. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

[DaveF]

A few Swiss photos today.

 

The first two are on the metre gauge Appenzeller Bahnen in North east Switzerland.

 

Pictures 3 and 4 are on the Rhatische Bahn, also metre gauge.

 

The final photo is on the SBB Gotthard line, looking down from a train on the middle level at a train just emerging from the lower spiral tunnel heading north and running alongside the river.

 

 

Appenzell north of the Sitter bridge BDeh4/4 St Gallen to Apenzell 31st July 92 C17233  On the line from Gais to Appenzell.

 

 

Heriasu AB ABDeh4/4 4 4th Aug 92 C17398

 

 

Chur RhB Be4/4 511 Chur to Landquart 30th July 92 C17187

 

 

Bergun Ge4/4ii 617 St Moritz to Chur 29th July 92 C17140

 

 

Wassen Re6/6 EC Tiziano  Milano to Dortmund 28th July 92 C17094

 

 

David

 

Edited July 5, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good afternoon, David. That is a remarkable selection of photo’s of Switzerland, covering the metre gauge Appenzeller Bahnen in the north east, and then the metre gauge Rhatische Bahn, and the SBB Gotthard line. The first photo’ at Appenzell, north of the Sitter bridge, with BDeh4/4, on a St. Gallen to Appenzell service, on the line from Gais to Appenzell, on the 31st July, 1992, is a excellent composition with the train, some uninterested cows, in typical Switzerland scenery. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

[DaveF]

Newcastle Central station and some of the bridges today.

 

 

Newcastle 158749 Newcastle to Liverpool 18th Feb 91 C15593

 

 

Newcastle 156434 to Stranraer and 158798 to Liverpool 5th Sept 92 C18040

 

 

Newcastle 156448 3rd Sept 94 C19799

 

 

Newcastle King Edward Bridge HST down  18th Nov 95 C20649

 

 

Newcastle Metro on QE2 bridge 2nd Nov 91 C16617  Mum is providing a splash of colour with her red coat.    I had taken Mum and Dad into Newcastle as I was exhibiting a layout there with friends from our railway modelling group.  During the day I left the exhibition with them for a while and had a walk along the Quayside.  I remember the day as both Dad and I brought some nice prints of pencil drawings of pre grouping railway scenes done by John S Gibb who is an artist based I think in Cumbria.

 

 

David

Edited July 6, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That is an excellent set of photo’s of Newcastle Central station and some of the famous bridges. The last one of the QE2 bridge, with a Metro crossing it, on the 2nd November, 1991, is full of atmosphere, and it’s great to see your Mum in it too. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[Davexoc]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

I remember the day as both Dad and I brought some nice prints of pencil drawings of pre grouping railway scenes done by John S Gibb who is an artist based I think in Cumbria.

 

I have a couple of his rather nice prints too, Haverthwaite and Cart Lane Crossing, hung in the study behind me. Probably aquired in 1990, but no idea now where I bought them from though...

[Leander]

15 hours ago, Davexoc said:

 

I have a couple of his rather nice prints too, Haverthwaite and Cart Lane Crossing, hung in the study behind me. Probably aquired in 1990, but no idea now where I bought them from though...

John Gibb used to attend model railway shows as a trader. He portrayed railway and non-railway subjects, we have one of each, often with a Cumbrian/North Lancashire connection, where as you wrote, he lived at the time. However, his pre-grouping depiction of Manchester Victoria has to be seen to be believed.

[DaveF]

I was just about to [ost today's photos at around 3.30 p.m. when I had an email from the estate agents asking me to proof read the brochure for the sale of Mum's flat. Once I'd done that otheer things got in the way, but here at last are the photos.

 

Something different today, just for a change.

 

I don't think we've had any photos from Killhope lead mining museum.  It is in a very remote area of County Durham at the side of the road from Stanhope, past Eastgate and Westgate and on to Alston.  It is simply the btrackwork at the lead mines, there was no narrow gauge line to anywhere else.

 

By the way, I find it hard to believe that I took these photos some 32 years ago.

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14324

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14325

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14326

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14327

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14328

 

 

David

[hexagon789]

2 minutes ago, DaveF said:

I was just about to [ost today's photos at around 3.30 p.m. when I had an email from the estate agents asking me to proof read the brochure for the sale of Mum's flat. Once I'd done that otheer things got in the way, but here at last are the photos.

 

Something different today, just for a change.

 

I don't think we've had any photos from Killhope lead mining museum.  It is in a very remote area of County Durham at the side of the road from Stanhope, past Eastgate and Westgate and on to Alston.  It is simply the btrackwork at the lead mines, there was no narrow gauge line to anywhere else.

 

By the way, I find it hard to believe that I took these photos some 32 years ago.

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14324

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14325

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14326

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14327

 

 

Killhope lead mining museum 14th April 90 C14328

 

 

David

Fascinating selection, that trackwork in C14327 is something else!

[Market65]

Good evening, David. I hope all will go smoothly with the sale of your Mum’s flat. Now this evening’s photo’s of the Killhope lead mining museum as on the 14th April, 1990, are fascinating. I have never been to it before, so your photo’s are quite an eye opener. In C14327, the extremely sharp curves and the remarkable looking incline are something which I am sure you would not get away with on a model railway. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

Edited July 7, 2022 by Market65
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