Life on the Airedale Line

[Tim R-T-C]

A little action from today, thought I would try some shots with a telephoto from the old Keighley road.


66134 running light to Skipton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


66204 passes Steeton on a Redcar to Rylstone service by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

Not quite your average WCRC ECS move:


Triple headed steam passing Steeton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

Plus, a shot from Sunday a little further up the line at Appleby:


66553 passing Appleby by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr
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A rare midweek trip down to S&S, but a passing excursion caught my fancy:


47237 leads 47245 on an excursion by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

Plus a 332 on ECS move:


322484 passes Steeton for Skipton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Its Monday, so that means light a light engine and freight train passing through Steeton in close succession heading to Rylstone. Although this time not only the first time I have seen a DB liveried 66 on the Airedale Line, but the second too. 66114 looking particularly shiny and a welcome red-pen photograph.


66114 passing Steeton light engine by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


66152 on an empties run to Rylstone Tilcon by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Went down to Doncaster for a full day of photography on Monday, so early and back so late, I got to see the EMT trains at Leeds, so here are a few more for my collection:


43073 at Leeds for St. Pancras by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


EMT HST 43083 at Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

I also found evidence of Northern planning a direct service to South Wales:


158908 sits in Leeds station by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

And a WCRC ECS move from Saltburn classied up the deserted station with some Pullman cars.


57315 hauls a WCRC ECS movement through Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


57314 by night at Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Some more local stuff:

66528 blasting through Steeton at full pelt on Monday:



And 47580 drifting through the station at walking pace this evening, returning from running a convoy of preserved locos to Butterley.


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A pair of 66s coming down from Carlisle was enough to get me to go for a walk this evening and I realised I have never actually shot the evening London train coming through Steeton. Fixed that now, although disappointed it wasn't a 91. Try again tomorrow maybe?






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47580 returns on the WizEx, running through Steeton after Olton Hall was left in York suspected of commiting lineside arson.


47580 on the Wizards Express by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Its Yorkshire Day, so a little down home local photography is in order:

Walking down last Friday to catch the first train of the day through to Leeds heralded a double freight session:


66118 with a morning Gypsum train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


66041 passes Steeton in the morning haze by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

Then on Monday my normal light engine working:


66006 running light engine to Skipton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

And this morning some serious noise on an NR test train:


97301 leads 1Q05 test train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


31465 on the tail of 1Q05 by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr
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Another day, another test train through Steeton, must be popular at the moment:


Driving coach 9701 leads test train 1Q14 by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


31233 working a Network Rail test train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Ploughman]

Which test train is this?
Is it for Gauging as it does not look like a track recorder or OHLE?

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Not sure I'm afraid, just spotted the working on RTT and had to go for a nosey.
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A little Leeds action from the last week taken on the way to Barnetby and to/from Norwich.


43303 leads a late running Plymouth train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


NR test unit 950001 passing through Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


Empty HSTs sit in Leeds station by night by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Get my day off on a Tuesday thanks to BH Monday, but the good folk at DBS still gave me my normal Monday L/E running, plus an early running Redcar to Rylstone service passing just minutes after the New Biggin gypsum run to save an extra walk down, with both freighters just missing being bowled by 333s - not a bad day:


66170 running light engine through Steeton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


66111 leading Milford bound gypsum train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


66041 on 4D79 Redcar to Rylstone by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

Also, a little more late night HST action from Leeds, with the NMT reversing in the station:


EMT 43075 at Leeds station by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


43013 on the NMT at Leeds station by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


MENTOR the Mk1 OLE test coach by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


Technical equipment on board the NMT by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


43014 on the head of 1Q26 by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Some more of the usual local colour, still clocking up the DBS 66s on the Monday L/E run, very rare to see the same engine twice on this working. A 142 on the Morecambe train over the last two Mondays has been a little unusual. WCRC 47 hauled ECS has been thoroughly bowled both times though, only got a poor angle on the first and completely missed today's.

Ah well.

