joppyuk1 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 One of my old school friends just posted a link to a short British Pathe film of the old Great Northern/LNER sleeper depot at Hall Hills near Boston. It is very interesting to see the machinery in operation, cutting up, soaking in creosote, fitting chairs, etc. Also of interest is the trackwork, a mixture of standard and narrow gauge. The link is :- www.britishpathe.com/video/sleepers/query/boston+lincolnshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 One of my old school friends just posted a link to a short British Pathe film of the old Great Northern/LNER sleeper depot at Hall Hills near Boston. It is very interesting to see the machinery in operation, cutting up, soaking in creosote, fitting chairs, etc. Also of interest is the trackwork, a mixture of standard and narrow gauge. The link is :- www.britishpathe.com/video/sleepers/query/boston+lincolnshire Thanks for the link, I love the built in staircase up the side of the sleeper pile. Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 For those looking to model something interesting many of the depots like this can use some of the small locomotives such as the Sentinel or small diesel. I think there is a similar film in the BTF (British Transport Film) collection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-hartlepool-sleeper-depot-1957/ BFI at West Hartlepool in 1957 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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