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The line on the was the former Up Goods, but post Trent The Up and Down goods ceased at Pye Bridge. The former Up Goofs south of Blackwell South was kept as a siding and head shunt for alfreton explosives and chemicals, a couple of wagons of which can be seen top left. The 20s are taking the siding line (former Up Goods) in order to set (what look like) their empty wagons (prob ex Avenue) into Tibshelf Sidings or Blackwell Sidings, The route from the Bi-di to the DOWN Main was not a signalled move, "BUT" I was once in the bad of 66034 running around its Doe Hill coal train for Drax and the loco was given permission by Trent to pass the signal at Danger and run onto the DOWN Main in order to run north to Avenue Siding and then back onto its train at DoE Hill. The PROPER! Signalled move was for the train to go to Pye Bridge and cross over there. There is a story that alegadly the driver of a 40! Did mistake the siding road as a running line and he thought he needed to go to Pye Bridge to come back and smashed through the buffers near Alfretn station, but never seen any pics or evidence for this. The line was last used as a headshunt/access for Alfreton ECP sometime in the mid-1980s.. it then lay dormant until being re-used as the line for the "Engine shed opencast" and was merely cleared of small trees and grass, once photographed a guy with a sweeping brush clearing it! and the concrete sleepers and track merely used again as though it had been laid only years before instead of the 60 years at least that it had been down..... albeit as a siding during that time.

Yes, Alfreton explosives and Chemicals, it had ferry vans in of Nitrate from France and sent small vans of explosives out.

a fabulous pic, I wouldn't so much say the fourth box however, as there were Tibshelf South Junction, Tibshelf Weighing Machine Sidings, Tibshelf Sidings and Tibshelf East all in existence at the same time. The Tibshelf East box seen here placed the former Midland Railway box which existed on the opposite side of the running line. Note by the time of the is late 1970s view the line has been singled and the wooden steps and ball on the end of the metal rod was for the collection of the token pouch.

Are you wanting to know what years such trains operated?

Evening, presumably the DRS Sellafield depot was opened in around 1995/6 ready for the new operations of DRS. Presumably also it was a new building? Naturally not a lot of info on the net about so any details would be much appreciated, TIA.

was the old LNWR shed completely demolished, for the new build? Any ideas when it ceased to be used be to used a loco / EMU depot....?

Hi, would anyone happen to know when the Rugby depot that Colas is using was built. Old Maps.co.uk show a building on the site in use back the circa 1900 but that isn't the concrete building that is in use by Coals now? Albeit on the same footprint...? Would anyone happen to know when this opened? The Railway Observer'. Mentions that the DED closed in 1969 with maintenance work transferring to Bletchley. TIA.

Hi, Am I recalled correctly that post National Power the Ferrybridge depot was utilised as a Class 08 overhaul depot by EWS?

to be fair their paint scheme has lasted over 20 years...

The only reason for even asking the question is in response to the Roundel Design, who designed the renowned Trainload Freight sector logos as well as the Res logo among many more, criticised EWS in five ways of how their method of coming up with a brand design for their company failed: Applying a US livery; Embracing an inappropriate name; Inviting enthusiasts to design the company signature/brand; Not having clear design criteria; Not researching customer views. What however are your views on this?

Evening, would anyone happen to know when and why the restrictions on light loco working was changed from 5 to upto? 9? ten?

Given EWS stated that on record that "no Class 47's would last long enough to gain a repaint into the livery". how comes 47s 47785 and 47786 both gained EWS livery?

there no doubt will have been the very odd instance of a single coach working, but you'd be perhaps more representative with at least two, and def three

EVening, just looking at this pic, would anyone happen to know https://m.geograph.org.uk/photo/6292440 if the tanks on the right were part of a former fuel point?

I take it then that there was no room at Corby to site the depot and that there'll be empty stock workings in the mornings and evenings to and from Corby?

I'd imagine that an EX BR brake van body is extremely hard to come by and even when one is found, it's highly unlikely to be in anything like a useable condition. Also incredibly heavy for what would essentially be a plush garden shed. IMHO Far far better off with a replica built from new.

Oh, so will drivers be based there then? just thought it were stabling roads, but actually a proper depot then.... ?

It seems there are five services a day booked to turn back there in the siding. would be interested to see a pic of a unit in there.

A great thread, would anyone happen to know if these sidings are still used?

Hi, would anyone happen to know how on TRUST one can search a Depot's allocation? i.e. what the command is to bring up a list of the locos/DMU/EMUs etc that are allocated to a depot please, TIA, please PM if not wishing to answer here.

Just looking at the Track Maps books and in it, sow dotted are sidings called "Kettering Stabling Sidings" (Planned). Would anyone happen to know if these have now been opened? built or the plan scrapped??? TIA

thank you has google reduced the DPI of the views, as they to have a lower definition these days...

Would anyone happen to know if the Great Central ever came and removed parts of the old Workington shed? Looking at Google earth it appears that it has all gone now bar the bare earth and pits?

Hi, Would anyone happen to know about ScotRail's use of horticultural polytunnels at Eastfield depot. When were they first used and are they still used? do hey stay up all year or are they taken down? They seem such a strange idea, but no doubt a most useful one in the freezing climate of Scottish Winters....

Evening, After the Tonbridge steam closed in 1962 flowed by the closure of the small diesel stabling point, a new P-way depot was built on the site, https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.1906113,0.2762456,119m/data=!3m1!1e3 Would anyone happen to know when this would have been and what years Colas used it for their locos? TIA