Middleton Railway ''Clear the lines'' - 13th November 2021

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The end of the line at Park Halt<br>[&copy; Brian Carter 2021]	Park Halt taken through glass towards the sun<br>[&copy; Brian Carter 2021]	The other (northern) Middleton Railway extremity in the car park beyond Moor Road platform.<br>[&copy; Adrian Taylor 2021]	Our tour waits to set off at Moor Road; your chairman is in the frame as usual - just boarding at the rear door.<br>[&copy; Mark Fishlock 2021]	Moor Road station looking south; far right is the new Carriage Shed, then the Crane Road. Ahead is the running line and M1/M621 Tunnel with the Dartmouth branch trailing points in the distance. Left is the platform line, run-round loop and, far left, the station siding.<br>[&copy; Brian Carter 2021]	Moor Road looking north; left is the new (green) Carriage Shed, the Museum doors are open and the Balm Road Branch goes off right.<br>[&copy; Brian Carter 2021]	Middleton volunteers set the points for the Dartmouth branch; the loco is keeping out of it. The 'M1 Tunnel' (M621 now) is ahead.<br>[&copy; Mark Fishlock 2021]
The extremity of the intermediate Dartmouth branch from the coach balcony.<br>[&copy; Adrian Taylor 2021]	Shunting wagons out of the way (there was quite a bit of this) in Moor Road run-round loop.<br>[&copy; Mark Fishlock 2021]	So near yet so far, Moor Road Crossing, the Balm Road Branch seductively curves away through the trees towards the main line.<br>[&copy; Brian Carter 2021]	At the end of the Balm Road branch a tour participant found 66511 idling at Stourton - the gate ahead is the NR boundary.<br>[&copy; Steve Dougherty 2021]	Inside the new Carriage Shed - actually an Empty Carriage Shed at the time of our visit, exit ahead.<br>[&copy; Mark Fishlock 2021]	Looking north, left to right: Engine Shed & Workshop line, the Car Park line and two Museum lines. Moor Road station is right.<br>[&copy; Brian Carter 2021]	'Picton' (Hunslet 1540 of 1927) plinthed and semi-covered at the Middleton Railway, has now been cosmetically restored and painted.<br>[&copy; Kev Adlam 2021]