Cumbria

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.

42073 at Haverthwaithe Station	42073 at Haverthwaithe Station
AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station	AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station	AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station	AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station
AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station	AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station	AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station	AB 1245 at Haverthwaithe Station

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.

LMS 264T	BR / LMS 45742 'Connaught'	BR / LMS / LNWR 58346	BR / LMS / LNWR 58346
BR / LMS 'Black Five'	BR / LMS 'Patriot'

Durham and Northumberland

County Durham

Tram No 10 at Beamish Museum	Steamroller UM 3296 at Beamish	Twizell' RS 2790-81 at Beamish	Twizell' RS 2790-81 at Beamish
Brusselton Incline on the SDR	60075 'St Frusquin' at Darlington	60155 'Aberdonian' at Darlington	64749 and 61449 at Darlington
V2 approaching Darlington Station	65033 at Darlington Works	92065 at Tyne Dock	60904 at West Hartlepool shed
1960s Darlington bus tickets	1960s Newcastle bus tickets

Northumberland

60019 'Bittern' at Berwick shed

65893 at Blyth South shed

Ireland

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

UTA Crane tank No 31	UTA 53, Northern Ireland	UTA 55, Northern Ireland	UTA 72, Northern Ireland
UTA 84 'Falcon' and 85 'Merlin'	UTA 85 'Merlin'	UTA 86 'Peregrine'	UTA 172 'Slieve Donard'
UTA 195	'Belfast and County Down' crest.	UTA 204 ex-BCDR 4	UTA 208 ex-BCDR 8
UTA 209 ex-BCDR 9	UTA 214 ex-BCDR 14	UTA 217 ex-BCDR 17	UTA 221 ex-BCDR 21
UTA 222 ex-BCDR 22	UTA 222 ex-BCDR 22	UTA 225 ex-BCDR 25	UTA 229 ex-BCDR 29

Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway

DNGR 3 'Dundalk'

DNGR 4 'Newry'

DNGR 6 'Holyhead'

Belfast tram 386

Republic of Ireland - CIE, GSR, DSER

GSR 90	GSR 327	GSR 337	GSR 387
GSR 403	GSR 425	GSR 462 ex-DSER 16	GSR 462 ex-DSER 16
GSR 632	GSR 639, 667 at Edgworthtown.	GSR 65x	GSR 671
GSR probably Inchicore Works			CDRJC tickets

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.

Douglas Corporation Transport

No 12 Guy WMN488 of 1957

No 50 Regent DMN650 of 1939

Horse tram No 1

Horse tram No 43

Groudle Glen Railway

'Polar Bear', Bagnall 1781 of 1905

'Sea Lion', Bagnall 1484 of 1896

Isle of Man Road Services buses in Douglas

'3', GMN714, 1946 Leyland PD1

'62', NMN361, 1951 Leyland PD2

' 89', NMN907, 1952 Leyland PSU1

Isle of Man Railway

No '11 Maitland' at Ballasalla	Nos '1', '5' and '11' at Douglas shed	No '8 Fenella' at Douglas station	No '10 G H Wood' at Port Erin
Ex-CDJCR railcars at Peel Station	No 5 'Mona' at Peel Station	Peel Shed, Isle of Man Railway

Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway amd Laxey Great wheel

MER No 7 at Douglas	MER No 19 at Douglas	MER No 26 at Douglas	MER Box van No 4 at Douglas
SMR Nos 5 and 3 at Laxey	MER Station at Laxey	Manx Electric Railway tickets	MER Handbill for Ramsey
MER Handbill for Laxey	MER Handbill for Ballaglas Glen	MER Handbill for Snaefell	MER Handbill for Dhoon Glen
MER Handbill for Two-day Rover	MER Handbill for Groudle Glen		The Great Wheel at Laxey

Lancashire

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.

45563 'Home Guard' at Longsight	49421 at Longsight shed	E3029 at Longsight shed	40056 at Trafford Park shed
52345 at Lees shed, Oldham	44350 at Sutton Oak shed	47008 at Lostock Hall shed	51497 at Agecroft shed

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.

