Siphon208 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Does anyone have any info on disused stations enroute from Crewe to London on WCML? I recently took a trip to London, and saw some sites which could possibly have been stations, or railway yards in the past. one in particular, about 10 miles south of Crewe, not sure of the actual location, looks like several sidings, and an overbridge were there at one time, quite a few of these along the route- any info would be gratefully received! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Does anyone have any info on disused stations enroute from Crewe to London on WCML? I recently took a trip to London, and saw some sites which could possibly have been stations, or railway yards in the past. one in particular, about 10 miles south of Crewe, not sure of the actual location, looks like several sidings, and an overbridge were there at one time, quite a few of these along the route- any info would be gratefully received! Could have been Madeley, or Whitmore. Madeley has a small industrial estate in the former yard; Whitmore has a brick retaining wall on the eastern side of the tracks, on top of which is the 'Sheet Anchor', which in the 1970s had Geoff Hurst as the landlord. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks, Brian, I've seen this place a few times, always curious as to what it was! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks, Brian, I've seen this place a few times, always curious as to what it was! IIRC, the estate at Madeley had the air of having been constructed during WW2. A friend used to work at Brown and Tawse, a specialist steel stockholder, whose premises were immediately next to the main line. Frustratingly, at the Sheet Anchor (which I last visited 24 years ago for my god-son's christening), you can hear the trains pass, but the view is blocked by a solid fence... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted July 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2015 From Crewe to Stafford there would have been Betley Road, Madeley, Whitmore, Standon Bridge, Norton Bridge, and Great Bridgford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Did Whitmore have a rail-served creamery, or at least a loading siding for milk, at some time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2015 From Crewe to Stafford there would have been Betley Road, Madeley, Whitmore, Standon Bridge, Norton Bridge, and Great Bridgford dont forget badnall wharf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2015 These are the buildings on the up side at madeley, pic taken from a slow moving pendo!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted July 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2015 dont forget badnall wharf I think that was only a goods siding pre-WW2. Most of the facilities there were provided to serve the munitions factories at Mill Meece. These are the buildings on the up side at madeley, pic taken from a slow moving pendo!! That row of fence posts in front of the buildings was where a branch went off to Keele Tileries at Madeley Heath before continuing to Bangup and Fair Lady pits at Leycett which were also served by the North Staffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks guys for all the infol! Travelling south, the first place i looked at had what looked like an old yard, and a brick arch, that looked like a couple of tracks had gone through it at one time.The wall facings were black engineering brick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2015 That row of fence posts in front of the buildings was where a branch went off to Keele Tileries at Madeley Heath before continuing to Bangup and Fair Lady pits at Leycett which were also served by the North Staffs. if you look on google maps you can see where it intersects the M6 and if you drive along on the old keele rd (A525?) you can just make out where the line crossed the main road, and a bit futher along the 2 bridge parapets still stand that, as you say carried the north staffs, one being one leg of a triangle off the newcastle to market drayton line (which i believe was very rarely used) Thanks guys for all the infol! Travelling south, the first place i looked at had what looked like an old yard, and a brick arch, that looked like a couple of tracks had gone through it at one time.The wall facings were black engineering brick that does sound like whitmore, what i like about the building that still stands is it has a little door on the railway side of the building with a block and tackle 'arm' for lowering stuff down to track level, dont know what it was for or if it was a modern(ish) addition once the platforms were removed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2015 A couple of miles north of Wolverton is the site of Castlethorpe station. The two pairs of tracks still diverge around where the island platform was. It would make a good layout project with a small goods yard and suitable scenic breaks by way of road overbridges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 for a long time the station sign sat on the remnants of one of the platforms there. It was still there c 1999 but I haven't travelled on that route regularly since then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 A couple of miles north of Wolverton is the site of Castlethorpe station. The two pairs of tracks still diverge around where the island platform was. It would make a good layout project with a small goods yard and suitable scenic breaks by way of road overbridges. The island platform is still there Joseph, complete with some of its terracota edging tiles. Other parts of 'The Premier Line's past are still intact elsewhere, at D.I.R.F.T. which used to be the site of Kilsby & Cricjk station, just by the A5 overbridge is the remains of the old loading dock on the up side and further south at Welton there's the old London & Birmingham Railway goods shed. At Northampton, close by the Spencer Road overbridge there's an LNWR water tank still largelt intact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 There are still remains of the original stations at Watford and Berkhamsted. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Also some brick work from the station at Kilsby and Crick on the Dn south side of the A5 bridge, a loading dock at Althorp Park, some short sections of platform at Church Brampton, and the station building and stairs handrail at Roade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Can anyone tell me where this is? From the Coronation Scot film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted July 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2015 A couple of miles north of Wolverton is the site of Castlethorpe station. The two pairs of tracks still diverge around where the island platform was. A little further north you have Roade, where the Rugby & Northampton lines diverge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Can anyone tell me where this is? From the Coronation Scot film. image.jpg It's the Ovaltine factory at King's Langley, between Watford and Hemel Hempstead: http://www.kingslangley.org.uk/images/Ovaltine/Oval1lge.jpg The frame you've posted shows only the northern end of the main block, so it doesn't look symmetrical. A couple of frames earlier and you'd have got the whole building. The train has just passed King's Langley station. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 The ground and half timbered buildings on the Up side opposite the factory were a chicken farm to produce the eggs needed to make the ovaltine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The ground and half timbered buildings on the Up side opposite the factory were a chicken farm to produce the eggs needed to make the ovaltine. Some of the old chicken sheds are still there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulb1973 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I presume there was a station at Blisworth - with extensive sidings at this junction, possibly electrified originally, judging by the wider-pitch OHLE masts in this area. Today only a small siding on the down side remains for track maintenance machinery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 There was a station at Blisworth, the junction for the line to Stratford on Avon and Northampton, the latter bit being electrified then closed! Further south don't forget Willesden Junction had mainline platforms as did/does Queens Park. The only time I used QP platforms was for a special in about 1967 which ran from Camden Road to New Street using the then new AM10s!! I've still got the ticket somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I presume there was a station at Blisworth - with extensive sidings at this junction, possibly electrified originally, judging by the wider-pitch OHLE masts in this area. Today only a small siding on the down side remains for track maintenance machinery. Station on the mainlines and a bay platform for the branch service towards Towcester, the wider spaced masts were mainly for Gayton Loops to the north of the station. There was also a small loco shed and a turntable, the turntable pit could still be seen until it was buried when the new road over bridge went in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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