Towns Everywhere Game

[Ramrig]

Godley junction - station on the Woodhead route, no longer a junction

 

 

A rare shot from 1987. Also in the Woodhead thread http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/13240-the-woodhead-route/

 

 

 

 

[andytrains]

Y Fenni which means the Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 mls, west of Monmouth and is only 6 mls from the English border.

The town was originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium and it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches. The town contains the remains of a medieval castle built after the Norman conquest of Wales.

It is in English, Abergavenny and is promoted as the "Gateway to Wales".

There is a railway that was originally designed by Charles Liddell, the Chief Engineer of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. It then became under the ownership of the GWR and then passed on to the WR of British Railways in 1948. In 1950, the station was renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road. It then became just Abergavenny in 1968.

GWR Castle Class no: 5013 Abergavenny Castle, was named after the Castle.

 

Edited August 2, 2013 by andytrains

[TheQ]

Ingham, there are several Inghams, the one I have in mind is between Stalham on the old Midland and Great Northern railway and the sea at Sea Palling, It had a fair in victorian times which was closed down for being too riotous, it stll has a pub which has good beer even if it's trying to sell you food most of the time. Just mind the zig zag bend or you'll end up in the pub.

The Q

[Guest CLARENCE]

MERIDEN, Traditionally regarded as the exact centre of England.

 

 

 

Cheers, David.

 

 

[Guest CLARENCE]

NANT PERIS, or Old Llanberis, at the bottom of the Llanberis Pass. Just out of interest the Snowdon Mountain Railway has invested in new carriages this year.The old ones, I believe, date from 1927!

 

 

 

Cheers, David.

Edited August 4, 2013 by CLARENCE

[Metr0Land]

San Francisco (otherwise Clarence will be talking to himself again)

 

 

[bluebottle]

Oberhofen am Thunersee a town in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

 

Anywhere in Switzerland, you can shut your eyes, point your camera at random, and be reasonably sure of getting a pretty picture.

 

 

 

Edit: failed to add snap first go.

Edited August 4, 2013 by bluebottle

[Clive Mortimore]

Eastwood, Essex....OK today it is counted as part of Southend -on -sea but in days gone by it was a royal hunting land.

[andytrains]

Dalrymple.

Dalrymple is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

It is at the western most point of East Ayrshire, about 5miles from Ayr.

It is in the Doon Valley on the north bank of the River Doon. 

Dalrymple comes from the Scottish Gaelic language, meaning, flat field of the crooked pool or river. 

It had a railway station which was originally part of the Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway, which later the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The station opened on 13th October 1856 and closed on 6th December 1954. It consisted of two side platforms, since closure the platforms have been removed and the line has been singled. The station building remains, as a private residence.

The viaduct at Dalrymple.

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2013 by andytrains

[Metr0Land]

Have we had Ealing before?  Apols if we have.

 

[andytrains]

Gateshead.

(Surprised we have not had this before).

Before 1910 Gateshead was the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway's locomotive department and the company's main works. These were located alongside the sheds and overlooked the River Tyne. Part of the works occupied the site of the original Gateshead Station, where trains from London terminated prior to the construction of the High Level Bridge and the opening of Newcastle Central Station. The train shed of this station subsequently became the works' No. 1 erecting shop and the hotel that adjoined the station became home to the works offices. On the opposite side of the running lines, at the Eastern end of Chater's Bank sidings a roundhouse was built sometime between 1895 and 1898. This was demolished in the late 1960s during the conversion of the shed to a diesel depot. After 1910 the production of new locomotives at Gateshead was discontinued, these being built at Darlington. The works continued to maintain and overhaul engines up until 1932, when they were closed however they were re-opened for the maintenance and overhaul of locomotives during the WW2 and was fitted out with a new 60-ton crane. This was to ease the pressure on Darlington, and the works at Gateshead remained open until 1959. 

Edited August 5, 2013 by andytrains

[andytrains]

Dunbeath.

Dunbeath is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland located on the A9 road.

The bridge which carries the A9 at Dunbeath is very impressive. The bridge is curved, which is greater than that at Kylesku bridge and it rises significantly as you go from north to south.

There is a harbour at Dunbeath and the village was built to cash in on the herring boom in the early 1800's, with up to 100 boats operating from the harbour.

Today, Dunbeath is divided into three parts, the harbour and its collection of houses and other buildings is one. Second, sits next to the northern end of the bridge and consists of a row of houses with a shop and a hotel. The third is on the south side of the valley on the hillside and includes the Dunbeath Heritage Centre. This brings to life the works of Neil M. Gunn and his relationship with the Dunbeath.

