New stations

leedslily · Post by **leedslily** » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 2:27 pm

Kirkstall Forge and Apperley Bridge to go ahead: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... _1_4016011

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 12:26 am

Talking of Kirkstall Forge (and the proposed station) I've just come across this website that may be of interest relating to the proposed development of the Kirkstall Forge site and area. Apologies if the website is already known on SL but I could not find it on a search. http://www.kirkstallforge.com/amenities/index.html

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 1:34 am

Leodian wrote: Talking of Kirkstall Forge (and the proposed station) I've just come across this website that may be of interest relating to the proposed development of the Kirkstall Forge site and area. Apologies if the website is already known on SL but I could not find it on a search. http://www.kirkstallforge.com/amenities/index.html They're coming on leaps and bounds with that development, last time I looked on site at the old waterwheel in 2010 there was one security guard in a hut, not a very good one either because I saw him, and he didn't see me.This is the progress to date http://goo.gl/maps/d4ibIt's looked like that and never changed since they flattened it 5 years ago. The google street view is even funnier, the builders sign at the gates says 'confidence you can build on' http://goo.gl/maps/cDWCAnd still the only man on site is the security guard in that hut!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 8:11 am

Wasn't there proposals to rebuild a station at kirkstall bridge?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 9:36 am

Cardiarms wrote: Wasn't there proposals to rebuild a station at kirkstall bridge? I'm sure you're right there Cardiarms but, not ot put the damper on it, I would imagine its patronage would be limited as there isn't too much housing nearby when you consider the relatively good bus services which still survive at that location. This is perhaps why Headingley Station doesn't attract quite as many commuters as it might - oddly, Burley Park does much better but it is closer to the housing than Headingley is.

simong · Post by **simong** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 10:11 am

Cardiarms wrote: Wasn't there proposals to rebuild a station at kirkstall bridge? One of the commitments of the Kirkstall Forge project was a new railway station which replaced the suggested one at Kirkstall Bridge. The station is still scheduled on the wymetro site for 2015 although it's quite possible that the development might not happen.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 1:15 pm

The view brought up through Phill's http://goo.gl/maps/d4ib link shows an interesting (well it is to me!) looking bend on the River Aire where the railway crosses over (you may need to move the view to show that bend). The meander type bend just does not look natural to me. I wonder if the river course was altered so that the Kirkstall Forge could be built there?The view in Phill's http://goo.gl/maps/cDWC link amused me. I can just imagine John McEnroe ranting of the development so far "You cannot be sirius". Apologies for that, perhaps it's my non-existent sense of humour .

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 1:25 pm

Leodian wrote: The meander type bend just does not look natural to me. I wonder if the river course was altered so that the Kirkstall Forge could be built there? It's interesting to photograph under those bridges where the river meanders Leo.Here's one of my photos under ithttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/3907658672/Here's a photo of one of the bridges with Kirkstall Forge in the background.It's from David Hayes railway webpage herehttp://www.davidheyscollection.com/page27.htmThat section covers the line past Kirkstall, I see I get a mention in his captions too lol

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 1:40 pm

Cheers for that Phill. I saw the "click here to visit Phil D's fantastic photos of a derelict Kirkstall Forge" (the "here" was a link but that has got lost in my copying and pasting).

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 19 Jul, 2012 1:51 pm

Leodian wrote: Cheers for that Phill. I saw the "click here to visit Phil D's fantastic photos of a derelict Kirkstall Forge" (the "here" was a link but that has got lost in my copying and pasting). Those Forge photos are herehttp://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=15895I forgot I did that piece till I clicked the link