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Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 2101-2150 |
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Photos 2101-2150 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Reciprocal view of frame 2100 showing single line just north of abandoned Tintern quarry stone handling plant | North | |||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | Well overgrown bullhead single line north of Tintern quarry | South | |||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | The last section of bullhead rail and non-railed bullhead chairs on timber sleepers, north of abandoned Tintern quarry stone handling plant | South | |||||
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WYE | Wye Valley Jct & Monmouth | View of abandoned single line at site of abandoned Tintern quarry stone handling plant | SE | |||||
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PTH | Penarth | South elevation of Dingle Road halt when both lines were in use and branch was still open as a through route to Cadoxton. Only the left hand line survives as the up/down line to Penarth terminus. | Dingle Road halt | South | ||||
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PTH | Penarth | View looking towards former Alberta Place halt while line was still open as a through route | Just south of Penarth station | North | 09-Oct-66 | 15.10 | ||
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MHD | Minehead | 4561 prairie loco' with a 42XX class 2-8-0 loco' at Minehead station sidings | West | |||||
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MHD | Minehead | Odney Manor loco' 7828 at Minehead station sidings | West | |||||
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MHD | Minehead | 2-doll starting bracket signal. Minehead station, Somerset | NW | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Permanent way new installation at Lydney yard and new level crossing | South | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Mechanical detection and part-assembled double ground disc unit at Lydney Jct station during re-modelling by Dean Forest Railway Co | East | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Lydney Jct signal box in course of construction | Lydney new road level crossing north of Lydney Main line station and yard | East | ||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | New permanent way at Dean Forest Railway signal box north of Lydney yard | Lydney new road level crossing north of Lydney Main line station and yard | South | ||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Electrically-driven points immediately north of Station Road level crossing and alongside DFR signal box | Lydney new road level crossing north of Lydney Main line station and yard | North | ||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Looking south across Whitecroft level crossing before line was brought back into passenger use | Whitecroft level crossing, Forest of Dean | North | ||||
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CAM | Cardiff (Queen St) and Merthyr | Spare | ||||||
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PRS WAL | Penrhos/Walnut Tree) | Former Penrhos junction after complete removal of all track | New road superseding old narrow road over 3-arch bridge at Penrhos junction | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Lydney Jct signal box in course of construction fror Dean Forest railway | North end of Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | New track and motored points at Lydney junction | Just north of new Lydney bypass level crossing | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | REME involvement in re-instating trackwork at former Lydney Jct station site. | ||||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | REME involvement in re-instating trackwork at former Lydney Jct station site. PW Supervisor Mr Mervyn Thomas in attendance | ||||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | REME involvement in re-instating trackwork at former Lydney Jct station site. PW Supervisor Mr Mervyn Thomas in attendance | ||||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | REME involvement in re-instating trackwork at former Lydney Jct station site. PW Supervisor Mr Mervyn Thomas in attendance | ||||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | REME involvement in re-instating trackwork at former Lydney Jct station site. PW Supervisor Mr Mervyn Thomas in attendance | ||||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | REME involvement in re-instating trackwork at former Lydney Jct station site. PW Supervisor Mr Mervyn Thomas in attendance | ||||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Permanent Way director Mr Mervyn Thomas, Dean Forest Rly, inspecting rail spares in connection with REME assistance in installing new track at Lydney yard | Lydney yard | |||||
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BDL | Barry Docks Lines | Earthworks re-modelling south of former PW Yard, Barry. View taken from former footbridge at Low Level goods depôt. The course of the ramp line from HL to LL had only recently had the track removed but the STOP board is still standing. | Footbridge (now removed) over former Barry low level goods yard | |||||
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BDL | Barry Docks Lines | Earthworks re-modelling at site of former PW Yard (Later Dai Woodham's HQ) at Barry. View taken from former footbridge at Low Level goods depôt The course of the ramp line from HL to LL had recently had the track removed but the STOP board is still standing and the rails are still in the level crossing. | Footbridge (now removed) over former Barry low level goods yard | |||||
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BDL | Barry Docks Lines | Four-track level crossing immediately north-east of former Powell Duffryn Tank Farm, low level goods yard area, Barry, after complete track removal from this side of No.1 Dock. | East of former Barry low level goods yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Then newly laid track for proposed second platform at new Lydney Jct station site | Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Then newly laid track for proposed second platform at new Lydney Jct station site. The line is now in use and the electricity pole has been relocated. | Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Then newly laid track for proposed second platform at new Lydney Jct station site. The line is now in use and the electricity pole has been relocated. | Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | New permanent way and trackbed for Dean Forest Railway at Lydney former S&W station site (Lydney Yard) | Lydney Yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Then newly installed permanent way and part assembled double ground disc for Dean Forest Railway remodelling at Lydney yard | North end of Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Side view of part-assembled double ground disc unit | North end of Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Almost-completed signal box and as-installed level crossing for Lydney bypass road (A48), prior to completion | North end of Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Motorised points and track operation rodding as Then newly installed for Dean Forest Railway new layout at Lydney A48 bypass level crossing. | North end of Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Part assembled triple ground disc and mechanical detection at remodelling of track layout, former lydney yard. | New signal box and level crossing at north end of Lydney yard | |||||
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SAW | Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd (Coleford Branch) | Then newly laid track as viewed from new signal box at new level crossing north of Lydney yard | New signal box and level crossing at north end of Lydney yard | |||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | View of a slotted-post semaphore signal assembly. The upper arm is in the 'off' position and therefore, it has dropped down into the split post. The red spectacle has pivoted anticlockwise to clear the lamp lens and at night would have shown a lunar white light. | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | View of a slotted-post semaphore signal assembly from the rear. The upper arm is in the 'off' position and therfore not visible as it has dropped down into the split post. | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | A fixed GWR distant semaphore in its pre-1927 colours | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | 2-doll wooden bracket signal assembly. Note the very long lever arm connecting the small semaphore arm with the vertical rodding at the main post | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | Centre pivot GWR ft wooden semaphore arm in the off position | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | Laid example of dual-gauge track, Brunel's 7ft with standard 4'-8½", showing changeover of common rail via a turnout. A disc & crossbar signal is also to be seen. | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | Traps with sand-drag at level crossing within Didcot Steam Centre site | GWR Steam Centre, Didcot | ||||||
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Photos 2101-2150 |
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Date Last Revised:November 30, 2009 |
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