Nearholmer Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 That could be said of quite a few railway premises, where "quick and dirty" repairs were done in the 1940s and there was never the money to do the job properly until the places closed in the 1960s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: That could be said of quite a few railway premises, where "quick and dirty" repairs were done in the 1940s and there was never the money to do the job properly until the places closed in the 1960s. Middlesbrough is a strange hybrid also having been bombed ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted June 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 05/05/2020 at 22:59, APOLLO said: Middleton station (near Oldham) was a grotty station just before closure in the 60's. Brit15 Middleton still has it for me. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, montyburns56 said: As a late challenger I give you Manors Station.... I particularly like the concrete block platform shelter. Presumably a retirement project by the bloke who designed all those WW2 pillboxes. Dead easy to model, too, for those of us who've never had the talent for doing corners and details on brickpaper buildings. Edited June 24, 2020 by PatB 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted June 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 22/06/2020 at 19:30, Rugd1022 said: Acton Mainline in 1969, photo by Ian Baker.... If it wasn't for the signals I'd have assumed that was a black and white photo, and it took me a while to spot those. Says it all! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 How about Frome - before/during refurbishment? 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hindlow 1965 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Hindlow 1965 Given that the station closed to regular passenger services in November 1954 and was totally closed in October 1963 it is in remarkably good condition! 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2020 I’d say Hindlow is more shabby than derelict or decrepit; it’s all there and the platforms are clean and tidy. Plenty of interest... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, The Johnster said: I’d say Hindlow is more shabby than derelict or decrepit; it’s all there and the platforms are clean and tidy. Plenty of interest... According to Wikipedia the station was removed in 1966 about a year after the photo. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold melmoth Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Hindlow 1965 London Midland Region (Mordor Division) 6 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 And the line at that location is still in use to day! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted June 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Chris116 said: Given that the station closed to regular passenger services in November 1954 and was totally closed in October 1963 it is in remarkably good condition! If the date of the photo (1965) is correct, and I'm not suggesting it isn't, and given the station was "closed" by this date, it would seem some of the "facilities" were still being used at the station - note the wheelbarrow of coal on the platform - which might explain why the station still appears to be in relatively good nick, staff still using/visiting it on a regular basis has kept the local vandals away. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hindlow station may be long gone but the limestone quarry there seems to have got bigger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 On 18/05/2020 at 12:46, montyburns56 said: Nice find, but I think that there's a certain something missing from that picture, something that doesn't quite capture the true essence the station.... ....namely some dirty, rubbish strewn puddles... And I see that they dealt with the issue of the neglected overall roof by giving it a typical BR 80s refurbishment. You can almost smell the dead rodents floating in the water. No such problems at Sao Beto in Portugal... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Waterloo 1969 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted July 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2020 Bradford Interchange may not be pretty, but it's not like what it replaced was beautiful either. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 It looks like two crash-landed airships. That little blue and white hut outside is very ornate though. I wonder what it was. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted July 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2020 52 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: It looks like two crash-landed airships. That little blue and white hut outside is very ornate though. I wonder what it was. I would guess a taxi office, it may say taxi alongside the row of parking spaces adjacent. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Ah, yes, the equivalent of the London cabmen’s shelter, of which many survive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Ilkley 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted July 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2020 Ilkley station is still very nice, but to take the first shot now might require you to stand in the M&S fridge surrounded by pre-packed sandwiches. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 23 hours ago, Northmoor said: Ilkley station is still very nice, but to take the first shot now might require you to stand in the M&S fridge surrounded by pre-packed sandwiches. Right, in that case I guess that the reason why the tracks were shortened was to accommodate extra buildings on the station concourse. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted July 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Right, in that case I guess that the reason why the tracks were shortened was to accommodate extra buildings on the station concourse. More a case of turning a through station into a terminus and making sure it could not be reinstated easily. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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