What this at Barnetby?

[corin paul]

What is this for at Barnetby?

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[lincolnshire]

Looks like there building a compound for keeping small ballast ( chippings) in for loading onto pickup to take out to site to be used in Kangoing switch & crossing (S&C) sites.

Lorry will back up and tip its contents into compound which will keep them tidy and not spilling all over.

Seen them elsewhere been built and full of chippings

 

[Crossover]

I think it will take a bit more than that to fix Mount Hatfield, just along the line

 

[Trog]

Chippings store for Stone Blower?

 

[DarloRich]

Yes - it is a partially built stone bunker. It is to hold stone to replenish the stone blower.

You lay a concrete pad, concrete in the I beams and drop in old sleepers to make the retaining walls. It is open at one end to allow the delivery wagon to back up and tip a load. The blower then comes along and scoops them up with the big clam shell bucket to replenish itself.

It basically means the blower can get nice clean fresh stone and not injest all kinds of rubbish which plays havoc with the insides.

Here is a stone blower: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/7846547504/

and here is a close up of the loading bucket: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/7846550052/ (it drops stone into the hopper covered by the tarpaulin)

 

[corin paul]

Thanks, Knowing that this is where stoneblowers sit sometimes, I will go with that.

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[BestWestern]

As an aside, those first photos raise an issue that's had me wondering before. There appears to no boundary fence at that location, with what look like main running lines (shiny railhead), adjacent sidings and then a premises with lorries parked up. There is a very similar arrangement at a location I am familiar with. Assuming that the HGV drivers, unconnected with the railway, are not PTS trained, what are the legalities of having no obvious boundary between the railway and an adjacent yard hosting frequent non-railway vehicle movements? Presumably the land is owned by NR, but the use would seem to be wholly private. The same occurs at the other location I've observed this, with the additional issue that the main running lines are also DC electrified. Worst case scenario, there is nothing to prevent somebody from reversing a 40 ton lorry across the track. In these days of risk assessments galore, I'm curious as to how this is permitted?

 

[L&Y Robert]

As an aside, those first photos raise an issue that's had me wondering before. There appears to no boundary fence at that location, with what look like main running lines (shiny railhead), adjacent sidings and then a premises with lorries parked up. There is a very similar arrangement at a location I am familiar with. Assuming that the HGV drivers, unconnected with the railway, are not PTS trained, what are the legalities of having no obvious boundary between the railway and an adjacent yard hosting frequent non-railway vehicle movements? Presumably the land is owned by NR, but the use would seem to be wholly private. The same occurs at the other location I've observed this, with the additional issue that the main running lines are also DC electrified. Worst case scenario, there is nothing to prevent somebody from reversing a 40 ton lorry across the track. In these days of risk assessments galore, I'm curious as to how this is permitted?

Similar situation next to the stone siding and main lines north of Banbury. I've wondered about it too.

 

[high camera]

Last week there was a small fuel tanker lorry which appeared to refuel several class 66 locos next to that new bunker.

Centre screen on this image

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Also the first 2 lines you come to if reversing your 40 ft lorry are actually sidings so not really a great risk.

 

[Ploughman]

It will probably be covered in the conditions of the lease as to what will be allowed and what is required to be done by the company.

A similar situation used to exist at Menston station in what is now the car park.
A Coal merchant used to operate from the yard and his loading shovel frequently left tyre tracks on the ballast shoulder.
When the line was electrified he was presented with a plan of the fencing requirements he would need to provide at his cost.
Menston ended up with a carpark instead.