Moss Side Tug
A trip over to Nottingham to see family today and, at around £15 return, I let the train take the strain.
Having debunked in the city-centre for the meet up, my return journey was timed for the 2.16pm to Crewe - ample time I thought to bag a shot of the Kingsbury - Humber Refinery tankers due to arrive for a crew change around 1.45pm.
However, a progress check on FreightLocate revealed it was running 21 minutes late at Stenson Junction and, knowing it had the congested Trent Junction to negotiate, I figured it might run even later. A quick decision therefore saw me board an earlier train to my old home station of Beeston which would give me an additional 12 minutes of leeway.
The above is the result, given a slightly artistic tweak to try emphasise the rawness of the day. It's been a while since I visited and I didn't expect to see a healthy (and photogenic) growth of vegetation on the awning!
As it happened, the extra time I gained from the move wasn't needed - the train arrived in Nottingham just 10 minutes down on schedule! For the record then, DB Tug 60062 passes Beeston with the 11.04am Kingsbury - Humber Oil refinery discharged tankers (6E54).
Also for the record, the industrial buildings at left occupy what used to be the Plessey Telecomnmunications site - a sizeable manufacturing complex producing telephone exchanges. As digital technology developed the complex eventually closed and the site was all but flattened in recent years, to be replaced, at least partially, by new companies and buildings - including the one in the frame. At one time my desk would have been located on the ground floor roughly in the middle of the building. That was in the mid-1970s - which seems a long time ago now.
1.45pm, 1st March 2022
Moss Side Tug
A trip over to Nottingham to see family today and, at around £15 return, I let the train take the strain.
Having debunked in the city-centre for the meet up, my return journey was timed for the 2.16pm to Crewe - ample time I thought to bag a shot of the Kingsbury - Humber Refinery tankers due to arrive for a crew change around 1.45pm.
However, a progress check on FreightLocate revealed it was running 21 minutes late at Stenson Junction and, knowing it had the congested Trent Junction to negotiate, I figured it might run even later. A quick decision therefore saw me board an earlier train to my old home station of Beeston which would give me an additional 12 minutes of leeway.
The above is the result, given a slightly artistic tweak to try emphasise the rawness of the day. It's been a while since I visited and I didn't expect to see a healthy (and photogenic) growth of vegetation on the awning!
As it happened, the extra time I gained from the move wasn't needed - the train arrived in Nottingham just 10 minutes down on schedule! For the record then, DB Tug 60062 passes Beeston with the 11.04am Kingsbury - Humber Oil refinery discharged tankers (6E54).
Also for the record, the industrial buildings at left occupy what used to be the Plessey Telecomnmunications site - a sizeable manufacturing complex producing telephone exchanges. As digital technology developed the complex eventually closed and the site was all but flattened in recent years, to be replaced, at least partially, by new companies and buildings - including the one in the frame. At one time my desk would have been located on the ground floor roughly in the middle of the building. That was in the mid-1970s - which seems a long time ago now.
1.45pm, 1st March 2022