What was I doing 50 years ago today

1st May 1976

A short saturday visit to Loughborough, I suspect by catching a local South Notts bus from where I lived at Clifton, Nottingham to Loughborough.

20077 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6592787923/
40073 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6542097087/
45133 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6542095355/
45135 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6542100825/
47446 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6542098953/

 

8th May 1976

A Saturday out and about in Nottinghamshire with spells on the ECML at Newark and Retford plus a visit to Worksop plus a few in Sheffield on the way home.

08219 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7399551008/
08889 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6955351110/
20033 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7155290973/
31128 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6802857372/
31166 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7101418107/
31206 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6592793371/
31298 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7340495856/
37265 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7340498054/
45038 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7399553042/
45040 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7750878920/
45126 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7399549296/
45147 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7399554904/
46009 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6802858734/
47047 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6659455677/
47227 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7750883806/
47278 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6955350282/
47412 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6948966839/
47416 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6827951479/
47461 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6827944607/
47498 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7750881734/
47543 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6659451339/
47549 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6827949573/
47553 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6827947329/
47xxx – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6659445689/
55004 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6592795635/
55008 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6659448515/
55017 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6948965551/
E51820 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7155292317/
Newark SB – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6592790397/
Worksop East SB – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7101417481/

 

9th May 1976

A Sunday visit to the Tram Museum at Crich. A day I do not actually remember at all and I wonder how I got there as I did learn to drive for another 14 years and none of my friends at the time had cars.

264 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8038272068/
1297 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7750886244/

 

Sadly I’ve not been to Crich since around this time, when we lived relatively locally. I have very clear and happy memories of visits there, open air rides and flipping seats at the end of the line.

Must find a way to get back there some time soon.

Simon

 

15th May 1976

A Saturday day out to Derby and Tamworth

25107 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8210643016/
25222 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8130092519/
45002 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8130119122/
45013 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8038269779/
45049 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8130117812/
46009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8038268677/
47136 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8130118672/
47446 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8038275530/
85008 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8210644548/
86237 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8209555299/
87013 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8209556803/

 

16th May 1976

A Sunday with just a couple of shots at Derby. Whilst I can rember taking the shots, what this day was all about I can no longer remember, although the two shots are taken from the Derby Area S&T Dept offices (then two small buildings of the south end of platform 1) so I may well have been at work,

46017 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8231917576/
Derby Pilot Sidings - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8231916634/

 

21st May 1976

A Friday and a day off work with a trip to Rotherham. The surprise of the day being Duchess of Hamilton on transfer to York Railway Museum. Pure chance capture, no internet advanced notice of such moves 50 years ago.

46229 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8296752514/
08022 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8295700761/
08460 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8296750480/
08856 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8459988515/
25127 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8459990237/
40033 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8230856589/
45069 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8351736207/
45108 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8461089336/
47152 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8295703353/
47181 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8352796256/
E51230 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8231918456/
Masboro Station North SB - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8351733777/
Masboro Station South SB - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8351732123/

 

22nd May 1976

A Saturday visit to Attenborough and Leicester

25075 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8636994578/
25126 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8635889605/
45130 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8461091242/
45131 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8713305748/
47229 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8635887321/
Leicester MPD - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8636995286/

 

23rd May 1976

A Sunday ride down the Midland Main Line and a quick visit to Kings Cross. A brief interlude whilst out and about at work I suspect.

31171 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8713309484/
55001 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8837144287/
55018 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8713307964/
Desborough North SB - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8712182397/

 

2nd June 1976

Its a Wednesday and I am off work for the rest of the week and today I head off to the West Country.

08576 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9660062879/
08937 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9114744970/
25076 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9114742656/
25217 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9663300176/
25220 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9660070477/
25223 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9388479017/
25225 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9388481605/
45015 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9112523915/
46007 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9477610514/
46023 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9474828829/
47248 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9660065361/
50007 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9477612972/
50008 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9477606770/
50012 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9391249252/
50020 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9391258090/
1001 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9114750676/
1036 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5537987901/
1071 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6651361459/
Par SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10132031306/

 

3rd June 1976

It is a Thursday and I am off work and have traveled up to London overnight from the West Country.

08627 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11600869186/
08797 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10881085274/
31004 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11600311133/
31008 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12450684923/
31102 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12045512133/
31167 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11600106445/
31262 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10881080534/
31412 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10131883534/
31416 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10131967915/
37054 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12045610544/
37116 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10881235943/
47017 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12045614774/
47219 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/11600103325/
47452 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12045516333/
50043 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10131889654/
50045 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/10881250623/
1009 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6125862081/

 

4th June 1976

It is a Friday and after a couple of days in the West Country and London I find myself at a very familiar location, Lenton South Junction, Nottingham. This was one of my childhood trainspotting haunts being a 30 minute bike ride from home. I first visited in the spring of 1966, just turned 10 years old with still the odd steam locomotive making an appearance, with the most notable being 70026 Polar Star. This would be a regular spot for me for the next few years.

20140 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12944177873/
25047 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12944477994/
25075 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12450534475/
25135 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12944182133/
31245 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13373912383/
46003 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12450694933/
47183 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12451038734/
47217 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/12944179993/

 

12th June 1976

A grey summer early afternoon Saturday at Derby with just the two shots to show for it. Why was I there then and what was I doing for the rest of the day are lost in the midst of time.

45009 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13373762635/
45071 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13373913093/

 

18th June 1976

It is a Friday, a day off work and the start of 3 days out and about with my camera. Today it is off to the North East including a "bunk round" Thornaby depot.

1 (D2205) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5851341947/
3 (D2023) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5851891846/
4 (D2024) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14605115887/
03059 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14059257375/
03079 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7188640237/
03108 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5887546219/
03108 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14353655320/
08059 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14560418963/
08880 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15086739611/
31156 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14059257015/
31175 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14540289935/
31289 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14059256075/
31297 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14604921550/
37002 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14768634786/
37006 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5858775047/
37008 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14788492711/
37099 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14230847559/
37205 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14416211982/
37250 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14560419513/
40002 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/13373763335/
40057 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14417480815/
40083 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14437670193/
40086 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7319030400/
45027 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14903104130/
45045 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6963633779/
46030 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/14056048271/
Dock Hill SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/21037717751/

 

19th June 1976

Saturday and day 2 of 3 days out with a day in East Anglia.

03084 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15552357190/
03086 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15715678670/
25273 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15089749035/
31135 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15117796453/
31205 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15551304979/
37011 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15481070911/
37087 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15901000541/
37114 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15117229674/
M50447 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15086740471/
E51282 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15715484798/
March North SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15297502780/
Reedham Jcn SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15297645527/
Sleaford East SB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15484215775/

 

20th June 1976

A Sunday and day 3 of 3 days out with a circular tour Nottingham - Birmingham - Crewe - Nottingham.

08470 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16453961916/
08783 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15678549753/
25113 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15283331563/
25219 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16818514922/
40082 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16174147350/
40174 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16632062458/
46004 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16028790596/
46038 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16144251902/
47088 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16028790896/
47195 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16293707069/
81010 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15525280463/
84002 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/15739074424/
86239 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16292530700/
86243 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16297576052/
87015 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16145007445/
87030 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16793760866/
M50400 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/16197280004/