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Some very old and very poor photos here I'm afraid, photo-shopped to within an inch of their lives, but still way before the digital era
(when even I can take reasonable photos!) but like me, they're nearly 60 years old so I suppose that's some kind of excuse.

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Cumbria

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Lakeside and Haverthwaithe Railway

A day trip to Lakeside and a steamer voyage on Lake Windermere. The train engine was an 0-6-0T built by Andrew Barclay in 1911, Works No 1245, for the Carron Iron Co in Falkirk.

Elsewhere in Cumbria

Some photos from the early 1950s by Donald Kelk. I'm afraid I know nothing about their background or location but they appear to be Cumbria.


Durham and Northumberland

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County Durham

Northumberland


Ireland

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Donald Kelk

This collection of photos was given to me in the late 1950s by Donald Kelk, a railwayman, possibly even an engine driver!, from Darlington. There were no details of location or subject with them so the captions are my best interpretation. They all appear to date from the very early 1950s.

Ulster, Northern Ireland - UTA, GNRI, BCDR

Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway

Republic of Ireland - CIE, GSR, DSER


Isle of Man

I've only been to the Isle of Man once, 60 years ago in 1964 to be exact, so not the best photos but wonderful memories.

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Douglas Corporation Transport

Groudle Glen Railway

Isle of Man Road Services buses in Douglas

Isle of Man Railway

Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway amd Laxey Great wheel


Lancashire

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Ancient and Modern

My very first photo, taken in October 1960, of 45563 'Home Guard' and some modern ones of Blackpool's trams in 2009.

Blackpool's Trams in 2009

A long weekend in Blackpool to see the illuminations (honestly) provided the ideal opportunity to ride the tram route before the new order took over.

Carnforth

A 'Brief Encounter' with one of the most famous stations in the world


Manchester

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Manchester's Trams in 2023

A mid-week break at the 'Midland Hotel' (cheap rates during half-term) and I managed to travel on all the lines except the Media City spur, it's big system now as I last visited in 2003 (just one photo though).

Heywood, Manchester

The Heywood Canal and Railway and a brewery

Rochdale, Manchester

The Rochdale Canal and its moveable towpath, Warehouses and Railways in Rochdale

Around Central Manchester in 2023

Canals, Railways, Warehouses and Hotels


Scotland

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Sheffield

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Sheffield's Trams

A mid-week trip to Sheffield riding trams and watching the trains go past plus a few industrial relics. Unfortunately the tram line to Hillsborough was shut beyond Shalesmoor but the bus replacement service followed the line.

British Railways in Sheffield in 2023

Mostly at Meadowhall anda couple at the old 'Midland' Station.

In and around Sheffield in 2023

Industrial relics, canals, out-of-use tramlines and ghosts of the Great Central Railway


Yorkshire

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Stags Fell Mine, Wensleydale - SD 8708 9225

I believe this level was the flag stone mine rather than the lead mine. The Stags Fell quarry worked from c1813 to c1925 but the lead mine was much older, from c1680 to 1849.

The Kepwick Railway 1833 - 1893

A self-contained tramway from limekilns North of Borrowby to the quarries on Kepwick Moor. The gauge was about 4' 6" and horses worked the line, with the 1 in 5 incline being rope-worked. Well worth a visit for the views alone.

Rosedale Ironstone Mines and the NER branchline

A couple of all-too-brief visits in August 1975 and June 1982.


British Railways in Yorkshire

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

A visit to the line in September 1971

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

A visit to the line in June 1982


Acknowledgments, sources and further reading.

Stags Fell flagstone mine - A blog article on the Stags Fell flagstone mine and 'Mines and Miners of Wensleydale' by I M Spensley
Kepwick Railway - There's a very good article on the Kepwick Railway in 'Industrial Ralway Record' No 98.
'Rosedale Mines and Railways' R H Hayes and J G Rutter, 'Rosedale and its Ironstone Mines' Simon Chapman and 'The Mineral Tramways of Great Ayton' by R Pepper and R J Stewart


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