The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Houthakker]

Whilst up in Cumbria for a ‘long weekend’, l took them to Bassenthwaite Station Cafe
Dubwath

Been up that way many times and never knew that existed. Must look in next time I am up there.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Been up that way many times and never knew that existed. Must look in next time I am up there.

If you're heading up the A66 from Keswick, you can see the locomotive & carriages through the trees, as you approach the left-turn to Wythop Mill
Traffic can be seen on the A66, in the photograph below

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 12th

SWMBO & l had a drive up to Thorpe Arch Trading Estate this afternoon
I came off the A1, at the Boston Spa junction & went via the bridge over the Wharfe

After Wighill Church, l spotted a quite magnificent building on the left (west) of the road
Sadly there wasn’t any chance to take photographs
It was Thorpe Arch Station

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/thorp_arch/index.shtml

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101313485-thorp-arch-station-house-thorp-arch#.ZA4j1mSnyEc

Oddly, it’s not on Geograph

 

[Mike_P]

Sunday 12th

SWMBO & l had a drive up to Thorpe Arch Trading Estate this afternoon
I came off the A1, at the Boston Spa junction & went via the bridge over the Wharfe

After Wighill Church, l spotted a quite magnificent building on the left (west) of the road
Sadly there wasn’t any chance to take photographs
It was Thorpe Arch Station

Are you sure ? The location is back towards Thorp Arch village and surrounded by trees such that it cannot be seen from the NCN largely along the route of the railway
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.913...4!1s60pI11-Nqh_YWfa8aO2CJw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Are you sure ? The location is back towards Thorp Arch village and surrounded by trees such that it cannot be seen from the NCN largely along the route of the railway
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.913...4!1s60pI11-Nqh_YWfa8aO2CJw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

It can be seen from the road, where the level-crossing was
We were in the car

 

[Mike_P]

It can be seen from the road, where the level-crossing was
We were in the car

Some trees must have come down then as the road was completely tree lined

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Some trees must have come down then as the road was completely tree lined

It can’t be completely seen, just through the gaps
Approaching from Wighill/Boston Spa, the ‘entrance’ side can be seen reasonably well, but the platform side is awkward to see
I drove back, via a Tadcaster, so didn’t get chance for another look
I know the station house is also still in existence/renovated at Newton Kyme, but with traffic, my eyes were on the road

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newton_kyme/index.shtml

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 13th
1.

The Methley Joint Railway (or a section of it)

I started at BottomBoat, not far from the site of Stanley Station, demolished before I really knew about it
(even though I grew up not too far away)

The white building, is the 'NewCold' storage that can be seen from the M62, between jcts 30 & 31
Looking eastwards

Some of the occupation bridges survive, this one hasn't (the path makes a 'U-turn' here to leave/rejoin)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2015400

As it passes under the M62 (between jcts 30 & 31), the refuges can be seen
5 to each side
When the M62 was built, this section was closed, but someone must have hoped it would reopen?

Just to the east of the M62 embankment; https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SE3725

Due to a missing bridge, the trail has to be left for a few hundred yards at WaterGate, & rejoined at the site of Methley South Station
The main buildings survived, & have been rebuilt/renovated
I'm stood where the level-crossing was (the removed bridge to my left)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2163283

Looking towards Barnsdale Road, from the bridge in the background; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3857156

The remaining Castleford - Leeds line passes just beyond the paddock

http://lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Lofthouse Outwood.htm
Methley Junction can be appreciated here; https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.1&lat=53.72748&lon=-1.40289&layers=10&b=1

Both of the other stations in Methley are also restored/lived in, the 'Junction Station' isn't too far away (200yards, in a straight line)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3468676

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 13th
2.

The Methley Joint Railway (or a section of it)
With regard to the previous photographs

From this book

I was stood approximately just off the level-crossing

The 'missing link' that necessitates the detour via WaterGate & Barnsdale Road
Turning right at this junction; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1592482

http://lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Lofthouse Outwood.htm

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 13th
3.

Baghill
Pontefract

Waiting for daughters train, from York

1 of 3 stations here! (Tanshelf & Monkhill, being the others)

I’m not sure when the canopy was removed; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/333061

From the Station Road entrance
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1716856

 

[Andy in Germany]

101 013-1 in the (I think) new Deutsche Bahn Intercity livery, Stuttgart Main Station.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Serendipitous timing today on the way to work. DB/Siemens class 1462 heading from Basel to Karlsruhe. Class x462's are part of the 'Desiro' family of DMU's and EMU's which includes the Desiro UK trains. These are the "Desiro HC" (High Capacity) so called because they include at least two double deck coaches.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

A quick snap (admittedly mainly the DT) of the class 311 earlier:

 

[Spartak]

Well graffitied Belgian train pulling out of Veurne station.

 

[robjh]

Well graffiti - ed Belgian train pulling out of Veurne station.

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Like the photo, appalled by the graffiti. I saw similar in Belgium a few years ago.