Bed-Pan razor blades to be 20230201--010
37800 approaches Bottisham Road Level Crossing at Waterbeach, taking 317512 and 317883 for scrap at Sims Metals at Newport. The working is 5Q76 09.44 Ely Papworth Sidings - Newport Docks (Sims Metals). [Pole, 4/6 sections (~5.4m)]
The train had set off from Ely nearly three quarters of an hour early, and passed here 40 minutes early. Being an ASLEF strike day (also supported by drivers who were members of the RMT) I'd anticipated the possibility of early running (as a result of the cancellation of many passenger trains). However, I still arrived here with very little time to spare, having first checked out the shot at Milton Fen - and rejected it as a result of lineside clutter (a low, white trackside fence of sorts which appeared a few months ago, and several dumped bags of ballast); when I arrived here and checked RTT, 5Q76 had just reported passing Dimmocks Cote Level Crossing a few miles to the north. So I was glad I'd decided not to go there or even the Ely Southern Bypass bridge!
Unusually, this train was routed via the West Anglia route south of Cambridge, meaning it passed through Newport (Essex) on its way to Newport (South Wales). No chance of it visiting Newport (Isle of Wight), though! The unusual route was as a result of Network Rail taking a possession for several hours on part of the route via Royston, because there were no passenger trains running as a result of the drivers' strike.
This level crossing is shown on Trackmaps as Bottisham Road Level Crossing, as it leads to the Bottisham Locks on the River Cam (although the village of Bottisham is on the other side of the river, and to reach it by road requires a long detour). However, the road crossing the railway here is Bannold Road - but Bannolds Level Crossing is the next one north.
This was the first class 317 scrap move I've managed to photograph, and also the fastest I've ever uploaded a picture to Flickr after taking it - in just under an hour - although it was another 10-15 minutes before I'd finished adding caption details and made it public! It was also the first time I'd seen 37800 since it gained ROG blue livery - and very smart it looks.
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Bed-Pan razor blades to be 20230201--010
37800 approaches Bottisham Road Level Crossing at Waterbeach, taking 317512 and 317883 for scrap at Sims Metals at Newport. The working is 5Q76 09.44 Ely Papworth Sidings - Newport Docks (Sims Metals). [Pole, 4/6 sections (~5.4m)]
The train had set off from Ely nearly three quarters of an hour early, and passed here 40 minutes early. Being an ASLEF strike day (also supported by drivers who were members of the RMT) I'd anticipated the possibility of early running (as a result of the cancellation of many passenger trains). However, I still arrived here with very little time to spare, having first checked out the shot at Milton Fen - and rejected it as a result of lineside clutter (a low, white trackside fence of sorts which appeared a few months ago, and several dumped bags of ballast); when I arrived here and checked RTT, 5Q76 had just reported passing Dimmocks Cote Level Crossing a few miles to the north. So I was glad I'd decided not to go there or even the Ely Southern Bypass bridge!
Unusually, this train was routed via the West Anglia route south of Cambridge, meaning it passed through Newport (Essex) on its way to Newport (South Wales). No chance of it visiting Newport (Isle of Wight), though! The unusual route was as a result of Network Rail taking a possession for several hours on part of the route via Royston, because there were no passenger trains running as a result of the drivers' strike.
This level crossing is shown on Trackmaps as Bottisham Road Level Crossing, as it leads to the Bottisham Locks on the River Cam (although the village of Bottisham is on the other side of the river, and to reach it by road requires a long detour). However, the road crossing the railway here is Bannold Road - but Bannolds Level Crossing is the next one north.
This was the first class 317 scrap move I've managed to photograph, and also the fastest I've ever uploaded a picture to Flickr after taking it - in just under an hour - although it was another 10-15 minutes before I'd finished adding caption details and made it public! It was also the first time I'd seen 37800 since it gained ROG blue livery - and very smart it looks.
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.