A day in the life - 1977
Little more than a record snap at the time, the passage of over 40 years has given the image above more interest value.
Standing at what was then Nottingham's platform 4 is a 3-car BRC&W class 104 DMU, and what was probably a Lincoln - Crewe working. Note the smartly turned-out Driver with jacket, tie and the BR rail-blue era peaked cap. Not only have I caught his eye but also that of the passenger sat in arguably the best seat in the house - that behind the empty Secondman's seat and thus offering a clear view of the journey ahead.
To the left stands class 37 no. 37234 at the head of a parcels working. Looking down the platform towards the end of what looks to be a lengthy train is a class 08 shunter and railman, presumably in the process of coupling up an additional van or two. Class 37s weren't especially common here at the time, although the Harwich Boat Train diagram would occasionally produce a Stratford allocated engine in lieu of the more usual white-roofed class 47. From my admittedly limited research it would appear that 37234 was Landore (LE) based, so there's a reasonable probability the train was destined for South Wales. The station clock reads 2.30pm so that might allow it to be identified.
At the very top of the frame is the bridge carrying the closed and lifted GCR route into Nottingham Victoria. The bridge would eventually be removed, only to be replaced years later with a new bridge in almost the same position carrying the Nottingham Tram system (NET) out to Clifton and Beeston / Toton.
The footbridge behind remains and, along with the rest of the station (and particularly the platform awnings) has been cleaned up considerably. The third more distant bridge, used for mail back in the day, is no longer there.
No surprise the platform and track layout has changed here in the last few years, and there are now more platforms but no longer any platform-avoiding through lines.
Ilford FP4 rated at 160asa, developed in Acutol
2.30pm, 2nd May 1977
A day in the life - 1977
Little more than a record snap at the time, the passage of over 40 years has given the image above more interest value.
Standing at what was then Nottingham's platform 4 is a 3-car BRC&W class 104 DMU, and what was probably a Lincoln - Crewe working. Note the smartly turned-out Driver with jacket, tie and the BR rail-blue era peaked cap. Not only have I caught his eye but also that of the passenger sat in arguably the best seat in the house - that behind the empty Secondman's seat and thus offering a clear view of the journey ahead.
To the left stands class 37 no. 37234 at the head of a parcels working. Looking down the platform towards the end of what looks to be a lengthy train is a class 08 shunter and railman, presumably in the process of coupling up an additional van or two. Class 37s weren't especially common here at the time, although the Harwich Boat Train diagram would occasionally produce a Stratford allocated engine in lieu of the more usual white-roofed class 47. From my admittedly limited research it would appear that 37234 was Landore (LE) based, so there's a reasonable probability the train was destined for South Wales. The station clock reads 2.30pm so that might allow it to be identified.
At the very top of the frame is the bridge carrying the closed and lifted GCR route into Nottingham Victoria. The bridge would eventually be removed, only to be replaced years later with a new bridge in almost the same position carrying the Nottingham Tram system (NET) out to Clifton and Beeston / Toton.
The footbridge behind remains and, along with the rest of the station (and particularly the platform awnings) has been cleaned up considerably. The third more distant bridge, used for mail back in the day, is no longer there.
No surprise the platform and track layout has changed here in the last few years, and there are now more platforms but no longer any platform-avoiding through lines.
Ilford FP4 rated at 160asa, developed in Acutol
2.30pm, 2nd May 1977