Old railway cutting at back of Crown Point Retail Park

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 12:14 pm

Only noticed this the other day. Sorry, no picture but it;'s quite dramatic, You are just driving round the back of Mothercare and trhere's this massive gorge you are looking straight up. I must have driven past it so many times before and not noticed it. Can't find reference to it on the web anywhere.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 12:18 pm

I did the same thing!I know the terminus was a Midland(?) goods stationn Was it ever a passenger station prior to Central/Wellington/City Station development? Bit like a Marsh Lane for the South side of the city.

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 12:28 pm

I don't know but I actully stopped and gazed at it. The wife was all "what are you doing?". Where's Marsh Lane?

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 1:03 pm

Back of Quarry Hill, the old terminus from the east before the railway was ploughed through the city.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 1:59 pm

http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 2:00 pm

If its the one I thin k, looking at Google maps, then it is marked mineral railway in 1906, and seems to be a part of the system that is now callled the Middleton railway. I'm sure someone more expert than me will say more

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 2:10 pm

It's crown point retail park, just to the right of that line. The cutting heads south from the back door of mother care, running under Ivory Street.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 2:17 pm

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 7,,0,10.82

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 2:24 pm

Reginal Perrin wrote: Only noticed this the other day. Sorry, no picture but it;'s quite dramatic, You are just driving round the back of Mothercare and trhere's this massive gorge you are looking straight up. I must have driven past it so many times before and not noticed it. Can't find reference to it on the web anywhere. Crown Pointis built on the site of the former Leeds Hunslet Lane Good stn.There is a plaque in the car park which I think mentions this.The depot passed to National Carriers Ltd.(ncl)from BR.The rail traffic from Hunslet Lane joined the Midland Main Lineat Hunlset Goods jn,the jcn was in situ for a lot of years after Crown Point,I think it could still service other sidings wich remained.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 2:54 pm

Are those two old earth moving machines still there Reggie? Any sign of the vegetation springing back now as well? I want to catch it as it returns to Mother Nature.The place was overgrown for years. A plant hire place had cleared it, they stored machinery in there for about 3 years. They seem to have vacated last summer.I have a load of pics, when the machinery was in there, some old archives of the cuttting, and goods yard in use. Scroll down the page herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/309505604/