JeffP Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 C6710, thats an awful lot of litter bins! Probably scrapped under anti-terrorism initiatives and melted down to make a new steam loco........wouldn't that be irony? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 2, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2018 Another mixed bag from Scotland for today. The Aviemore photos are my first two colour photos of railway interest. They were taken while on holiday with a group of friends from University. Aviemore South 21st June 69 C001 Aviemore June 69 C5498 Greskine Class 50 up motorail Aug 73 J3340 Greskine Class 47 down Aug 73 J3341 Bladnock River bridge Whithorn branch bridge remains July74 J3830 David 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2018 C5498 The view south down Grampian Road. I was there in 1971 and it was much the same but you wouldn't recognise it now What was once just a village is now a small town with loads of shops & restaurants and is expanding all the time. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Scottish photo’s, and in J3340, at Greskine, there is a tractor unit and trailer that are uncoupled, on the verge. I’m wondering what might have happened - a fire? The signal box at Aviemore South, in the first photo, would make a great model. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Scottish photo’s, and in J3340, at Greskine, there is a tractor unit and trailer that are uncoupled, on the verge. I’m wondering what might have happened - a fire? The signal box at Aviemore South, in the first photo, would make a great model. With warmest regards, Rob. In the days before sleeper cabs, some haulage firms would plan out and back runs, exchanging trailers at a mid-way point. The trailers were often just left in an agreed lay-by. I remember John Evans (Pontyberem) would take trailers from Pressed Steel, Llanelli, to somewhere just north-east of Brecon, drop them, and return with another. You still see trailers left like this today, when the tractor unit has been used by the driver to get somewhere to get food or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Scottish photo’s, and in J3340, at Greskine, there is a tractor unit and trailer that are uncoupled, on the verge. I’m wondering what might have happened - a fire? The signal box at Aviemore South, in the first photo, would make a great model. With warmest regards, Rob. Hi Rob It does, even in N gauge. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/99523-aviemore-1960s-n-gauge/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Thanks Rob. Presumably the marker lights were repositioned once the headcode panel was removed and the space plated over? TBH it is something I had never noticed before. When new the Heavyweights didn't all have marker lights just the head code panel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 South Newsham 40035 The Christmas Cracker Leeds to Glasgow Dec 82 C5882.jpg South Newsham 40035 The Christmas Cracker Leeds to Glasgow Dec 82 C5882 You don't see coaches with brick chimneys like that these days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted February 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2018 Another mixed bag from Scotland for today. The Aviemore photos are my first two colour photos of railway interest. They were taken while on holiday with a group of friends from University. Aviemore South 21st June 69 C001.jpg Aviemore South 21st June 69 C001 David The image above has a very interesting arrangement of electrical wiring... The street lights have open feeds running along near the top of the posts, then there is a GPO telephone pole, but which doesn't seem to have any wires on it, although I'm guessing it is used as a DP (Distribution Point, so it might have wires coming off at an angle we can't see). Then there is the 3 phase and neutral (or is it earth, I can never remember!) mains electrical supply for the street. Then, lastly there is a 3-wire (phase neutral and earth? or is it two phases and neutral?) feed to the railway, which goes to another post off camera to the right and back to the box. Notice how all bar the streetlights are on railway property. And then there is the token exchange platform, with its hoop to hold an oil lamp, but which presumably has been superseded by the electric bracket off the pole. And then there is a red P6 on the road too... Lovely shots. Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) You don't see coaches with brick chimneys like that these days A bit out of gauge, though... Edited February 3, 2018 by talisman56 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 The image above has a very interesting arrangement of electrical wiring... The street lights have open feeds running along near the top of the posts, then there is a GPO telephone pole, but which doesn't seem to have any wires on it, although I'm guessing it is used as a DP (Distribution Point, so it might have wires coming off at an angle we can't see). Then there is the 3 phase and neutral (or is it earth, I can never remember!) mains electrical supply for the street. Then, lastly there is a 3-wire (phase neutral and earth? or is it two phases and neutral?) feed to the railway, which goes to another post off camera to the right and back to the box. Notice how all bar the streetlights are on railway property. And then there is the token exchange platform, with its hoop to hold an oil lamp, but which presumably has been superseded by the electric bracket off the pole. And then there is a red P6 on the road too... Lovely shots. Andy G From what I can see in the photo, going from left to right is, lamp post with possible 'tap offs ' to supply it. The telegraph pole has 2 isolators with 2 wires which can been seen just at the edge of the photo. The 3rd pole has 5 wires, usual 3-phase has just 3 as neutral-earth end up at the same point and the black thing looks more like a 'phone joint. Fourth pole looks more likely to be electrical. Having said all that, I could be completely wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 You don't see coaches with brick chimneys like that these days Even in the 80s, main line services had gone over to metal ones: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Was the secondman's job to pull the bit of string