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  1. Stoke West
    From Brinkworth theres two miles of 1in 300 down hill to one mile east of Somerford then climbing 1in 300 to Hullavington topping out one mile east of Badminton
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    Would that have been on a Riverside or possibly Friary to Severn Tunnel Junction with the personnel passing in brake vans ( with ammunition boxes strapped on the outside ) in the consist , seen it twice two years following , in October
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    Dibles Wharf had coal in by rail 70's into 80's 16T minfits end tipped , some destined for the Isle of Wight , it was probably in by sea out by rail years past
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    Coils eye to the sky , we know what time
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    The Exmouth one i quoted was in a 1960 Trains Illustrated article applicable to the year , as well as Teignmouth ( last coal for Newton Abbot power station 1972 by road a lot of RW&D lorries ) , Hayle was similar and along the South Coast would think Hamworthy , Littlehampton and Shoreham
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    Scrap Redhill that dosen't work , but did find a nice shot of a Hymek there mid 60's when looking , with a U waiting to go on shed
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    Could it be Redhill , sand from Holmthorpe ?
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    Meant to add i can see where your coming from , the white siding behind . The signal box looks SR to me although not very sharp
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    Not St Blazey
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    Clothes have changed from formal to too casual and six sizes bigger
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    Bankers followed trains down under permissive working . The only short trains that would not need banking would be stoppers calling Bromsgrove anyway , there was a 40mph limit through Bromsgrove for both up and down trains
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    What would change the merchant would take coal from his preffered pit or pits the same as before its only a name change by the supplier
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    Exmouth received coal by sea which was forwarded to local stations as close as lympstone and as far as Alphington Road at City Basin Jn
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    The method of coaling varied considerably , Worcester a major depot on a restricted site only had electric hoist and also no turntable for many years . There are many photos of it showing the complete layout as it was overlooked by railway walk
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    The clean air act banned the use of bitumous coal in those areas so designated , which then used anthracite or patent fuels such as phurnacite , coalite etc in central heating systems , so basically changed where the supply originated .
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    Happy valley
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    C3611 train being propelled
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    Distillers company discharged the rail tanks into their road tankers and delivered to their customers , much the same as coal factors unloaded coal and delivered to their customers along with other traders and comodities
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    Bath Midland Bridge Road for the Distillers Company . 70's into the 80's a weekly block load from Severn Beach to Bow out sunday evening returning in the consist of any suitable train during the week
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    On monday i was at Abergavenny looking at the road motor garage still there having had a new roof and still servicing road motor vehicles with the brick hard standing where the fuel pumps were
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    Bristol Bath Road had no road access , a new road was constructed opposite the main entrance about 1970 off the A4 , which dropped down and curved to the left and pass under the A4 and alongside the singled St Philips Marsh avoiding line . This i believe was needed due to fire regulations . Then deliveries by road started , due to restricted space vehicles were turned on the 70 foot turntable to exit . One of the few diesel depots that had turntables , this one giving an 90° additional entrance/exit onto the avoiding line
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    Centralising the full loads in a new Truro Yard with a new Level crossing , no road access before , along with private sidings , UKF being one and allowing the closure of Penryn full loads and Newham for traders traffic and the gasworks closed .
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    When Greenland Mill was a mill and the crossing gates were locked ie overnight pre 1966 and AHB , there were reference in the working timetable appendix of what action to take if firebrigade needed to attend a fire there
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    C&D road motor vehicles
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    Look at pictures of Bristol Barrow Road overlooking the yard off a bridge front and rear of depot , giving a good idea of what happens including ash disposal . In the inefficient old railway everything came and went by rail to depots , spares in vans , brake blocks / wheel sets in open wagons , lubricating oil in drums , larger diesel depots in tankers , even the paperwork . In the efficient modern railway nothing goes by rail just creates more traffic on the roads .
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