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

[Chris Turnbull]

Great East Anglian photos, Dave, as always.  Here's a couple of Felixstowe Beach today.

 

 

66710 Phil Packer BRIT departs from Felixstowe South with 4M02 to Hams Hall on 10th August 2022.

 

 

66713 Forest City arrives at Felixstowe South with 4L28 from Doncaster Iport on 24th May 2023.

 

Chris Turnbull

[Dagworth]

56 minutes ago, Chris Turnbull said:

Great East Anglian photos, Dave, as always.  Here's a couple of Felixstowe Beach today.

 

 

66710 Phil Packer BRIT departs from Felixstowe South with 4M02 to Hams Hall on 10th August 2022.

 

 

66713 Forest City arrives at Felixstowe South with 4L28 from Doncaster Iport on 24th May 2023.

 

Chris Turnbull

It looks very different to the last time I saw it which was probably about 35 years ago when the station building was still there! 
 

Andi

[Artless Bodger]

J3119, the bridge at Walberswick - this was originially a swing bridge iirc, and was blown up in the war as it was in an area vulnerable to invasion.

[St Enodoc]

12 hours ago, Artless Bodger said:

J3119, the bridge at Walberswick - this was originially a swing bridge iirc, and was blown up in the war as it was in an area vulnerable to invasion.

Yes, the swing span was blown up and later replaced by a Bailey bridge. I'm not certain but I think the bridge in the picture is a further, still later, replacement.

[DaveF]

This morning we have 4 photos of trains at Harrogate and one near Harworth on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway.

 

They are all Dad's and the only details I have are in the captions.

 

 

Harrogate B1 and Class 108 June 65 J195

 

 

Harrogate Class A1 60131 Osprey up light engine Aug 65 J270

 

 

Harrogate BR Class 5 73158 Harrogate to Kings X Jan 66 J435

 

 

Harrogate Class 40 D256 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime St April 66 J467

 

 

Near Harworth      Embankment and bridge (or culvert) remains over river South Yorkshire Joint Railway April 69 J1609

 

David

Edited November 11, 2023 by DaveF

[markw]

J195 that is a Derby 4-car (108) set not a 101

[DaveF]

A few photos I took at Cramlington on Tuesday of this week.

 

 

BSC_8362 Cramlington LNER 800 Kings X to Edinburgh

 

 

SC_8363 Cramlington Northern Class 156 Morpeth to Carlisle

 

 

BSC_8367 Cramlington  LNER 800 Edinburgh to Kings X

 

 

SC_8370 Cramlington XC 220 up

 

 

BSC_8371 Cramlington XC 220 up and down

 

David

[Artless Bodger]

J195, there's a lot of interesting and useful detail in the backdrop to this photo; the mixed building materials in the same building, street lamp (electric or gas, that box on the post - anyone know?) behind the boundary wall, shrubbery along the cutting side and the signal with subsidiary arm tucked into the bank above the retaining wall, super.

 

And J1609, took me a while to detect the culvert, hiding among the trees, it's great your Dad thought to catch such scenes, the minor details that contribute to the whole.

Edited November 11, 2023 by Artless Bodger
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[DaveF]

50 minutes ago, Artless Bodger said:

J195, there's a lot of interesting and useful detail in the backdrop to this photo; the mixed building materials in the same building, street lamp (electric or gas, that box on the post - anyone know?) behind the boundary wall, shrubbery along the cutting side and the signal with subsidiary arm tucked into the bank above the retaining wall, super.

 

And J1609, took me a while to detect the culvert, hiding among the trees, it's great your Dad thought to catch such scenes, the minor details that contribute to the whole.

 

From what I remember the lamps in Harrogate were all electric by then.  The box may have been something in connection with the original gas supply, perhaps the tap to turn it on.  At this time it could well have been where the cables were joind which ran up the post and to the lamp.

 

Does anyone know more?

 

David

[DaveF]

The final set for today with three at Ulleskelf between Leeds and York.  The other two are at Uttoxeter between Derby and Crewe.  The last two were taken while I was riding around on an East Midlands Ranger ticket, Uttoxeter was as far as you could get in the direction of Crewe from Derby.

