Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 10.
Some time ago we ahd an interesting and lively discussion on the mystery station at Tiffield, which added quite a lot to our collective knowledge.I've recently been looking closely at two of the other mystery stations- at North End (sometimes…Continue
Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Richard Maund Jan 27.
Page 12 of Arthur Jordan's book features a full page reproduction of the E&WJ public timetable handbill for August 1873. Does anyone know where the original of that handbill is preserved?Incidentally, the timetable itself formed the basis of…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Barry Taylor Jan 25.
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(Northamptonshire Ironstone Co Ltd until 1928)
The Quarries were situated to the north of the village of Byield.
The quarries had a standard guage railway system which ran south to
a connection with the Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction
Railway/LMS about half a mile west of Byfield station. Production
started in 1915 but ran only until 1925, to be started once more in
1928, running up until final closure on the 12 th of February,
1965. Upon closure all the equipment was dismantled and the
workings systematically erased from the landscape, so much so as it
is hard to find any evidence as I type (December 2008)
Legend:
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‘Sir Berkeley’ is, of course, preserved by the Vintage Carriage Trust, and currently (2017) operating on the wonderful Middleton Railway.
This line and the quarry closed when I was 2 days old, and came home from “The Barratt”. I am told it was snowing, so we also know about the weather that day!
Simon (“born in the Barratt”) Dunkley
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