Roger, hi!
Yes, lots! lol! Basically, there are more than enough organisations, books
and magazines that emphasize locomotives, so what I'm talking about are the
structures that appertain to railways - from stations to signal boxes to,
well, even the rails and trackways (especially disused ones).
True, there are working heritage railways out there, but they seem to have
little interest outside their own area, and there's just so much out there
to discover!
I've walked trackways and land where railway stations used to exist, working
out where the buildings were, and where the track went, and am doing
research into Manchester Victoria station (near where I live), seeing how
the structure has changed since the original Hunts Bank station was erected.
True, you can also do archaeology on locomotives and running stock,
especially when plans and designs no longer exist, but it's mainly the
structures I'm looking at. There's even subsiduary buildings to look at,
such as the Great Western warehouse in Manchester...
Anyway, I hope that answers your question.
Brian Longstaff
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Viggers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 June 2001 20:58
To: Brian Longstaff; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Railway Archaeology
Hmmmmmmmmm!!
An interesting idea. Any thoughts Brian on the depth and width of what would
be defined as Rly Archaeology?
Roger Viggers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Longstaff" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 9:56 AM
Subject: Railway Archaeology
> Excuse me for cross-posting:
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> Does anyone out there know of an organisation specifically for those
> interested in archaeology of railways? If there is no such beastie,
would
> anyone out there be tentatively interested in starting one with myself?
>
> Brian Longstaff
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