60066 Peak Forest 6E19 090523 CGee 12H
Do you remember the good old days? Do you remember how it used to be? We're not going back.
I paid a return visit to Peak Forest on Tuesday after a gap of what must be about 20 years. The first time I came here was in 1986 when there was still a class 07 employed here and class 20s and 45s were commonplace. I remember visiting in summer 1990 on my pushbike, having travelled down on the train to Dove Holes from Manchester. Then it was all 37s and a class 47 at Dowlow. I'm still a bit surprised that I managed to cover Peak Forest, Tunstead, Buxton and Dowlow on a pushbike.
The last time would be in about 2000 with work when an 08 derailed on the long sidings. I remember that day well, because as the Bruff team re-railed the 08, something went ping and a small piece of metal the size and velocity of a bullet went flying past the group stood watching the re-railing, which is why today we have work activity risk assessments, full PPE and exclusion zones.
Good to see permissive freight working still in place, along with class 60s and class 20s as a bit of continuity from those previous visits. 60066 loads 6E19 at Peak Forest.
60066 Peak Forest 6E19 090523 CGee 12H
Do you remember the good old days? Do you remember how it used to be? We're not going back.
I paid a return visit to Peak Forest on Tuesday after a gap of what must be about 20 years. The first time I came here was in 1986 when there was still a class 07 employed here and class 20s and 45s were commonplace. I remember visiting in summer 1990 on my pushbike, having travelled down on the train to Dove Holes from Manchester. Then it was all 37s and a class 47 at Dowlow. I'm still a bit surprised that I managed to cover Peak Forest, Tunstead, Buxton and Dowlow on a pushbike.
The last time would be in about 2000 with work when an 08 derailed on the long sidings. I remember that day well, because as the Bruff team re-railed the 08, something went ping and a small piece of metal the size and velocity of a bullet went flying past the group stood watching the re-railing, which is why today we have work activity risk assessments, full PPE and exclusion zones.
Good to see permissive freight working still in place, along with class 60s and class 20s as a bit of continuity from those previous visits. 60066 loads 6E19 at Peak Forest.