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Title: Historic railway maps - from 1882 Post by: grahame on October 07, 2020, 08:19:48 I have always been fascinated by these maps - way out of copyright. The originals are beautifully coloured but even in monochome, which this scan set from https://archive.org/details/railwayjunction00airegoog/page/n287/mode/2up is, are still fascinating.
John Airey (1882), Railway Junction Diagrams (4 ed.), Railway Clearing House From nearly 300 pages, I have selected out maps that are vaguely from the GWR area. Each is about a 1 Mbyte image. Bristol, Exeter (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.42.59.png) Cardiff, Penarth, Walnut Tree (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.44.40.png) Abergavenny, Cheltenham, Gloucester (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.47.07.png) Hereford (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.48.44.png) London / Paddington and Kensington (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.50.34.png) Carmarthen and Llanelli (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.51.40.png) Bridgend and Llantrissant (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.52.57.png) London / overview (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.54.24.png) Newport (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.55.58.png) Oxford (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.57.38.png) Plymouth, Truro (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/05.58.59.png) Merthyr, Upper valleys (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.00.39.png) Rhymney (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.01.43.png) Shrewsbury, Welshpool (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.03.24.png) Swansea, Briton Ferry (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.05.22.png) Llanidloes, Talyllyn and Three Cocks (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.06.33.png) Highbridge to Dorcheter (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.08.42.png) Worcester (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.10.01.png) Yeovil, Salisbury (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.11.23.png) Aberystwth, Afon Wen, Pencader (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.13.01.png) Acton Wells (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.14.02.png) Caerphilly (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.15.06.png) Evesham, Aylesbury (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.16.20.png) Pembroke, Whitland (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.17.37.png) Brynmawr, Llandilo (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.18.49.png) Barmouth (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.20.25.png) Dowlais, Gaerwen (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.21.34.png) Towcester, Stratford-on-Avon (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.22.59.png) Princes Risborugh, Standish (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.24.31.png) Kidwelly, Pontardulais, Abercrave (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.25.46.png) Bath, Evercreech, Minehead (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.27.03.png) Tavistock, Okehampton, Hereford, Leominster (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.28.52.png) Sharpness, Lydney, Forest of Dean (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.30.15.png) Swindon, Marlborough, Andover (http://www.passenger.chat/railjuncs/06.32.01.png) Title: Re: Historic railway maps - from 1882 Post by: Oxonhutch on October 07, 2020, 09:33:09 If you follow this link (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Railways_Junctions_Diagram_1914), you can view them in glorious Technicolor
Title: Re: Historic railway maps - from 1882 Post by: grahame on October 07, 2020, 09:48:27 If you follow this link (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Railways_Junctions_Diagram_1914), you can view them in glorious Technicolor Ah .. thank you ... noting those are 1914, so at least it will be interesting to see what changed in 32 years. I noted some missing lines in 1882 ... Title: Re: Historic railway maps - from 1882 Post by: Richard Fairhurst on October 07, 2020, 11:15:20 Ian Allan did a facsimile book a few years back - there are secondhand copies on Amazon for ?7. The maps are so lovely it's worth buying in print, I think.
Title: Re: Historic railway maps - from 1882 Post by: stuving on October 07, 2020, 18:01:14 If you follow this link (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Railways_Junctions_Diagram_1914), you can view them in glorious Technicolor Ah .. thank you ... noting those are 1914, so at least it will be interesting to see what changed in 32 years. I noted some missing lines in 1882 ... Well, there's that change I mentioned elsethread in King's Lynn, for one. The 1882 RCH diagram even suggests another destination accessible from the main station - "Harbour" - but I don't think that counts. For one thing that wasn't a station - it was a harbour. And for another, it's clear from the 6" OS maps for 1884 and 1904 that no such chord ever existed. Title: Re: Historic railway maps - from 1882 Post by: old original on October 07, 2020, 18:15:10 Using maps from the National Library of Scotland 1888-1913
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.862556637098425&lat=50.19692&lon=-5.34563&layers=6&b=1 If you slide the blue button in the panel in the bottom left you can see the change ftom then to now(-ish) This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |