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Location DB > Wales > Gwynedd > Blaenau Ffestiniog > Slate, Slate, Slate... > SnakeCorp Visit 28/5/05 > bIMGP0079 15 / 43   bIMGP0079 Description A better look at the disused Goods Yard. There are still a number of tracks in situ, albeit not used since the 1970s. You can do a 'Then & Now' comparision (should you wish to!) by taking a look at the old photos on this page: http://www.2d53.co.../Old%20Station.htm Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by IIVQ 5/30/2005 6:19 PM | remove   Cool. Did you find remains of the sunken line? Posted by SnakeCorp 5/30/2005 6:39 PM | remove   Yep, it ran parallel to the wire fence on the right of the photo (where the muddy ground is). If you follow that muddy ground towards the edge of the photo, you can just about see the remains of the stone platform edging. Posted by IIVQ 5/30/2005 7:04 PM | remove   yah Posted by IIVQ 8/28/2005 9:12 PM | remove   These are some sturdy "trainstoppers" (don't know what the english word is, in Dutch it's "bump block" Posted by SnakeCorp 8/29/2005 11:31 AM | remove   They're called Buffer Stops in the UK. These ones look like the originals, dating from the 1880s. Its possible that the sidings track might be original too. Posted by IIVQ 8/30/2005 7:34 AM | remove   Yes, but in the Netherlands they're usually not so heavily constructed. A buffer block is meant to stop the train - even if it damages the buffer block. Only in instances where the cost of a broken car / loco would be less than the cost of a train overshooting the block, for instance where a train would block a waterway, these heavy buffer blocks would be used. Posted by rainman8889 8/31/2005 1:29 AM | remove   Don't some of them have a big chunk of rubber to minimize the damage? Posted by IIVQ 8/31/2005 9:54 AM | remove   Yep, some have. If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 437 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738280437 pages have been generated.