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Underground & Hidden Leeds
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on February 25, 2008, 20:38:38 ---Wow - amazed that the poles have survived complete! Wonder how far down the tracks are buried? Anyone fancy a bit of digging? :lol:
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I'd reckon that some of the regulars on 'Secret Leeds.com' & '28 Days later.co.uk' have already had a nosey around, but as far as I can recall, most of the length of Princes Avenue has been dug-up & resurfaced.
Middleton (to the south of Leeds) has a road that has a 10yard wide strip down the centre where the trams used to run
THIS shows the trackbed (I know it says location unknown, but it's the road in question)
Multi-Map
In the village where we used to live one of the oldest private (colliery) railways ran through it.
At one point the old line crosses 2 of the roads, the tracks have gone on the A-road (A642)
But they remain, complete with cobbles on the minor road into the village, it was originally a horse drawn/gravity line.
I don't have a picture at the moment, but I believe they could be a flat-head rail? (will try tomorrow, if you're interested)
It's also a 'narrow-gauge'
See last entry
--- Quote from: dreadnought110 on February 25, 2008, 22:17:16 ---Outside where i work in leicester on the A50 we had a burst water main when they dug the road up the tramlines and cobbles where under the tarmac... also the bridge had some work done on it a few years ago and i went underneath it. It's actually made up of 2 bridges the old one inthe middle was in perfect nick the outer extensions was rotting terrable!!!! :oops:
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How about this bridge then, for a 'one over the other'??
Click on pic to enlarge
It's on the A59 Skipton - Preston 'turnpike'
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on February 25, 2008, 22:54:51 ---
In the village where we used to live one of the oldest private (colliery) railways ran through it.
At one point the old line crosses 2 of the roads, the tracks have gone on the A-road (A642)
But they remain, complete with cobbles on the minor road into the village, it was originally a horse drawn/gravity line.
I don't have a picture at the moment, but I believe they could be a flat-head rail? (will try tomorrow, if you're interested)
It's also a 'narrow-gauge'
See last entry
How about this bridge then, for a 'one over the other'??
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Thanks - I'm sure others wil be interested too! I keep meaning to go and see what can be found of a disused line locally, a big chunk of it is now under the main road but there's a greenlane that seems remarkably close to the old trackbed on the map...
corrosiverob:
dont know if i am on the right line here (excuss the pun)
but years ago i worked for amec and although i never went down there is a underground in leeds, BT and others use as cable ducts, a friend used to work on the electrical side for amec and was down there quite a lot.
he told me it was like a discused railway???
rob
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: corrosiverob on February 26, 2008, 08:13:37 ---dont know if i am on the right line here (excuss the pun)
but years ago i worked for amec and although i never went down there is a underground in leeds, BT and others use as cable ducts, a friend used to work on the electrical side for amec and was down there quite a lot.
he told me it was like a discused railway???
rob
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It's on 'SecretLeeds.com' (or '28 Days Later') but I can't find it at the moment.
There was a plan at one time for an underground railway in Leeds, but it's probably either a service tunnel purpose built for the electrical/telephones/gas, etc....., or one of the old goits (stream courses for mills/waterwheels)
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on February 25, 2008, 02:49:18 ---http://www.derelictlondon.com/derelict_london_com.htm
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My wife is presently communting to London practically every weekday for her role in the redevelopment of 'Guys & St Thomas's' (well, 2 of their sites)
I'm going to ask her to gain access to one of their older areas. It is open to the public at certain times, but she could get a private visit
I know it's 'off-site', but still comes under their care as far as we can figure out
http://www.thegarret.org.uk/index.htm
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