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Tinsley and the Modernisation of Sheffield's Railways New Book


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Tinsley and the Modernisation of Sheffield's Railways

 

This is a recently published book by Chris Booth and Alex Fisher.

Priced around £34

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Having recently purchased the book I think it's excellent value for money. It covers all the old yards in the South Yorkshire area too. And reveals what they had to do to construct the Tinsley Yard. As one railway official said, "there was a bloody big mountain in the way".  They also had to drain an old colliery pumping house pond, which had over 1,400 fish in it, the fish were all moved to another lake in Rotherham. 

Fully detailed, it takes you to the closure and shows what is left on the ground.   

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Any info on the old train stations in tinsley. I was sure there was 3  .. i know of tinsley station  near the current tram stop..and west tinsley ofc .. but i read of another station some time bk   mayve been short lived station  ... not sure if it was  called either east or south tinsley , any info on it ..or online ?? 🙏🏽

 

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Tinsley Great Central closed 29 October 1951.

Tinsley Road Great Central became West Tinsley closed 11 September 1939.

So there was only two. With one becoming the other.  

West Tinsley can be seen below perhaps shortly before it's closure.

West Tinsley Station (1939).jpg

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