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[DaveF]

A few photos around Dover for this morning  all taken on 27th December 1977.

 

 

Dover Marine Class 411 down Dec 77 J5892

 

 

Dover Marine Class 411 Dec 77 J5893

 

 

Dover Marine view to Shakespeare Cliff tunnel Dec 77 J5894

 

 

Dover Marine SNCB MV Prince Philippe and BR ferry Dec 77 J5897

 

 

Dover BR Seaspeed hovercraft Dec 77 J5898

 

 

Dover Shakespeare Cliff tunnel Dec 77 J5901

 

David

Edited Wednesday at 08:34 by DaveF

[keefer]

Dover Marine always seems to me like someone's rather over-ambitious attempt to fit as much in as possible - complicated trackwork, extremely tight radius curves and crossings, tracks going off at odd angles etc., then they put elevated walkways across it all!😄

[Tom D]

58 minutes ago, keefer said:

Dover Marine always seems to me like someone's rather over-ambitious attempt to fit as much in as possible - complicated trackwork, extremely tight radius curves and crossings, tracks going off at odd angles etc.

I think you have adequately described 90% of all model railways😀

[DaveF]

Chesterton Junction in June 1948.

 

 

David

[DaveF]

A Scottish Miacellany this afternoon.

 

 

County March Summit Class 27 down timber Aug 73 J3328

 

 

Creetown  Portpatrick and Wigtown Jt Rly   July 74 J3828

 

 

Crianlarich 37191 Glasgow QS to Fort William  11th May 85 C6898

 

 

Cullen  viaduct GNSR coast line Aug 74 J3921

 

 

Culloden viaduct Aug 73 C1307

 

David

[Hroth]

8 hours ago, DaveF said:

Chesterton Junction in June 1948.

 

 

David

 

Lovely photo!

 

As for the camera, the Argus C3 "Brick" is one of the heaviest cameras I've ever owned, and that's comparing it with an MPP Mk VIII field camera. I don't envy your dad lugging it about!

 

Here's a good set of pics of the camera itself  https://shotonfilm.wordpress.com/the-cameras-2/argus-c3-the-brick/

 

* For interest, the MPP Mk VIII  http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/M.P.P._Micro_Technical_Mark_VIII

 

Edited Wednesday at 22:15 by Hroth
Another camera link...

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a fantastic set of photo’s from around Dover, on the 27th December, 1977. J5898, of BR Seaspeed hovercraft, is a superb composition, and shows both the hovercraft, and the white cliffs. It would make a beautiful painting.

 

The black and white print of class D15, 4-4-0, 2509, working an up ordinary passenger train from March to Cambridge, at Chesterton Junction, in June, 1948, is a real gem, and thank you for posting it.

 

The miscellaneous photo’s from Scotland are an excellent selection. J3828, at Creetown, on the Portpatrick and Wigtown Jt Rly, in July, 1974, is a most atmospheric photo’ and captures that area of Scotland perfectly.

 

Very best regards,

 

Rob.

[DaveF]

The Harzquerbahn in Germany for this morning.  We are at Harzgerode at the end of the branch from Alexisbad.  The photos are all from August 1992.

 

 

Harzgerode 997232  running round 7th Aug 92 C17574

 

 

Harzgerode   7th Aug 92 C17577

 

 

Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17578

 

 

Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17581

 

 

Harzgerode 997232 Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle 7th Aug 92 C17582

 

 

Harzgerode  7th Aug 92 C17882

 

David

Edited Thursday at 07:54 by DaveF

[Oldddudders]

Harzgerode is the only station north of Eisfelder Talemühle that I have never visited. My loss!

[DaveF]

The Midland heading north from Leeds at Gargrave and near Helifield and onto the Settle and Carlisle to Culgaith this teatime.

 

Gargrave Class 45 down Thames Clyde St Pancras to Glasgow Oct 65 J404

 

 

near Hellifield 9F 92125 down empty lime April 67 J0856

 

 

near Hellifield Class 101 Morecambe to Leeds Aug 79  J6635 centre car is from a Class 104.

 

 

Culgaith 10th Aug 87 C9054 looking north

 

 

Culgaith 10th Aug 87 C9055 looking south

 

David

Edited 11 hours ago by DaveF

[Matt37268]

On 03/07/2024 at 14:54, DaveF said:

Chesterton Junction in June 1948.

 

 

David

I cycle past that bridge twice a day 5 days a week! 

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a great set of photo’s of The Harzquerbahn in Germany, at Harzgerode, on the 7th August, 1992. C17578, of 997232, on a Harzgerode to Eisfelder Talmuhle service, is a well composed photo’ which makes the locomotive look most impressive.

 

The photo’s of the Midland, heading north from Leeds at Gargrave, and near Helifield, and onto the Settle and Carlisle to Culgaith, are a superb selection. The first photo’ at Gargrave, with a Class 45, on the down Thames Clyde express from St Pancras to Glasgow, in October, 1965, is a classic view of such an express, Peak hauled, over the S&C. 
 

Very best regards,

 

Rob.

[stewartingram]

2 hours ago, Matt37268 said:

I cycle past that bridge twice a day 5 days a week! 

I grew up just round the corner. My local trainspotting base for many years.

[Matt37268]

5 hours ago, stewartingram said:

I grew up just round the corner. My local trainspotting base for many years.

