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Iceboy53	Langley Mills railways replied on: 10/22/2007 1:01:14 PM and if i remember well suz..the boards on the bridge used to shake and move when you walk across..but yes the bridge st end was a bit bouncy when you walked over it
suzard Researcher	Langley Mills railways replied on: 10/22/2007 12:02:56 PM I think you are thinking of the same bridge, Iceboy. Coming from the North St end you would walk down a lane (not very long) on theright (fenced off) was Pickersgill and Frosts, then onto the bridge over th railway -open sided- then on the right steps down to Pottery lane (these steps were open -didn't like them very much as you could see below you-the steps the other ends were "closed in"- if you didn't go down the side steps to pottery lane and carried on to Bridge St -that section had corrogated sides and went over G.R.Turner & sons Workshops and eventually had the "springy" steel floor put in
Iceboy53 This message was updated on 10/21/2007 12:48:19 PM by Iceboy53	Langley Mills railways replied on: 10/21/2007 12:45:50 PM is this the section that was connected to the bridge that went by aristoc sue ? if it is i remember it well when i was a kid,standing on there waiting for the steam trains to go under..in fact was the bridge all ways connected to the alley bit over turners ?
suzard Researcher This message was updated on 8/24/2007 11:15:41 AM by suzard	Langley Mills railways replied on: 8/12/2007 9:05:38 PM quote: That section is still there, but I don't think there's any holes in it. In fact, I can't remember there being holes in it, but the sides were only corrugated iron, so I am sure you are right - funny bridge really! On that part of the bridge the floor was wooden planks and there were gaps and knot holes in the wood where you could look through to the workshops. The floor of this part of the Bridge was replaced with metal sheeting with a raised pattern in it (possibly laid by Turners) -very springy and noisy to walk on -you are too young to remember the wooden floor Robert.! The sides of the bridge were only corrugated from Bridge St end to the side steps down to Pottery Lane, from there to North St the Bridge was very opensided -probably it was blocked later, as there were several accidents where children fell on to the railway track after swinging from the bars of the bridge side .
paulr	Langley Mills railways replied on: 5/27/2007 4:48:37 PM The opening of the new Wembley Stadium brought back memories of the Boy's School trips to the Schoolboy Internationals. We all met on Langley Mill railway station to travel to Wembley, more or less door to door, both in 1953 when England drew with Wales, England 3 - Wales 3, and then in 1954 when England got beaten, England 1 - Scotland 4. We also travelled from there to London for the Festival of Britain in 1951, and on the 17th June 1954 116 Boys and 47 parents travelled to York going North for a change.
russlynch This message was updated on 2/22/2007 11:31:50 AM by russlynch	Langley Mills railways replied on: 2/22/2007 11:31:11 AM I remember that to Wes,we used to irritate the blokes workin below shoutin to them then runnin off before one em come up and gave us a clout for bein cheeky.
RMMee Moderator	Langley Mills railways replied on: 2/19/2007 6:47:53 PM That section is still there, but I don't think there's any holes in it. In fact, I can't remember there being holes in it, but the sides were only corrugated iron, so I am sure you are right - funny bridge really!
WesleyLees	Langley Mills railways replied on: 2/19/2007 4:44:16 PM As you crossed over the bridge from North Street, between the bridge and the steps down into Bridge Street, there was a section which crossed the roof of Turners. There were holes that you could look through and watch the men making the rail wagons.
suzard Researcher	Langley Mills railways replied on: 6/5/2005 5:35:01 AM I remember GRTurners being taken over by Redpath Dorman Long (probably in the 1960's) then it became part of British Steel.Heanor Haulage company now occupy part of the site. At the top of Bridge Street on the wall of the old works is still the old GR Turner and son Sign
philfred	Langley Mills railways replied on: 6/4/2005 8:13:14 PM Hi Kevin, been meaning to add my tuppence worth, the workshop was that of G R Turner who was a well known wagon builder. G R Turner was taken over by (some one will know who) and then closed down. regards Phil
Azzabuv This message was updated on 11/26/2004 10:33:10 AM by Azzabuv	Langley Mills railways replied on: 11/26/2004 10:27:08 AM Some really good photographs above. Anyway, as a nipper standing among the excited throng of Coppice Miners and their families on the 1940s platform, at the start of their then, one week's annual holiday, i KNEW the history of the Langley Mill Railway. It consisted of only one train plus one set of railway tracks and it was built specially, by some kindly soul, to take us excited children to the Derbys. Miner's Holiday Camp at Skegness. Nothing more, nothing less. Then time passed and another dream crashed. Azzabuv.
kevin angell	Langley Mills railways replied on: 10/27/2004 7:19:43 AM hi do you no if langley mill was just a station or did it have workshops?? for LMS// kev
Russell Saxton	Langley Mills railways replied on: 11/18/2003 9:24:17 PM The new iron bridge was put up sometime between 22 and 27 June 1982. The old Lacey Bridge was changed for the new in 1998 aged exactly 100 years.
RMMee Moderator	Langley Mills railways replied on: 11/18/2003 7:37:23 PM Courtesy of Russell Saxton, here are a few more photo's of the railway in the Langley Mill area. Even if you're not really into railway issues, it's interesting just for the background! This one was taken in August 1978, with a great view along the line towards the bridge at Cromford Road: The next photo, dated February 1981, shows two engines in the yard - the old bridge from Bridge Street to North Street can be seen behind them: But things change, and this photo shows the yard after it fell into disuse - sad or what! Also in it, is the new version of the bridge - what year was that put up? And, on the subject of bridges, the final picture is the Lacey Bridge, very typical of its type, dated 1996.
Russell Saxton This message was updated on 11/18/2003 7:27:41 PM by RMMee	Langley Mills railways replied on: 11/10/2003 11:44:26 AM Heres a shot of the Moorgreen pit sentinel loco shunting LM yard in feb 1981 if I've done things right.

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