Southern 4-CIG 1805 waits to leave on the 1822 Guildford to London Bridge (diagram BI707)
Last Years of Slam Doors in the South
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Mid-Suffolk Light Railway - Stradbroke
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
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| Stradbroke station platform & building was well to the right of the large ramshackle shed. This shed can be seen in Peter Paye's book on the line. MSLR Museum Archivist | ||||||
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: the site of Laxfield level crossing
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
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| The line actually crossed, not where the piece of fence is, but to the right (as far as I can judge from the picture) of the white bush. There used to be a clear "avenue" where the line went, but last time I looked (early this year) it was totally overgrown and difficult to make out. Hope you have been to the MSLR Museum! (see website) MSLR Museum Archivist | ||||||
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| You're quite right. I took the photograph at an angle so that the onward course of the line - marked by the line of medium-sized bushes - could be seen. (The alternative angle - from the level crossing itself - simply showed a mass of tangled undergrowth.) I think I'm right in saying that the taller trees in the background are just outside the far fence line of the railway. The pavement on the right probably stops at the far edge of the level crossing, though I doubt the pavement was there when the railway existed! | ||||||
Homersfield goods shed
Lost Lines: the Waveney Valley Railway
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| Very interesting if not rather sad pictures. I travelled on the Waveney Valley line twice, both on tours we organised for the M&GN Preservation Soc. They were in 1960 and 1961; by the time of the latter the central section between Harlston and Bungay had been officially closed so we were the lst people over it. I have some pictures shot from the train and also at the one stop we made at Homersfied. Ofen look out for Tevetshall Junction from the Norwich main line but have never been able to spot it. Anyway, many thanks | ||||||
Westerham branch: track relaid at Westerham!
Lost Lines: Westerham Valley Railway
Westerham branch trackbed west of Dunton Green
Lost Lines: Westerham Valley Railway
Westerham branch: between Dunton Green and Chevening Halt
Lost Lines: Westerham Valley Railway
The Withered Arm: the remains of Wadebridge East level crossing
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| Actually this is not a level crossing per se. It was known as Guineaport crossing after the area of the town. It crossed the lines just East of the East signal box and gave access to the box and pw gangers' trollies as well as the river Camel. ref photo in Bradford Barton 'Southern Steam in the West Country' and David Wroe's book on the North Cornwall Railway. | ||||||
The Withered Arm: the Southern's viaduct at Ford, on the outskirts of Plymouth, being demolished in 1987
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| Ford viaduct was demolished partly due to increasing local concern over traspass and subsequent injury to youths and/or drunkards. A shame, it was a local landmark I grew up with. | ||||||
The Withered Arm: the south portal of Shillamill Tunnel (with thanks to and © Chris Sawle)
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| Currently used by a farmer for storage of farm materials. Can be walked through though would recommend a good torch - it's curved! | ||||||
The Withered Arm: quarrymen's cottages at Meldon Quarry 1984/5
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| I lived at 10 Railway Cottages, Meldon, from 1958 to 1964. I have very vivid memories of living in a wonderful place, even the winter of 63/64 had the advantage of no school for weeks and weeks. Bleak at times maybe, but not often. Summers were spent playing freely and it didn't rain all the time! Life was more basic in those days but there was a good community at the time, even though there were so few cottages, there were many children. We only moved away because the railway line was axed and dad, an engine driver, had to re-locate to Portsmouth. I was happy to find this picutre as there seem to be very few about. | ||||||
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| I lived in no.10 from 1958-1964, unfortunately the other end from the camera. It could be bleak here, especially during the winter of 62-63, but during the summer it could be glorious. there were no bathrooms and the toilets were bucket and chuckit, no hot water, in fact not long before I moved there all water was pumped from two tap houses behind the cottages. It was a sad day indeedwhen I discovered the cottages had been demolished. | ||||||
The Withered Arm: Camelford station - remnants of original LSWR fencing.
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
The Withered Arm: the following pictures cover locations on the LSWR route from Exeter to Plymouth via Okehampton
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
The Withered Arm: in the early 1990s a single track continued on from Okehampton to Meldon Quarry...
