Paolo Coopio Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Can't believe how much history there is on this 5 mile stretch. So many listed buildings and structures. 5 disused stations on its route (including former goods stations) And one of the most interesting things was the old abandoned engine shed near Tinsley. Inspection pit still there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 For quite a few years I worked by the canal down at the start of the Tinsley locks. In winter we had Ice breakers ( nicknamed the Kista Dan after a then famous Antarctic ice breaker) keeping the canal open . Normal traffic was mainly a regular procession of barges taking ferro-alloys to the canal basin. I once organised a shipment of nearly 200 tonnes of steel , by barge, to the docks at Hull. It was never repeated. as the incredibly slow operation of loading and waiting for the tides(!!!) was too disruptive of our normal operations...and the "big boss" forbade it!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 10 hours ago, Lysanderix said: For quite a few years I worked by the canal down at the start of the Tinsley locks. In winter we had Ice breakers ( nicknamed the Kista Dan after a then famous Antarctic ice breaker) keeping the canal open . Normal traffic was mainly a regular procession of barges taking ferro-alloys to the canal basin. I once organised a shipment of nearly 200 tonnes of steel , by barge, to the docks at Hull. It was never repeated. as the incredibly slow operation of loading and waiting for the tides(!!!) was too disruptive of our normal operations...and the "big boss" forbade it!!! Thanks Lysanderix. Out of interest what year roughly was this (if you don't mind me asking)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I wasdown there from 1959 til 1971 (ish),😏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Lysanderix said: I wasdown there from 1959 til 1971 (ish),😏 Great to hear stories of when the canal was still working. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Fascinating, as always, and thanks for ploughing through the mud and making this video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Athy said: Fascinating, as always, and thanks for ploughing through the mud and making this video. Thanks Athy. The muddier the better🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 There's a nice picture of the Canal and Park goods here and another of the railway bridge showing what those pillars supported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 20 hours ago, History dude said: There's a nice picture of the Canal and Park goods here and another of the railway bridge showing what those pillars supported. Wow they great photos. It looks so familiar but so different. Are this overhead wires on the bridge going in to the goods shed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 No that's the Victoria line on the next bridge. They only used steam and diesel engines on the goods lines. You get a better view from a 1948 air photo. The electrification is yet to be installed on the Victoria line. The white line is a marking on the photo. The next picture follows the canal to the Midland railway also dated 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 To get those two pictures I used a screen capture software. And as my monitor is a large widescreen type, you could say that they are in Cinemascope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 It's difficult to comprehend the footprint the railways and railway related land had in the area around the city centre back then compared to now. Fascinating photos. Thanks for taking the time to scan and share them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Built at Gorton, in 1914, to works number 435, Class 04, No.63624, (Shed No. 41A, Darnall), stands near Tinsley South Junction Signal Box. The view is looking towards Tinsley West Junction, with the extensive Hadfield and Co. Ltd., East Hecla Works on the left hand side. Taken September 1960. Copyright Retained. The locomotive would appear to be standing roughly where Meadowhall South Tram Stop stands today, although I am sure that some of our more technically competent readers could nail the spot exactly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 That would been about the time that my Dad slipped the duty shed foreman a few shillings and we had a walk around inside Darnall shed. I remember that there were two rows of O4s; walking between them I really got a sense of how big they were. Like many freight engines, they looked bulkier when they were dirty, which they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Athy said: That would been about the time that my Dad slipped the duty shed foreman a few shillings and we had a walk around inside Darnall shed. I remember that there were two rows of O4s; walking between them I really got a sense of how big they were. Like many freight engines, they looked bulkier when they were dirty, which they were. I know that No.63601, a long time Frodingham locomotive is fortunately preserved and it is still a very impressive locomotive, but I know exactly what you mean. That was the first clean Class 04, that I've ever seen!!! None of the Class 04's that I saw around Orgreave, Woodhouse, Beighton, Killamarsh ever looked like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now