LNWR Origins

[Bright Boy]

Hi

I'm trying to find out some obscure information about the origins of the LNWR.

One thing I cannot seem to discover is any info about authorisation, opening and closing of the LNWR's Southern Region Goods Depots and the spurs leading to them, such as Knights Hill ?

The same in the northern home counties, such as Bedford and Cambridge, and all the LNWR Goods and Coal Depots in and around London.

That should be plenty for people to get their teeth into for a while

Thanks in advance for anyone who can come up with any info in that area and congratulations on your superior knowledge.

Mick

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I wonder if any forum members are also members of the London and North Western Railway Society who could access the detailed archive records held by that society.

 

[Bright Boy]

I hope so Paul

 

[Taunton]

One thing I cannot seem to discover is any info about authorisation, opening and closing of the LNWR's Southern Region Goods Depots and the spurs leading to them, such as Knights Hill ?

You may find some useful stuff here (old Railway Magazine article about them written in 1960)

http://www.semgonline.com/RlyMag/ForeignDepotsofSthLondon.pdf

 

[Bright Boy]

Thanks Taunton I'll have a look

I've now read that article, it was very helpful, however it dates from November 1960 so most of the depots named were still open, but at least it mentioned the opening years of them.

Thanks very much Taunton

 

[Taunton]

There is a comparable but more up to date article about the South London depots in the magazine "Railways South East", Winter 1991 issue, called "Keep London's Fires Burning". These goods depots were almost entirely for coal traffic, and the banning of coal fires in London after the 1956 Clean Air Act got rid of what was a substantial traffic very rapidly.

Railways South East was a very high quality, well-researched, 6-monthly periodical produced in the 1980s-90s, which unfortunately ceased with the death of its editor, H. P White (who was a university professor, hence the detailed research emphasis), who did many books on historical and current railways. I don't have the magazines any more (though somewhat recall the article) but the index is on line which points to it.

http://www.steamindex.com/magrack/rse.htm

 

[Bright Boy]

There is a comparable but more up to date article about the South London depots in the magazine "Railways South East", Winter 1991 issue, called "Keep London's Fires Burning". These goods depots were almost entirely for coal traffic, and the banning of coal fires in London after the 1956 Clean Air Act got rid of what was a substantial traffic very rapidly.

Railways South East was a very high quality, well-researched, 6-monthly periodical produced in the 1980s-90s, which unfortunately ceased with the death of its editor, H. P White (who was a university professor, hence the detailed research emphasis), who did many books on historical and current railways. I don't have the magazines any more (though somewhat recall the article) but the index is on line which points to it.

http://www.steamindex.com/magrack/rse.htm

Your memory about magazine articles is excellent, I'll have a look,
Thanks again