to make it go down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 3, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Back to Pilmoor today for some more late 1960s photos on the ECML north of York. Pilmoor WD 90309 down freight May 67 J0879 Pilmoor A3 4472 Flying Scotsman down Hadrian Flyer June 67 J0929 Pilmoor A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley special Doncaster to Edinburgh Aug 67 J1057 working wrong road. Pilmoor down cement April 68 J1287 Pilmoor Neptune track recording car up June 68 J1325 David Edited February 3, 2018 by DaveF 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted February 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2018 From what I can see in the photo, going from left to right is, lamp post with possible 'tap offs ' to supply it. The telegraph pole has 2 isolators with 2 wires which can been seen just at the edge of the photo. The 3rd pole has 5 wires, usual 3-phase has just 3 as neutral-earth end up at the same point and the black thing looks more like a 'phone joint. Fourth pole looks more likely to be electrical. Having said all that, I could be completely wrong! The black bit is indeed a tap off, but it is an electrical tap off, the GPO didn't use anything that looked like that! I think that it might be a tap off for the feed to the other electrical pole, I know it seems a strange way to do it, but often that's how it was done.... Andy g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted February 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) J1057 - is the transparency reversed? Otherwise Sir Nigel Gresley is working wrong road. Another set of fantastic photos Dave. Keep 'em coming. Regards, Ian. Edited to correct name of loco. Edited February 3, 2018 by iands Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 3, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) J1057 - is the transparency reversed? Otherwise Mallard is working wrong road. Another set of fantastic photos Dave. Keep 'em coming. Regards, Ian. Sir Nigel Gresley is indeed working wrong road. It was the aftermath of the cement train derailment which caused the write off of DP2. All the down trains used the up fast, accessing it by the crossovers at Pilmoor signal box, just south of the photo. david Edited February 3, 2018 by DaveF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the excellent Pilmoor photos. The first one is superb, and brings back memories of WD’s clanking through Beverley station on very long freight trains from York to Hull. I see that in J1057, Sir Nigel Gresley, which is looking immaculate, has a train of Mk1 carriages, but with a Gresley, “Wooden Wall” buffet car. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Sir Nigel Gresley is indeed working wrong road. It was the aftermath of the cement train derailment which caused the write off of DP2. All the down trains used the up fast, accessing it by the crossovers at Pilmoor signal box, just south of the photo. Whereas, today, services would just be cancelled for weeks on end and to hell with the travelling public. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 4, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2018 This morning we go back in time to August 1975 to visit the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in Cumbria. The photos are presented in the order in which they were taken Things have changed a bit since these photos were taken! Ravenglass 9 River Mite Aug 75 J4622 Rock Point Murthwaite 6 River Esk to Dalegarth Aug 75 J4641 Irton Road Shelagh of Eskdale to Ravenglass Aug 75 J4642 Dalegarth 6 River Esk Aug 75 J4645 Dalegarth 7 River Irt Aug 75 J4654 Ravenglass DH Royal Anchor Aug 75 J4660 David 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted February 4, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) The Midland Railway this afternoon, with photos between Nottingham and Newark. Nottingham Class 150 eastbound 10th June 89 C12014 Gonalston crossing Class 47 down oil Jan 76 J5047 Gonalston Crossing Class 103 Nottingham to Lincoln 25th Feb 77 C3224 Fiskerton Class 120 Lincoln to Crewe Jan 80 C4942 Newark MR viaduct over R Trent July 76 J5339 David Edited February 4, 2018 by DaveF 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Newark MR viaduct over R Trent July 76 J5339.jpg Newark MR viaduct over R Trent July 76 J5339 David It always amazes me those thumping great oil trains go over this rather economical structure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted February 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2018 J0879 Nice to see a WD caught in a photo. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway photos. Such a lovely narrow gauge line which has always entranced me. The Midland Railway photos are excellent, and in C3224, at Gonalston Crossing, the DMU is not a class 114, but a class 103, Park Royal unit. You can see that from the three windows behind the drivers cab instead of two, and also the guards van has the small square windows, completely unlike any other first generation unit. The roof vents are totally different too, and in different places to a 114. With warmest regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 4, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hi, Dave. I like the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway photos. Such a lovely narrow gauge line which has always entranced me. The Midland Railway photos are excellent, and in C3224, at Gonalston Crossing, the DMU is not a class 114, but a class 103, Park Royal unit. You can see that from the three windows behind the drivers cab instead of two, and also the guards van has the small square windows, completely unlike any other first generation unit. The roof vents are totally different too, and in different places to a 114. With warmest regards, Rob. Thanks for identifying the dmu Rob. When I captioned the photo I wasn't sure but decided to leave it as in my catalogue, which I have now corrected for future reference. Most of my other photos on the line show the various dmus very clearly, usually they were Classes 114 and 120, I think now and then a 108 turned up. I am fairly sure I never saw another Class 103 on the route. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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