RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 9, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) A few photos taken in Kent for today's selection. Bax Crossing Class 411 7171 Cannon St to Ramsgate 23rd April 77 C3307 Deerton Street Class 411 7115 Ramsgate to Victoria March 76 C2653 Teynham Class 423 7869 Victoria to Ramsgate 23rd April 77 C3310 In the summer of 1977 BR ran a series of "Mystery excursions" from the East Midlands, they all picked up at Nottingham wherever they originated, this is one Mum and Dad went on. The destination was only revealed late on in the journey, Dad says they were travelling round London when they were told the destination. Ramsgate Class 47 mystery special Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway to Ramsgate Aug 77 J5812 Ramsgate Class 423 7891 Ramsgate to Charing Cross via Dover Aug 77 J5815 David Edited April 9, 2015 by DaveF 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 ... In the summer of 1977 BR ran a series of "Mystery excursions" from the East Midlands, they all picked up at Nottingham wherever they originated, this is one Mum and Dad went on. The destination was only revealed late on in the journey, Dad says they were travelling round London when they were told the destination. ... Highlight of the summer weekend for us Kentish spotters, the various excursions to the coast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted April 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2015 Just love the 1970s North Kent Coast stuff, our family holiday destination every year. We stayed with an Uncle in Rainham whose garden backed onto the railway and went to the beach every day on the train - usually Margate or Herne Bay. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi, Dave. Love the Kent photo's. In C2653, at Deerton Street, I do like the level crossing gates, and the box. And in J5815, that is a really good 'portrait' of a class 423 DTCL. Please keep the photo's coming, All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I went on one of those excursions from the East Midlands to Margate/Ramsgate in 1977, just after I completed by PGCE. For some reason though, I didn't take any photos. Wonder if I was on that very train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Smashing Mk.I Morris 1100 in C2653. Looks like it's Old English white with after market reversing lights... P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Classic set of pictures... So nice to see 4-Ceps with their proper unit numbers in the 71xx series and 4-Veps in the 77xx/78xx series. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Not being rude about 26s but how did they manage, single loco, that number of wagons loaded? Phil [Haulage geek mode on] In the words of performance guru Michael Oakley (BR Class 26/27 Diesels - Bradford Barton 1981), the 26s were "remarkably low-geared......what one finds is a performance peak at around 30mph, where the 26 is not merely the equal, pro rata, of the 27, but has overtaken it mightily......the normal class 26 performance curve has the drawbar hp down in practice to 50% of the engine brake hp by 60mph and to 25% by 80 mph, leaving the class 27 with a distinct advantage on the fast Aberdeen/Inverness route where the workings are now shared.....on their home ground, by contrast, the power comes through at the speed where it is most needed." So reliable low-speed slogging was where the class excelled, making them a good, if unusual, choice for the Central Belt MGR workings. And they made a gorgeous noise too! [Haulage geek mode off]. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Also did the Margate/Ramsgate mystery tour from Leeds in the 70`s 47421 being the loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted April 10, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2015 Re: the cl.26s - a quick search has them geared 63:16 with 75 mph max, whereas the 27s were geared 60:17 for a 90 mph max Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yesterday I spent a day at Beamish Museum looking at the "Great North Steam Fair which continues until 12th April. As usual I took a lot of photos, I'll post a few over the coming days. Today's show Rowley station with the visiting Avonside. Avonside 1764 Portbury at Beamish DSC_5664 Avonside 1764 Portbury at Rowley station Beamish DSC_5735 Avonside 1764 Portbury DSC_5667 Avonside 1764 Portbury DSC_5732 Some of you will be old enough to remember these. Halls Distemper DSC_5692 David 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) The second batch of photos today are from the Midland Railway's route from Nottingham to Newark Castle and then on to Lincoln St Marks. Lowdham 154002 Lincoln to Nottingham 9th June 89 C11970 Gonalston Crossing Class 120 Crewe to Barnetby March 78 C3763 Gonalston Crossing Class 120 Crewe to Lincoln Oct 75 C2517 Newark Castle Class 105 Nottingham to Lincoln St Marks April 67 J852 Lincoln St Marks 47414 Kings X to Cleethorpes 13th Ag 77 C3497 David Edited April 10, 2015 by DaveF 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Before I could drive, I once cycled to Lowdham on my push bike from Derby. Carlton Hill nearly killed me! Drawings of the PW building in the background of the first picture, once described as a "Sleeper Cathedral" appeared in a model magazine many years ago. That prompted me to make a model of it - still got it somewhere. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi, Dave. Stunning photo's of Beamish Museum, which I've really enjoyed seeing. In photo's DSC_5735, and DSC_5732 the coach is, I think, an ex-GCR saloon. Then, there are a good set of photo's of the line from Nottingham to Newark Castle. I really do like the Sunrise (I think!) effect in C2577 at Gonalston Crossing with a class 120 DMU, in October, 1975. Please keep the photo's coming, All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The variety of locations and out of the way places never ceases to amaze me, aside from the excellence of the images. Some have a glorious sense of sponteneity that puts the viewer right into the picture, others are just, well, beautiful. Look at C2517 again, the low sun, the mist over the distant track, the stillness about to be broken by a rattle of a dmu... Thanks, Dave - keep them coming! