Michael Delamar Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 this is my Line, I have seen these before but this is the first time they have been put on Flickr. the midland railway Langton dock branch north Liverpool, shots of this line are extremley rare. reason of interest to me, its not far from my house, Ive walked and climed over the remains of bridges and cuttings many times as a kid and it was near to my school, was an interesting freight only steeply graded line, not sure of exact gradients, my dad remembers black 5's on freight. it closed in 1968, the bootle end was all in cuttings which have been filled in, the Liverpool end hasnt but is fully overgrown with trees, the first bridge after Fazakerley north junction was taken away, but other bridges where left in place. http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.co...p28/5990691856/ Im on the lookout for shots of this line,especially further down near the gasworks whats your holy grail bit of north west railways? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted July 30, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2011 Michael, Mine's incredibly specific. It's a photo of Chorlton-c-Hardy station (can't use the full name without asterisks appearing!) taken from the bridge immediately to the north of the station. I'm researching the station at the moment with a view to building a model and, despite having bought most if not all books featuring it and collecting a load of other photos, I've yet to find anything taken from this bridge looking south. As a result I don't have a photo showing the north end of the signal box and some bits of the yard are a mystery. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 what period Simon? will keep an eye out and hope someone can help. can be anything specific, signal boxes, yards, sheds, bridges etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 looks like it would make a nice layout. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/chorlton_cum_hardy/index.shtml Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted July 31, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2011 I certainly hope so. I'm planning to model 1950 which allows me to include the last of the B7 4-6-0s amongst the motive power. The south end of the station is well served by photographs as your Disused Stations link demonstrates, but photos south from what is shown as Stamford Rd in the map on that site and is now called Brantingham Rd are non-existent. The station didn't change much from the 1940s through to closure in 1967 so I'm on the lookout for anything showing the north end of the box and goods shed as well as the buildings and ground round about. Obviously allotments, a Highways Dept. Yard and a dairy weren't that photogenic! The whole area is all very different now with a Morrisons and a newly opened Metrolink tram stop! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 its an interesting station, Ive only recentley started looking at that line because of Heaton Mersey shed, known about it from seeing shots and cinefilm, but only recentley started looking on google earth and the like, the bridges and area around the shed is interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 some holy grail shots turned up for me a little while back, photo's of Austin 7's on the Langton branch in 1955 midland record no 31 2010, need to get an actual copy as ive only got a photocopy but the shots are invaluable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 'Canning Street South' signal box......and any pics of the Morpeth dock branch please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 have you got steam on the wirral Debs? some great shots of black 5's and 9f's around Morpeth dock and crossing the Egerton bascule lifing bridge along with road traffic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 L&Y Pemberton Loop Line, by passed Wigan Wallgate, ran from Pemberton to Hindley via the only mid line small signalbox at Westwood Park. Photos of this line (especially the signalbox) are virtually non-existant. It was a busy line back in the early 60's, coal trains to Liverpool ex Yorkshire, westbound loaded picking up a banker (usually a fowler 4F) at Westwood Park. I could see a bit of it from my parents bedroom window. Last train tu use it was a non stop Liverpool Exchange to Manchester DMU, one direction only, passing Westwood park at 6.50pm every night. Finished around 1968 & line closed. Westwood park would make a nice small but busy tail chaser exhibition layout. Anyone know of any photo's - I asked at the L&Y stand at Wigan exhibition, but no photo's known Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 have you got steam on the wirral Debs? some great shots of black 5's and 9f's around Morpeth dock and crossing the Egerton bascule lifing bridge along with road traffic Not yet, Mike.....`twas on the Christmas list; but naughty-Santa let me down! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2012 'Canning Street South' signal box......and any pics of the Morpeth dock branch please! I've got the notice for the abolition of South, never seen a picture of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I've got the notice for the abolition of South, never seen a picture of it. I live in hope of it popping up in the background of another subject`s photograph.......I`m going to leave a south-signalbox sized hole in my layout, ready for something 'firm' to model upon later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 where was it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 shot of a 2021 pannier tank on the line to Canning street north.. http://www.railfan.n...1/147-02134.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 an ex GWR 47XX at Morpeth dock Birkenhead http://www.railfan.net/cgi-bin/thumb/subphoto.cgi?/railpix/submit/ianroberts/ian2/264-04701.jpg and also a Kitson 0f at Morpeth dock aswel.. http://www.railfan.net/cgi-bin/thumb/subphoto.cgi?/railpix/submit/ianroberts/ian3/387-47009.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2012 I live in hope of it popping up in the background of another subject`s photograph.......I`m going to leave a south-signalbox sized hole in my layout, ready for something 'firm' to model upon later. I suspect it was very similar to CSN, it ceased to be a block post in 1932 (iirc) and probably was used as a ground frame for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2012 shot of a 2021 pannier tank on the line to Canning street north.. http://www.railfan.n...1/147-02134.jpg That's by Brook Street box, the wagon is parked on the Soughs (pronounced suffs) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2012 where was it? There was a triangle with Brook Street at the South, Canning Street North to the North, Canning Street South was on the other corner, near to the Egerton bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 cheers Dave here's another of Morpeth dock.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerryp28/6613757619/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2012 cheers Dave here's another of Morpeth dock.. http://www.flickr.co...p28/6613757619/ Identified the location for Kerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I suspect it was very similar to CSN, it ceased to be a block post in 1932 (iirc) and probably was used as a ground frame for a while. Hi DAS Your forgetting the 1910 list which gives it as 8x8ft, 4ft above rails, composite construction ie sounds like a standard hut on a brick base. Also says 'second hand when fixed' and gives an installation date of 1902 with an expected further life of 20 years for the structure and 15 for the frame (which controlled 4 signals). Interestingly North has an expected further life of 50 years (in 1910). When I was looking at the OS maps for the area recently I noticed that "SB" appears against different structures on differently dated maps so guess it was renewed at least once. The big question is if the hut in the image below is one of it's incarnations... http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10444544&itemw=4&itemf=0001&itemstep=1&itemx=5 My guess is probably no :-( and this is just the hut used by the flagmen for the flat xing. Regards Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2012 Your forgetting the 1910 list which gives it as 8x8ft, 4ft above rails, composite construction ie sounds like a standard hut on a brick base. Also says 'second hand when fixed' and gives an installation date of 1902 with an expected further life of 20 years for the structure and 15 for the frame (which controlled 4 signals). Interestingly North has an expected further life of 50 years (in 1910). Indeed I did - thanks. When I was looking at the OS maps for the area recently I noticed that "SB" appears against different structures on differently dated maps so guess it was renewed at least once. Or the cartographers made mistakes perhaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Indeed I did - thanks. Or the cartographers made mistakes perhaps. Or maybe the map drawing guys got it wrong :-)) I had wondered about that but they are in very different places. I will post some links when I can. Also will have a look in the frame book and see what it says. See ya Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 http://www.miol.it/stagniweb/foto6.asp?File=portf&righe=1&inizio=12&InizioI=1&RigheI=30&Col=4 A stanier 8f is waved across the Egerton lifting bridge from Morpeth dock Birkenhead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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