Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 1701-1750

Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 1701-1750
1651-1700<-	Photos 1701-1750							->1751-1800
Photo	ELR	Branch	Subject	Location	M	C	Elev'n	Date	Time
bpm01701.jpg	SWM	Severn Tunnel Jct & Fishguard Harbour	View looking east towards St Georges, at a point where the Peterston east Loop junction was sited (right)	Site of former Peterston East Loop junction	176 6	30 18	West	08-Jul-91	18:39
bpm01702.jpg	SWM	Severn Tunnel Jct & Fishguard Harbour	View looking west towards Peterston, at a point where the Peterston east Loop junction was sited (right)	Site of former Peterston East Loop junction	176	30	East	08-Jul-91	18:45
bpm01703.jpg	SWM	Severn Tunnel Jct & Fishguard Harbour	West elevation at site of former Peterston station. A road underbridge with restricted headroom passes under the track and is seen with handrails along its sides just this side of the house	Site of former Peterston station	177	08	West	08-Jul-91	19:10
bpm01704.jpg	SWA	Landore Jct & Swansea High Street	Carriage sidings and Civil engineer's sidings north of Swansea High St station	Carriage sidings and CE sidings, Swansea	215	44	NE	10-Jul-91	16:47
bpm01705.jpg	SWA	Landore Jct & Swansea High Street	Looking south along the through siding to Maliphant sidings from the carriage washing unit north of Swansea High St station, showing the spur to sidings 1 & 2 already lifted	Through line from carriage sidings (and washer siding) into Maliphant sidings, Swansea	215	44	NE	10-Jul-91	16:47
bpm01706.jpg	SWA	Landore Jct & Swansea High Street	Looking north from beyond the carriage washing uinit towards Maliphant sidings, Swansea, with sidings Nos 3 to 6 and fuel siding still laid	Maliphant open level crossing between carriage sidings and Maliphant sidings, Swansea	215	44	SW	10-Jul-91	16:48
bpm01707.jpg	SWA	Landore Jct & Swansea High Street	Looking towards Swansea High St station from north of the carriage wahsing unit with one spur already lifted	Swansea carriage sidings	215	43	NE	10-Jul-91	16:48
bpm01708.jpg	SWA	Landore Jct & Swansea High Street	Looking north from beyond the carriage washing uinit towards Maliphant sidings, Swansea,with sidings 1 & 2 already lifted.	Part lifted carriage sidings into Maliphant sidings, Swansea	215	43	SW	10-Jul-91	16:49
bpm01709.jpg	SWA	Landore Jct & Swansea High Street	Looking south towards Swansea High St station with the relief lines already lifted	Trackbed of former up & down goods lines into Swansea High St station	215	43	NE	10-Jul-91	16:50
bpm01710.jpg	VON	Neath (General) & Pontypool Road	Up & down freight lines between Jersey Marine and Burrows junction Swansea. The severed line previously led to Burrows No.1 set sidings and a down avoiding line	East of Burrows junction, Swansea	46	37.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01711.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Flat bullhead diamond crossing with only single line to Kings Dock, north side, remaining. Trinity House buoy storage area beyond. The BP tank farm in the background, had been removed by 2005	Kings Dock Swansea, north side			North	12-May-90
bpm01712.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	The only remaining link line to the sidings fan on north side of Kings Dock, Swansea. Abandoned Kings Dock Junction signal box in background with road overbridge carrying the Jersey Marine Swansea coastal road	Kings Dock Swansea, north side			West	12-May-90
bpm01713.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	The only remaining link line to the sidings fan on the north side of Kings Dock, Swansea. Part of abandoned Kings Dock Junction signal box just visible on left with road overbridge carrying the Jersey Marine Swansea coastal road	Alongside Kings Dock Junction signal box			South	12-May-90
bpm01714.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Out-of-use track with occasionally used single line immediately alongside Kings Dock junction signal box	Kings Dock junction signal box	0	17.75	NE	12-May-90
bpm01715.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	View looking towards Burrows junction signal box with out-of-use lines through flat diamond crossings leading to former east end sidings. The road bridge carries the main A483 road between Swansea and Briton Ferry. All lines to the right had been removed by 2005	Immediately east of Kings Dock Jct signal box	0	16.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01716.jpg	SKD	Kings Dock, north side lines, Swansea	View of lines into Kings Dock sidings, north side, with out-of-use Kings Dock Jct signal box. One through line to Prince of Wales dock was still occasionally used at this time.	Kings Dock Jct signal box	0	18	SW	12-May-90
bpm01717.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	View of lines into Kings Dock sidings, north side, with out-of-use Kings Dock Jct signal box. One through line to Prince of Wales dock was still occasionally used at this time.	North-west of Kings Dock Junction signal box			SW	12-May-90
