UK's last mixed standard and narrow gauge? Welshpool cattle docks.

[melmerby]

On 05/05/2019 at 16:48, Andy Kirkham said:

 

It took this picture at Kilmarnock in 2007, but I don't know if the track is still there

Former Andrew Barclay works, Kilmarnock, January 16 2007 by Andy Kirkham, on Flickr

An update on this (sept 2020):

https://goo.gl/maps/M9naM4xRQ8oRHnyy9

 

[Enterprisingwestern]

On 27/02/2018 at 10:22, big jim said:

Regards the different arrangement on the top, maybe one was for welsh sheep and the other for English?

 

Maybe to allow for the differing angles of attack of Welsh farmers?

 

Mike.

[pete_mcfarlane]

On 26/02/2018 at 22:43, pete_mcfarlane said:

 

There were a handful - Larne Harbour in NI is a good example:

https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/Irish-railways/Irish-railway-archive-2/i-Vw3tCD6

And the Londonderry Harbour commissioners, - there's a really good article on this in the February issue of Railway Bylines, including their 5'3" locos shunting 3' gauge wagons. 

[melmerby]

6 hours ago, pete_mcfarlane said:

And the Londonderry Harbour commissioners, - there's a really good article on this in the February issue of Railway Bylines, including their 5'3" locos shunting 3' gauge wagons. 

Not UK but it was formerly, the Guinness brewery in Dublin which had mixed gauges (1' 10" & 5' 3") and used Irish gauge cradles/adaptors so that the NG shunters could move full size stock

[Ian Smeeton]

On 04/03/2021 at 19:40, travelbugs said:

Hello people

I am researching the possibility of a railway transfer dock at Shrewbury station, the cattle market was near by from 1850 till 1959, and it was a very large market. i have heard of a ramp from the road to the station for cattle, but the person only heard of it from another, known to them but no photos or drawing. Does anyone here have any info or know where i might best look for it?

on the map i have added some shapes, the brown one is the station building and CP, the red one the signal box, the green one as some building now but maybe,  And the blue i wonder if a possible but it as a high wall along here, 

Also over the other side oppersite the green shape there used to be siding and i wonder if that may have been a option. I am making this up as i go and clearly need help from those of you who have more idea them me!! 

 

 

 

 

There are several maps of the area on the NLS website.

 

This one: https://maps.nls.uk/view/121150019

 

seems to show a ramp down to street level from the station.

 

Regards

 

Ian

[cctransuk]

On 27/02/2018 at 09:24, melmerby said:

The Ffestniog and the big boys had mixed gauge sidings at Blaenau

 

Keith

 

..... and at Minffordd transhipment sidings?

 

John Isherwood.

[Steamport Southport]

The Padarn Railway had mixed gauge of 4 foot and 1 ft 10 3⁄4 in gauge.

 

I think there is still a bit in situ at Llanberis. But it's been a long time since I visited. A lot has changed over the years.

 

 

Jason

[Michael Crofts]

Hope this isn't off-topic but for those asking about mixed narrow and standard gauges in the UK there was a lot of such track in Woolwich Arsenal, the narrow gauge being of course 18". 

 

Edited March 31, 2022 by Michael Crofts

[rogerfarnworth]

Hi Andy

I wonder whether you might permit me to use the first image in this thread properly credited on my blog (rogerfarnworth.com). The following images no longer seem to appear on the thread. Do you still have those.

Best wishes

Roger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RJS1977]

I think there may be some mixed standard and narrow gauge at Statfold - whilst primarily a NG centre, there is some SG for getting SG locos in and out of the workshops.