Have some more of the usual:


66133 running light engine through Steeton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


142078 leads a Morecambe train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


66005 on the Doncaster to Skipton run by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


47245 leads a WCRC ECS move by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Getting a little wet this morning to photograph the first RHTT working of the year:


20305 leads RHTT through Steeton by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


20304 on the tail of the Yorkshire RHTT by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

And I'm back, a combination of poor weather and my Nikon D600 having to go back to Nikon again to have the shutter replaced - 53,000 photos in 2 years is apparently just too much - has made this the first rail photography of the year. I'll be making up for it in coming weeks though.

I've not yet gotten a shot of the new GBRf Wellingborough to Skipton flow, nor of any of the VEC trains, so a convenient passing time of 0700 for both made for a worthwhile morning walk, Getting a 322 with the new yellow front ends was an added bonus.


66762 working a morning service to Swinden quarry by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


322483 on a Skipton to Bradford service by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


91125 on 1A13 Skipton to London by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Returning from a day out at Doncaster and yet another round of HSTs and test trains through Leeds at night:


67012 in Chiltern colours at Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


67027 on a test train passing Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


43366 arrives on a delayed Crosscountry train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


43251 carrying Virgin logos at Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

More trains, playing with my new Olympus PL-7 mini-SLR - picture quality is certainly better than my compacts/phone and loads of good settings, not as good as my Nikon of course, but so much easier to carry around.


66713 leads 6M19 for Wellingborough by Timothy Young, on Flickr


67029 passes Steeton by Timothy Young, on Flickr


67012 on a tail of an NR test train by Timothy Young, on Flickr

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Long long time no new pictures. This thread even got closed down, but I'm going to try and get some shine back on those rusty rails...
Thanks to yorkie for re-instating this thread.

From earlier today, Deltic D9009 passes Keighley with a London to Carlisle excursion:



Preceeded earlier that morning by 66508 running Leeds to Carlisle light engine:



Here's a moody night shot of a Class 150 at Skipton



And a 322 in updated livery at Keighley back in the summer:



And a little blast from past, found these two antique shots of 175s in Lancashire from 2005 hidden away in my photograph folders so thought I would upload them for historical interest if not picture quality.




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Lets have some more:

A short term GBRf freight flow of limestone from Rylstone Quarry near Skipton to Immingham.



37075 had an unexpected run on the KWVR on Saturday 3rd after the 4F had a technical issue in the morning.



During the summer, BBC Films took over the KWVR for a film project, turning Keighley station into Portsmouth (I can already hear the railway historians frothing at all the inaccuracies this will cause!). It must be an interesting project as they would not reveal any information about what they were filming and nothing on their 'upcoming list' seems to fit. If anyone knows what it was, I would love to know:

 

[Condor7]

Thanks Tim for reopening this thread.

The Aire Valley is my old stomping ground, and one I manage to get back to on occasion, so I enjoy your updates.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Thanks, glad you are enjoying it.

Had a rather frustrating week this week. Messed up my timings on Monday and missed a rare daylight RHTT working through Steeton by a minute.

So to make up for this, I went into Leeds on Tuesday via Woodlesford to see another early evening RHTT run. Fortunately I got the 20s and saw them again at Leeds, but a scheduled Freightliner service ran early and passed before I arrived.

Still, got some interesting night shots at Leeds.

 

[backontrack]

Some great photos there, Tim. I really like your last image, especially.

 

[fishquinn]

Seconded.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Thanks for the comments.

Woke up this morning, my usual day-off morning RTT check showed up a Carlisle to Leeds Midland Road L/E working - turned out to be a three loco convoy:


66419 with 510 and 525 at Steeton by Timothy Young, on Flickr


66525 on the tail of 0E53 for Midland Road by Timothy Young, on Flickr

Plus a little night photography - chancing upon the Scarborough Spa Express at Wakefield back in October:


45699 Galatea on the Scarborough Spa Express by Timothy Young, on Flickr

 

[backontrack]

Wow. What a brilliant image of the Scarborough Spa Express. Beautiful.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Some more night shots, from Doncaster this time. Passing through on the way to and from Barnetby it was rather dark, but a chance to play with some hand-held long exposures on static and slow moving trains.


