Went to steam town in its pomp , Southport once, not too long before they moved and got as close as Guide Bridge to see 76 s and forties but not quite to dinting. A shame.

Went to steam town in its pomp , Southport once, not too long before they moved and got as close as Guide Bridge to see 76 s and forties but not quite to dinting. A shame.

How have you been getting on with the model?

@@CappySeventyOne Thanks foradking baseboards completed (bigger job than expected) will be starting on the track over Christmas.

They relocated to Ingrow on the Keighley and Worth. Same team different location. They had to downsize but still got some the locos and brakevan and some other stock

Well, that's nice...

It was tragic how this ended up? This land got acquired for hotel and housing development with the planning applications subsequently being rejected. The engine shed now lies in a derelict, vandalised and ruinous state when it could been so much more. I did some urbex there recently and found it concealed in what is now a heavily forested area near Dinting Vale viaduct. So very sad to see as they originally planned to open the former Longdendale line to steam once again through Hadfield. This is a terrible loss to the people of Glossop as it would have made a fantastic tourist attraction and brought revenue into the town once more. What was really amazing at that time was that the then operational and now defunct British Rail did not even operate Sunday services to Glossop and Hadfield so sharing the line through the Dinting delta junction would have been completely feasible but for their incessant refusal to co operate. This would never have happened today. I only hope somebody can acquire this engine shed and develop it into a sympathetically preserved home conversion similar to the one at Broadbottom. I fear demolition will beckon if it stands in this state of disrepair much longer.

@@MrDegsy69 certainly was. Unfortunately the shed cannot be listed due to the amount of modifications done to it (roof etc)

@@zippy963 it would still make a fantastic property conversion none the less. They did something like this to the engine sheds on the other side of the viaduct at Broadbottom. At least it would be allowed to stand this way as once it is demolished it is gone forever.

Dinting station is still open. It’s the name of the village.

Complicated story involving a member who also turned out to be their landlord iirc

@@nicktuk159 Thanks

@@nicktuk159 i would like to know that story im curious

I think the story goes along the lines of someone being able to make more money building houses then running a museum. When it came down to it, they found the land to be contaminated and not cost effective to clear. I’m not 100 percent on that but I think it’s a close guess. Very short sighted as it would be a great boost for local economy. Last went there open when I was 8. It’s all over grown now and the station roof on the museum side has now collapsed.I lived on dinting road and loved that place. If I ever won big on the euro millions it’s the first thing I’d set about doing....buy the land and reopen it

A big fall out I gather.

Steam Town is the base for West Coast Railways. Still full of steam (and diesels) but not open to the public.

@@peterflitcroft9756 I know but thanks for letting me know

@@jameshardy4354 We had a guided tour around Carnforth with our traction engine club a few years ago. Having remembered it in its heyday it was sad to see the crumbling concrete of the shed and other structures. Yard was full of of diesels, many stored for spares and sidings full of parcels vans. It would be a health and safety nightmare if it were open to the public.

@@peterflitcroft9756 when you went to carnforth what state was 34016 bodmin in

@@jameshardy4354 Sorry can’t remember as it was a few years ago. And we weren’t allowed to take photos.