RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2018 DAS000519 Holyhead 10/08/1978 (Thursday) 01002 at Holyhead Breakwater DAS000519 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr DAS000520 Holyhead 10/08/1978 (Thursday) 01002 at Holyhead Breakwater DAS000520 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr Only ever did a quick out and back to Holyhead (with 40106 on a railtour [*]) and never got to see the 01's. Your pics remind me of the only ones that ever seem to be published. Cheers, Mick [*] 40106 piloted up the Blaenau branch by 25321, a quick spin on the Ffestiniog with a double headed Double Fairlie. '106 was low on coolant on the way back, so it was removed at Warrington BQ, taken to Arpley, filled up and put back on the front……. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 These pics are so 'my era' - thanks for posting them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 This is just what I've been looking for the atmosphere in these pictures are amazing just what I need to help me along on my new project. Now following with great interest keep the pictures coming. Cheers Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Love the photo 478 at crewe. Both the rats are early no boiler tank bodies with air brakes, judging by the HB/EAs they are pulling. Note-The hoppers they are pulling were coded HBAs, until they had the suspension changed, when they became HEAs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post beast66606 Posted September 5, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2018 Another batch, including another rescued by the scanner - ie an incomplete negative, rejected by the printer all those years ago but now a scanner can get an image. I'm glad I kept most of those little off-cuts .. DAS000546Liverpool Lime Street10/08/1978 (Thursday)40081 at Liverpool Lime Street, platform 9, 86254 alongsideDAS000546 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000547Preston11/08/1978 (Friday)UID Class 40 on a parcels trainDAS000547 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000548Preston11/08/1978 (Friday)87001, Royal Scot, on a London Euston - Glasgow service at Preston, around 08:00DAS000548 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000549Lancaster11/08/1978 (Friday)87017, Iron Duke, heads North running light engine at Lancaster at around 09:00DAS000549 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000550Lancaster11/08/1978 (Friday)85xxx heads South through Lancaster on an Up Parcels at around 09:00DAS000550 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000551Colwyn Bay25/08/1977 (Thursday)Colywn Bay Down Distant, motor worked tubular steel postDAS000551 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000552Colwyn Bay25/08/1977 (Thursday)Penmaenrhos tunnel portal, Colwyn Bay sideDAS000552 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000553Llysfaen25/08/1977 (Thursday)Llysfaen Down Starter. Lattice post, co-acting arms, once carried Old Colwyn down distantDAS000553 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000554Abergele25/08/1977 (Thursday)Abergele down platform and down main starters, down platform, old right hand junction with 1 doll OOU. Down main tall lattice, lower part only visibleDAS000554 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000555Abergele25/08/1977 (Thursday)40044 passes Abergele signal box on the down main heading a passenger working towards Llandudno/Bangor/HolyheadDAS000555 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000556Rhyl25/08/1977 (Thursday)08665 shunts in the yard at RhylDAS000556 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000557Prestatyn25/08/1977 (Thursday)Prestatyn Down Distant - until 1975 it was Nant Hall Down Slow and Down Fast homes with Prestatyn Down Slow and Fast distantsDAS000557 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000558Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)Cab interior of 24133DAS000558 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000559Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)37269 arrives at Crewe on a Cardiff - Crewe serviceDAS000559 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000560Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)37269 runs round a Crewe/Cardiff train at CreweDAS000560 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000561Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)40106 running light engine at Crewe SouthDAS000561 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000562Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)40106 running light engine at Crewe SouthDAS000562 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000563Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)40106 running light engine at Crewe SouthDAS000563 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000564Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)LMS colour light ground signal at Crewe South - 164BDAS000564 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000565Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)40025 at Crewe SouthDAS000565 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000566Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)Crewe Station A signal boxDAS000566 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000567Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)87014, Knight of the Thistle, heads a non-stop train South from CreweDAS000567 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000568Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)24073 and 24082 head South from Crewe running light enginesDAS000568 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000569Crewe25/08/1977 (Thursday)UID 08 shunts an LMS 6-wheeled van at Crewe South carrying the label "Stores Van"DAS000569 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000570Liverpool Lime Street25/08/1977 (Thursday)25048 in platform 8 at Liverpool Lime StreetDAS000570 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2018 Another batch, including another rescued by the scanner - ie an incomplete negative, rejected by the printer all those years ago but now a scanner can get an image. I'm glad I kept most of those little off-cuts .. I'm loving these old warts'n'all shots which capture the everyday railway as it was at that time. Regarding the old negs not printed at the time, I've managed to rescue a few of my own including slides which had badly discoloured. Not all can be brought back to original colour but even most of those I have managed to coax a black and white picture out. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Interesting shot DAS000567 - the OHLE is earthed in the parcels bay but live on the main - could they take out certain routes? DAS000559 - I don't remember the Crewe-Cardiff trains running round like that, or maybe Canton just wanted it's 37 back pronto. DAS000568 - the three way point in front of the platform is still in situ - when did they take it up, I never saw anything use it, was it a steam throwback? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 5, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2018 Interesting shot DAS000567 - the OHLE is earthed in the parcels bay but live on the main - could they take out certain routes? DAS000559 - I don't remember the Crewe-Cardiff trains running round like that, or maybe Canton just wanted it's 37 back pronto. DAS000568 - the three way point in front of the platform is still in situ - when did they take it up, I never saw anything use it, was it a steam throwback? 567 - I assume so, generally it was/is possible to isolate areas, but the area might be large, or isolation may require a few areas. 559 - neither do I but the notes were written at the time - I simply copied them off the back of the photo. 568 - gone, 1985 at a guess during the remodelling. I suspect, as you suggest, it was a neck for pilot locos in the steam era, can't remember if I saw it used, or not ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Louch Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) Thanks for posting the Crewe photos. A few years before the photos posted, we used to make a regular Saturday 'pilgrimage' to Crewe from Brum mainly for the 400ers (later Class 50) which took over from the electrics to head north prior to electrification. Once also 'bashed' 'bunked'(!) Crewe Diesel Depot in the company of a 'braver' spotter who had done the shed before!! Happy days. Andy Edited September 5, 2018 by Andy Louch 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 568 - gone, 1985 at a guess during the remodelling. I suspect, as you suggest, it was a neck for pilot locos in the steam era, can't remember if I saw it used, or not ! I think it was gone long before '85, my spotting period was 76-83 so it must have been around 1980. It was good seeing some old pictures from my period at Crewe, all those covered tracks at the back, light engine movements and the 08 on the parcels bays. I went a couple of years back with a camera, it was so quiet without the hubbub of Crewe diesel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2018 Thanks for posting the Crewe photos. A few years before the photos posted, we used to make a regular Saturday 'pilgrimage' to Crewe from Brum mainly for the 400ers (later Class 50) which took over from the electrics to head north prior to electrification. Once also 'bashed' Crewe Diesel Depot in the company of a 'braver' spotter who had done the shed before!! Happy days. Andy A friend and I successfully bashed CD in around 1982; we walked into the main shed, went straight to the foreman's office and asked. I think he was so surprised we didn't try and bunk it, he said yes. Some other lads who didn't ask were promptly kicked out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 5, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2018 A friend and I successfully bashed CD in around 1982; we walked into the main shed, went straight to the foreman's office and asked. I think he was so surprised we didn't try and bunk it, he said yes. Some other lads who didn't ask were promptly kicked out. At Birkenhead shed, Angus, the foreman, would normally let me in and I could wander around freely, but a mate of mine would hardly ever be allowed in, even if we'd been in the day before Angus would just say he was in a good mood the previous day and still not let him in - happy days. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post beast66606 Posted September 9, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2018 DAS000571Chester26/08/1977 (Friday)24036 shunts Chester West YardDAS000571 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000572Chester26/08/1977 (Friday)24036 shunts Chester West YardDAS000572 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000573Chester26/08/1977 (Friday)24035 in Chester West YardDAS000573 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000574Bangor26/08/1977 (Friday)24081 gets a Shunt Ahead signal at Bangor so it can run forward and then set back onto the parcels vans visible.DAS000574 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000575Warrington Bank Quay26/08/1977 (Friday)24073 and 24082 double head a sand (?) train North from Warrington Bank QuayDAS000575 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000576Preston26/08/1977 (Friday)08355 on a parcels vehicle at the North end of Preston stationDAS000576 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000577Preston26/08/1977 (Friday)Dog and Dartboard crest on 08355 at Preston stationDAS000578 Preston 26/08/1977 (Friday) 08355 on a parcels vehicle at the North end of Preston station