SecretLeeds - History, culture and architecture in Leeds

dogduke wrote: Great maps from ADS(as Usual)the old map enlargeg backs up my memory.Slaters Road did not exist in my days there,the map also confirms the location of the subway.Has IKB01 anything he can post and also let us know when the Steam world will run his article? THanks for that Isumbard1,my e-mail is currently visible on my profile

Article on the way to you!Here is a photograph of 45562 "Alberta" at Stanningley - heading towards Leeds it is just entering the station after passing Stanningley viaduct.

Postcard showing Stanningley (for Farsley) station - facing Leeds.

isambard01 wrote: Postcard showing Stanningley (for Farsley) station - facing Leeds. Have you got the photo of the derailed B1 loco to post.I seem to remember the B1 was usually OK in the yard,black fives were a problem

As A young lad I used to go from Isles stanningley with a man with a lorry taking bomb cases to Stan goods yard 40s to 45smallships

smallships wrote: As A young lad I used to go from Isles stanningley with a man with a lorry taking bomb cases to Stan goods yard 40s to 45smallships Just a liitle before my time there !20 odd years !

South of the goods shed at Stanningley and at a higher level was a large yard, rail served, which belonged to the Civil Engineer's department. It was considerably longer than the station's platforms, and contained a multitude of large workshops,connected with trackwork components, on-track machinery, building repairs, any structural building work, level crossing gates, and all kinds of similar functions. The depot served much of the West Riding area. I believe it has become part of the Grangefield Industrial estate.A little to the east of the station was a private branch which curved northwards. Entry was from the east, and it crossed Stanningley Town Street and entered the yard of Geo. Cohen, later the 600 Group,and led to several sidings within.

jim wrote: South of the goods shed at Stanningley and at a higher level was a large yard, rail served, which belonged to the Civil Engineer's department. It was considerably longer than the station's platforms, and contained a multitude of large workshops,connected with trackwork components, on-track machinery, building repairs, any structural building work, level crossing gates, and all kinds of similar functions. The depot served much of the West Riding area. I believe it has become part of the Grangefield Industrial estate.A little to the east of the station was a private branch which curved northwards. Entry was from the east, and it crossed Stanningley Town Street and entered the yard of Geo. Cohen, later the 600 Group,and led to several sidings within. The canteen wasn't bad up in the engineers'run my Francesand Cath as I remember.J I Case who made tractors also had a siding.It used to be a sight to watch the large steam loco,usually a B1 propelling a rake of wagons up the steepish incline into the engineers sidings.

It was indeed one of the better railway canteens, which would make a whole topic of their own. They ranged from very good through indifferent to the abysmal.

jim wrote: South of the goods shed at Stanningley and at a higher level was a large yard, rail served, which belonged to the Civil Engineer's department. It was considerably longer than the station's platforms, and contained a multitude of large workshops,connected with trackwork components, on-track machinery, building repairs, any structural building work, level crossing gates, and all kinds of similar functions. The depot served much of the West Riding area. I believe it has become part of the Grangefield Industrial estate.A little to the east of the station was a private branch which curved northwards. Entry was from the east, and it crossed Stanningley Town Street and entered the yard of Geo. Cohen, later the 600 Group,and led to several sidings within.