The Green Dragon
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The blog of a retired marine engineer who is old enough to remember the steam era and the joys of holiday trips in trains hauled by steam engines. Please feel free to comment or contact me on teachertalk1234@yahoo.co.uk. The blog is updated daily so please look back or follow regularly so as not to miss information and pictures
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Flying Scotsman departs York for London
Our jig saw manufacturers have been great at
spreading the art of the railways
Monday, 6 July 2015
A4 Union of South Africa
Seen here at Grosmont in 2008
Union of South Africa prepares to leave for Pickering
Friday, 26 June 2015
Steam Train art
We were always fascinated by them and had to
look at the engine.
The Great Western was always a favorite along
with the LMS. They usually shared my happy
childhood journeys. LMS for the first part and
the GWR for the final leg
Lots of little country stations
There was a palpable calmness about the immediate
post WW2 years, as of the country was taking a deep
breath after a long race.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Great Northern railway from Windhill to Thackley and Idle now
Wednesday saw me tracing what remains of the
old Great Northern railway from Windhill to
Thackley and Idle
The trackbed still remains and much of it is accessible
The Google satellite view above tell you where the
pictures were taken
The bridge that carried the old footpath between
Winhill Old rd and Brackendale Drive has now
been demolished and cutting filled to the level
of the abutments,
As can be seen the riveted girders which carried the
bridge now lay discarded.
The view from the northern abutment shows the
depth of filling.
All the above three are at point one on the top
satellite view
Between points one and two the trackbed remains
well trodden as a bridleway, the hoof prints being
the evidence
Here Windhill Old rd passes under the railway in
a Z bend. This is point two on the satellite view.
Then on the Ballantyne Rd off Winhill Old Rd
the bridge remains but is only a footpath
connecting the two sides of Ballantyne
Rd
As can be seen nature is taking over
the past presence of mans railway
I am assuming the truncation of
Ballantyne Rd is because no one
will now take responsibility for
the structure of the bridge
This is at Point three on the satellite view
Passing on now to point four on the satellite view
The railway run under Crag Hill Rd
This is just to the east of Thackley station and some
evidence can still be seen of the site though the
trackbed is very overgrown.
We now pass on the two further bridges at Thackley
corner where the A657 Leeds Rd passes over the
old railway trackbed. Both of these are at point
five on the satellite view
Onward's to Idle.
Many thanks to Google for the satellite view and
the map above. The pictures as ever are my own
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
The Vale of Llangollen Railway
Looking up the vale from Llangollen station
Down towards Ruabon and Shrewsbury now sadly
closed
However the line up the vale is now some ten miles
Very busy as Llangollen is a tourist centre
Right by the side of the River Dee
A very pleasurable visit and thanks you to the staff
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