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi, Dave. Stunning photo's of Beamish Museum, which I've really enjoyed seeing. In photo's DSC_5735, and DSC_5732 the coach is, I think, an ex-GCR saloon. Then, there are a good set of photo's of the line from Nottingham to Newark Castle. I really do like the Sunrise (I think!) effect in C2577 at Gonalston Crossing with a class 120 DMU, in October, 1975. Please keep the photo's coming, All the best, Market65. The variety of locations and out of the way places never ceases to amaze me, aside from the excellence of the images. Some have a glorious sense of sponteneity that puts the viewer right into the picture, others are just, well, beautiful. Look at C2517 again, the low sun, the mist over the distant track, the stillness about to be broken by a rattle of a dmu... Thanks, Dave - keep them coming! C2517 at Gonalston Crossing of the Class 120 is one of my favourite photos. Gonalston Crossing wasn't far to get to when I visited my parents so it was worth going there just for a short time. The photo was taken in the early evening, I'd probably gone there before having an evening meal with Mum and dad. Gonalston was a very quiet crossing, the only traffic was to and from Hoveringham Village, and there were other ways of getting there. This made it a very pleasant place to park to watch trains go by. It could be very wet in winter! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2015 Highlight of the summer weekend for us Kentish spotters, the various excursions to the coast. Highlight (mostly) of us mystery travellers from Wellingborough as well. For different reasons though, mostly route identification. Loco's were quite common I'm afraid, but often Crewe Diesel residents. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 A few photos taken in Kent for today's selection. sa Bax Crossing Class 411 7171 Cannon St to Ramsgate 23rd April 77 C3307.jpg Bax Crossing Class 411 7171 Cannon St to Ramsgate 23rd April 77 C3307 sb Deerton Street Class 411 7115 Ramsgate to Victoria March 76 C2653.jpg Deerton Street Class 411 7115 Ramsgate to Victoria March 76 C2653 t Teynham Class 423 7869 Victoria to Ramsgate 23rd April 77 C3310.jpg Teynham Class 423 7869 Victoria to Ramsgate 23rd April 77 C3310 In the summer of 1977 BR ran a series of "Mystery excursions" from the East Midlands, they all picked up at Nottingham wherever they originated, this is one Mum and Dad went on. The destination was only revealed late on in the journey, Dad says they were travelling round London when they were told the destination. w Ramsgate Class 47 mystery special Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway to Ramsgate Aug 77 J5812.jpg Ramsgate Class 47 mystery special Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway to Ramsgate Aug 77 J5812 w Ramsgate Class 423 7891 Ramsgate to Charing Cross via Dover Aug 77 J5815.jpg Ramsgate Class 423 7891 Ramsgate to Charing Cross via Dover Aug 77 J5815 David I notice on the shot of 7171 that the waist level air hoses are flailing around under the driver's window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) While I was at Beamish yesterday I also visited the pit village where there were two standard gauge locos in steam along with three narrow gauge locos. Today I'll concentrate on the standard gauge ones, a coffee pot built by Head Wrightson and one built by Lewin which worked at Seaham harbour. Edit Perhaps I should mention that all the photos are taken from areas with public access. Below are the first five photos, in no particular order. Coffee pot DSC_5772 Coffee pot DSC_5780 Coffee pot DSC_5781 Lewin 18 DSC_5765 Lewin 18 with chaldron wagons and steam roller DSC_5766 The road up from the pit village is as steep as it looks! David Edited April 11, 2015 by DaveF 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2015 A few more from the pit village at Beamish. Early morning in the pit village DSC_5635 Taken just after the site opened for the day. A bit of railway is visible if you study the photo hard enough. Lewin 18 DSC_5775 Lewin 18 DSC_5820 When visiting Beamish you have to remain alert as everything with wheels is likely to move and there are things around you might fall over! Colliery yard DSC_5773 Colliery yard DSC_5778 David 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted April 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2015 The next set for today consists of photos taken in Harrogate during 1965 to 1967. Harrogate B1 61303 Harrogate to Kings X June 65 J188 Harrogate Class 24 D5096 The Yorkshire Pullman Harrogate to Kings X June 65 J191 Harrogate BR Class 5 73157 Harrogate to Kings X Nov 65 J422 Harrogate Class 101 York to Harrogate Feb 67 J766 Harrogate Class 24 D5096 Yorkshire Pullman Harrogate to Kings X March 67 J845 David 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) They've cleaned D5096 up a bit between June '65 (J191) and March '67 (J845)... and the latter one has Mark 1 instead of what look like all-steel 'K-type' Pullmans. An incongruous bit of motive power for a Pullman service - presumably was not on the train for the full journey. Edited April 11, 2015 by talisman56 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 They've cleaned D5096 up a bit between June '65 (J191) and March '67 (J845)... and the latter one has Mark 1 instead of what look like all-steel 'K-type' Pullmans. An incongruous bit of motive power for a Pullman service - presumably was not on the train for the full journey. I believe it was only a portion of the Yorkshire Pullman, working just as far as Leeds; the other portion originated in Bradford, I think. It would have been Type 4 or 5 power from Leeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted April 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2015 Hi, Dave. I like the Beamish photo's, and especially those of the 0-4-0 Coffee Pot. The photo's of Harrogate are very good too, and looking at the snow in J422, in November, 1965, of BR 5 73157, I wonder if that was the 27th, a Saturday - only that day was the day of the last train to run through Market Weighton. D5096 has undergone quite a transformation between the two photo's - it almost looks like a new engine in the second photo'! Please keep the photo's coming, All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2015 You should apply for commission from Beamish Dave, good set of promotional photos, looks a cracking set up and worth a visit. I believe there's a Sheffield Roberts tramcar there somewhere. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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