Topic ID 6615
I may be being dense, but what is the 'looks like it was a bridge but has had the top removed' brick structure at the end of Port Vale ?
Reply ID 88404
quote:A bridge. It is part of the line which ran from Hartham sidings to Hertford North.
Originally posted by publandlord
I may be being dense, but what is the 'looks like it was a bridge but has had the top removed' brick structure at the end of Port Vale ?
Reply ID 88405
The line actually ran all the way from Hertford East to Hertford North.
Reply ID 88406
quote:It did indeed and the level crossing gate at Mill Lane has only recently been removed. I've always thought is a shame it was so permanently removed and built over. An unmanned electric shuttle, like they have at airports could serve a fair proportion of the town's residential, leisure and shopping areas as well as the two stations.
Originally posted by Steve
The line actually ran all the way from Hertford East to Hertford North.
Reply ID 88407
I thought it ran to what was known as Hertford North, before the current Hertford North was constructed. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hertford_north/index.shtml The 'bridge' is locally called Scooby Doo bridge, by some, due to some rather dodgy grafitti although I'm not sure if Scooby is still there.
Reply ID 88408
quote:I think we're on about the third incarnation of Scooby-doo now, the others being previously painted over by vandals. Unfortunately it's not quite as good as the original one that delighted children and parents alike back in the nineties.
Originally posted by Ewoowar
I thought it ran to what was known as Hertford North, before the current Hertford North was constructed. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hertford_north/index.shtml The 'bridge' is locally called Scooby Doo bridge, by some, due to some rather dodgy grafitti although I'm not sure if Scooby is still there.
Reply ID 88410
quote:As a far as I know, it was never primarily a passenger service, but carried goods. When I first came to Hertford, the network around East and Hartham was already unused, but only partially dismantled. Much of the track still lay in place and Hartham station hotel still stood, just. The sidings and yards must have been quite a facility in the day and indicates the rich quantity of industry still functioning, despite the gradual decline of river transport. It'd make a wonderful history project for someone with more time available to devote to it than me. I'm sure the museum will have some records and photos.
Originally posted by Ewoowar
I thought it ran to what was known as Hertford North, before the current Hertford North was constructed. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hertford_north/index.shtml The 'bridge' is locally called Scooby Doo bridge, by some, due to some rather dodgy grafitti although I'm not sure if Scooby is still there.
Reply ID 88411
I believe it went to the Hertingfordbury and Letty Green etc and on to Welwyn It went from Hertford East through Cowbridge Station, hence Sainsbury's Station Approach, under the bridge and Port Hill and one for The Grove , under Balfour Steet Bridge over the "scooby do" bridge and round to Hertford North on the bridge by the Sele Arms. It was there before Beane Road so that later followed the same route from Nelson Street to North Road.
Reply ID 88414
the museum do have some info on this, they had a bit of information about the service which went down the (now) cole green way. It did carry passengers, but IIRC it wasnt very frequent. they had some pics of some of the small tank engines that ran on the route.
Reply ID 88425
I think the Hertingfordbury/Letty Green line was a completely separate route.
Reply ID 88428
'Fraid not. It ran from Hertford North - Hertingfordbury - Cole Green - Hatfield Hyde Halt - Attimore Hall Halt - Welwyn
Reply ID 88430
See also the last photo in the collection at http://www.hertford.net/galleries/past ... or try [url="../images/forum/hartham-railway.jpg"]here[/url] for a slightly larger copy.
Reply ID 88431
I think the line went over the old railway bridge that was right next to the one by Mimram road. They both stood together and they collapsed it into the road with explosives,really good job.My poor memory thinks it was somewhere about 68 to 70 as I think I was 18 to 20 at the time.I worked in mimram rd at the time and remember it caused a bit of excitment for the day . Perhaps Shunt can put me right about the dates.
Reply ID 88438
quote:I wish I knew, but 68/70 seems likely. I was only 9 in 1970 and lived in Woollensbrook, so I don't remember the bridge, but that era was one of line removals. My interest in this topic is not because I know about it, but because I don't. It's in my nature for lack of knowledge to annoy me.[:D]
Originally posted by water
I think the line went over the old railway bridge that was right next to the one by Mimram road. They both stood together and they collapsed it into the road with explosives,really good job.My poor memory thinks it was somewhere about 68 to 70 as I think I was 18 to 20 at the time.I worked in mimram rd at the time and remember it caused a bit of excitment for the day . Perhaps Shunt can put me right about the dates.
Reply ID 88439
quote:Yes it did I think there is a photo of that bridge in the recent book by Peter Ruffles and Jean Riddell.
Originally posted by water
I think the line went over the old railway bridge that was right next to the one by Mimram road. They both stood together and they collapsed it into the road with explosives,really good job.My poor memory thinks it was somewhere about 68 to 70 as I think I was 18 to 20 at the time.I worked in mimram rd at the time and remember it caused a bit of excitment for the day . Perhaps Shunt can put me right about the dates.
Reply ID 88441
This railway line did not serve Hertford East station, it actually bypassed it and carried on into the Mead Lane industrial area. There was, until recently, don't know whether it is still there, a small section of rail track visible crossing Mead Lane. Eventually a connection was made to the Great Eastern line out of Hertford East but this never had a passenger train service.
Reply ID 88443
quote:I think the building in the middle of the picture is roughly where the skate bowl now is.
Originally posted by Steve
See also the last photo in the collection at http://www.hertford.net/galleries/past ... or try [url="../images/forum/hartham-railway.jpg"]here[/url] for a slightly larger copy.
Reply ID 88444
quote:Is the building in the bottom right the (now demolished) Unicorn pub?
Originally posted by Ewoowar I think the building in the middle of the picture is roughly where the skate bowl now is.
Reply ID 88445
quote:Yes
Originally posted by Deveraux
Is the building in the bottom right the (now demolished) Unicorn pub?
Reply ID 88446
quote:[img]../images/forum/mead-lane-railway-track.jpg[/img]
Originally posted by jasmine98
This railway line did not serve Hertford East station, it actually bypassed it and carried on into the Mead Lane industrial area. There was, until recently, don't know whether it is still there, a small section of rail track visible crossing Mead Lane. Eventually a connection was made to the Great Eastern line out of Hertford East but this never had a passenger train service.
Reply ID 88448
quote:If you scroll down the page on this link the section of track is clearly shown on the 1935 OS map extract leading to the lock and (I think) what was a gasworks? [url]http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hertford_north/index.shtml[/url]
Originally posted by Stevequote:[img]../images/forum/mead-lane-railway-track.jpg[/img]
Originally posted by jasmine98
This railway line did not serve Hertford East station, it actually bypassed it and carried on into the Mead Lane industrial area. There was, until recently, don't know whether it is still there, a small section of rail track visible crossing Mead Lane. Eventually a connection was made to the Great Eastern line out of Hertford East but this never had a passenger train service.