SVR re-visited and two 'Contre jour' Specials..

Today's post, 22nd June 2015, comprises fifteen photographs from four contributors. Unfortunately the number of contributors has fallen in 2015- if you or your friends have any railway photographs you would like to see on the blog please send them to me with an appropriate description.  Everyone who has sent in pics for the blog over our 5.5 years existence has had at least one shot posted. Don't hesitate, just send them to me at the email address at the top of the blog.



WINWICK & ELSEWHERE



First up today are six March shots from Colin Platt - better late than never - taken on the SVR.  Pic number one features a superb double heading duo of Collett '14xx' class 0-4-2 tank No.1450 and ex London Transport 0-6-0 pannier tank No.L92 on a passenger service from Bewdley. The '57xx' class pannier tanks of Charles Collett lasted longer than most on the GWR; No.5786 was one of several sold to London Transport. She survived, working engineers' trains around the LT system until steam ended at Neasden shed on the Metropolitan Line, in 1971. The loco was re-numbered L.92 and painted in LT livery of lined maroon. The pic is dated 21st March 2015.




Next is Colin's shot of  Churchward '2800' class 2-8-0 No.2857 at Eardington on 21st March 2015 on another passenger service.










Number three from Colin shows Churchward 'prairie' tank '4500' class 2-6-2, No.4566, with an ex GWR autocoach at Bridgnorth.










Ex WD 'Austerity' 2-8-0 No. 90733 of Robert Riddles is up next in Colin's fourth pic. The K&WVR loco was working a passenger service near Highley on the SVR, on 20th March 2015.










Number five from Colin, another from the SVR, depicts Bulleid 'Battle of Britain' class 4-6-2, No.34053 Sir Keith Parke on a passenger service on 20th March 2015.











Colin's final shot shows the same loco. No 34053 pictured through a gap between a box van and a locomotive. The nameplate is highlighted in this way. The pic is dated 19th March 2015.









Geoff Monks has sent in the next two pics of the Northern Rail class 37 loco-hauled trains in Cumbria on 11th June 2015. The first shows DRS class 37 No.37402 Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013, on a Carlisle -Barrow working between St Bees and Nethertown.  St Bees South Head is prominent.







The second shot from Geoff  depicts DRS class 37, 37609 between Braystones and Nethertown on a Barrow - Carlisle working.









Ieuan Wood has sent in the next shot of the Northern Belle railtour, taken on 21st June 2015. The working was Liverpool Lime St - Chester - Barrow and  return. Pictured is DRS class 57, 57306 at St Helens Junction.










The final six shots are from Jeff Nicholls. First up is a shot of a 'skip' -  EWS (DRS) class 67, 67022 - passing the historic Chat Moss Hotel at Glazebury on a Manchester - Holyhead working. The ticket office for the station was once located on the upper floor of the building. The pic is dated 9th June 2015.








Next is Jeff's shot of GBRf class 66, 66729 at Winwick Junction on 5th June 2015. The working was empty biomass.














Number three from Jeff is EWS (DRS) class 66, 66169 on a Clitheroe-Bescot cement train photographed from Vulcan Recreation Ground. The date was 28th May 2015.







EWS (DBS) class 90, 90029 is up next from Jeff  on the Euston - Carnforth leg of the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express'.  The train was to be taken over at Carnforth by' Royal Scot' class 4-6-0, No.46115 Scots Guardsman. The pic is dated 6th June 2015.








The final two shots from Jeff are both backlit or contre jour examples of artistic merit. . The first was taken at Winwick Junction on 5th June 2015 and shows EWS (DBS) class 66, 66036 on a Doncaster - Arpley working.







Pic six from Jeff, and sixteen overall, was taken on 25th March 2015. Pictured is signal WN154 which protects Winwick Junction - another 'different' shot.

'Britannia', the 'Earl' and the 'Marquess'

Today's post, 9th June 2016, comprises 16 shots from four contributors including two of ex BR's Britannia , another of ex GWR's, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and another of ex LNER's The Great Marquess.


WINWICK & ELSEWHERE


The first five pics are from Ieuan Wood.  Pictured first is EWS (DBS) class 66, 66109 at Whiston  on a Liverpool-Salisbury working. The pic is dated 25th May 2015









Ieuan's second shot features DBS class 67, 67026 Diamond Jubilee on the tail of the above working.











