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

[DaveF]

Next  we have some photos on the Isle of Wight at Ryde in the second half of the 1970s.

 

Ryde Pier Head and pier from ferry July 79 J6546

 

 

Ryde Pier Head MV Shanklin June 75 C2160

 

 

Ryde Pier 4VEC043 at rear Pier Head to Esplanade June 75 C2147

 

 

Ryde Pier 4VEC 043 and 3TIS Esplanade to Pier Head June 75 C2156

 

 

Ryde Esplanade 4VEC 041 Shanklin to Pier Head June 75 C2158

 

David

[DaveF]

A very random batch of photos to end today.

 

 

Llandudno Great Orme tramway No 7 July 82 C5705

 

 

Instow Class 22 D6339 milk Aug 66  J583

 

 

Irchester Class 47 up freight Oct 70 J2395

 

 

Irchester Class 47 down freight Oct 70 J2396

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent  Cotgrave branch 56070 empty mgr to Cotgrave April 80 C4982

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

In J583 would the brake vehicle just have been for the guard or was there still churn traffic in 1966.

A nice prototype to model, anyway.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic selection of photo’s of Quainton Road in November, 1976. In C3098, of GWR, Pannier, 7715, you have taken a delightful portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

The photo’s of the Weardale line, between Bishop Auckland and Eastgate, on the 23rd May, 1987, are a most interesting set of the line and the railtour. In C8492, at Etherley station, it’s a well composed shot, and shows the large size of the station buildings. 

 

In the photo’s of the Isle of Wight at Ryde, in the second half of the 1970’s, you have a superb selection. In the last photo’, at Ryde Esplanade, with 4VEC, 041, on a Shanklin to Pier Head service, in June, 1975, you have an excellent shot of the train in the station. It can be seen that the clearance between the train and the platform was quite tight at the vehicle ends. 

 

Finally, the random photo’s are an excellent set. In J2395, at Irchester, with a Class 47, on an up freight train in October, 1970, your Dad has taken an excellent and well composed shot of the approaching train. It can be seen that there are two different windscreen wipers, on the 47, and if you replicated that on a model you’d almost certainly be in trouble.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[jwealleans]

 

Unless I'm greatly mistaken, Claire Williamson and almost certainly David beside her on the right of the picture.   To be seen manning the NERA stand at shows across the north to this day.

 

 

[DaveF]

2 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

In J583 would the brake vehicle just have been for the guard or was there still churn traffic in 1966.

A nice prototype to model, anyway.

Jonathan

 

I don't remember seeing churns around that time, so I think it was probably just for the guard, but I don't know Devon perhaps they still had churns.

 

David

[DaveF]

Arthington which is on the Leeds to Harrogate line and Leeds City for this morning.

 

 

Arthington Class 110 Harrogate to Liverpool Lime St Dec 66 J701

 

 

Arthington Class 47 D1975 The White Rose Kings X to Harrogate Dec 66 J702 The headcode is meant to be 1N13.

 

 

Leeds 150236 Manchester to Hull 3rd March 90 C14089

 

 

Leeds 155342 Leeds to Halifax 10th Aug 99 C24625

 

 

Leeds 321902 Doncaster to Leeds 10th Aug 99 C24626

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

j701 is a delightful shot with the low winter sun.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

West Coast electrics next with one in the Lune Gorge and the rest at Norton Bridge once again.

 

 

Lune Gorge Class 86 up ex pass 10th Aug 87 C8915

 

 

Norton Bridge Class 86 up ex pass May 76 J5240

 

 

Norton Bridge Class 86 down ex pass May 76 J5247

 

 

Norton Bridge Class 86 down ex pass Aug 79 C4808

 

 

Norton Bridge Class 86 up ex pass Aug 79 C4809

 

David

[DaveF]

Another mixed set, two with trains and three closed lines.

 

 

Chapel en le Frith 37677 ICI empties 24th Aug 90 C15310

 

 

Orgreave Colliery junction Class 31 eastbound ballast Feb 79 C4334

 

 

Thorney M&GN Nov 70 J2449 Between Peterborough and Wisbech on the line to Sutton Bridge.

 

 

Thorpe buildings and trackbed LNWR Northampton to Peterborough line Oct 70 J2392

 

 

Thrapston view to River Nene viaduct MR Kettering to Huningdon line Oct 70 J2393

 

David

[DaveF]

Finally today back to the the London Tilbury and Southend with some photos taken around Tilbury in 1976.

 

 

Tilbury BR ferry  in foreground Feb 76 C2621  The cruise ship was Russian, I believe it was Alexander Pushkin.

 

 

Tilbury Riverside Class 302 in sidings Feb 76 C2622

 

 

Tilbury Town Class 08s 08417 and 08357 down l e Feb 76 C2623

 

 

Tilbury Class 302 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Dec 76 C3129

 

 

Tilbury Class 37 down parcels to Southend east Dec 76 C3131

 

David

[Tankerman]

23 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

In J583 would the brake vehicle just have been for the guard or was there still churn traffic in 1966.

