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Yes thats each way ,Attached is the list for this week , not sure how many go each way but this website will tell :-...

Hi , just been talking to a guy who weeighs the trains as they arrive and leave , he told me that there is about 100 trains a week now leaving the port . He also said that the loop at Green Lane is being re installed as they are aiming to be shifting 9 million tonne of woodpellets per year in a...

Anyone interested in biomass / wood pellet firing should have a read of this :- Biomass conversion of coal plant http://downloads.theccc.org.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/Bioenergy/Mott%20MacDonald%20biomass%20conversion%20final%20for%20publication.pdf Also read that GBRF could be looking at...

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Went to a meeting that was held by Port of Tyne , the information was a bit vague , but they did say they would be expecting 3 extra wood pellet ships a week which could be up to 180 000 tonne a week of wood pellets . the computer generated video showed about 20 storage hoppers and all fed by...

The biomass trains carry about 1200 tonnes each. Just Google Drax biomass conversion. Looking at the photos it looks like they can unload 2 trains at once.

These ships that come to South Shields are nearly 200 metres long and they will want to bring them in longer ships if possible , Goole can handle 100 metres max , about 4000 tonne . Port of Tyne has been unloading ships with wood pellets from Vancouver with 47 700 tonnes per ship . I know as I...

Mark , have you read what is going to happen at Drax ? they will be needing about 8 000 000 tonne a year of imported wood pellets in 2015 when the third boiler is converted to 100 % burning biomass . Port of tye is having an exhibition this Friday in South SHields to show what there plans are...

Tyne Dock as GBRF are going to be lifting huge happy cheques soon !!

Were can I find out how many slots GBRF have / or are trying to get for access to Tyne Dock ? As when Drax has completed its 50% conversion to burning wood pellets they will be requiring about 7 000 000 tonnes a year of wood pellets this equates to approx 112 trains a week . Port of Tyne is...

Anyone understand this :- http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rules%20of%20the%20route/tpryearyy/nationalyyp.pdf

Surely the coal trains fit in between metro trains now so what is the problem with more doing it , we are only looking at 1 train an hour in each direction extra . , Port of Tyne plans will be announced in great detail next Friday , I will be there . I will get some photos if I can .

A coal train usually carries about 1700 tonne A woodpellet train will be 1250 tonne at the most both with 21 wagons.

There is 4 getting built and they ca hold 350 000 tonnes in total , The Port of Tyne is showing an exhibition next Friday about there plans , it is open to the public . This is a computer generated photo of the domes :-...

It is doubled across the A194 :-...

http://www.portoftyne.co.uk/news/port-of-tyne/port-banking-on-renewables-for-jobs-and-growth/ its just been on countryfile about Drax using biomass .The guy from Drax said that they are going to use 7 000 000 tonnes a year. 50% biomass in the next 2 to 3 years and 90% of this will be imported...

The guy said they can load and fuel a train in 1 hour 15 minutes , at the moment they have 2 loading lines for coal , 1 for biomass under the silo and 1 for loading scrap , he said they are talking about putting more loading lines in to the storage area. Also plans are being made for more...

just been talking to a train prep guy who was fuel a coal train locomotive , he said at the moment there is 70 coal trains a week leaving the port but in March its going up to 150 a week !!150 trains a week is about 255 000 tonne of coal or 3.75 ships a week !!!! WOW

here are some videos related to tyne Dock :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IvSU9s9Nts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO0Z9IuCujA and returning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYTXvqmzuo

It will be trialed for 3 month and it will be good to see how it handles the incline out ot Tyne Dock with a full load .