The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nothing to do with railways, but at the now demolished Ferrybridge C Power Station, they had a "barge unloader" it would pick a full Tom Pudding raise it up and tip it over, when it was working it was a great site, but it suffered with weld failures and needed a lot of maintenance.

There's still one in Goole Docks
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...esting-geographs.215788/page-257#post-6074912

 

[Venod]

There's still one in Goole Docks
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...esting-geographs.215788/page-257#post-6074912

I didn't know about that, I wonder if it still works, looks completely different to the Ferrybridge one.

https://www.powerstations.uk/ferrybridge-coal-plant-barge-tippler/

 

[wiggydiggy]

@wiggydiggy

I've mentioned it, be it here, on in the model railway thread
I pass over the bridge that the photograph was taken from every working day
Unless, I ride through the woods/along the river bank, which the line can be seen going along in the background

Scroll down this post, to see a modern view off the bridge
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...esting-geographs.215788/page-257#post-6074912

My blue Ribble is on the same bridge, that your photo is taken from
My CGR, leaning against the cone, is approximately where the filled in 'basin' was

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.1&lat=53.70313&lon=-1.46365&layers=168&b=ESRIWorld&o=84

Ah I knew I'd seen it somewhere! I was hoping to see the layout next time it was displayed but I can't make it.

 

[classic33]

I was once told every factual book has at least one error in so anyone copying it would be found out. Not sure if that is correct but it seems right with The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: Harrogate and the North which in its second paragraph incredibly puts Harrogate in the North Riding, followed a couple of pages later by referring to the 1865 station at Arthington as remaining open; its been closed for 60 years.

"Moved" there on the 1st April 1974.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I didn't know about that, I wonder if it still works, loks completely different to the Ferrybridge one.

https://www.powerstations.uk/ferrybridge-coal-plant-barge-tippler/

The example at Goole, dates to the 1860s, so is very much 'of its era'

 

[Mike_P]

"Moved" there on the 1st April 1974.

No North Yorkshire was an entirely new county and the Ridings had entirely different boundaries. The West Riding included Sheffield as their was no South Riding while the North Riding included Middlesbrough.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@wiggydiggy

I've mentioned it, be it here, on in the model railway thread
I pass over the bridge that the photograph was taken from every working day
Unless, I ride through the woods/along the river bank, which the line can be seen going along in the background

Scroll down this post, to see a modern view off the bridge
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...esting-geographs.215788/page-257#post-6074912

My blue Ribble is on the same bridge, that your photo is taken from
My CGR, leaning against the cone, is approximately where the filled in 'basin' was

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.1&lat=53.70313&lon=-1.46365&layers=168&b=ESRIWorld&o=84

Ah I knew I'd seen it somewhere! I was hoping to see the layout next time it was displayed but I can't make it.

Here; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/model-railways.186285/page-12#post-7252451

 

[Spartak]

'Henbury' working at the Bristol Harbourside this weekend, ferrying passengers between the M Shed & the S.S. Great Britain.

 

[Jenkins]

No photos unfortunately, but just now on leaving Doncaster there was the rare sight of a class 70 Powerhaul loco (70007) and then a class 43 (I think) pulling some freight trucks with half a dozen new Newcastle Metro carriages in the middle - some already graffitied.

 

[classic33]

Yesterday Evening, Bank Quay.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 30th

NewLands Lane bridge
looking towards Normanton railway station

Right; Class 195 (Wakefield KirkGate bound)
Left; Class 801 (Leeds, or Castleford, bound)

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2042712

 

[Spartak]

Bristol Parkway this morning ...

68005 + 68009 pulling the Nuclear train.

66721 + 66780 top and tailing an aggregates train.

66502 + 66551 in the sidings.

 

[Bristolian]

@Spartak - I see there are some major rail works happening in the Bristol Parkway/Filton Abbey Wood/Severn Tunnel area over the next few weeks. We've had overnight preparation works happening already for the last three weekends at Abbey Wood.

 

[BrumJim]

No photos unfortunately, but just now on leaving Doncaster there was the rare sight of a class 70 Powerhaul loco (70007) and then a class 43 (I think) pulling some freight trucks with half a dozen new Newcastle Metro carriages in the middle - some already graffitied.

Makes sense. New unit being dead hauled (from the docks?) to the depot, with some match wagons in the rake for braking purposes, as the units probably won't be compatible with air brake system.

Not too sure why they needed 2 locos.

 

[Jenkins]

Makes sense. New unit being dead hauled (from the docks?) to the depot, with some match wagons in the rake for braking purposes, as the units probably won't be compatible with air brake system.

Not too sure why they needed 2 locos.

Bit of a bad description by me - the Powerhaul was a stand alone sighting and I thought they'd all been mothballed, then separately there was the class 43 hauling the wagons & Metro units.