A Nice Site With Amazing Historic Photographs Of Old Abandoned Lines.

[Mountain]

Here is the link. Some of these photographs I have never seen before.

https://www.rchsimagearchive.org.uk/ind ... y-Railways


Anreally impressive historic record in photograph form.

[luckymucklebackit]

One of the railways listed on that site,the Tranent - Cockenzie Waggonway has a unique place in British History as the only railway in the UK to have been part of a battlefield.
In September 1745 the railway was the scene of part of the Battle of Prestonpans, during the Jacobite rising of 1745. The forces of Charles Edward Stuart, were advancing southwards, and the opposing forces of Sir John Cope brought them to battle. On 20 September 1745 Cope's troops and artillery ranged along the waggonway. Dendy Marshall says that they used an embankment formed for the railway as cover.

Jim

[Mountain]

There are loads to look at. I love the rabbit warren style Saundersfoot railway in South Wales which even has trains going down the centre of the street inbetween the shops and most of it ran on the cliff-like shelf right next to the sea going in and out of little tunnels as the line followed the coast.

https://www.rchsimagearchive.org.uk/ind ... #images-15

[Phred]

Mountain wrote:
which even has trains going down the centre of the street

That reminded me of when I first encountered the Woolloongabba Fiveways in Brisbane, a place where five busy roads intersected without the aid of traffic lights (roundabouts hadn't been heard of in Queensland at that time).

A lone police officer (known as the Dancing Cop) stood in the middle trying to control the madness. The mayhem of cars, trucks and trams was regularly brought to a halt by a railwayman entering the fray (waving a red flag in a lacklustre sort of manner) closely followed by a train!

[Mountain]

Just added the link. Here it is. Railway is right early the sea. Swipe through photos, though be aware that only so many are of the Saundersfoot railway as there are other railways before and after, but a fair few of this railway... (18 photos of this railway. Click on the link and swipe right).

https://www.rchsimagearchive.org.uk/ind ... #images-15

[Mountain]

The forerunner of the bogie.

https://www.rchsimagearchive.org.uk/ind ... 2#images-8

[Phred]

In that last link, I do like Richard Trevithick’s design for a Railway Locomotive. I'm thinking I could print that picture and frame it to hang above my layout.

[Mountain]

In that last link, I do like Richard Trevithick’s design for a Railway Locomotive. I'm thinking I could print that picture and frame it to hang above my layout.

Worlds first steam locomotive to run on rails. I think I heard that it was his fifth steam engine and the others were either used for road use or as small portable steam pumps which were far more useful in those days for mining and quarrying use.
This steam locomotive was also considered way ahead of its time as it had a form of superheating, which was not really found on other steam locomotives until around 100 years later.
I believe this loco was later used as a steam pumping engine. In those days horses was more practical for pulling waggons but they were desparate to have a means to pump water out of mines as flooded mines were often a problem. With a pump one could mine a lot deeper than without one!