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I raced out first thing for my last photo for August. I wanted to get my collage organised and needed that last photo.
I knew what I wanted so walked straight into town to the Town Hall.
The sun was shining as I went out, but by the time I got there, it was going rather dull, but luckily as I crossed over the road, it brightened and I got the photo I wanted.
It's also the one that's taken me almost the whole month to get, as I kept finding something else on my way home.
I did today, but used the Town Hall clock tower, just because it's taken me almost 31 days to upload it!
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31st August 2021 :
Time - Stopped!
Four of our watches and only one that works.
Today is : International Overdose Awareness Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/international-overdose-awareness-...
And as for our Silly News it's : National Eat Outside Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-eat-outside-day-august-31/
No thank you, far too cold to eat in the garden. 😄
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Storming through Bromsgrove to get a good run at the Licky incline is an unidentified High Speed Train set working a Cross Country duty, 31st August 1983.
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
Bristol area DMU set B434 (W51372/59490/51414) passes through Bromsgrove and is about to attack the 1 in 37 Lickey incline with a service to Birmingham, 31st August 1983.
Unit History
B434 is a Class 117 three car high density Derby designed diesel multiple unit built by Pressed Steel in 1959/60. One hundred and twenty three vehicles were built and although sufficient driving motor vehicles were built to form forty two, three car sets only thirty nine trailer vehicles were built. This meant in practice three sets initially operated with a converted Great Western coach and later with Class 118 trailers. 51372/51414 were one of the sets originally paired with Great Western coach and then with Class 118 trailer 59479 until around 1981 when they at last gained a Class 117 trailer 59490. Although non-gangwayed when built, these were added later and most were fitted by 1968. The class will always be associated with Western Region London suburban duties although at the very end of their career the survivors could be found at Tysley, Bletchley and Haymarket. The class was one of the last of the first generation DMU types to stay in service, and consequently many are preserved (with quite a few trailers used as hauled stock), however W51372 was withdrawn January 1994 and can currently be found at the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway where it is stored as a spare’s donor. W51414 was and 59490 were also withdrawn in January 1994 and broken up in January 1996 and April 2009 respectively.
Canon AT1, Kodachrome 64
On display at the Nottingham Vintage Carnival, Nottingham Race Course is 1956 Ford Prefect 100E UVS 253, 31st August 2019.
The Ford Prefect is a line of British cars which were produced by Ford UK. It was introduced in October 1938 and in 1953 an almost totally redesigned version, the Ford Prefect 100E was introduced. The 100E remained in production until 1959 when it was superseded by the 107E which was produced until 1961. The 100E introduced an integral body in lieu of a separate chassis, with coil independent front suspension supplanted the transverse leaf springs, Girling hydraulic brakes and a new side-valve 1172cc, 36bhp engine. Just over 100,000 vehicles were produced.
31st August 2018:
I was cleaning out my bum bag this morning ready for a trip out tomorrow (weather permitting) and found this acorn. I have no idea when or why I picked it up, but maybe as a prop for "one photo a day." Well here's the prop!
A bum bag is known as a banana in French.
The answer to yesterday's odd photo is the 'door' to the drum of the washing machine (think of a top loader).
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A Class 116 triple with 53827 leading has just crossed to the Up line at the bottom of the Licky Incline to access the single platform Bromsgrove station with a Birmingham – Great Malvern service, 31st August 1983.
Vehicle History
M53827 is a Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) and is one of three hundred and twenty Class 116 vehicles built in three batches at Derby Works between 1957 and 1958. They were formed into one hundred and four, three car sets and four power twin sets. W50827 was originally formed in a three car set with Trailer Composite (TC) W59335 and Driving Motor Second (DMS) W50880 and they formed one of the fifty four, three car sets built at Derby in 1957. The set was initially allocated to Cardiff Cathays for Cardiff Valley duties. In November 1966 W50830 was transferred to South Gosforth as part of the replacement of the North Tyneside electric units. Eighteen months later in 1968 it transferred to Finsbury Park for Great Northern suburban duties where it remained until the completion of the Great Northern suburban electrification when it migrated to Tyseley in 1978. It would be refurbished in September 1979 and remained in service until withdrawn in November 1990. It was broken up during May 1991.
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
A rather stylish young lady caught my eye whilst wondering around at the Nottingham Vintage Carnival, Nottingham Race Course, 31st August 2019.
On display at the Nottingham Vintage Carnival, Nottingham Race Course is 1961 Ford Zodiac Mark II 881 JNY, 31st August 2019.
