The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 4th

En-route to my parents
I know that this historic wagon-way had been lifted, but it’s probably the first time l’ve been along Lime Pit Lane, in the daylight this year

It was a 3foot(??) gauge railway that led from early incarnations of what became Lofthouse Colliery (of the famous flooding/sad deaths)
The name is still debated

Locally it’s known as the ‘Nagger Lines’
(as in ‘nag’, the colloquial term for a Horse)
There’s the other school of thought that it’s derived from Navigation, as it head to the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal

It crossed the road since laying, but recently there’s been complaints about damage to vehicle tyres
Personally, l think that’s utter rubbish
I crossed it untold times on the bike, & have never suffered any punctures/wheel damage there, even when on ‘20’ section tyres!



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The rails
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https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6921223

Further along (200yards) prior to crossing Aberford Road/A642, another’way’ has a blue plaque
(slightly closer to jct30/M62)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222148


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66108903.amp

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/118891-lime-kiln-lane-tramway/

The ‘Naggers’ are to the south in this 1820s map
’Lake Lock’, of the blue plaque is the one with the ‘sidings’ at the River Calder

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Sunday 19th

I was told that a bench/information board/replica wagon were in place now
I had a slight detour on my way to work this morning, before any of the local scrotes decide to vandalise anything

 

[Spartak]

Stapleton Road this morning my Class 166 heading towards Bristol Temple Meads, whilst the Class 170 heads to Stansted Airport via Birmingham !

[ Apologies for the blurred picture - mobile phone camera ]