bpm01718.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Out-of-use Kings Dock sidings showing trackbed of already lifted areas and single slip turnouts	North-west of Kings Dock Junction signal box			NE	12-May-90
bpm01719.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Out-of-use sidings complex at Swansea Kings Dock, north side, looking towards now removed Kings Dock Jct signal box	North-west of Kings Dock Junction signal box			SW	12-May-90
bpm01720.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Out-of-use lines from Swansea Kings Dock lines to East End sidings fans. Area under redevelopment by 2006	Just east of former Kings Dock jct signal box			West	12-May-90
bpm01721.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Partly dismantled semaphore signals previously operated from Kings Dock Jct signal box and route indicating signal still operational from Burrows Sidings signal box but devoid of route indicator glass	Near Burrows Sidings signal box and under the A483 Jersey Marine-Swansea coastal road overbridge	0	12	South	12-May-90
bpm01722.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	Single line from Swansea Burrows sidings serving only for traffic to & from Marcroft wagon works at the time	Burrows Junction-Danygraig branch	46	72	West	12-May-90
bpm01723.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	View looking towards Burrows sidings with left siding to Marcroft Wagon repair works and right out-of-use single line to former Swansea Eastern Dep�t.	West of Burrows Junction, Swansea	46	76	West	12-May-90
bpm01724.jpg	VON DAN	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t /Danygraig	View looking towards Swansea showing Danygraig Branch single line on left and Vale of Neath line on right. The turnout is that of the connection to Marcroft Engineering's wagon repair dep�t. On the right, beyond the wagon can be seen the bow-girdered side of the rail overbridge over the Tennant canal. The walling on the left is the other side of the bridge as the canal passed under on the skew. Beyond the left-hand stop signal is the Crumlin Bog open level crossing. Note that the stop signals are devoid of spectacle glasses	Connection to Marcroft wagon repair dep�t between Danygraig and Swansea	47	11	East	12-May-90
bpm01725.jpg	VON DAN	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t / Danygraig	View looking towards Swansea East Dep�t at a point where the siding connection to Tir John power station ran (towards the camera and to the right). It then crossed the siding to the Marcroft wagon works. This site is now a Park & Ride area	Just south west of Crumlin Bog level crossing	47	18.5	East	12-May-90
bpm01726.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	Out of use lines immediately north-west of Crumlin Bog level crossing, Danygraig. The connection to the Marcroft wagon repair works was just beyond the level crossing where some wagons are seen awaiting attention	Just west of Crumlin Bog level crossing, Danygraig, Swansea	47	18.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01727.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	Out-of-use single line on skew rail overbridge spanning the A483 Jersey Marine-Swansea road east of former Swansea Eastern Dep�t yard. The bridge had been completely removed by 2006	A483 road underbridge between Danygraig and Swansea	47	55	West	12-May-90
bpm01728.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	Out-of-use single line approaching Swansea Eastern Dep�t. The entire area was under extensive redevelopment by May 2006 by which time all track had been removed	A483 road underbridge between Danygraig and Swansea	47	56	East	12-May-90
bpm01729.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	Buffer stop and remaining single Vale of Neath line leading to Swansea Eastern Dep�t locoshed, sidings and coal unloading yard. Branch used to link the LMR Swansea St. Thomas area and Wind St. junction (behind camera).	East of now removed skew A483 road underbridge between Swansea and Danygraig	47	38	West	12-May-90
bpm01730.jpg	SKD DAN	Danygraig/Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	View of Burrows Sidings signal box with flat crossings taking Danygraig Branch line across SKD lines.	Burrows Sidings signal box	~0	06	South	12-May-90
bpm01731.jpg	SKD	Danygraig/Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	View of single Danygraig Branch line leading to Gower Chemicals dep�t and assembly sidings and former Ford Motor Co's Elba works.	South-west of Burrows junction(Photo extends previous frame (bpm.01730.jpg) to the right	~0	06	West	12-May-90
bpm01732.jpg	DAN SKD	Danygraig/Burrows Jct & Kings Dock	View of double diamond crossings in 95lb bullhead section, taking Danygraig Branch single line across SKD Branch double lines	Alongside Burrows Sidings signal box, Danygraig, Swansea	46	69.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01733.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	View of Burrows Sidings signal box showing mechanical detection and successive compound points (double inside slips) in up & down SKD lines	Burrows Sidings signal box, Danygraig, Swansea	46	68.5	South	12-May-90	14.59
