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

[DaveF]

Southend today with some photos of the pier railway, a ship and the cliff railway.

 

 

Southend Pier Oct 74 C1819

 

 

Southend pierhead pier railway 7 and 28 Oct 74 J4078

 

 

Southend pierhead  Oct 74 J4081

 

 

Southend Pier 7 1st May 78 C3817

 

 

Southend Pier 1 1st May 78 C3818

 

 

Southend Pier PS Waverley 1st May 78 C3825

 

 

Southend cliff railway Oct 74 J4077

 

David

[russ p]

Morning David,  as no points seem visible on the pier railway was it worked as 2 single lines

Must have been quite a system back then as one of the cars is number 28

[hexagon789]

19 minutes ago, russ p said:

Morning David,  as no points seem visible on the pier railway was it worked as 2 single lines

Must have been quite a system back then as one of the cars is number 28

Pre-86 re-opening, it was double track throughout with a scissors crossover either end slightly out from the stations to facilitate the peak four train working method - one train would arrive each end as another was departing.

 

There were 28 cars in all of the 1949 stock, enough for four trains of 7-cars.

[The Pilotman]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

Southend cliff railway Oct 74 J4077

A contender for the world’s shortest cliff railway, perhaps? 

[DaveF]

A black and white photo from the Southern this afternoon.  It was taken in August 1947.  Mum and Dad were engaged then and they were on holiday in Cornwall, I think with relatives.  They spent a lot of their time surfing.

 

 

David

Edited June 12 by DaveF

[33C]

5 hours ago, DaveF said:

Southend cliff railway Oct 74 J4077

You try laying detonators....

[DaveF]

Some more photos from Ratcliffe on Soar this tea time.

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar power station Class 47 Jan 69 J1526

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 Sheffield to St Pancras Mar 75 J4152

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 45 down St Pancras to Sheffield Sept 75 J4904

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 47 St Pancras to Sheffield  Nov 77 J5859

 

 

Ratcliffe on Soar Class 254 special Derby to London April 78 J5989

 

David

[mullie]

5 hours ago, The Pilotman said:

A contender for the world’s shortest cliff railway, perhaps? 

I had forgotten about the cliff railway. 

[lmsforever]

I liked to see the Southend  peir line when I first went on there it was on open stock with a high step up and later the new stock came along and it was a new exerpience we were protected from the wind and rain. Nowadays the end of peir looks bleak but the RNLI  building is a good quality  building  in keeping the style of the other structures there are two launch devices here plus crew rooms etc .Athe town end of the pier there is a museum with older stock on view ,At ground level is the main RNLI building from here the hovercraft is launched plus a very good meeting room where we had youth education meetings  plus crew rooms and management rooms.   Southend is brilliant place to go to ,the Kirsal was where the fantastic entertaiment took place plus the street to the front from the station has some interesting shops.  We used to go by bus from South      Benfleet or we would catch a train for Southend .For many years I spent my summer holidays in South Benfleet   and wandered all over having fun part of which I went to Canvey Island by bus   .Happy days  glad I was able to experience my young days the late forties and fifties  it was fantastic then ,thanks for the photos.

[keefer]

6 hours ago, DaveF said:

They spent a lot of their time surfing.

I think most regular readers of this thread will be aware of your parents' amazing achievements (particularly your Mum's) but this new mention is the cherry on an already impressive cake! 😊

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s of Southend, with some of the pier railway, a ship and the cliff railway. J4078, of the pierhead pier station, with cars 7 and 28, in October, 1974, is a superb composition of the station and the two trains. 

 

The black and white photo’s of SR class N, 1407, working the Padstow to Waterloo portion of the ACE, at Halwill Junction in August, 1947, being a truly superb photo’. Thank you for posting it.

 

The photo’s at Ratcliffe on Soar are a delightful selection. J4152, of a Class 45, on a Sheffield to St Pancras express in March, 1975, being an excellent shot of a typical Midland express train from the mid 1970’s. 

 

Very best regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

A few photos on the Selketalbahn (part of the Harzquerbahn network) in Germany taken on the 7th August 1992.

 

 

Alexisbad 99 7240 running round   Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmühle 7th Aug 82 C17558

 

 

Alexisbad 99 7240 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmühle 7th Aug 82 C17559

 

 

Alexisbad  7th Aug 92 C17561

 

 

Alexisbad 99 7232 running round    Eisfelder Talmühle to Harzgerode 7th Aug 92 C17567

 

 

Alexisbad 99 7232 Eisfelder Talmühle to Harzgerode 7th Aug 92 C17569

 

 

Alexisbad 99 7232 Eisfelder Talmühle to Harzgerode 7th Aug 92 C17571

 

David

Edited June 13 by DaveF

[DaveF]

A black and white photo at Loughborough from September 1947.

 

 

David

[65179]

44 minutes ago, DaveF said:

A black and white photo at Loughborough from September 1947.

