DCS 4 in 2000 era

Certainly an error for the era concerned, otherwise there would be some worried residents in the flats adjacent!

wellgroomed in post 130850 said:

Certainly an error for the era concerned, otherwise there would be some worried residents in the flats adjacent!

Satellite imagery (Google Earth Historic images) from 2004 shows that on the down side of the main lines there was the Down Goods line, then 4 full length sidings that had connections at both ends to the Down Goods, then the Spur siding which with a reversal could be used to access the old loco sidings. I am presuming that hotwellian is referring to this 4th thru road (the furthest away from the main line) rather than the short spur (which incidentally has a 3car turbo sat in it in a 2007 image so must be at least 69m long as it is clear of the points to the loco siding)
In the 2009 era, DCS 1-3 had their country end connections back to the Down Pass Loop (ex Down goods) removed and DCS 4 was completely removed, and the spur siding remained in its place (this first stage of DCS reconfiguration is seen in image dated December 2012)

The flats you talk about did not exist in the 2000 era. Up to imagery dated June 2009, the land running longside the DCS was Greenland and allotments. Quick bit of online research shows that planning permission for the extension of the Castle Mill Flats (the extension is what runs alongside the down carriage sidings, the original section built in early 2000s are alongside where the loco sidings once were) was applied for in November 2011 and granted in Feburary 2012 (Paragraph 17 on Page 19 and the Foreword of this report into the application process)

Attached is my photo of the north end of the site, taken very early one morning in May or June 1980 from Walton Well Rd overbridge. The sidings far right were formerly for coal deliveries. The view has changed rather in the intervening 40 years.

whatlep in post 130872 said:

Attached is my photo of the north end of the site, taken very early one morning in May or June 1980 from Walton Well Rd overbridge. The sidings far right were formerly for coal deliveries. The view has changed rather in the intervening 40 years.

For comparison, Google Streetview

Attached is my photo of the north end of the site, taken very early one morning in May or June 1980 from Walton Well Rd overbridge. The sidings far right were formerly for coal deliveries. The view has changed rather in the intervening 40 years.

whatlep in post 130872 said:

Attached is my photo of the north end of the site, taken very early one morning in May or June 1980 from Walton Well Rd overbridge. The sidings far right were formerly for coal deliveries. The view has changed rather in the intervening 40 years.

By coal delivery, do you mean loco coal ? That side was had no road access, just allotments to the river.
I'd assumed that line was the north access to loco shed (A.N.Other sim).
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/450345/206738/13/101329

Prior to that the area inclusing CS were down sidings that pre-dated Hinksey Yard:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/104195311

All Oxford coal went into Rewley Road over the swing bridge didn't it ?

Bill