End of the line at Starr Gate	End of the line at Starr Gate	Tramline on a wet day at Fleetwood	Tramline on a wet day at Bispham
Tram 648, Blackpool	Tram 700, Blackpool	Tram 713, Blackpool	Tram 715, Blackpool
Trams 700 and 717, Blackpool	Tram 719, Blackpool

Carnforth

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

The Station clock at Carnforth

Virgin train on WCML at Carnforth

Manchester

Manchester's Canal Network

The Ashton Canal

The Ashton Canal begins at Piccadilly	Wharf at Junction Street	Store Street Aqueduct	Wharf at Piccadilly Village
Crane at Piccadilly Village	Crane at Piccadilly Village	Lock '1', Ashton Canal	Lock '2', Ashton Canal
New Islington Wharf, Ashton Canal	New Islington Wharf, Ashton Canal	New Islington Wharf, Ashton Canal	Lock '2', Ashton Canal
The Ashton Canal begins at Piccadilly	New Islington Marina	New Islington Marina	New Islington Marina
New Islington Marina	New Islington Marina	The Ashton Canal in Ancoats	The Ashton Canal in Ancoats
The Ashton Canal in Ancoats	Ashton Canal lock '8'	Ashton Canal lock '10'	The Stockport Canal junction
Ashton Canal lock '11'	Ashton Canal lock '12'	Ashton Canal lock '13'	Ashton Canal lock '13'
Factory at Ashton Canal lock '13'	Ashton Canal lock '14'	Ashton Canal lock '15'	Site of swingbridge near lock '15'
Fairfield swingbridge '15'	Fairfield swingbridge '15'	Ashton Canal lock '17'	Ashton Canal lock '17'
Fairfield 1833 Packet Boathouse	Fairfield 1833 Packet Boathouse	Building at Fairfield lock '18'	Fairfield lock '18'
Fairfield lock '18'	Hollinwood branch, Droylesden	Fieldings Wharf, Droylesden	Fieldings Wharf, Droylesden

Castlefield Basin, Central Manchester

where the Rochdale Canal and the Bridgwater Canal meet

Castlefield Basin Map	Castlefield Basin	Castlefield Basin	Castlefield Basin
Grocer's Warehouse, Castlefield Basin	Grocer's Warehouse, Castlefield Basin	Grocer's Warehouse, Castlefield Basin	Grocer's Warehouse, Castlefield Basin
Exit lock '92' from the Rochdale Canal	Bridgwater Canal at Castlefield	Bridgwater Canal at Castlefield	Bridgwater Canal notice
Giants Basin, Castlefield Basin	Giants Basin, Castlefield Basin	Giants Basin, Castlefield Basin	Merchants Warehouse, Castlefield Basin

The Heywood Canal

The Heywood Canal and Railway plus the Phoenix Brewery

The Heywood Canal route	Wharf Lane, Heywood Canal	ELR yard and Canal terminus	Traction engine at Heywood
The Heywood Branch	The Heywood Branch	The Heywood Branch	The Heywood Branch
East Lancs Railway	The Phoenix Brewery, 1898

The Rochdale Canal Part 1, Rochdale

From Rochdale to the M62

The Rochdale Canal basin	The Rochdale Canal basin	The Rochdale Canal basin	The Rochdale Canal basin
The Rochdale Canal basin	The Rochdale Canal basin	The Rochdale Canal basin	The Rochdale Canal basin
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal	The Rochdale Canal	Canalside warehouse	Canalside warehouse

The Rochdale Canal Part 2, Central Manchester

From Castlefield Basin to Islington

Exit lock '92' from the Rochdale Canal	Rochdale Canal milepost	Tall, thin warehouse, Rochdale Canal	Tall, thin warehouse, Rochdale Canal
Rochdale Canal lock '91'	Side basin near lock '90'	Rochdale Canal lock '87'	Rochdale Canal bridge at lock '86'
Rochdale Canal lock '86'	Approaching lock '85', Rochdale Canal	At underground lock '85', Rochdale Canal	Entrance to Piccadilly Basin
Lock '84', Piccadilly Basin	Side basin near Piccadilly Basin	Side basin near Piccadilly Basin	Towpath tunnel near Piccadilly Basin
Bridge at lock '83'	Union Street footbridge	Possible swingbridge site	Beyond Union Street road bridge

The Stockport Canal and Houldsworth Mills

The Stockport Canal was a branch of the Ashton Canal from Clayton between Aashton locks 10 and 11 to a basin at Stockport. It was opened in 1797 with no locks on its 5 mile journey. In its heyday it even had a passenger service but trade declined after WW1 and stopped altogether in 1933 when it was abandoned. The stretch from Clayton to Reddish is now a landscaped footpath and cycle route, nearer Stockport are Houldsworth Mills, once one the main sources of traffic.

