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Bryan in the undergrowth on April 5 1966 - it was hard to imagine this being a station.
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Hi, having walked along this route only a few days ago, having found the 2 & 1/4 mile post, I can let you know that the Eastcote road bridge was underline. The stone bridge supports are still there.
What I like from all these late 50,s/mid 60's photos is the shirt and tie, jacket everone wore! Andy
Hi John,
Thanks for the info. Looking at my maps the site must have been Eastcote Road in Tiffield. I have looked here before but it was many years ago and I can't remember what my conclusions were.
I might pop down again later this week - I only live 20 miles away.
But before I go I wonder if you can remember if this was a 'road under' bridge? Also which side of the road was the station, north or south.
I hope I'm not asking too much of your memory.
Best regards, Jim.
I just looked at black and white picture of Tiffield station on this site, which I took a year earlier, and it looks exactly the same place. This was before Victor Hatley's guidance so I think it really is Tiffield!
Hi Jim - I've just looked at my notes (I took a clumsy portable tape recorder on this walk and transcribed my notes next day). I had been given information about the site from local historian Victor Hatley to help us identify it and there were two possibilities. My notes say as follows:"After passing the 1 3/4 mile post the line reached Tiffield summit, marked by a gradient post, 1 in 70 down to Blisworth, level to Towcester. After being level for a quarter of a mile, another gradient post pointed 1 in 78 down to Towcester, just past the 2 mile post and the cutting ended to offer a possible site for Tiffield station, with a farm, track coming from the nearby road. This site was dismissed as it was much too far from the village and did not match the location we had been told about. Clear sleeper marks were evident here. Now we reached the 2 1/4 mile post and here the line passed what was clearly the site for Tiffield satation, as it met the criteria we had been told about. There was an SMJ 'Beware' sign, there was good road access, it was near the village and the track bed opened out wide. It exactly met the criteria we had been told about from Victor." I could put all my notes somewhere on this web site if it would help - might take me a while, but they include fairly detailed plans of upstairs and downstairs at Towcester station. According to other writers, Tiffield station was probably little more than a wooden platform. Hope this helps, but I accept it is not conclusive - John
John,
Like Andy I've walked round here and never seen any evidence, admittedly much later than when your photos were taken. Do you remember the exact location?
Fantastic set of photos your putting on here, it's very much appreciated.
I do have to say it is all rather poignant though.
Jim.
Wow John! Photos of anything to do with Tiffield Station are very rare. I've never seen any and I've been to the line @ Tiffield! Andy
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