 

 

Ulleskelf Class 40 York to Bristol April 66 J478  If the train is to Bristol it has a very odd headcode.

 

 

Ulleskelf Class 40 D396  freight carrying cars  Sept 66 J642

 

 

Ulleskelf Class 101 Leeds to York Sept 66 J644

 

 

Uttoxeter Class 120 Barnetby to Crewe 8th Aug 77 C3412

 

 

Uttoxeter Class 104 Crewe to Lincoln 8th Aug 77 C3413  going away

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of Harrogate and one near Harworth on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway. J270, at Harrogate, of Class A1, 60131, Osprey, on an up light engine movement, in August, 1965, is a superb photo’ of the locomotive. 

 

The photo’s of at Cramlington on Tuesday, the 7th November, 2023, are a superb set, which capture the present day railway perfectly. SC_8363, of Northern Class 156, on a Morpeth to Carlisle service, is expertly composed, of the unit, which looks okay in the white livery.

 

Lastly, the photo’s of Ulleskelf between Leeds and York, with  two at Uttoxeter between Derby and Crewe, are a fascinating selection. J642, at Ulleskelf, with Class 40, D396, on a freight train, carrying cars, in September, 1966, is an excellent photo’ taken by your Dad. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[Ramrig]

2 hours ago, DaveF said:

 

From what I remember the lamps in Harrogate were all electric by then.  The box may have been something in connection with the original gas supply, perhaps the tap to turn it on.  At this time it could well have been where the cables were joind which ran up the post and to the lamp.

 

Does anyone know more?

 

David

the street lamp was formally a Gas one that has been converted to electricity. Where the ‘T’ bar is below the green box is part of the old gas system. The green box would have been added along with the swan neck fitting above when the gas lantern was decommissioned. The green box would have contained back then the fuse and neutral block on the end of the incoming underground cable. Most likely YEB property. Above it would most likely be an electro mechanical time switch with seasonal settings. The feed wires to the lamp head would most likely be VIR insulated. I have certainly changed a few of these in the past in the old EMEB area.

[DaveF]

A few photos on the Severn Valley Railway at Bridgnorth in the 1970s.  When these photos were taken you could still walk around the yard at Bridgnorth.

 

Bridgnorth LMS Ivatt Clas 2MT 46521 Oct 76 C3043

 

 

Bridgnorth Ivatt Class 2MT Bewdley to Bridgnorth  Oct 76 C3052

 

Bridgnorth 47383 11th April 77 C3301

 

 

Bridgnorth 70000 Britannia 8th Sept 79 C4828

 

 

Bridgnorth 5764 Bridgnorth to Bewdley 8th Sept 79 C4830

 

David

Edited November 12, 2023 by DaveF

[Johann Marsbar]

On 10/11/2023 at 17:59, Dagworth said:

How common were Cartics at Felixstowe? I think of them being a Harwich thing instead. 
 

Andi

 

I just had a look at what I'd wrote in the ITM Published booklet on the history of Felixstowe Branch and it says for 1977 -

"Three scheduled retern Freightliner services a day to Felixstowe Docks, plus various Conditional services running as required conveying cars for export (Ford & BL products), imported paper and also ammunition trains for the MoD".

I can't recall ever seeing a photo of one of the car carrying services actually operating on the branch though!

[JeffP]

C3412.

Are you sure the train originated at Barnetby, Dave?

An important junction, with lines to Scunthorpe/Doncaster/Leeds, Lincoln and Worksop/Sheffield in one direction, with Grimsby/Cleethorpes and Immingham in the other.

But I was unaware of any trains starting or terminating there.

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, JeffP said:

C3412.

Are you sure the train originated at Barnetby, Dave?

An important junction, with lines to Scunthorpe/Doncaster/Leeds, Lincoln and Worksop/Sheffield in one direction, with Grimsby/Cleethorpes and Immingham in the other.

But I was unaware of any trains starting or terminating there.

 

I've had a look at my slide catalogue and it really does say Barnetby.  It struck me as unusual too, from memory I think that something had gone wrong that day somewhere near Grimsby so trains were terminating at and starting from Barnetby.

 

It was the train I'd travelled on from Derby so I had probably picked up the starting point from the station announcements.

