Halvarras Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 27/05/2024 at 13:13, sir douglas said: despite all the new roads and big warehouses being built at Newmarket, the well known colliery crossing persists https://www.google.com/maps/place/53°43'30.5"N+1°27'02.8"W/@53.7250387,-1.4507321,1273m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d53.725133!4d-1.450787?entry=ttu These rails - especially the nearest one - seem to be taking an unusual degree of hammering from road traffic. Perhaps it's the loaded 8-wheelers, although the one visible appears to be preparing to turn right..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 The last (accessible) remains of the narrow gauge system at Folkestone Warren, used for the construction of the massive post-war "Toe Weighting" project, intended to stabilize the very mobile chalk along which the SER main line runs nearby. There are still a few more sections including a set of points in a locked compound next to the line- you can see then from a passing train. I think the gauge is about 2'6". About a mile further east on the beach there is (or was- I haven't been there for a while) a Hudson type wagon underframe, complete with wheels - it had seen better days! 13 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 ...and looking the other way. 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 I remember seeing those in 2014 and wondered what they were for. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 8 3 hours ago, Johnson044 said: There are still a few more sections including a set of points in a locked compound next to the line- you can see then from a passing train. This I assume: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 8 I suppose the Folkestone Harbour Branch counts: 13 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 12 hours ago, Johnson044 said: The last (accessible) remains of the narrow gauge system at Folkestone Warren, used for the construction of the massive post-war "Toe Weighting" project, intended to stabilize the very mobile chalk along which the SER main line runs nearby. There are still a few more sections including a set of points in a locked compound next to the line- you can see then from a passing train. I think the gauge is about 2'6". About a mile further east on the beach there is (or was- I haven't been there for a while) a Hudson type wagon underframe, complete with wheels - it had seen better days! Interesting. Do you know if there are any photos of this system in use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 9 hours ago, melmerby said: I suppose the Folkestone Harbour Branch counts: T`other end of the station. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 11 hours ago, melmerby said: This I assume: Yes- that's it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 On 09/06/2024 at 08:39, Ray M said: T`other end of the station. A long time since I was there, but there was a crane arrangement that can be found in old photos that was used to load ships. It had one long leg on the dockside and the other short leg ran along the breakwater wall at high level. Related to @Ray M s picture with e signal box, the high level rail was on the right hand wall, but much further towards the pier end. A beam spanned between the legs and out over the dockside. The high level rail was in existence when the refurbishment works were underway. If I recall correctly you could walk up steps at the far end of the pier and see the high rail. Will see if I can find a photo. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 On 09/06/2024 at 08:02, 009 micro modeller said: Interesting. Do you know if there are any photos of this system in use? I've never been able t find any, I'm afraid. In fact information on the narrow gauge system here seems to be very scanty indeed. A quick Google search brings this article up: https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2016/12/21/folkestone-warren/ ...and here is the extract from The Railway Magazine that the article refers to.CoastErosionWorksInFolkestoneWarren.pdfCoastErosionWorksInFolkestoneWarren.pdfCoastErosionWorksInFolkestoneWarren.pdf 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Engineer Posted June 22 Popular Post Share Posted June 22 (edited) Road crossing on de-commissioned branch, Brynmenyn Village, Bridgend. Extremely overgrown. One item added post-publication because it wasn't spotted during 'boots on the ground' time on site. Google Maps 2023 June image added at the bottom of this entry to show area to the left of the above image, and a red railway trespass warning. Derelict bridge over River Garw, can be seen from adjacent foot bridge. From a nearby back street yard there is a local path that crosses the line, some rails in place, line taken over by vegetation. Concrete sleepers seem to be visible in places where there's an established walk route along the track. Edited June 22 by Engineer Added information and image 18 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Re that last one........you'd have to find it before you could trespass on it 🥴! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Have we had this before. Right outside Chester station 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26 28 minutes ago, Ray M said: Have we had this before. Right outside Chester station used to run into the tram depot which in turn became the bus depot, when I was based at Chester station as a driver we were allowed to use the canteen in the bus depot and it was like stepping backing time, still able to smoke indoors back then so it had the old ‘fagnolia’ tinge to it as well as the acrid smell, the canteen it’self was manned cooking fresh hot food rather than vending machines, it was at times like being in an episode of ‘on the buses’, half expected to see Reg Varney wander in lusting after a saucy bit of crumpet! 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26 5 minutes ago, big jim said: half expected to see Reg Varney wander in lusting after a saucy bit of crumpet! Strawberry jam on mine please! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 5 hours ago, Ray M said: Have we had this before. Right outside Chester station I think this may be the part of the Chester Corporation Tramways system. The Chester tramway system was closed in February 1930 and was built to a gauge of 3’ 6”. The depot was directly opposite Chester General station. At one time most of the main streets in Chester were cobbled and although the cobbles have been covered with tarmac when road works are needed often the tram tracks in the cobbles appear. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted June 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27 14 hours ago, sandra said: I think this may be the part of the Chester Corporation Tramways system. The Chester tramway system was closed in February 1930 and was built to a gauge of 3’ 6”. The depot was directly opposite Chester General station. Hence the name of the student accommodation. CJI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27 10 minutes ago, cctransuk said: Hence the name of the student accommodation. CJI. Cobbles? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted June 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27 1 minute ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Cobbles? Mike. If you are disputing my statement, you missed out an 'r'! 🤣 ..... and they're setts, not cobbles - which are rounded. CJI. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27 3 minutes ago, cctransuk said: If you are disputing my statement, you missed out an 'r'! 🤣 ..... and they're setts, not cobbles - which are rounded. CJI. I bow to your vastly superior knowledge! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted June 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27 10 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I bow to your vastly superior knowledge! Mike. Having been professionally involved with setts, I am an*lly pedantic about such details!😬 CJI - who is currently sweltering in Greece. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post burgundy Posted July 2 Popular Post Share Posted July 2 These pictures are from Ochsenfurt, on the river Main in Germany. When the local railway company wanted to build a branch to the harbour, they seem to have used the medieval town walls for the track bed - nobody seemed to be using them at the time. Now, it has reverted to a walk along the town walls, but with the rails still embedded. Best wishes Eric 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted July 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 3 (edited) This may have been posted before, but here goes:- The remains of the connection between Temple Meads and the harbour railway set in the ground at Bathurst Basin, next to the Ostrich pub. The tunnel runs under St Mary Redcliffe church, the line used to run on a viaduct from Temple Meads in front of the church. Edited July 3 by rodent279 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Crofts Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) Mytholme brickworks tramway, between Halifax and Hipperholme. A picture of these rails was posted on a NGRMonline forum and I've created another of my little albums for it. Here's a Geograph picture (© Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.) Here's my album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/119194913@N05/albums/72177720318743965/ Edited July 13 by Michael Crofts 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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