Guess the freight location

[ole man]

No to Hull, want a clue?

The line it is off does not see any regular passenger services

 

[Temple Meads]

Drax?

 

[ole man]

Not Drax, another clue i'm not far from a town that has no station, though did have, and there is talks to reopen the station

 

[33056]

British Salt, Middlewich?

 

[ole man]

Not quite British Salt, but not a million miles away

 

[Temple Meads]

Crewe Basford Hall?

 

[33056]

Not quite British Salt, but not a million miles away

I have been having second thoughts myself about that.......Albion Chemicals in Sandbach then?

 

[ole man]

Yep Albion Chemicals, over to you

 

[33056]

 

[Temple Meads]

Marks Tey sand terminal?

 

[33056]

No; though it (Marks Tey) did use to be part of my "patch" many years ago

 

[ole man]

Lets try Oakamoor

 

[Temple Meads]

Trowse Redland (Norwich)?

 

[33056]

Nope, neither of those.

 

[Track Basher]

Tring

 

[ole man]

St Helens?

 

[33056]

Not Tring or St. Helens. I will try and think of a suitable clue if nobody has guessed by this afternoon.
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No more guesses? Here is a clue:

There are actually two freight facilities at this location.

 

[blackettstreet]

some engineer's facility...?

will give this some thought

is it bescot?

 

[33056]

No, not an engineers facility and it is not Bescot.

Another clue, it is the only location that has freight traffic on this (fairly long) branch line.

 

[ole man]

Lets try a colliery Maltby?

 

[blackettstreet]

blyth?

 

[33056]

Neither of those two.

The branch line is a passenger one and the photo is taken from a train standing on the track leading to the other facility at that site.

 

[ole man]

Chinnor?

 

[33056]

No, not Chinnor - AFAIK the terminal is still in use. The nearest guess so far is Norwich Trowse.

 

[ole man]

Ok lets try North Walsham??

 

[33056]

Ok lets try North Walsham??

Getting a little warmer

 

[ole man]

Weybourne?

 

[33056]

Weybourne?

No, it is on the national network. Weybourne is getting slightly warmer as the crow flies but further away if going by rail

 

[ole man]

Grain terminal at Eccles Road then?

 

[Track Basher]

How about Potters at Ely.