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The siding(s) on the down side at the east end of Truro


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I recently came across this photo I took of 47220 at Truro which I think was taken in the summer of 1986 (it could be later but not earlier as 47220 was repainted into Railfreight livery in May of that year and still looks pretty clean). I seem to remember the train set back into the siding as per the topic title, leaving some of the rear wagons there. I can't remember what happened after that as I presumably didn't hang around long enough to find out. My 1990 Baker's Rail Atlas doesn't show any siding there so I suppose at some point in the late 80s it was lifted. What would the siding have been used for towards the end of its life? I've done a search on here and the Cornwall Railway Society site but couldn't find anything apart from a reference to loads being delivered for Farm Industries. Apologies for the photo quality; I was still finding my way around a fairly basic SLR camera.

 

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I recently came across this photo I took of 47220 at Truro which I think was taken in the summer of 1986 (it could be later but not earlier as 47220 was repainted into Railfreight livery in May of that year and still looks pretty clean). I seem to remember the train set back into the siding as per the topic title, leaving some of the rear wagons there. I can't remember what happened after that as I presumably didn't hang around long enough to find out. My 1990 Baker's Rail Atlas doesn't show any siding there so I suppose at some point in the late 80s it was lifted. What would the siding have been used for towards the end of its life? I've done a search on here and the Cornwall Railway Society site but couldn't find anything apart from a reference to loads being delivered for Farm Industries. Apologies for the photo quality; I was still finding my way around a fairly basic SLR camera.

 

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There were two sidings on the down side on the eastern side of the level crossing opposite the box. They formerly gave access into a goods shed - The Chacewater cement train sometimes detached a few 'Vanfits' there! :-)

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