Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 2651-2700

Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 2651-2700
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Photo	ELR	Branch	Subject	Location	M	C	Elev'n	Date	Time
bpm02651.jpg	SAW	Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd	Almost completed Lydney Junction station platform on the Dean Forest Railway showing Then newly re-ballasted platform and run-around loop lines and the new station building under construction.	Lydney jct (S&W) station			SE
bpm02652.jpg	SAW	Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd	Eastern extremity of re-constructed Lydney Junction station on the Forest of Dean Railway. The track curving away to the left is on the original Severn & Wye trackbed to Sharpness and Berkeley Road	Lydney jct (S&W) station			NW
bpm02653.jpg	SAW	Berkeley Rd & Speech House Rd	Permanent Way tamping unit stabled at Lydney yard, Dean Forest Railway	Lydney Yard			NW
bpm02654.jpg	SWM	Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction	Looking west from a road overbridge at the site of the former Grange Court station and junction. The previous branch to Hereford via Micheldean Road and Ross-on Wye swung to the right where the ground is level	Site of Former Grange Court station & junction	121	40	East
bpm02655.jpg	SWM	Gloucester & Severn Tunnel junction	Looking east from a road overbridge at the site of the former Grange Court station and junction. The station previously occupied the space between the up & down South Wales Main lines on the right and the up relief line on the left	Site of Former Grange Court station & junction	121	40	West
bpm02656.jpg	THO	Thornbury & Yate
bpm02657.jpg	THO	Thornbury & Yate
bpm02658.jpg	THO	Thornbury & Yate
bpm02659.jpg	THO	Thornbury & Yate
bpm02660.jpg	THO	Thornbury & Yate
bpm02661.jpg	THO	Thornbury & Yate
bpm02662.jpg	LUL	Upminster, LUL	Interior of a spotless maintenance shed at Upminster dep�t, LUL (Taken during a Permanent Way Institution visit)	Upminster Dep�t, District Line LUL			North
bpm02663.jpg	LUL	Upminster, LUL	Interior of a spotless maintenance shed at Upminster dep�t, LUL (Taken during a Permanent Way Institution visit)	Upminster Dep�t, District Line LUL			North
bpm02664.jpg	LUL	Upminster, LUL	General view of sidings fan into Upminster LUL maintenance dep�t showing protective wooden boards each side of conductor rails adjacent to authorised walking route	Upminster Dep�t, District Line LUL			South
bpm02665.jpg	LUL	Upminster, LUL	Illustration of a sliding expansion assembly in a compressed air main at Upminster LUL dep�t,	Upminster Dep�t, District Line LUL			East
bpm02666.jpg	LUL	Upminster, LUL	Maintenance dep�t and stabling yard at Upminster, LUL (Taken during a Permanent Way Institution visit)	Upminster Dep�t, District Line LUL			South
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bpm02669.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	The unclassified road over the three-arched overbridge at Penrhos junction. Upon the completion of the backfilling to the left of the farthest walled bridge in the view, a new road, almost level with the camera point road level, was laid between the arched bridge and a new housing estate just yards to the north of the old bridge. Note the nearest left wall � this is one wall of the former Barry Railway's skew road overbridge, backfilled many years ago and this was the original route of the Barry line from Tynycaeau to Barry junction on the B&M line, north of the former Llanbradach viaduct	West of three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	45.5	NW
bpm02670.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	The old unclassified road leading to the roundabout on the A468 road west of Penrhos junction. The new road alignment is to the right of the fence line	West of three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	45
bpm02671.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	North-east elevation of three-arched bridge near Penrhos signal box, illustrating the almost completed back-filling of the cutting to the former Penrhos North junction site	Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	45
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bpm02673.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	Looking towards the sloped backfill where the 3-arched overbridge had just been engulfed at Penrhos junction	Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	47.5
bpm02674.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	A closer view of bpm02673 where the three-arched road overbridge south sidewall still stands proud of the backfill	Alongside Penrhos signal box site south of three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	47.5
bpm02675.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	Site of Penrhos (middle) junction after complete removal of all lines and taken after the cutting to the rear of the camera point had been backfilled. The signal box previously stood in the alcove on the lower left	Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	45
bpm02676.jpg	WAL CAP	Walnut Tree Cardiff & Pontypridd	Another view from the three-arched backfilled road overbridge at Penrhos. The "big hill" incline down to Walnut Tree junction is seen falling away in the distance	Three-arched road overbridge, Penrhos junction	9	45