The third shot from Ieuan shows the ex GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0 No.5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in charge of the 'Seaside Flyer ' running Llandudno - Tysely on 23rd May 2015.










The following two shots were taken at Bank Quay by Ieuan on 30th May 2015. Pictured first is DBS class 90, 90019 on the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express'.










Next, from Ieuan, is ex BR class '7' 4-6-2, No.70000 Britannia, on the Bristol - Appleby 'Cumbrian Fells' railtour.










Shot number six is from David Wood. Depicted is GBRf class 66, 66750 on 30th May 2015 at Bank Quay, with a Liverpool - Ironbridge working.









The follow six shots are from Jeff Nicholls. Pictured first is ex BR class '7' No.70000 Britannia on the Appleby - Bristol railtour. The pic is dated 30th May 2015.








Jeff's second pic features double heading Freightliner class 86s' 86605 and 86609 at Red Bank on 28th May 2015. The working was Coatbridge - Crewe.








Next is the much photographed Arriva liveried class 67, 67001 at Winwick Junction on a Manchester Piccadilly - Holyhead working. The pic is dated 20th May 2015.

Taken at Red Bank on the same date was Jeff's shot of Freightliner class 66, 66527 Don Raider. The working was FFPS- Hunterston empty coal hoppers.









Shot number five from Jeff shows DRS class 57, 57306 (tail) with (out of shot) 57312 (top) on the Coventry - Oxenholme 'Northern Belle'. The location was Red Bank and the date 22nd May 2015.








Last but not least from Jeff is shot number six of EWS (DBS) class 66, 66030 on the Arpley - Springs Branch 'Wigan Wagons'. The pic was taken at Winwick Junction on 20th May 2015.








Colin Platt has sent in the next four shots all taken on the NYMR, Pic number one was taken at Beck Hole on 26th April 2015. Pictured is ex LMS Stanier 'Black Five', No.45407 The Lancashire Fusilier on a passenger working.









Colin's second shot was taken at Levisham on 26th April 2015, and shows Thompson/Peppercorn class 'K1' 2-6-0, No. 62005, on a passenger service.









Number three from Colin features the 'Pocket Rocket'  - ex BR 'Standard' class '4' 2-6-0, No.76079 - at Goathland on 24th April 2015. Adjacent is Gresley 'K4' class 2-6-0 No.61944 The Great Marquess with another passenger service.











Colin's fourth shot shows the NYMR class 25, D7628 Sybilla, waiting to approach Goathland on 24th April 2015.

Six from Four

Following previous posts comprising over twenty images in each, today's post 19th May 2015, is very short; just six pics from four contributors.


WINWICK & ELSEWHERE


First up are two shots from Ieuan Wood. In his first, GBRf UK/Sleeper class 92, 92018, is shown light engine at Winwick,  on 17th May 2015.










Second from Ieuan is a treble loco consist of class 57, 57316; class 47, 47237 and class 57, 57315 all of the WCRC. The location was Winwick and the date, 14th May 2015.








Geoff Monks has sent in the next two shots. His first depicts Freightliner class 66, 66957 Stephenson Locomotive Society 1909-2009 at Ashley, with a Bredbury - Runcorn Folly Lane loaded 'bin liner'. The shot is dated 15th May 2015.







EWS (DBS) class 66, 66204 is up next in Geoff's second shot. The location was Winwick and the working  was Plymouth Laira - Kilmarnock. The shot is dated 15th May 2015.







The fifth shot is from David Wood. Arriva liveried class 67, 67001 is pictured at Winwick on 11th May 2015 with a Manchester Piccadilly - Holyhead service.








Shot number six is an older example, on file, from Jeff Nicholls. DRS class 37s, 37607 and 37218 are pictured in the rain at Winwick Junc on 3rd April 2015. The 'Special' was the marathon  Eastleigh - Inverness, "Highland Chieftain". Jeff was sheltering from the rain beneath Burtonwood bridge.

A Spring Miscellany

Today's post, 5th May 2015, comprises another 22 shots featuring many classes of locomotion - steam, diesel and electric. Six contributors have supplied the pictures.

