Jim76 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 When did the rail connection open and close and what traffic would have operated over it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 There is some information hidden away in this site, but not a lot...... https://www.historicaviationmilitary.com/BRDsite.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) The siding were still there c1967 but I can't remember whether they were still connected to the CLC. very overgrown though. Edited July 21, 2021 by PenrithBeacon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, PenrithBeacon said: The siding were still there c1967 but I can't remember whether they were still connected to the CLC The connection - at least - existed well beyond that, I remember several failed attempts to photograph the signal in the 1980s, had to wait until it passed (as it needed a going away shot) and then head out of the window and point and shoot, and fail. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Jim76 said: When did the rail connection open and close and what traffic would have operated over it? On the Mersey Railways Facebook group there is a discussion about B/wood - including a photo of a 25 with TOPS number and a class 20 - both with a train of ferry wagons and according to one of the guys he went into the sidings on a train in 1988. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 54 minutes ago, beast66606 said: On the Mersey Railways Facebook group there is a discussion about B/wood - including a photo of a 25 with TOPS number and a class 20 - both with a train of ferry wagons and according to one of the guys he went into the sidings on a train in 1988. I have seen photos, probably taken in the 1980s, of Jeep-type vehicles on Ferry flats, and also of DB sliding-roof vans carrying unspecified cargo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim76 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 20:39, Fat Controller said: I have seen photos, probably taken in the 1980s, of Jeep-type vehicles on Ferry flats, and also of DB sliding-roof vans carrying unspecified cargo. Thanks Brian - do you know where they would have come from / be going to? Cheers, Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 This site has photos of the US Army storage facility (none of rail activity) in use from 1967 to 1993. https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.rafburtonwood.org/site8/site8.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjky6fQk_nxAhUMiFwKHQPpBAsQFjABegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2GildrhJqx1NYpb1UlNlwV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Jim76 said: Thanks Brian - do you know where they would have come from / be going to? Cheers, Jim US bases in Germany, I suspect; a lot of stuff was staged in the UK. There are some photos of Jeeps loaded on German flats at Harwich (nothing to say they were bound for Burtonwood) :- https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/germanstake This is the sort of item that might appear. The loading method is 'interesting'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/germanstake/e4ca041e8 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/germanstake/e4ca058c8 Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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