In its heyday in the 50's showing
the retarders to slow down the trucks as they freewheel from over the
hump. Looking towards Lea Bridge Road.
You can just make out the Gas Works faintly on the right.
You can just make out the Gas Works faintly on the right.
One of the control towers.
The other is in the distance on the hump itself.
A
view looking towards Stratford showing the numerous sidings
to which the wagons were sorted.
to which the wagons were sorted.
A flooded Temple Mills Yard.
Commercial post card posted 7th July 1906
Commercial post card posted 7th July 1906
The same view some 40 years
later in 1990. Looking very forlorn after its former glory.
But all is not lost! Some 18
years later and Temple Mills came back to life.
This shot taken in Aprl 2004 which shows a new EWS diesel servicing shed.
However, this was demolshed in 2007 and the main servicing shed for the
Eurostar electric multiple units has now been erected.
This shot taken in Aprl 2004 which shows a new EWS diesel servicing shed.
However, this was demolshed in 2007 and the main servicing shed for the
Eurostar electric multiple units has now been erected.
This is the same view on 6/7/2009.
Now used as a stabling yard for emu's nearly all class 321's.
In the distance is the Eurostar depot.
Now used as a stabling yard for emu's nearly all class 321's.
In the distance is the Eurostar depot.
25/07/09 321 No. 423 stands
alone! The 'P' indicates that the parcel van is this end.
Just make out a couple of Eurostars
in the distance.
Class16 D8405 passing Lea Bridge
Gas works June 1967
© Peter Groom. Reproduced with kind permission
© Peter Groom. Reproduced with kind permission
Class15 D8217 and Class16 D8406
passing Lea Bridge Gas works June 1967
© Peter Groom. Reproduced with kind permission
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Looking towards Lea Bridge
Road 1990 Same view as above picture.
Looking towards Lea Bridge
Road 2004
Looking towards Lea Bridge
Road 2009
Looking towards Lea Bridge
Road 2009. You can see the platform of Lea Bridge Station on the right
just under the bridge.
Signal protecting Temple Mills
with feather lights to indicate entrance to the yard.
You can see the back of this signal in the photo above.
Hover mouse over picture to get an idea how it looks to allow a train into the yard.
You can see the back of this signal in the photo above.
Hover mouse over picture to get an idea how it looks to allow a train into the yard.
The footbridge that all the
1990, 2004 and 2009 photo's were taken.
Roughly were arrow points.
Roughly were arrow points.
Footbridge 2009. The FedEx
depot in the grounds of ex Lea Bridge Gas Works.
Looking towards Stratford 2004
Class 66 No. 224 in 2004
Class 37 No. 895 in 2008
© Reproduced with kind permission
© Reproduced with kind permission
Looking at Gas Holder 2009
Gas Holder in 2009.
Where Lea Bridge gas works was is now a FedEx depot.
Where Lea Bridge gas works was is now a FedEx depot.
Looking
North from Ruckholt Road Leyton. Just left of centre you can make out
a cooling tower of Lea Bridge Gas Works.
© Ben Brooksbank. Reproduced with kind permission
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Looking
North from Ruckholt Road Leyton. To the right is the shunters canteen.
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Looking
towards Stratford from Ruckholt Road.
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Looking
towards Stratford from Ruckholt Road.
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Video class 317 emu towards
Tottenham from Stratford
Class 66 Diesel leaving Temple
Mills towards Tottenham
Class 66 Diesel arriving at
Temple Mills from Tottenham