The Ford Zodiac was the upmarket “executive” version of the largest Ford car manufactured in the UK in the 1950/60’s, the Ford Zephyr. The Mark I versions were introduced in 1950 with the restyled Mark II versions being manufactured between 1956 and 1962. Mark III (1962 – 1966) and Mark IV (1966 – 1972) versions were manufactured until the range was discontinued and replaced by the Ford Granada in 1972.
Travelling home by car to Toton from Bromsgrove this afternoon (31st August 2018) I diverted off the A42 due to traffic congestion on the M1 and my diversionary route took me around the boundary fence of East Midlands Airport. There sitting on the end of the runway was this Russian monster, Volga-Dnepr An-124-100, RA-82047 waiting final clearance to take off. I managed to park up and grab this rather lack-lustre against the light shot as it started to lumber down the runway.
I was I suppose incredibly lucky to get a shot at all.
Two things really surprised me was the amount of noise generated by its four engines and its apparent low take off speed as it appeared to really lumber down the runway and was doing significantly less speed than the normal passenger aircraft when it left the ground.
Designed in the 1980’s and introduced into service in 1986 the An-124 was for thirty years, the world's heaviest production cargo aircraft. To date fifty five aircraft have been built and in 2013 twenty six were in commercial service.
Standing at Swanwick, Midland Railway Centre waiting its next duty on the 31st August 1981 is Fowler 4F 0-6-0 4027.
Locomotive History
The Midland Railway 0-6-0, 4F freight engine was designed by Henry Fowler and introduced in 1911. One hundred and ninety two locomotives were built by the Midland Railway. The design was adopted as a standard for the London Midland and Scottish Railway and five hundred and sixty examples were built between 1924 and 1941 for use through out the system. 4027 was built at Derby Works and entered traffic in November 1924. It became 44027 under the British Railways re-numbering scheme and was withdrawn in November 1964. Following withdrawal it was acquired for preservation as part of the National Collection now of course the National Railway Museum.
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
West Midlands Railways 170516 shows off its new livery as it pauses at Bromsgrove working 1M63, 11:39 Hereford - Birmingham New Street, 31st August 2018.
On display at the Nottingham Vintage Carnival, Nottingham Race Course is Routemaster RML2430 (JJD 430D), 31st August 2019.
Vehicle History
The Routemaster was developed by AEC in partnership with London Transport and introduced in 1956. The Routemaster design was a departure from the then traditional chassis/body construction method. With London Transport being the primary customer, the option to use different bodybuilders was less important. The design was one of the first "integral" buses, with the bus being a combination of an "A" steel sub-frame (including engine, steering, front suspension), a rear "B" steel sub-frame (carrying rear axle and suspension), connected by the aluminum body. The gear box was mounted on the underside of the body structure with shafts linking the engine to the back axle. The standard Routemaster was 27ft 6ins long however over 500 Routemasters were built with a distinctive and seemingly out of place half window section added in the middle adding an extra 2ft 6ins and giving eight extra seats. These were coded RML.
RML2430 entered service with London Transport in March 1966 and was withdrawn from service in London in 2004. Since withdrawal it has been used by a number of owners for private hire and is currently operated by Tiger European, Nottingham.
West Midlands Railways 323215 stands in platform 3 at Bromsgrove working 2P44, 12:51 Bromsgrove – Lichfield Trent Valley, 31st August 2018.
Unit History
Forty-three 3-car units class 323 electric multiple units were built by Hunslet TPL in 1992-93. Each 3 car unit is formed of two outer driving motor vehicles (each equipped with four Holec DMKT 52/24 asynchronous traction motors), and a central intermediate trailer with a Brecknell Willis High Speed pantograph for collecting the overhead current. Twenty six units are operated by West Midlands Trains on suburban services around Birmingham and seventeen units are operated by Northern Rail on suburban services around Manchester.
Kal’s Kats Dance Band and Laura Brookes entertaining the crowds at the Nottingham Vintage Carnival, Nottingham Race Course, 31st August 2019.
The waiting passengers watch West Midlands Railways 170505 drift into Bromsgrove working 1V26, 11:50 Birmingham New Street – Hereford, 31st August 2018.
NGC 7635, The Bubble Nebula or Sharpless 162, is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star. Imaged over 2 nights 31stAugust and 18thSeptember.
NEQ6 PRO
TSAPO130Q
Canon 70D modified
Astronomik UHC and 6nm Ha clip in filters
Guided using SX Lodestar x2 mono CCD
27 subs totalling 215 min RGB @ ISO800
9 subs totalling 135 min Ha @ ISO1600
Total 5hrs50min
Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop.
