Calder & Hebble Navigation, Salterhebble Top Lock (No 27), and Lock House

Looking south. View taken from roadway above; Halifax branch runs off to left foreground. Balance beam of middle lock visible beyond lock house; navigation then curves round in background.

Camden Road (BOK1 @ 5m 01ch). EMU Class 501 M75153 DTOBS; M7053 TOS, M61153 MOBS. 26 June 1980. (Ref: 013213)

On Richmond train at the platform

Carlisle Canal. Port Carlisle Sea Lock looking towards Carlisle

Chesterfield South Signalbox (ELR - SPC9 @ 146m 20ch). 22 April 1970

Christening of the New Lifeboat. Bude. 9 September 1911

Grid Ref: SS 2072 0610 [BUh-001-510]. The lifeboat station was 500m, one swing bridge and one sea lock away from the sea!

Cirencester Watermoor station (AND @ 45m 60ch) Looking south. 29 July 1960

Closed 11 September 1961. The right-hand track, by the main platform, has just been lifted, but the sleepers remain.

Class 501 M75153 DTOBS; M7053 TOS, M61153 MOBS. At Camden Road (BOK @ 5m 01ch) 26 June 1980. (Ref: 013213)

On Richmond train at the platform

Claude Decaen station, Paris (opened 1900, closed 1934) on the Petite Ceinture. 17 September 2002

The Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture ('small(er) belt railway'), colloquially known as La Petite Ceinture, was a circular railway built to supply the city's fortification walls, and for transporting merchandise and passengers between Paris's major rail-company stations

Coalbrookdale District Plateways and Canals. Sketch Map prepared & drawn by M Lloyd. 1955

Barnett's Leasowe Tramroad: From the river at Jackfield, West then South to old pits at Barnett's Leasowe and Stocking (¾ - 1 mile).
Blists Hill Tramroad: At the Calcotts, East then North to Hills Lane Colliery (1½ miles). Branch at Blists Hill Northwest across the valley to Meadow PIt (½ - 1½ miles). This may have extended further on to join the Dawley line at Lightmoor Brickworks (1 mile approx.). Another branch at the North side of Blists Hill ironworks, a short spur to Shawfield Colliery (¼ mile). Track: plateway, 1' 8" gauge. Closed 1911.
Broseley Tileries Tramroad: At Jackfield, South to tile works at Broseley (1 mile). Opened c1775. Track: Edge rails. Gauge: 2' 3½".
Coalbrookdale Tramroad: At Coalbrookdale (Severn Foundry), North to Coalbrookdale Works (1 mile). Opened 1757. Track wooden, rebuilt with edge rails (1767). At one time mixed gauge (18" inside 36"); later rebuilt as a 2' 3" gauge plateway. Owned by the Coalbrookdale Iron Company. Closed about 1917.
Coalmoor Tramroad: Opened 1750. Track initially wood, later rebuilt to 2' 3½" gauge plateway. Route: From Coalbrookdale Works, West through Stoneyhill to Coalmoor (2½m). Branch at Jiggers Bank, East to Lightmoor then North-North-East through Dawley Magna and Hinkshay Row, then North through Malins Lee to pits in the Old Park and Ketley area (3¾m).
    Sub-branch: at Greenbank, short inclined plane at Woodside to join the Coalbrookdale branch of the Shropshire Old Canal at "The Old Wind" (300yds).
    Sub-branch: to Cherry Hill and Lightmoor Collieries (¼m).
Horsehay Tramroad: Track initially wood, later rebuilt as a 2' 3½" gauge plateway. Owned by the Horsehay Company.
Built in the early 1750's by Abraham Darby II, to serve his two new blast furnaces (1755 and 1757) at Horsehay, on the outskirts of Dawley, north of Coalbrookdale. Shortly afterwards, a rail link was built from the ironworks to the Severn Wharfs at Ironbridge. Horsehay Works finally ceased production in December 1984.
Route: From the Coalmoor line at Stoneyhill, North past Horsehay works to Dawley Bank (2m). Branch at Horsehay works, North over Horsehay Common to Lawley Bank (1m), Also at Dawley (Prospect House) Southeast to Parish Colliery, East of Poolhill (1½m).
Madeley Wood Tramroad: At Bedlam Furnaces, commenced by incline, in tunnel, North then Northeast to Croston and Styches collieries (¾ - 1 mile). At one time it may have extended further East to join the Blists Hill line at Meadow Pit (¾ - 1 mile).
Steeraway Tramroad: From the West end of the Ketley Canal (possibly) South and Southwest to pits at Steeraway (2m). Branch at Steeraway, Southeast to old pits at Black Hayes (½m).

