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21 hours ago, Ben B said:

 

Having passed the present station today, the semi-deserted BR incarnation seems a bit more characterful...

Characterful is one word for it...

It's unbelievable that they were still producing this type of wagon up to 1963!

So both Bachmann and Hornby were beaten into 3rd/4th place for 00 Manufacturer of the Year by two new(ish) upstarts. That's gotta sting.

23 hours ago, Andy Kirkham said:

 

And this 1975 picture of mine shows the same

 

That looks like a blue/grey Stanier BG in the platform, which was quite rare to see "in the wild". It also shows how the station was like a parcels depot that just happened to have a few passenger trains.

22 hours ago, Ben B said:

 

Feels like there's a micro layout there, looking over the platform and under the canopy, towards the bay :)

A bit like BR did with the real station? 😁

Bradford Forster Square 1980

22 hours ago, woodenhead said:

When you consider most large cities kept one of their main stations after the steam period albeit reduced complexity in track layout as years progresssed, Bradford really got hit didn't it.  Both stations eventually demolished and replaced with smaller affairs, most apparent here with Forster Square.

In the case of Forster Square I suspect that lot of reduction was due to the loss of the parcel traffic as I believe that there was a significant amount of parcels that were loaded near/at the station from the nearby Grattons catalogue warehouse. And at least they both initially retained their Inter City services.

Bradford Forster Square 1990

Bersham Colliery by John Stein

EFE O gauge Class 15 at £225

https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/o-gauge-bargains?tags_brand_td93xydblb7cxukrqni65zsz=EFE-Rail

12016 Derby Works 1964 by Keith

St John's Colliery, Goosehill 1973 by chris

17 hours ago, Will Crompton said:

A scrapyard, Middlesborough area, 1972. And more atmosphere than you can shake a stick at. Posted on Flickr by Kevin Lane.

 

It's ironic that across the road from the scrapyard there is a 1950s?? car just rusting away in the field. Also I've just noticed that the 08 still has it's old BR roundel.

"23-ton bogie hopper wagon, No 19154, built by Charles Roberts & Co, Wakefield, 1962 for City of Sheffield Sewage Department to run between Ickles Sidings and Thryberg Tip."