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Post by trevnhil on Dec 29, 2008 19:54:03 GMT
So the reference to Wellington Terrace is just a marker for comparison. Another isolated street is George Street which just exists in the middle of nowhere. What was there around Euston Road Station which required the station to be sited there? It's a pity Google Earth wasn't around back then, comparing then and now would be fascinating. Who knows what will be around in another 100 years. I suppose that Euston Road station was put there as being the nearest position to old Poulton, and Morecambe centre. As I said earlier there was no West end road. Re George street, again we can only make a guess. The nearest place of employment to there was across Lancaster road at the Tram Depot. They would certainly need a number of personnel to man the trams, and attend to the horses. It is only a guess, but they had to live somewhere. Regards. Trev..
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Post by trevnhil on Dec 30, 2008 18:03:06 GMT
Despite seeing and describing in post 26 the tram tracks stopping at the top of Euston Road and Cheapside, they didn't.. I have now found a picture that shows a tram on rails obviously in Market street. So there WAS a line joining Cheapside and Euston Road. The building in the background to the right of the lamp post is the Post Office. Regards. Trev..
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Post by odom on Dec 30, 2008 20:31:47 GMT
I know that the trains brought the coal in and they also brought a lot of cattle wagons where cattle was brought by sea to the stone jetty and then loaded on the trains. Where they were coming from or going to I don't recall but I just remember my dad telling me about the cattle. Before my time though. Looking at the above pic makes me long for the old mom and pop shops. the service was lovely and personnel. We used to wait outside of Mr. Dentons bakery just before they closed when we were kids and when she was sealing up the big tin barrels with biscuits in we would ask her if she had any broken biscuits. She would call us a cheeky lot but always gave us a few broken ones. Sugar was on ration then so they were a luxury. Jean :)PS. Anyone remember the old Jewish tailor that sat in the shop window next to the butcher on the street that ran between Pedder street and Euston Road.? My dad thought the world of that old man but I never knew much about him. I had a coat made by him when I was about 7 or 8 and it had a hand stitched velvet collar. Thought I was the bees knees not having much clothing to speak of back then.
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Post by accykeef on Feb 8, 2009 13:41:41 GMT
I have been looking at some old pics of Hest Bank station but I am a bit confused as to just where it was. OK - Before the jokes start, I know it was in Hest Bank and it was next to the railway lines. This picture shows the view, I suppose looking South but is the siding on the right where the cafe is now? It says that the steaming engine in the distance is on the Bare Lane branch but that branch line is much further away. andrewstransport1960.fotopic.net/p41843491.html
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Post by trevnhil on Feb 8, 2009 15:51:55 GMT
Hi Keith. Firstly thank you for the link to what is a brilliant picture, I will look at his other photos tonight. The picture is taken from the footbridge facing Morecambe. On the left you can see the sign for the chip shop which I believe is still there. On the extreme right hand side you can see three coaches, out of a line of five. These were 'camping coaches' and I think you could stay in them for your holidays, but I don't know any more details. There were two platforms the 'up' and 'down' ones or north and south. The steam train in the distance can indeed be on the Bare and Morecambe branch line. This branch started at the station and three lines went under the main road bridge before the one for Morecambe branches off. ie trains travellin from Hest bank to Morecambe are /were not on the high speed track. Here is an aerial view centered on the 4 camping coaches that were left. Regards. Trev..
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Feb 9, 2009 12:41:43 GMT
Is that the chip shop which is now a Chinese chippy?
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Post by accykeef on Feb 9, 2009 14:41:46 GMT
We used to stand on that footbridge years ago as the steam trains went under, never realised there was a platform buried in the undergrowth. I will have a closer look the next time I am up there.
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Post by trevnhil on Feb 9, 2009 15:08:17 GMT
Is that the chip shop which is now a Chinese chippy? Yes it is a Chinese chippy, or at least it was two and a half years ago. And Keith, the platforms may well be there, and just overgrown. Trev..
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Post by mpprh on Feb 9, 2009 16:39:00 GMT
Just a few notes ............ From memory, the station was to the left of the level crossing heading towards the sea (OK - mud !). I can remember cycling down there to see the rescue operation after the train crash of 1965 : More ....... home.clara.net/gw0hqd/bumps/cra200565/cra200565.htmI used to use the Morecambe Branch line to go to Lancaster Castle station - better train spotting on the main line. As parts were single track there was a hoop that drivers had to carry as a guarantee that they were alone on the stretch. The hoop was collected by the signalman at Bare Lane. The fare from Bare Lane-Lancaster Castle return was 5d - say 2p in todays money. The other Lancaster station was Green Ayre which had a link to Lancaster Castle station, and crossed the Lune on Greyhound bridge (now a roadbridge). There was a newish station at Scale Hall and the line continued to Morecambe Promenade ? and maybe Heysham. It was used as an experiment for electrical power using overhead wires. The experiment was for the future coastal main lines as many of the Southern commuter railways were already electrified using a third rail. British Rail had quite a lot of camping coaches around the coast. There were also some at Heysham : www.picturesofmorecambe.co.uk/morecambepics/9079.jpg I don't know when this stopped, but there may still be some operated privately at Ravensglass. Peter
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Post by accykeef on Mar 15, 2009 20:12:02 GMT
To bring this thread up to date, a modern picture at Hest Bank in the area which was the station. The Morecambe branch line is clearly visible on the right.
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