'Then & Now' at the Deepcar Station site, with shots from Adrian Wynn - AWD2+2327+8389

            *Moving around to the Station Yard and its sidings, Adrian captured this shot, looking south towards Oughtibridge, Wadsley, Neepsend & Sheffield Victoria, from the 'end of the line', as it were, in the sidings at the buffer stops. At left is the plate layer's hut, just north of the Deepcar Signalbox which at this time was still in use, the signalman's motorcycle, the registration looks to start with FR which is for Lincoln and this conforms to the White front plate and yellow reflective rear plates, introduced in 1973; the other characters are hard to make out, even in the TIF image. There's what looks like a Guard's Van sat on one of the siding roads and a large, MBA-type, scrap wagon next to it. In the distance, some of the OHL equipment is once again extant and the shape of the surrounding land hasn't changed in the intervening years as the other pictures bear testament too. At centre, looking south along the singled line and taken on 9th July, 2019, the Plate Layers Hut is at right, with the door from which the earlier photograph was taken, visible, and burgeoning undergrowth everywhere including along the rickety, battered line-side fence. The line is in good condition as at this time, the nightly steel train was consistently up and down every week-day, 18:17 from Aldwarke U.E.S. with the return departing at 20:33 for arrival back at Aldwarke at 21:21. And, at far right, taken on a very bright sunny September day, 27th, 2018, looks back north through the ponce fenced off Yard area with the substantial station building in the background. The Yard has had various uses over the years and latterly saw burnt out caravans and other detritus as folk came and went. It is now open and empty but the new Bloor Housing estate is set to grow up from the River Don, off to the left and steeply down-grade, with the more expensive houses being here at the top; a new River crossing was put in last year, but all has now gone quiet,, maybe for obvious reasons. Two blue metal containers appear to have been left behind as well as, to be seen in the last picture, a large yellow, and now derelict excavator. 
   

Taken on: May 6, 2020

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Deepcar

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Aldwarke UES to Stocksbridge Works

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Blast Lane Depot to Deepcar Station

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Winscar Reservoir

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