 

The bridge:-

Edited August 7, 2013 by andytrains

[Metr0Land]

Haslemere (Surrey)

 

[The Lurker]

Erith - on the North Kent Line - rejoices in a major road with the name Bronze Age Way

[davefrk]

Hamilton, Scotland.

Where I grew up but not born. Known for it's fine Palace. Built and extended by the Dukes of Hamilton and with the proceeds from the coal mines was but a gallery for one of the biggest art collections in the country.

Apparently there was once 26 pitheads within a three mile radius of Hamilton top cross, all now long gone. The Palace became unstable due to the mine workings underneath and was taken down in the 1920s. The local saying being :- 'Coal built it an coal cau'd it doon'. Not entirely true though as the first part of the house was built in the 17th century replacing a tower house sacked by the enemies of Mary, Queen of Scots. One of the Dukes being Regent for the young Mary.

Some of the huge cast iron railings were saved and are now in front of the local private school and give an idea of the grandeur of the palace.

 

Dave Franks

Edited August 12, 2013 by davefrk

[Metr0Land]

Nashua (NH USA)

 

[andytrains]

Auchenshuggle.

Auchenshuggle, which translates to 'the rye field' in Gaelic, is in Glasgow.

It is located near to Springfield Road and Celtic Park FC.

This unusual name was famous throughout the city by Glasgow Corporation Tramways. Auchenshuggle was the eastern terminus of no 9 tram service, which was displayed on the destination boards of tramcars. Service No 9 ran from Auchenshuggle to Dalmuir West. Tram service No 9 was the final route on which trams were run in Glasgow ending on 1st September 1962. However on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th September, specials were ran between Auchenshuggle and Anderston Cross on which souvenir tickets were sold. 

The area is in the east end of Glasgow and is on London Road. It was said that Glasgow Corporation Transport invented the name so that curious tourists and city persons would travel there, so increasing their revenue.

 

Trams at Auchenshuggle:-

 

 

 

The actual fact is that the terminus, at Braidfauld Street, was directly opposite a row of 19th century cottages, named "Auchenshuggle Cottages". The cottages were knocked down in the 1960s and council houses built.

Edited August 12, 2013 by andytrains

[bluebottle]

 

Auchenshuggle...

 

 

I was going to ask whether "Auchenshuggle" was a mis-spelling of "Auchenshoogle", which, I suspected, only existed in "The Broons" universe, when the original post disappeared.

"Ah no", I said to myself, "it's one of those villages which mysteriously appear every so many years, before just as mysteriously disappearing again". It then re-appeared, with an explanation laying to rest an anomaly which had troubled me these 60+ years. Thank you.

[RJL]

Easington, Cleveland - It had a railway station named after it half a mile away until it had a name change to Grinkle. Below are a couple of shots of the station site now.

[Guest CLARENCE]

NEW YORK, the one in North Yorkshire, a  small hamlet near Pateley Bridge. The settlement originated as rows of weavers' cottages built around a flax mill, built in 1813.

 

New York Mill, 1813.

 

Regards, David.

[Clive Mortimore]

Kelvedon, Essex... Had two stations at one time. The one on the mainline and low level for the Tollesbury branch, where the real Henrietta coach saw out her days.

 

[The Lurker]

Northampton - once had three stations, Castle, Bridge Street and St Johns. Now only the first remains. It's rail links have been severely curtailed (only north-south now).

 

 

Originally the football team played on the county cricket team's car park in a three sided stadium, but moved to a new stadium in the late 90's (now also a temporary home to (very) old rivals Coventry City.

[RJL]

Nuthall, Nottinghamshire. The Great Northern Railway Derbyshire extension ran near to the Village. The photo shows an Iron ore train hauled by two class 20s near Nuthall Sidings returning from Stanton Works. After a link being made between the LNER Sidings and LMS sidings at Stanton the line closed in 1968.

Edited August 14, 2013 by RJL

[Guest CLARENCE]

LADYKIRK, Scottish Borders, a village just over the River Tweed from Norham in Northumberland. The church here was reputedly built by King James IV of Scotland in 1496 after being saved from drowning in the Tweed on the way back from the siege of Norham Castle. The first part of the construction was supervised by a gentleman called Sir Patrick Blacader!

 

 

Cheers, David.

 

PS The nearest railway interest is at Norham where the closed station is now an interesting small museum.

Edited August 15, 2013 by CLARENCE

[45669]

Keynsham, spelt K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M, near Bristol.

 

Those old enough to remember Radio Luxemburg in the 50s and 60s will no doubt also remember Horace Bachelor and his Infra-red drawers.  Everyone else will wonder what the hell I'm going on about!

Edited August 16, 2013 by 45669