jonny777 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Thanks for those photos Rivercider. They bring back lots of memories, as I lived a little further west in those days but paid lots of visits to the area, although rarely with a camera because with mortgage rates at one time reaching 15% in those days, I found it hard to survive at all with a young family some months. Yes, Llanwern to Ebbw Vale tinplate works would have been the ideal trip working for a 31, which is probably why I never saw them - as I preferred either the bridge west of Ebbw Junction or Severn Tunnel Junction for my occasional visits. However, one thing puzzles me. If the steel empties are for the steelworks and the VCAs for STJ, I wonder why it was not going to drop the former off in the steelworks sidings first? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Class 31 railfreight haul scrap wagon on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RPuyRSaN4GY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Class 31 haul steel from Workington 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 And of course 31s hauled iron ore trains in the 1960s/early 70s See the David Ford thread - including http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/5679-high-dyke-class-31-down-iron-ore-to-scunthorpe-jan-69jpg/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 For a bit more variety here are two more photos of scrap traffic from the 1980s, one a class 40, the other a class 46 40084 pops out from under Warrington Bank Quay with 16t minerals of scrap, 23/3/82 One photo already posted on another thread, a class 46 in South Wales 46049 working 6C43 Severn Tunnel Junction - Llandeilo Junction passes Gaer Junction in Newport, the front portion of the train is 16t minerals of tin can offcuts for Llanelli Nevill's Dock, 25/1/82 cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/big-stew/7232092338/in/photolist-iBEQNx-fSpjyG-r3oYZa-dqcQz4-gXx4DA-r3oZST-dpZvCf-dnqWT5-fsTFRr-r16Tzu-n8MxLu-dqUpEK-dqUkya-dqUok6-dqUwxb-m2wBWr-dqWwrs-nf3MS2-c25n6d-gwVNFd-gsszHX-gwWjT6-qTnN8M-gBktvY-gsrKv4-dq2okp-dqcXKo-fSrFrz-j8DZ4n-qKQu8N-o5TmTm-dVYBv7-dcaTFW-mGvFjg-kNqzwZ-dhrYT7-r16UvN-r3p15M-aD4cqU-ib1zB7-njjvu8-9J3GvF-oh9KTm Cl 31 trainload coal haul steel wagon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Class 37 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7927665708/ Class 40 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8101893329/ Class 45 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8187622824/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7744662262/ Class 47 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8220252406/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Class 60090 trainload coal haul steel wagon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Same again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Same again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hello Found speedlink book in photo of class 58010 coal sector hauled scrap wagons on August 1989 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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