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Post by stm196952 on Feb 21, 2022 1:05:30 GMT
Hi all.. There was a post regarding some photos of the Training School at Wood Lane. I remember it well as I would to be based next door in 10a Wood Lane. I found a flikr account that has some photos of Wood Lane and the school.... www.flickr.com/photos/25347284@N04/albums/72157625036026052I don't have any photos of 10a Wood Lane though.... |
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Post by class411 on Feb 21, 2022 9:30:37 GMT
Virtually all of those photographs are Shepherds Bush, rather than White City.
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Post by Chris L on Feb 21, 2022 11:01:52 GMT
Virtually all of those photographs are Shepherds Bush, rather than White City. It does say the site features some photos of White City which is the case. Interesting shots of the old training centre, Wood Lane station and the power houses. |
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Post by miff on Feb 21, 2022 11:10:40 GMT
I remember those huge elevated sheds that were originally part of the exhibition site. I never had the opportunity to go in but, since they survived such a long time, I always wondered what they were used for in later years.
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Post by hobbayne on Feb 21, 2022 11:12:47 GMT
The old RTC. I had my exam for a Guard and Motorman in that building. Although its official name was the Railway Training Centre, it was widely known as 'The School' "Are you going up the school for motors soon?"
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Post by revupminster on Feb 21, 2022 13:11:17 GMT
The power houses and depot covered an area of 20 acres built on the site of a house and garden known as Woodhouse Park. There was no Wood Lane station, to serve the 1908 Olympics, until 1908 when a loop was created.
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Post by Tom on Feb 21, 2022 21:23:16 GMT
The old signal stores backed on to the Bus Stand - in some of the photos you can see a number of silver kiosks being stored.
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Post by metman on Feb 22, 2022 6:04:33 GMT
Some wonderful memories there. I remember the view from the Holland Park Roundabout with the bridge across the road with the HST on the side.
The subway gateways had little sheep on top too. All changed now.
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Post by spsmiler on Feb 22, 2022 10:29:09 GMT
Somewhere I have a few photos of the third rail electric model railway that was used to help new recruits learn about how signalling works. These were taken on an open day event 'several decades ago'.
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Post by bpk on May 4, 2022 15:59:28 GMT
A great set, thank you for sharing. Tim Brown has also uploaded another set documenting the Leyton - Leytonstone trackside area before the A12 was built. There is very little left in the way of remnants, Westfield obviously did quite a number on everything that was in its footprint. Although one exception is the stub of wall left at the end of Caxton Road, which today still retains the bus-only prohibition sign including another not seen on the image linked below, which must have been added shortly before the bus station was moved to its current site. www.flickr.com/photos/25347284@N04/8175935907/in/album-72157625036026052/You can also still see the former depot access road from White City station, there is a severed section of track that disappears behind a security fence into the other platform tunnel, I do wonder if anything survived behind the fence. May I also refer you to the following: White City shunt moves, 2002 www.davros.org/rail/photos/woodlane/Clive Feathers tour of the old station and depot, 2003 |
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