Tim H Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Don't know if anyone in the group can answer this. I vaguely remember reading the railway press about a short-term spot freight fow carrying contaminated ship's ballast from Falmouth some time in the mid-1990s, using "Bin Liner" style containers. So far internet searches have come up with nothing. Can anyone remember this, and know anything about the wagons or containers used? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I can't remember now if these wagons seen at St Blazey on 24Jun97 were being used. They may well have been for another short term flow. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/6834838715/in/album-72157629212802745/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/6834925965/in/album-72157629212802745/ Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim H Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 I think that's them! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Don't know if anyone in the group can answer this. I vaguely remember reading the railway press about a short-term spot freight fow carrying contaminated ship's ballast from Falmouth some time in the mid-1990s, using "Bin Liner" style containers. So far internet searches have come up with nothing. Can anyone remember this, and know anything about the wagons or containers used? Was it ship's ballast, or contaminated material from shot-blasting ship hulls during ship repairs and painting? cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted November 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2016 My memory says sand of some kind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I believe it was contaminated shot-blast waste. It went to somewhere in the Manchester area, IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim H Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Can anyone remember any more about the flow? In particular, where were the wagons loaded? And did they run as a short block working or as part of the scheduled "Enterprise" working east of St Blazey? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 This solves the question of the mystery train in #5 of Devon Diesel Era Photo Record in The Railways of Devon. Many have pondered the mystery freightliner! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Can anyone remember any more about the flow? In particular, where were the wagons loaded? And did they run as a short block working or as part of the scheduled "Enterprise" working east of St Blazey? Was it Falmouth Docks? Certainly that was where the material came from. There was mention of a traffic in sand (not the china-clay waste) from Falmouth. IIRC, this was from a ship that had to put in there for urgent repairs, the traffic being taken by road to Truro, and transferred to rail there. In this case MEAs were used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2016 As far as I can recall, the traffic was amongst the last, or actually the last to come out of Falmouth Docks, before NR unilaterally severed the connection to make track renewals and maintenance easier for them a couple of years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pb_devon Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Huw Phillips is the man who would know....anyone (CK?) have a contact? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2016 Huw Phillips is the man who would know....anyone (CK?) have a contact? Not sure, will have to see if I still have them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pb_devon Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Huw Phillips is the man who would know....anyone (CK?) have a contact? Maybe I should explain for those who won't know who Huw is, he was the BR railfreight manager based at St Blazey at the time. He worked hard to develop business, and I guess was behind the subject matter of this post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat37670 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 The container wagons in the links above were indeed used on Toxic 'shot-blast' material loaded at Falmouth Docks. I remember 37671 taking a train load through Plymouth. Destination was Northenden. This flow also used MEA wagons in later years, loaded at Falmouth Docks in addition to the already mentioned MEA loading at Truro with ferrous sulphate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardTrevithick Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I recall some wagons in the sidings at Truro where the shot blast was loaded there! Staff were in haz-mat type suits loading them whilst Joe public walked past after parking their cars in the car park blissfully unaware of what was going on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat37670 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The stuff at Truro was actually cargo from a ship that ran into difficulty. Quote from elsewhere on the net: 'The cargo is bagged ferrous sulphate which had been removed from the ship 'MV Newcastle' at Falmouth Docks. The ships cargo which originated from Spain and can be used to make fertiliser and iron tablets, got wet when the ship ran into difficulty and was in danger of turning into toxic and corrosive sulphuric acid. Workers at Falmouth Docks had to pump out the sea water and take the cargo ashore after the Maritime Coastguard Agency stopped it travelling any further by sea. 6,000 tonnes were moved by rail from Truro Yard to Grimsby.' From the picture you can see the bagged cargo being lifted into MEA wagons which were lined with protective sheeting. I do recall a wagon having to be removed from one of the trains at Tavistock Jn and being classed as a dangerous goods incident. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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