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Title: Stations closed a very long time ago Post by: grahame on September 16, 2023, 17:03:46 http://www.rinbad.free-online.co.uk/bypass.pdf mirrored (here) (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/bypass_stations.pdf)
Where was Adolphus Street Station and when did it close? 16th September 1863 - 160 years ago today - Truro (Newham) station was bypassed ... Title: Re: Stations closed a very long time ago Post by: Mark A on September 16, 2023, 18:59:03 Quite a walk from Bradford's city centre, but still only closed as a passenger station in the 1860s - after which it had a long life handling goods traffic. The gradient into the terminus caused the occasional entertainment. At least, I hope no one was hurt.
Mark Title: Re: Stations closed a very long time ago Post by: Mark A on September 17, 2023, 15:38:39 Closer to GWR-land, 'Sutton Harbour Railway Station' on a 1:500 map listed as surveyed in 1893.
Presumably this was never for passengers, as, outside the station throat, the trackwork has a surprise. Mark https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19.6&lat=50.36776&lon=-4.12797&layers=117746211&b=1 (https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19.6&lat=50.36776&lon=-4.12797&layers=117746211&b=1) Title: Re: Stations closed a very long time ago Post by: stuving on September 17, 2023, 17:01:30 Closer to GWR-land, 'Sutton Harbour Railway Station' on a 1:500 map listed as surveyed in 1893. Presumably this was never for passengers, as, outside the station throat, the trackwork has a surprise. Mark https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19.6&lat=50.36776&lon=-4.12797&layers=117746211&b=1 (https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19.6&lat=50.36776&lon=-4.12797&layers=117746211&b=1) That map's the 1853 one, which perhaps explains some "primitive" features of the track. The 1894 town plan, and most other maps, do mark that station as "(goods)". 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 |