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Post by rillington on Feb 4, 2012 6:06:50 GMT -5
Have found more recent pictures of the state of the Croxley line branch and the show the three stations fifteen years since they were abandoned. www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Croxley_Green_line_1.htmlAs you will be able to see from the link, the branch will be reopened following the original alignment apart from the final part of the route where Croxley Green station was/still is. Watford West, where there is the most station furnitute, and Watford Stadium will be cleared and replaced with new stations, albeit at different locations. I wonder if they will clear what remains of Croxley Green station or will they leave it to rot altogether? Also, here's some information on the original demise of the line. One correction is that not as much was removed in late 2005 as the article suggests as the only railway furniture actually removed was what was left of the wooden platform at Croxley Green. www.railchronology.free-online.co.uk/Croxley%20Green%20branch.htm
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Post by rillington on May 6, 2012 7:42:59 GMT -5
A few more places where you can see pictures of the Croxley branch and what's left of it: This site shows pictures of the stations at the end of their life before mothballing showing just how basic the stations were at the end of their lives, as well as a few years since they were mothballed. www.westwatfordhistorygroup.org/apps/photos/album?albumid=11837664This site shows how the stations look much more recently. These pictures were taken in 2005 and in 2011. www.flickr.com/photos/dgeezer/5772153403/in/set-72157626709571249/16 years after the line was mothballed, this is a summary of what has happened to the stations from the pictures I have seen recently. Croxley Green: All that is left are the six lampposts as the makeshift replacement platform (the original platform seemed to be on the other side of the tracks) was removed in around 2005 after it had collapsed. The signage at the station has all gone, presumably removed at the same time as what was left of the platform although the on-street noticeboard remains in situ. Watford West: Both of the mirrors have now collapsed and the pictures I have seen indicate that they both fell at around the same time in the late 2000s, just over ten years since the stations were abandoned. The stantions remain. Most of the signage remains although the fencing has now collapsed. I saw a picture suggesting that former seating has been removed and dumped on the track nearby. Watford Stadium: A waiting shelter was not demolished and that remains in tact, as does the platform, the lampposts and signage. There were never any mirrors at this station as it was only used on match days.
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Post by rillington on Mar 12, 2013 9:55:20 GMT -5
The excellent Disused Stations website has just posted loads of images of the three Croxley branch stations, both from when they were open and from the years after abandonment, including pictures taken earlier this year almost 17 years after the line was mothballed.
Update on previous post: The signage has now disappeared from both Watford West and Watford Stadium apart from one 'way out' sign at each station.
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Post by yv47r on Mar 12, 2013 17:31:52 GMT -5
The former Manchester Mayfield station is in the process of being cleared. They are nearly done removing the station canopies and the site will be cleared and I am presuming they will fill in the gaps between the platforms with rubble or hardcore as the site is intended to be used for the Manchester Internation Festival music and arts event later this year according to the local press. A shame to see it go just a pity they didn't make use of the platforms to provide additional capacity to relieve Piccadilly.
Cheers Paul
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Post by rillington on Mar 30, 2013 14:09:21 GMT -5
A shame to see it go just a pity they didn't make use of the platforms to provide additional capacity to relieve Piccadilly. Cheers Paul Agreed. I think it would have made sense to have used Mayfield for local services eg trains to Buxton and trains such as the all-stop service to Huddersfield. This would have left far more space at the main Piccadilly station for the West Coast Main Line and Trans Pennine Express trains.
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Post by yv47r on Apr 1, 2013 14:36:15 GMT -5
Yep I agree it would have given them more needed capacity to turn around local services coming in from the south from the Stockport and Styal lines. Ok yes there would be the issue of access so either a separate station entrance across the road from the Piccadilly pick up/drop off zone and the taxi ranks. Or construct a costly high level footbridge to connect to Piccadilly either off the platform 13/14 area or at the side of Piccadilly adjacent to the platform 12 door and the coffee kiosk.
Ideally some form of flyover would be needed to allow trains from the Airport bound for Leeds/York/Newcastle etc. to be able to cross over the existing tracks without causing any conflicting movements as happens now when Newcastle to Liverpool and similar services have to cross the entire throat. But with the Northern Hub proposals such services will be routed via Manchester Victoria so in theory such moves will be eliminated.
But razing Mayfield and the structures is I fear a rash move and time may prove that the answer to additional capacity was siting on the doorstep all the time...
Cheers Paul
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Post by dave168 on Apr 3, 2013 15:00:01 GMT -5
Talking of old/mothballed stations, one near to Flash? Is to be reopened, Lea Bridge Rd in E London. Not cheap at £6.5m
Dave
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