The final end of Exmouth Junction

[JohnR]

The last remaining part of Exmouth Junction - at one time the concrete works for the Southern Railway and BR(S), latterly a coal concentration depot - is now to be built on.

http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co....or-229-homes/story-29487191-detail/story.html

 

[yorksrob]

It lives on in platform extensions and fence panels across the Southern Region (although a lot of the footbridges in Kent seem to have been replaced in recent years).

 

[lincolnshire]

It lives on in platform extensions and fence panels across the Southern Region (although a lot of the footbridges in Kent seem to have been replaced in recent years).

Yet another example of the railways joined up organisation pre privatisation, when cost was just a paper transaction between departments as against these days where its proper money going to outside parties.

York had a concrete depot now used by National Railway museum as an overflow car park.

Gone are days of things made in house.

 

[Ash Bridge]

The last remaining part of Exmouth Junction - at one time the concrete works for the Southern Railway and BR(S), latterly a coal concentration depot - is now to be built on.
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co....or-229-homes/story-29487191-detail/story.html

Just took a look at the Google satellite view of the site and it appears the buildings have already gone with just what seems like a concrete apron with trackwork set in remaining, unless Iam looking at the wrong spot, also is it just me or does that Morrisons building have a very similar outline to the former EJ steam shed?

It lives on in platform extensions and fence panels across the Southern Region (although a lot of the footbridges in Kent seem to have been replaced in recent years).

Having made a journey recently from Okehampton to Exeter and back it seems there are plenty of former Exmouth Junc. Concrete Works products still extant on the former Southern lines in Devon, such as fence panels and out buildings etc. around the likes of Crediton Station, plus former platelayers huts at numerous spots along the route, Iam sure some of these buildings found their way to locations that were rather far flung from the Southern Railway/Region also, I may be wrong here but I think Towyn on the Cambrian Coast Line is one such place.

 

[yorksrob]

Yet another example of the railways joined up organisation pre privatisation, when cost was just a paper transaction between departments as against these days where its proper money going to outside parties.

York had a concrete depot now used by National Railway museum as an overflow car park.

Gone are days of things made in house.

Yes, I wonder whether NR has a concrete works for sleepers. Perhaps it could be used to build platform modules etc as well.
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Having made a journey recently from Okehampton to Exeter and back it seems there are plenty of former Exmouth Junc. Concrete Works products still extant on the former Southern lines in Devon, such as fence panels and out buildings etc. around the likes of Crediton Station, plus former platelayers huts at numerous spots along the route, Iam sure some of these buildings found their way to locations that were rather far flung from the Southern Railway/Region also, I may be wrong here but I think Towyn on the Cambrian Coast Line is one such place.

Perhaps they did. That said, I've seen old modular platform structures at places like Manchester Piccadilly where the platform supports appear to be more squat than the SR model, so perhaps the regions had their own designs.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Perhaps they did. That said, I've seen old modular platform structures at places like Manchester Piccadilly where the platform supports appear to be more squat than the SR model, so perhaps the regions had their own designs.

Thanks for reminding me about this, I've often wondered about these London Midland Region concrete modular platforms which are similar to the Southern design, but I couldn't quite work out what was different about them, they are also to be found at Alderley Edge, Handforth, Chelford, Stockport and numerous other locations, they seem to date from the mid 50's/60's period when electrification/modernisation was taking place.

 

[yorksrob]

Thanks for reminding me about this, I've often wondered about these London Midland Region concrete modular platforms which are similar to the Southern design, but I couldn't quite work out what was different about them, they are also to be found at Alderley Edge, Handforth, Chelford, Stockport and numerous other locations, they seem to date from the mid 50's/60's period when electrification/modernisation was taking place.

Indeed. The Southern examples have a single facing slab between the supports whereas the LM versions have rows of narrower slabs on top of each other from what I remember.

 

[Taunton]

Something of a local industry as the GWR concrete works was at Taunton, north-east of the station. It closed about 20 years ago, and after Exmouth Junction closed in 1963 Taunton absorbed it's work.

http://83b.weebly.com/taunton-concrete-works.html

 

[yorksrob]

Something of a local industry as the GWR concrete works was at Taunton, north-east of the station. It closed about 20 years ago, and after Exmouth Junction closed in 1963 Taunton absorbed it's work.

http://83b.weebly.com/taunton-concrete-works.html

Common(ish) source of aggregate perhaps ?

