Northern Rail

[507022]

RE: Northern Rail

(17/11/2013 23:11)Sprinterdriver Wrote:  I never realised that. How far back are we going?

SD.

(14/11/2013 21:46)507022 Wrote:  AFAIK the original use of the middle roads was not for stabling. Before the station concourse was redeveloped and the platforms shortened they were connected to the adjacent platform lines at the buffer ends to enable incoming locos to run round or go for watering or coaling or to the turntables at the north end of platform 1 or by the signal box. HTH

This layout was standard in most terminal staions in steam days to release engines on arrival so it would have probably been like that until at least up to electrification at the start of the 60s when most trains were steam hauled, but may have been for much longer than that, I can't remember exactly