Whereabouts? My partner and I are based in Milton and if you check out the Class 37 thread you’ll know I work next door to Coldhams Lane carriage sidings. 

As an exiled Blackcountryman I do find the railways around Cambridge rather interesting after growing up with ex LNW and GW lines quite literally on the doorstep, have to give apologies to @DaveF for slightly hijacking your thread btw, but as I say I do find it rather interesting how much a supposedly academic city has such an industrial background and was (is still) an important junction for several rail routes. 

[DaveF]

Some photos around Alnmouth in Northumberland for this morning.  It has changed a lot since tthese photos were taken as it now has a new station building, new footbridge and a lot more car parking.  It used to be the junction for Alnwick and beyond.

 

 

Alnmouth Class 254 HST up on viaduct Nov 81 C5590

 

Alnmouth Class 40 down ICI tanks Haverton Hill to Grangemouth Aug 82 C5810

 

 

Alnmouth Class 254 HST up Aug 82 C5811

 

 

Alnmouth Class 254 HST down Aug 82 C5812

 

 

Alnmouth Class 101 Newcastle to Alnmouth Aug 82 C5833

 

 

Alnmouth 16th June 84 C6524  temporary station building before the new one was built

 

David

[jacko]

A great shot of Alnmouth viaduct. barely visible from the Alnwick road because of hedges and trees.  I've only seen it once when I deliberately stopped to jump over the fence many years ago. Too much traffic to contemplate that nowadays. 

 

Graeme

[DaveF]

Some photos of railways in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with nothing much happening.

 

 

Alfreton view towards Alfreton tunnel June 69 J1753

 

 

Annesley July 76 C5621 look carefully and you will see railway wagons

 

 

Bestwood Junction view north Apr 74 J3661

 

 

Cinderhill Colliery NCB loco in distance Oct 73 J3426

 

 

Cinderhill Colliery wagons Oct 73 J3427

 

David

Edited 17 hours ago by DaveF

[brushman47544]

On 04/07/2024 at 16:33, DaveF said:

near Hellifield Class 101 Morecambe to Leeds Aug 79  J6635

That looks like a Class 104 or 110 centre car (or whatever class the centre cars were allocated at that time).

[russ p]

40 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Some photos of railways in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with nothing much happening.

 

 

Alfreton view towards Alfreton tunnel June 69 J1753

 

 

Annesley July 76 C5621 look carefully and you will see railway wagons

 

 

Bestwood Junction view north Apr 74 J3661

 

 

Cinderhill Colliery NCB loco in distance Oct 73 J3426

 

 

Cinderhill Colliery wagons Oct 73 J3427

 

David

 

Amazing pictures David,  th3 top 3 are unrecognisable nowadays even though the railway is still there

[stewartingram]

17 hours ago, Matt37268 said:

Whereabouts? My partner and I are based in Milton and if you check out the Class 37 thread you’ll know I work next door to Coldhams Lane carriage sidings. 

As an exiled Blackcountryman I do find the railways around Cambridge rather interesting after growing up with ex LNW and GW lines quite literally on the doorstep, have to give apologies to @DaveF for slightly hijacking your thread btw, but as I say I do find it rather interesting how much a supposedly academic city has such an industrial background and was (is still) an important junction for several rail routes. 

Initially in a caravan at the back of Milton Road, near the lc. Then we moved to Scotland Road.

[Artless Bodger]

In the Harzgerode photos, is that a trophy of a level crossing disagreement won in the smokebox door handrail?

 

Any idea what the red and white dome object between the tracks is - a signal light perhaps?

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a superb and nostalgic set of photo’s from around Alnmouth in Northumberland. C5810, of a Class 40 on a down train of ICI tanks, from Haverton Hill to Grangemouth, in August, 1982, is a splendid photo’ of the 40 and it has three discs open. 

 

The photo’s of railways in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are an excellent selection. J3426, at Cinderhill Colliery, with an NCB loco in the distance, in October, 1973, is a great composition by your Dad. It captures how railways were at collieries very well. 
 

3 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

That looks like a Class 104 or 110 centre car (or whatever class the centre cars were allocated at that time).

 

On looking at that photo’ again, it is a class 104 car. It can be seen that there are no surrounds to the windows, and the window opposite to the toilet can be seen to be frosted with no opening toplights indicating the luggage racks which were not there on a class 110 TSL.

 

Very best regards,

 

Rob.

 

 

[Donington Road]

3 hours ago, DaveF said:

Some photos of railways in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with nothing much happening.

 

David

 

Love all your nothing much happening photos Dave.  Too many photographers only concentrate on the usual three quarter view of a loco and never record the wider railway around them of which I find far more interesting.

[62613]

On 03/07/2024 at 14:54, DaveF said:

Chesterton Junction in June 1948.

 

 

David

Loco still with the original "Watercart" tender.

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, Artless Bodger said:

In the Harzgerode photos, is that a trophy of a level crossing disagreement won in the smokebox door handrail?

 

Any idea what the red and white dome object between the tracks is - a signal light perhaps?

 

I saw a number of locos with hub caps wedged behind the smokebox handrail around that time.  I've no idea why.

 

The red and white small dome shaped object is a clearance marker to show the place at which if the stock is level with it a vehicle can pass by to the point on the other line without fouling it.  They are found in a number of countries in Europe.

 

David

Edited 11 hours ago by DaveF