by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000578Preston26/08/1977 (Friday)08355 on a parcels vehicle at the North end of Preston stationDAS000578 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000579Liverpool Lime Street26/08/1977 (Friday)45076 at Liverpool Lime Street in platform 9DAS000579 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000580Crewe27/08/1977 (Saturday)24023 on Crewe SouthDAS000580 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000581Crewe27/08/1977 (Saturday)40113 and 40114 run light at Crewe SouthDAS000581 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000582Mold Junction27/08/1977 (Saturday)Mold Junction No.1 Down Fast, Down Fast to Down Slow and Down Fast to Down Sidings homes, with Mold Junction No.4 down fast/slow distantsDAS000582 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000583Mold Junction27/08/1977 (Saturday)Mold Junction No.1 Down Slow to Down Sidings, Down Slow, Down Slow to Down Fast homes, with Mold Junction No.4 down fast/slow distantsDAS000583 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000584Mold Junction27/08/1977 (Saturday)Mold Junction No.1 Down Slow to Down Sidings, Down Slow, Down Slow to Down Fast homes, with Mold Junction No.4 down fast/slow distants with down slow arms offDAS000584 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000585Mold Junction27/08/1977 (Saturday)Mold Junction No.4 Down Sidings signals with down slow and down fast home signals visibleDAS000585 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000586Sandycroft27/08/1977 (Saturday)Sandycroft Up Slow and Up Fast starters. Tubular steel posts.DAS000586 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000587Crewe22/08/1977 (Monday)24023 at Crewe North, light engine on the down slowDAS000587 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000588Carnforth22/08/1977 (Monday)Platform 1 down starters at CarnforthDAS000588 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000589Carnforth22/08/1977 (Monday)Platform 1a down starter at Carnforth, Station Junction signal box visible behindDAS000589 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000590Lancaster22/08/1977 (Monday)47488 heads a terminating train into LancasterDAS000590 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000591Lancaster22/08/1977 (Monday)86241 passes Lancaster on a Carlisle bound express on the Down MainDAS000591 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000593Lancaster22/08/1977 (Monday)Lancaster Up Main and Up Platform signals - controlled by Preston PSB. Up main has a ghost double yellow aspect.DAS000593 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 DAS000578Preston26/08/1977 (Friday)08355 on a parcels vehicle at the North end of Preston station Self-loading parcels, I assume :-) Thank you for the interesting thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted September 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 9, 2018 Many thanks for yet more fascinating photos Dave. As well as the signal wires, I love all the stay wires in DAS000582 and DAS000584. As for DAS000593. I've seen this (and done it) numerous times when the back of the signal is open. If this was the case in this instance, I would also expect the "red" to be visible. Very odd. Could be an actual fault on the signal control circuits, or you've just managed to operate the camera shutter at the very same time as the signal was changing aspects from a 'double yellow' to 'green', or a trick of the light in the photo processing. 10 out of 10 if it is the signal changing aspect! Regards, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted September 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2018 Dave, I'm enjoying these photos, especially the ones you've recently posted of Crewe, Lancaster and Preston. Even over the five or six years between your photos and mine it's a big surprise to see how much things have changed especially with the installation of the OHLE at Lancaster and Pretson. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 9, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2018 DAS000578 Preston 26/08/1977 (Friday) 08355 on a parcels vehicle at the North end of Preston station Self-loading parcels, I assume :-) Thank you for the interesting thread. Thanks ! - I simply typed the caption off the back of the photo, taking little notice of the sleeping parcels, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 9, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2018 Many thanks for yet more fascinating photos Dave. As well as the signal wires, I love all the stay wires in DAS000582 and DAS000584. As for DAS000593. I've seen this (and done it) numerous times when the back of the signal is open. If this was the case in this instance, I would also expect the "red" to be visible. Very odd. Could be an actual fault on the signal control circuits, or you've just managed to operate the camera shutter at the very same time as the signal was changing aspects from a 'double yellow' to 'green', or a trick of the light in the photo processing. 10 out of 10 if it is the signal changing aspect! Regards, Ian. As it's stepping up from double yellow to green - it's not that hard with lamps and relays, I've got quite a few mid-change. I finally managed to get a 2-aspect LED head in the middle of changing a couple of weeks back - that's a *lot* harder. