southside Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Had a walk down to Dore & Totley Station last weekend to see how things are progressing on the platform upgrade. Link to Friends of Dore & Totley Station website: http://www.fodats.net/html/hv_capacity.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MartinR Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 As a youngster I lived in Millhouses and can remember being able to walk to the station, catch a local to Sheffield and then the express down to London, then the tube to my uncle's. Thanks to the mad axeman it would be quicker and easier now to drive. I can remember seeing the old wooden station building being burnt on the platform, so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Millhouses and Ecclesall Railway Station, Millhouses, c.1968. Note poster on the wall giving notice of the station's forthcoming closure.rb00201 Photographer: Ray Brightman, FRPS AFIAP DPAGB Hon PAGB From The Ray Brightman exhibition collection. Millhouses and Ecclesall Railway Station, off Archer Road, Millhouses. This station closed in 1968.rb00371 Photographer:Ray Brightman, FRPS AFIAP DPAGB Hon PAGB Millhouses and Ecclesall Railway Station by Brian Staniland. 1960. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38526&pos=70&action=zoom&id=21677 General view of Millhouses, Millhouses and Ecclesall Station and the Station House can be seen to the right. s11651 Millhouses and Ecclesall Railway Station. 1959 https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;w02724&pos=96&action=zoom&id=86564 Millhouses and Ecclesall Railway Station. 1954. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;w02637&pos=95&action=zoom&id=86247 Diesel locomotive on the approach to Millhouses and Ecclesall Station from Dore and Totley. 20th September 1972. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s42749&pos=84&action=zoom&id=83629 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy117 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The model railway club I used to belong to had the large metal "Millhouses and Ecclesall" station signs as seen on one of the photos. I wonder if they still have them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy117 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The model railway club I used to belong to had the large metal "Millhouses and Ecclesall" station signs as seen on one of the photos. I wonder if they still have them? Added Should have watched the video first, that answered my question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Back in the late 1980s I was a regular commuter from Dore and Totley station into Town…..from memory it took 7 minutes and avoided the daily grind on the road. The station was also used by quite a few who worked in Manchester. One day their train sailed through the station without even slowing down. A regular Manchester passenger, who was. B R manager put on his hazard jacket, marched down to the signal and used the phone. On his return he announced the next train would make an unscheduled stop…..It sailed through as well! Boy, was he angry and embarrassed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 New Bridge installed at Dore & Totley Station as part of £137m upgrade. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68183222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy117 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 So the 9 day blockade at Dore has started today, and the signaller at York has put this on the system as Totley Tunnel East and Grindleford signal boxesl be closed:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhib48 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 03/02/2024 at 19:36, Ponytail said: New Bridge installed at Dore & Totley Station as part of £137m upgrade. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68183222 Is it just me ? I think it’s a hideous OT eyesore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Always a matter of personal taste. Must confess I have seen far worse on my travels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinR Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I'm afraid I'm with Lysanderix on this one. I assume the brick structures are lifts sine the BBC item mentions accessibility. An old-fashioned cast iron bridge might be pretty, but is impossible to navigate in a disability scooter or wheelchair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhib48 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 6 hours ago, MartinR said: I'm afraid I'm with Lysanderix on this one. I assume the brick structures are lifts sine the BBC item mentions accessibility. An old-fashioned cast iron bridge might be pretty, but is impossible to navigate in a disability scooter or wheelchair. Well Martin , I’m disabled and wheelchair bound and though I agree with your sentiments on that , I still think it’s an eyesore and a blot on the landscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I have accessed a few modern ones fitted out for wheelchair users. They really are a blot on the landscape ….with long sloping walkways . Oxygen and a long rest is needed by the time the” assault course “has been completed …and they must be a nightmare if you are rushing to catch a train…but, hey, everyone to their own taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhib48 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 51 minutes ago, Lysanderix said: I have accessed a few modern ones fitted out for wheelchair users. They really are a blot on the landscape ….with long sloping walkways . Oxygen and a long rest is needed by the time the” assault course “has been completed …and they must be a nightmare if you are rushing to catch a train…but, hey, everyone to their own taste! I suppose when it’s got some muck , wear and tear and graffiti on it it'll blend in to the landscape a bit better At the moment it sticks out like a sore thumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 In 1977 when I was on an employment scheme with British Rail, they would assign people (including myself) to help disabled people on the train. That was on Midland, of course. I guess they don't really do that these days. I suppose Dore will have some staff members? Back in 1977 it was a pay on train station so had no staff at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinR Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I've only had experience of the south since I've been disabled. Provided you let them know in advance when you are travelling, there is always a helpful person with a loading ramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Back in the early 2000s my neighbour regularly took his disabled Mother, by train ,from Sheffield to Leeds. Given notice everything worked smoothly…including access by lift to cross the tracks via a goods bridge. He was always happy with the service…not so sure about Leeds though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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