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The was a pumping station to provide water from the river Esk for the munition factory near Gretna built during WW1.

Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6NcI_KQL3U

Sites and sounds from today 50th anniversary rail tour

For those who can wait until January a reminder of recent past glories

I have started working on an experimental film series commemorating the 50 anniversary of the closure. Here is a link to a incomplete draft version of the first film, the sound needs fixed and the end is missing but you can hopefully see where it is going (literally). I would appreciate any feed back. Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I didn't want to start a new thread on the 50th commemoration when this is already there.

The variety of rolling stock makes achieving continuity difficult at Falahill.

Declining freight traffic probably gradually reduced the need for banking over time.

Due to economy measures I only got as far as Sheffield

Its interesting to note that the speed limit here is now 70 as opposed to the 50 limit indicated in the photo.

It's a double track approach. This may be an improvement

I would appreciate some comment on this design for a regional terminus. Two longer platform for long distance traffic with 2 small one for short local trains. Set in end of steam era. The idea for on platform with and one without a run round came for Bath Green Park. The 3rd road at the end is essentially a siding.

Sorry still pondering.

Seems like this is the only option 04:56 to Norwich TimeStation · 04:56Nottingham · 05:11Loughborough · 05:36Melton Mowbray · 05:49Oakham · 06:05Stamford · 06:27Peterborough · 06:43March · 07:05Ely · 07:20Brandon · 07:29Thetford · 07:43Attleborough · 07:50Wymondham · 08:13Norwich 06:00 to London St Pancras Intl TimeStation · 06:00Melton Mowbray · 06:12Oakham · 06:35Corby · 06:45Kettering · 06:54Wellingborough · 07:09Bedford Station · 07:24Luton · 07:48London St Pancras Intl

Any idea how it got from Chesterfield to Melton Mowbray

Is this the route through Corby. iI so there are a couple of through trains per day, which might make things a bit awkward.

With the reopening of the Settle and Carlisle immanent. I was wondering about recreating the Thames for or Waverley and traveling the route today. It might make an interesting short film. Obviously, Tweedbank to Carlisle is missing from the route. The Carlisle to London section appear not to be straightforward either. I have had a look ticketing web sites but would welcome any assistance on planning the journeys. In particular the actual route of the trains took, though I suppose this changes over time.

BR want £1,000,000 for that whole line in 1969, that's £10,000 a mile. So £65,000 would have bought you 6.5 miles.

What the world was like before trees evolved in the 1970's

Sights and sound of the last steam special of 2016, Sorry no smells.

Looking back the other way in 2015 the Abbotsford hotel is still there though shut http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/76231-s1240004-resized/

This must be a view from about where the pedestrian crossing to gala station is now. https://www.railscot.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=56621

Another day another Deltic this ones a bit more moving https://youtu.be/h8vCmIXCvXo

A different shade of shiny blue on the Borders Railway.

The borders railway will see it first Deltic on the 30th, hopefully the rain will stop fro a we while . http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63989/2015/12/30/advanced ​

We are still trying to fix Victorian corner cutting. http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/09/11/trouble-causer-the-story-of-bowshank-tunnel/ ​