RMweb Gold chris p bacon 11,068 Posted December 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2020 40 minutes ago, sir douglas said: i have many more places to find but theyre not railway Maybe start an 'Unknown non railway location' thread There's such a broad wealth of knowledge on here which always astounds me. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
eastwestdivide 10,109 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 The shed in the top one reads "Chatham Shed Built 1990" I think. Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster 109,573 Posted December 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2020 4 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Route learner is at Hereford in the Down Sidings. Houses are on Barr’s Court Rd. Paul. Definitely - I used to lodge just round the corner from that row of house when I was working at Hereford. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Crofts 89 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 if i may join too your lordship, ive got some photos which were on this laptop which was given to me after my Grandfather passed away, the only railway place ii can't identify is this of a large miniature set up, taken in May 2015. i have many more places to find but theyre not railway I put a link to your post on the Facebook Miniature Railways Appreciation page and Richard Pearson got it within minutes - Stockholes Farm Miniature Railway. I've never been there so couldn't pin it down myself. 7 1/4" gauge. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
New Haven Neil 58,179 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Beat me to it - drove there years ago with a pal's Rob Roy in 7 1/4. Nice line, big gradients! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
62613 1,105 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 7 hours ago, SHMD said: It's definitely Guide Bridge looking west towards Manchester Piccadilly. Guide Bridge to Piccadilly was 4 tracks but was reduced to 3 (I think) during the 70s. There are plenty of phots on the web including this one... https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F384%2F31632826113_f587e6a86c_b.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F28083135%40N06%2F31632826113&tbnid=Sj0A3Io1mv9bKM&vet=10CEAQMyjqAWoXChMI4NC0gebP7QIVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAQ..i&docid=YIYLqLvCwzMS3M&w=1024&h=543&itg=1&q=guidebridge&safe=strict&ved=0CEAQMyjqAWoXChMI4NC0gebP7QIVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAQ Kev. Might it not be Fairfield? There were six lines there; or do we mean the same station? Link to post Share on other sites
sir douglas 7,769 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 thanks and give my thanks to Richard 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Crofts 89 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, sir douglas said: thanks and give my thanks to Richard Done! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 14,946 Posted January 9 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9 Now I have a working laptop again, scanning can be resumed. Fortunately for readers of this thread, this means that unknown locations are appearing once more. I cannot guess where this might be..... 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Flood 2,642 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 14 minutes ago, jonny777 said: Now I have a working laptop again, scanning can be resumed. Fortunately for readers of this thread, this means that unknown locations are appearing once more. I cannot guess where this might be..... I think the question is whether the unit is a class 107 or a class 108. If a 107 then probably SW Scotland, if a 108 then probably NW England. Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Kirkham 2,430 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I suggest that it's Fairlie Pier - a twig of the Largs branch that closed in 1971. 2 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Flood 2,642 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, Andy Kirkham said: I suggest that it's Fairlie Pier - a twig of the Largs branch that closed in 1971. http://www.archive-images.co.uk/gallery/Archive-Colour-Images-of-the-Railways-of-Ayrshire/image/14/Fairlie_Pier_railway_station_4969 I'd say that's a certainty. Good call. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Kirkham 2,430 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Further investigation reveals that Fairlie Pier was actually the original terminus of the line opened in 1882, with the extension to Largs not opened until 1885. Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 14,946 Posted January 9 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9 Wow! Thanks everyone. It looks like quite a rare shot, in that case. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AndyID 40,363 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 7 hours ago, Andy Kirkham said: I suggest that it's Fairlie Pier - a twig of the Largs branch that closed in 1971. Absolutely Fairlie Pier. We took a train from Paisley to Fairlie on numerous occasions to catch a steamer to Campbeltown to visit my uncle George. An interesting day trip. The best bit was the band on the steamer although the food was pretty good too. (IIRC the steamer was often the Duchess of Hamilton and possibly the Duchess of Montrose but I didn't keep any notes.) 5 Link to post Share on other sites
