MyRule1 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 11 hours ago, Jack Benson said: Thank you, I had no idea that the site was so extensive, I wonder if there were any internal motive power? It is a shame that rail connected sites like ROF Bridgewater at Puriton slip into obscurity. Maybe a need for a blog to gather such information before it is lost forever? The World War Two Railway Study Group has published such information over the years ww2rsg.org.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 26/11/2020 at 20:16, Regularity said: Small vs far away... I was waiting for that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted November 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: I was waiting for that. Waiting, or asking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 26/11/2020 at 09:50, Jack Benson said: Thank you, I had no idea that the site was so extensive, I wonder if there were any internal motive power? It is a shame that rail connected sites like ROF Bridgewater at Puriton slip into obscurity. Maybe a need for a blog to gather such information before it is lost forever? Cheers and StaySafe The two Barclay locos that latterly worked at ROF Puriton are preserved on the West Somerset Railway. There would be a weekday local trip working from Bridgwater to the BR exchange sidings at Huntspill, there the BR loco and crew would exchange traffic with the ROF loco and crew. I believe the Barclay locos were equipped for multiple working, when the M5 was built a new line had to be built from Huntspill to access the ROF crossing on a bridge over the motorway. One of the pair of Barclay locos at Minehead 15/4/2018. cheers 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2020 That's got Judith Edge written all over it! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: That's got Judith Edge written all over it! Mike. B***** graffiti artists get everywhere 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BusDriver Posted January 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2021 I’m currently modelling Gathurst as one part of my layout due to its interest and the fact it’s my local station. It’s being modelled as a ‘what if’ the sidings were still in operation, or at least not a car park as it is now. Here are a few reference photos I found in the course of my research into the station’s history. A general overview of the station including narrow gauge bridge across the Douglas and the canal to the other side of the valley A closer shot of the NG bridge from the station to the works And a few overview shots of the sidings in its various stages And I think someone mentioned the tall signal box earlier 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 7 hours ago, BusDriver said: I’m currently modelling Gathurst as one part of my layout due to its interest and the fact it’s my local station. It’s being modelled as a ‘what if’ the sidings were still in operation, or at least not a car park as it is now. Here are a few reference photos I found in the course of my research into the station’s history. A general overview of the station including narrow gauge bridge across the Douglas and the canal to the other side of the valley A closer shot of the NG bridge from the station to the works And a few overview shots of the sidings in its various stages And I think someone mentioned the tall signal box earlier Good choice, do you have a thread on here of your layout? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriver Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 02/01/2021 at 21:17, 37114 said: Good choice, do you have a thread on here of your layout? I do. However I’ve been very lazy and not updated it in quite a long time. Once I get back up there, I’ll get some photos and post a (probably rather lengthy) update 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2021 Okay it's a private siding, but still.... Burntisland 1978 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Okay it's a private siding, but still.... Burntisland 1978 A private siding is fine with me. Another photo that oozes atmosphere, I love the infilled trackwork 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 23 hours ago, sb67 said: A private siding is fine with me. Another photo that oozes atmosphere, I love the infilled trackwork With sleepers and mud. Why didn't BR ever think of that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2021 44 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: With sleepers and mud. Why didn't BR ever think of that? How do you cost "mud"......? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2021 Batchelors Foods, Wadsley Bridge 1982 Yes, it's another private siding so sue me. 31 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 2 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Batchelors Foods, Wadsley Bridge 1982 Yes, it's another private siding so sue me. There used to be some Palvans dedicated to flows from here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Fat Controller said: There used to be some Palvans dedicated to flows from here. From Twitter. On the Mid Hants Rly. Mike. Edited January 25, 2021 by Enterprisingwestern Extra pic. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 They took fruit and veg from Kent to be made into soup and the like I think, but I have a vague idea they ran from Maidstone, rather than Ashford, or maybe it was both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted January 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 25/11/2020 at 19:43, Gilbert said: Does this help? https://www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/14140234.disused-railway-line-could-be-reopened-as-huntspill-is-set-to-see-enterprise-park-work/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROF_Bridgwater Been going under that M5 bridge regularly since 1986, never knew it was railway related. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Nearholmer said: They took fruit and veg from Kent to be made into soup and the like I think, but I have a vague idea they ran from Maidstone, rather than Ashford, or maybe it was both. There was definitely a rail connection to the Ashford plant; the gates were there until fairly recently. I think it was the finished product that was transported; Batchelor's soups? I note the one in the posting is 'off the road', a fairly normal thing for these beasts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Makes sense - I was struggling a bit to see Palvans as suitable for F&V. But, the F&V flow northwards for soup-making I didn't dream-up, there was one, but maybe different vehicles at a different date. I'm half-sure it went to Scotland somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 27 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: Makes sense - I was struggling a bit to see Palvans as suitable for F&V. But, the F&V flow northwards for soup-making I didn't dream-up, there was one, but maybe different vehicles at a different date. I'm half-sure it went to Scotland somewhere. There was a flow of beetroot from Eastern England to Baxter's in Scotland in early EW&S days. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) I was thinking a lot longer ago than that. There was also a soup and tinned-fruit factory at the back of the Medway towns, I can’t remember exactly where, which sent goods by rail to Scotland. Edited January 25, 2021 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nearholmer said: I was thinking a lot longer ago than that. There was also a soup and tinned-fruit factory at the back of the Medway towns, I can’t remember exactly where, which sent goods by rail to Scotland. There was a Metal Box factory in Strood (on the line between Strood and Cuxton) which had a rail connection at one point. By the time I got interested in the late 70s, any traffic there had gone to road. The site is now a Royal Mail depot. Edit: factory shown with connection on this NLS map: https://maps.nls.uk/view/189261197 - go north from the C in the big word 'ROCHESTER' until you cross the Strood-Cuxton line and hit a big grey-shaded 'Works' Edited January 25, 2021 by eastwestdivide map 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 More info on Metal Box Strood from an old mate over here - tinplate in 12T vans: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Interesting. That wasn't actually the one I was thinking of, which was over near Gillingham IIRC. It wasnt near the railway, and I assume they shuttled stuff to the goods-yard by lorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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