Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Delboy]

There was an article on The One Show today about the Beeching Report. That got me researching disused train stations and then I stumbled upon this strange looking contraption:



Ever seen one before?

[tikay]

There was an article on The One Show today about the Beeching Report. That got me researching disused train stations and then I stumbled upon this strange looking contraption:



Ever seen one before?

Nope, but it's so cute!

Looks like something the GWR might knock up, @ Swindon Works.

Where did you find that photo, please?

[TightEnd]

Steam on the underground?

http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2012/02/steam-train-on-london-underground-video.html

[Delboy]

There was an article on The One Show today about the Beeching Report. That got me researching disused train stations and then I stumbled upon this strange looking contraption:



Ever seen one before?

Nope, but it's so cute!

Looks like something the GWR might knock up, @ Swindon Works.

Where did you find that photo, please?

here

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/oxford_road_halt/index.shtml

[tikay]

Steam on the underground?

http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2012/02/steam-train-on-london-underground-video.html

Will read that later, Rich, but originally the entire London Underground, as was, used steam hauled trains. Many of the drivers and passengers regularly suffered from inhalation of the toxic atmo in the closed tunnels, prior to locomotives with smoke and steam capture mechanisms.

Then, of course, electricity arrived.

[Delboy]

Also what distinguishes a 'Halt' from a 'Station'?

I assumed it was the end of a line but the page in the link above contains the phrase,

"At the same time six new halts were built between Oxford and Biscester at Summertown, Wolvercote, Oxford Road, Oddington, Charlton and Wendlebury; they were all unstaffed with tickets being sold by the conductor. "

so it can't be that. Any idea?

[tikay]

Also what distinguishes a 'Halt' from a 'Station'?

I assumed it was the end of a line but the page in the link above contains the phrase,

"At the same time six new halts were built between Oxford and Biscester at Summertown, Wolvercote, Oxford Road, Oddington, Charlton and Wendlebury; they were all unstaffed with tickets being sold by the conductor. "

so it can't be that. Any idea?

No, a "Halt" in railway terminology is an unstaffed little station, generally it would just have a platform, maybe two, but no ticket office or other paraphernalia.

There used to be loads of them. I believe the old Baseball Ground football ground in Derby had it's own "halt", as did one of the football grounds in Hull many years aho.

I never knew you were a railway buff, a man of culture & taste?

[Jon MW]

There doesn't seem to be a huge amount in it - but this might vaguely be of interest

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/VirtualArchive/

[tikay]

There was an article on The One Show today about the Beeching Report. That got me researching disused train stations and then I stumbled upon this strange looking contraption:



Ever seen one before?

Nope, but it's so cute!

Looks like something the GWR might knock up, @ Swindon Works.

Where did you find that photo, please?

here

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/oxford_road_halt/index.shtml

Lovely little website that.

How odd that they conceived the notion of a passenger railway between Oxford & Cambridge!

[Delboy]

There was an article on The One Show today about the Beeching Report. That got me researching disused train stations and then I stumbled upon this strange looking contraption:



Ever seen one before?

Nope, but it's so cute!

Looks like something the GWR might knock up, @ Swindon Works.

Where did you find that photo, please?

here

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/oxford_road_halt/index.shtml

Lovely little website that.

How odd that they conceived the notion of a passenger railway between Oxford & Cambridge!

Yes very strange, seeing as one of stagecoaches most popular regular routes is the X5 between those two esteemed cities.

[RED-DOG]

Tony. Is your interest in steam confined to the railway or does it extend to things like traction engines, rollers, flywheel & long piston engines etc?

[RED-DOG]

Also, what do you think of those elaborate adult train sets that you sometimes see if the attics of rail enthusiasts?.

[Junior Senior]

The Hollinwell Halt use to be a little stop off station for the members of our golf club at the back of the first green. Trains Still use the same line now to go from worksop to nottingham on the robin hood line. The original signage for the hollinwell halt sits proudly now on the ninth tee and lends its name to the halfway house. More a halt for a bacon buttty and a coffee half way round than a train station

[tikay]

Tony. Is your interest in steam confined to the railway or does it extend to things like traction engines, rollers, flywheel & long piston engines etc?

No, railways only, really.

I enjoy those other things, but only as pieces of wonderful engineering & craftsmanship. I have no knowledge of them really.

[tikay]

Also, what do you think of those elaborate adult train sets that you sometimes see if the attics of rail enthusiasts?.

Nutcases, the lot of them.

It's almost as bad as grown ups playing Computer Games, or "Football Manager" or other make believe childrens games.

Had so much to Diary today, but it all got away from me.

Tomorrow it is, reply to unanswered questions, & some interesting stuff.

Oh, & I shall be starting a diet in the morning. I'm 14 bloody stone, ffs.