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Cromford Wharf (C&HPR). Ex-NLR Class 2F 0-6-0T No 58860. August 1953

Dore & Totley Station Junction Signalbox (ELR - TJC1 @ 154m 32ch). March 1971

Signalbox on Down side

Douglas (Isle of Man Railway). 04 May 1989

Beyer, Peacock No 12 "Hutchinson" (built 1908) waits to depart with the 2.10pm to Port Erin

Duckmanton South Junction (BEI @ 56m 17ch). Road overbridge at Arkwright Town

A632 Chesterfield Road

Ford (Sussex) Drawbridge over the River Arun (TBH2 @ 19m 36ch) (Ref: 030548)

Side view showing the drawbridge rollers

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GCR Kenton-Finchley Road - 200 to 201 miles

GCR London Extension. Harrow South Jn to Marylebone. 200mp to 201mp, including Kingsbury & Neasden Station. Survey 1907. Scale 2 chains to one inch

Holywell Green Viaduct, near the terminus of the Stainland Branch (SLD). 29 March 1964

Branch opened 01 January 1875, closed to passengers 23 September 1929, and completely 14 September 1959. The stone-built viaduct has 14 arches, extending in total for 179 yards and curving slightly to the east at its southern end. It is Grade II listed.

Horsted Keynes (HGG2 @ 10m 63ch). 15 February 1987 (Ref: 221482)

Bluebell Railway 3.45pm from Sheffield Park, hauled by former North London Railway 0-6-0T Locomotive No 58850, approaching Horsted Keynes

Inverness Rose Street Signalbox (WCK @ 0m 18ch). 22 June 1971

Controlling the junction with the Rose Street Curve (RSW @ 118m 01ch)

London Victoria - Littlehampton train crossing the River Adur Viaduct, Shoreham-by-Sea (BLI1 @ approx 6m 45ch). 17 August 1974 (Ref: 221401)

Mansfield & Pinxton Railway. Portland Wharf, Mansfield Railway Offices (21)

The steps shown on the right of the photograph led to the top of the old Mansfield & Pinxton Wharf. The division between the old stone work and the later brick work can be seen clearly. The station re-opened in 1995 when the Robin Hood Line was reopened connecting to Nottingham. Grid Reference SK 53699 60851

Market Drayton (North Staffordshire Railway bridge. HCM2 @ approx 15m 61ch), from canal

Superstructure since removed

Market Drayton (North Staffordshire Railway bridge. HCM2 @ approx 15m 61ch), from canal

Superstructure since removed

Page 2. Preface

Page 3. Historical Introduction. 1

Passengers changing from defective Teesside trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet depot. CPY287, Fleet No 16 on right. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing WSW

Remains of L.D. & E.C.R. Horns Bridge Viaduct, Chesterfield, 10 November 1978

Saxilby station (SPD3 @ 88m 51ch). 15 April 1971

Looking towards Lincoln. Main station buildings, with signalbox and level crossing in the distance

Sheffield North Junction Signalbox (ELR - TJC1 @ 158m 40ch). 1971

Slochd Summit sign (HGL2 @ 95m 31ch). 18 July 1978 (Ref: 221412)

1315 feet above sea level

South End of Dove Holes Tunnel (CNB1 @ approx 164m 43ch). 29 December 1970

Length 2984yds

Stretton Aqueduct over the A5 road

Grid ref. SJ 87188 10778

Three Teesside trolleybuses and two motor-buses near Smeaton Street terminus, North Ormesby. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 507200, facing WSW

Unstone Colliery Sidings Signalbox (ELR - TJC1 @ 149m 50ch). 06 April 1971