Some years ago, the now old-fashioned OS paper maps made me realise the extent of our railway network before ‘Beeching’s Axe’. Those orange-covered Explorer maps, with their beautiful detail. Including, all over, bits of ‘Dismantled Railway’. Curving lines broken in places but still traceable across the landscape.
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It’s 50 years since the Beeching report was published. Seems a good time to steam through my collection of photos from walks in Yorkshire which included parts of those abandoned routes, and their surviving railway architecture.
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One of the nicest things … More …
Some months ago I included a page about the recently uncovered roundhouses. Tony Finn remembers the site before it was covered: “I saw this from a passing train … when the remains of the floor of the Holgate Roundhouses were still visible, but the age … More …
Slow sliding into
gentle curve of roof. Alight.
Four letters spell home.
‘York Station’ – an attempt … More …
Railway enthusiasts will know about this significant structure already, but perhaps the significance of it isn’t generally appreciated. A reminder of our very first, temporary, railway station.
And photos of similar, smaller ones at other stations in Yorkshire.
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Nearest and dearest didn’t look too thrilled at my suggestion that we go down Cinder Lane to look at the Engineers’ Triangle and some rusty old shovels.
Actually I didn’t mention the rusty old shovels, as details were unknown until today.
But it did seem necessary to take up the opportunity being offered to wander around the Engineers’ Triangle.
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This impressive building – a reminder of how York was once an important railway city – has been the Cedar Court Grand for quite some time now, and I’ve not got around to mentioning … More …
