The Rail Enthusiast thread

[vernon]

Digressing somewhat, but there is still a 'Transport' section on there, that features a lot of railway structures, have you ever looked at/joined?

http://www.secretleeds.com/

My some showed me a 'hidden Leeds' web site that had stuff that was a lot more interesting than the stuff on secretleeds.com. There was quite a bit to do with railways especially around Holbeck. For instance, heading out of Leeds on the A58, there are some bricked up staircases in the walls supporting the railway bridges. You'd not give the walls a second glance driving past but are easily spotted on foot.

I've also walked along Meanwood Beck, down Mabgate under some culverts and emerged at the river Aire.

 

[classic33]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Vernon

Try this site, Phil is one of the 'fonts of all knowledge' on Secret Leeds

His pages include a Meanwood Beck meander (& a lovely trip in the Standedge Tunnels!)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/sets/

 

[Paulus]

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Station?​

The signal plate is H, so if not Halifax, would it be Huddersfield?

 

[classic33]

The signal plate is H, so if not Halifax, would it be Huddersfield?

Its Halifax. @the_mikey said "only that isn't Halifax", which got the No.

Engine number is 55009, Headboard reads "Trans-Pennine Deltic Lament"

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

The signal plate is H, so if not Halifax, would it be Huddersfield?

I personally think it stands for

'Hoo* cares??'









* - Yes I am aware the is a Hoo Junction somewhere in the Sarf East

 

[the_mikey]

Its Halifax. @the_mikey said "only that isn't Halifax", which got the No.

Engine number is 55009, Headboard reads "Trans-Pennine Deltic Lament"

I thought it looked a lot like Halifax but the buildings and rail layout has changed somewhat which caused my doubt.

 

[classic33]

I thought it looked a lot like Halifax but the buildings and rail layout has changed somewhat which caused my doubt.

Macks(Nestles) is still there, to the right, today.
Used to have a through line to Leeds. Non of this into Bradford one way & out another malarky

 

[Smurfy]

 

[classic33]

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Locomotive or train though!

 

[Smurfy]

Errrrrr, both, kind of. It's on a locomotive, but at the time the locomotive was attached to the royal train in NRM.

 

[Smurfy]

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Errrrrr, both, kind of. It's on a locomotive, but at the time the locomotive was attached to the royal train in NRM.

The last time I saw 87001 at the NRM it was in a dark corner coupled to a Mk2 which carried the old 'Blue Pullman' railtour livery (they may have been repainted since then).

Not my picture:

I wasn't aware of any (recent) Royal Train coaches were there.

Anyway:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_87

 

[snorri]

Railway rant.
The haggis was good on the sleeper last night, not so the dessert. I asked what was their Dessert of the Day and was told it was lemon crumble, said I'll take that please, but was then told there was none left, and that was before the train had even left Euston! OK, I'll go for second choice brownie and custard, none of that left either. Third choice the cheeseboard, as the steward placed it on my table he said "Your lemon crumble sir".

 

[vernon]

Mr R and I are planning a trip to India...


...to go on the hill railways.

Darjeeling & Himalayan?

I'm jealous!

I really like their antiquated Sharp Stewart locomotives