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20.6.2021.
Class 91 Electric No 91124 sweeps down Gamston Bank with !D06, the 08.33 LKX - Leeds LNER passenger service.
1A33 1345 Leeds - London Kings Cross
Gamston Lane Crossing, Retford 14/06/2019
I know I'm couple of weeks later than most other people but after just over 4 years of photographing the 800's on test at Old Dalby, and on ECML training runs, I finally copped one on working passenger duties today.
Looking rather careworn, LNER Gresley designed Class 02/3 2-8-0 No 63980 stands in Gamston loop sometime in 1962. It looks to have a train of covered coal wagons.
63980 was built at Doncaster Works in 1942 as LNER 3850, it was renumbered as 3980 in 1946 before getting its BR No.
The engine had about a year to go in this picture, before being withdrawn from 36E Retford in September 1963 - four months later it was scrapped at Rigleys of Bulwell Forest in January 1964.
Gamston loop is long gone (1990's?) - the line here is now double track and electrified.
Photographer unknown.
With a freindly wave from the driver - LNER HST Farewell 254029 - lead by Class 43 -43312 the West Riding Railtour passing Gamston Bank with the 1Z43 Leeds to London Kings Cross.
After more than 40 years of service on the East Coast route, the age of the InterCity 125 High Speed Trains has reached its end.
To mark the end of an era, LNER beautifly restored an InterCity 125 set to its original British Rail livery and undertook a special four-day tour around the LNER network.
HST on the East Coast Mainline 1978 -2019 we will miss you.
As the sun sets on North Nottinghamshire, 'Electra' 91124 bowls North at the helm of 1D23 1703 London King's Cross - Leeds.
25-03-2025
Nottingham Coaches operate three out and back services to Gamston Morrisons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This view sees former Stagecoach Dart GX53MWF on its way past the war memorial in Tollerton with the Morrisons-bound S3.
Nottingham City Transport E200MMC 302 passes Upper Parliament Street whilst carrying a 7 service for Gamston Morrisons
Vehicle Details
Operator: Nottingham City Transport
Fleet Details: 302
Registration: YX69 NRF
Vehicle Type: Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC
20.3.2024.
English Electric Class 86 No 86259 'Les Ross/Peter Pan' hurries down Gamston bank working 1Z50, the 06.00 LKX - Whitby charter.
86259 took the train to York where LMS Stanier Class 5MT 4-6-0 No 44871 worked the train forward to Whitby and back to York.
1Z50 - 'The Whitby Flyer', organised by The Railway Touring Company and operated by West Coast Railways.
Nottingham City Transport Scania OmniTown bodied Scania N94UB YN04 AMU pauses at Gamston Morrisons, ready to work Green Line 7 back to Nottingham City Centre, Angel Row. 09/06/18.
2.5.2021.
GBRf liveried Class 66 No 66744 'Crossrail' leads 66725, 66747, 66737 and 66711 down Gamston Bank working 0D80, the 13.47 Peterborough - Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal light engine move.
Taken with a borrowed Fuji 100-400mm lens.
Virgin Trains East Coast Class 43, 43238 "National Railway Museum 40 Years 1975 - 2015" is seen passing Eaton Lane foot crossing with a northbound passenger service.
1D12 11:35 London Kings Cross - Leeds.
G-GDAC
Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah
C/N: AA5A-0347
Private
Turweston (EGBT) 04.04.2021
Gorgeous 45-year-old AA-5A arriving from its base at Gamston (EGNE).
18.11.2021.
West Coast liveried Class 47 leads 1Z50 as it hurries down Gamston Bank with the 07.58 LKX - York Steam Dreams 'The York Christmas Market' railtour.
37706 was the trailing loco.
Unfortunately, this trip should have had LNER Peppercorn Pacific 'Tornado' as the star of the show, but due to valve problems it was replaced by diesel haulage.
Apologies for the quality - the light is always a problem on the ECML around the middle of the day!
25.7.2021.
Still in its EWS livery, DB Class 66 No 66063 approaches Eaton Lane with the 11.32 Biggleswade Plasmor - Heck Plasmor empties.
27.2.2022.
A Sunday rarity!
Booked to run every Sunday but rarely doing so, GBRf liveried Class 66 No 66776 works away from Retford with 4H39, the 11.42 Wakefield Europort - Peterborough Virtual Quarry move.
The train was running some 116 mins late at this point.
The train looks empty but there were six containers on the rear flats.
16.2.2020.
In a howling gale and pouring rain GBRf Class 66 No 66750 'Bristol Panel Signal Box' drifts down Gamston Bank with 6G34, the 09.39 Belle Isle - Doncaster Belmont Down Yard spoil working.
