Sheffield Steam Sheds Article in Steam Day Magazine

[Person6 10]

Two images from Keith Pirt's book "Steam Memories: 1950's - 1960's SHEFFIELD"

 

Both taken in October 1958.

 

Notice the spotters, top right in the first photograph. I once bought a bag of broken biscuits from the shop over the road to eat while

collecting numbers but as I climbed on to the spotters wall the bag split and the contents emptied down the embankment on the other side.

Went hungry that morning.

 

 

 

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Thats where i started my train spotting, i only lived down road opposite Durham Ox pub.

 

What years were you active spotting?

Edited July 10, 2017 by Person6
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[darylslinn 10]

Two images from Keith Pirt's book "Steam Memories: 1950's - 1960's SHEFFIELD"

 

Both taken in October 1958.

 

Notice the spotters, top right in the first photograph. I once bought a bag of broken biscuits from the shop over the road to eat while

collecting numbers but as I climbed on to the spotters wall the bag split and the contents emptied down the embankment on the other side.

Went hungry that morning.

 

 

 

---------- Post added 10-07-2017 at 16:56 ----------

 

 

What years were you active spotting?

 

Isn't part (or all) of the bridge in the foreground of picture 2 still in situ behind the Capita building ?

[Person6 10]

Isn't part (or all) of the bridge in the foreground of picture 2 still in situ behind the Capita building ?

 

Indeed it is. It used to carry the Nunnery Colliery Railway from the mine, which stood on Woodbourn Road, to a sales yard next to the canal basin and Blast Lane goods depot