London+Edinburgh train signpost on Canal at Calverley

LS13 · Post by **LS13** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 6:29 pm

headingleylad wrote: I worked on the railways for forty years and have never seen the sign and I do not remember anybody mentioning it. It would not be a halfway sign for Edinburgh as the route is to Glasgow.The Thames Clyde Express called at Leeds and the first stop was Keighley then Skipton, Settle, Appleby, and Carlisle, I believe some of the expresses also called at Hellifield as it was a junction station. Thats what I thought. I read about the sign on a website -I think it was one of those guided walk ones but I can't find the damn thing now! Anyway, the author definitely said it was a sign saying 200 miles to London, 200 miles to Edinburgh (maybe he meant Glasgow) and that the structure is still there, at the point the railway runs closes to the canal, on the bend halfway between Rodley and Apperley Bridge. I checked when I passed yesterday and there is definitely the remains of a structure which looks like it could have been a sign, pointing towards the railway tracks. Not to get this confused with the Kirkstall waymarker which I know about and is totally different...

trophy · Post by **trophy** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 6:55 pm

liits wrote: trophy wrote: after discussing this with afriend we think this was an advertising hoarding possibly for paint i think part of the sign was a cutout figure of a man with a paint brush???. this would be late50s. Wasn’t the paint advert was two men carrying a ladder? As a kid it was always known as the “Two men walking to Brid” yes that would be the one . i can not remember any other sign.

simong · Post by **simong** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 7:20 pm

I thought there is or was one down there and it's only gone in the last few years if it isn't there any more. It could certainly be seen from the canal path and definitely from a train. In fact I would have been prepared to say that there was one on the Harrogate line too, between Headingley and Horsforth stations, and I'm certain there was one on the ECML between Selby and York.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 7:40 pm

ECML (London - Edinburgh sign was between Tollerton and Alne north of York.

Post by **mhoulden** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 9:04 pm

There's definitely something on this stretch of railway track but I'm not sure how much is lineside equipment and signals for the points where the line splits: http://goo.gl/maps/MOeQN

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 9:33 pm

mhoulden wrote: There's definitely something on this stretch of railway track but I'm not sure how much is lineside equipment and signals for the points where the line splits: http://goo.gl/maps/MOeQN Going off topic a bit, but going left and down a bit in the Google map brought up through the link above I saw an area which amused me. I wonder if someone was bored driving around or a bit inebriated! This is a link that should show what I mean! http://goo.gl/maps/h7lBgEdit added later. I meant right and down not "left and down". Oops.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 11:36 pm

[quotenick="headingleylad"]I worked on the railways for forty years and have never seen the sign and I do not remember anybody mentioning it. It would not be a halfway sign for Edinburgh as the route is to Glasgow.The Waverley route was to Edinburgh.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 11:39 pm

trophy wrote: liits wrote: trophy wrote: after discussing this with afriend we think this was an advertising hoarding possibly for paint i think part of the sign was a cutout figure of a man with a paint brush???. this would be late50s. Wasn’t the paint advert was two men carrying a ladder? As a kid it was always known as the “Two men walking to Brid” yes that would be the one . i can not remember any other sign. It was a timber construction of two painters carrying a ladder. It was an advertisement for Sissons Paints.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sun 02 Sep, 2012 11:43 pm

Leodian wrote: mhoulden wrote: There's definitely something on this stretch of railway track but I'm not sure how much is lineside equipment and signals for the points where the line splits: http://goo.gl/maps/MOeQN Going off topic a bit, but going left and down a bit in the Google map brought up through the link above I saw an area which amused me. I wonder if someone was bored driving around or a bit inebriated! This is a link that should show what I mean! http://goo.gl/maps/h7lBg I liked your theories to explain the picture, but I suspect the explanation is much more prosaic; the pattern is consistent with a tractor driver ensuring that the entire field is covered when spreading fertiliser.

Bracken · Post by **Bracken** » Tue 11 Sep, 2012 10:10 am

If this is the same sign i am thinking of which the remains are on the opposite side to the canal towpath where the canal and railway arethe nearest it was a sign saying Taylor Woodrow who may have been involved when the high voltage cables on the nearby electricity pylons were erected.I think any regular canal walker would be able to confirm this and nothing to do with the railway.Installed for advertising purposes only.