scanned railway pics from the 1970's to the 1990's http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/ 10 rows en-gb 60 new additions http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1732313.html these photos will be transfered to the relevent collections in a few weeks when hopefully I can attribute some detail to each photo Monday 27 July 2009: these photos will be transfered to the relevent collections in a few weeks when hopefully I can attribute some detail to each photo

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]]> Mon Jul 27 2009 Oxenholme pre-electrification http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647372.html Photos of class 50's at or near Oxenholme before the electrics arrived. I was given these prints by someone, whose name eludes me unfortunately Monday 2 February 2009: Photos of class 50's at or near Oxenholme before the electrics arrived. I was given these prints by someone, whose name eludes me unfortunately

oxenholme cl 50 pre electrification oxenholme cl 50 pre electrification oxenholme 434, later to become 50034 double heads with another classmate on a northbound passenger train. photo taken just before electrification oxenholme, 407 which became 50007 passing with a northbound passenger train. The signal box seen in the other photo has now been removed and the semaphores are still there, but have been replaced by modern signalling pair of 50's carnforth, following closure of the platforms to the WCML

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 Classes 50 - 60 http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647280.html Scanned photographs of classes 50, 55, 56, 58, 59 and 60 Monday 2 February 2009: Scanned photographs of classes 50, 55, 56, 58, 59 and 60

thornaby warrington bank quay station deltic at Crewe works open day in the late 80's westbury 59001 Yeoman enterprise 20/02/91 retford rf grid westbury 59004 Yeoman challenger 20/02/91 retford 58037 heads east retford bristol bath road 50015 1992 retford cl58 westbury 20/02/91 westbury 59101, Villiage of Whatley 20/02/91 knottingly 56093 with several other grids westbury 59005 Kenneth J Painter 20/02/91 retford gateshead 56014 aug 86 South end of Doncaster station, taking the Conisborough road. thanks KP carlisle upperby open day 56130 1986 Bristol Bath road 50015 carlisle upperby open day 58017 1986 tinsley open day 29.09.90 carlisle upperby open day 55019 1986 carlisle upperby open day 50007 19.7.86 loughborough 10.11.90, newly built class 60's loughborough 10.11.90, newly built class 60's thornaby 56114 1986 oxenholme,50024 and 50050 on 1Z41, Fellsman 2 railtour from Taunton to Carlisle. 23.4.1988 oxenholme, 56063 north on mgr empties bristol bath road. 50031 Hood saltley 10.11.90 oxenholme 14.5.88 50009 Conquer and 50036 Victorious in charge of the Hoover Dambuster railtour from Manchester to Glasgow retford oxenholme, 56058 leaving the ugl carlisle 55008 58005 Crewe 58005 coming off CD 27.05.86 Western Crewe works open day, late 80's 50011, Crewe works open day 56048 and 47468, crewe works open day

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 Classes 40 - 47 http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647279.html Scanned photographs of classes 40, 45 and 47 Monday 2 February 2009: Scanned photographs of classes 40, 45 and 47

Crewe 27.05.86 crewe works open day crewe works open day 47710, Crewe, 25.05.86 oxenholme 47426 & cl 90 carlisle thornaby 45041 preston, class 47 heading a northbound parcels into preston oxenholme, sunday engineering gateshead 45141 45110 aug 86 preston ladywell 1986 warrington cl 45 1986 sheffield stafford, 47359 26.6.89 carlisle 47633 47638 19.7.86 thornaby 2.88 oxenholme 8.4.86, 40122. this was the first time I saw D200, it stopped briefly in the station whilst heading north carlisle upperby open day 40122 1986 oxenholme class 45, 45121, 26/04/86 Pennine Summits Pullman. The peak had been in charge from Crewe. oxenhome, 2 class 47's head north light from oxenholme, I think this was a weekend when all electrics were being dragged oxenholme class 47 oxenholme 23.4.88 47308 on southbound liner cardiff canton 47051 great snipe and 37703 oxenholme lancaster llandudno jn 45125 summer 1985 saltley 10.11.90 60008 47528 37274 barrow in furness,47323 and 40009 stabled. thats me in the middle saltley 10.11.90 oxenholme 14.5.88 47364 york 7.5.88 47379, 47276, 47333 carlisle 47432 dent standby loco during the weekend drags hellifield, weekend drags york 47581 Great eastern 7.5.88 oxenholme, class 40 sunday possession north of the station possibly 17.4.83 thornaby 7.5.88 oxenholme cl 40 17th april 1986 oxenholme, 47226 17th april 1986 tinsley class 45, 45135 3RD Carabiner. I think this photo was taken at the open day in the early 90's Thornaby Thornaby crewe 47519, 150102. 27.05.86 class 40, crewe works open day Preston Crewe, 47107, 27.05.86