The Stockport Canal at Clayton	The Stockport Canal at Clayton	The Stockport Canal at Clayton	The route of the Stockport Canal
The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal
Bridge at Ashton Old Road	Bridge at Ashton Old Road	Bridge at Ogden Lane	Bridge at Ogden Lane
Bridge into Canal Depot	Bridge into Canal Depot	The Gorton railway aqueduct	The Gorton railway aqueduct
Near Abbey Hey Lane	Bridge at Abbey Hey Lane	Bridge at Alston Road	Bridge at Alston Road
Gorton Lower Reservoir	The alignment of the Canal at Hyde Road	The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal
The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal	The route of the Stockport Canal
The bridge at lower Houldsworth Mill	The bridge at lower Houldsworth Mill	The upper Houldsworth Mill	The middle Houldsworth Mill
The middle Houldsworth Mill	The middle Houldsworth Mill	The middle Houldsworth Mill	The middle Houldsworth Mill

Manchester's Tram Network

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, which I caught on the next visit. It's a big system now compared with when I first visited in 2003 (just one photo though).

'2006' outside G-Mex in 2003	'3010' at Shudehill	'3011' at Deansgate	'3020' at Balloon Street
'3020' at Balloon Street	'3022' at St Peters Square	'3026' at Market Street	'3044' at Deansgate
'3052' at Shudehill	'3067' at Deansgate	'3067' at Shaw, Lancashire	'3067' at Shaw, Lancashire
'3076' at Oldham, Lancashire	'3085' at St Peters Square	'3086' at New Islington	'3099' at St Peters Square
'3101' at Deansgate	'3101' at Deansgate	'3113' and '3046' at Deansgate	'3113' and '3139' at Deansgate
'3116' at Deansgate	'3126' at Oldham, Lancashire	'3127' at Deansgate	'3128' at Piccadilly
'3130' at Rochdale, Lancashire	'3131' at Deansgate	'3131' at St Peters Square	'3133' at Balloon Street
'3133' at Balloon Street	'3135' at St Peters Square	'3137' at Rochdale, Lancashire	'3137' at Rochdale, Lancashire
'3143' at Oldham, Lancashire	'3146' at Balloon Street	'3146' at Balloon Street	'3146' at Piccadilly

Around and About in Greater Manchester

Around Rochdale and Castleton

Rochdale Station	Rochdale Station	Rochdale Station	Rochdale warehouse
Painted tiles in Castleton	'195 016' passes Castleton	'195 110' passes Castleton

Around Central Manchester in 2023

Railways, Warehouses and Hotels

Deansgate Viaduct, Manchester	Rubbish chute, Midland Hotel	'769 434' at Newton Heath	Trafford Road swingbridge
Old warehouses in Ancoats	'Bazley Bros Ltd' in Ancoats	Old warehouses in Ancoats	'Ancoats Works' in Ancoats
'Ancoats Works' in Ancoats	Old warehouses in Ancoats	The Bank of England in Ancoats	The 'Royal Mill' in Ancoats
The 'Royal Mill' in Ancoats	The Hollingworth Loop at Gorton	The Hollingworth Loop at Gorton

Scotland

'64626' at Ayr shed	'40670' at Dumfries shed	'68750' at Dumfries shed
'55240' at Hurlford shed	'54465', '57326' at Motherwell shed	'69178' at Motherwell shed
Class 26 at Edinburgh Waverley	Class 40 at Edinburgh Waverley	Class 47 at Edinburgh Waverley

Sheffield

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.

