Rivercider Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, johnofwessex said: Every so often one of the single car units would lose the top side vacuum and go piling into the buffers at Severn Beach. Indeed. 55033 (set B133) did so in about 1980, and this explains why it has the 'pipe' end rebuilt without a headcode box, cheers 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2020 I could probably post these picture in my decrepit stations thread as well! Wolverhampton Low Level 1984 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Wolverhampton Low Level This picture is from 1995! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold highpeakman Posted June 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Wolverhampton Low Level This picture is from 1995! Curious that they seem to have dug out the platform under the awning at the end of the bay compared to the earlier photo (between the platform and the wall). Presumably to do with start of demolishing(?) but just seems an odd way to start - if that is what was happening. (Compare to picture with cl 25) Edited June 7, 2020 by highpeakman edit to reduce number of pictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I remember seeing Wolves Low Level on a tour behind 37010 and 042 in August 1995, I had no clue it existed and was gobsmacked to see the abandoned GUV. I take it that it is all gone now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted June 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) Interesting and poignant, having grown up close to Wolverhampton but well after passengers stopped using Low Level. I would argue though that it was a parcels depot when these pictures were taken, not a goods yard, so definitely more suitable to the decrepit stations thread! Edited June 7, 2020 by Ramblin Rich , Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 08221 Posted June 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2020 1 hour ago, 37114 said: I remember seeing Wolves Low Level on a tour behind 37010 and 042 in August 1995, I had no clue it existed and was gobsmacked to see the abandoned GUV. I take it that it is all gone now. The station building has been renovated and turned into a conference centre. I’ve been there for a couple of events, it has been tastefully restored and makes for an excellent venue. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Fantastic photo's and yet more inspiration. Hmmmm, now how do I turn that into a layout! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 21 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said: Interesting and poignant, having grown up close to Wolverhampton but well after passengers stopped using Low Level. I would argue though that it was a parcels depot when these pictures were taken, not a goods yard, so definitely more suitable to the decrepit stations thread! It's my thread so I'll post what I like, so nuh! I did actually think about starting a thread about those parcel depots that survived into the 70/80s, but I don't know if there are enough examples to make it worthwhile. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 08/06/2020 at 16:56, montyburns56 said: It's my thread so I'll post what I like, so nuh! I did actually think about starting a thread about those parcel depots that survived into the 70/80s, but I don't know if there are enough examples to make it worthwhile. oldham mumps pcd ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, peanuts said: oldham mumps pcd ? That's not a parcels depot it's a disease!! Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 19 hours ago, peanuts said: oldham mumps pcd ? Wasn't it actually called Oldham Clegg St though or was that something else? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Wasn't it actually called Oldham Clegg St though or was that something else? Yes it was. There was a large amount of mail order traffic at one time from Oldham. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2020 Lawrence Hill, Bristol 1976 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 The sign above the shunter in the last picture reads 'Steam engines must not pass this board'. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Lawrence Hill was a busy yard into the early 1980s. The first and last photos show 16t mins loaded with scrap. This was loaded by Messrs Birds and Pugsleys who each had a scrap yard at Stapleton Road the next station north of Lawrence Hill. The Lawrence Hill yard pilot would make a trip along the main line to shunt the scrap yard, and bring the loaded wagons back to LH for weighing, they then went to Llanelli Old Castle steel works. I think the weighbridge road is the one just behind the up platform. The goods shed was used for unloading bagged cement from Aberthaw. cheers Edited June 21, 2020 by Rivercider Additional info 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tim V Posted June 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2020 Picture of the weighbridge from 1989 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Tim V said: Picture of the weighbridge from 1989 Thanks for that. As well as scrap from Stapleton Road the civil engineers sometimes had wagons of scrap rail etc sent there for weighing before forwarding to Woodhams or Coopers Metals. Also on at least one occasion a train of dogfish ballast hoppers from Meldon Quarry were weighed. The civil engineer was perplexed that relaying sites often seemed to be short of ballast despite having ordered the 'correct' number of wagon loads. It transpired that at Meldon wagons were routinely loaded lighter than full, but charged as full to the CCE. cheers Edited June 21, 2020 by Rivercider spelling 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Tim V said: Picture of the weighbridge from 1989 Great picture, the weighbridge hut is tiny. It may end up putting in an appearance on Peasevern Yard if I can fit it in... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 The one at Radstock was smaller! 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2020 Perfect excuse for a low-relief model, in this case it really is! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 To give it some context, here's an earlier picture. Shows the 'cupboard' doors. 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 Avonside Wharf 1972 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Avonside Wharf 1972 I never get tired of seeing this picture, it is one of the key photo's that inspired me to build this (I have the 03 as well) 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 22 hours ago, Tim V said: To give it some context, here's an earlier picture. Shows the 'cupboard' doors. I can definitely fit that in, may even model it with the doors open. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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