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 classes 31- 37 http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647277.html Scanned photographs of classes 31, 33 & 37 containing a few photos of my favourite working at the time, 6s83 Clitheroe to Gunnie cement empties. 37501 in its unique British steel blue livery and 37410 in intercity mainline livery on the West Highland line on a railtour Monday 2 February 2009: Scanned photographs of classes 31, 33 & 37 containing a few photos of my favourite working at the time, 6s83 Clitheroe to Gunnie cement empties. 37501 in its unique British steel blue livery and 37410 in intercity mainline livery on the West Highland line on a railtour

Grayrigg Crewe.33006 on a service to Piccadilly, 27.05.86 Leeds crewe works open day Preston Ladywell oxenholme 37096 light engine south west highland line 37410 railtour from Lancaster to Oban 10.10.87 oxenholme 37407 in the loop thornaby? 37259, 37503, 37505 a duff and a 37/4 maybe thornaby but im not sure why the 37/4 was there possibly canton cl 37 nr holme oxenholme, pair of tractors heading north above oxenholme oxenholme 31312 31324 eastfield 37694 the lass of ballochmyle oxenholme pair of 37's on the clitheroe to gunnie clyde cement empties, this was allways headed by a pair of scottish tractors and ran monday to friday, occasionally on a saturday also. I never saw the southbound working, perhaps it ran at night but it would often throw up the same pair of tractors for several days in a row Crewe Diesal Depot gateshead 45141 and 37250. my records show the other 37 was either 37070 or 37132 aug 1986 thornaby 7.5.88 thornaby 7.5.88 preston ladywell 37405 1986 Sheffield 31427 in the distance is 08691 escafeld west highland line 37410 10.10.87 railtour from Lancaster to Oban thornaby, 37501,teeside steelmaster in its unique british steel blue livery 7.5.88 33207 and 33042 at sheffield, having arrived on a railtour. I think the railtour was the sulzer rose and ran in conjunction with the Tinsley open day 29/09/1990 bournemouth 26/03/1988 brighton, 33018 it had just arrived with an excursion from oxenholme 6.8.86 thornaby 2.88 oxenholme the clitheroe to gunnie clyde cement empties, this was headed by 37035 large logo and 37045 in blue. 15/05/86 tinsley open day 31547 29/09/1990 oxenholme engineering possesion north of oxenholme thornaby 2.88 thornaby 2.88 bournemouth depot open day 33008 Eastleigh. 26/03.1988 carlisle, pair of 37's heading north on the cement empties preston or doncaster Southampton central class 33, 26/03/1988 preston 37294 after arriving on a speedlink coal from the deepdale branch, this would have either worked to healy mills or warrington carlisle 31270 in railfreight coal livery, one of a small fleet of crewe based peds used in pairs on the nuclear flask traffic to/from sellafield in the early 1990's thornaby 2.88 37511 cardiff canton 47051 37244 37704 oxenholme class 31 heading north light cardiff canton 37696 oxenholme,31209+31247 wrong line on a sunday possesion at oxenholme. 10/11/1985 saltley 10.11.90 cardiff central 37142 in the drab grey departmental livery crewe diesel depot 37220 westerleigh 10.11.90 oxenholme pair of 37's on the clitheroe to gunnie clyde cement empties, this was allways headed by a pair of scottish tractors and ran monday to friday, occasionally on a saturday also lancaster, pair of 37's on the clitheroe to gunnie clyde cement empties, this was allways headed by a pair of scottish tractors and ran monday to friday, occasionally on a saturday also. hellifield pair of 31's on diverted freight oxenholme, for some reason these had detached from the cement train, having left the wagons in the loop.