luckymucklebackit 9,372 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Then an now maps you would be hard pushed to find any trace of the station now. Always had a chuckle at the old name for the town's remaining station, now just known as "Fairlie", but used to be known as "Fairlie High" which it was I suppose Jim Edited January 10 by luckymucklebackit 3 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern 14,694 Posted January 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10 44 minutes ago, luckymucklebackit said: Then an now maps you would be hard pushed to find any trace of the station now. Always had a chuckle at the old name for the town's remaining station, now just known as "Fairlie", but used to be known as "Fairlie High" which it was I suppose Jim It's amazing that the whole pier has disappeared too. The trackwork "seems" to be visible on the remaining pier, is this just an optical illusion or is it still visible? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites
sir douglas 7,769 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) this one isnt mine, it was in a recent Tank Museum video and i was just curious where it is. the context of it int he video was just about designing and building tanks narrow enough to fit onto wagons, this specific place or date was irrelevent and not mentioned it looks like a junction with main lines going behind the signal box, with the main window side of it on the other side suggesting that is the more important or earlier route. there looks to be a platform in the background. Edited January 10 by sir douglas 9 Link to post Share on other sites
luckymucklebackit 9,372 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: It's amazing that the whole pier has disappeared too. The trackwork "seems" to be visible on the remaining pier, is this just an optical illusion or is it still visible? Mike. You can definitely see the outline of the tracks in what used to be the NATO boom Depot, some interesting stuff about that herehttp://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/FairlieBoomDepot Jim 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin_m 2,258 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, sir douglas said: this one isnt mine, it was in a recent Tank Museum video and i was just curious where it is. the context of it int he video was just about designing and building tanks narrow enough to fit onto wagons, this specific place or date was irrelevent and not mentioned it looks like a junction with main lines going behind the signal box, with the main window side of it on the other side suggesting that is the more important or earlier route. there looks to be a platform in the background. Both switch blades are open on the first points beyond the level crossing on the unoccupied track, suggesting a trapping function which may mean the route in the foreground is a goods line and the one diverging behind the box is passenger. Edited January 10 by Edwin_m 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SM42 3,152 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, sir douglas said: this one isnt mine, it was in a recent Tank Museum video and i was just curious where it is. the context of it int he video was just about designing and building tanks narrow enough to fit onto wagons, this specific place or date was irrelevent and not mentioned it looks like a junction with main lines going behind the signal box, with the main window side of it on the other side suggesting that is the more important or earlier route. there looks to be a platform in the background. I think they are Crusader Mk1s but I'm no expert. It has a Yorkshire / north east feel to it for some reason Andy Edited January 10 by SM42 Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 2,759 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 21 minutes ago, SM42 said: I think they are Crusader Mk1s but I'm no expert. It has a Yorkshire / north east feel to it for some reason Andy Think it may be a A13 Mk.III Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter (Only has 4 driving wheels, Crusader had 5). This was the predecessor of the Crusader. https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/A13-III_Cruiser_MkV_Covenanter.php Link to post Share on other sites
markw 200 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The caption here says Newcastle-on-Tyne. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/98727416804245709/ 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Martin 441 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Shadow said: Think it may be a A13 Mk.III Cruiser Mk.V Covenanter (Only has 4 driving wheels, Crusader had 5). This was the predecessor of the Crusader. https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/A13-III_Cruiser_MkV_Covenanter.php They're definitely Covenanters, which introduces an interesting railway link, since the design was done by the LMS! It was a notably unsuccessful design, largely because of engine cooling problems. In order to reduce the height of the tank, a special low-profile engine was used; but that meant that there was no space for the radiators at the back, where they normally go on tanks. Instead, they were at the front-left, next to the driver (the flat panel there is an armoured cover for them). The long pipe run between the engine and the radiator was a cause of unreliability; as well as making the crew compartment very hot - something which prevented them being used in North Africa (possibly a good thing for the crews). Covenanters never served outside the UK and the type regularly appears in "worst tanks of WW2"- type lists. That so many were built (over 1700) was a massive waste of resources. Jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Controller 7,472 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 17 minutes ago, markw said: The caption here says Newcastle-on-Tyne. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/98727416804245709/ It could be Blaydon; the train being on the line from Low Fell, and the tracks behind the box being those towards Scotswood Bridge and Elswick . 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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