The Rail Enthusiast thread
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flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
LNER should let Don Coffey record & edit the footage. I would rather watch 5 hours in real time, than 200 miles in 5 minutes.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
I wondered if anyone else watched his videos. He is getting better with each one. I used to have them riunning while I did something else but with the information in the captions I find I get distracted these days...
For variety, I also like Japanese channel Nagomi View, although I'd recommend Google translate and Open Railway Map as a companion.
I'm currently watching a video from the Kintetsu Interurban railway from Osaka, the ugliest city I've ever seen, to the very beautiful Kashikojima, passing through Beautiful Wife's home town of Ise:
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Today
During my 'allowed exercise'
Upton Station (as was)
Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway
This is south-west of the station site, at the opposite side of Doncaster Road (A638)
The line opened in 1885
This section closed to passengers in 1931, and to freight in 1967.
The platform still exists, in fairly reasonable condition
I don't think my digital compact liked the dappled sunlight?
Accessed via this gate/hurdle
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4341623
Some details here;
http://www.hullandbarnsleyrailway.org.uk/mapspictures.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_and_Barnsley_Railway
During my 'allowed exercise'
Upton Station (as was)
Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway
This is south-west of the station site, at the opposite side of Doncaster Road (A638)
The line opened in 1885
This section closed to passengers in 1931, and to freight in 1967.
The platform still exists, in fairly reasonable condition
I don't think my digital compact liked the dappled sunlight?
Accessed via this gate/hurdle
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4341623
Some details here;
http://www.hullandbarnsleyrailway.org.uk/mapspictures.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_and_Barnsley_Railway
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Ackworth Viaduct
(over the River Went)
Baghill (Pontefract) to Moorthorpe (South Elmsall) line
As seen from Moor-Top, by the Tenter-Hooks & Cenetery
(over the River Went)
Baghill (Pontefract) to Moorthorpe (South Elmsall) line
As seen from Moor-Top, by the Tenter-Hooks & Cenetery
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
I took the Wayfarer out for a quick explore a couple of weeks back, looking for the old station in Neuhausen, to the south of us. Neuhausen used to be a terminus for the local metre gauge rural tramway from Esslingen, and a railway from Stuttgart: The line from Stuttgart was diverted to become the S-Bahn (Metro/Interurban) to the airport. Of course the local government promised that it would be rebuilt the last 5 kilometres to Neuhausen, and of course they lost interest after the airport was done and it didn't actually happen. The skulduggery surrounding the closure of the tramway would have done credit to Ernest Marples.
The old railway is now a cycleway for most of the route. After branching from the current alignment which goes directly under the airport it follows a road into Bernhausen to the south, which is now the end of the S-Bahn. On the edge of the town it passes some older factories which look like they were rail served. I'll photograph those another time.
The alignment/cycleway the othe side of Bernhausen looks pretty promising at first...
But Neuhausenapparently doesn't like cyclists and I had to follow my nose to find the alignment again. The bike is on the old trackbed here:
The old terminus is like closed British stations in the 1980's; dismal, but interesting. I'm guessing this is because there are always plans to reopen the last few kilometres of the line so they can't just demolish it and put something else there.
There are three of these sheds with track going through them, I'm not sure what traffic they carried but I'm guessing it was agricultural as the area around Neuhausen is predominantly used for market gardening, and cabbages.
The third of the sheds is the building at the left.
I'm guessing the one behind the bike was the old general goods shed, now a helpful medium for people with an urgent need to express themselves, but no original thoughts to express.
It'd make a lovely cafe and arts centre.
I'm not sure what that platfoirm was for, possibly cattle and/or wood loading. Currently it's a display shelf for a local tile company. As you can see from the buildings across the road, this waste space is in a fairly well-to-do area. Local businesses include such essentials as a horse and riders outfitters and pet undertakers.
There is still a plan to reopen the line, in fact a study was commissioned in 2018 which produced a suggestion for rebuilding the station for the S-Bahn. It's in German but it has lots of pictures and you can compare it with the Google Maps view above to see what they are aiming for.
It'd be an improvement to be sure but I'd be sad to see the old buildings razed to make the space...
ETA: The English Wikipedia page on the line says that reopening was scheduled for 2019. The German version says the project to reopen the line was delayed, with construction from 2017 and opening in 2021. Judging by the pictures above this hasn't happened...
The old railway is now a cycleway for most of the route. After branching from the current alignment which goes directly under the airport it follows a road into Bernhausen to the south, which is now the end of the S-Bahn. On the edge of the town it passes some older factories which look like they were rail served. I'll photograph those another time.
The alignment/cycleway the othe side of Bernhausen looks pretty promising at first...
But Neuhausen
The old terminus is like closed British stations in the 1980's; dismal, but interesting. I'm guessing this is because there are always plans to reopen the last few kilometres of the line so they can't just demolish it and put something else there.
There are three of these sheds with track going through them, I'm not sure what traffic they carried but I'm guessing it was agricultural as the area around Neuhausen is predominantly used for market gardening, and cabbages.