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 classes 20 - 27 http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647276.html Scanned photographs of classes 20, 25, 26 & 27 Monday 2 February 2009: Scanned photographs of classes 20, 25, 26 & 27

crewe works open day oxenholme 25211 eastfield 26004 glasgow queen street oxenholme class 26, 26039, 27/4/1988. on southbound parcels, this worked every wednesday from carlisle to preston and was allways a 26 or 27. the loco returned north light a couple of hours later carlisle eastfield 26004 behind is 47114 warrington arpley, 20030 + 20064 tinsley thornaby 7.5.88 york 7.5.88 20022 20031 warrington 20151 warrington arpley 1986 carlisle 26008 26011 thornaby 2.88 carlisle 26011 carlisle 27004 thornaby 1986 oxenholme 20077 20161 1986 springs branch to shap empty ballast thornaby 1986 thornaby 20174 oxenholme class 25, 25211, 25/03/86 oxenholme,20010 +20132 north through oxenholme on mgr empties, this was the first pair of choppers in the new railfreight livery to work through oxenholme oxenholme 25211 scout green cl 25 scout greencl 25 on tanks carlisle 27028 oxenholme,25095 wrong line during engineering possession carlisle Leeds

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 Shunters, Class 03, 08 & 09 http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647255.html Scanned photos of Shunters from locations such as Sheffield, Bristol, Thornaby and Carlisle, including a picture of 03078 at Newcastle central Monday 2 February 2009: Scanned photos of Shunters from locations such as Sheffield, Bristol, Thornaby and Carlisle, including a picture of 03078 at Newcastle central

carlisle 08844 tinsley? newcastle 03078 aug 86 thornaby 7.5.88 thornaby 7.5.88 warrington arpley 1986 man vic 1986 thornaby 08861, ralph easby another of thornaby's unique paint jobs darlington 2.88 Thornaby's celebrity gronk 08867 Ralph Easby thornaby 2.88 sheffield 08691 escafeld bristol bath road 08800 tonbridge, 09xxx, 27.6.89 Thornaby 08502, 0890? carlisle class 08 turning an MGR at Warrington 08599, Crewe, 27.05.86

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 HST's and APT's http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647254.html Scanned photos of HST's and APT's Intercity and blue liveried HST's and a few photos of the APT in service and on test. The APT pictures are very poor, but the only ones I have. In defence, I was only about 9 years old at the time Monday 2 February 2009: Scanned photos of HST's and APT's Intercity and blue liveried HST's and a few photos of the APT in service and on test. The APT pictures are very poor, but the only ones I have. In defence, I was only about 9 years old at the time

Newcastle, Heartline hst sometime during the late 70's, can anyone remember the reason behind the heartline branding? Peterborough HST Gateshead HST August 1986 Peterborough HST Oxenholme, 43054 + 43074 heading south on a railtour before hst's were used regularly on cross country services on this part of the network. 28.1.89 Darlington HST feb.88 Oxenholme APT southbound test run circa 1983 York HST power car 7.5.88 Oxenholme APT Scout green APT Oxenholme, APT heading north oxenholme Newcastle central, heartline hst sometime during the late 70's

