RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 16, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2011 I don't think that anyone has mentioned the last bit of the line into Penzance which is pretty much "on the beach" and has been single and double track at various times in its life. Ed Mentioned in post 8 but still worthy of a mention again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Fairbourne? bygone Fairbourne Railway (2) by Jay Tilston, on Flickr Rye and Camber http://www.colonelst....co.uk/RCT.html Despite the name, not the Snailbeach http://www.hfstephens-museum.org.uk/colonel-stephens-railways/snailbeach-district-railway.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hello all, I now have this copy of the lines around Ramsden Dock station. The station building is the long block at approx 45 Deg. above the word channel with two tracks entering from the left. To give some idea of scale, the opening into the dock basin was 100' . At one time Barrow did have direct sailings to the Americas, and is the second largest largest dock system on the west coast of England. OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Lymington Pier? (OK, it's an estuary, but a very distinctive location with good traffic variety in earlier years.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Come to think of it, the (surviving) Exmouth branch also runs along the edge of the estuary for much of its length, including 4 stations, from which you can see trains on the GWML. The Exmouth-Paignton service runs along both sides of the same estuary and is (I believe) the only service in the UK to do so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 16, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2011 Come to think of it, the (surviving) Exmouth branch also runs along the edge of the estuary for much of its length, including 4 stations, from which you can see trains on the GWML. The Exmouth-Paignton service runs along both sides of the same estuary and is (I believe) the only service in the UK to do so... No, the railway between Barrow and Millom runs along both sides of the Duddon Channel which, I believe is also tidal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 16, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2011 The Southminster branch from South Woodham Ferrers to Burnham-on-Crouch. OK so it is an estuary but tidal right up to the line in places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 No, the railway between Barrow and Millom runs along both sides of the Duddon Channel which, I believe is also tidal. Hello Mike, quite right, both Kirby-in-Furness and Foxfield stations are on the high tide line. Also Foxfield has a very good (brew) pub across the road from the station. OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 17, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hello Mike, quite right, both Kirby-in-Furness and Foxfield stations are on the high tide line. Also Foxfield has a very good (brew) pub across the road from the station. OzzyO. And here's a view of the inland end of it (alas through a grubby 'Sprinter' window) - take quite a lot to beat this backscene I reckon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 17, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2011 There is a short and popular stretch of the Sandringham line out of Melbourne beside the beach at Brighton including over the (now closed) gated crossing at New Street when all other crossings have booms. Very political, the re-opening of that one. Jumped from being about 230th on the list of 'dangerous level crossings', to 3rd to have significant work done on. Kevin Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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