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Title: Where were bobm and I this morning, 16th June 2023 Post by: JayMac on June 16, 2023, 14:34:20 Where are these very old rails?
(https://i.ibb.co/pJhCbNZ/IMG-20230616-100725.jpg) Title: Re: Where were bobm and I this morning, 16th June 2023 Post by: PrestburyRoad on June 16, 2023, 14:54:32 The yellow brick in conjunction with the smart railings makes me think of central London, perhaps near Paddington
Title: Re: Where were bobm and I this morning, 16th June 2023 Post by: bradshaw on June 16, 2023, 17:15:37 Recently restored at Paddington station. Website gives old and new condition
https://spenceltd.co.uk/barlow-brunel-restoration/ Title: Re: Where were bobm and I this morning, 16th June 2023 Post by: bobm on June 16, 2023, 19:15:37 Spot on. (And if he hadn’t spent so long getting “arty” shots JayMac’s phone wouldn’t be flat now!)
Title: Re: Where were bobm and I this morning, 16th June 2023 Post by: PrestburyRoad on June 16, 2023, 19:26:37 Seeing the caption for the preserved sections of rail reminded me that sections of the lower type of rail are visible as fence posts on the Cheltenham-Stratford line. This was built in the period 1900-1906, long after the end of the broad gauge, so I guess GWR had a big stock of old rails available for repurposing. Waste not want not, as we were taught by our parents.
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