Originally Posted by
jc_everton
Whether there was a station there 100 years ago or not is pretty irrelevant in my eyes..... snipped
From a transport plan for the future point of view it makes no odds but from an accurate historical record it is very important.
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So far only one person has stated that a station existed here and has not presented any facts to back this up. I am sorry but memories are not good enough. What is required is evidence from primary sources eg plans, maps, minute books, photographs etc. So far these all point to no station at this site.
Further to my previous posting re the actual reason for the wide cutting at Hodson Street here is the gradient diagram for the line taken from a BR signalling plan.
And here is an extract from the same plan showing the catch points intended to derail trains running away on the steep gradients.
Edge Hill (Waterloo Tunnel Mouth) is to the left and Waterloo Goods to the right. The signal is Waterloo Goods Distant shown at 975 yards from the signal box and the concentric circles on posts numbered 32 and 36 are gongs (bells) worked from the signal box to give instructions to shunting trains. The run-off from the bottom line is shown with a sand drag and because it's between the running lines they must be set at a wider interval and therefore the cutting is wider.
Regards
Mike Turner
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