The sunken branch to the Gasworks, Middle Pit and Clansdown colliery began in the station sidings, down the side of the S&D
before diving under the S&D. It's a pity they couldn't have used this for the S&D and saved on one of the two road crossings.
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CLANDOWN COLLIERY TRAMWAY (Radstock)
(1875 to 1973)
(From a visit on the 4th of November 2020)
The sunken branch to the Gasworks, Middle Pit and Clansdown colliery began
in the station sidings, down the side of the S&D
before diving under the S&D. It's a pity they couldn't have used this
for the S&D and saved on one of the two road crossings.
The track bed is below this modern construction.
In this photo you can see the trailing connection fromthe Clansdown branch
link with the S&D Up line just make out the
goods yard under line goes below the S&d and up past the signal box.
On the left is the remains of the Clansdown line that went below the main
road.
Opposite view from above.
The branch ran directly below this point. On the right is the Ex level
crosson of the S&D line from the station.
It is a foot path. The Victoria (Station Hotel) is on the right.
The west side of the ain road where the branch dropped under t run down
the south side of the S&D main line before tuning
northwards under it.(Photo from'Bath In Time'.
Left: Close to the same spot on the 4th Nov. 2020. The Roadstock (Market)
Museum is on the left. The track bed has been back-filled up to the
pavement level with the western exit from the tunnel bridge
The track bed dropping down until it meets the bridge below the S&D
line.
The bridge below thew S&D track bed.
The blancked-off way into the Gas works and onto Middle Pit and Clansdown
Colliery.
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8mm
colour cine film by Bob Bishop. Interesting scenes of shunting at
the Colliery and road crossing as well as running over the level
section to the Incline summit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDsvm0-iDYg
A PDF giving a descripton of the
mine, incline layout and working.
http://www.coalcanal.org/wh/backissues/74imposed.pdf
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The
Dundee & Newtyle Rlwy Walks Opened
in 1831 the route had three incline planes. The first was from
the terminal station on Ward Street, up the Dundee Law, where there was
also a tunnel. The second was the Balbeuchley incline at
Rosemill and the third at Hatton that ran down to Newtyle station.
It was also the very first passenger
train service in Scotland.
Worked by Horse over the levels until the first steam engine was
purchased in 1833. Came under the Caladonian Railway with it's terminal moved to Dundee West
station. Passengers
service ended in 1952 and the line totally closed in the mid 60's.
The inclines were by-passed in the 1860's.
The Cromford & High Peak Incline railway in Derbyshire has been luckier in having much of it's buildings, including an Engine House preserved. This is what could have happened with
the D&N, indeed, should have happened with at least one of the D&N inclines. However, the C&H gives an excellent comparison of what the D&N would have looked like, albeit the
inclines were only single track.Boddam To Ellon Branch (Walks) By Bill Reid. Ex GNSR branch line.
Dyce To Fraserburgh and Peterhead Walks. Ex GNSR
Bath To Wellow Rlwy Walks Ex Somerset & Dorset Rlwy.
The Test Valley Railway Walk. (New Mills To Hayfield).
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