andyrush Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Building 3 could possibly be Louth, but I'm very far from sure. Good thought (scurries off to find pictures of Louth!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Building 3 could possibly be Louth, but I'm very far from sure. Good thought (scurries off to find pictures of Louth!) Found some - here is one that I think rules out the possibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Going back to a definite Southern theme, this negative was labelled Camberley 08.11.1966. The date may be right, but I don't think it's Camberley. Any offers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2013 That single-storey "twin-peak" design was common to Bagshot, Frimley, Camberley. Wikeley & Middleton "Railway Stations Southern Region" do not seem to show any other examples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks Ian, I'll see if I can unearth some shots of Bagshot and Frimley for comparison Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2013 The signal doesn't fit for either Frimley or Camberley as far as I can trace. However it might fit Camberley if the Up Starting Signal had been renewed in the form shown in the picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 With the trees and surrounding building it looks like Sunningdale. 81C Thanks very much, Sunningdale it is. Some old unknown pictures going in the scanner now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 A couple of what look like pre-opening photographs. South of the river is all a mystery to me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2013 Could they be Lingfield and Dormans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Both appear to match the the current building layout / plan as shown on Google Maps/Streetview. Looks like it may be. (Lingfield and Dormans) also Building 4 looks like Barming http://goo.gl/maps/wZzX0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Lingfield looks right, allowing for the alteration on the Down side (in 1894?). I don't have anything on Dormans (yet!) but I assume we are looking in the Down direction there. I'll now see if I can find anything for Barming. Thanks Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2013 The road overbridge behind the footbridge and the buildings along the road were my first clues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Both appear to match the the current building layout / plan as shown on Google Maps/Streetview. Looks like it may be. (Lingfield and Dormans) also Building 4 looks like Barming http://goo.gl/maps/wZzX0 From that nice Mr Google's satellite, the roof line certainly looks the same. And the photographer was there in 1980 for his only visit, so I'm going to list the shot as the station master's house at Barming in that year. A couple of unidentified tunnel mouths to come (curb your impatience!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 And here are the tunnel mouths (although they may be both of the same one judging by the gulley on the left hand side) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Agree that they are the same place. The path that runs up the hill from directly above the tunnel looks is the same. The line of the trees on the ridge of the same is the same as well. Looks like a lot of light coloured soil, chalk possibly? That could but in south downs/north downs area. That's quite a high ridge as well, given that the tunnel mouth is approx 20feet(?) so ridge about 200ft high above that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Southern portal of Oxted tunnel? Can just discern the wide wing walls amongst the greenery on the Google Maps zoom in... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looking at Oxted tunnel mouth from the M25 Definitely looks correct as Talisman56 pointed out http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=oxted&hl=en&ll=51.266453,-0.024333&spn=0.007827,0.01929&hnear=Oxted,+Surrey,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.266513,-0.024204&panoid=Esu5zx29OJPgriaoG414Kw&cbp=12,301.15,,2,-1.4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Oxted Tunnel south portal at 19m 09ch it is, thank you very much. Southern bods will be delighted to hear that Building 1 and Building 3 at the head of Page 2 have been positively identified as Bradfield and Elmswell.....on the GER! How they came to be in a box of Southern stuff acquired by me, I don't know. Building 2 remains unidentified. More to come, no doubt Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted February 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2013 You are right that the photo is taken at Blandford St Mary, just on the edge of blandford. The accident happend from memory in 1929 and is mentioned in a couple of books. Your also right that the line from Corfe Mullen to Blandford was doubled during the later part of the 19th c. The signal is the Blandford Up distant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Would this be Blandford St Mary bridge at 52m 75ch, S&D No.200? I ask because the Southern Region Bridge Register shows two 15ft arches, 21ft 9in skew, whereas the two arches in the picture are clearly of different sizes. The next one south is also a two arch bridge (occupation) at 53m 15ch, but that also shows as 2 x 15ft 0in arches. Of course, it could be a case of sloppy bridge records! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted February 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yes, thats the bridge, but it was sadly demolished a number of years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yes, thats the bridge, but it was sadly demolished a number of years ago OK, thanks. Another black mark for the Bridge Register. Something completely different to come....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrush Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 These two images came from a neg bag marked 'Alston Line May 1976'. Not knowing the area, I need to know whether these are of bridge No.40 on that line. According to bridge records that should be Thornhope Burn viaduct at 9m 55¾ch between Slaggyford and Alston, described as a stone viaduct of 4 spans of 30ft each, which clearly this isn't. Any definite information or other suggestions welcome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2013 I think it is this bridge on the line to Kyle of Lochalsh. Achanalt Bridge over River Bran Aug 73 J3312 David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2013 That doesn't look like any bridge on the Alston line I recall! The viaduct is very tall, by the way! Dave F posted while I was typing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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