RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3 (edited) On 15/02/2024 at 00:49, Michael Hodgson said: It wouldn't have happened on the GWR. They said there was no such thing as a 3rd class lady. Opposite problem in Bolton. hard to find a 1st class lady..unicorns are easier to see. 😀 Edited March 3 by adb968008 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2251 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Here is one I cannot explain. At Gloucester half-way along the up (north) platform are what appear to be remains of the lead-out from a signal box. My immediate thought was that they must be the remains of the lead out from Gloucester Middle Signal Box (abolished c 1938) and which I had thought was above the up platform. The only photographs I have been able to find, however, shows it above the down (south) platform: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Recess for the angle cranks transferring lateral to longitudinal motion ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The APT is being resurrected as part of the rebuilding of Eaglescliffe station! 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17 1 minute ago, Mark Saunders said: The APT is being resurrected as part of the rebuilding of Eaglescliffe station! And a scorched earth policy for the estate between there and Allen's west! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, russ p said: And a scorched earth policy for the estate between there and Allen's west! Fortunately I moved house as it looks like its planned for demolition! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Mark Saunders said: Fortunately I moved house as it looks like its planned for demolition! I didn't realise you lived there 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6150 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I was in a different bit of Perth Station yesterday and found this rather fabulous looking clock adjacent to Platforms 5/6/7. Sadly it doesn't seem to be working, and is partly obscured by some more recent signage. Some of the other signage in this area of the Station predates the current Scotrail house style, and what looks suspiciously like rail blue paint can be seen where newer paint is peeling off the platform canopy metalwork. 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 No doubt it shows the correct time twice a day ! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenysW Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Just a small ghost , but it still proudly announces that Kew Gardens Station on the District & Mildmay Lines is on the Southern Railway. Location: just outside the pub/restaurant that (sadly) no longer has direct doors onto the platform. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted March 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21 Another smallish ghost at Kew, although not a railway one (apologies for thread drift). I visited the National Archives in September last year (to research some railway info) and on the walk from the Archives back to the station I noticed this in the pavement. I've seen man-hole covers with Post Office 'Telephones' before, but not 'Telegraphs'. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 An intriguing one at New Beckenham : - ( 16/10/08 ) ....... the station was rebuilt in 1904 - by which time the initials S.E.& C.R. were well established ! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Quite a big ghost : - Suir Bridge, Waterford ; 1/5/99 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 21/03/2024 at 10:48, iands said: Another smallish ghost at Kew, although not a railway one (apologies for thread drift). I visited the National Archives in September last year (to research some railway info) and on the walk from the Archives back to the station I noticed this in the pavement. I've seen man-hole covers with Post Office 'Telephones' before, but not 'Telegraphs'. I worked for Post Officce Telephones in the early sixties ,lots of mud .horrible lorries, clothing not much cop, but we had a good many fun adventures .We used do three days trenching and then went rabbiting with some of the lads.We always left at least four chaps working on site in case the inspector appeared.The rabbits were shared out amongst those on site as always about twenty were captured and on a good day thirty. Happy days not like now, 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Definitely a Ghost https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-1930s-lner-wagon-has-been-dug-up-in-belgium-71138/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 11 hours ago, lmsforever said: I worked for Post Officce Telephones in the early sixties ,lots of mud .horrible lorries, clothing not much cop, but we had a good many fun adventures .We used do three days trenching and then went rabbiting with some of the lads.We always left at least four chaps working on site in case the inspector appeared.The rabbits were shared out amongst those on site as always about twenty were captured and on a good day thirty. Happy days not like now, No one would eat rabbits these days or even know how to prepare one for the pot. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24 58 minutes ago, 73c said: Definitely a Ghost https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-1930s-lner-wagon-has-been-dug-up-in-belgium-71138/ I was just about to post the same article. It's not a wagon but a container used for furniture transport which most likely used by someone moving abroad. At the start of WW2 quite a lot of rolling stock was 'trapped' on the continent (likewise some Continental stock was trapped in England), this is probably how it came to be in Belgium. Unlike normal rolling stock a container would not be as useful especially as it would not be compatible with the local containers. If the number can be discovered it might be possible to find out why it was in Belgium from the clearing house records. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s182ggu Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 25 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said: No one would eat rabbits these days or even know how to prepare one for the pot. Don't you believe it - We're having rabbit for lunch today! Have to admit that we're not cooking it - our neighbour has kindly asked us round to join them ! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, 73c said: Definitely a Ghost ... https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-1930s-lner-wagon-has-been-dug-up-in-belgium-71138/ It's already got its own thread : https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/185248-lner-container-or-wagon-found-buried-in-antwerp/#comment-5469838 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted March 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28 I can't see this already mentioned on this thread, but found this sign at Oakwood station on the Piccadilly Line this week: As Blake Hall is included I think this is pre-1981. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted March 28 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28 On 21/03/2024 at 10:48, iands said: Another smallish ghost at Kew, although not a railway one (apologies for thread drift). I visited the National Archives in September last year (to research some railway info) and on the walk from the Archives back to the station I noticed this in the pavement. I've seen man-hole covers with Post Office 'Telephones' before, but not 'Telegraphs'. There are a lot of them around, once you start looking. So much more romantic a term. "Electronic telegraph message", anyone? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold C126 Posted March 28 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28 On 08/01/2024 at 18:09, adb968008 said: it kind of looks like mk1 SK luggage racks, but they arent wide enough.. only 2 seats.. so i’ve been trying to think what ?.. eliminated cig, vep, rep, epb, 205.. Any guesses ? My money is on a 1st class Mk. I. The smaller lower rack was described as for umbrellas, I believe (and much missed by me on a Voyager!). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3 Couple of charity shop buys today, something a bit different for the thread! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12 On 28/03/2024 at 16:46, C126 said: My money is on a 1st class Mk. I. The smaller lower rack was described as for umbrellas, I believe (and much missed by me on a Voyager!). 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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