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
The Withered Arm: Looking north from Lydford station
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| I always wondered whether the station was only here because of the junction. A station nexr the village [as Roche suggests] would have been a far more viable option | ||||||
The Withered Arm: Lake (or Southerly) Viaduct seen from the edge of the moor
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| Nicholas and Reeve's excellent book 'The Okehampton Line' by Irwell Press says that this viaduct - like Meldon originally started out as a single track structure and was widened after a few years. The is the current exit from 'The Granite Way' cycle trail heading west from Okehampton until a way can be found to get through Bridestowe station. | ||||||
The Withered Arm: Okehampton station frontage in about 1987
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
Not the Withered Arm: looking along a platform of the Westward Ho! station of the old Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
The Withered Arm: Watergate Halt
Lost Lines: the Withered Arm
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| Some really great pictures 10 out of 10 | ||||||
RH&DR Pacific no 8 Hurricane waits to take over an incoming train at New Romney
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
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| This pic of Hurricane is FANTASTIC. This is my favourite RH&DR loco and its a shame it had its accident at a level crossing. Nice pics around your site. Regards, Craig. www.craigrailpics.fotopic.net | ||||||
SR no 850 Lord Nelson shunts into the Yeovil Steam Centre for turning before working the Dorset Coast Express back from Weymouth to London
Main Line Steam
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| Excellent photo of Lord Nelson. Regards, Craig www.craigrailpics.fotopic.net | ||||||
Metropolitan Railway Bo-Bo electric locomotive no 12 Sarah Siddons crosses the Grand Union Canal between Watford and Croxley
London Underground
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| Hi Ron, A short comment from an ex-Londoner(40 years in Melbourne Australia) this is a Fine Photograph, incorporating three modes of transportation, Railway -Canal Boats and a Lone Walker!! Absolutely Beautiful, I Thank Mike Morant for sending this Pic! to me, I feel quite homesick! Very Well Done!, Harry Neale Downtown Melbourne Australia. | ||||||
No 34007 Wadebridge and Crompton Type 3 D6593 wait to take over the incoming Southern Phoenix railtour at Alton
End of Southern Steam 40th anniversary July 2007
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| I'm somewhere at the end of platform 1 on the right. CraigS | ||||||
No 34067 Tangmere climbs Gomshall Bank between Redhill and Guildford with the outbound Southern Phoenix railtour from London Victoria to Alton
End of Southern Steam 40th anniversary July 2007
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| Although an LMS man at heart and through and through, your pictures are very evocative to me. Bringing back wonderful memories of family holidays on the Southern in the 50's and 60'. Thank you for sharing them. | ||||||
Merchant Navy Pacific no 35008 shunts into the sidings at Alresford
End of Southern Steam 40th anniversary July 2007
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| I think I was above you on the footbridge when you took this shot. Nice photo too. CraigS | ||||||
No 34067 Tangmere climbs into the South Downs at Finchdean on its way back to Waterloo with the Southern Phoenix railtour
End of Southern Steam 40th anniversary July 2007
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| The sight of "Tangmere" climbing into the South Downs stirred me even more! Thank you. | ||||||
J15 0-6-0 no 65462 sets out from Weybourne with a late afternoon train for Holt
North Norfolk Railway
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| From my memory of the layout at Weybourne, I think that this train is heading for Holt | ||||||
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| Many thanks for your correction, David. You are absolutely right, of course. Blame it on a senior moment! | ||||||
County School station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway with Class 100 dmu vehicle 56301 in the platform
Mid-Norfolk Railway
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| The grounded coach body on the platform opposite looks interesting. | ||||||
The southern end of the down line tunnel at Winsor Hill near Shepton Mallet
Lost Lines: The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
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| Always a pleasure to see the welcoming mist of a 'new' tunnel! | ||||||
Ex-SR King Arthur class 4-6-0 no 30777 Sir Lamiel blows off as she makes a determined start from Woking on the last leg of her Cathedrals Express trip from Salisbury back to London
Main Line Steam
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| A wonderful atmospheric photograph. | ||||||
Bridge on the disused former Midland line at Little Bytham
Lost Lines: Midland & Great Northern Jt Railway
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| This bridge and the adjacent ECML with the bridge over same is being modelled by Tony Wright, Assistant Editor, British Railway Modelling magazine. See BRM Annual 2009 for pictures of progress so far. | ||||||
The A34 Newbury Bypass was built long after the line closed and cuts through the trackbed near Speen. (Corrected thanks to Laurie Webb)
Lost Lines: The Lambourn Valley Railway
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| inor correction - it's the A34 (not A36) | ||||||
The new gateline at London Waterloo is fitted with smartcard readers. The gates on the Windsor side of the concourse appear to have them in use in connection with the smartcard trials in the Staines area.
New Additions 2008
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| Not just the smartcard trial though. SWT already allows travelcard seasons on Oyster, so the gates on all the platforms have to pass them too, like they do at places like Wimbledon and Richmond. It is only Oyster pre pay (PAYG) that is not yet enabled on SWT. | ||||||