scottishlocos Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 All I know fuel oil trains were the mainstay of quite a few MOD depots during both wars but when did these trains stop running not talking about the aviation fuel traffic but fuel oil traffic which was for either storage or use by the depot for heating /powering equipment Was there any of these oil trains during Falklands or Gulf War 1 Trying to find out if I can justify oil tanks for my late 80s early 90s MOD micro layout Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) I’m not sure about anything earlier than 90s, but there is a picture of a class 58 with a single TTA arriving at Long Marston as a special movement for an exercise . This would be about 97. Coal did continue till about 2000 to bicester for heating, so you could try that instead maybe Edited October 24, 2018 by rob D2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I don't think periods of heightened military activity would necessarily lead to more oil for use within bases, though, perversely, they might have been busier after such occasions, as aircraft were brought back for overhaul. The fuel oil would have been used for space-heating of hangars to reduce condensation-damage to the more delicate bits of equipment. Apart from Bicester, RAF St Athan used to receive fuel-oil until the late 1960s. I'm not sure about any other establishments being so-served. Aviation-fuel terminals seemed to often be located some distance from the bases they served; often they'd be located between several sites, and would often also be connected to pipelines. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arun Sharma Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) There are photographs around 1964ish of 34051 Winston Churchill taking trains of tank wagons to the MOD fuel depot at West Moors. This traffic continued via Wimborne until 14 Oct 1974. Fat controller is correct in that the major RAF airfields based along the line of the M40/M4 had their JetA1 fuel delivered from [mainly] underground pipelines starting at Milford Haven. [edited to add addnl. info] Edited October 24, 2018 by ted675 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Didn’t RAF Leuchars have oil traffic in the 80s-90s ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arran Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Didn’t RAF Leuchars have oil traffic in the 80s-90s ? The Leuchars traffic only finished a few years back, it ran to a depot at Linkwood about 3 miles from the base . Regards Arran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Read the question.... “ not talking about the aviation fuel traffic “.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoppit Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I worked the Ludgershall MOD branch during Gulf war 1, no oil trains worked into there. Ammo, vehicles and medical supplies only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Read the question.... “ not talking about the aviation fuel traffic “.... The OP wasn't, but he isn't the only one enjoying this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Guys Many Thanks some great posts and pictures I already have some tank wagons and wanted to know if I could use them looks like it was only aviation fuel delivered to the MOD depots by rail after the steam/early diesel era Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin.divall Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 There are photographs around 1964ish of 34051 Winston Churchill taking trains of tank wagons to the MOD fuel depot at West Moors. This traffic continued via Wimborne until 14 Oct 1974. Fat controller is correct in that the major RAF airfields based along the line of the M40/M4 had their JetA1 fuel delivered from [mainly] underground pipelines starting at Milford Haven. [edited to add addnl. info] To be pedantic (or merely accurate, take your pick), 14 Oct 1974 was when the Wimborne-West Moors (MoD) section was taken out of use. The trains to the depot had petered out earlier that year, in the summer. At the time (I lived in the area), I firmly believed the last trains had been around June/July, but there's some photographic evidence that there might have been some movments in August. Beyond that - zilch! Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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