“Hold tight please”, the lovely and suitably attired Mrs Lorna Woolley has just hopped aboard London Transport Routemaster RML 2430 (JJD 430D) at the Nottingham Vintage Carnival, Nottingham Race Course, 31st August 2019.
Standing in the shed at Butterley on the 31st August 1981 is London Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler 0-6-0T 16440.
Locomotive History
The design represents the ultimate development of the Midland Railway six-coupled tank, a design which had started in the 19th century. On formation of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 the Midland design was used by Fowler as the basis of the London Midland and Scottish Railway standard 0-6-0T and four hundred and twenty two examples were built between 1924 and 1930. 16440 was built by the North British Locomotive Co. in July 1926 and was originally number 16440. Under the 1934 London Midland and Scottish Railway renumbering scheme it became 7357 and it became 47357 under British Railways. After forty years in service it was among one of the last survivors when withdrawn in December 1966. Following withdrawal it was sold to Woodham Brothers for breaking up and moved to Barry. However it was soon purchased for preservation being the seventh locomotive to leave Barry when it moved to Derby Works in July 1970. 47357 was last in steam in 2007 and is currently (May 2016) under overhaul
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
Great Western Railway 150266 stands in platform 6 at Bristol Temple Meads working 2U24, 16:07 Taunton – Cardiff, 31st August 2016.
Great Western Railway 150128 is the rear unit of 2O86, 08:42 Gloucester – Weymouth standing in platform 7 at Bristol Temple Meads, 31st August 2016.
Malaysia Independence Day @ 31st August 1957... happy long weekend to all Malaysians.
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New station, new electric service, new livery.
West Midlands Railways 323205 in its new livery stands in platform 3 at Bromsgrove about to depart working 2U40, 12:12 Bromsgrove – Four Oaks, 31st August 2018.
Unit History
Forty-three 3-car units class 323 electric multiple units were built by Hunslet TPL in 1992-93. Each 3 car unit is formed of two outer driving motor vehicles (each equipped with four Holec DMKT 52/24 asynchronous traction motors), and a central intermediate trailer with a Brecknell Willis High Speed pantograph for collecting the overhead current. Twenty six units are operated by West Midlands Trains on suburban services around Birmingham and seventeen units are operated by Northern Rail on suburban services around Manchester.
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A Class 47 reverses its train of fuel tankers into the fuel depot at Bromsgrove, 31st August 1983. Almost everything in this shot no longer exists with the station gone and replaced by a new four platform station a couple of hundred yards to the south and the fuel depot site now the new station car park.
Any suggestions for the identity of the Class 47 gratefully received.
Canon AT1, Kodachrome 64
During 1982/83 I somewhat lost my “composition eye”. This is a case in point where I have yet again allowed the subject in the form of Tyseley DMU set TS520, with M53880 trailing to fill up the frame far too much, Bromsgrove, 31st August 1983.
Unit History
M53880 is a Class 116 Driving Motor Second (DMS) and is one of three hundred and twenty Class 116 vehicles built in three batches at Derby Works between 1957 and 1958. It would be refurbished in June 1978 and remained in service until withdrawn in November 1990. It was broken up in May 1991.
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
Nottingham Midland station on Tuesday 31st August 1982 and standing in platform 4 with a westbound passenger train is an infrequent visitor in the form of Landore allocated 47556.
The engine is standing in an area of relative light compared with the rest of platform 4 provided by the new, clean section of platform canopy recently constructed following the removal of the Great Central Railway bridge that use to cross the station at this point. Of course, a replacement bridge was constructed in 2013 as part of the Nottingham NET Line 2/3 tram enhancements
Locomotive History
47556 was delivered in May 1964 from Crewe Works as D1583 and allocated to Cardiff Canton MPD. Apart from a short spell allocated to Bescot in 1973/74 it spent the next twenty six years allocated to Western Region MPD’s. Renumbered 47020 in the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme it was fitted with electric train heating in February 1981 when it was renumbered 47556. It was transferred to the London Midland Region at Crewe in March 1990 and was again renumbered in April 1990 to 47844 when fitted with twin fuel tanks. In May 1992 it transferred back to the Western Region at Bristol, returning to Crewe in June 1995. Its final transfer was to Toton in April 1998. In May 2002 47844 was moved to Brush Traction, Loughborough for conversion to class 57. However structural problems were discovered when the locomotive was stripped down and the conversion plans were cancelled and the locomotive withdrawn. The remains were eventually moved to Crewe Works where they were broken up in October 2004 by HNRC.
