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The SDR (as the Dart Valley Railway) was the first heritage line I ever visited. My parents took me there shortly after it was reopened by Dr Beeching. I think a suitable punishment for these louts to show them the error of their ways would be to sentence them to a lengthy period of...

THe SDR has suffered a vandal attack and theft at Buckfastleigh Station. Details on Exeter Express & Echo web site also shown on BBC Spotlight tonight. http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/cctv-and-fingerprints-examined-after-vandals-ransack-south-devon-railway/story-30085777-detail/story.html

Quite extensive remains just south of Beddgelert Station on the Welsh Highland Railway comprising partly built embankment, road over bridge and incomplete accommodation bridge in the middle of a field to which the embankment never reached. These were for the aborted Porthmadog Beddgelert and...

yes the black box was the indicator indicator. There was a lift down to the platform for platform trollies. Access to this was just by the illuminated glass case going to the left. There was a suspended walkway which led to the lift which went down to the platform. However, I am sure it was...

Would be interesting to find out. The whole frontage of the Lyceum Building changed but the rest of the remainder of the basement of the building was more closed in with bushes and clutter, however it did house a period cafe - restaurant "Reece's Lyceum" my mother took me in there a few times in...

The other end of the Low Level subway came out under the Lyceum building at the side nearest Central Station. Some of it must still exist under the Lyceum, at least part of it. I was in my teens when used it last but remember you entered the subway under the Lyceum on a slight down grade and...

i am sure there is reference to this tunnel in the old Oakwood Press Mersey Railway book. Long sine lost my copy but I think it was a carriage in steam days. THERE was a heading just before James Street which was used for the loop this was originally constructed to form a link to docks and I...

As well as an interest in railways, particularly heritage railways I have also had a lifelong interest in Industrial Archaeology - in particularly mining. Some weeks ago I was driving through Shropshire and spotted a sign of Snailbeach - for years I had intended visiting the Snailbeach Mine...

The station might also be quite close to the proposed relocated Isle of Nan Steam Packet Terminal which is likely to be moved from the Present Pier Head location to near the former Waterloo Dock area.

I have just uploaded my final Llangollen Railway 2016 photos taken at the Winter Warmer Gala on December 31. The full collection of over 300 images can be found by following this link: http://www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Heritage-Railways-of-The-Briti/Llangollen-Railway-2016/...

If I recall correctly the Talyllyn Railway existed in two legal entities Tywyn to Abergynolwyn and Abergynolwyn to Bryneglwys Quarry even though under common ownership. Separating should not have proved that difficult if there had been a will to do so. When the mines were nationalised some...

The Mersey Rly is interesting. I used to have a copy of the Oakwood history of the MR and I recall reading that the MR continued to operate at least semi independently until 1951 when London Midland finally realised it was part of their territory and sent in people to sort it out. Perhaps there...

Add Penrhyn Railway, Padarn Railway. Fairbourne Railway Technically a Tramway but it did call itself a railway Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway. Welsh Highland Railway though track had been removed from most of the route during WWII was still in existence.

Douglas (Isle of Man) (Isle of Man Railway) Ramsey (Manx Electric Railway) Colby (Isle of Man Railway) There was a character played by Michael Caine named Colby in the WWII movie Escape to Victory! Ireland has quite a few sub names named after real people the 1916 leaders - Dublin Connolly...

Hooton has an unnumbered platform onwhich the station building is located passengers having to cross the bridge to access the live platforms. Also one of the platforms at Liverpool James Street is not used except in emergency.

The term "train station" just offends my ears as does the substitution of absolutely for the word yes. I am not ancient being born I 1959. I was brought up to understand that station referred to a railway station you added bus to describe a bus station. If one thinks about it we are...

Apparently Blaenau Ffestiniog Station (Arriva Trains Wales / Ffestiniog Railway has been giving BTP concern. Here is a link to a newspaper report from last year: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/blaenau-ffestiniog-barbecue-railway-track--9653458 here is an earlier report...

Some photographs taken on a recent visit to the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: For my complete L&B Gallery click here: http://www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/English-Narrow-Gauge-Railways/Lynton-Barnstaple-Railway/

I was in a bit of a rush and I didn't have as much time to explore as I would have liked. I visit the Tavistock area quite regularly but this is the first time I have been up to the station site though I pass the missing bridge on the Gunnislake Road often. If I recall correctly it was removed...

Reading some of the recent comments about the Tavistock area on this thread you might like to take a look at some October 2016 photos of the viaduct / station area. Click on the following link...