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted September 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) DAS000566 - was trying to make out what the lettering on the buffet behind read, looks to be a TDB number, and as the next vehicle is also a buffet, was this part of the works test train? Dave Edited September 9, 2018 by Davexoc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY DIESEL Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Hi Dave, Fantastic photos, especially of the North Wales area, DAS000551 Colwyn Bay's down distant & the embankment behind is where I grew up & use to play and watch class 40s/trains in the late 70's to early 80's until the A55 was built. You've even got my old mates house in the background. A heads up if your interested, all the 'New' (coming up to 39 years old now) colour lights at the ends of Llandudno Junction Platforms are due to be renewed to LED types, (heads only I think) in the next month or so, so the Sick & Tired inform me. Keep up the good work.... Cheers Stu 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium drjcontroller Posted September 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 9, 2018 You can never have enough pictures of Class 40's ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 DAS000566 - was trying to make out what the lettering on the buffet behind read, looks to be a TDB number, and as the next vehicle is also a buffet, was this part of the works test train? Dave This intrigued me too. From the visible number, I reckon it was this - http://www.departmentals.com/photo/975324-1 - which was labelled as a "Catering Training Unit". There were at least two vehicles, the other being http://www.departmentals.com/photo/975323-1 . '323 survives, '324 went to Vic Berrys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2018 DAS000566 - was trying to make out what the lettering on the buffet behind read, looks to be a TDB number, and as the next vehicle is also a buffet, was this part of the works test train? Dave TDB 975 3 or 8 24 It might have been part of the test train, didn't take much notice in those days I'm afraid. Edit - see above post which was posted at the same time, confirming the number Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 DAS000574- probably sand from Oakamoor (Churnet Valley) to St Helens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post beast66606 Posted September 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2018 DAS000594Ellesmere Port23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Ellesmere Port No.2 signal boxDAS000594 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000595Helsby23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Helsby Junction signal box. DMU to Rock Ferry visible in the branch platformDAS000595 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000596Rhyl23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Rhyl No.2 down main to up slow, up fast and yard signal. LMS signal provided post 1933DAS000596 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000597Llandudno Junction23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Llandudno Junction down home 1 signals. Right hand bracket. Motor workedDAS000597 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000598Llandudno Junction23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Llandudno Junction Platform 2 down starter. Llandudno Junction signal box and various signals visible.DAS000598 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000599Rhyl23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Rhyl No.1 Down Fast Homes, Down Fast to Down Passenger Loop, Down Slow and Down Fast. Rhyl No.2 distants below. GantryDAS000599 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000600Prestatyn23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Prestatyn signal box and down slow and fast startersDAS000600 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000601Chester23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Chester No.3A signal box interior showing diagram, block shelf and levers.DAS000601 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000602Rock Ferry23/08/1977 (Tuesday)Rock Ferry Down Goods starter carrying Green Lane Junction down outer distant and a calling on arm. BR tubular steel straight post.DAS000602 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000603Chester23/08/1977 (Tuesday)24133 on a freight for North Wales at Chester No.6 signal box. A 4 car DMU, for the coast ?, approachesDAS000603 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000604Crewe23/08/1977 (Tuesday)24082 heads South from Crewe on a coal trainDAS000604 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000605Crewe23/08/1977 (Tuesday)General view of Crewe South with class 86,25, 47 and 40s visible.DAS000605 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000606Helsby24/08/1977 (Wednesday)Helsby Junction signal box block shelfDAS000606 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000607Rhyl24/08/1977 (Wednesday)Rhyl No.2 Up Fast Home. OOU carriage shed visible.DAS000607 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000608Crewe24/08/1977 (Wednesday)46028 on Crewe SouthDAS000608 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000609Crewe24/08/1977 (Wednesday)47367 heads a loaded MGR towards Chester ? for Rockcliffe Hall ?DAS000609 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000610Crewe24/08/1977 (Wednesday)47367 heads a loaded MGR towards Chester ? for Rockcliffe Hall ?DAS000610 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000611Crewe24/08/1977 (Wednesday)20153 towing 85002 at Crewe Station A signal boxDAS000611 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000614Liverpool Lime Street24/08/1977 (Wednesday)UID Class 40 in platform 9 at Liverpool Lime StreetDAS000614 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000615Chester25/08/1977 (Thursday)40128 takes the Down Through on a North Wales Coast service at ChesterDAS000615 by Dave Skipsey, on FlickrDAS000616Chester25/08/1977 (Thursday)40030 arrives at Chester on a Llandudno train. 47536 waits on the Up Through behindDAS000616 by Dave Skipsey, on Flickr 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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