 Abandoned Tube
The increased security levels in London mean that London Underground are
extremely unlikely to grant visits to their disused stations. For those
who have wondered what those old stations look like, hopefully the
following photos will be of interest. |
 Abandoned-places.com
Old buildings, abandoned hospitals, industrial palaces overgrown with
plants and trees, the remaining walls decorated with graffiti, smashed
windows, rain dripping through the roof... These places have become hard
to find, difficult (or illegal) to access, dangerous to explore ... great
to spend the day ! |
 Bradford
Villages (nethernutone.co.uk)
History has been our bane and our pleasure from the Ice Age to the digital
one; geography makes this the most varied landscape in England from
eroding shore and plentiful rivers to mills and steelworks to wind swept
dales and sheep dotted moorland.
We have to be a dogged breed. |
 Bronte-country.com
Welcome to Bronte Country, an area which straddles the West Yorkshire and
East Lancashire Pennines in the North of England. A windswept land of
heather and wild moors, it is hardly surprising that this region became
the inspiration for the classic works of the Bronte sisters, Charlotte,
Emily and Anne. |
 Bronte-country.com/great-northern-railway-trail.
The Great Northern Railway Trail is a recently developed cycle path and
public bridleway which follows a section of the route of the (now disused)
railway line which used to run from Queensbury through the villages of
Clayton, Thornton, Denholme, and Cullingworth en route to the Worth Valley
and meeting the main line near Keighley. |
 Cardiff
rail
The Cardiffrail site is a project to explore and document disused
railways, tunnels and industrial buildings in south Wales and the Midlands
of England. |
 Claythorpewatermill.co.uk
Nestling at the tip of the Lincolnshire Wolds in a picture postcard
setting is Claythorpe Watermill & Wildfowl Gardens, truly a little piece
of paradise which, once discovered, you'll want to return to time and time
again. |
 Cornwalls
lost railways.fotopic.net
Long gone the clack of wheels over joints, the hurried farewell on
platforms. Yet the infrastructure of thousands of route miles, culled
before & since Beeching remains. Forgotten silent green lanes, choked
cuttings & marooned overbridges. |
 Cumbria Railways
.co.uk
The Cumbria Railways website by Peter Burgess is dedicated to the lost
railways of Northern Cumbria which have all closed during the last
century. Many of the Cumbria Railways lines closed due to the decline in
the industries that they serviced so well during their heyday such as Coal
Mining, Iron Ore Mining and Steelmaking along with the Beeching closures
of the early 1960s. |
 Darkplaces.co.uk
UK Underworld - You die... We split your kit! Never underestimate the
power of stupid people in large groups.
Darkplaces is an independent meeting point for all underground related
explorers to chat, meet, share information, show off pictures and videos
about exploring underground places of Interest. |
 Davidheyscollection.com
This website is intended to be a good-humoured look at contemporary
attitudes and lifestyles; a personal observation of a gentler, more
innocent age. The pages cover the period from the post-war Fifties to the
vibrant 'Swinging Sixties' - which, for my generation, brought up on a
diet of jam butties and roly-poly pudding, was something of a 'Boy’s Own'
adventure, if you like. |
 Deltic Preservation Society
The Deltic Preservation Society Ltd is the largest diesel locomotive
preservation society in the United Kingdom, and owns three of the six
surviving Deltics. A total of 22 Deltics were built for British Rail in
1961/62, for use on the East Coast Main Line out of Kings Cross. By the
late 1970s, they were being replaced by new Inter-City 125 trains, and
were gradually phased out. |
 Disusedrailways.co.uk
This is a passionate but not serious look at the railways in the 80s and
ones that no longer exist. The site deliberately looks different (or crap,
depending on your view) from the standard rail web sites, so you’ll
remember it and want to come back for more. MORE I tell you!!!!!
I know full well that this is seen by many as a “sad” hobby and I totally
agree, but I bloody love it! |
 Disused Stations
People have always had a fascination with disused railway lines and
stations. Following the opening of the first railway lines in the 1820’s,
stations have been closing; many in the last century because they were
resited to a more suitable location. This is particularly true in London
where many of the London termini were originally built some distance short
of their present site. |
 Eagle.co.uk/steam
Links to (mainly UK) based steam resources: |
 Embsay
and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Travel between Embsay station, built in 1888, and the new award-winning
station at Bolton Abbey. Your journey takes you through picturesque
Yorkshire Dales scenery. Bolton Abbey station is the ideal stopping off
point for a pleasant one and a half mile walk to the ruins of the 12th
Century priory. |
 Flickr.com/groups/leedsrailways
Flickr.com/photos/rikj
Flickr.com/photos/32763322@N00
Flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/collections/72157600204027395
Flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/sets/72157594397421428 |
 Forgottenrelics.co.uk
It's easy to take for granted the awesome endeavours of 19th Century
railway pioneers. It was an age of speculative adventure, built on
innovation, will power and elbow grease. But many magnificent creations
were abandoned during the industrial vandalism of the fifties and sixties.
Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age celebrates some of them. |
 Friendsofoakwellhall.org.uk
Founded in 1988, the Friends of Oakwell Hall and Country Park are a
voluntary support group for this wonderfully authentic 16th Century Manor
House in Yorkshire - and for its surrounding 110 acres of country park. |
 Great
Northern Railway Trail
This report sets out the engineering works and land ownership agreements
required to complete a traffic-free walking/cycling route between
Queensbury and Cullingworth, following as closely as possible and
practicable the line of the former Great Northern Railway and
incorporating horseriding links to the local bridleway and by-way network. |
 irail.co.uk
Index of all railway and model railway related websites in the UK and
Ireland |
 Keighley and Worth
Valley Railway
When British Railways closed the line in 1962, local people and railway
enthusiasts joined forces to try and save it.
A Preservation Society was formed and after many years of volunteer
struggle the line re-opened to passenger traffic on 29th June 1968. |
 Kerry9621.fotopic.net
Welcome to the "all new" KP's Rail Pics. I have put all digital images on
the site so it is now time to delve into the archive and get scanning all
the negatives and transparencies at my disposal.
|
 London
underground-history.co.uk
One of the things I find most interesting is the changing history of the
railway, of which there is still much hidden evidence. For example, look
through the window as you travel between Tottenham Court Road and Holborn
on the Central Line and you'll see a station - where no passengers have
alighted since 1932. These stations are often referred to as ghost
stations. |
 Maggieblanck.com/Land/PhotosBatley
See also
Maggieblanck.com/Land/PhotosBirstall
Batley is a very old town in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was
mentioned in the Doomsday Book in 1086 and was listed in the 1379 Poll
Tax. The parish church, All Saints, dates in part, to the 15th century.
Today, other than the parish church, little remains of very old Batley.
There are still some vacant mills from the early 1800s and some Victoria
buildings. |
 Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion Foldout
This Foldout presents some details of the Railway Stations which served –
and still serve – the Calderdale district.
In 1963, a report entitled The Reshaping of British Railways, produced by
chairman Dr Richard Beeching, signalled the closure of a quarter of the
country's rail lines and 2,128 stations in addition to the scrapping of
67,700 jobs. |
 Mirfield A 2nd
Look
This site contains a selection of photographs of Mirfield and surrounding
areas taken over the previous century.
Accompanying each photograph of the past is a present day shot. This
picture where possible will show the exact same view for comparison. A
brief background is included with each set of photgraphs. |
 Mirfield memories
/ Railways
The "death sentence" has been issued to two of Mirfield's three railway
stations; but local people are seeking a reprieve.
Notices, stating that all new line stations are to be closed, have been
circulated by the railway executive, which means that the two local
stations, Northorpe (higher) and Battyeford, will cease to operate a
public service. |
 Napierchronicles.co.uk
Introduced in 1961 and surviving until 2nd January 1982 the Deltics
clocked up a staggering amount of mileage between them. Some individual
members achieving four million miles alone. The attempt to account for
every Deltic movement would be impossible though slowly a picture is
emerging of the locomotive's (sometimes) varied career. |
 Pennine Waterways
This website is dedicated to the canals of the south Pennines, UK,
Including photographic virtual cruses along these canals.
The site also features extensive photo reports on the completed
restoration work on the Huddersfield & Rochdale canals |
 Preserved-diesels.co.uk
There are 367 preserved mainline diesel locomotives in the UK based on
various privately owned railways, as well as a few running on the main
rail system. This website is intended to provide a photographic record of
each of these engines as well as details of the lines on which they are
based and details of any diesel events. |
 Procast.co.uk
Established for over 20 years, Procast has gained an enviable reputation
for the specialist production of high quality ferrous and non-ferrous
nameplates, signs, engineering components and decorative castings. |
 Queensbury railway
Although the line is no more than 5 miles long, the engineering required
to reach Queensbury was very tough indeed.
