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

[corneliuslundie]

So you didn't spend your time at Fenners then?

J

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s from around Radcliffe on Trent and Rectory Junction. The last photo’ of a Class 47, on a Manchester to Parkeston Quay service, in April, 1980, is a well composed photo’ with the 47 emitting a flurry of exhaust.

 

The random selection of photo’s is full of interest and nostalgia. How great to see a very young you, along with your Mum, in the last photo’ at Nottingham Victoria, probably in December, 1951 or January, 1952.

 

The photo’s from around Trumpington, south of Cambridge, in black and white, are a superb and historical set. JVol1264, of class J39, 64776, on a Yarmouth to Liverpool St. working, in c1948, is an impressive shot by your Dad, as the engine blasts past on it’s way.
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[stewartingram]

1 hour ago, 31A said:

 

A couple of decades later it could have been me on that cricket pitch!  The trains weren't quite as interesting by then, but still more interesting than cricket....

About 12-13 yrs later for me too.

[31A]

5 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

So you didn't spend your time at Fenners then?

J

Not old enough then and when old enough not bright enough!  And no good at cricket anyway.  For anyone who might not know, the cricket ground in Dave's photo is the playing fields of the Boys' High School.

 

[DaveF]

Photos at Carlisle to start today.

 

 

Carlisle 47537 30th July 86 C7725

 

 

Carlisle Class 108 54247 & 53964 Skipton to Carlisle 26th Aug 86 C7978

 

 

Carlisle 86257 shunting Mototrail vans off Euston to Stranraer train 14th April 87 C8287

 

 

Carlisle 47142 up empty limestone 14th April 87 C8293

 

 

Carlisle 90004 90003 90001 12th April 88 C9434

 

David

[DaveF]

Another extra mixed bag.

 

 

Normanton on Soar Class 45 D109 early blue livery up Thames Clyde March 67 J839

 

 

Trent Jubilee 45608 Gibraltar Bradford and Leeds to St Pancras Dec 54 JVol7043

 

 

Stanton Gate Jubilee up Thames Clyde 1952 J004

 

 

Wembley Park Metropolitan electric 1 John Lyon   Rickmansworth to Baker Street March 55 JVol7051

 

 

Austria  Wald am Arlberg  1020 035 at rear of train1st Aug 92 C17258

 

David

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Can't beat a Jubilee at Stanton Gate, David. I've given this a little tweak...

[keefer]

58 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Normanton on Soar Class 45 D109 early blue livery up Thames Clyde March 67 J839

The Up Thames-Clyde was usually 1M86. A 1Cxx headcode would suggest a St. Pancras(?) service running wholly within the LMR.

ISTR at some point, although technically a through service, the Thames-Clyde being run as two separate trains i.e. Glasgow-somewhere and then somewhere-St. Pancras?

Edited December 30, 2023 by keefer

[Artless Bodger]

C17258, OBB 1020 - NICE! And they look so good with the 2 window cab and blutorange livery (compared to the original DRG 3 window condition and green livery (imo of course). 

[DaveF]

35 minutes ago, keefer said:

The Up Thames-Clyde was usually 1M86. A 1Cxx headcode would suggest a St. Pancras(?) service running wholly within the LMR.

ISTR at some point, although technically a through service, the Thames-Clyde being run as two separate trains i.e. Glasgow-somewhere and then somewhere-St. Pancras?

 

When I posted it I did wonder about the headcode.  It is one of Dad's and I assume he tried to identify the train by the time at which he saw it.  

 

David

[russ p]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

 J839

 

 

 

Wembley Park Metropolitan electric 1 John Lyon   Rickmansworth to Baker Street March 55 JVol7051

 

 

 

 

Great pictures David 

After the debate on met electric locos earlier this week , a cable between the stock and the loco appears to be visible.  I would assume the system required 2 cables 

[Chris116]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

 

Wembley Park Metropolitan electric 1 John Lyon   Rickmansworth to Baker Street March 55 JVol7051

 

David

Very surprised to see a tail lamp on the front coach facing the direction of travel, someone was not following the rules.

[corneliuslundie]

Yes, J004 is a really great photo. Colour at a time when many of your father's photos were b/w. And a nice uniform rake of carriages only four years after Natiionalisation.

You continue to spoil us.

Jonathan

[DaveF]

Six photos from Scotland come next.

