BulwellBrian 107 Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Certainly Lizzie its Snorbans locally but I still sound very Bulwellian. Benjamin, I too bought stamps from the dealer on Henrietta Street when I was young, he was on the left hand side as you went up the hill from Highbury Road, I lived further up on the right hand side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea 5 Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 New Basford station was very close to my childhood home. One of my earliest memories (funny how these things stick) is being in my pushchair on the platform with my Dad. A steam train was coming north from the tunnel going uphill with all the noise and smoke while another was behind me heading for the tunnel. I was petrified! These great fire breathing monsters were ok if I could see them but not if they were behind me. To think that was a good 50 years ago because the station closed in 1964. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
briyeo 56 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 It looks like the fitting was for a lamp, as Merthyr Imp suggested. See http://www.ehattons.com/38659/Bachmann_Branchline_44_119_Great_Central_High_Level_Station_Entrance/StockDetail.aspx http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/braunston_and_willoughby/index1.shtml http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/belgrave_and_birstall/index16.shtml http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/rothley/index8.shtml http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/q/quorn_and_woodhouse/index18.shtml Thanks very much for these Richard, they will be very helpful. Sorry, I hadn't been back to this thread for a while. Thanks for all the help guys. Comparison shots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
briyeo 56 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 The one at Rothley has been converted back to gas, assuming it would have been electric in BR days. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3067/2760958676_7590c35291_o.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williamson54 4 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I lived just 200 yards from New Basford Station and spent many hours on or around the railway. The metal work above the entrance was for decoration only. I cannot recall there ever being a lamp on it. I have photos of the entrance that show no lamp. Andy Williamson 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Andy. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. Photos are always good to see, Andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williamson54 4 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks for the welcome. My dad ran a shop on the corner of Warren Avenue and Haydn Road opposite the Meridian playing fields. He was a keen photographer and took many shots on the railway. I have written an article for Steam World and included many pictures of my dads pictures of New Basford. It should be published in the next few months. Enjoying reading all the comments, questions and answers. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 If you like the railways then you've come to the right place. There are many detailed topics, with some great photos, on the subject on Nottstalgia so you've plenty of reading to do..lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Welcome to the Forum Andy, there are some avid and knowledgeable railway enthusiasts on here, so you should find plenty of interest. Get browsing and posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roosta 2 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Some local items up for auction here on the 8th. http://www.gwra.co.uk/nextauction.htm 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Welcome Andy. Look forward to your railway stuff especially. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Welcome to the forum Andy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Andy. I look forward to reading your memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
williamson54 4 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks for all the welcomes. I have vivid memories of New Basford Station having spent many hours on the platform. One that stands out is when a local service for Derby Friargate would come to a halt on a Saturday afternoon and a number of whicker baskets were unloaded. As the train left the station master would open the baskets and release what seemed like dozens of homing pigeons. They would circle the station a couple of times before heading south. I wonder if others can remember this. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Pigeon releases also regularly happened at Bulwell Common. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scriv 168 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 This article shows some interesting shots of pigeon specials "in action" ; http://www.steve-banks.org/prototype-and-traffic/128-pigeon-traffic-historical I believe the dedicated trains lasted until the mid-1960's; I can certainly remember baskets of pigeons on Nottingham Midland platforms well into the 1970's, they often went on the Nottingham-Lincoln trains. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I remember a pigeon special having it's birds released in a siding between Netherfield Lane & Colwick North in 1966. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I recall it being a gas lamp and don't think it was ever updated to electric, ditto the station lamps with their chain on/off "switch" as well, One day a new lad Chris and his younger sister Francis started at Claremont Primary, their father was the new staion master having moved there from Alford (Lincs) There was also a lady porter which us kids thought strange and a male one known to us as "grumpy" have seen both those release pidgeons from baskets on the platform. All this was around 1956, I have never found any referennce to the derailoment of several carriages one night, proper serious job the line blocked and steam crane brought in and several days working all day and night, the carriage pushed over the embankment onto land that was a former pig farm between Hyden Rd and Perry Rd bridge after being derailed by catch points whilst the train was reversing to get into the carriage sheds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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