Prototype Can anyone identify this location
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Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Is the signal post Great Central ?, I'm looking at the finial. Not sure about the station architecture though.
Col.
Col.
BrushType4
Western Thunderer
There is a railway line crossing on the distant bridge.
Tim Watson
Western Thunderer
Can I suggest St Albans London Road on the GN branch to Hatfield? Midland Mainline behind (are coaches ex-Midland?). The building on the right is very long and held a test tank for ship models (Vickers Shipbuilders). The station building and the long one still exist. Can I copy it to put it onto a local St Albans history Facebook group?
Tim
Tim
AndyB
Western Thunderer
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BrushType4
Western Thunderer
Good spot guys.
AndyB
Western Thunderer
Roger - the plaudits for identifying the location must go entirely to Tim.
I just did a couple of web searches to add some context (and for my own interest to look at the track layout around the goods shed).
Just found this extra info too: London Road station – Valerie Robertson
Can you do a hi-res crop of the 2 coaches, to see if we can identify them?
Andy
John K
Western Thunderer
Now we know where it is, the station buildings are very GNR.
If you want the site today, go to Orient Close St Albans
The station building is in good condition and is used as a day nursery.
The second pic shows a train on the Midland line which is almost complete concealed by trees.
John K
If you want the site today, go to Orient Close St Albans
The station building is in good condition and is used as a day nursery.
The second pic shows a train on the Midland line which is almost complete concealed by trees.
John K
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Looks like 34066 Spitfire to me
AJC
Western Thunderer
Yes, I reckon so and I think it's a railtour, possibly the 'Sussex Downsman' 22 March 1964 - I'm pretty sure the loco only worked a bit of that. Note the Bulleid brake with roof board here:
Former Southern Railway Lines - Geoff Plumb
Unrebuilt Bulleid SR "Battle of Britain" Class 4-6-2 No. 34066 "Sptifire" sits in the platform at Tunbridge Wells West station with the joint RCTS/LCGB "The Sussex Downsman Railtour". This engine took over the train here and worked it through Eridge and Hailsham along the "Cuckoo Line", just...
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So the route, if it is that tour, would help. It doesn't help me, but it might do for someone else.
Adam
AJC
Western Thunderer
Exactly. As I say, no idea where it is, but the topography looks fairly distinctive.
Adam
Scanlon
Western Thunderer
Thanks to you all for the various pointers.
Collectively we are getting there, loco is 34066 Spitfire on the RCTS/LCGB Sussex Downsman. Location still seems to be the problem. I'm fairly certain this is south of Eridge, 34066 worked south from Tunbridge Wells West via Mayfield to Pevensey and north from Brighton via Uckfield. The banner repeater is off and the fencing around the station looks quite unusual but having trawled the net I cannot find the location.
Roger
Collectively we are getting there, loco is 34066 Spitfire on the RCTS/LCGB Sussex Downsman. Location still seems to be the problem. I'm fairly certain this is south of Eridge, 34066 worked south from Tunbridge Wells West via Mayfield to Pevensey and north from Brighton via Uckfield. The banner repeater is off and the fencing around the station looks quite unusual but having trawled the net I cannot find the location.
Roger