RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 20, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2011 Went to Helsby for a while at lunch, to catch a trial for Vauxhall cars. Vauxhall are doing well with the Ellesmere Port factory and they are looking at reintroducing a car train from Ellesmere Port - the traffic ceased around 2000 after a serious of failures and problems, including the train being set fire to ! A touch of fog ! 175105 on 1D35, 10:50, Manchester Piccadilly - Llandudno (honest !) 175011 on 1H86, 10:44, Llandudno - Llandudno The points changed, signal cleared and out of the fog rolled ... 67008 on 4F98, 12:00, Warrington Arpley - Ellesmere Port Manisty Wharf trial for Vauxhall cars Shortly after the coal passed the other way 70002 on 6F02, 12:07, Ellesmere Port Manisty Wharf - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station loaded HHA Hopefully the trial will be a success and car trains will return. And on video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tks6r2fE28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 20, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2011 where will they load the train, wasnt aware there was a link to the factory? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 20, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2011 where will they load the train, wasnt aware there was a link to the factory? At Manisty Wharf - where the coal trains load, not sure of the details I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 20, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2011 what did they do in the past, I seem to recall a siding just past jakes that may have had something to do with vauxhall, not been "the port" for about 10 years so dont know whats there now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 20, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2011 what did they do in the past, I seem to recall a siding just past jakes that may have had something to do with vauxhall, not been "the port" for about 10 years so dont know whats there now! Cars were indeed loaded at the West Yard, there was also a siding in the dock estate but the connections were removed when the line was fettled for the coal traffic. They must be using a portable ramp of some form, as the area is used for loading coal, I do wonder if "You can have any Vauxhall you like, as long as it's black" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritOfChester Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks for posting these. Will be interesting to see the set up at Manisty to get the cars loaded on the trains! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 17, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2011 Yesterday, 16 June 2011, saw another trial to ascertain where the loading point could be located. 66250 passes Helsby on 4F98, 12:00, Warrington Arpley Sidings - Ellesmere Port WIA As it was running early we (my son was with me) decided to follow it to the docks and catch it inside the estate, we decided to try a different crossing from the one we normally use, as we crossed into the estate we heard a rumbling and just managed to catch 70011 on 6F02, 12:07, Ellesmere Port Manisty Wharf - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station loaded coal We waited for the car trial, as the coal was on the single line it was a while before 66250 appeared We were about to leave when a guy from Peel (who I've sent photos to for their use) told us it was running round at Manisty and coming back so we waited .. A through the trees telephoto shot .. We followed the train down to the Peel Group siding (ex Cawoods for those who know the area) where the 66 was to propel the wagon back onto the siding The gate is opened The guys were then kind enough to invite my son and I down to the trial site. 66250 was driven by a Mr M Wood from Warrington We then had a lift in a land rover to the trial site. The canopies on the WIA were lifted And the end opened to assess the position of the loading ramp And finally it eventually returned to Warrington Helsby 66250 on 4F99, 16:10, Ellesmere Port - Warrington Arpley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Hi Dave, many thanks for posting these pictures. Lets hope that the trial was sucessful and that there will be even more freight using E-Port - seems that Peel are very keen on increasing freight especially in view of their plans for the whole south bank of the Mersey cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethevans1986 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Thanks for the pics Dave. Hopefully more traffic off the road and onto rail. GE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineWizards Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It would appear, nearly 5 years after this trial, a fully loaded train of Astra's left Ellesmere Port by rail earlier this month. 15/01/2016 6L50 Ellesmere Port to Ripple Lane West(?) hauled by 66101. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Now this sounds very interesting!! looking forward to more info on this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineWizards Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 According to the very informative nwrail.org.uk notice board pages, the services may have run a couple of times during January. Realtime Trains is showing a DB Schenker working from Arpley Sidings to Ellesmere Port later tonight leaving at 5am tomorrow morning. I've no idea if this is the Vauxhall train, the Quinn glass train or a 'just in case' path on RT as it hasn't got head code attached. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Wil look out for this now!! its right on my door step.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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