XTreme Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 On the hunt for old Railway Stations again......and this time it's Baza! This was a large station in it's day, with a lot of passenger and goods traffic. The station itself has been restored, and the engine sheds, water tower, and turntable still remain. Like all of them it's been closed since the end of December 1984. Here's the updated map of stations visited.......the green spots mark completed. This is how it looked in 1894....... ........and how it looked in the 70's! Now let's go right up to date! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 That's how those building are supposed to look, thank you kindly for the lack of ghosts in this report. It is a shame the building in unused, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Cool!, We have a railroad museum nearby i should go and get some pics... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tym said: Cool!, We have a railroad museuem nearby i should go and get some pics... Get on it Tym! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 That is a very British looking engine, can someone translate the text? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 I'm not sitting here and translating it all for you Yen! It basically says it's a turntable for changing direction of the loco.....then touches on the station opened in 1894, the towns it connected to while carrying minerals from the mines, and the 33 metre railway bridge in Baul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 53 minutes ago, XTreme said: Get on it Tym! I do apologise profusely, i was wrong...in my best defense, who surprised butt, it s not a museum. Its a State Park! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 49 minutes ago, Tym said: I do apologise profusely, i was wrong...in my best defense, who surprised butt, it s not a museum. Its a State Park! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 hours ago, XTreme said: I'm not sitting here and translating it all for you Yen! It basically says it's a turntable for changing direction of the loco.....then touches on the station opened in 1894, the towns it connected to while carrying minerals from the mines, and the 33 metre railway bridge in Baul. Grassy Arse my old gringo, bloody boneos idlios, that's your trouble. I googled the name of the company mentioned and it said that it was built using British money. I suspect the hand of either a Brit engine designer or something built under licence based on UK designs. "The GSSR was a British undertaking, built in southeast Spain at the end of the 19th century. Its original purpose was to link Murcia in the province of the same name with Granada, also in the province of the same name. A lack of money and an underestimation of the terrain to be crossed meant that the final project only linked the three towns of Lorca, Águilas (Murcia) and Baza (Granada). The remaining sections of the line were eventually constructed by other companies. Although the termini were in other provinces the major part of the line went through the scenic Almanzora Valley in Almería." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, yen_powell said: Grassy Arse my old gringo, bloody boneos idlios, that's your trouble. I googled the name of the company mentioned and it said that it was built using British money. I suspect the hand of either a Brit engine designer or something built under licence based on UK designs. "The GSSR was a British undertaking, built in southeast Spain at the end of the 19th century. Its original purpose was to link Murcia in the province of the same name with Granada, also in the province of the same name. A lack of money and an underestimation of the terrain to be crossed meant that the final project only linked the three towns of Lorca, Águilas (Murcia) and Baza (Granada). The remaining sections of the line were eventually constructed by other companies. Although the termini were in other provinces the major part of the line went through the scenic Almanzora Valley in Almería." You can find more info HERE Yen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 9 hours ago, XTreme said: You can find more info HERE Yen! Aha, they were built in Blighty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 4 hours ago, yen_powell said: Aha, they were built in Blighty. Mostly Brum I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 hours ago, XTreme said: Mostly Brum I think! No, they look like they have been put together with proper tools. My ex Father in Law is a Brummie and I once watched him use a hammer to put a screw into a piece of wood. "Aha", says I, "The famous Birmingham Screwdriver I have heard about. What do you use screwdrivers for then?" His answer was, "Them's fer opening tins of paint obviously, is yow stupid??.." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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