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 Sparkies http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1647253.html scanned photos of classes 73 - 91, The majority of these photos were taken around oxenholme when the class 90's were just entering service but also includes a couple of class 85's as well as class 86's and 87's which were regularly used on the Glasgow - Euston, cross country and freight trains Monday 2 February 2009: scanned photos of classes 73 - 91, The majority of these photos were taken around oxenholme when the class 90's were just entering service but also includes a couple of class 85's as well as class 86's and 87's which were regularly used on the Glasgow - Euston, cross country and freight trains

oxenholme oxenholme warrington cl90 oxenholme 86435 retford cl91 on test oxenholme, cl 87 + dvt oxenholme oxenholme, 86426 welded rail oxenholme oxenholme class 85 doncaster 91004 whilst on driver training oxenholme90027 freightliner oxenholme class 86/2 oxenholme 86438 + 86417 on steel coil, 20.1.89 oxenholme 86416 17.1.89 oxenholme, cl 90 oxenholme, cl 90 on test oxenholme 87028 oxenholme 90015, 20.1.89 oxenholme 90014 on driver training between carlisle and preston, 20.1.89 oxenholme 86234, 20.1.89 tonbridge 73111 27.6.89 oxenholme, class 87 and dvt oxenholme oxenholme cl 86 4 oxenholme pair of 87's head south on steel coil oxenholme cl 86 4 crewe feb 88 90001 on test leeds or doncaster 91004 oxenholme cl 90 oxenholme cl 90 oxenholme cl 90 bournemouth 26/03/1988 bounds green 91001, , 27.6.89 bournemouth depot open day 73201 broadlands 26/03/1988 crewe 10.11.90, 85110 85108 lancaster, allways was a gloomy location oxenholme 862xx Lloyds list unknown location oxenholme class 90 on test carlisle rfd class 86/5 oxenholme class 87 looking rather shabby carlisle oxenholme class 90 on test, picture taken from the same location as the earlier photo of the class 50 in black and white 20 years earlier oxenhome, 86401 oxenholme 86415 and 87029 on southbound hot rolled steel coil. there was quite a lot of this traffic in the 1980's, allways double headed combination of class 86/87 oxenholme class 90 on driver training between preston and carlisle. I think it was 90004 oxenholme 86219 bournemouth large logo class 73. 26/03/1988 oxenholme 86238 oxenholme oxenholme

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 DMU's, DVT's Steam and Miscelleneous http://brbluescans.fotopic.net/c1494079.html These are scanned photos of Diesal multiple units, both first and second generation, Mark 3 DVT's in use on the West coast main line and a couple of name plates Tuesday 15 April 2008: These are scanned photos of Diesal multiple units, both first and second generation, Mark 3 DVT's in use on the West coast main line and a couple of name plates

arnside class 108 dmu page 3 Scanned TOPS report from Tees yard and Thornaby @1245 19/02/1987 Oxenholme, class 108 DMU carrying a headboard celebrating 140 years of the Oxenholme to Windermere branch line. I think the headboard might have been supplied by the lakes line action group oxenholme,brand new dvt 82143 heading south, north of oxenholme doncaster kendal, class101 dmu heading for oxenholme oxenholme 82104 oxenholme, 87 and dvt royal show nameplate carried by a class 90. 005 I thnk royal scot nameplate and badge from 87001 oxenholme 87032 + 82107 carlisle upperby open day 34092 19.07.86 doncaster class 158 just after entering service arnside'pair of 108's lancaster celebrity green class 108 somewhere on the s & c, 48151 lambrigg 97201 + 97403 oxenholme, 56058 on mgr in the up goods loop passed by class 108 heading south from windermere on the crossover cl 108 possibly at grange or arnside carnforth 5407 derby cl 151 1985 page 1 Scanned TOPS report from Tees yard and Thornaby @1245 19/02/1987 page 2 Scanned TOPS report from Tees yard and Thornaby @1245 19/02/1987 Oxenholme, class 108 DMU carrying a headboard celebrating 140 years of the Oxenholme to Windermere branch line. I think the headboard might have been supplied by the lakes line action group Crewe. 33006 on a service from Cardiff, 81006 and 47362 Leeds Holbeck

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