I used to play on the disused aldam curve as a kid , a class 47 with HAA’s derailed just after ash inn bridge , it was heading for wombwell main junction , the track was the old type with wooden noggins in the chairs which locals took for fire wood so the rails spread under the 47 , it hadn’t been used for years before that ,the track was lifted in 76 and the bridges cut up at the same time , my bedroom window overlooked the junction of aldam curve and worsboro branch so could watch the 76 electrics to as far as swaith viaduct and 20 31 37 45 47 56 diesels going up to Barrow pit .
Brill vid Jonny ! Loved that Aldham curve part. Nice to see it ! And the viaduct remains Are good to see after seeing it on OS maps a lot when we did worsborough incline Good to see now and understand how all those lines operated !
The Brick cut out that New oaks box sat in is still there , it is adjacent to the TPT on the edge of the concreted area , it has been extended by the brick works at some point , never saw new oaks box as it was just a pile of ashes and metal in the cut out when I first saw the area In about 75 .
You are correct , the canal bridge had a metal span and a stone section with a horse tunnel on the tow path , the viaduct over the dove was a mini swaith but built from stone with three stone piers , and near the junction was a stone bridge identical to convicts tunnel but without the concrete bridge on top , it was a low stone bridge with the embankment going over the top as convicts would have been originally , it crossed the aldam mill goyt ( South Yorkshire railway cost cutting ) they were notoriously tight with money and wouldn’t pay for a full height stone bridge .
I used to play on the disused aldam curve as a kid , a class 47 with HAA’s derailed just after ash inn bridge , it was heading for wombwell main junction , the track was the old type with wooden noggins in the chairs which locals took for fire wood so the rails spread under the 47 , it hadn’t been used for years before that ,the track was lifted in 76 and the bridges cut up at the same time , my bedroom window overlooked the junction of aldam curve and worsboro branch so could watch the 76 electrics to as far as swaith viaduct and 20 31 37 45 47 56 diesels going up to Barrow pit .
Brill vid Jonny !
Loved that Aldham curve part. Nice to see it ! And the viaduct remains Are good to see after seeing it on OS maps a lot when we did worsborough incline
Good to see now and understand how all those lines operated !
Cheers Ashton, that prickly bush got me up on viaduct!. The things we do for the channel 😄
another gem boys
Thank you for the walking tour this day. Informative and very helpful to me. See you on the next, John. 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Cheers Martin, another coming soon.
The Brick cut out that New oaks box sat in is still there , it is adjacent to the TPT on the edge of the concreted area , it has been extended by the brick works at some point , never saw new oaks box as it was just a pile of ashes and metal in the cut out when I first saw the area In about 75 .
You are correct , the canal bridge had a metal span and a stone section with a horse tunnel on the tow path , the viaduct over the dove was a mini swaith but built from stone with three stone piers , and near the junction was a stone bridge identical to convicts tunnel but without the concrete bridge on top , it was a low stone bridge with the embankment going over the top as convicts would have been originally , it crossed the aldam mill goyt ( South Yorkshire railway cost cutting ) they were notoriously tight with money and wouldn’t pay for a full height stone bridge .
Thanks Mick 👍🚂
Thank you as always, guys!
You're very welcome