mrhods Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hi. New to the forum. Can anybody help with photos of the old Monaco train station. I think it was demolished in 2000. I'm after any pics of the platform and the frontage, which I think had a cafe. I see that some pics were uploaded about a year ago and that someone with the name 'old lugger'said he lived there. Kind regards to all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted October 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2013 Hi mrhods and welcome, Sorry but I can't help with anything to do with Monaco but Simon (oldlugger) has an excellent thread here:- http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/41625-st-mary-hoo-third-rail-electric-in-p4/ Best of luck, Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I've found very little published on the old railway through Monaco but have managed to piece together quite a few elements. Basically the route through the principality was diverted underground in the mid 1960s to release land for property development. A parallel interest in motorsport means that I have scoured footage and stills of the Formula 1 race to identify dates - up until around 1965 the station still appears at was was then called the station hairpin (now Loews Hotel). By 1968 the track was lifted and the station there demolished, but there was also I understand another grander station in the centre of town. The majority of the old route of the railway is now a road but the centre area where the old main station was has been redeveloped although some of the tunnels are used for roads. Towards the French side the route is partly intact with two short tunnels in situ and unredeveloped, The ballast there suggests that the track in this area may have remained in place on at least one of the two former running lines until relatively recently, as a siding. You can have quite good fun tracing the course of the railway on Google Earth/Google Maps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhods Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 SHMD and andyman7; very much obliged for your helpful responses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2013 There was an article in SNCFS Journal a while back that had quite a lot of detail and photos of all three stations. I think the date of the article co-incided with opening of the newest station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhods Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Many thanks Joseph Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 29, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here is a shot I took in 1989. Unfortunately I only took one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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