WINWICK & ELSEWHERE

Our first three pics are from Jeff Nicholls.   His first was taken on the South Devon Railway (SDR) at Buckfastleigh and shows ex GWR, Collett 'Goods' 0-6-0 tender locomotive, No.3205 with a short working of two, six-wheeled milk tanks and a passenger full brake coach. Jeff has re-created a bygone era by reverting to monochrome. The pic is dated 14th April 2015.

A similar treatment from Jeff was applied to his next shot of ex L&YR class '27' 0-6-0 tender locomotive, No. 12322 (52322), in LMS livery. The Heywood - Rawtenstall service was photographed leaving Irwell Vale station on the ELR. The pic is dated 17th April 2015.

Jeff's third shot was taken at Red Bank on 22nd April 2014. Featured is EWS (DBS) class 66, 66154 working a gypsum train, Newbiggin - FFPS.

Next are four shots sent in by Ieuan Wood. First up is the DBS Drax liveried class 60, 60066, on an empty steel flats working, Seaforth - Tinsley, on 1st May 2015 at Whiston.

Next from Ieuan is Colas Rail Freight class 56, 56087, on a Sinfin-Grangemouth working of fuel tanks. The location was Winwick and the date, 30th April 2015.

Ieuan's third shot features Virgin Rail class 390, 390109 on a diverted Euston - Liverpool Pendolino service through Rainhill, on 3rd May 2015.

The fourth and final shot from Ieuan shows GBRf class 66, 66750 on a Tuebrook - Ironbridge working at Rainhill on 4th May 2015.

David Wood is our next contributor with four pics. His first shows GBRf class 66, 66721 Harry Beck (detailed in earlier posts), at Whiston, on 23rd February 2015.

GBRf class 66, 66749 is pictured next by David, on 28th April 2015. The location was Whiston again.

Next from David is Northern Electrics emu  class 319, 319365 at Whiston, on 21st April 2015.

A Northern Rail dmu class 150 is shown in David's fourth and final shot. 150204 is pictured from Ravenhead Road, St Helens on 28th April 2015.

A trio from Alan Rigby is next. The 'Northern Belle' liveried class 47, 47790 Galloway Princess is first, taken at Great Yarmouth (working from Norwich) on 8th April 2015. The loco was working a short set substitution for a dmu.

Alan's second pic shows DRS class 47, 47818 working the tail of the above train (47790 at the head), on the same date.

The third shot from Alan was taken at Bradley (north of Wigan) on 27th April 2015. EWS (DBS) class 66, 66122 is featured on a Carnforth - Wembley empty coaching stock move in readiness for a Round Britain Railtour starting in London, on 28th April 2015.

David Quayle has sent in the following five shots, all from his latest visit to the ELR for the 'Small Engines Weekend'. His first shows preserved class 73, Bo-Bo electro-diesel, 73001 (E6001) on loan from the Dean Forest Railway. The location was Bury and the date, 19th April 2015.

Shot number two from David depicts ex L&YR class '27', 0-6-0 tender locomotive, of John Aspinall No.12322 (BR 52322) at Bury on the same date.

Featured next is the famous Haydock Colliery locomotive Bellerophon or 'Owd Bell' as she was known She is a 0-6-0WT (Well Tank) locomotive built by Josiah Evans in 1868. Evans introduced the piston valve to British locomotive design which gave the locomotive an important place in railway history. The location and date are the same as above.

Ex Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST Sapper (WD132) is up next also taken at Bury on 19th April 2015; class 08 diesel 13594 (08479) is on the tail.

David's fifth and final shot features several locos -13594, WD132 Sapper and class 14s, D9537 and D9531, all at Bury on the same date, 19th April 2015.

Geoff Monks brings an end to this post with three shots. Freightliner class 66, 66606, is up first photographed between Lostock Gralam and Plumley on a Westbury - Tunstead empty cement tanks working. The pic is dated 20th April 2015.

Arriva liveried class 67, 67001 is next, pictured at Helsby with a Manchester Piccadilly - Llandudno service on the same date, 20th April 2015.

Geoff's third pic features double heading class 90s on a Mossend - Daventry intermodal working at Acton Bridge, on 21st April 2015. Pictured are DBS 90036 Driver Jack Mills and EWS (DBS), 90026.