The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Juan Kog]

The former London Road station in St Albans. The station was on the GNR branch from St Albans Abbey station to Hatfield. It is now on the Alban way, a path for walker’s and cyclists between St Albans and Hatfield.

 

[rogerzilla]

Certainly was, but at 80+ years old, definitely time to retire. As it is, for years now, they've been cannibalizing sets to keep one or two running.
There are also some minor track adjustments being made due to the larger size of the stock, mainly lowering the track a bit under some bridges.

There's an urban legend that Central Line stock is smaller because some genius forgot to allow for the height of the rails when specifying the iron tube sections.

 

[DCBassman]

The original tube tunnels were indeed slightly smaller, 11'8" as opposed to the later 12', but everything from 1923 stock onward fits just fine.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

We're having a week touring (car) in a few weeks, around parts of Scotland

Look where we're staying for the first couple of nights!!
That view from the bedroom/balcony

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/44081209?source_impression_id=p3_1598537474_Uw0wuHQfuvOH7S8O

 

[flake99please]

We're having a week touring (car) in a few weeks, around parts of Scotland

Look where we're staying for the first couple of nights!!
That view from the bedroom/balcony

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/44081209?source_impression_id=p3_1598537474_Uw0wuHQfuvOH7S8O

If you get the opportunity, take a walk onto the footbridge, alongside the old forth road bridge. From there you can really appreciate the view of the rail bridge.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@flake99please

I'll bear it in mind, if we get the chance

Falkirk Wheel is also on the agenda
(I've been up/down on the Anderton Boat Lift)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@rogerzilla

Re; Skew Arch Bridges

Steanard Lane
(spanning River Calder)
Mirfield

5 skew-arches!

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...vn2196-wheatleys-bridge-mirfield#.X0t-zO-SnIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5949231
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6408822

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 6th


I was out for a drive round with daughte, & ended up here, as we were on Woodhead Pass

Taken from above the tunnel, with the 'oddball' 1500DC(?) engines; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4138

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhead_line

Please note the excellent early 1900s station; http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/woodhead/index.shtml

https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/Model-Railways/woodhead-in-n-gauge

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3920453

https://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/the-woodhead-route

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Woodhead route fascinates me: an astonishing vision before its time.

Thanks for the World Of Railways link as well...

 

[IaninSheffield]

The Woodhead route fascinates me: an astonishing vision before its time.

You're probably already aware of some archive footage, but if not -

View: https://youtu.be/OR6LV5Syzdk

 

[Andy in Germany]

You're probably already aware of some archive footage, but if not -

View: https://youtu.be/OR6LV5Syzdk

Ooo, thanks...

 

[flake99please]

Craigentinny depot yesterday.

 

[Andy in Germany]

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Craigentinny depot yesterday.

That's one of the smartest colour schemes the HST's have carried in their recent history.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Knaresborough Station
Saturday 26th

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101277673-knaresborough-station-knaresborough#.X29orxSSnIU
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...resborough-station-knaresborough#.X29p3hSSnIU
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...resborough-station-knaresborough#.X2-T6xSSnIU


Subway, at the KirkGate level crossing

Remaining Water-Tank

Booking Hall/entrance

Looking onto the viaduct, over the Nidd

Signal box; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5753921
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1773402
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6065553

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Knaresborough Station/Viaduct
Saturday 26th

As seen from the Castle

The Station is essentially a single-track roads width from the viaduct (to the right/north of the viaduct)

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101149911-railway-viaduct-over-the-river-nidd-knaresborough

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w3g--Wwl7Q