bpm02677.jpg	BJR	Bassaleg junction & Rhymney	Looking west towards site of former Trethomas station. The platforms are still visible. Beyond is the demolished Bedwas colliery complex	Road overbridge east of former Trethomas station	6	55.5	East	08-Oct-89	14.45
bpm02678.jpg	BJR	Bassaleg junction & Rhymney	Looking east towards Machen showing clean trackbed after removal of all lines between east of Machen station and Bedwas	Road overbridge east of former Trethomas station	6	55.5	West	08-Oct-89	14.45
bpm02679.jpg	BJR	Bassaleg junction & Rhymney	Bi-directional lines at Machen quarry. Previously the through passenger lines from Newport to Caerphilly, Bargoed & Brecon	Alongside Machen quarry	4	11.5	East	08-Oct-89	14.54
bpm02680.jpg	BJR	Bassaleg junction & Rhymney	Looking backalong bi-directional stone traffic lines towards Machen quarry outlet groundframe	East of Machen quarry	3	53	West	08-Oct-89	15.02
bpm02681.jpg	BJR	Bassaleg junction & Rhymney	"Breather" in single stone traffic line serving Machen quarry. The lines beyond were latterly worked as bi-directional for stone quarry rail traffic	Machen quarry outlet groundframe	3	49.5	East	08-Oct-89	15.05
bpm02682.jpg	CDF NAN	Former Cardiff Railway (Nantgarw Branch after 1952)	The northernnmost section of the Nantgarw coke ovens rail sidings after demolition of the plant and lifting of lines. The bridge in the distance, was followed by a further one at 7M-42.5C which was removed in 2003 due to road improvement works. Beyond, the trackbed carried the former Cardiff Railway's lines to south of Pontypridd but never served as a through route	North end of Treforest trading estate and Nantgarw coke ovens site	7 2	32 23	SE	08-Oct-89	15.28
bpm02683.jpg	CDF NAN	Former Cardiff Railway Nantgarw Branch (After 1952)	Reciprocal view to frame bpm02682 showing the depleted Nantgarw coke ovens site	North end of Treforest trading estate and Nantgarw coke ovens site	7 2	32 23	NW	08-Oct-89	15.28
bpm02684.jpg	POR	Porthcawl	Looking west from west of Fountain level crossing towards Cefn Junction on the Porthcawl branch	Fountain level crossing, west of Tondu	1	05.5	East	08-Oct-89	16.13.5
bpm02685.jpg	POR	Porthcawl	Looking east towards Tondu at Fountain level crossing	Fountain level crossing, west of Tondu	1	06.5	West	08-Oct-89	16.13.5
bpm02686.jpg	POR	Porthcawl	Looking east towards Tondu from just east of Cwmffoes level crossing on the Porthcawl branch	Cwmffoes level crossing, north of Cefn Cribwr	2	07	SW	08-Oct-89	16.24
bpm02687.jpg	POR	Porthcawl	Looking west from west of Cwmffoes level crossing towards Cefn Junction on the Porthcawl branch. The building on the right was previously the crossing keeper's house	Cwmffoes level crossing, north of Cefn Cribwr	2	07	East	08-Oct-89	16.24.5
bpm02688.jpg	POR	Porthcawl	Looking east towards Cwmffoes level crossing and the former crossing keeper's house on the Porthcawl branch	West of Cwmffoes level crossing, north of Cefn Cribwr	2	12	West	08-Oct-89	16.26
bpm02689.jpg	POR	Porthcawl	Looking west from west of Cwmffoes level crossing towards Cefn Junction on the Porthcawl branch	West of Cwmffoes level crossing, north of Cefn Cribwr	2	12	East	08-Oct-89	16.26
bpm02690.jpg	JER	Jersey Marine	East elevation of L�nlas tunnel at site of former L�nlas junction, which linked the South Wales main line at Skewen. Tunnel limits are 1M-08C to 1M-50C but mileages are mixed in this section and the JER zero milepost is seen at the tunnel mouth on the right side. The colour-light signal is port Talbot's PT360R (distant for Felin Fr�n).	Former L�nlas junction site at L�nlas tunnel SE end	0	01.75	SE	17-Oct-89	12.05
bpm02691.jpg	BRY	Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Looking towards Cogan junction when all lines were still in use. Cogan sidings goods lines are on the left and note the presence of movable elbows in the up main line where the down goods line intersects. A single blade safety trap is fitted to the up goods outlet alongside the 2ft loop exit semaphore signal	Cogan junction	2	37	SW	1959
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bpm02695.jpg	VOG	Vale of Glamorgan	Up distant signal for now removed Aberthaw Cement works signal box, later repositioned to become the motor-driven up distant for Aberthaw East signal box	Between Gileston & Aberthaw East	6	04.5	West	1959
bpm02696.jpg	VOG	Vale of Glamorgan	Down distant signal on GWR square wooden post, for former Gileston signal box and removed upon the closure of the latter 'box	Between Gileston & Aberthaw East	6	12	East	1959
bpm02697.jpg	BRY	Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Part view of 3-doll bracket signal showing speed restriction indicator and lattice work under the catwalk.	Cogan junction signal box's down inner homes bracket signal, Llandough sidings	2	?		1959
bpm02698.jpg	VOG	Vale of Glamorgan	2-doll bracket signal with separate starting arms for main and platform loop lines at Southerndown Road station	Southerndown Road station				1959
bpm02699.jpg	CTD	Cadoxton South junction & Trehafod junction	Double disc assembly and mechanical detection north of former Tonteg junction signal box	Tonteg junction				1959
bpm02700.jpg	CTD	Cadoxton South junction & Trehafod junction	Ground disc controlling movements between down and up main lines just north of Tonteg junction signal box (All removed after 1964)	Tonteg junction
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Date Last Revised:December 08, 2009