Track View: BR - Holywell Water Works to Horsted Keynes

Wednesday 22 February 2012

BR - Holywell Water Works to Horsted Keynes

From a photographic viewpoint at the Holywell Water Works the 13:00 from Sheffield Park approaches, pulled by engine 80151.

After passing with the signal still raised, she disappears under the bridge and into the distance.

Shortly afterwards the 13:21 from Horsted Keynes, engine 1638, thunders trough the bridge towards Sheffield Park.

The 15:21 prepares to depart at Horsted Keynes.

In semi-restoration condition, engine 92240 resides peacefully at Horsted Keynes.

Engine 75027 also resides in semi-restoration condition at Horsted Keynes.

Looking south out of Horsted Keynes, the station is once again silent.

1 comment:

Wayne Roberts23 February 2012 at 22:28
Some great photo's.
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Track View

Prior to World War I and throughout the UK we once had in excess of 23,000 route miles of railways.

However with amalgamation and nationalisation coupled with out of date working practices and the growth of road haulage, thousands of lines were closed.

By the early 1960's Dr Richard Beeching was responsible for reshaping the future of Britain's railways and as a consequence over 4,000 route miles and their associated stations were closed.

Since their closure and during recent years, former track beds have found a new lease of life in the form of footpaths, cycleways and heritage lines.

Track View is a picture blog of those lines that I have visited.