'CHARD Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/index5.shtml I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the fascinating Subterranica Britannica website that charts remains of Britain's more arcane industrial history - nuclear bunkers, armaments stores, labyrinthine tunnel networks, early warning stations and so on. Its specialist subgroup 'Disused Stations' has developed, like Railscot, into a huge resource of pictorial, text and graphic data that chronicles railways and their associated customs and way of life, now sadly lost forever. For some time Disused Stations has been teasing regulars with a promise that a WR study was being worked on! Well, what a labour of love that has proved, because now launched, it features 2177 photographs, many of which are previously unseen or unpublished, plus some classic signature shots. A fairly concise but thorough history of the WR and its branches is included (once you have read this once you can skip it on subsequent pages, but note that each entry starts with a custom summary of the individual stations' key attributes and time lines). I am sure that as we individually research the further corners of what Nick Catford and team have compiled (and a huge thanks to them and their contributors, some of whom are also regulars on RMWeb and the WR Group), there will be entries to the specialist threads running here: signal boxes, stations, freight etc. But for now, I thought I'd allow discussion to kick off in a central place. This way we can probably nail the central themes and also debug any glaring issues before delving into our respective WR specialist avenues. Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Throughly recommended - this concentrates a higely diverse selection of pictures in one location and fetaures some fabulous previously unseen pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 http://www.disused-s...es/index5.shtml I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the fascinating Subterranica Britannica website that charts remains of Britain's more arcane industrial history - nuclear bunkers, armaments stores, labyrinthine tunnel networks, early warning stations and so on. Its specialist subgroup 'Disused Stations' has developed, like Railscot, into a huge resource of pictorial, text and graphic data that chronicles railways and their associated customs and way of life, now sadly lost forever. For some time Disused Stations has been teasing regulars with a promise that a WR study was being worked on! Well, what a labour of love that has proved, because now launched, it features 2177 photographs, many of which are previously unseen or unpublished, plus some classic signature shots. A fairly concise but thorough history of the WR and its branches is included (once you have read this once you can skip it on subsequent pages, but note that each entry starts with a custom summary of the individual stations' key attributes and time lines). I am sure that as we individually research the further corners of what Nick Catford and team have compiled (and a huge thanks to them and their contributors, some of whom are also regulars on RMWeb and the WR Group), there will be entries to the specialist threads running here: signal boxes, stations, freight etc. But for now, I thought I'd allow discussion to kick off in a central place. This way we can probably nail the central themes and also debug any glaring issues before delving into our respective WR specialist avenues. Enjoy! A strange phenomenum has emerged: "The Riccarton Chimney". And quite few dating errors, that is as in errors of date. roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 There are some errors, but that shouldn't take away from the time and effort collating and collecting the data together. I'm sure Nick Catford would appreciate any comments or corrections. For me, it adds to the online resources availble to those of us that were born too late to appreciate this route when open! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I wasn't meaning to be hyper critical, it's certainly a great contribution but I believe errors of fact need attention drawn to them. That chimney is in fact the inspection chamber for a culvert, which shows just how much ash has been removed from the site. Others are mainly errors of date referring to the removal of the stub of the Border Counties, no doubt there are others, hardly surprising given the scale of the task. roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Funnily enough that and the wooden structure for the Pooley weighing machine were two that I emailed Nick about. With one thing & another he's simply not had time to edit the captions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Funnily enough that and the wooden structure for the Pooley weighing machine were two that I emailed Nick about. With one thing & another he's simply not had time to edit the captions. Me too. roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37175 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great minds think alike, eh Roy?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 I posted this link: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/shankend/index14.shtml on WR signal boxes yesterday, but as that's possibly a red herring, I'm reposting here. What this isn't is what the caption claims, ie. Shankend. I'd like to think it's Lady Victoria exchange sidings 'box, looking south towards Gorebridge, but I'm using too much licence to be honest. Think we may have to refer it to Jamie's Railways of Scotland Group next, unless anyone's any bright ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Something like that. roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great minds think alike, eh Roy?! Something like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Magnificent body of work. How long did the thing take to compile in the end? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Magnificent body of work. How long did the thing take to compile in the end? About 170 years. I'll get my coat. Bernard ps I did get my wish list photo of Langholm train shed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 About 170 years. I'll get my coat. Bernard ps I did get my wish list photo of Langholm train shed. Still no Plashetts S.Box or Jedburgh Turntable however. roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 About 170 years. I'll get my coat. Bernard ps I did get my wish list photo of Langholm train shed. There are some great pictures of the Langholm branch - like the one with the 4MT and 2MT (officers special?) siting in Langholm Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCromptonParkinson Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Gents, take a look at this excellent webpage and scroll down to awesome Bruce shot of the 20 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/canonbie/index.shtml (3d shot from the bottom) And then have a look at this shot: http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete2.php?id=25080 Both are dated as August 67, and both look exactly the same, but one has some headboards and the other doesn't - are they the same train on the same day? But a later service? What's going on here? Or is it a bit of photoshopping? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Concerning the 'Riccarton Chimney'. Not in fact a chimney but a drain. The top was originally at ground level until the gratuitous vandalism of the 1980s by a company looking for whatever was of interest in the ground-fill upon which the junction yard and works were built in the 1860s. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Oooh, looks like Bruce's Railscot upload 25080 is more faithful colour repro - I'm assuming we don't need the debate about Kodachrome/ Agfa/ ageing etc at this point - and the Subbrit one appears a wee bit technicolour to me. That doesn't explain the disappearing decorations. I think I'll await 62440's comments here.... EDIT: conundrum solved by PM. I'll contact the CromptonParkinson off-board (I saw you drinking those lagers, boy) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roygraham Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Concerning the 'Riccarton Chimney'. Not in fact a chimney but a drain. The top was originally at ground level until the gratuitous vandalism of the 1980s by a company looking for whatever was of interest in the ground-fill upon which the junction yard and works were built in the 1860s. Dave. Not just the 1860's either. The ground on which Riccarton was built was continually added to from 1860's to 1950's. The siding closest to Leysburnfoot was always known as the Ash Tip siding. There was a constant procession of wagons to this siding to dump ash from as far away as Hardengreen and Reedsmouth. roygraham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Just noticed this clickable link to a fascinating and tragic story on the Disused Stations site: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/steele_road/index0.shtml Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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