The third of the sheds is the building at the left.
I'm guessing the one behind the bike was the old general goods shed, now a helpful medium for people with an urgent need to express themselves, but no original thoughts to express.
It'd make a lovely cafe and arts centre.
I'm not sure what that platfoirm was for, possibly cattle and/or wood loading. Currently it's a display shelf for a local tile company. As you can see from the buildings across the road, this waste space is in a fairly well-to-do area. Local businesses include such essentials as a horse and riders outfitters and pet undertakers.
There is still a plan to reopen the line, in fact a study was commissioned in 2018 which produced a suggestion for rebuilding the station for the S-Bahn. It's in German but it has lots of pictures and you can compare it with the Google Maps view above to see what they are aiming for.
It'd be an improvement to be sure but I'd be sad to see the old buildings razed to make the space...
ETA: The English Wikipedia page on the line says that reopening was scheduled for 2019. The German version says the project to reopen the line was delayed, with construction from 2017 and opening in 2021. Judging by the pictures above this hasn't happened...
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NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Starts tonight (Tuesday) on the Yesterday Channel:
https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/shows/architecture-the-railways-built/episodes/
https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/shows/architecture-the-railways-built/episodes/
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Wilton Park
Batley
Built as the 'London & North Western Railway' Birstall Branch
Now a cycleway/footpath
From the Bradford Road side
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/54180
http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Birstall Goods.htm
Looking back towards Batley
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.72543&lon=-1.65018&layers=168&b=1
Batley
Built as the 'London & North Western Railway' Birstall Branch
Now a cycleway/footpath
From the Bradford Road side
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/54180
http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Birstall Goods.htm
Looking back towards Batley
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.72543&lon=-1.65018&layers=168&b=1
Spartak
Powered by M&M's
- Location
- Bristolian
Under the viaduct at Winterbourne Down near Bristol Parkway station.
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Stretham station on the former Ely-St Ives line in Cambridgeshire, which closed to passengers in 1931.
Curiously, in photos from a few years back the wooden canopy extended further. I wonder if it was cut back to allow high vehicles to get into the adjacent industrial units?
Curiously, in photos from a few years back the wooden canopy extended further. I wonder if it was cut back to allow high vehicles to get into the adjacent industrial units?
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
The former Old North Road station on the LNWR Oxford-Cambridge line, which closed at the end of 1967. The far end has been partially restored with a small length of track and a coach (BR Mk I ?), but it is all private property and I couldn't see it up close.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Earlier this evening
Daughters car had refused to start this AM, would unlock & click all its solenoids at me
Went out again, this evening, & it wouldn't even unlock, so we pushed it out of the garage, & jump-started it from my Octavia
Thus, I went for a trip in it, to try and charge it a bit
I ended up, doing a loop through Hensall, looking for a particular sign...…… which wasn't where the Geograph map shows it to be
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/243318
I saw the sign at the railway station
The sign can be seen on the Station House, by the fence
Waiting Room
I have no idea it it's still used?
The gable end
And, at the pub at the other side of the tracks
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2475710
Daughters car had refused to start this AM, would unlock & click all its solenoids at me
Went out again, this evening, & it wouldn't even unlock, so we pushed it out of the garage, & jump-started it from my Octavia
Thus, I went for a trip in it, to try and charge it a bit
I ended up, doing a loop through Hensall, looking for a particular sign...…… which wasn't where the Geograph map shows it to be
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/243318
I saw the sign at the railway station
The sign can be seen on the Station House, by the fence
Waiting Room
I have no idea it it's still used?
The gable end
And, at the pub at the other side of the tracks
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2475710
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
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NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Much ado in the local media about the possibility of reopening the Wortley Curve just outside Leeds Station.
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/reopening-abandoned-stretch-leeds-train-18266253
Looks like this scheme gets mentioned every few years and comes to nothing, but with the two lines it will connect both already at capacity it's perhaps not surprising.
The main thrust of its supporters seems to be that it will allow a direct service from Bradford Interchange to London without entering Leeds - there is already a London service via Halifax - and there are also London trains on the electrified line from Bradford Forster Sq, plus it could allow passengers traveling between Wakefield and Bradford to travel direct without changing at Leeds. I'd be surprised if there was a lot of demand for that to be honest.
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/reopening-abandoned-stretch-leeds-train-18266253
Looks like this scheme gets mentioned every few years and comes to nothing, but with the two lines it will connect both already at capacity it's perhaps not surprising.
The main thrust of its supporters seems to be that it will allow a direct service from Bradford Interchange to London without entering Leeds - there is already a London service via Halifax - and there are also London trains on the electrified line from Bradford Forster Sq, plus it could allow passengers traveling between Wakefield and Bradford to travel direct without changing at Leeds. I'd be surprised if there was a lot of demand for that to be honest.
classic33
Leg End Member
Tata own the land to the outside of the curve. Where the gantry crane, recently removed, was sited. Along with the trackside buildings, which is why all access to the track system there is via a narrow road and a one way system.
