I have a correspondent who is 'trying to find (clear) photos, drawings and information on Melton North Station (LNW/GN) which was Melton Mombray's second...
Matthew Searle
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Oct 1, 2007 12:42 pm
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Start at http://www.avoe05.dsl.pipex.com/GN%20LNW%20Jt%20text.htm for details of the closure of the line through Melton Mowbray [North]. From this, there are...
At Sandhills, in Liverpool, the CLC's Huskisson branch passed under the Leeds & Liverpool Canal immediately south of where the L&Y's (now Merseyrail) line to...
The line was in a tunnel with rail access to the Sandhills Manure Wharf from the L&YR crossing the line alongside the canal. An aerial photo I took in 1987...
Mike Clarke
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Oct 9, 2007 12:11 pm
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... From: Tony Jervis To: railwaycanal@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [SPAM] [railwaycanal] CLC Huskisson branch Hi,...
Many thanks for this information Mike. I take it you are not aware of any photos showing the tunnel portals? Regards Ralph Rawlinson ... The line was in a...
Hi Tony Thanks for supplying details from the Alan Godfrey map. I have updated my gazetteer entry to show that the CLC line passed under the canal in tunnel...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the railwaycanal group. File :...
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Oct 13, 2007 7:39 pm
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... the Leeds & Liverpool Canal immediately south of where the L&Y's (now Merseyrail) line to Southport and Ormskirk passes over the canal at Sandhills...
Can anybody help with this unusual request please? I am a garden designer and landscaper involved with assisting 'Friends of Furness vale Station' to develop a...
Geoffrey Oxley
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Oct 22, 2007 9:19 am
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Hi Geoff, The railway companies and British Rail ran competions for the best station, results published in the 'house magazine' of the company or region. ...
A keyword search in the R&CHS bibliographical database has thrown up the following: CLARK, BERNARD. Railway gardens. BackTrack vol. 5 (1991) pp. 133-7. // ...
Grahame Boyes
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Oct 22, 2007 10:09 am
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As your enquirer might not find it easy to get hold of the articles I mentioned in my reply sent a couple of minutes ago, I should have added that we could...
Grahame Boyes
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Oct 22, 2007 10:12 am
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If I had thought for a few minutes before shooting off my previous replies, I should have remembered my own maxim: try Jack Simmons -- there aren’t many ...
Grahame Boyes
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Oct 22, 2007 10:29 am
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Would the NMR at Swindon hold any records? Or the NRM at York? Anne _____ From: railwaycanal@yahoogroups.com [mailto:railwaycanal@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Anne Willis
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Oct 22, 2007 10:33 am
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If there isn't tought to be that much written about it, then it would seem to be an admirable research topic, especially as it could be viably presented as...
The NRM is worth a start. Try http://www.nrm.org.uk/pressoffice/pressre;eases/2002/garden.asp Alan. Anne Willis <zen16073@...> wrote: Would the NMR at...
_____ From: railwaycanal@yahoogroups.com [mailto:railwaycanal@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of alan jones Sent: 22 October 2007 11:50 To:...
Anne Willis
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Oct 22, 2007 10:58 am
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In a message dated 22/10/2007 10:19:44 GMT Standard Time, mail@... writes: Can anybody help with this unusual request please? I am a...
IDMountain@...
Oct 22, 2007 11:03 am
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No wonder as I must have typed it wrong. Doh!! Press Office should have been one word and Press Releases followed the '/' try this. Failing that, go to NRM and...
... From: "alan jones" <al84h@...> To: <railwaycanal@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:49 AM Subject: RE: [railwaycanal] Railway...
Dave Croft
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Oct 22, 2007 12:25 pm
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Here are some more published articles: Wade, G.A. The prettiest railway stations. Railway Magazine vol.6 (1900) pp.46ff James, F. The horticultural...
Matthew Searle
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Oct 23, 2007 11:54 am
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Many thanks to all those who kindly responded to this enquiry. I have passed everthing on to the enquirer to select what willbe most useful to him Geoffrey ...
Geoffrey Oxley
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Oct 26, 2007 9:14 am
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The history of railways and canalsA non-railway or canal query, but maybe someone has the answer. A week ago, I wandered into the depot for what was Chester...
Hi Joseph, Yes, we have tram tracks still in situ in cobbles here in Derby. They are on the site of the origional depot when horse trams commenced in 1880....
Hi Joseph, Further to my previous email, I have just found a map showing the proximatiy of the tram depot to the Derby Friargate station. The Friargate Line :...
Hi, As part of my "British Tramway Diary" series of films made a few years ago I sought out tramway relics. Notable was the Derby depot but tracks also exist...
In Portsmouth there is still tram track in the road at the Old Portsmouth terminus and also in Rugby Road, Fratton. Does the northern ramp of the Kingsway Tram...
One of the likely contenders for inclusion is the tramway generating station in Pleck in Walsall, West Mids. This was the South Staffs tramway facility and was...