Stuart0742 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Is this the shortest railway journey that was possible in Sheffield less than half a mile, with a competing bus service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bus man Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 what was the distance between Sheffield Midland and attercliffe Road or attercliffe road and Brightside ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 what was the distance between Sheffield Midland and attercliffe Road or attercliffe road and Brightside ? I calculate, using a modern map that Sheffield Midland to Attercliffe Rd is about 1500 yds Sheffield Midland to Brightside is about 2.5 miles Millhouses to Beauchief about 1500 yds Beauchief to Dore & Totley about 800 yds You can imagine why people used Dore/Beauchief/Millhouses to travel into Sheffield, but not from Beauchief to Dore. My late father had a story, when he lived at Totley and worked at Mappin & Webb's on Queens Rd, he would travel to work by bus from Totley and get off on Queens Rd nr Mappin & Webbs, a good journey. However the works manager who also lived a Totley would walk down to Dore & Totley station, catch the train to Heeley, then walk down to Mappin & Webbs, the reasons were: 1. He thought he was commuting to work like the city types in London 2. He did not have to travel to work with his workers. Strange what people do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 According to the Diesel Enthusiasts Pocket Guide (all distances are from St Pancras): Dore and Totley 154 miles 20 chains Beauchief 154 miles 75 chains (ie 55 chains from Dore) Millhouses 155 miles 61 chains (ie 66 chains from Beauchief) Heeley 157 miles 11 chains (ie 1 mile 30 chains from Millhouses) Sheffield Midland 158 miles 41 chains (ie 1 mile 30 chains from Heeley) Attercliffe 159 miles 34 chains (ie 73 chains from Sheffield Midland) Brightside 161 miles 30 chains (ie 1 mile 76 chains from Attercliffe) Hence Beuachief to Dore & Totley is indeed the shortest rail journey within Sheffield, at 55 chains (assuming my source is correct) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 According to the Diesel Enthusiasts Pocekt Guide (all distances are from St Pancras): Dore and Totley 154 miles 20 chains Beauchief 154 miles 75 chains (ie 55 chains from Dore) Millhouses 155 miles 61 chains (ie 66 chains from Beauchief) Heeley 157 miles 11 chains (ie 1 mile 30 chains from Millhouses) Sheffield Midland 158 miles 41 chains (ie 1 mile 30 chains from Heeley) Attercliffe 159 miles 34 chains (ie 73 chains from Sheffield Midland) Brightside 161 miles 30 chains (ie 1 mile 76 chains from Attercliffe) Hence Beuachief to Dore & Totley is indeed the shortest rail journey within Sheffield, at 55 chains (assuming my source is correct) Given that a chain is 22 yds X 55 = 1210 yds, a bit more than my estimate but not far off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 According to the Diesel Enthusiasts Pocekt Guide (all distances are from St Pancras): Dore and Totley 154 miles 20 chains Beauchief 154 miles 75 chains (ie 55 chains from Dore) Millhouses 155 miles 61 chains (ie 66 chains from Beauchief) Heeley 157 miles 11 chains (ie 1 mile 30 chains from Millhouses) Sheffield Midland 158 miles 41 chains (ie 1 mile 30 chains from Heeley) Attercliffe 159 miles 34 chains (ie 73 chains from Sheffield Midland) Brightside 161 miles 30 chains (ie 1 mile 76 chains from Attercliffe) Hence Beuachief to Dore & Totley is indeed the shortest rail journey within Sheffield, at 55 chains (assuming my source is correct) I have added these distances to the main entries in the Sheffield Railway Stations Topics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Given that a chain is 22 yds X 55 = 1210 yds, a bit more than my estimate but not far off This is more than your estimate by 1210 - 800 = 410 yards Or if you prefer 18chains 14 yards Or even 18 chains 2 rods* 4 yards NOTE * rods, also called poles and perches Isn't Imperial measurement fantastic and great for causing utter confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bus man Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 This is more than your estimate by 1210 - 800 = 410 yards .............................................................. Isn't Imperial measurement fantastic and great for causing utter confusion. there are members on this forum who can cause even greater confusion bus man dispears into the undergrowth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 there are members on this forum who can cause even greater confusion bus man dispears into the undergrowth There was a time when every school exercise book on the back cover contained a wealth of important information like this but which today would be considered totally useless and in any case is probably totally incomprehensible to anyone under a certain age and part of the metric generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 At 121 chains this is the 3rd shortage Railway Journey in Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 At 121 chains this is the 3rd shortage Railway Journey in Sheffield 121 chains, thats just a few footsteps on the top side of a mile and a half (1.5125 miles). In metric about 2.42 kilometres or 2420 metres If the weathers nice you could walk that, hardly worth waiting for the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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