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

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the ECML photos. The second one is a very good one of an HST, 254017, in original condition, with no smoke deflectors.

The first one of a Deltic hauled express train, is a great classic shot.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

Visits to Lowdham and Gonalston crossing on the Midland Railway line from Nottingham to Newark and Lincoln for today.

 

 

Lowdham pw machine Aug 78 C4106

 

 

Lowdham Class 120 Lincoln to Derby Aug 78 C4107

 

 

Gonalston Crossing Class 120 Crewe to Lincoln Jan 76 C2581

 

 

Gonalston crossing 25121 up p w Jan 76 J5046

 

 

Gonalston Crossing Class 114 Lincoln to Nottingham July 76 C2856

 

 

David

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Lowdham and Gonalston photos. They show what is now a long gone age, with BR blue that was, at the time, all pervasive, or so it seemed. The Plasser and Theurer tamping machine is well caught in the first photo. And the class 120 Cross Country units make splendid sights along with the Class 25/3 , 25121, in J5046 at Gonalston Crossing.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

The first set for today are from Steamtown, as it was then, at Carnforth in the 1970s.

 

 

Carnforth Bagnall fireless 6         Feb 73 C1179

 

 

Carnforth Barclay David ex Millom Iron Works Feb 73 C1182

 

 

Carnforth Barclay John Howe ex British Gypsum Feb 73 C1186

 

 

Carnforth DB 80 018 5th June 76 C2751

 

 

Carnforth LNWR 790 Harwicke 6th June 76 C2770

 

 

Carnforth A4 4498 25th March 78 C3747

 

 

Edited to correct identity of loco in C1182.

David

Edited November 27, 2017 by DaveF

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Steamtown, Carnforth, photo's. Hardwicke makes a fine sight in C2770. And I see Sir Nigel Gresley has no whistle fitted in the last photo.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[royaloak]

There used to be a narrow gauge line that ran onto the beach at Pentewan in Cornwall.

I would guess it was 1' 6" - 2' 0" gauge.*

It was to extract gravel from the beach at low tide, the track being covered at high tide.

Every tide washed more gravel over the tracks and each working period a RB digger would crawl out from the depot along with a small diesel loco and some small hopper wagons,

They would dig the sand/gravel off the tracks until the tide came in and then return to the depot

 

It closed some years ago but was very active in the 50s/60s

 

Keith

 

*Edit maybe it was 2' 6" like the "main line"!

I think the remains of the shed and some of the track is still there.

[DaveF]

Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire today.   Something of a mixed bag.

 

 

Northorpe Class 47 up freight Feb 64 J092 Barnetby to Gainsborough line.  D1537?

 

 

New Bedford River Class 37 Parkeston Quay to Peterborough Aug 72 J3010

 

 

New Bedford River Class 37 6773 up freight Aug 72 J3011

 

 

Sleaford Class 31 31156 down freight Jan 77 J5612

 

 

Sleaford Class 44004 up freight Jan 77 J5614

 

 

David

Edited November 27, 2017 by DaveF

[Enterprisingwestern]

J5614.

That's an easy one to identify looking on the top of the nose!

 

Mike.

 

Edited to add the number. D4.

D'oh.

Edited November 26, 2017 by Enterprisingwestern

[LMS2968]

Wrong thread!

Edited November 26, 2017 by LMS2968

[LNERGE]

Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire today.   Something of a mixed bag.

 

New Bedford River Class 37 Parkeston Quay to Peterborough Aug 72 J3010.jpg

New Bedford River Class 37 Parkeston Quay to Peterborough Aug 72 J3010

 

New Bedford River Class 37 up freight Aug 72 J3011.jpg

New Bedford River Class 37 6773 up freight Aug 72 J3011

 

David

The New Bedford Bridge is giving cause for concern now. I think there is quite a harsh speed restriction on it. 

[caradoc]

J3010 Maroon coach in the formation - Nice ! Also, a plane has photo-bombed the picture - Who's going to identify that ?

