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Yes, it was an original occupation road bridge which allowed access to a block of cottages know as Blow Up cottages. Looking at the OS maps, the central span seems to have been removed between 1929 and 1937, and by the mid 1950s it was all gone, but the footbridge was still there even after the...

The link below shows a rare beautiful photo taken around 1964. Please remember this is someone else's photograph and please respect copyright. facebook REAL Trainspotting Group The photo described: Taken in what I believe was 1964, Black 5 No. 45229 pulls a passenger excursion west towards...

Clearly there was some need of a crane at this location, whatever that was. One possible theory, Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn's northern arterial road was being built around the mid 1920s. There were three obstacles to overcome, the Leeds and Liverpool canal, a new road over bridge to cross this...

I came across an article about a derailment of a Tools van with crane which happened Friday 5 Feb 1926 around 6.30pm. From The Blackburn Times, Saturday 6 February, 1926: Are we talking here about one railway vehicle or two? What's being described here please?

That's a very good thought. All I know at the moment is the NA look like they are only charging the usual rate for A4 copies, so it could very well be these letters are only slightly larger than the modern A4 paper size.

Thanks very much for that, I can't stress enough just how many times I felt like giving up on this list! And again, thanks, couldn't have completed this without your help! I know you know just how difficult and time consuming railway research can be, and I always enjoy reading your articles...

The last few days has seen my list of station masters for the loop line published on the Disused Station's website. I thought I'd make anyone who is interested about the line aware of this. With many people's help, including several members from this forum I was able to compile a list which I...

Yes, from what you and others have said that's very likely. Towards the end of this month I will place the order with the NA, I would have thought somewhere buried in the 88 pages will be some letters that will help me to firm up key dates and the process of closing the line. Would anyone be...

Well, I ordered a page check from the NA last week regarding letters concerning the closure of the stations on the loop line, demolition, bridge removal etc - 88 pages in total! and a price to match... The strange thing is, the NA say they are A3 size not A4? Perhaps there's some maps, drawings...

Agreed, to that end I will be contacting the NA for copies of a set of letters covering the period from 1963 to 1968, so we will see what that brings and see if there's any logic / pattern to them. @6Gman, thanks for that, although my questions are usually specific, they may just help someone's...

Yes, I think you're right with this one, but I do look very closely at all sorts of things and some have paid off, whereas most like this one doesn't, but it's always worth a go!

I would love to, but can't due to copyright. Right, I've managed to find a very faint reference on the second precis, 358/19. So it seems the Preston office used 358 as the constant, and the /x as the latest in the series. The BR (LM Region) Chief Establishment & Staff Office, Euston letters...

The whole precis including the ref number is typed.

Can we decipher the following BR letter reference code - PR 358/4? This is on a Precis concerning the proposal to close the loop line, and it comes from Preston's Divisional Manager's office, so PR must mean Preston? 358 The 358th letter send out in a particular month? /4 Does this mean...

The following is a link to the topic on the LNER Encyclopaedia website - Loco log T9 has the Scarborough to Padiham spot in it, there are also notes covering 10/11/12 of July 1964. LNER Encyclopaedia I think there's something here for everyone! If it wasn't for the spotter's notes, a small...

Thanks all. On the basis that the spotter's notes are in order as seen going past his garden, we have the following but no timings recorded: 1L92 Filey to Leeds. (Does not say Holiday Camp for this, but other trains do). 1X05 Scarbrough to Padiham. (Not 1X50 as I had misread). 1S51 Hull to...

Absolutely agree with that. Another good point, I missed the fact that 44990 had just been allocated to Mirfield which as said, suggests the route was via the Copy Pit line back to East Lancashire. A good spot, thanks. I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding this 1964 timetable, could...

Thanks everyone. I couldn't find my notes concerning this trip so had to go and get another copy. It seems this particular train, the 1X50 started at Scarborough but didn't go to the Filey holiday camp, it was pulled by Black 5 - 44990. I do remember what I was told by the spotter, he said he...

Thanks for that. There is every possibility it did indeed call there, I'm told many did.

Could anyone give an estimate of how long it would take from Scarborough to Beverley (this was only part of the return journey) in 1964, this was a period return journey pulled by a steam locomotive not diesel please? Thanks, Andy.