bpm01734.jpg	SKD	Burrows Jct & Kings Dock Jct	Detail of two sets of triple blade mechanical detection, linked to double inside slips just west of Burrows Sidings signal box	Near Burrows Siding signal box, Danygraig, Swansea	46	68	East	12-May-90	14.59
bpm01735.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	View from remaining single line to Swansea Eastern Dep�t from a point just west of Burrows junction. The junction location is 46M-61C which is 0M-00C on the SKD branch to Kings Dock Jct. The 46� VON milepost is visible on the left. The sidings complex is that of Burrows No.1 Set.	North-west of Burrows Siding signal box, Danygraig, Swansea	46	63.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01736.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	View looking east along Vale of Neath up & down lines with Burrows No.1 set sidings on right.	North-east of Burrows Sidings signal box, Danhygraig, Swansea	~46	45	West	12-May-90
bpm01737.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	View looking north-east along south-east extremity of Burrows No.Set sidings fan, which comprised 10 roads.	Burrows No.1 Set siding fan	~46	44	West	12-May-90
bpm01738.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	View looking towards facing junction in down Vale of Neath line to Burrows No.1 Set sidings, with semaphore signalling still in use at time of photograph	Facing junction to Burrows No. 1 Set siding fan	46	38.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01739.jpg	VON	Neath Riverside & Swansea Eastern Dep�t	View behind buffer stops of out-of-use headshunt facility at former Swansea Freightliner terminal, east of Burrows No.1. Set siding fan.	Former Swansea Freightliner terminal	~46	36	West	12-May-90
bpm01740.jpg	VON	Jersey Marine Jct South & Burrows Jct	Elevated view of out-of-use trailing connection at west end of former Swansea Freightliner terminal with trailing crossover from down to up VON line.The yard on the right is part of Gower Chemicals complex	Immediately alongside facing junction from down VON line into Burrows No.1 Set sidings fan.	46	37	West	12-May-90
bpm01741.jpg	VON	Jersey Marine Jct South & Burrows Jct	View of out-of-use sidings at eastern extremity of former Swansea Freightliner terminal	Swansea freightliner terminal	46	34	West	12-May-90
bpm01742.jpg	VON	Jersey Marine Jct South & Burrows Jct	Then recently relaid and reballasted up and down Vale of Neath lines west of Jersey Marine South Yard.	Between Burrows junction and Jersey Marine South	45	45	West	12-May-90
bpm01743.jpg	VON	Jersey Marine Jct South & Burrows Jct	Then recently relaid and reballasted up and down Vale of Neath lines west of Jersey Marine South Yard. The pipebridge carried chemical lines from Kings Dock, Swansea, to the BP Oil Refinery at Llandarcy	West of BP Llandarcy's chemical line pipebridge, between Jersey Marine and Burrows sidings	45	60	West	12-May-90
bpm01744.jpg	VON	Jersey Marine Jct South & Burrows Jct	View of trailing crossover points BS66 in up & down Vale of Neath lines. The points were power-operated from Burrows Jct signal box	Trailing crossover in lines east of Burrows sidings, Danygraig, Swansea	45	66.5	West	12-May-90
bpm01745.jpg	VON	Jersey Marine Jct South & Burrows Jct	Severed power-operated facing points into former Swansea Freightliner terminal from down Vale of Neath line.	East of closed Swansea freightliner terminal	46	14	East	12-May-90
bpm01746.jpg	SWA	Swansea	View from lifted down goods line near former Vivian's groundframe (previously Maliphant Signalbox site) near Swansea Loop Branch, showing "Limit of Shunt" post and up & down main lines	Swansea Loop East junction & rail overbridge	215	44.5	South	10-Jul-91	16.54
bpm01747.jpg	SWA	Swansea	View on approach to Swansea High Street station showing 113A rails in down main, on concrete sleepers & up main on timber sleepers and also showing severed track which was part of down goods line. Note magnet (AWS) in down main. Right line is bi-directional here	Swansea High Street near Swansea Loop East junction	215	44.5	North	10-Jul-91	16.55
bpm01748.jpg	SWA	Swansea branch & Swansea Loop	1 in 10� D-switch. Point No.916(PT) 1983 installation. This location is at the former Vivian's groundframe where formerly Maliphant signalbox was located (Right of scene)	Swansea Loop East junction (215M-43.5C & 0M-53.5C)	215	43.5	South	10-Jul-91	16.55
bpm01749.jpg	SWA	Swansea Loop	1 in 14 C-Switch. Point No.917(PI) 1983 forming 2-way working section from Swansea High Street into / out of Swansea Loop	Swansea Loop, South end	0	48	South	10-Jul-91	16.56
bpm01750.jpg	SWA	Swansea	Catch point in up main just north of Swansea Loop junction. Unit was referenced 914 and was operated from Port Talbot panel. Trackwais 113A section and is on wooden sleepers. Installation of track was during 1984	Just north of Swansea Loop East junction (Up main)	215	38.5	South	10-Jul-91	16.56
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Date Last Revised:November 30, 2009