cheesysmith Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Can I say that my favorite is the wicker arches in sheffield. The lot, from the victoria station to the brighouses end, including the concreate piece where the AP bomb the germans dropped put a hole through the big arch. DS Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWSlack Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2006/02/07/chappel_viaduct_feature.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 3, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2006/02/07/chappel_viaduct_feature.shtml As soon as I saw "essex" in the address I guessed what it would be. An impressive structure, certainly, but I'll stick to the Ouse Valley, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Not surprisingly , another vote for the Ouse Viaduct in Sussex from me! http://www.rmweb.co....elewes-project/ What a stunning photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Not remotely glamorous, I'm afraid, just an evocative every day view, and reminder of O2s, and just about remembered A1x, and pre-grouping carriages where one could be guaranteed a whole compartment to oneself. (And probably the whole carriage). I got one last trip on this line, in 1956, not long before closure. Newport Quay behind my left shoulder, Coppins Bridge round to the right. PB That is one terrific photograph! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Fen End Pit Posted December 22, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2010 Not quite in the same league as the Forth Bridge but I've always had a soft spot for this timber viaduct near Hay-on-Wye. a wonderful bit of survival. David Barham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 For me the Southern art deco glass house signal boxes and the Southern concrete lineside huts, always fancied one as a garden shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Peter (Bedding), that picture doesn't do it justice as it doesn't show the drawbridge. But I have read thro this thread and my vote would have to go to Brunel's masterpiece across the Tamar estuary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bedding Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 That is one terrific photograph! Jim Peter (Bedding), that picture doesn't do it justice as it doesn't show the drawbridge. But I have read thro this thread and my vote would have to go to Brunel's masterpiece across the Tamar estuary. Thank you Jim and Paul, for those generous comments. When I first responded to this thread, I was tempted to nominate Meldon Viaduct on the grounds of its awe-inspiring domination of the skyline. However, personal nostalgia won in the end. I would still make Newport Station, with its East and West viaducts, a modelling choice if ever I had the space. As regards the lack of drawbridge in the earlier photo, I thought that a less familiar aspect might be of interest. By way of reminder of the geography: and also to show the north drawbridge, immediately before demolition: And a photo of the footpath, from Coppins Bridge through to the Quay: The brickwork is on a smaller scale than the Ouse Valley viaduct. PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hi All Another vote for a viaduct but given my liking of mish-mashed stuff from different eras it had to be this one on the New Street - Duddeston line http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hill+St,+Birmingham+B5+4,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.481774,-1.878319&spn=0.009474,0.024977&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.481924,-1.878468&panoid=IyyY-ec1tZ1nKrmIxVhHkQ&cbp=12,320.31,,0,2.6 Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Ribblehead viaduct Durham viaduct Stamford Bridge viaduct for the same reasons as previous posters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37176 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I can't believe my brother didn't mention Rugby station - so I will. Erm, Rugby station, pre plastification! I'm sure Nidge will have plenty of fots to post. We've both lived and worked at the place over the last few decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Steam Museum and Mech Instute Swindon, oh and the workers village, great buildings and area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike J Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Well, it just goes to show what a diverse and interesting lot we all are. Everyone worthy of inclusion, although not sure about the toilet, Ian! Thanks for your fantastic and thoughtful postings. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Best wishes from Mike J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_Eng Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Hmm, I can think of several (with a northern bias...) For ones that I've actually visited: The Tay/Forth bridges - Forth is the more impressive, Tay has better views. The portico for Newcastle Central Station, with York also in contention. For ex-railway structures, how about Hownsgill viaduct just west of Consett (formerly Stanhope & Tyne railway (!!!), now a cycleway) - great structure and even better views. For ones I have seen photos of/would like to visit Ribblehead viaduct Royal Albert Bridge (Plymouth/Saltash). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 My favourites also seam to be the most unusual structures. Whistrop 'Signal box' on the Harrogate to York line certainly ranks high in my favourites if only for the exposed nature of the equipment. With the current snow conditions here in the North east I am glad I don't have to work this frame. There are many others like this around the country. And you thought you didn't have room for another box on your layout!!! Mike Wiltshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 large station roofs, such as my local Liverpool lime st and also Paddington and St Pancras. little structures such as the crossing keepers cottages on the Highbridge branch viaduct, Midford Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold barryowen Posted December 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2010 Meldon, yes. Ouse Valley, definitely [/size] Conway (Conwy) Tubular would be mine (including the walls, of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky Duck Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Not remotely glamorous, I'm afraid, just an evocative every day view, and reminder of O2s, and just about remembered A1x, and pre-grouping carriages where one could be guaranteed a whole compartment to oneself. (And probably the whole carriage). I got one last trip on this line, in 1956, not long before closure. Newport Quay behind my left shoulder, Coppins Bridge round to the right. PB Now that's my kind of railway structure and location! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 For ones I have seen photos of/would like to visit Royal Albert Bridge (Plymouth/Saltash). Thanks for that, I just couldn't remember its proper name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Alton towers station, hope it can be re-opened one day Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted December 25, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2010 The swing bridges at Reedham & Somerleyton on the Broads are probably my favourite rail related structures. A real throwback to the steam era complete with box & semaphore signals! It can be a bit tight getting a boat under Somerleyton when the tide is high though!! Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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