I wonder how much an M&DR brick would fetch now- I have 1 and a 1/2 of them!!!!!

Just had another thought-did the platekayers use a Wickham trolley to inspect and work on the line. North Grimston certainly had a pair of parallel "parking lines" at the back of the hut at the Malton end of the goods yard. I know there is a hand propelled version at Sledmere Halt but sure...

With reference to diesel working on the M&DR- does any body know what hauled the dismantling trains after the line closed it could have been a Malton 03 or 08? (not sure what was allocated at the time) to recover the materials.

Hi Alan just read your reply-thanks for that.I am away on holiday from Monday but when I get back I will definitely be going to try get a close up of the cottage(s).

Talking of bridges and tunnels I revisited the Settrington (short) tunnel today and went down onto the old trackbed on the Malton side and I was surprised to see that it was built to double track width.This puzzles me as I know the Burdale end of the long tunnel was double and the Wharram end single...

My word Alan-you have an enviable talent! Keep it coming and keep the "memory juices" flowing!!!

Thanks for the photo showing the sleeper fencing at the dock the mystery just deepens! - the loco carries a reporting no. so.obviously a special so someone should be abe to give the date most likely 1957/8? Why would BR spend all that money on a sturdy fence when surely the writing was on the wall f...

Hi Alan-the use of the two docks is intriguing as the 1958 photo clearly shows the "quarry end" dock with fencing typical for unloading of livestock. If it was for unloading goods such as gunpowder of other quarry materials the fencing would be in the way surely? If it was for livestock th...

I have always wondered what the two tall slender structures were in front of the shed and the suggestion of a water tank to replenish the quarry tank makes perfect sense.The mystery is though,where did the metal water tank go????? With regards the cattle or horse dock adjacent to it either the dock ...

I have studied photos and plans of Burdale quite a lot recently and can I politely suggest that the short dock in the photo was more for perishable agricultural produce such as sugar beet/potatoes hay etc and that the actual cattle dock was a short distance down the head shunt towards the tunnel. Yo...