TRAINS.

Photographs of trains is not everybody`s cup of tea but to a train enthusiast they could be useful. Any way I enjoy taking the pictures. Enjoy.

 

LNER PEPPERCORN CLASS A2 60532 BLUE PETER.



is the sole survivor of 15 locomotives of the 4-6-2 Peppercorn A2 class, designed by Arthur Peppercorn of the LNER. 60532 was built at Doncaster works and worked between 1948 and 1966. 60532 was named after the famous racehorse, Blue Peter III owned by Harry Primrose 6th Earl of Rosebery. The train is now preserved in the care of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group at Barrow Hill Engine Sheds in Derbyshire, England.

 

BRITISH RAIL CLASS 71.



The British Rail Class 71 was an electric locomotive used on the Southern Region of British Railways. Built at the British Rail workshops in Doncaster between 1958 - 1960. This one E5001 is at Barrow Hill Engine Sheds.

 

BRITISH RAIL CLASS 10 DIESEL SHUNTER.



Built by British Rail workshops in Darlington and Doncaster over a period from 1953 - 1962. There is currently four class 10 diesel shunters preserved. This one D4092  at Barrow Hill Engine Sheds.

 

BRITISH RAIL 0-4-0 CLASS 02 DIESEL SHUNTER.



This shunter D2858 is at Swanwick Junction, home of  the Midland Railway Centre.

 

BRITISH RAIL CLASS 47 NORTH EASTERN.



I photographed this train number 47401 at Swanwick Junction.

 

 

20907 CLASS 20 LOCOMOTIVE.

Photographed at Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway Centre.

 

 

BRITISH RAIL CLASS 40 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE.

D212 Aureol at Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway Centre. Built by English Electric between 1958 - 1962.

 

 

BRITISH RAIL CLASS 50 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE.











Built from 1967-68 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry Works in Newton-Le-Willows. Between 1979 - 1984 the class 50 fleet was refurbished at Doncaster Works which had taken over responsibility from English Electric. In 1984 this train was renamed Sir Edward Elgar from Hercules. I photographed this locomotive at Swanwick Junction - Midland Railway Centre.

BRITISH CELANESE LIMITED, PECKETT 0-4-0ST VICTORY.





I photographed this engine on display in the Mathew Kirtley exhibition hall, Swanwick Junction - Midland Railway Centre. Victory was built in 1919 by Peckett and Sons, Atlas Works, Bristol.

 

BRAKE VAN.



Brake Van or Guard`s Van are terms used mainly in the UK for a railway vechile equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard. The brake van was always marshalled at the rear of the train. When freight trains were fitted with continuous braking, brake vans lost their importance and were discontinued by many railways.

St SAVIOUR`S CHURCH.

This award winning `Tin Tabernacle` Victorian church has been rescued from the railway village of Westhouses. Built in 1898 to support the village of Westhouses and moved to Swanwick Junction when it fell into disuse. Swanwick Junction is part of the Midland Railway Trust, Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire, England.

 

 

 

 

The entrance to the church.

 

 

Inside view looking down towards the alter from the entrance.

 

 

 

 

Westhouses is a village within Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. It is in the Bolsover District of the county. Named after West House Farm, the settlement was founded in the 1870`s. The Midland Railway was the main employer and landowner, many of the roads where named after the Midland Railway Directors.

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANDOM PHOTOGRAPHS. #ONE.

These are just random photo`s I have picked out of the thousand`s of photographs I have taken over the years. I shall from time to time put more on here. Hope you enjoy looking at them.

 

Past it`s sell by date........Caterpillar tractor---flamborough.

 

 

The North Landing at Flamborough.

 

 

Boat Our Georgina at Flamborough.

 

 

Woodcarving on cliff top at Flamborough.

 

 

Reach for the sky.

 

 

Seen better day`s........Old telephone box.

 

 

Stained glass window at St Mary`s church.....Farndale, North Yorkshire Moors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST. MARY`S CHURCH----FARNDALE.

The picturesque church of St Mary`s, Church Houses, Farndale, England stands at the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors in a dale renowned for it`s annual carpet of wild daffodils. Unfortunately we was perhaps a week to early has the daffodils had not opened up. This simple church, with it`s wide low chancel arch and Victorian east window, was built from local stone in 1831 and restored by Temple Moore in 1907-1914.

 

 

 

 

 

Entrance to this lovely church.

 

 

Narrow, shouldered priest`s door.

 

 

Cross just outside entrance to church.

 

 

Bellcote.

 

 

Internal view looking down the aisle towards the alter.

 

 

The Alter and the gorgeous stained glass window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCARBOROUGH CASTLE.

Scarborough castle stands on a massive promontory of rock that rises above the north sea, overlooking Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.  It started out as an iron age fort, was occupied by the Romans, became a Viking Settlement and reached it`s heyday under Henry II. Over the centuries it has seen civil wars, sieges and conflicts. It also came under bombardment during the first world war.

 

Entrance to Castle.

 

 

 

Another entrance but this one fastened off, so you cannot enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the plan of the Scarborough Castle Walls.

All my photographs where taken from outside the castle walls I did not go inside the castle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE PARK.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is South Yorkshire`s newest attraction, situated off Warning Tonque Lane, Branton, Doncaster DN4 6TB. The park occupies 70 acres of a 250 acre site. There are areas you can walk through such as Lemur woods, Wallaby walkabout etc. Here is just a few of the animals I photographed there.

 

 

 

Ankole cattle.

 

 

Lions.

 

 

Liama.

 

 

Meerkat. I just love these animals they are so cute and very inquisitive.

 

 

Just lovely.

 

 

Raccoon Dog.

 

 

Red River Hog.

 

 

Goat.

 

 

Rabbit.

 

 

Vulture.

 

 

Wallaby.

 

 

Zebra.

 

Take a look at this video to get a feel of the place.