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Modifications to Towcester building date?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Barry Taylor Dec 28, 2011.

The line as nature reserves

Started Feb 19, 2011

Preservation - What if....
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Gary Jul 24, 2011.

 

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John Evans commented on Gary's photo
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Ravenstone Wood Junction

"Hi Gary This is a very interesting picture. Despite the fact I lived at Horton, only a mile or so away, for 10 years until 2006 I couldn't bring myself to retrace the steps from 1966. Wish I had! It brings back happy memories. Thanks for…"
Apr 24
Gary commented on John Evans's photo
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Ravenstone Wood Junction

"Hi John, My mistake I had not realised that the small stub you had mentioned was just a little further back - teach me to check dates on pictures. From track level taken last March (2011) it is indeed a sad…"
Apr 23
Gary commented on John Evans's photo
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Ravenstone Wood Junction

"Just as an aside the white "bin" on the right is still there and was photographed by myself on the mini tour last year - see the appropriate album. This is helpful as it gives a good reference to the site today."
Apr 23
Gary commented on John Evans's photo
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Ravenstone Wood Junction

"It is interesting to not that they appear to have dug out the ballast and that the rails are still rusty and yet the point work appears to have been removed."
Apr 23
Gary commented on Andy Thompson's photo
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Byfeild?

"NIce shot of Byfield from a different angle. The base of the tower is still there as is the signal post IIRC"
Mar 1
Gary commented on Steve Livings's photo
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"An amazing find. We didn't walk that section on our tours."
Jan 28
Barry Taylor replied to Gary's discussion 'Modifications to Towcester building date?'
"Hi Gary - good point - I had not noticed this before! Just had a quick look at my Towcester photos, and the common denominator might be the existence of the platform canopy - the windows don't seem to be there when there is a canopy present -…"
Dec 28, 2011
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Modifications to Towcester building date?

I have only just noticed that the upper windows on the Banbury/Stratford wall of the main station building (small ones below the eves) were a later modification as they are not present on the earlier photos of the station (namely those with the "square" footbridge), Anyone know when these were added by any change or at least narrow it down to a gap of years?Cheers allGSee More
Dec 27, 2011
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Gary commented on Dick's album
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Woodford Halse Model Railway Club's Woodford layout

"Typical... I have a prior engagement. Oh well I am sure I will see it one day. Popular weekend for stuff!!!"
Dec 2, 2011
alwyn sparrow commented on Gary's photo
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Line to Banbury looking towards Farthinghoe

"Apparently there was a serious explosion on the site in 1917 in which several workers were seriously injured.There is a short section about this former munitions site in Bill Simpsons book" The Banbury to Verney Junction Branch". Alwyn."
Nov 26, 2011
Gary commented on Gary's photo
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Line to Banbury looking towards Farthinghoe

"I pass it every day going to work but this was first time I could get a photo. As you know Si, the remains of the munition storage are still visible to the North of the formation"
Nov 25, 2011
Si Donal commented on Gary's photo
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Line to Banbury looking towards Farthinghoe

"A very familiar view to me.  There was a WW1 Ministry of Munitions shell filling factory on this /SMJ joint line.  When the M40 was built a few old shell cases were found.  In WW2 the area was used for military training and an old…"
Nov 25, 2011
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Nov 25, 2011
Gary replied to Gary's discussion 'Line Tour'
"Greetings all.   Appologies for not being here much but major internet problems and the filthy four letter word "work" have stopped me.   I had planned to conclude the line tour this year but various events have over taken me and…"
Nov 19, 2011
Gary commented on Andy Thompson's photo
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Byfield station site and ironstone workings

"I have to say I am impressed that someone could id coal."
Aug 16, 2011
Gary commented on Andy Thompson's album
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Byfield Station Site and Quarrying

"Good catch with the signalling remains - we missed these on the line tour. Interesting how the overgrowth has grown since our visit."
Aug 14, 2011

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Line Tour III

Posted on March 14, 2011 at 14:19 1 Comment

Well we completed the tour with all station,s apart from Salcey Forest, and junctions, apart from Ravenstone Wood, visited.

We've covered some miles by road and a few by foot too.

I have finally managed to complete the upload of the photos from the latest one and that has been a task and a half.

In doing so I have tried to give folks the best of the tour and most if not all of the relics we found. As I said last time, we took nothing but photos and all we found was left…

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Line tour thoughts.

Posted on February 28, 2011 at 22:00 3 Comments

I'd know I put some of this on the discussion thread but once again I would just like to thank my fellow "Tourists" for yet another enjoyable day out and to appologise for the 5 minute walk that was just a little longer and involved a bit of a backtrack (no pun intended).

 

Just in case anyone is wondering; we have removed nothing that we have found during our tours to date (save a singular lump of coal) only taking photos of any artifacts in situ as we…

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At 11:18 on June 26, 2011, Dick said…

Gary

 

I've taken off from the site my picture of the diamond sign as there's no point in having two more or less the same.

 

all the best

 

Dick

 

 

At 16:07 on April 3, 2010, Andy Thompson said…
You mean this sign! Andy
http://thesmjr.ning.com/photo/kineton-original-smj-bridge?context=latest
At 14:00 on August 7, 2009, Dick said…
Gary

Have you seen August's 'Steam Days' ? There's a letter from Rex Partridge which lists the following extra preserved locos as seen by him at Byfield in the 60s
6989 Wightwick Hall, 7903 Foremark Hall. 92207, 92214, 92219, 92240 and 92245. In addition he saw 7927 Willington Hall which is now in pieces.
I don't know Rex, but he's an expert on Woodford and wrote a chapter on Woodford for R Robothams 'The Last Years of the GC Main Line', which I have gleaned much info from.

Dick
At 9:32 on July 13, 2009, Andy Thompson said…
Hey groovy photo man!
Andy
At 10:00 on April 24, 2009, Andy Thompson said…
...cheers me old mucker!
TFC
At 9:30 on April 24, 2009, Andy Thompson said…
Can you do me a favour? I have had some card made to advertise the Rail Tube Network. Can I post you some and you then could hand them out (willy-nilly) on your rail travels!?

Andy
At 23:21 on April 12, 2009, Andy Thompson said…
My thoughts too! I also thought things would be slicker with this platform. Will let you know how its going. Any thoughts and ideas, let me know

A
At 23:15 on April 11, 2009, Andy Thompson said…
Thanks for joining - what do you think of the new site?

Andy
 
 
 

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