Edited November 26, 2017 by caradoc

[corneliuslundie]

It must have been a nightmare finding good foundations for some of the bridges in that area - and of course Sutton Bridge dock was not a startling success.

I remember fairly serious work on one of the bridges in the 1970s, with gaunletting of the two lines over the bridge.

Jonathan.

[Market65]

Hi, Dave. I like the Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire photos. That class 44 in the last photo makes a fine sight at the head of a freight train in the last photo. Very cold and frosty too.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[talisman56]

J3010 Maroon coach in the formation - Nice ! Also, a plane has photo-bombed the picture - Who's going to identify that ?

 

DC-3?

[The Pilotman]

DC-3?

Could be; it’s got the correct number of wings and engines. But besides that, more than 24 hours after it was posted, not a whiff of an attempt to identify the Deltic in C4427!! Are all the Deltic experts at Warley?

[talisman56]

Could be; it’s got the correct number of wings and engines. But besides that, more than 24 hours after it was posted, not a whiff of an attempt to identify the Deltic in C4427!! Are all the Deltic experts at Warley?

 

Another amateur stab in the dark - single line name plate, number looks like it ends in a number with straight lines rather than curves - St Paddy or Pinza...

[brushman47544]

Could be; it’s got the correct number of wings and engines. But besides that, more than 24 hours after it was posted, not a whiff of an attempt to identify the Deltic in C4427!! Are all the Deltic experts at Warley?

Not at Warley, no. Not even in the UK. Wasn't confident enough to post, but since you ask my first thought was that the number ends with a 7, but the red nameplate looks longer than a racehorse, unless it shadow or something.

[woodenhead]

DC-3?

Looks more like a HS748

[russ p]

The New Bedford Bridge is giving cause for concern now. I think there is quite a harsh speed restriction on it.

 

20mph the restriction is reputedly due to rotten way beams

[AberdeenBill]

Lovely set of pictures.   J3011: iron ore tipplers de-branded and repainted for sand traffic??

 

Bill

[idd15]

DC-3?

I think your on the right lines, more probably a converted Dakota C47.  Quite long broad wings outboard of the engine nacelles with rounded tips.  HS748 has less chord  and more squared off tips.  Horrible aeroplane to fly in IMHO.

 

Remember sitting in the Captains seat of a C47 in the early 70's while an engine was ground tested at Leavesden aerodrome.  Very exciting for a nine year old air mad youf!

 

idd

[35A]

20mph the restriction is reputedly due to rotten way beams

 

 It certainly is a painful stagger across the floodplain between the outer banks. I've got to suffer it twice on Wednesday!

[35A]

Another lovely set of pictures, David.

 

As identified above, 44 004 is fairly obvious in J5614.

 

I'd suggest D1537 for J092, as well.

 

As for C4427 - I concur with Andrew, it's not really clear enough to ID (although I agree that it appears to end in a 7) and the dimensions of the plate are not clear with the dirt & brake block dust. The state of the loco, in itself, suggests strongly to me that it might be a Gateshead loco, in which case it could only be 55 017. The picture dates from April 1979 and the Gateshead and Haymarket locos were not transferred to York until the following month. 7 didn't receive its white windscreen surrounds until July 1979 but it would be highly unusual for Finsbury Park to let a loco go out in that state!

[DaveF]

Another trip to Scotland today with one photo at Invershin, north of Inverness. 

 

The remainder are around Inverness.

 

 

In‌vershin Aug 73 J3309

 

 

Inverness snowploughs Aug 74 J3907

 

 

Inverness Milburn Junction 2 Class 26 Inverness to Euston Royal Highlander Aug 73 J3283

 

 

Inverness Milburn Junction Class 40 Invernes to Euston Aug 76 J5395

 

 

Inverness Milburn Junction 2x Class 26 sleeper Euston to Inverness Aug 76 J5396

 

 

David

Edited November 27, 2017 by DaveF

[The Johnster]

Nice change to see photos of Scotland where the railway is not overwhelmed by the geography, or Edinbugh Victorian Gothic!