 

 

Corrour summit 11th May 85 C6866

 

 

Creagan CR Connel to Ballachulish line 14th Aug 76 C2978

 

 

Crianlarich 37191 International Youth Year 1985 Glasgow Queen St to Fort William 11th May 85 C6899  Taken from a train heading south

 

 

Crianlarich 156449 Glasgow Queen St to Mallaig 29th March 89 C11800

 

 

Inverness view south from Welsh Bridge Aug 74 J3909

 

 

Motherwell  Virgin XC (43065 &) 43097 Glasgow C to Penzance 20th Feb 98 C23382 and a Class 101

 

David

Edited December 30, 2023 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s of Carlisle. The first photo’ of 47537, on the 30th July, 1986, is a superb portrait shof the locomotive.

 

The mixed bag of photo’s are a superb selection. JVol7043, at Trent, with Jubilee, 45608, Gibraltar, on a Bradford and Leeds to St Pancras express in December, 1954, is a most excellent shot of the train by your Dad.

 

The photo’s from Scotland are an excellent set, which capture the different aspects of Scottish railways so perfectly. C2978, at Creagan, CR, on the Connel to Ballachulish line, on the 14th August, 1976, is a splendid photo’ of the bridge that carried the line over Caolas Chreagan, the Creagan Narrows of Loch Creran. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

The ECML once again this morning.  I don't have many photos at Stannington and Ulgham Grange level crossings as parking is quite difficult.  Also Stannington is on quite a busy road.

 

 

Stannington LC Class 43 down ex pass 24th May 86 C7561

 

 

Ulgham Lane crossing Class 43 Edinburgh to Kings X Feb 80 C4961

 

 

Ulgham Grange crossing Class 46 Newcastle to Edinburgh Aug 80 C5116

 

 

Ulgham Grange crossing Class 37 down ballast Aug 80 C5118

 

 

Tweedmouth Class 55 up ex pass Aug 77 C3513

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

In C7561 was that the station building? Quite a size for a pretty small place.

Jonathan

[Artless Bodger]

C2978 the Creagan bridge. We spent a holiday in Onich a while back and often visited a cafe some way round the bend to the left beyond the bridge. The road then followed the shore around the head of the loch, and at its head was prone to flooding with a rather agricultural alternative route. Difficult to find a safe place to park to take photos as the road was so narrow. Since then the bridge piers have been cut down and a new road deck built to cut off the route round the head of the loch.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.5465709,-5.2859917,3a,75y,309.85h,85.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4Luw2gBfo7snoZ13HXvCKQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

[DaveF]

3 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

In C7561 was that the station building? Quite a size for a pretty small place.

Jonathan

 

 

Yes it was.  It is typical of the stations along the line from Newcatsle to Berwick.  They were designed by Benjamin Green.

 

There is a lot about them in "A History of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway" edited by John F Addyman, published by the NERA (North Eastern Railway Association).  ISBN 978 1 873513 75 0.

 

David

[keefer]

Page about Stannington (with links to other ECML stations) at disused-stations:

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/stannington/index.shtml

 

[DaveF]

Todays extra mixed bag.

Ardwick Class 506 Manchester Piccadilly to Hadfield 8th May 71 C589

 

 

Torside EM2 bound for Manchester 1960 JBW4K5

 

[DaveF]

There should have been 5 photos in the post above but the software must have had too much to drink at lunchtime.

 

It would only allow me to put two photos in the post, when I tried to upload the rest they wouldn't, when I made one into a much larger file it did upload but then the sysytem wouldn't allow me to edit the post.

 

I have  managed to upload the photo below then it won't upload any more.  Andy Y does know about the problem, I suspect that at this time of year it may take a little while for it to be sorted out, so this may be the last post for now.

 

Edmondthorpe and Wymondham view west July74 J3804

 

David

[DaveF]

After a bit of fiddling about including resizing these files to make them bigger I think it works.

 

Pilmoor.  Sorry, they are not in date order.

 

Pilmoor A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley special Doncaster to Edinburgh Aug 67 J1054

 

 

Pilmoor Class 37 37014 down oil Feb 83 C5971

 

 

Pilmoor Class 47 up freightliner July 70 C230

 

 

Pilmoor Class 55 D9019 Edinburgh to Kings X Jan 68 J1201

 

 

Pilmoor Class 40 up le  July 70 C234

 

David

Edited December 31, 2023 by DaveF

[RFS]

Hi Dave - excellent photos again, but I think you've mixed up the captions.

[corneliuslundie]

Or has the software done it for him free of charge? 

Don't worry Dave, it is easy to tie up the captions with the images.

And a good chance to say Happy New Year.

Jonathan