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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by Beachbum on May 31, 2024, 07:42:49 PM »Apologies to stuartwaters as the link he attached does not open (see below) so I do not know what information was on the Link
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by John Walker on May 30, 2024, 09:23:42 PM »Ah, sorry. I thought Stewart Waters had got it. I was just adding some personal memories. I've had a few goes lately so quite happy for Stewart to go next.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by Beachbum on May 30, 2024, 08:08:58 PM »You have it John Walker, I must visit this Walk/Cycle Route this Summer.
The last Train was December 1952 (mainline problems) and the Lines removed in 1953.
https://crabandwinkle.org/
http://www.forgottenrelics.org/tunnels/tyler-hill-tunnel/
The last Train was December 1952 (mainline problems) and the Lines removed in 1953.
https://crabandwinkle.org/
http://www.forgottenrelics.org/tunnels/tyler-hill-tunnel/
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by John Walker on May 30, 2024, 04:20:48 PM »I used to walk through that tunnel when I was a nipper. I think the rails were still in place then but no trains. At the age of eleven, I started secondary school at Archbishops CofE school. The tunnel entrance was within the school grounds. The first hundred feet was used as a gardening store. There was a new wall to block the rest of the tunnel off. In recent years there has been talk of repairing the collapsed section and making it part of the Crab and Winkle cycleway. I don't think it was deemed as practical.
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General Discussion / Re: Motor bike madness.
« Last post by AlanTH on May 30, 2024, 09:41:40 AM »Great story Beachbum. Far more involvement in bikes than I ever had and a good read. I was only thinking of Barry Sheene recently when someone said something about biking and he ended his days in Q/Land on the opp. side of Oz to me.
I well remember seeing him being interviewed by someone years ago about living in Oz and he said the that 'You can accuse Australians of most things, but being able to drive isn't one of them'.
Oh so true, bike or car they are awful and I haven't changed my mind in the 50 odd years I've been here.
I went to Brands Hatch a few times to watch pedal bike racing and motorbike and cars. Great spot.
AlanTH.
I well remember seeing him being interviewed by someone years ago about living in Oz and he said the that 'You can accuse Australians of most things, but being able to drive isn't one of them'.
Oh so true, bike or car they are awful and I haven't changed my mind in the 50 odd years I've been here.
I went to Brands Hatch a few times to watch pedal bike racing and motorbike and cars. Great spot.
AlanTH.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by Beachbum on May 29, 2024, 11:51:30 PM »The tunnel is Grade II* Listed. It is 828 yards (757 metres) long and was opened on May 3rd 1830. It was the first railway tunnel with a regular passenger service – in the world.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by stuartwaters on May 29, 2024, 09:40:24 PM »Would this by chance, have been the first purpose-built railway tunnel in Britain?
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by Beachbum on May 29, 2024, 08:11:40 PM »THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING.................
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General Discussion / Re: Motor bike madness.
« Last post by Beachbum on May 28, 2024, 05:17:50 PM »My First Bike was a Greeves 250 Trials when I was 14 (Arter Bros), then I got a BSA C15 to do up for my 16th Birthday. Unfortunately the age limit was raised to 17, so I had to have a moped. The friendly town Bobby noticed me riding my Dad's AJS 650 CSR (aged 16).
Just before my 17th Birthday, I got a Suzuki 250 Hustler from Hallets. My Dad was not happy with 'Jap Crap' that I had got, until he rode it home on the Saturday ready for my Sunday Birthday.
This was the start of many Suzuki's. I had the pleasure of meeting Barry Sheene in the Summer of 1976 and showing him my new GT550 Triple. He then showed be his Race bikes (Dover Docks).
Hallets was my first outlet, then progressed to Geoff Darryn's at Sandwich, then Dave Browns at Ashford.
Geoff and Tony Harris (Lord of Lydden+King of Brands) asked me to run in his Bol d'Or Laverda Jota Race Bike as his wrist was damaged, that was 2 weeks of fun.
I had a Harris F1 race tuned Suzuki GSX1100 and was lent a Honda CB1100R to compare, mine was faster.
I still Marshal at Brands Hatch and have seen many changes in my 48 years Trackside.
My current Bike is attached.............
Just before my 17th Birthday, I got a Suzuki 250 Hustler from Hallets. My Dad was not happy with 'Jap Crap' that I had got, until he rode it home on the Saturday ready for my Sunday Birthday.
This was the start of many Suzuki's. I had the pleasure of meeting Barry Sheene in the Summer of 1976 and showing him my new GT550 Triple. He then showed be his Race bikes (Dover Docks).
Hallets was my first outlet, then progressed to Geoff Darryn's at Sandwich, then Dave Browns at Ashford.
Geoff and Tony Harris (Lord of Lydden+King of Brands) asked me to run in his Bol d'Or Laverda Jota Race Bike as his wrist was damaged, that was 2 weeks of fun.
I had a Harris F1 race tuned Suzuki GSX1100 and was lent a Honda CB1100R to compare, mine was faster.
I still Marshal at Brands Hatch and have seen many changes in my 48 years Trackside.
My current Bike is attached.............
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by Beachbum on May 28, 2024, 04:41:30 PM »So this Tunnel impressed the attached Gentleman. He then went on to Build some...........