title Disused Cambridge Railway, Milton Road, Cambridge - 28th October 2005 intro Nosher and Dan from Qualcomm Cambridge take a couple of lunch breaks to explore the disused railway track that crosses Milton Road, on the outskirts of Cambridge. The first trip heads west for a fairly short trip, whilst the second goes off in the "uncharted" direction - the way that no-one actually uses - to see what's there. Naturally enough, it's much less trafficked than the other part of the track, and at one point has a three-metre fence cutting across it. However, this has been modified with additional "access" in the form of three missing slats, allowing entry beyond. The remainder of the much-overgrown track-bed leads to a large derelict shunting yard. There are no signs of any remaining structures, but all the tracks are still in place; the sleepers slowly rot away whilst the tracks slowly oxidise to rust and everywhere grass, scrub and trees reclaim the area. However, there is also a large clearing where it looks like local Gary Boys have sneaked cars in, razzed them around a bit and then finally set fire to them: at least six or seven wrecked and scorched cars litter the area. On our return, we pass through an industrial estate - the epitome of bleak, soul-less modern existence - and visit Ridgeon's DIY so Dan can look at plumbing. imgp2566 This sign doesn't serve much purpose anymore imgp2569 Abandoned tracks in the weeds imgp2573 A discarded 486 blade server motherboard imgp2575 Dan stands where the tracks cross a path imgp2576 The end of the line imgp2577 Dan roams around in organic shop Daily Bread imgp2580 Dan heads off back to Milton Road imgp2581 Where the tracks cross Milton Road imgp2741 Cambridge Business Park (Cowley Road Police State) imgp2742 The next week, we head off in the other direction imgp2743 Some broken electrical thing imgp2744 The back of Matrix House - Qualcomm's office imgp2745 The railway line is still completely in place imgp2746 An abandonned bed and a heap of rubbish. Nice. imgp2748 Dan climbs up after we sneak through the fence imgp2752 Hi-tech buildings and wrecked cars imgp2754 Dan roams around amongst the wrecked cars imgp2759 A couple of burnt-out cars imgp2763 Someone has torched a Vauxhall Astra imgp2765 Inside the torched Austin Maestro imgp2766 A wrecked Mark 2 Astra imgp2769 The Maestro again imgp2773 Crossing tracks imgp2781 Dan in the wasteland imgp2789 An aggregate storage site imgp2792 The back of the Business Park imgp2794 More heaps of rusted metal imgp2796 Some discarded doors imgp2800 Another burned-out car imgp2802 Steel reinforcement wires from a car tyre imgp2811 Drainage pipes in Ridgeons imgp2814 Bottles of gas in a cage. Mundane, but colourful imgp2815 Dan walks through the underpass under the railway imgp2817 A stack of scaffold poles on a builder's lorry