Phil Mc 8,860 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, Ben B said: If I'm right in thinking, the railway there is long gone but the warning signeage is still beside the road. Isn’t there a giant metal Scorpion there now ??!! cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites
eastwestdivide 10,275 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 14 hours ago, Ben B said: If I'm right in thinking, the railway there is long gone but the warning signeage is still beside the road. Google street view shows some unlit traffic lights: https://goo.gl/maps/94SqpLgcMgeD1iJJ9 Link to post Share on other sites
Ben B 1,745 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said: Google street view shows some unlit traffic lights: https://goo.gl/maps/94SqpLgcMgeD1iJJ9 Hi- yeah that's the spot. About 8 years ago I can remember driving that way a few times whilst I was doing some work with a gallery in Sheffield, and there was definitely still the triangular sign warning of a level crossing either on or immediately before those lights. It stuck in my memory as I meant to go back and photograph any remains of the lines, but subsequent trips to Meadowhall all involved coming in off the Motorway and I haven't been back past Forgemasters for a while. Looks like the signs have gone anyway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
keefer 2,327 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 At the opposite corner, there seems to be an old, round sign under the modern 'No Admittance' sign. Also seems to be a Blue Plaque, (commemorating the history of the works perhaps?) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 16,418 Posted January 22 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 Did your cat knock your EE Type 4 off the baseboard and onto the garage floor? Never mind, just invest in a breakdown crane and re-create this Powdehall incident..... 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites
melmerby 15,336 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 40 minutes ago, keefer said: At the opposite corner, there seems to be an old, round sign under the modern 'No Admittance' sign. Also seems to be a Blue Plaque, (commemorating the history of the works perhaps?) This? But obviously not on the same wall. Edited January 22 by melmerby 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
melmerby 15,336 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) More Likely This: Edited January 22 by melmerby 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
melmerby 15,336 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) The first one I posted is on the posh entrance further up the road: https://goo.gl/maps/cwCXLFWkPNma2DzK6 Edited January 22 by melmerby 3 Link to post Share on other sites
eastwestdivide 10,275 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Well that saves me a long walk this weekend! While we're in the Sheffield area, how long does graffiti take to become a piece of social history? Orgreave last weekend: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
47475 124 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Here is an interesting one if you fancy a Class 08 in the middle of your freight train: 1981-04-09 37079, 08860 Eaglescliffe by John Carter, on Flickr Edited January 22 by 47475 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wickham Green too 2,446 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, jonny777 said: Did your cat knock your EE Type 4 off the baseboard and onto the garage floor? Never mind, just invest in a breakdown crane and re-create this Powdehall incident..... Bloody Eck - that must have been one hell of a cat ! ..................................... probably a relative of the Goodies' Kitten Kong ! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
russ p 6,517 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said: Well that saves me a long walk this weekend! While we're in the Sheffield area, how long does graffiti take to become a piece of social history? Orgreave last weekend: I saw this last year I wondered if it was from 84 or done later. What we did notice that Orgreave seems to have been eradicated we didn't see any signs with it on at all 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Welly 1,345 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, 47475 said: Here is an interesting one if you fancy a Class 08 in the middle of your freight train: 1981-04-09 37079, 08860 Eaglescliffe by John Carter, on Flickr This is most likely done to move 08s to and from works or between allocations. I remember seeing an 08 in a freight train on the GNGE Joint line near Saxilby when I was a kid. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
iands 2,513 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, 47475 said: Here is an interesting one if you fancy a Class 08 in the middle of your freight train: 1981-04-09 37079, 08860 Eaglescliffe by John Carter, on Flickr Similar to "Welly", saw a few movements of 03s and 08s in freight consists on the old ECML at Riccall in the early to mid 70s. Usually saw them in the early evening, going in both directions, presumably either going to or from "works". 1 Link to post Share on other sites
melmerby 15,336 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4 hours ago, 47475 said: Here is an interesting one if you fancy a Class 08 in the middle of your freight train: 1981-04-09 37079, 08860 Eaglescliffe by John Carter, on Flickr The UK equivalent of the US "Distributed Power Units" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 16,418 Posted January 22 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, iands said: Similar to "Welly", saw a few movements of 03s and 08s in freight consists on the old ECML at Riccall in the early to mid 70s. Usually saw them in the early evening, going in both directions, presumably either going to or from "works". Yes, they were quite a regular sight in many areas in goods trains, but were usually marshalled close to the train locomotive. A lot of brand new shunters were moved around the country in steam hauled goods trains. I have seen them in steam videos of the ECML and the GC; but those are the area of interest for me. I'm sure it happened on other regions. Link to post Share on other sites
montyburns56 10,345 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It's a locomotive, just about.... Sheepbridge Wagon Repairs 1977 by Gordon Edgar 18 Link to post Share on other sites
sir douglas 8,207 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 a similar one at Robin Hood colliery, Baguley w/n 3001 (not my photo) 15 Link to post Share on other sites
talisman56 986 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 17 hours ago, montyburns56 said: It's a locomotive, just about.... Sheepbridge Wagon Repairs 1977 by Gordon Edgar Is the rod sticking out from the chassis for the starting handle? Link to post Share on other sites
petethemole 9,515 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Not sre but the engine nd radiator are off an old Albion lorry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
melmerby 15,336 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 were they conversions from something else? The chassis look pretty well identical but the motor isn't. Link to post Share on other sites
montyburns56 10,345 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 20 hours ago, sir douglas said: a similar one at Robin Hood colliery, Baguley w/n 3001 (not my photo) A cab? Sheer luxury! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold SHMD 3,095 Posted January 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25 26 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: A cab? Sheer luxury! ..no steps to get up there though, and it looks like the doors fell off! Those builders plates would make interesting reading too. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites
sir douglas 8,207 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 there is are steps, bottom one is next to the axlebox and the top on on the end of the leaf spring 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold SHMD 3,095 Posted January 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25 Oh yeah - Doh! Kev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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