In excess of 3000 yards of tunnel, 1000 yards of deep cuttings and several
hundred yards of viaduct were required to complete
the line. Little wonder it was referred to as the "Alpine Route". |
 Queensburyvillage.co.uk
How did Queensbury get it's name? Why was a blunderbuss fired in
Queensbury every night? Why does Ambler Thorn have a Cape of Good Hope?
Read our things you (probably) did not know about Queensbury... |
 Railchat.co.uk
The number one site for talking railways. Formed in late October 2004,
this site quickly established itself as the home for over 2000 members,
made up from railway staff & enthusiasts alike to exchange views & ideas
with plenty of railway banter along the way. Its always maintained its
concept of keeping it a fun & family friendly forum. |
 Railway Junction Diagrams
The Railway Clearing House (RCH) Maps and Junction Diagrams are among the
most fascinating source materials for British railway historians. These
documents date from the time when the railways of Britain were run not as
a single network, but as competing enterprises. |
 Railway Ramblers
As you may gather from the title, we are a club that likes to explore
disused railway lines. We organise walks throughout the country, for
people of varying ages and abilities, usually on disused railways,
although sometimes we explore old canals and, occasionally, even Roman
roads. We are not a high-powered hiking club concerned mainly with
clocking up the miles. |
 Railway
Technical Web Pages
This site provides free articles about railways, using the UK railway
system as the base technology with more articles and information about
other systems, like the US, as appropriate. Articles and glossaries are
provided for a range of subjects. These include planning, finance,
operations, design, engineering, production and maintenance. |
 Red
House
Red House in Gomersal, a village south of Bradford was once the home to
Charlotte Bronte's close friend Mary Taylor, and is beautifully furnished
as a family home of the 1830s. Charlotte visited there often in the 1830s
and the Taylors appear as the "Yorkes" and the house as "Briarmains" in
her novel Shirley. |
 Royal
Scots Grey
Our Mission is to ensure that 55022 is preserved in running order with
mainline certification. This site is dedicated to the promotion of that
mission and to help to raise funds to protect this important piece of
British railway heritage. |
 Save Our Railways
This site is intended as a "resource centre" for rail campaigners and
enthusiasts... helping you to find the websites of rail companies,
regulators, Government bodies, passenger groups, rail museums, heritage
lines, model railways, etc. |
 Secretleeds.com
A site dedicated to investigating quirky, unusual or mysterious aspects of
the built environment of the city of Leeds, both past and present. Have
you ever wondered about the history of an unusual local building; where
that peculiar-looking tunnel leads to; or why that mysterious mark is
carved into the wall near your house? Then you’re in the right place to
find out more..... |
 Sectional
Appendix
October 1st, 1960 British Rail released a new issue of the 'Sectional
Appendix', a hugely useful document upon which much of the information
found in this site will be based. They contain a wealth of information
including: signal boxes, distances, running lines, speed restrictions &
local instructions. For the railway historian they offer a unique window
into railway operations. |
 Subterranea
Britannica
Formed in 1974, Subterranea Britannica is a society devoted the the study
and investigation of man-made and man-used underground places. Subterranea
Britannica brings together people with an interest in all types of
underground space - from deneholes to dug-outs and from souterrains to
subways. |
 Sustrans.org.uk
Sustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity. Our vision is
a world in which people can choose to travel in ways that benefit their
health and the environment. Every day we are working on practical,
innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us
all. |
 Tunnels
database
Often a vast engineering feature, and usually a big project at the time of
construction, railway tunnels are a source of fascination. Most tunnels
exist to give the railway the flattest route possible whilst getting it
from one side of a feature to the other. Other tunnels exist purely to
hide the railway from land owners. This listing attempts to catalogue all
British and Irish tunnels. |
 Vintage Carriages Trust
The Vintage Carriages Trust is a volunteer body, based on the Keighley &
Worth Valley Railway. It was formed in the late 1960s by a group of
volunteers whose interest was in wooden bodied carriages. They could see
that there was a need to concentrate on the preservation of these historic
items which were in grave danger of disappearing due to the weather and
vandalism. |
 Woodlesford
Station
The station opened in 1840 as part of the original North Midland Railway
from Derby to Leeds, Hunslet Lane. The line was built by George
Stephenson. In 1844 it was absorbed into the Midland Railway and in 1923
became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway company. On the
creation of the nationalised British Railways in 1948 it became part of
the North Eastern region. |
