A bridge to far-the mystery line!

jf · Post by jf » Tue 11 Sep, 2007 9:53 pm

Sorry, my picture has shrunk a bit, but there is definitely track on the bridge, but ONLY on the bridge!? It may be that the map to the west is dated slightly differently as this is a composite digital historical map so may be formed from differently dated map sections. I'll skim through the other maps I have of this area and see when (if) the other sidings appear.You should see if you can find any remains of Castleton bridge near here, which once carried a line over the Harrogate line to Albion Works.

jf · Post by jf » Tue 11 Sep, 2007 9:55 pm

The first map where the sidings are shown is the 1972 map, so it's fair to guess they were constructed as part of the industrial museum (there might be a line on the 1968 map but hard to tell at the scale I have). I'm sure that there's pictures on Flickr of the museum railway; I've never visited myself despite it being on my doorstep.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 11 Sep, 2007 10:05 pm

i'll see what i can find on flickr! I've never been myself but keep meaning too! I'm suprised how much it looks so unuser friendly!!

jf · Post by jf » Tue 11 Sep, 2007 10:09 pm

Couldn't see anything on flickr, but sure I have in the past (looking under 'Armley mills'). It's a narrow gauge system, possibly just a storage area these days, everything looks a bit decrepit.There was at one time talk of building a line to connect the Kirkstall Abbey railway with the mills museum, as part of the Kirkstall Valley country park project. I think a bridge was constructed with this in mind when the new Morrisons store was developed. It sounds a bit ambitious to me.

jf · Post by jf » Tue 11 Sep, 2007 10:10 pm

A rusting Fowler and a steam crane:http://www.flickr.com/photos/reinholdbe ... 451257202/

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 11 Sep, 2007 10:16 pm

jf wrote: A rusting Fowler and a steam crane:http://www.flickr.com/photos/reinholdbe ... 451257202/ I've seen that engine on loads of pics but never anything else! there looks loads of stuff in the sidings! I wonder if it's out of bounds!

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Wed 12 Sep, 2007 11:12 pm

I can heartily recommend a visit phill,if you've never been.It's mainly a textile museum but there's a section on engineering,printing,film making and photography and of course,railways.They even had a mining exhibition at one time!