In a trip working booklet that I have, dated 1971, it mentions a trip 
that used to, "Shunt Newton Heath Diesel Depot and Trip as required to 
Newton Carriage Sidings and Brewery Sidings".

I can't for the life of me think, with any certainty, where Newton 
Carriage Sidings were. I know where Newtown Carriage Sidings were (Just 
outside Victoria on the Platting bank) and I know where Lightbowne 
Carriage Sidings were (Opposite Newton Heath shed), but what are they 
calling Newton C.S.? A copy of the trip notice is linked to on the front 
page of my website.

Talking of my website, if anyone is following its progress (Or even if 
you are not and would like to know what it is), I reached a milestone in 
its development yesterday. The site is based upon the Sectional 
Appendices issued by BR in 1960 and basically lists every station, 
signal box and junction then in existence, as well as showing maximum 
speeds, running lines, etc. I have designed the site so that lines will 
be joined by hyperlink. So, when you reach a junction, there will be an 
arrow to take you to the next line. Thus, it will be possible to 
'travel' from Penzance to Thurso, and all lines in between, at the click 
of a mouse, seeing what there was along the way. I challenge anyone not 
to be amazed at how many signal boxes there once were!

Anyway, the milestone was that, with a couple of exceptions in northern 
Scotland, I finally entered the last line and location yesterday. All 
bar the shouting, every signal box, junction and station is listed. Now 
all I have to do is to enter mileages, running lines and to link the 
routes. As things stand, the most complete portions of the site, where 
pretty much everything is up and running, is the L.M.R.

Eventually the site will include opening and closing dates and a 
comprehensive list of private sidings.

Brian.

http://www.thesectionalappendix.co.uk

On Sep 15, 1:25 pm, Brian Robertson <me@[nospam].com> wrote:
> In a trip working booklet that I have, dated 1971, it mentions a trip
> that used to, "Shunt Newton Heath Diesel Depot and Trip as required to
> Newton Carriage Sidings and Brewery Sidings".
>
> I can't for the life of me think, with any certainty, where Newton
> Carriage Sidings were. I know where Newtown Carriage Sidings were (Just
> outside Victoria on the Platting bank) and I know where Lightbowne
> Carriage Sidings were (Opposite Newton Heath shed), but what are they
> calling Newton C.S.? A copy of the trip notice is linked to on the front
> page of my website.
>
> Talking of my website, if anyone is following its progress (Or even if
> you are not and would like to know what it is), I reached a milestone in
> its development yesterday. The site is based upon the Sectional
> Appendices issued by BR in 1960 and basically lists every station,
> signal box and junction then in existence, as well as showing maximum
> speeds, running lines, etc. I have designed the site so that lines will
> be joined by hyperlink. So, when you reach a junction, there will be an
> arrow to take you to the next line. Thus, it will be possible to
> 'travel' from Penzance to Thurso, and all lines in between, at the click
> of a mouse, seeing what there was along the way. I challenge anyone not
> to be amazed at how many signal boxes there once were!
>
> Anyway, the milestone was that, with a couple of exceptions in northern
> Scotland, I finally entered the last line and location yesterday. All
> bar the shouting, every signal box, junction and station is listed. Now
> all I have to do is to enter mileages, running lines and to link the
> routes. As things stand, the most complete portions of the site, where
> pretty much everything is up and running, is the L.M.R.
>
> Eventually the site will include opening and closing dates and a
> comprehensive list of private sidings.
>
> Brian.
>
> http://www.thesectionalappendix.co.uk

My railway geography of Manchester is a little sparse I'm afraid, but
would it have been what I knew as Red Bank CS during the early 80's?
It's purely a guess, I'm sure if it's a wrong guess, I will know about
it very soon!!!

Many here will remember the empty van trains to Red Bank, returning
stock to Manchester in the morning, to work parcels and paper trains
to the East and North East overnight, I personally often travelled on
the Cleethorpes-Red Bank train, as it worked as a passenger train from
Cleethorpes to Doncaster, then ecs to Red Bank, and was frequently
class 40 hauled. This was the return working of the 0210 Manchester-
Cleethorpes passenger and paper train, if I remember correctly.

Congrats on the site, I haven't had time to look through it all yet,
but I'm sure that I am going to find some interesting reading for the
long, dark nights ahead...

Rich