A nice prototype to model, anyway.

Jonathan

 

Definitely just for the guard, although milk was still being collected in churns from some of the farms, at least in Cornwall, all the milk traffic from the various creameries was transported in tank wagons.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Tankerman
omitted transported

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a splendid selection of photo’s of Arthington and Leeds City. In C24625, at Leeds, with 155342, on a Leeds to Halifax service, on the 10th August, 1999, that is a superb shot of the unit which is still going strong today.

 

The photo’s of West Coast electrics, with one in the Lune Gorge and the rest at Norton Bridge, are a superb set. In J5247, at Norton Bridge, with a Class 86, on a down express passenger train, in May, 1976, your Dad has taken a well composed shot of the train. 

 

What a great mixed selection of photo’s, with the first one at Chapel en le Frith, with 37677, on a train of ICI empties, on the 24th August, 1990, being a most atmospheric photo’ of the train as it passes through some lovely countryside.

 

Finally, the photo’s of the London Tilbury and Southend from around Tilbury in 1976, are an excellent set. In C2623, at Tilbury Town, with Class 08’s 08417 and 08357, on a down light engine movement, in February, 1976, that’s a superb and well composed shot of the shunters coupled cab to cab. 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[eastwestdivide]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

Tilbury BR ferry  in foreground Feb 76 C2621  The cruise ship was Russian, I believe it was Alexander Pushkin

I may have mentioned it before, but we occasionally caught the Tilbury ferry from Gravesend as a "Sunday outing" around that period, and I remember there being makeshift market stalls in Tilbury Riverside selling jeans and transistor radios to the Russians (seamen?) who came ashore.

[Rugd1022]

On 18/07/2023 at 17:11, DaveF said:

A very random batch of photos to end today.

 

 

Llandudno Great Orme tramway No 7 July 82 C5705

 

 

Instow Class 22 D6339 milk Aug 66  J583

 

 

Irchester Class 47 up freight Oct 70 J2395

 

 

Irchester Class 47 down freight Oct 70 J2396

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent  Cotgrave branch 56070 empty mgr to Cotgrave April 80 C4982

 

David

 

Another nice selection there Dave, very nice as usual. Mind if I share the D6339 at Instow shot elsewhere with full credit please...?

[DaveF]

50 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

 

Another nice selection there Dave, very nice as usual. Mind if I share the D6339 at Instow shot elsewhere with full credit please...?

 

 

That's fine.  I've sent you a PM.

 

David

Edited July 19, 2023 by DaveF

[33C]

3 hours ago, DaveF said:

Finally today back to the the London Tilbury and Southend with some photos taken around Tilbury in 1976.

 

 

Tilbury BR ferry  in foreground Feb 76 C2621  The cruise ship was Russian, I believe it was Alexander Pushkin.

 

 

Tilbury Riverside Class 302 in sidings Feb 76 C2622

 

 

Tilbury Town Class 08s 08417 and 08357 down l e Feb 76 C2623

 

 

Tilbury Class 302 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness Dec 76 C3129

 

 

Tilbury Class 37 down parcels to Southend east Dec 76 C3131

 

David

Ah, the Southend East parcels and papers...Great days. And the Grays 08 pilot. When shunting the down side oil terminal, it would "blip" all the signals to red...

[DaveF]

A set of photos taken on the WCML around Brinklow, mainly by the Oxford canal.  They date from 1972 and 1976.

 

With thanks to figworthy for pointing out it is not the Grand Union!

 

 

Brinklow Class 86 down vans April 72 J2850  Pallet vans I think.

 

 

Brinklow Class 86 Barrow to London April 72 J2851

 

 

Brinklow Class 86 Liverpool to Euston March 76 J5085

 

 

Brinklow 86257 Euston to Liverpool March 76 J5088

 

 

Brinklow 86259 Euston to Liverpool March 76 J5089

Edited July 20, 2023 by DaveF

[Fat Controller]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

A set of photos taken on the WCML around Brinklow, mainly by the Grand Union canal.  They date from 1972 and 1976.

 

 

Brinklow Class 86 down vans April 72 J2850  Pallet vans I think.

 

 

 

 

[Fat Controller]

A somewhat more homogenous 'Ford' train, mainly composed of 22t Pallet vans, though there might be some of the 'IZAL' ones amongst then. (ther stock seen on these trains included air--piped BR vans, 'Tube' wagons, and later, Freightliner flats. The Tubes had steel plates bolted to the sides, allowing them to be opened and closed by forklift tines.

[DaveF]

Around the Great Eastern again this lunchtime.

