csiedmo Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hello all, I've been looking at photos of facilities for handling milk tanks in the 1960s and many (e.g. Torrington, Hemyok) have tanks both in the loading/unloading area and some others stored in a siding. Do we know of a prototype with a single road to handle its tanks? i.e. only one train of tanks can be accommodated at any one time, no siding available, or would a siding always be required for operational reasons? It appears that Moreton-in-Marsh might be such an example, but it's not obvious from the photos that I have seen. Thanks, Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted March 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2016 How about Dolcoath Siding in Cornwall? Some photos on the Cornwall Railway Society website http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/camborne-to-redruth-drump-lane.html and scroll down. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePipersSon Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 There is a good photograph of the facilities at Moreton-in-Marsh in the new book 'BR Parcels and Passenger-Rated Stock - Volume 3 Self propelled parcels vans, TPOs and car-carrying vehicles for motorail services'. The reference on the photograph is Kidderminster Railway Museum ref 128203. Presumably, the photograph is available from them, if you cannot get to see the book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I have only just stumbled across this thread (better late than never) and I can add a bit of information. Several smaller dairies just had a single siding for holding tankers and Morteon-in-Marsh was indeed one of them. You can find some great shots of the creamery as well as the 1952 track plan on the Railways of Warwickshire site. http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/moreton_marsh.htm Other examples that might be of interest include the CWS Creamery at Wallingford which I believe only handled a single tanker at a time. This view is from the road-side of the building. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1016196 The creamery at Pont Llanio in Wales only had a single siding for filling the milk tankers although it had a couple more round the back. This thread also has some good shots and information. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/120441-branch-line-creameries/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2018 If you want a milk traffic without a dairy or creamery, how about Marshfield, on the SWML between Cardiff and Newport, where the milk depot was half a mile away and the milk delivered to the sidings (originally a normal goods yard when there was an open station here) by road to be loaded into the rail tanks. There were 2 sidings here, though. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I once found a picture of a milk tank next to a loading dock on which was a road tanker. A portable pump was in use. I tried to represent the scene here: This was a VERY long time ago. John 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 If you want a milk traffic without a dairy or creamery, how about Marshfield, on the SWML between Cardiff and Newport, where the milk depot was half a mile away and the milk delivered to the sidings (originally a normal goods yard when there was an open station here) by road to be loaded into the rail tanks. There were 2 sidings here, though. A similar situation occurred at Penzance, Docoath and Saltash in Cornwall. This shot of Dolcoath shows the situation nicely with what looks like an MMB tanker parked up beside the siding. The tankers are open and awiting filling. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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