sparks Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) Bristol Temple Meads again - I happened to walk past this doorway on my lunchtime walk today Edited July 20, 2017 by sparks 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted July 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2017 On Platform 5 at York station the other day: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 With all that's happening on the South West mainline at the moment ................ shades of pre-1923 at present day Wimbledon Park .......... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Yet more Bristol Temple Meads - although from a very different period this time 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted September 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) Ghosts or derelict? I'm not sure whether or not this belongs here, but I was lucky enough to be given access to the breakwater at Fishguard (Goodwick really) and found the remains of the end stop with a bit of track still attached. A bit of grass and soil removed revealed probably the oldest chair that I've ever seen. Edited to get the first snap the right way up. Edited September 7, 2017 by 96701 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Seen at Euston just over a month ago from the lounge car of the down Highland Sleeper (near the end of the platform at the country end). Surprised to see it still there, although I suspect lack of access may be a reason! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) Southern based men will recognised this - a holder for wooden "next train" destination & stopping point boards - still very much in evidence at Andover last week - must be 30+ years since they were last used ?????????? Edited November 11, 2017 by Southernman46 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Not a particularly good shot but going away from it at 70mph or so..... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 27, 2017 Southern based men will recognised this - a holder for wooden "next train" destination & stopping point boards - still very much in evidence at Andover last week - must be 30+ years since they were last used ?????????? 20171101_093145.jpg You would be surprise when you look carefully how many stations still have these. The finger boards have sadly long since disappeared (there are a few in my garage) although I am willing to bet few were just chucked in a skip... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southof1E top tmd Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Good old BR Midland region maroon enamel signs survive in good numbers and condition from the late 60s when they were applied to ole gantries on the WCML lines out of Euston. They also show the mileage (from Euston) as well as gantry number as per this Leighton Buzzard station enamel long may they survive into the future! NR 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2017 This would be long gone in the UK, or would it? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) Well there is this in Edmund street Birmingham: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.480598,-1.9033979,3a,75y,4.58h,84.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sivK2-klHCb0drYxkxYmw0A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Wrong gauge for the new trams! Then of course the abandoned Kingsway Tram tunnel, Holborn, London: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5189724,-0.1210061,3a,15y,165h,81.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdiwT4NZOZvoO2HuUoDiWSw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en A lot of tramlines were just tarmaced over. There is still a lot of forgotten track in Derby just below the road surface, and I expect a lot of other places are similar. Edited for typo! Edited December 6, 2017 by Titan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2017 Well there is this in Edward street Birmingham: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.480598,-1.9033979,3a,75y,4.58h,84.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sivK2-klHCb0drYxkxYmw0A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en The Birmingham one is Edmund Street. The rails in the road were found under the tarmac there during pedestrianisation in 1975 and were relaid in more or less their original position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted December 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2017 When they were constructing the Croydon Tramlink a number of delays were encountered when the old tram tracks were discovered underneath the road surface. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) I remember seeing tramlines exposed in roadworks in Barrack Road (I'm pretty sure) in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1985 or 86. I've no reason to suppose that others of The Toon's streets are not still hiding similar relics. Edited December 7, 2017 by PatB 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Here's another piece of surviving tramway- there's a stretch of 3' 6" gauge track and pointwork on the approach road to the former Ashby-de-la-Zouch station, which is a remnant from the Burton and Ashby Light Railway, closed in 1927 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.7433806,-1.4744568,3a,60y,229.53h,85.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1skUjGPshoFPf5wHyNsgVlCQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_and_Ashby_Light_Railway 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 8, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) The Birmingham one is Edmund Street. The rails in the road were found under the tarmac there during pedestrianisation in 1975 and were relaid in more or less their original position. There is a bit of original Birmingham track still in situ by the old Rednal Terminus: https://goo.gl/maps/uw7DCaE6BW12 And what it was like with trams: https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/292307156508_/a0160-Birmingham-Tram-no-560-at-Rednal.jpg http://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5055.0;attach=10708 Keith Edit: the building is now a Chinese restaurant 2nd Edit: The Aston Manor tram depot still has the rails and inspection pits in the floor. Edited December 8, 2017 by melmerby 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 9, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2017 There is a bit of original Birmingham track still in situ by the old Rednal Terminus: https://goo.gl/maps/uw7DCaE6BW12 And what it was like with trams: https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/292307156508_/a0160-Birmingham-Tram-no-560-at-Rednal.jpg http://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5055.0;attach=10708 Keith Edit: the building is now a Chinese restaurant 2nd Edit: The Aston Manor tram depot still has the rails and inspection pits in the floor. Does having caught a tram there officially make me old? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2017 Does having caught a tram there officially make me old? No older than me! Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2017 Does having caught a tram there officially make me old? I can remember trundling down Bristol Road on the reserved track towards the Rednal terminus for a day in the Lickeys (I was quite young! ) That's what most people went to Rednal for. It must have been near to the end of the trams which on the Bristol Road routes finished on Sat 5th July 1952. Keith 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) I can remember - on more than one occasion - travelling through the Kingsway tram subway, and also along the Embankment, in London. I also have quite vivid memories of the tickets issued from card racks on the conductor's guard's belt. But I was only 3 when the trams were abandoned...... Stewart Edited December 10, 2017 by stewartingram 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted December 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2017 Whenever they do road works on Otley Road in Leeds , the Council Highways department are bemused by the tram tracks still in situ. They spent a lot of money not getting new trams in Leeds..if we skim the tarmac off and add some power cables plus a real Leeds tram it would be up and running in no time flat! Baz PS the last time they dug up the road near North Lane the LCC Highways Engineer believed that the rails were a "road strengthening" device(!) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim.snowdon Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 When they were constructing the Croydon Tramlink a number of delays were encountered when the old tram tracks were discovered underneath the road surface.Some of those were of an even earlier era - I still have several sections of what were the original horse tram rails that had been reused as sleepers/rail anchors when the tramway in George Street was relaid for electric operation, long before Tramlink had ever been thought about. Jim 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 10, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2017 Some years ago one of my sons was driving a JCB and came home cursing that they had hit a tram rail in Meanwood Road while making a pedestrian refuge. I cheered him up no end by telling him that he would have another three to dig up in due course. I had to give him a lift home and was paid with a yard of tram rail. It had been taken out of use in 1955 and it was evident why. It was worn out and the check rail was at least an inch above the running rail head. Apparently one of the main reasons for choosing which route to close next was the state of the rails. Unfortunately some metal fairies spirited the rail away along with the Midland Railway boundary marker that a farmer friend had found in his field. I did offer the assist my sons employers as to when they would be likely to hit tram rail when bidding for contracts. As an aside the route that were abandoned in the 30's were usually lifted as part of job creation schemes but the later ones were usually just tarmacked over. Jamie 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Whenever they do road works on Otley Road in Leeds , the Council Highways department are bemused by the tram tracks still in situ. They spent a lot of money not getting new trams in Leeds..if we skim the tarmac off and add some power cables plus a real Leeds tram it would be up and running in no time flat! When they put the Metrolink through to Rochdale they had to remove a lot of the 100 yr old track as they went. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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