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points nearest Brockley Whinns are now installed

The points are now installed on the North ( the part nearest the port) end of the loop , maybe the other ste will be fitted tomorrow night !

Port of Tyne have there new plans on the South Tyneside Planning website for the expansion to provide 2 unloading berths that will be rated at a toatl unloading rate of 3280 tonnes and hour , they are predicting of up to an extra 20 trains a day leaving the port , if anyone would like the link...

The order has been upgraded to 21 class 66's :- http://www.mainlinediesels.net/

A biomass woodpellet train using the same wagons as what the coal is carried in ( sorry dont know there name ) is abou 1250 tonne of cargo where as a the same train with coal would be carrying about 1800 tonne . Now that the new Drax woodpellet wagons are coming into use these will carry about...

I will try and ask what is happening when I pass Green Lane .

I tried to mesure a train and I think they are about 480 metres . if you look at the loop at East Boldon that can hold 21 wagons and its is about 485 metres .This would make the loop at Green lane excessive , unless they are going to double the track down to the existing double track just up...

Tyne anchoarage now :- http://www.shipais.com/currentmap.php?map=Cullercoats --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I am sure I saw another set of the new biomass wagons yesterday .

It looks like it is going to be a loop alongside the existing track that comes out of the port .

They already have permission to extend the berth at Riverside Quay and they have ordered a third biomass hopper , this will enable them to unload the ships that are longer , they only use 2 cranes on a woodpellet ship which are less than 200 meters long but the coal ships at 225 metres long...

Looks like they are putting a loop in about 750 metres long . I had a look last Saturday looking both East and West from Green Lane Bridge and the track looks like it might rejoin the existing track where tho old points are , just before the electricity pylon. <iframe width="640"...

Were you there yesterday morning , I had just been for a look and was driving past when I saw someone with a camera and a bag ? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- At the moment there is one wood[ellet ship unloading and two in the anchorage , the port is unloading 5000tonne a day and...

Looks like the loop is being re instated at Green Lane , anyone know anything about it ?

Looks like the loop is being re instated at Green Lane , anyone know anything about it ?

Woodpellets are highly flammable , especialy the dust off them .From what I have read there is nothing added to wood pellets the trees are ground up and tried then compressed to form pellets and they are held together by the natural adhesive in the tree , this is what I have read on tinternet.

Biomass trains will be cancelled for a few days as there was a small fire in the conveyor transfer staion , this is the building where the conveyor comes out of the storage shed then the biomass is dropped onto another conveyor and heads in the opposite direction up to the loading silo , some...

Did not realise they were being used . Just been on a biomass ship and an important guy told me that the ships are realy going to increase to virtually one a week , he also said that Drax is burning 7000 tonne of biomass PER DAY !! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- The new wagons are...

I was in Tyne Dock today and there were at least 15 of the new biomass wagons from what I could see on the middle intermodal siding being worked on by men who were in a van with "Davis" wrote on it . looks like this set of wagons is being prepared for use and it will nearly double the capacity...

New High capacity biomass wagons revealed :- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/drax-unveils-high-volume-biomass-wagon.html

Hi John , I live in South Shields and your right about the crossing at East Boldon , I also heard that they are going to make each train were possible up to 23 wagons too , in 2 years time Port of Tyne will be realy busy as they are aiming for unloading 9 million tonne a year of woodpellets...