The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 22nd

'Memorial'
Market Place
Normanton
Wakefield

This is a very recent addition, as I have't seen it in the past week or so, plus the local feral youths haven't spray-painted over it

The section of the building to the extreme left was 'Rushworths', the local papershop, where I bought my Cycling Weekly
(with a 'railway related' building in the background, the Midland Hotel)

I know of the railways history, but not about the post office
At the time of construction, it was the worlds longest platform, at 1/4 mile long!

1970s?
I remember the buildings being there, but not in use (barring, maybe a couple of store-rooms?)

1975
All of the sidings/goods yard have gone, with houses built there
Every trace of a building is now obliterated (the road bridge is the same)
The pedestrian bridge to the 'Station Hotel', later the Flying Scotsman has gone, with just traces of the abutments left (now rebuilt, as 'apartments')
Queen Victoria stayed there once

2009; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3460793

More information;
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-rail-enthusiast-thread.130375/page-135#post-5773836

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-rail-enthusiast-thread.130375/page-233#post-7174710 (including my photo of 'Flying Scotsman' pub & footbridge abutment)

 

[Venod]

Whoops

 

[dicko]

70000 Britannia at Hadley Wood on it's way back from the Nene Valley railway to Southall today.
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Every Monday the engine that pulled the 08.00 am from Stamford to Leicester was a Brit. I attended Oakham Sec Mod and as an RAF kid in my last years of schooling had a free season ticket paid for by Lincolnshire CC the other days we had Moguls for travelling.

 

[Jameshow]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/train-identification.151816/

 

[Spartak]

Couple of GWR 800 's at Patchway this morning.

 

[Spartak]

66528 leaving Bristol Parkway on a Freightliner from Wentloog to London Gateway.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 22nd

'Memorial'
Market Place
Normanton
Wakefield

This is a very recent addition, as I have't seen it in the past week or so, plus the local feral youths haven't spray-painted over it

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The section of the building to the extreme left was 'Rushworths', the local papershop, where I bought my Cycling Weekly
(with a 'railway related' building in the background, the Midland Hotel)

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I know of the railways history, but not about the post office
At the time of construction, it was the worlds longest platform, at 1/4 mile long!

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1970s?
I remember the buildings being there, but not in use (barring, maybe a couple of store-rooms?)

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1975
All of the sidings/goods yard have gone, with houses built there
Every trace of a building is now obliterated (the road bridge is the same)
The pedestrian bridge to the 'Station Hotel', later the Flying Scotsman has gone, with just traces of the abutments left (now rebuilt, as 'apartments')
Queen Victoria stayed there once
View attachment 766266

2009; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3460793

More information;
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-rail-enthusiast-thread.130375/page-135#post-5773836

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-rail-enthusiast-thread.130375/page-233#post-7174710 (including my photo of 'Flying Scotsman' pub & footbridge abutment)

I'm not certain when one solitary stall (selling womens clothes) constitutes a market!!

It made it to the BBC though; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyj41m3lkvo

 

[Jenkins]

No Class 800/Azuma on today's York - Peterborough trip, it's a class 91/Inter City 225 instead.

 

[Hover Fly]

@Jenkins 12:02? We may have passed on the platform.

 

[Jenkins]

@Jenkins 12:02? We may have passed on the platform.

Yep - 12:02 on Friday heading home. No bike, so I wouldn't have been recognisable

 

[Paulus]

No Class 800/Azuma on today's York - Peterborough trip, it's a class 91/Inter City 225 instead.
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More comfortable than an Azuma in my opinion.

 

[Jenkins]

More comfortable than an Azuma in my opinion.

The seats are definitely better shaped & padded than the Azuma ones, but seem to have a little less leg room. The carriages feel as if they ride smoother as well, but that may be due to the better seats.

As far as seat designs go, I'd like to meet the person who designed the mounting for the class 755s in use roud here and shake them warmly by the throat. If you like the window seat and unless you get a table seat, there's a thick metal tube emerging at an angle from the side of the carriage forming part of the mounting for the seat in front. It's right where you'd be putting you foot if like me you've got longer legs and need the leg room.
(as per screen grab below - it's the rearmost of the two mounting tubes that's in the way)

 

[robjh]

I was waiting for a train at Crewe last Friday when a class 67 drew in with a rake of dark coloured coaches and a class 82 driving trailer at the far end. It turned out to be a Transport for Wales service from Cardiff to Manchester. I hadn't realised that there was currently some loco haulage on this route.

Pictured here beside a 390 on a Euston -bound train.

 

[Spartak]

Bordeaux Tram ...

 

[BrumJim]

The seats are definitely better shaped & padded than the Azuma ones, but seem to have a little less leg room. The carriages feel as if they ride smoother as well, but that may be due to the better seats.

As far as seat designs go, I'd like to meet the person who designed the mounting for the class 755s in use roud here and shake them warmly by the throat. If you like the window seat and unless you get a table seat, there's a thick metal tube emerging at an angle from the side of the carriage forming part of the mounting for the seat in front. It's right where you'd be putting you foot if like me you've got longer legs and need the leg room.
(as per screen grab below - it's the rearmost of the two mounting tubes that's in the way)
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Cantilevered seats have been promised as the next big thing for some years now. Aids the cleaning team in keeping the floor tidy, so reduces maintenance costs.