If you go down to the woods today.

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Fri 22 Jun, 2007 4:42 pm

It's in Gildersome JJ. Nice to see you on here by the way, i recognise the name from waccoe!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 22 Jun, 2007 10:49 pm

The earth works look a lot like some that sprung up in Adel Woods, right next to the road, a few years ago?

Jailhouse John · Post by **Jailhouse John** » Mon 25 Jun, 2007 12:06 am

FarnleyBloke wrote: It's in Gildersome JJ. Nice to see you on here by the way, i recognise the name from waccoe! Well what we called Sykes's wood was on the borders of New Farnley and Gildersome and possibly Tong

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Mon 25 Jun, 2007 10:39 am

Jailhouse John wrote: FarnleyBloke wrote: It's in Gildersome JJ. Nice to see you on here by the way, i recognise the name from waccoe! Well what we called Sykes's wood was on the borders of New Farnley and Gildersome and possibly Tong It's the other side of Gildersome, where the old, Leeds New Line went through the tunnel.Had many a good time in Sykes wood when i was a kid though, there is an old iron spring there that has dyed all the ground around it orange.

Daleacus · Post by **Daleacus** » Thu 30 Aug, 2007 8:34 pm

Back to the jumps, there used to be some well-made ones in the woods behind Cardinal Heenan High School's playing fields, off Stonegate Road.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 11:38 am

Phill_d wrote: A great picture that Loiner. The picture location is just leaving Gildersome tunnel near the Showcase cinema. Incidentally the engine pictured is the reason i first got interested in trains. It's a class 40 or type 4 to the older generation. A truely awesome machine. The longest & heaviest machine on B.R metals in it's heyday. I spent my mispent youth (bunked schooldays) getting as many miles out of these old girls before they got withdrawn. My favourite recollection of them is on Summer Saturday holiday relief trains over the trans pennine route.. They'd be hammering away speed down to about 30m.p.h up the tortuous climb to Standedge, Generators howling, sparks & flames emmiting from the exhaust ports! AHH the good old days. Incidentally there are 7 of these still preserved & 40145 will be paying a visit to Leeds this Bank hol Mon.. The new line was another great engineering feat with some tremendous earthworks & tunnels. It took a staggering 14 years to build Phill - was this loco also known as a Peak Class as they were named after British peaks? I think they were numbered from 1 upwards, too. Ring any bells?

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 11:48 am

Si wrote: Phill_d wrote: A great picture that Loiner. The picture location is just leaving Gildersome tunnel near the Showcase cinema. Incidentally the engine pictured is the reason i first got interested in trains. It's a class 40 or type 4 to the older generation. A truely awesome machine. The longest & heaviest machine on B.R metals in it's heyday. I spent my mispent youth (bunked schooldays) getting as many miles out of these old girls before they got withdrawn. My favourite recollection of them is on Summer Saturday holiday relief trains over the trans pennine route.. They'd be hammering away speed down to about 30m.p.h up the tortuous climb to Standedge, Generators howling, sparks & flames emmiting from the exhaust ports! AHH the good old days. Incidentally there are 7 of these still preserved & 40145 will be paying a visit to Leeds this Bank hol Mon.. The new line was another great engineering feat with some tremendous earthworks & tunnels. It took a staggering 14 years to build Phill - was this loco also known as a Peak Class as they were named after British peaks? I think they were numbered from 1 upwards, too. Ring any bells? Class 45s i think were known as Peaks,or was it 46s?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 12:59 pm

They will have been before your driving days then csnosi? yes they were peaks you know your B.R stuff mate... Did you see the peak they sacrificied on the nuclear flask crash? Note the copper falling over as he tries to arrest the C.N.D peace protesting loons! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlipDsvh7pM

Si · Post by Si » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 1:41 pm

Yes, i remember that. Thanks for posting it, mate. Is that the motor flying through the air trailing the flames, or the flask? Bloody impressive, though!Can you recall the name of Peak No.1?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 1:56 pm

I've watched that on slow motion.. It's the engine/traction motor flying through the air.. They wern't light engines either. 130 odd tons. It wasn't a namer, It was 46009, There was only one named in that class if i recall. 46026..