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I believe ship to shore discharge at weaste has been removed (but I cannot confirm)also there has been no ship up for weaste since sept 7th so maybe it's coming by rail again. Perhaps Friday will see a Tunstead-Weaste working as Northfleet working run Friday only?

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recently I have seen a model of a Routemaster bus in BR livery maroon cream and sausage decols Rail Replacemet.The present day rail replacement buses are used when engineering works are in progress however seeing this routemaster model makes me think routemaster buses must have been used for...

new signals between Eccles and ordsall lane have appeared recently not in use at present covered with X(white)any info

plenty cctv cameras on station platforms that should help bt police, how long before someone with an extended tripod/monopod 30 foot'up in the air comes into contact with OH wires

WC july 17 saw the removal of road bridge deck at the new lift bridge,however a fire destroyed wheel house at Barton Aquaduct and had to be repaired to allow bridge to swing, this delayed departure of Arklow Vale for another couple of weeks and departed 5 Aug.MV Arkonia has now arrived weaste...

MV 'Arkonia' bound for Weaste with cement.M/c Ship canal now clear of obstructions so end of cement to weaste by rail..

I think train departed 12.50 from weaste and held at eccles loop until 15.25 and departed eastbound for Tunstead. I visited site 21 june and site looked mothballed the ship to shore unloading had been removed completely. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- 21.40 northfleet -weaste...

weaste sdgs 66603 observed this morning

no no no reversing over xing to go west involves setting back behind eccles home signal the signals in rear of this home signal are automatic so the signaller at eccles has no control of these signals therefore a train could approach home signal . unless the signals in rear are locked to danger...

Lafarge weaste @june 21st unloading facilities from ship to shore have been removed so cement by ship seems to have ceased.unloading from rail seems unlikely sdgs seem to be closed.

Astley operated by public

late 70s travelled overnight preston - fort William and recall having breakfast in the restaurant car after crianlarrich, only myself served by one staff member who boiled my chukkie egg and served up breakfast complete with toast marmalade and tea, I can see myself there now being treated like...

D7 Up Ulster exp 20.11.60 D7 1S25 Euston perth 13.3.61 D10 1M15 17.00 Inverness Euston 28.8.61 D5 also D4 28.8.61 D2 Perth Euston 28.8.61 Wcml diversions thro eccles

birkdale sbox ex l&y

LNWR. Webb 18inch Express goods loco. LNWR 147 built 2/1887. LMS no 8343 from 1/1927, 2nd LMS no 28343 from 3/1943. withdrawn12/1947. LNWR 447 built 10/1900. LMS no 8551 from 4/1927, 2nd LMS no 28551 from5/1944. BR no allocated 58411(not carried) withdrawn 6/1950.

Tuesday 19th Scotsman due to go to carnforth eng plus coach depart Castleton 14.30ish ,Manchester vic 15.20hrs I would be there 30min before. 60103 to Carnforth possibly running 24hrs later according to uksteam.

true Royal Train stabled overnight in loop,I think the watering issue for steam may have come to an end since Electrification the last steam thro watered at Ashton,some years back seem to recall First North Western Trains operated a charter using 2x101 units down to weaste --- old post above ---...

cement trains from Edale earles sdgs to Weaste(Blue Circle, Lafarge from 2001 ) ran in the late 90s and finished about 4 years ago,cement was loaded into ships, at the present the opposite is happening ships are arriving to unload cement and distributed by road and not by rail.

trains to weaste jnc at present no traffic although recently ships one per month since the start of 2015 have been coming to weaste up ship canal, mv HELKA unloaded cement this weekend.Up freight trains from lpool direction do use the loop for regulation ie out of way for express's.the odd...