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Thursday 4th

En-route to my parents
I know that this historic wagon-way had been lifted, but it’s probably the first time l’ve been along Lime Pit Lane, in the daylight this year

It was a 3foot(??) gauge railway that led from early incarnations of what became Lofthouse Colliery (of the famous flooding/sad deaths)
The name is still debated

Locally it’s known as the ‘Nagger Lines’
(as in ‘nag’, the colloquial term for a Horse)
There’s the other school of thought that it’s derived from Navigation, as it head to the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal

It crossed the road since laying, but recently there’s been complaints about damage to vehicle tyres
Personally, l think that’s utter rubbish
I crossed it untold times on the bike, & have never suffered any punctures/wheel damage there, even when on ‘20’ section tyres!



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The rails
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https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6921223

Further along (200yards) prior to crossing Aberford Road/A642, another’way’ has a blue plaque
(slightly closer to jct30/M62)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222148


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66108903.amp

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/118891-lime-kiln-lane-tramway/

The ‘Naggers’ are to the south in this 1820s map
’Lake Lock’, of the blue plaque is the one with the ‘sidings’ at the River Calder

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Sunday 19th

I was told that a bench/information board/replica wagon were in place now
I had a slight detour on my way to work this morning, before any of the local scrotes decide to vandalise anything

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Spartak

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Bristolian
Stapleton Road this morning my Class 166 heading towards Bristol Temple Meads, whilst the Class 170 heads to Stansted Airport via Birmingham !

[ Apologies for the blurred picture - mobile phone camera ]

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albion

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zl7r33jo.amp
Interestingly I was stuck at, what looks like that crossing for about 17 minutes at about 6.20 pm that day.
I guess they had gone into some sort of safe mode as no 2md train ever came past. Part human error by that report.

I don't think any line goes East from Nunthorpe, it being on the Boro Whitby line. So they meant Salburn to Middlesbrough line. It has the TPE to Manchester via Leeds and the Northern Trains to Bishop Auckland via Boro and Darlo.
 
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rogerzilla

Legendary Member
Is that built by Vossloh or Stadler? There is a hint of class 68/88 about it.
 

bluenotebob

Veteran
Location
France
All that remains of the station house at Brérec, on the line that used to connect St Brieuc on the north coast of Brittany with Auray on the south coast.

I've crossed this line a few times in recent weeks and this is the first stretch of track that I've found. All the other times, it's been so overgrown that it's been indistinguishable from surrounding overgrowth.

It's possible the track is still present in Loudéac. I'm hopeful of cycling through there fairly soon and if there's anything left, then I'll take some photos.

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T4tomo

Legendary Member
All that remains of the station house at Brérec, on the line that used to connect St Brieuc on the north coast of Brittany with Auray on the south coast.

I've crossed this line a few times in recent weeks and this is the first stretch of track that I've found. All the other times, it's been so overgrown that it's been indistinguishable from surrounding overgrowth.

It's possible the track is still present in Loudéac. I'm hopeful of cycling through there fairly soon and if there's anything left, then I'll take some photos.

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dead hand for this chap to park his company car...
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