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Departing Butterley on the 31st August 1981 with the “Pines Express” are Fowler 7F 2-8-0 13809 and Fowler 4F 0-6-0 4027.
Locomotive History
53809 is one of a class eleven engines built in two batches in 1914 and 1925. The first batch of six locomotives were built to the design of Henry Fowler in the Midland Railway works at Derby and were delivered to the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between March and December 1914. They were provided with tender cabs and were amongst the most powerful locomotives in the country at the time. The tender cabs were not liked by the enginemen, and were all removed by 1924. 53809 is from the second batch of five locomotives built by Robert Stevenson and Co. The second batch had larger boilers and was slightly shorter but 2 ton heavier, giving a greater factor of adhesion. The tender was a Fowler standard design, and shorter than the Deeley pattern carried by the first batch. It was allocated the number 89 in the Somerset and Dorset fleet. In 1930 the London Midland and Scottish Railway took formal control of the Somerset and Dorset locomotive fleet and renumbered the class 9670-80 with. 89 became 9669. Two years later, a further renumbering took place and 9669 became 13809. From 1934 the larger boilers of the second batch of locomotives were replaced by boilers similar to the original batch which resulted in the fitting of a distance piece on top of the smokebox saddle. In 1948, under British Railways, the class were renumbered to 53800 to 53810. Apart from trips to and from Derby works for repair the class rarely strayed from the Somerset and Dorset. 53800 was withdrawn in 1959, followed in 1960 by 53802 and the first batch became extinct in 1962. 53810 was withdrawn in December 1963, with the remainder being withdrawn during 1964 with 53809 being withdrawn in June. Following withdrawal 53808 and 53809 were sold to Woodham Brothers, Barry Island for disposal from where it was sold for preservation and left Barry Island in December 1975. It arrived at the Midland Railway Centre in March 1980 for final adjustments to its overhaul and during the early 1980’s was passed for mainline operation. 4027 was built at Derby Works and entered traffic in November 1924. It became 44027 under the British Railways re-numbering scheme and was withdrawn in November 1964. Following withdrawal it was acquired for preservation as part of the National Collection now of course the National Railway Museum.
Canon AT1, Agfacolour CT18
31st August 2019:
While I was out yesterday, this sprig of Rosemary ~ Rosmarinus officinalis fell off the main plant right into my camera bag. ;O)
Not wanting it to wilt and die, I put it into a flower pot when I got home. Now all I'm doing is keeping my fingers crossed that it takes and starts to root.
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Diamond 30805 (KX08 HMY) working route 42, Redditch – Kidderminster calls at Bromsgrove railway station, 31st August 2018. KX08 HMY is a MAN 14.240 chassis fitted with a Plaxton Centro B38 F body delivered new to Kent Top Travel (owned by Kent County Council) in April 2008. By March 2010 it was being operated by Diamond.
25006 passing Larbert with a short ballast train, 31st August 1978.
Locomotive History
One of a batch of twenty five locomotives of sub class 25/0 which were a transition between the 75mph, 1160hp class 24 and the 90mph, 1250hp class 25/1. These twenty five locomotives received the uprated 6LDA28B Sulzer engine giving 1250hp but were fitted with the same traction motors as the class 24. All this sub class were built at Darlington works and 25006 was new as D5156 in June 1961, allocated to Thornaby MPD. It remained in the North East until January 1968 when it was transfered to Wigan Springs Branch. 5156 moved to Scotland in September 1972 (Eastfield) and stayed until transfered to Tinsley in February 1975 as part of a swop of four class 25/0 (25006/07/08/11) to the Eastern Region (Tinsley) in exchange for four steam heating boiler fitted class 25/1’s (25026/33/34/35) transferred to Haymarket. Its actual stay at Tinsley was short as it was under repair at Derby between June and September 1975 (when it finally lost its green paint scheme) and whilst under repair at Derby was transfered back to Scotland as replacement for withdrawn class 24's. 25006 received its last classified repair at Glasgow Works in May 1979. It was stored at Millerhill in October 1980 and withdrawn in December and towed to Swindon works where it lingered for over two years until eventually broken up in July 1983, the last survivor of class 25/0.
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Stanier Princess Royal Pacific 4-6-2 6203 Princess Margret Rose stands on display at Swanwick, Midland Railway Centre on the 31st August 1981.