91114 on a Kings Cross train at Doncaster by Timothy Young, on Flickr


66623 on the tail of an engineering train by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Colas 66848 and DBS 67012 in Doncaster sidings by Timothy Young, on Flickr


91101 in new Virgin Flying Scotsman colours by Timothy Young, on Flickr

 

[backontrack]

Some more great photos! Especially like the 'Durham Cathedral' one.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Thanks.

I was looking back through some 'to be sorted' photo folders (far too many of those!) and found a few Leeds station shots from June, including an unusual duo of through freights just moments apart:


66117 passes through Leeds by Timothy Young, on Flickr


66147 runs through Leeds for Hunslet Tilcon by Timothy Young, on Flickr

 

[Condor7]

As I am sure you know Leeds has not had a lot of freight running through it for many a year, but over the last year it has been busier than it has for a long time (in a relative sense) For instance on a Wednesday between about 12:30 and 14:30 there are 5 scheduled freight usually 66's or 60's.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

As I am sure you know Leeds has not had a lot of freight running through it for many a year, but over the last year it has been busier than it has for a long time (in a relative sense) For instance on a Wednesday between about 12:30 and 14:30 there are 5 scheduled freight usually 66's or 60's.

Thanks for the heads up, I'm unusually off next Wednesday and I forgot about the Lindsey to Neville Hill tanks, might go for a lunchtime jolly. See if VTEC can schedule Claus91 to be there at the same time!
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A little Doncaster and Hatfield & Stainforth action form earlier this year.


56078 in the sidings at Doncaster by Timothy Young, on Flickr


60071 on a ballast train in Doncaster Decoy by Timothy Young, on Flickr


60002 sits in the Doncaster sidings by Timothy Young, on Flickr


66054 on a Cottam PS to Hull empties. by Timothy Young, on Flickr


66030 heading towards Hatfield and Stainforth station by Timothy Young, on Flickr


60021 leading a Preston to Lindsey tank train by Timothy Young, on Flickr

 

[backontrack]

Great as usual!

 

[Tim R-T-C]

So the end is in sight for Northern Rail and I have a decent handful of units still to photograph in NR colours. Therefore I will be spending the next few months trying to track them down, the old fashioned way as much as possible (ie. show up and pray).

A trip last Wednesday to Leeds earned me 8 new Northern units, mostly 158s and 142s as well as almost finishing my 185s - just 185147 to go and I think I have that somewhere in my 'to be sorted' archive as well. A couple of my red pen shots:


142066 arrives on an ECS working into Leeds by Timothy Young, on Flickr


142068 arrives into Leeds from York by Timothy Young, on Flickr


142032 at Leeds by Timothy Young, on Flickr

I completed my EMT 43s thanks to the East Coast hire-in


EMT power car 43081 arriving into Leeds by Timothy Young, on Flickr

I also secured a shot of the Claus 91:


91128 arrives into Leeds from Kings Cross by Timothy Young, on Flickr

And the Neville Hill tanks, although sadly 66 hauled:


66069 working 6D79 through Leeds by Timothy Young, on Flickr

As well as a quick stop off at the all new Apperley Bridge


333016 arrives into Apperley Bridge by Timothy Young, on Flickr

 

[azz7008]

Tim, this is a great thread for people that don't get to see the workings 'up north'.
Thanks.

 

[backontrack]

Some great photos as always. Congratulations on the EMT 43s, the Neville Hill tanks and Claus 91!

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Thanks for the comments. I like keeping the local photography going, my biggest regrets looking through my old film albums (which I will eventually scan in and upload) is that I have plenty of shots of HSTs and 91s, but few if any of the 308s or pacers on the Airedale Line in their original colours. Everyone shoots the interesting stuff, but in the future it is the more local stuff that is often fascinating to see.

A couple of Steeton 66s yesterday:


66535 through Steeton on a coal train by Timothy Young, on Flickr

Doncaster to Rylstone Quarry L/E, a working I used to see every Monday, seems rather less common these days:


66024 runs light engine through Steeton by Timothy Young, on Flickr