 

[DarloRich]

Yes, I wonder whether NR has a concrete works for sleepers. Perhaps it could be used to build platform modules etc as well

Yet another example of the railways joined up organisation pre privatisation, when cost was just a paper transaction between departments as against these days where its proper money going to outside parties.

York had a concrete depot now used by National Railway museum as an overflow car park.

Gone are days of things made in house.

Indeed - I mean apart from the massive concrete sleeper factory at Doncaster or the rail welding depot at Eastleigh or the rail vehicle repair facilities at York or the recycling facilities around the country...............

 

[Taunton]

Common(ish) source of aggregate perhaps ?

I believe the Taunton aggregate came from Stoneycombe Quarry, which is halfway up Dainton bank beyond Newton Abbot. Still very much in business as a quarry though no rail sidings any more. There were some hopper wagons stencilled to work between there and the Taunton works. This quarry on the southern edge of Dartmoor also supplied much of the WR ballast, and as the SR-owned Meldon Quarry is just over on the north side of the moor and did much of the SR ballast, I would guess they supplied Exmouth Junction as well.

 

[yorksrob]

Yet another example of the railways joined up organisation pre privatisation, when cost was just a paper transaction between departments as against these days where its proper money going to outside parties.

York had a concrete depot now used by National Railway museum as an overflow car park.

Gone are days of things made in house.

Indeed - I mean apart from the massive concrete sleeper factory at Doncaster or the rail welding depot at Eastleigh or the rail vehicle repair facilities at York or the recycling facilities around the country...............

Perhaps they could knock out some platform modules in that case. I'm sure the Southerns designs will be around somewhere.

 

[Greenback]

It's always sad when lose any link with the past, I;m never reminded more of that than when i pass the site of the old Radyr yard. At the same time we can't keep everything in place forever.

 

[lincolnshire]

Yes, I wonder whether NR has a concrete works for sleepers. Perhaps it could be used to build platform modules etc as well.
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Perhaps they did. That said, I've seen old modular platform structures at places like Manchester Piccadilly where the platform supports appear to be more squat than the SR model, so perhaps the regions had their own designs.

Network Rail have a concrete sleeper factory built on land at the Woodyard, Ten Pound Walk in Doncaster, near to Carr Loco depot.
Its actually not run by them its Trackwork and Moll who operate it for them.
Its planned to supply 400,000 concrete sleepers a year and track work have a 10 year contract to run the factory for Network Rail. I think all they make there is concrete sleepers only and nothing else, not like the concrete works as discussed earlier who made all sorts.

 

[yorksrob]

Network Rail have a concrete sleeper factory built on land at the Woodyard, Ten Pound Walk in Doncaster, near to Carr Loco depot.
Its actually not run by them its Trackwork and Moll who operate it for them.
Its planned to supply 400,000 concrete sleepers a year and track work have a 10 year contract to run the factory for Network Rail. I think all they make there is concrete sleepers only and nothing else, not like the concrete works as discussed earlier who made all sorts.

Ah well, we can probably survive without the concrete lampposts !

 

[lincolnshire]

Ah well, we can probably survive without the concrete lampposts !

Not many concrete lamp post around these days on the railways, The ones that are there have suffered from concrete headache ( in other words falling to bits due to rusting reinforcement ) mostly all steel of the raise and lower design these days.

 

[yorksrob]

Not many concrete lamp post around these days on the railways, The ones that are there have suffered from concrete headache ( in other words falling to bits due to rusting reinforcement ) mostly all steel of the raise and lower design these days.

I remember a nice set at Wye with the attractive 'flower' type lamp standards, but these eventually succumbed to the metal type.

 

[Ash Bridge]

There are still several original Exmouth Junc. concrete lampost/telegraph posts in use at Okehampton, long may they survive, anyone know if any still remain on the former Southern parts of the national network?

 

[Ploughman]

Ah well, we can probably survive without the concrete lampposts !

But can we do without the CABLE markers?