Locomotive History
Princess Margret Rose is one of a class of twelve locomotives built by the London Midland and Scottish Railway between 1933 and 1935 for West Coast Main Line express passenger duties and remained on these duties until withdrawn in October 1962. After withdrawal Princess Margret Rose was bought by Butlins holiday camps and after cosmetic restoration at Crewe, it was moved to Pwllheli on the Welsh Coast, arriving there in May 1963. It remained there until 1975 when it departed for the Midland Railway Centre. In 1985 restoration to working order started, being completed in 1990 and for the next few years it operated on the mainline rail network hauling charter trains. It is currently (May 2016) on static display in the West Shed Museum at the Midland Railway Centre pending a future restoration to working order.
Standing in the shed yard at Butterley on the 31st August 1981 is D4 Great Gable.
Locomotive History
D4 was built at Derby works and was delivered to Camden MPD in October 1959. However it almost immediately returned to Derby on loan for Midland Main Line duties. It was transferred back to Camden during April 1960 and became a regular performer on the 07.45am Crewe - Euston. For the two week period commencing September 12th 1960 D4 worked a number of trials with unbraked mineral trains between Cricklewood and Toton, a fore runner to its future. Along with the rest of the class it transferred to Toton in March 1962 for freight duties. From here to withdrawal the ten class 44 locomotives would be synonymous with Toton, in general only working to the limits of the route knowledge of Toton's goods link drivers and usually on out and back turns. The first of the class to be withdrawn from traffic was 44003 during July 1976, however 44004 would be one of the last three (44004/07/08) in traffic with all three being withdrawn during November 1980. Following withdrawal it was purchased for preservation and is currently based at the Midland Railway Centre.
40027 brings a train of Mark I coaching stock out of The Mound tunnel into Edinburgh Waverly station, 31st August 1978.
Locomotive History
40027 was originally D224 and was built at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire entering traffic in August 1959, allocated to Longsight MPD. Twenty five class 40’s carried the names of famous ocean going liners on cast brass plates and D227 was named Parthia. These nameplates began to be removed by BR during the 1970’s, as the class 40’s were no longer considered as front line passenger engines and they were also attracting unwanted interest from "collectors". Withdrawal came on the 24th April 1983 (over four years since its last classified repair at Crewe works in November 1978) due to the main generator failure and it was broken up at Crewe works in April 1984.
Yours truly at Larbert during a week’s Freedom of Scotland Railrover complete with trendy flared jeans, 31st August 1978. Photograph taken by my good friend David Hayes.
Heading south through Stirling with an air braked freight is 25240, 31st August 1978.
Locomotive History
In the autumn of 1963 Darlington works commenced its final order for twenty class 25 locomotives (D7578 - D7597) and although these were externally similar to its previous class 25/1 order (D5223 - D5232), they featured internal changes and would be designated class 25/2. Also Darlington works continued to use the obsolete bodystyle and cabs with gangway doors when Derby works was building class 25’s with the much neater bodystyle and cabs. These were all boiler equipped locomotives and the first D7578 was delivered from Darlington works during November 1963. 25240 was originally D7590 and was delivered to Toton in May 1964 for East Midlands and Midland Main Line duties. After nineteen years service 25240 was withdrawn in August 1983 and quickly broken up four months later in December 1983 at Swindon works.
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Station pilot at Swanwick is class 11 diesel shunter 12077, 31st August 1981.
Locomotive History
In 1945 the London Midland and Scottish Railway began building at Derby Works a batch of diesel electric 0-6-0 shunting engines. By the formation of British Railways on the 1st January 1948 fifteen had been completed and construction was continued by British Railways until 1952 when one hundred and six had been built. They were numbered 12033 – 12138 and were the forerunner of the class 08 design. They were later classified as class 11.They remained in service until the late 1960’s/early 1970’s. 12077 was built at Derby in 1950 and was delivered new to Saltley MPD. In January it transferred to Cricklewood and fourteen months later to Derby before returning to Saltley in October 1957. Between 1964 and 1966 it moved around the Birmingham area with spells at Tyseley, Bescott and Ryecroft before departing for Chester in October 1966. In April 1971 it transferred to Longsight moving on to Springs Branch a month later from where it was withdrawn five months later in October 1971. Following withdrawal it was sold for industrial use until purchased for preservation in 1978 and moved to the Midland Railway Centre.
A strange duty for 20201 as it is seen here at Stirling working singularly with a train of HAA coal hoppers and an air braked 20t brake van on the 31st August 1978. 20201 was originally D8301, built in 1967 and first allocated to York MPD. By 1973 it had transferred to Tinsley and by 1978 was a Haymarket engine. It would remain a Scottish engine until a transfer south to Toton sometime in 1987. This transfer would prove to be fatal for 20201 as it was withdrawn in August 1988. It was broken up by Vic Berry, Leicester in March 1990.
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