The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

This will be worth a drive up there, to photograph, over the next few weeks, on a day-off!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54949954

 

[Andy in Germany]

This will be worth a drive up there, to photograph, over the next few weeks, on a day-off!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54949954

Who looks at the calender and says "We need to fix a viaduct over a windswept valley in the northern Pennines, Let's schedule that for November-February"?

Someone who will be working in a nice warm office during those months, I suspect.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Who looks at the calender and says "We need to fix a viaduct over a windswept valley in the northern Pennines, Let's schedule that for November-February"?

Someone who will be working in a nice warm office during those months, I suspect.

My thoughts when I read that this AM
It's a hell of a spot in winter!

 

[Spartak]

Spotted 66001 at Yate Station sidings this morning.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 2nd

(was) Warthill Station 'box
Sandy Lane
Stockton-on-the-Forest
(just off the A64, near the 'MAFF' establishment)


Sorry, not the best images. it was dull & drizzling

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/warthill/index.shtml

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/786836

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/sand_hutton_light_railway/index.shtml

 

[DCBassman]

I think I've mentioned this before. My two sons were with their friend and his dog, on the friend's boat on the Looe river, a long time ago. A photographer asked if they'd be in a picture, and they said yes. The result:-

 

[robjh]

I think I've mentioned this before. My two sons were with their friend and his dog, on the friend's boat on the Looe river, a long time ago. A photographer asked if they'd be in a picture, and they said yes. The result:-
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'Regional Railways' must place that picture somewhere between about 1986 and 1994, between the time they changed the name from Provincial Sector, and before...well, we know what happened in 1994.

 

[DCBassman]

'Regional Railways' must place that picture somewhere between about 1986 and 1994, between the time they changed the name from Provincial Sector, and before...well, we know what happened in 1994.

Yes, early 90s, I think. Some years later, we spent an anniversary staying in a Toad brake van on the Teign Valley line. The guy who ran it ahd a kiosk full of these leaflets, including this one, and I pointed it out. He said he'd always liked it, and when I said it was our sons and their friend, he was more awed that I was at his brake van...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This will be worth a drive up there, to photograph, over the next few weeks, on a day-off!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54949954

I've got 5 days-off now, so planning a drive up, to combine with milestone photography, for this thread; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...rporating-other-interesting-geographs.215788/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've got 5 days-off now, so planning a drive up, to combine with milestone photography, for this thread; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...rporating-other-interesting-geographs.215788/

We went, & there are 10 items, from this point;
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...esting-geographs.215788/page-276#post-6232887

Monday 14th
1.

On the drive up the A65, once in Hellifield, there was short diversion, up Station Road

Apologies for quality, I think my camera's seen better days
There's none of the signal-box, as it was widdling it down

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...in-passenger-building-hellifield#.X9h9QXpxfIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/628201
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2108772
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6308021

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've got 5 days-off now, so planning a drive up, to combine with milestone photography, for this thread; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...rporating-other-interesting-geographs.215788/

We went, & there are 10 items, from this point;
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...esting-geographs.215788/page-276#post-6232887

Monday 14th
2.

After passing through Settle, we turned off towards Horton-in-Ribblesdale, up the B6479
And, at the end of the road, I turned right, to the little layby, & we had this for a view

Again, apologies for quality, it was a grim day!!

Self-catering holiday let!! https://settlecarlisletrust.org.uk/stay-at-a-station/the-stationmasters-house/

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101132228-batty-moss-railway-viaduct-ingleton#.X9h9WXpxfIV

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5521441
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5492471
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4699943
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/258070

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 14th
3.

After leaving the Station, the Station Inn comes into sight, again, on Low Sleights Road/B6255

The corrugated iron, is supposedly, to keep the worst of the (admittedly dire, at times) weather from penetrating the stonework

https://www.thestationinnribblehead.com/

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/258070
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6566886

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This colour scheme looks so damned good!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o3jibRRdAo

I agree. This is as good as the very first intercity livery the HST had imho.

I've watched a few of the Paddington Station programmes, & the GWR green it was in, runs it a close 2nd

 

[robjh]

This was my conveyance home from a ride the other day, pictured at Newark North Gate station

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Steam railways 'will run out of coal', industry warns - BBC News