Rectory Junction 47 and dark skies
47739 passes Rectory Junction in full sun whilst threatening skies loom over Nottingham in the background. 6E07 the 11.51 Washwood Heath - Boston Docks empty steel working is seen passing Rectory Junction box at 14.23 on Thursday 16th August 2012.
The train is travelling on the Nottingham to Grantham line and the section of track from Netherfield Junction to here was once the western edge of Colwick yard. The two lines furthest right are the access to the oil terminal but previously these lines were two of those that headed from this point to Gedling and North through Mapperley tunnel, they bounded the East side of the massive Colwick Yard. Up to the mid 60's the space in-between the two pairs of lines was nothing but railway as far as the eye could see.
Here's a photo taken from the opposite side of the tracks from Rectory box.
www.flickr.com/photos/fireman_fotter/5310197421/
The line to Netherfield Junction is on the left and the train is coming off the yard and is on the lines now used for the oil terminal, it will shortly pass the box and head off over the Trent and South towards Grantham and possibly the ECML. The signal to the left of the buffer beam places the train as that is number 3 home signal as was complete with fireman's call plunger sign on the post. That was replaced over time by the much shorter current number 55 signal which stands in almost the same spot. Number 55 signal can be seen in my photo just poking above the third and fourth wagons. (the signal arm obscured by the backboard that virtually all new signals seem to have these days).
Rectory Junction 47 and dark skies
47739 passes Rectory Junction in full sun whilst threatening skies loom over Nottingham in the background. 6E07 the 11.51 Washwood Heath - Boston Docks empty steel working is seen passing Rectory Junction box at 14.23 on Thursday 16th August 2012.
The train is travelling on the Nottingham to Grantham line and the section of track from Netherfield Junction to here was once the western edge of Colwick yard. The two lines furthest right are the access to the oil terminal but previously these lines were two of those that headed from this point to Gedling and North through Mapperley tunnel, they bounded the East side of the massive Colwick Yard. Up to the mid 60's the space in-between the two pairs of lines was nothing but railway as far as the eye could see.
Here's a photo taken from the opposite side of the tracks from Rectory box.
www.flickr.com/photos/fireman_fotter/5310197421/
The line to Netherfield Junction is on the left and the train is coming off the yard and is on the lines now used for the oil terminal, it will shortly pass the box and head off over the Trent and South towards Grantham and possibly the ECML. The signal to the left of the buffer beam places the train as that is number 3 home signal as was complete with fireman's call plunger sign on the post. That was replaced over time by the much shorter current number 55 signal which stands in almost the same spot. Number 55 signal can be seen in my photo just poking above the third and fourth wagons. (the signal arm obscured by the backboard that virtually all new signals seem to have these days).