Bit More Trafford Park.

[Sandhole]

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[Sandhole]

Still no scanner.
RHM mill.
MSC Sentinels.
Taylor Bros Steel.
The one Taylor Bros loco overhauled for the final decommissioning of the plant.
D10 shunting.

[Moxy]

The Sentinel DH23 still survives, it's working for Ribble Rail in Preston pulling bitumen trains.

 

https://ribblesteam.org.uk/exhibits/diesel/sentinel-10165-1965-energy/

[Sandhole]

1 hour ago, Moxy said:

The Sentinel DH23 still survives, it's working for Ribble Rail in Preston pulling bitumen trains.

 

https://ribblesteam.org.uk/exhibits/diesel/sentinel-10165-1965-energy/

You can see why the beast had multiple unit control now, can't you?

[montyburns56]

Does anyone know exactly what that yellow thing is?

[Ruston]

20 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

Does anyone know exactly what that yellow thing is?

Drewry/Vulcan Foundry 0-4-0DM, IIRC. It worked at what was Taylor's. I think it was ABB wheelsets when I saw it and was, by then, a purely an internal railway, having been cuf off from the rest of the Trafford Park system and the national network.

[Sandhole]

13 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

Does anyone know exactly what that yellow thing is?

You can see the other locos in a line in the distance on my shot of the steel works.
this loco never came out onto the 'main line'.  It shoved loaded 16tonners out. 
It looks like a 4wheeled 04 shunter. 

[Sandhole]

Just now, Ruston said:

Drewry/Vulcan Foundry 0-4-0DM, IIRC. It worked at what was Taylor's. I think it was ABB wheelsets when I saw it and was, by then, a purely an internal railway, having been cuf off from the rest of the Trafford Park system and the national network.

Thanks Dave, you just beat me to it.

[montyburns56]

23 hours ago, Ruston said:

Drewry/Vulcan Foundry 0-4-0DM, IIRC. It worked at what was Taylor's. I think it was ABB wheelsets when I saw it and was, by then, a purely an internal railway, having been cuf off from the rest of the Trafford Park system and the national network.

 

Thanks, I've managed to find good picture of it on Flickr from 1991!

 

 

[woodenhead]

32 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

 

Thanks, I've managed to find good picture of it on Flickr from 1991!

 

 

It may only be an internal layout, but they had high expectations of the drivers, he's wearing his Pullman white over jacket.

 

Still making wheels to this day - called LUR now.

Edited April 13, 2021 by woodenhead

[montyburns56]

23 hours ago, woodenhead said:

It may only be an internal layout, but they had high expectations of the drivers, he's wearing his Pullman white over jacket.

 

Still making wheels to this day - called LUR now.

 

For years I just presumed that the Taylor Bros wheel foundry was just another manufacturer lost due to globalisation etc. and it was only a few years ago that I found out that it still exists nearby in a brand new foundry set on an appropriately named road!

[doilum]

On 12/04/2021 at 13:42, Sandhole said:

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Good late picture of the ex LNER wooden grain hoppers. Have always had a soft spot for them.

[hmrspaul]

And another of no. 14 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/manchesterringrollproducts/e2ab3e0ac

 

Interesting place, with my all time favourite wagon for us to measure - the Hot Pig Iron. 

 

Paul

[montyburns56]

21 hours ago, hmrspaul said:

And another of no. 14 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/manchesterringrollproducts/e2ab3e0ac

 

Interesting place, with my all time favourite wagon for us to measure - the Hot Pig Iron. 

 

Paul

 

Thanks there's some interesting wagons like the ex-Scunthorpe Tippler. So was Rail Ring Roll what the site was officially called?

[montyburns56]

No 14 in 1988 by Jamerail