2ft in NRM Car park

Just back from Yorkshire, and while up North, I paid a visit to the NRM (nice to see the L&B coach in main hall)
As the main car park was closed, we were directed to one over the road from the main entrance, when I had parked up I noticed rails embedded in the concrete. A rough measure ( My Size 11's) made this to be aprox 2ft.
Can anyone tell me a bit about it?

 

That'd be the 2' gauge track in the old Concrete works, last used c.2004 as a place to park the Darj and her coaches and Lyd during Railfest. Prior to that I'm afraid I have no idea!

John

 

Ta John,
I will take a guess that it was used for a stock yard and some kind of 2 ft wagon(s) used to move lumps of concrete around.
It was just nice to find some real railway lines in York!!!!!!!!!

(runs for cover)

Ian W

 

There is of course a bit of useable, FR bullhead no less, 2' gauge track in the South Yard as well, but it doesn't get a whole lot of use. Lets just hope it doesn't end up like its immediate next door neighbour, the 7' 1/4" gauge line, tarmaced betwixt rails as a footpath (until Iron Duke is brought home as an operational loco, I'd guess)

 

It won't - we have plans... ;-)

 

shame, as iron duke is one of my favourites, always thought she'd look good at didcot with firefly, ;-)

 

You misunderstand me - we have plans for the 2 foot and for Iron Duke...not necessarily on the same site... ;-)

 

Wayhay! i really love these cryptic posts you post ant!

 

Oh Mr Coulls you do excite people!!

Btw, does anyone of a picture of the 7 1/4" Manning Wardle at the NRM, or the 7 1/4" Vale of Rheidol loco??

 

uh oh , that sounds (slightly) ominous - what are you up to, Ant? something being planned?

Let me know when Iron Duke is about, I want to "watch"

StoneRoad

 

In the concrete yard there used to be about 7 or 8 tracks running out of the shed running to wagon turntables then running parallel to the dock wall for transferring product to standard gauge wagons.