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Old 20th December 2021, 20:14   #1
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I'm not a photographer by any means and I only have a pocket-sized Toshiba camera but sometimes I take a photo and I think "Yea, that's not bad". The lighting is just right, the subject is interesting and/or incongruous, by some miracle I have managed to get it almost in focus etc. I think this was my favourite from this year. It probably wouldn't win any photo competitions but I like it.

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I like it. Chris.S
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I wonder when the last train ran on that track ?

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I wonder when the last train ran on that track ?
It's the Stoke-Leek line on the North Staffordshire railway and according to Wiki the last train ran in 1988. The bridge in the foreground crosses the Caldon Canal which is where I was on my narrowboat at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke%E2%80%93Leek_line
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It's the Stoke-Leek line on the North Staffordshire railway and according to Wiki the last train ran in 1988. The bridge in the foreground crosses the Caldon Canal which is where I was on my narrowboat at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke%E2%80%93Leek_line
Thanks for the info.

It’s pretty unusual to see the track still there on a disused line.
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Thanks for the info.

It’s pretty unusual to see the track still there on a disused line.
Yes, for some reason its status seems to be "mothballed" rather than closed. Part of the track has been restored and currently operates as the Churnet Valley Railway.

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Hi Vince,

I was drawn to your fotoe of th railway line and then supprised its not to far from were i used to live. (Second foto) Iv been down Consil Forge on many occasioins. In th 70's i did hay making near buy and when finished we used to go Th Black lion for Joules. A brew from Stone that was very tasty.. Th cellar as no cooling then but because it was deep and th canal close buy it kept a nice cool tempreture. Trains ran comercially in th late 60's (i can here th whistle now) to Bullers, a copper fabrication place. Just up to th left not on your foto is lime kilns built into th hill to purify it for smelting steel. Iv fond memories of th place and even camped there in my youth. This year i did a video of th steam train (i bet it wont up load on here). Ill add some scand fotoes i took in th early 1990's in a min. Thanks for th memories Vince..

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My black and white days at Consul. Planking off th old station. You after have a go at anything dont ya!!!!!



Back of th old signal box precariously hangging over canal.



Th Churnet river weir that balances th canals water hight. This is just across th canal from th Black Lion pub.

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Hi Vince,

I was drawn to your fotoe of th railway line and then supprised its not to far from were i used to live. (Second foto) Iv been down Consil Forge on many occasioins. In th 70's i did hay making near buy and when finished we used to go Th Black lion for Joules. A brew from Stone that was very tasty.. Th cellar as no cooling then but because it was deep and th canal close buy it kept a nice cool tempreture. Trains ran comercially in th late 60's (i can here th whistle now) to Bullers, a copper fabrication place. Just up to th left not on your foto is lime kilns built into th hill to purify it for smelting steel. Iv fond memories of th place and even camped there in my youth. This year i did a video of th steam train (i bet it wont up load on here). Ill add some scand fotoes i took in th early 1990's in a min. Thanks for th memories Vince..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consall
If it's of any interest I took this piece of video while I was there in 2019. I took it using the video function on my camera so the quality isn't the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3oMHRRyTgM
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