Thanks, Chris. It doesn't seem to have the lovely splay to it, but it's hard to see with all the trees.
The semi- eliptical arch and splayed face are very unusual, and must have presented somewhat of a challenge to the masons all those years ago! It...
The tunnel portal looks to be a very fine piece of Architecture, too. Dating from 1849, perhaps it should be listed? Is this potentially the...
Talk about carrying coals to Newcastle! Was the seam at Shaffalong (Cheddleton) completely worked out? I understand there's still extractable coal...
My statement wasn't a claim - it was an aspiration. In any case, people don't say "shoogs" in the Potteries - "duck" is the appropriate word. And...
If a thriving "commuter" service is to prosper (how I hate that word), then a "drop of and ride/park and ride" service will be essential. I don't...
Sorry to be pedantic, but the two Foulridge reservoirs are, and always have been in Lancashire. The pre-1974 boundary was at a place called...
Blimey - this stuff is incredible! Perhaps we should consider some historical walks so we can find out more about it. Perhaps you've stumbled onto...
ok, I agree a truce for the moment, on one condition. We must all work hard (as I have done) to protect existing trackbeds including the Biddulph...
It pains me to say it, but the cynics on this thread are really out of order, and we must really examine their motives (there are two of them)....
Paul, it seems to me that you haven't read the public statements of MCR (see website). Consider the following: Stone - recently re-opened after...
As I said, we're jumping a long way ahead here, but when we're generating a station footfall of 1million plus at Leek, and similar at Alton, then...
Interestingly, this was the preferred option by the previous people who were interested in re-opening the line (Kilbride Properties). I think it...
Yes, Neil, and the proposal to use the up slow line loop all the way from Stoke (not used at the moment) could easily provide for a level platform...
Yes, Neil, if people think we're dreaming, remember that many of us saw this project as a dream 15 years ago, and that dream is coming true. I...
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