Recent content by Batley Lad

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Almost finished the work in and around the new footbridge. I believe the footpaths are due another layer of tarmac and the bankings are to be seeded further. A few pictures of the former Adwalton abutment wall below. The level of skill and...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Starting to see the finishing touches go in. The stepped access from the Adwalton embankment is open and the associated landscaping is taking a final shape. Additionally, the former abutment wall is in the process of having the cap stones...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Just a few photos of the new footbridge and surround - not long now before whole lot is finished! The first four are taken from the Adwalton embankment, with the last two showing the now redundant Lady Anne crossing and signal box. All...

I did happen to view a train arriving at platform 1 Batley today, then proceed to the turn back and then enter platform 2. The whole process was around 5 minutes. I’ll try and see if I can view the process from the new footbridge and see if any passengers are left on board whilst undertaking...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. The new signalling for the area is taking shape with new signal’s starting to be commissioned. The new crossover appears to have a new signal with route indicator on both the up and down Huddersfield lines. The first photo below is taken...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Batley signal box enjoying the last of the evening sun before closing after years of service to the local community. The new footpath and route is taking shape with handrails, lighting and tall green line side fencing in place. New...

I’ve not noticed a particular company associated with the drystone wall works, but the workmanship looks very good. Your correct in that the wall middle is mortared with the mortar recessed from the wall face to give an illusion of a drystone wall. There are some additional features of the...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. A change of pace around the works with a marked difference in what work is being carried out. The former abutment wall now has a cap stone in situ and the new footpath has kerb edging placed on either side. The new footpath handrail is...

Thanks to you both. The idea was to capture the changing landscape around Batley and Lady Anne crossing during any TRU works and progress. With the well used Lady Anne crossing soon to disappear forever, the opportunity to photograph its last fling as a crossing was something I’ve tried to...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Still fitting the new fence posts at the side of the up Huddersfield line. Additionally, a smaller fence post is also being fitted against the graded Adwalton embankment from Lady Anne crossing to the new footbridge. First two photos are...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Electrical cabinet installed overnight and the new line side fencing being installed today. Rutland Road The stepped access formwork is a slow burn. Looks very complicated to install and set up.

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Still working on the new footpath and infrastructure. Currently digging foundations for two electrical cabinets. Rutland Road Still grading the former Adwalton embankment here. Adjacent to the footbridge, they have raised the height of...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Rutland Road On the Adwalton embankment, the formwork for the stepped access is currently being built. For some reason I imagined the stepped access would be precast units interlocked and didn’t envisage it physically built from bottom to...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. The embankment looks to have had a final grading. A series of traffic cones in play to protect recently bored fence post holes. Rutland Road On the Adwalton embankment, they have started the process to fit the stepped access...

Batley - Former Adwalton line at Lady Anne crossing. Still grading the embankment and footpath. Rutland Road With the new footbridge in place, the work appears to be focused on the Adwalton embankment and where the new stepped access will be.