EPW048639 ENGLAND (1935). Railway sidings and adjacent housing, Crumpsall, 1935
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| Title | [EPW048639] Railway sidings and adjacent housing, Crumpsall, 1935 |
| Reference | EPW048639 |
| Date | July-1935 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CRUMPSALL |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 384071, 402555 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.2402704599231, 53.519178607176 |
| National Grid Reference | SD841026 |
Pins
 One of the original Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway electric trains built 1917 and replaced by British Rail in 1959. |
 olivos |
Friday 1st of November 2019 03:37:50 PM |
| Semaphore signal at "Go" |
totoro |
Friday 23rd of May 2014 09:17:47 PM |
The "upper quadrant" signal is at the "off" or clear position. |
John Wass |
Wednesday 22nd of October 2014 02:33:25 PM |
| Boardman Road |
totoro |
Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:57:58 PM |
| Atherstone Avenue |
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Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:57:38 PM |
| Maldwyn Avenue |
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Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:57:20 PM |
| Mayberth Avenue |
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Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:56:55 PM |
| Wilton Road |
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Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:56:32 PM |
| Bank Road |
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Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:56:15 PM |
| Ansleigh Avenue |
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Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:55:33 PM |
| Crumpsall Lane |
totoro |
Friday 23rd of May 2014 07:24:43 PM |
| The shadow to the left of the track is the shielded side contact third rail, which has wooden planking over the top and on the far side. There is a break in the electrified rail just below near the signal box to allow safe crossing of the line on foot - the trains had multiple pickups and could cope with such a small break.
As pick ups were on each side of the carriages, the electric third rail could also be on either side of the track. In stations they were both on the middle of the two tracks. track. |
totoro |
Friday 23rd of May 2014 07:11:42 PM |
| Railway line, Manchester Victoria (to the bottom) to Bury (to the top left).
This was an unusual early electrified line with side contact third rail. Now operated by Manchester Metrolink as a tram line with overhead wires.
The sidings have gone. |
totoro |
Friday 23rd of May 2014 07:08:49 PM |
The side contact was so a cover could be put over this rail with only a narrow slot for the collector shoe to enter into it. The line voltage was 1200 volts D.C. Twice that of any other third rail system. |
John Wass |
Saturday 14th of January 2017 08:19:24 PM |