'102' at the triangle	'103' at Gleadless	'103' at Herdings Park	'103' at Herdings Park
'103' at Herdings Park	'103' at Pond Hill	'103' at Sheffield Station	'103' at the triangle
'106' and '204' at the depot	'106' at Castle Square	'108' at Meadowhall	'108' at the triangle
'108' at the triangle	'109' at Pond Hill	'109' at the triangle	'110' at Manor Top
'111' at Castle Square	'111' at Halfway	'112' at Birley Lane	'112' at Manor Top
'112' at Shalesmoor	'112' at the triangle	'112' at the triangle	'112' at the triangle
'113' at Manor Top	'113' at Park Grange	'113' at the triangle	'114' at Manor Top
'114' at Park Grange	'114' at the triangle	'114' at the triangle	'114' at the triangle
'115' at Birley Lane	'115' at Birley Lane	'115' at Park Grange	'116' at Castle Square
'117' at the triangle	'117' at the triangle	'118' at Shalesmoor	'118' at Shalesmoor
'118' at Shalesmoor	'119' at Castle Square	'119' at Pond Hill	'119' at Pond Hill
'119' at Pond Hill	'120' at the triangle	'123' at the triangle	'124' at Castle Square
'124' at Pond Hill	'124' at Pond Hill	'124' at the triangle	'125' at Meadowhall
'205' at the triangle	'207' at Birley Lane	'207' at Birley Lane	'207' at Park Grange
'207' at Park Grange	'207' at Shalesmoor	'207' at Sheffield Station

British Railways in Sheffield in 2023

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

'150 003' at Meadowhall	'150 004' at Meadowhall	'150 004' at Meadowhall	'150 005' at Meadowhall
'150 006' at Sheffield Station	'150 201' at Meadowhall	'150 214' at Meadowhall	'158 785' at Sheffield Station
'158 786' at Meadowhall	'158 906' and '170 476' at Meadowhall	'155 906' at Meadowhall	'170 475' at Sheffield Station
'170 476' at Meadowhall	'170 476' at Meadowhall	'185 137' at Meadowhall	'185 137' at Meadowhall
Class '185' at Meadowhall	'195 017' at Meadowhall	'195 020' at Meadowhall	'195 022' at Meadowhall
'195 023' at Meadowhall	'195 024' at Meadowhall	'222 004' at Sheffield Station	'222 009' at Meadowhall
Class '222' at Meadowhall	Class '222' at Meadowhall

In and around Sheffield in 2023

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

Cementation Kiln at Shiresmoor	Cementation Kiln at Shiresmoor	Cementation Kiln at Shiresmoor	Green lane Works, Sheffield
Hillsborough Bridge	Kelham Island Museum	Kelham Island Museum	Kelham Island Museum
Malin Bridge tram terminus	Malin Bridge tram depot	Malin Bridge tram junction	Middlewood tram terminus
Middlewood tram terminus	Maintenance work near Middlewood	Maintenance work near Middlewood	Waterthorpe winding wheel
Pond Hill canal bridge	Victoria Quays	Victoria Quays	Victoria Quays
Victoria Quays	Victoria Quays	Victoria Quays	Sheffield Midland Station
Victoria GCR Station Approach	Victoria Hotel, ex-GCR	Victoria GCR Hotel
Sheffield Victoria Station, GCR	Sheffield Victoria Station, GCR	Sheffield Victoria Station, GCR

Yorkshire

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.

Stags Fell stone mine

Stags Fell stone mine

Stags Fell stone mine

'Keld Head Mining Co' mould

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.

Limekilns at Western end	The tramroad near the kilns	Underbridge near Kepwick village
The tramroad near Kepwick village	Incline from the quarry	Incline top at the quarry

Rosedale Ironstone Mines and the NER branchline

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

Kilns at end of the Northern branch	Kilns below 'Mains' works	'Mains' level entrance	'Mains' works area, Rosedale
Mine adit or drainage level	Towards end the Southern branch	The East mines, Rosedale

British Railways in Yorkshire

68892 at Copley Hill shed	62036 at Doncaster shed	90569 at Doncaster shed	65517 at Doncaster Works
69523 at Doncaster Works	48622 at Holbeck, Leeds	45675 'Hardy' at Holbeck, Leeds	'63613' at Mexborough shed
'63907' at Mexborough shed	'73160' and '44458' at Normanton shed	61039 'Steinbok' at Sheffield	42709 at Sowerby Bridge shed
45304 at Wakefield shed	Class 37 on ECML at Thirsk	Class 47 on ECML at Thirsk	Class 55 on ECML at Thirsk

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

A visit to the line in September 1971

80002 and E79964 at Keighley	Loco line-up at Keighley	'Fred' at Keighley, KWVR
45025 and 30072 at Keighley	Industrial loco line-up at Keighley	80002 at Keighley, KWVR

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

A visit to the line in June 1982

D7029 at Goathland, NYMR	D7029 near Goathland, NYMR	Class 101 at Grosmont, NYMR	63395 and D5061 at Grosmont
'2005' at Grosmont Shed	Train in the distance, NYMR	View from the train

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