Mainline BR station on film clip shown on The Tube an Underground History ep1

[theageofthetra]

Hi at 18:51 mins into episide 1 there is a b & w clip of film of what appears to be a BR standard tank running tender first into an overall roofed large terminus on a curve. Does anyone know a) is it actually a London station and which one it is & b) what are the gangways hanging above both tracks visible used for. I wouls say the floor of them are approx 1.5 ft wide and are suspended every 2ft by a tie to a roof truss. Over to the wise old sages.....

 

[dggar]

Hi at 18:51 mins into episide 1 there is a b & w clip of film of what appears to be a BR standard tank running tender first into an overall roofed large terminus on a curve. Does anyone know a) is it actually a London station and which one it is & b) what are the gangways hanging above both tracks visible used for. I wouls say the floor of them are approx 1.5 ft wide and are suspended every 2ft by a tie to a roof truss. Over to the wise old sages.....

It looked like Euston.

 

[Wyvern]

Was it something like this?

 

[theageofthetra]

Thats it. It doesn't look like any existing London station so the old Euston ( or the Windsor bit of Waterloo) are possible.

 

[yorksrob]

Definately the old arrivals shed at Euston. Shame they couldn't have re-erected it somewhere. Would have made a good garden centre.

 

[theageofthetra]

Any ideas on those suspended catwalks above the approaching train and adjacent track? At a guess were they used to easily change/ maintain the old oil/acetylene lamps used in Victorian coaches? Cheers.

 

[John Webb]

Any ideas on those suspended catwalks above the approaching train and adjacent track? At a guess were they used to easily change/ maintain the old oil/acetylene lamps used in Victorian coaches? Cheers.

Smoke deflectors, I believe, to stop steam and smoke rising straight up and coating the roof-lights with dirt.

 

[dggar]

The following pictures are taken from the book
"The Great British Railway Station EUSTON"
IBSN 1-871608-28-7

Sadly no longer in print

To me it certainly seems that the "suspended catwalks " are the to deflect the blast from the chimney and the safety valves.
Nothing to do with chaging oil lamps in the coaching stock.

 

[theageofthetra]

Yes I must admit that pic of the Patriot shows it quite well. Deflectors make most sense but they do seem an odd shape (compared to ones I have seen in sheds) & judging from the Pat lifting off not that effective! Cheers for all the help.