LNER HST Farewell 254029 - lead by Class 43 -43312 the West Riding Railtour passing Gamston Bank with the 1Z43 Leeds to London Kings Cross.
After more than 40 years of service on the East Coast route, the age of the InterCity 125 High Speed Trains has reached its end.
To mark the end of an era, LNER beautifly restored an InterCity 125 set to its original British Rail livery and undertook a special four-day tour around the LNER network.
HST on the East Coast Mainline 1978 -2019 we will miss you.
8.12.2016. LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 No 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' trundles down Gamston Bank with the northbound "York Yuletide Express" (Norwich-York-Norwich).
Although the railtour started in Norwich, 46233 didn't come onto the train until Peterborough - gauging issues!
As ever, with the ECML around midday, lighting can be a problem. As a result I have tone-mapped the image in Photomatix.
The view (south) of Nottingham city skyline from the top floor of Nottingham Trent University's Newton Building. The Cornerhouse and Royal Centre take up the foreground, with the Council House and Churches behind (L-R: St Mary's; Pitcher and Piano, the deconsectrated Unitarian Church Behind the Council House Dome; and St Peters), leading out towards Gamston and Cliptson.
The skyline has changed a bit since I took this (though they never made that 100m high statue of robin hood)* and Newton has been closed for refurbishments until recently. I should go back and take another to compare.
Taken with a Pentax Optio S.
More of my photos can be found here.
* James Mellor wanted to build a giant 100 m high statue of Robin Hood to boost Nottingham's tourist industry. For reference, the highest building in Nottingham at the time was about 60 m high.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7906723.stm
www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Robin-Hood-statue-change-...
23.6.2021.
Looking a little 'refreshed' after a clean and brush up at Neville Hill, Class 91 Electric No 91119 'Bounds Green' propels 1A48, the 18.45 Leeds - LKX LNER passenger service up Gamston Bank.
27.4.2017. LNER Gresley A3 Pacific 4-6-2 No 60103 'Flying Scotsman' passes the foot crossing at Causeway Lane with a NRM York - Southall positional move,
Built in the USA in 1963 and registered N10F.
Re-registered to N8297P.
To the West German Register as D-ELOP in Feb64.
To the UK register as G-BYTI on 09Nov99.
* Anyone know what this working was? Nothing on RTT. Thanks *
Gamston Lane Crossing, Retford 17/08/2018
18.6.2016. LNER Gresley A3 Pacific 4-6-2 No 60103 'Flying Scotsman' climbs Gamston bank with the southbound 'White Rose' (York - Doncaster - Retford - Newark - Peterborough - West Hampstead).
LNER Class 91 91107 'Skyfall' heads north at Eaton Lane Crossing near Gamston (ECML) with the 0833 Kings Cross to Leeds service on 4th April 2023 (Copyright Robin Stewart-Smith- All Rights Reserved)
LNER Class 91 No 91127 approaches Eaton Lane Foot Crossing on the ECML near Gamston with the 0903 London Kings Cross to Leeds service on 31st August 2022
(Copyright Robin Stewart-Smith - All Rights Reserved)
6.12.2020.
GBRf liveried Class 66's No's 66714 and 66786 (trailing) power up Gamston Bank with 6G31, the 11.39 Doncaster Up Decoy - New England North Jn engineers working.
This photograph might not be the best quality but I've uploaded it because of the location.
In the distance and just to left of the signal gantry is the rarely photographed Gamston Box* with the crossing keepers cottage opposite. The box would have controlled this section of the ECML and loop between Grove Road and Tuxford.
*See comment from Bob Gellatly below.*
Causeway Lane, as the location is now known, is very popular with photters today - but as you can imagine bears no resemblance to this scene. The location is reasonably remote now, access by a farm road - but 60 years ago it would have felt even more isolated.
Closure of the box would have been in the 70's and today there is no evidence of it, or the keepers cottage. The crossing has been relegated to a foot crossing.
The clear line side in this shot is now completely overgrown, the telegraph poles have gone, the loop (on the left) has gone and the line is now electrified.
LNER Thompson B1 Class 4-6-0 No 61194 trundles past with an up freight in April 1960. No details of the working I'm afraid - but the first wagon looks interesting.
Photographer unknown.
23.6.2021.
A regular on this diagram at the moment, GBRf liveried Class 66 No 66785 works 4L55, the 18.15 Scunthorpe Roxby Gullett - Renwick Road Biffa empties up Gamston Bank.
13.6.2020.
DB Cargo red liveried Class 66 No 66115 trundles down Gamston bank with 12.27 empty Peterborough West Yard - Heck Plassmor working.