 

 

Bramford Class 105 July 75 C2183

 

 

BramfordClass 47 down with brake van July 75 C2184

 

 

Bures Class 105 pass Colchester to Sudbury May 83 C6037

 

 

Mistley view of maltings and quayside, grain wagons in distance July 75 J4531

 

 

Manningtree ex Brighton Belle stock in sidings south of station Oct 75 C2479

 

 

Manningtree Class 105 Harwich to Manningtree May 77 C3347

 

 

Manningtree track machine Nov 76 C3084

 

David

[bmb5dnp1]

On 17/07/2023 at 14:40, DaveF said:

On the Midland around Nottingham and on the line south to Melton Mowbray in black and white.

 

 

Beeston Class 5 down pass Leicester to Nottingham from train c1952 JVol2236

 

 

Ilkeston Junction from GN viaduct 3F 43560 up coal  and Beyer Garratt c1953 JVol4051

 

 

Emptying a ballast wagon c1952 JVol2188

 

 

Edwalton Jubilee 45607 Fiji up ex pass c1948 JVol7304

 

 

Edwalton LMS compound  41197 up pass 1949 JVol1094

 

David

David,

     Thanks for all the superb pictures and for taking the time to post them, this topic is always my first port of call when I look at RMWEB ! Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but if the photograph in  JVol4051 is taken from the GN viaduct then the junction in the picture is actually Bennerley Junction which existed until relatively recently and was latterly the junction for an opencast loading plant but was originally the junction for the line to Nottingham via Watnall. Ilkeston Junction is a mile or so further south.  Again, thanks for all the great pictures and hope this information is useful.

 

Dave

[DaveF]

2 hours ago, bmb5dnp1 said:

David,

     Thanks for all the superb pictures and for taking the time to post them, this topic is always my first port of call when I look at RMWEB ! Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but if the photograph in  JVol4051 is taken from the GN viaduct then the junction in the picture is actually Bennerley Junction which existed until relatively recently and was latterly the junction for an opencast loading plant but was originally the junction for the line to Nottingham via Watnall. Ilkeston Junction is a mile or so further south.  Again, thanks for all the great pictures and hope this information is useful.

 

Dave

 

 

Many thanks Dave,

 

I really should have noticed that I had typed the wrong place name, it was correct in Dad's notes.  The more so as I have been there often enough in later years.

 

David

[DaveF]

We are going to France now to look at some trains at St. Omer in August 1978.  St. Omer is between Calais and Liile.

 

They were taken on the way home from a holiday with family and friends in the Alps at Les Gets.  Mum, Dad and I had bumped into some French friends when we were in Morzine one day, when our English friends went home we went to stay with them in their chalet in Morzine for about a week and then slowly set off for home, spending 4 or 5 nights on the way to Calais.  Fortunately we hadn't booked a return ferry crossing before we set off or we would have been almost a fortnight late for it!  Our outward journey had been Sheerness to Vlissingen then about a week travelling through the Netherlands, Belgium, eastern France and Switzerland then back into France to get to Les Gets.

 

St. Omer was quite busy, after a search we found a small cafe with rooms for the night.  The food was excellent, the beds were comfortable even though the bed linen didn't match - who cares as long as you get a good night's sleep.

 

 

St Omer Y7695 16th Aug 78 C4076

 

 

St Omer Y7695 16th Aug 78 C4077

 

 

St Omer BB67606 from Calais 16th Aug 78 C4078

 

 

St Omer  66706 from Calais 16th Aug 78 C4079

 

 

St Omer 67608 pass to Calais 16th Aug 78 C4080

 

 

St Omer 66108  16th Aug 78 C4081

 

 

St Omer 16th Aug 78 C4082

 

David

[Fat Controller]

27 minutes ago, DaveF said:

We are going to France now to look at some trains at St. Omer in August 1978.  St. Omer is between Calais and Liile.

 

They were taken on the way home from a holiday with family and friends in the Alps at Les Gets.  Mum, Dad and I had bumped into some French friends when we were in Morzine one day, when our English friends went home we went to stay with them in their chalet in Morzine for about a week and then slowly set off for home, spending 4 or 5 nights on the way to Calais.  Fortunately we hadn't booked a return ferry crossing before we set off or we would have been almost a fortnight late for it!  Our outward journey had been Sheerness to Vlissingen then about a week travelling through the Netherlands, Belgium, eastern France and Switzerland then back into France to get to Les Gets.

 

St. Omer was quite busy, after a search we found a small cafe with rooms for the night.  The food was excellent, the beds were comfortable even though the bed linen didn't match - who cares as long as you get a good night's sleep.

 

 

St Omer Y7695 16th Aug 78 C4076

 

 

St Omer Y7695 16th Aug 78 C4077

 

 

St Omer BB67606 from Calais 16th Aug 78 C4078

 

 

St Omer  66706 from Calais 16th Aug 78 C4079

 

 

St Omer 67608 pass to Calais 16th Aug 78 C4080

 

 

St Omer 66108  16th Aug 78 C4081

 

 

St Omer 16th Aug 78 C4082

 

David

The very ornate station building was built in the 1920s, i believe, to replace the original, which had been shelled. The route past the station was electrified in the early 1990s, in anticipation of Channel l Tunnel freight traffic