The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Andy in Germany]

Thursday 18th

Bedale, & the https://wensleydale-railway.co.uk/

View attachment 530937

View attachment 530938

View attachment 530939

View attachment 530940



I/we'd seen the Leeming Bar station earlier in the morning, as we'd been in the 'Simply Dutch' store next to the station

My parents local station for a while, there was a model shop in the buildings beyond who supplied me with several used HO scale diesel locomotives which I've still failed to turn into European NG models in 1:55 scale.

 

[ozboz]

This is Victoria Stn Manchester , the map on the wall is of the Northern Station destinations in the North you could get to from Victoria , It’s been painted on that Entrance Wall for as long as I can remember .

 

[ozboz]

This is Liverpool Rd Stn Manchester , it was built in 1830 and i believe it is the first Passenger Railway Stn in the World , the buildings you see are original . The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was where the Stevensons steam Engines ran to and from . Appearently the Station has been renovated recently

 

[Andy in Germany]

On the weekend trip to Stuttgart I found Deutsche Bahn are phasing these units in:

The Black/yellow is the state colours of Baden-Württemberg who are probably paying for them. Like the Scottish Parliament with the "Saltaire" livery, they've decided that as they foot the bill, whoever runs them will use this colour scheme.

I'd give the trains 5/10 so far; the one I came back on today both bogs were not working. Hopefully that will be a teething problem. On the other hand when the toilets do work, as they did on Friday, they're big enough to turn a wheelchair around and barrier free, and the trains have plenty of space for bikes and good seating.

 

[BrumJim]

View attachment 531411

This is Liverpool Rd Stn Manchester , it was built in 1830 and i believe it is the first Passenger Railway Stn in the World , the buildings you see are original . The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was where the Stevensons steam Engines ran to and from . Appearently the Station has been renovated recently

Indeed. Part of the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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)
View attachment 517851


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
View attachment 517852


I don't think my digital compact liked the dappled sunlight?
View attachment 517853

View attachment 517854


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

THIS has been brought to my attention
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/her...sPEyAx-XQU9xqnfXge5HITKwqoafw42CNaSK9EAhRuu-A

 

[NorthernDave]

Fancy a first class trip along (most of) the S&C this summer?

RailAdvent - Railway News: Class 47 locomotives to operate timetabled Skipton to Appleby trains this summer.
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/0...ed-skipton-to-appleby-trains-this-summer.html

 

[DCBassman]

As per my last house-sit, just before lockdown, this garden borders a disused railway, in this case the Okehampton to Tavistock stretch. The track bed is hidden in the line of trees, and the pics go from north to south. Brentor station is just out of sight of the third shot, the fourth is a gratuitous shot of Brentor and its church.

I'll get a pic of the station buildings, which are a fancy holiday let, with a level crossing gate at the entrance, no less!

 

[DCBassman]

OK, a bit picture-heavy...

Burn Lane, looking northbound, over the two bridges at the north end of the Brentor station and yard complex.

Previously un-noticed home signal at the southern end of the station itself.

Got 40/- handy?

Can just about make out the name on the lamp.

The station approach

Damn, another 40/- ...

Buildings, with "Station Master"

Far end of the yard, another LC gate and an old mail coach, possibly?

Wasn't able to view the track bed through the station due to overgrowth of small trees.

 

[DCBassman]

This is what the station looked like, facing southbound and showing the Tor.

 

[ozboz]

Manchester Central Stn,no idea of year, this is now GMex , I only went there once, as a Kid to meet my Brother, at least it was given a new lease of life as an exhibition centre

 

[DCBassman]

This is what the station looked like, facing southbound and showing the Tor.
View attachment 533947

The third track on the right of this picture is actually a completely different railway, or was before nationalisation. A piece of it goes past the other garden I photographed a while back.
A couple of bridges a bit south of Brentor Station

That third track from the old photo went under where I'm standing for this shot. The track bed is still visible, possibly because it's been grazed since closure. The other side of the bridge is impenetrable undergrowth.

 

[Spartak]

On the English side of the Severn Estuary near Redwick. Plaque explains it better than I can... 😉

 

[ozboz]

 

[ozboz]

Thisgoods yard In Manchester was turned into a leisure complex in the late 90’s,it’s on Deansgate very close to the City Centre