xPrime586 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Nearholmer said: Yes, was the building a part of a private landed estate, rather than belonging to the railway? Googling just surfaced the same few facts recycled by multiple bots. From ‘Branch Lines around Hay on Wye’ (Middleton Press) - “Westmoor Flag Station … this was a private station built by a local landowner. The public stations on the route were mostly of timber construction, but no expense was spared on this one. The platform was for just one coach.” The last sentence seems a bit redundant, perhaps …. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Grain Halt - Isle Of Grain by John Law 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanfit Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Berney Arms in 1984 on a cold and bleak October day. The guard was surprised to find we wanted to get off there, he had been on that train all week and we were so far the only ones to have alighted at Berney Arms. Masses of desolate atmosphere as we walked away towards Yarmouth, with nothing but the wind and a few birds to break the silence. Impressive pole route too for a branch line, I guess the Lineman would have been kept busy when strong winds blew across the flat countryside. Climbing spikes, wire strainers and a mox iron, happy days! Mike 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 It's a halt, but it's not really in its glory.... Halberton Halt 1982 by Blue-pelican railway 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 This shows Halberton Halt in earlier times where you can get a better picture of how it looked when it was still in use. It struck me how it would make for a nice minimum space layout with the bridge being used as a scenic break. By devondynosoar118 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 14/11/2021 at 19:04, montyburns56 said: On 14/11/2021 at 19:04, montyburns56 said: I A halt that boasts protection from the rain!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 If you look here, you will see that it had double protection at one stage. A tin hut under the bridge. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/halberton_halt/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Finstock Halt Station 1972 by KDH archive 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanfit Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Finstock in summer 1981, I prefer the 1972 version. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Wow, replacement platform lights, a bus shelter and new signage ! Next thing you know they'll have to close it because of such extravagant expenditure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 11/10/2021 at 08:28, Vanfit said: Berney Arms in 1984 on a cold and bleak October day. The guard was surprised to find we wanted to get off there, he had been on that train all week and we were so far the only ones to have alighted at Berney Arms. Masses of desolate atmosphere as we walked away towards Yarmouth, with nothing but the wind and a few birds to break the silence. Impressive pole route too for a branch line, I guess the Lineman would have been kept busy when strong winds blew across the flat countryside. Climbing spikes, wire strainers and a mox iron, happy days! Mike During the mid 70s my girlfriend lived near Great Yarmouth and so I regularly went through Berney Arms but had never been on a train that stopped there. One Sunday afternoon on my way back to London I decided I wanted to be able to say I had caught a train from Berney Arms so I told the guard I wanted to alight there. The DMU stopped, I opened the door stepped out, turned around and got back in again. Guard was very unhappy with me but at Norwich the driver called to me and thanked me for being the first person to make him stop there. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 32 minutes ago, Chris116 said: During the mid 70s my girlfriend lived near Great Yarmouth and so I regularly went through Berney Arms but had never been on a train that stopped there. One Sunday afternoon on my way back to London I decided I wanted to be able to say I had caught a train from Berney Arms so I told the guard I wanted to alight there. The DMU stopped, I opened the door stepped out, turned around and got back in again. Guard was very unhappy with me but at Norwich the driver called to me and thanked me for being the first person to make him stop there. Operationally a very interesting place, unique in this country. It was an intermediate Absolute Block post on a single line signalled between Reedham Junction and Breydon Junction by Tyers No 5 permissive tablet instruments AND by Tyers 1-wire 3-position blocks at the same time. I believe the same No. 5 instruments had previously been used on the Hertford loop whilst that was single track/goods only and then moved to Reedham once the Hertford route was doubled through to Langley Junction. The unusual method of working in explained here https://old.signalbox.org/gallery/e/reedhamjcn.php Berney Arms signalbox survives in preservation at Mangapps Farm. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 18:52, montyburns56 said: Finstock Halt Station 1972 by KDH archive For a moment there I thought I was looking at Hailes Abbey on the Glos & Warks line! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The poshest halt ever? Emerson Park Halt 1973 by blue-pelican railway 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) How did this get missed-out so far? Maybe it wasn’t a halt at some stages in its history. It was the terminus of quite a few services in its early days, and after a doldrums period it looked pretty good again when last I saw it about three years ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Park_railway_station Edited February 17, 2022 by Nearholmer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) The latest activity of this topic has stirred me at last to mention the Metropolitan's approach to Halts in the 20th Century, beginning with Ickenham. Initial internal correspondence talked about a 'halting place', and in later correspondence, documents and a poster for the opening, the word 'Halte' is used mostly but disappears after a year or two and wasn't used for other locations. The Jackson history of the Metropolitan suggests the spelling 'Halte' originated in Belgian Vicinal usage and was adopted by the GWR for a time. The Metropolitan definitely took note of the GWR approach and style, and there's mention of the GWR North Acton halt when they came to discussing platform shelters. The GWR's contractor for these, Taylor & Co. of Birmingham was suggested. Cost for the 'Halte' was estimated at £325 but shelters were omitted to cut the cost by £50. Even before opening, there was a note in the local press about the convenience of a rail service for the village with a wry aside referring to Ickenham Hall [still standing and in local authority stewardship] just across the road, and to its then owner, the Metropolitan Railway's Solicitor. The 'Halte' opened on 25th September 1905. There were early issues caused by the absence of shelter so, at a cost of £40 each, corrugated iron shelters were provided from July 1906. These did not have the pagoda roof style of the GWR version, but were otherwise quite similar in size, layout and features. The Ickenham shelters gave good service, disappearing only with building of a new station structure in 1970-1971. Subsequent Metropolitan Halts were opened at: Eastcote 27/5/1906 Rayner's Lane 27/5/1906 Ruislip Manor 5/8/1910 West Harrow 17/11/1913 North Harrow [Met and GC joint line] 22/3/1915 Other examples: Preston Road 21/5/1908 initially a request stop, to serve nearby shooting grounds Sandy Lodge 9/5/1910 initially to serve a Golf Course Ickenham, from the SWA Newton collection. Subsequent to July 1906. https://imageleicestershire.org.uk/view-item?i=7044&WINID=1645128714443 Similar date, different vehicle formation: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252305469420 Eastcote https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs/item/2004-11767 Rayner's Lane https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs/item/1998-88719 West Harrow notes https://machorne.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/historic-november-a-monthly-digest-of-historic-dates-relating-to-the-london-underground/ Notes on Preston Road area https://wembleymatters.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-preston-story-part-2.html Sandy Lodge [later Moor Park] notes https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/moor-park-the-tube-station-in-a-private-estate-49621/ Edited February 18, 2022 by Engineer Added information 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 14 hours ago, montyburns56 said: The poshest halt ever? Emerson Park Halt 1973 by blue-pelican railway That is lovely, and very modellable. Even more impressed it seems to have retained that canopy up to today; I was expecting it to have gone to the 'classic' vandalised bus shelter by this point... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 What is strange is that it seems to have a twin, also called Emerson Park, on the St Louis, Illinois metro. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Tygwyn in 1987. Painted in Cambrian area colours. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Some more recent photos of Finstock Halt (April 2021), showing how it has changed. A DMU approaching: Recent repair works on the bridge: Edited April 14, 2022 by eastglosmog Restore photos 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted February 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2022 A Pontypridd to Machen service at Groeswen. Photo by John Wiltshire, courtesy of Peter Brabham 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Dunkerton Colliery Halt - Camerton Branch - not in its glory days! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2022 But in its pre "buried and planted over" days! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 You may have seen an Acrow Prop, but have you ever seen an Acrow Halt? Acrow Halt 1958 by Stuart Axe 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 One of the true stars among halts that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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