 

 

David

 

That's a cracking shot of your dad's. If this is Sept 1947, what is on the 2P's tender?

 

Always interesting to get a feel for what popped up on these relief expresses, or what was being used in extremis.

 

Prior to preservation, MR Compound 41000 found itself covering for a failure on a Manchester-  St Pancras express as late as March 1950.

 

Thanks,

Simon

[DaveF]

21 minutes ago, 65179 said:

 

That's a cracking shot of your dad's. If this is Sept 1947, what is on the 2P's tender?

 

Always interesting to get a feel for what popped up on these relief expresses, or what was being used in extremis.

 

Prior to preservation, MR Compound 41000 found itself covering for a failure on a Manchester-  St Pancras express as late as March 1950.

 

Thanks,

Simon

 

I did wonder that but the notes are in Dad's writing.  I would have said perhaps early 1948.

 

David

[DaveF]

Some photos on the ECML at Morpeth, not too far from home.

 

 

Morpeth Class 47 down ex pass Dec 81 C5605

 

 

Morpeth Blyth and Tyne view south Sept 83 C6263  looking south from the level crossing, ECML is behind me.

 

 

Morpeth HST down ex pass Oct 83 C6314

 

 

Morpeth 47083 up mail 16th Aug 85 C7142

 

 

BSC_5120 Morpeth 142026 20th April 18  ecs to yard after arriving from Newcastle.

 

David

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a superb set of photo’s on the Selketalbahn (part of the Harzquerbahn network) in Germany, on the 7th August, 1992. C17559, at Alexisbad, of 99 7240, on a Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmühle service, is a most impressive frontal shot of the locomotive.

 

The black and white print of 2P, 324, piloting a 4P 3 cylinder compound, 4-4-0, on a Manchester to St. Pancras special up express train, in September, probably 1948, at Loughborough, is a real gem, and a valuable historical record.

 

The photo’s of the ECML at Morpeth are an excellent selection. C6314, of an HST on a down express passenger train, in October, 1983, is a splendid composition of the iconic train. 
 

Very best regards,

 

Rob.

[St Enodoc]

C5605 reminds me why there weren't any 100mph Mk1s available for the Deltic farewell run on 4/1/82 - their water tanks had frozen and burst.

[DaveF]

It's some time since I posted any Severn Valley Railway photos so here are a few taken at Hampton Loade.  The earliest 2 were taken 52 years ago in the early days of it being a preserved railway.  Even the later ones are 45 years ago.

 

In the olden days (!) we used to park the car on the other side of the river, take the ferry across and then walk up to the station.

 

 

Hampton Loade  WD 193 running round April 72 C882

 

 

Hampton Loade April 72 J2858

 

 

Hampton Loade WD 600 Gordon Bewdley to Bridgnorth 8th Sept 79 C4831

 

 

Hampton Loade 7812 Erlestoke Manor Bridgnorth to Bewdley 8th Sept 79 C4832

 

 

Hampton Loade Ivatt 2MT 6443 Bewdley to Bridgnorth 8th Sept 79 C4833

 

 

Hampton Loade 8F 8233 Bridgnorth to Bewdley 8th Sept 79 C4835

 

David

[LMS2968]

Oh my god, the dreaded 193! Absolutely awful thing, which I had to fire a few times. I had a great respect for these engines as I lived about a mile from Bickershaw Colliery and saw Fred Larner with No. 7 take 11 loaded MGRs over the Bickershaw Alps. But 193 was different animal altogether.

[russ p]

Great pictures David 

Hope the bloke in C4832 closes his mouth as the train gets going or he's going to swallow a lot of flies! 

[Oldddudders]

In the 70s and 80s days when Deb and I were regularly at Church Stretton, I would clutter off to the SVR, while she and a number of others took their horses up over the Long Mynd. The SVR had a lot of appeal, albeit with motive power not so familiar to this Southerner. The ability to walk around the shed etc was reminiscent of early '60s schoolboy shed-bashing. On my last visit a decade ago, I found a railway that seemed just as professional but had had to move with the times, both to make money and to comply with legislation. Still a good place to be. 

[corneliuslundie]

That Newbattle wagon was a long way from home. 

Jonathan

[DaveF]

Swayfield again now.

 

 

Swayfield Class 31 and Class 55 10.00 Kings X to Edinburgh The Flying Scotsman May 70 J2118

 

 

Swayfield Class 47 11.00 Newcastle to Kings X  Sept 72 C1143

 

 

Swayfield BR  Bedford crewbus Dec 72 J3133

 

 

Swayfield 55007 down June 74 J3720  18.00 Kings X to Newcastle

 

 

Swayfield Class 40 up oil July 74 J3759

 

David

[Pyewipe Jct]

Your last batch there from Swayfield has some absolute gems, Dave 👍

Edited June 14 by Pyewipe Jct