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The R.C.T.S. is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with The Charities Commission Registered No. 1169995. THE RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE AND TRAVEL SOCIETY PHOTOGRAPHIC LIST LIST 6 - BUILDINGS & INFRASTRUCTURE (INCLUDING SIGNALLING) JULY 2019 The R.C.T.S. is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with The Charities Commission Registered No. 1169995. www.rcts.org.uk VAT REGISTERED No. 197 3433 35 R.C.T.S. PHOTOGRAPHS – ORDERING INFORMATION The Society has a collection of images dating from pre-war up to the present day. The images, which are mainly the work of late members, are arranged in in fourteen lists shown below. The full set of lists covers upwards of 46,900 images. They are : List 1A Steam locomotives (BR & Miscellaneous Companies) List 1B Steam locomotives (GWR & Constituent Companies) List 1C Steam locomotives (LMS & Constituent Companies) List 1D Steam locomotives (LNER & Constituent Companies) List 1E Steam locomotives (SR & Constituent Companies) List 2 Diesel locomotives, DMUs & Gas Turbine Locomotives List 3 Electric Locomotives, EMUs, Trams & Trolleybuses List 4 Coaching stock List 5 Rolling stock (other than coaches) List 6 Buildings & Infrastructure (including signalling) List 7 Industrial Railways List 8 Overseas Railways & Trams List 9 Miscellaneous Subjects (including Railway Coats of Arms) List 10 Reserve List (Including unidentified images) LISTS Lists may be downloaded from the website http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/archive/. PRICING AND ORDERING INFORMATION Prints and images are now produced by ZenFolio via the website. Refer to the website (http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/archive/) for current prices and information. NOTES ON THE LISTS 1. Colour photographs are identified by a ‘C’ after the reference number. 2. Vertical format prints are identified by a ‘VF’ after the reference number. 3. Vertical format colour prints are identified by a ‘CVF’ after the reference number. 4. A quality grading code is being gradually introduced to assist you in choosing your requirements. The codes are: VG Very good – good lighting and all details clearly visible G Good – similar to VG but not quite optimum conditions FG Fairly good – some parts, i.e. under-frames etc may be in shadow or details unclear F Fair – Subjects where buffers, chimneys or tenders etc have been cut off but otherwise are of reasonable quality P Poor – Prints of interesting or unusual subjects of a quality, which would not normally be included in the catalogue. *(R) Indicates loco is in rebuilt form. 5. All photos new to this issue are marked with NEW! in the title. COPYRIGHT AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY 1. All photographic prints/images are supplied in good faith that either the copyright is owned by the RCTS or that it has not proved possible to identify or attribute copyright. 2. Prints/images are supplied on condition that they may be used only for private study and research. 3. All requests for permission to publish copyright photographic prints/images in any media, including books, magazines, exhibitions, film, television, websites, etc. should be made to the Society’s Archive Photographic Officer at [email protected]. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers, whose images, some or all of which are held by the Railway Correspondence & Travel Society, are listed below: PREFIX PHOTOGRAPHER ARJ Mr Alan Johnson (Colour images) AW Arthur Wells (B&W and colour images) BALD Barry Balderstone (B&W images) BEL Mr Bellham (Colour images) BJW Brian J Walter (B&W images) BRO Mr Brough (B&W images) CAR Michael Carter (B&W and colour images) CAS C G Castle (B&W images) CC Cyril Crawley (B&W and colour images) CH John Haydon (B&W and colour) COT Major E A S Cotton (B&W images) COWP Edwin Cowper (Colour images) CRA Images donated by the Cumbrian Railways Association CUL John Cull (B&W images) DAV Mr Davidson (B&W and colour images) DCA David Caldwell (B&W and colour images) DCH David Chubb (Colour images) DEW Doug White (B&W images) DPT David Tomlin (Colour images) DRUR David Drury (Colour images) DUNS Geoff Dunster (B&W and colour images) DWA David W Allen (B&W images) FAI Jack Faithfull (B&W images) FRE Rob Freeman (Colour images) GGR Gordon Grubb (Colour images) HAR John Harrison (B&W and colour images) HU Kevin Hughes (B&W and colour images) JAY John A Young (B&W images) JEB John E Baker (B&W and colour images) JFR John F Robinson (Colour images) JHV J H Vickery (B&W images) KAG Keith Guthrie (B&W and colour images) LAN Keith Landon (Colour images) KL Keith Langston (B&W and colour images) LIP Geff Lipscombe (Colour images) LJH Les J Hallett (B&W images) MART Mr Martin (B&W and colour images) MJB M J Burnett (B&W and colour images) MM Michael Mensing (B&W and colour images) MSL M Southwell (Colour images) NB Norman Browne (B&W and colour images) PG Peter Green (B&W images) PHIL W T Phillips (B&W images) PHW Phillip H Wells (B&W images) PMB Peter Mallaband (B&W and colour images) PROU Peter Proud (B&W images) RE Ray Reed (B&W and colour images) RGW Mr R G Warwick (B&W and colour images) RH Roger Hateley (B&W and colour images) RIP Keith Rippengal (Colour images) RPP R P Phillips (B&W images) SUT David Sutcliffe (B&W and colour images) SHIP Keith Shipley (B&W images) TFD T. F. Davis (Colour images) THO Mr J Thomas (Colour images) UNK Images from photographers who cannot be identified WARD Mr Ward (B&W images) WOOL N Woolhouse (B&W images) LIST 6 - BUILDINGS & INFRASTRUCTURE (INCLUDING SIGNALLING) – JULY 2019 BRIDGES and VIADUCTS AW00116 G General view of the south end of the Tay Bridge 12/7/55 AW00117 G General view of the south end of the Tay Bridge and Wormit station (part) 12/7/55 AW00652 G Duke of York bridge (RHDR) 25/8/54 AW00799 G View looking south towards Barmouth Bridge 5/7/62 BEL0130C G View from a train of the ornamental lion at the mainland end of the Menai Bridge, April 1975 BRO0492 G Glennfinnan viaduct viewed from an approaching train BRO0493 G Glennfinnan viaduct viewed from a train crossing CC00378C G Barmouth viaduct viewed from the town end c 1960s COT0053 G Metropolitan Railway bridge over Kilburn High Road 26/12/67 COT0054 G Metropolitan Railway bridge over Kilburn High Road 26/12/67 COT0055 G Metropolitan Railway bridge over Kilburn High Road 26/12/67 COT0056 G Close up of date plaque on the Metropolitan Railway bridge over Kilburn High Road 26/12/67 CUL0039VF G Bridge at Reading shed viewed from rail level 14/6/53 CUL0057 G Railway bridge near Bristol Temple Meads on Wapping Wharf branch 14/3/74 CUL0078VF G Bridges at Hallatrow 6/6/59 CUL0080 G M&SWJR Railway bridge over the GWR main line at Swindon viewed from a train (distant view) 14/6/53 CUL0089 G Flyover bridge at Cogload Junction 14/9/63 CUL0107VF G Royal Albert bridge viewed from the Cornish side 12/9/63 CUL0114VF G Bridge at Lostwithiel viewed from a train 7/9/63 CUL0116 FG St Austell viaduct (distant view) 1/9/63 CUL0136 G Distant view of Liskeard viaduct taken from the Looe branch 7/9/63 CUL0146VF G Bridges and siding at Coombe Junction viewed from a DMU 7/9/63 CUL0190VF G Chepstow new Railway bridge viewed from above 11/6/66 CUL0207 G Bridge at Llanthony, Gloucester on the Docks Branch (viewed from above) 19/7/74 CUL0210 G Bridge at Llanthony, Gloucester (low angle view from the canal bank) 19/9/64 CUL0211 G Swing bridge at Llanthony, Gloucester (side view from the canal bank) 19/9/64 CUL0212 G Control cabin of the swing bridge at Llanthony, Gloucester (viewed from the bridge) 19/9/64 CUL0213 G Pivot of the swing bridge at Llanthony, Gloucester 19/9/64 CUL0214VF G Runner of the swing bridge at Llanthony, Gloucester 19/9/64 CUL0216 G May Hill line bridge at Monmouth 4/1/59 CUL0217 FG Part view of Severn bridge from Monmouthshire side 11/5/57 CUL0220 FG Severn bridge viewed from a train 28/5/59 CUL0221 FG Distant view of an abutment of the Severn bridge viewed from a train 26/7/74 CUL0225 G Wireworks branch bridge at Tintern 22/4/69 CUL0226 G Bridge at Redbrook (end view, track taken up) 22/4/69 CUL0227 G Bridge at Redbrook with pedestrian subway 22/4/69 CUL0228 G Close up view of bridge at Redbrook (viewed from the river bank) 22/4/69 CUL0229 G Bridge at Redbrook (viewed from the river bank) 22/4/69 CUL0275 G Girders exposed during bridge repairs at Small Heath station 3/7/57 CUL0276 G Girders and pipes exposed during bridge repairs at Small Heath station 3/7/57 CUL0280 G Girders removed during bridge repairs at Small Heath station 3/7/57 CUL0287VF G Crane working during bridge repairs at Small Heath station 8/8/57 CUL0291 FG New bridge at Small Heath 18/1/57 CUL0306VF G Approach to Bransford Road (A4103) overbridge on the Bromyard branch viewed from a DMU 8/2/64 CUL0308VF G Viaduct over Hayley Dingle on the Bromyard branch viewed from a DMU 8/2/64 CUL0317VF G Overbridge on the Bromyard branch viewed from a DMU 8/2/64 CUL0318VF G High arch overbridge on the Bromyard branch viewed from a DMU 8/2/64 CUL0319VF FG Two overbridges on the Bromyard branch viewed from a DMU 8/2/64 CUL0323 G Underbridges at Dinmore 11/8/74 CUL0338 G Barmouth bridge viewed from the Barmouth end 7/8/72 CUL0394 G Abutments of the Vinegar line bridge, Tolladine Road, Worcester 24/4/66 CUL0397 G Drawbridge at the vinegar works in Worcester 17/11/59 CUL0398 G Site of the abutments of a lift bridge at the vinegar works in Worcester 13/6/67 CUL0399 G Abutments of an old rail/canal bridge at the vinegar works in Worcester 13/6/67 CUL0420 G Part of new bridge near Fernhill Heath with the Span at the side 27/9/64 CUL0421 G New bridge near Fernhill Heath 27/9/64 CUL0422VF G New
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