firbeck 860 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Trams didn't need turntables, they just turned the poles round and pulled the seat backs over to face the other way, it may well have been for the trolleybuses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ahhh Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,629 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Hi Kev, The turn round on the embankment was just that, it was wide enough for the trolley buses to come in from Arkwright street and let folk off in front of the toilets then turn full lock to the other side of the road to their pick up points ready and facing the right way to go back to the city along Arkwright street. There was also some bus sheds on Bunbury street which was just through the embankment gates on the right and down there for about 300 yards on the left, I also remember the old tram lines still being set in the road and running into those sheds until the early 60s. Also read somewhere that the site of those bus sheds was once the site of a football ground, either Notts or Forest Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Re The Clifton Pit shunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Isn't that the toll house on A'penny Bridge? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 860 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I've been sniffing about trying to take my mind off my poor doggy. The loco in the picture looks like a Robinson GCR J11 0-6-0, not the official pit shunter, bringing in a train from the Queens Road goods yard, I believe that there was an LMS connection from the Midland line that also served the Ordnance Depot. I had a thought that the lines around the power station were electrified, I seem to remember seeing the overhead wires, there is a reference to this on the Internet, but not a lot. According to my findings the colliery had on it's books an ex-North London Railway 4-4-0T, an Andrew Barclay 0-6-0 saddle tank in 1900 and this:- A Vulcan Foundry 0-4-0ST built in 1895. I also found this picture which shows something sitting outside the engine shed which is visible just below the main mine buildings, tucked next to the coal conveyor:- I also found some track plans showing the connection from the GCR as shown on the photo:- This map is only available in bits, but this is where the photo was taken, at the old toll bridge, sorry, it won't come out any bigger than that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Hi Kev,The turn round on the embankment was just that, it was wide enough for the trolley buses to come in from Arkwright street and let folk off in front of the toilets then turn full lock to the other side of the road to their pick up points ready and facing the right way to go back to the city along Arkwright street. Rog Isn't that the toll house on A'penny Bridge? Even I can remember the trolly bus turning point , If they turned too quick the poles used to come off the wires and go through Turneys factory windows!! And yes thats hapenny bridge Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 trolly bus turning point Any pics of it being used ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Notts Lad oop North 14 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 There were definitely two different and distinct fish trains that ran through Nottingham in the early 1960s 1. Grimsby to Whitland hauled down the GC by an Immingham Brit as far as Woodford Halse or Banbury and replaced by a Castle 2. Grimsby to Nottingham and Derby and maybe beyond and ran along the Midland lines from Lincoln to Nottingham Midland then out through Lenton by a whole mixtire of locos. You could get rare Eastern Region B1's on it or it could be Derby or Nottingham Black 5's or Crabs. I have some pics of it at various locations so will bring them here soon The "Tamworth Mail" usually arrived in Nottingham Midland at exactly 9.00 every night and went on to at least Derby. Where it went after that is a mystery to me. It was diesel hauled early on, usually a Class 31. I never saw steam on it. This train ran until 1990 and was finally Class 4 hauled. Had to smile about Nottingham Shed - me and a mate used to climb over the sleeper fence at the end of Constance Grove and never got chucked out once - unlike Colwick. Happy Happy Days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 2. Grimsby to Nottingham and Derby and maybe beyond and ran along the Midland lines from Lincoln to Nottingham Midland then out through Lenton That explains things! had visions of the MR fish train coming in through Basford Vernon, I knew there was a North Lincs connection off the later Robin Hood Line (which I read is now (or shortly to) running a sunday service) having gone on north to mablethorpe but couldnt see the loco doing a run around or being turned at the midland station in order to go back out to derby etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 trainspotting was great fun, trips to crewe works, writing down the numbers of old boilers, come to think of it times aint changed a deal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 writing down the numbers of old boilers .........kinda has a dif'rent meaning when you get older tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 hasn,t drawn any comments from the girls Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 yes used to like the pressure building up till the safety valve blew off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,629 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Hi Kev, With reference to the "Turning point" it was nothing special just a "U" turn in the widest part of the road not a manufactured bit of kit, look on "Picture the Past" for Trent Bridge or Trent Embankment, I'm sure I saw some pics on there of the area Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Cheers.....just the way they shaped the road fascinated me.....yeah i'll go see if there are any. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Cheers.....just the way they shaped the road fascinated me.....yeah i'll go see if there are any. I've turned a few buses around there myself in the past. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I've turned a few buses around there myself in the past. I dont believe you're that scarey...... !laughing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nottm Boy in OZ 0 Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 John, Never any loco sheds on Wilford Road, nor even a sub-shed. The engine sheds were at Colwick... Wilford Road sidings used for wagon storage..you might see an occasional shunter. Some loco's were stored there briefly prior to scrapping, but very few. Cheers Robt P. Hi there true the LNER/LNWR shed was at Colwick. The shed that you are thinking of was the LMS shed on the corner of Wilford RD and Furlong Rd. On the right once you got over the bridge heading south. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ravintrainman 10 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Hi there true the LNER/LNWR shed was at Colwick. The shed that you are thinking of was the LMS shed on the corner of Wilford RD and Furlong Rd. On the right once you got over the bridge heading south. There was the former Great central shed off Queen's Drive but I think it was closed some time after grouping (1923), Queens drive being a relatively small shed of four roads with capacity for 16 locos. When the GC and GN came under the same company, LNER, it would make sense to just have the one shed. Also Nottingham GC would have had a small allocation of locos mostly for local work. The main sheds on the GC being Annesley, Leicester, Woodford Halse and Neasden. Colwick on the other hand had over 160 locos allocated in 1922 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Seems Robin Hoods got the sack! I for one is glad, he creeped me out with his long leary face, plus he once left me in the air for to long on an high five ...... long live Sherwood that's what I say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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FLY2 10,109 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Just getting up RR and bracing myself for a stressful day. A hearty breakfast first, then put on the revered and hallowed shirt ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 But will you be there FLYÂ ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Yes, getting the bus at 10.30. Trent End today! Plenty of atmosphere. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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