 

Or I could just have written down the wrong place!

 

David

[DaveF]

The north east again now, in County Durham on the line from Darlington through Bishop Auckland to Eastgate with one at Etherley showing the incline on the Stockton and Darlington  Railway.

 

The first four were taken on a special dmu trip alomng the line to Eastgate.

 

 

Wolsingham Class 101 North Briton special  23rd May 87  C8497

 

 

Frosterley Class 101 23rd May 87  C8501

 

 

Eastgate Class 101 North Britain special 23th May 87 C8509

 

 

Eastgate Class 101 North Briton special 23rd May 87 C8515

 

 

Etherley view down incline from Low Etherley to Witton Park colliery May 75 J4435

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of the Severn Valley Railway Railway, at Bridgnorth, in the 1970’s. The first photo’ of LMS Ivatt Class 2MT, 46521, in October, 1976, is a most impressive front end portrait shot of the locomotive.

 

The photo’s of County Durham, on the line from Darlington through Bishop Auckland to Eastgate, with one at Etherley, showing the incline on the Stocton and Darlington railway, are a fascinating set. C8497, at Wolsingham, with the Class 101 unit on the North Briton special, on the 23rd May, 1887, is a delightful shot of the train and the distinctive station buildings.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

This morning a quick trip to Reichenau Tamins in Switzerland which is on the merte gauge Rhätische Bahn.  It is situated where the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein meet to form the Rhein (Rhine).

 

I took these photos while staying in a hotel which was a castle where the rivers met.  The two photos looking at the river were taken from the garden.

 

 

Reichenau Tamins RhB Ge6/6 415 mixed train to Chur 7th Aug 90 C14903

 

 

Reichenau Tamins Ge6/6ii 704 westbound 7th Aug 90 C 14905

 

 

Reichenau Tamins Ge4/4i 609 westbound goods 7th Aug 90 C  C14920

 

 

Reichenau Tamins Ge4/4ii 621 Glacier Express Zermatt to Chur 7th Aug 90 C14938

 

 

Reichenau Tamins Ge4/4ii 627St Moritz to Chur 7th Aug 90 C14940

 

David

 

[DaveF]

Another look at Radcliffe on Trent on the Grantham to Nottingham line.

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham Sept 76 C3014

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 101 Grantham to Nottingham Dec 78 C4243  The train is white with a blue stripe so hardly visible but it is on the bridge over the River Trent.  The photo was taken from Cliff Walk.

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham Jan 79 C4244

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 47 Parkeston Quay to Manchester April 79 C4441  47164

 

 

Radcliffe on Trent Class 47 eastbound oil tanks Aug 79 C4817 47222

 

David

Edited November 13, 2023 by DaveF

[Artless Bodger]

On 12/11/2023 at 08:23, DaveF said:

Bridgnorth 47383 11th April 77 C3301

I'm interested to know what the device to the right of the loco is, it appears to be electrically powered. Can anyone enlighten me please? (Looks like a useful stand for oil cans if nothing else, or are they paraffin, and cotton waste on the end box, for loco cleaning?).

[New Haven Neil]

1 minute ago, Artless Bodger said:

I'm interested to know what the device to the right of the loco is, it appears to be electrically powered. Can anyone enlighten me please? (Looks like a useful stand for oil cans if nothing else, or are they paraffin, and cotton waste on the end box, for loco cleaning?).

 

Looks like a pressure washer.

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great selection of photo’s of Reichenau Tamins in Switzerland, on the 7th August, 1990. C14938, of Ge4/4ii, 621, on the Glacier Express, from Zermatt to Chur, you have taken a beautifully composed photo’ of the train in the lovely Switzerland countryside. 

 

The photo’s of Radcliffe on Trent, on the Grantham to Nottingham line, are full of interest and nostalgia. C4243, of a Class 101, from Grantham to Nottingham, in December, 1978, is a truly outstanding and atmospheric photo’, and captures well how cold it was later on in December, 1978.

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[brushman47544]

C4441 is 47164.

C4817 looks like 47222.

[Artless Bodger]

2 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

 

Looks like a pressure washer.

Ah, I hadn't thought of that. Thank you.