Vacuum hoppers
40090 rumbles past Plumley West with 6F41 Tunstead to Oakleigh limestone train formed of the 1936 built vacuum only hoppers on 12th August 1983.
These hoppers were used for the movement of limestone between the Peak District & Northwich and were finally withdrawn in 1997 after 61 years service.
I recall a healthy flow of traffic to and from Northwich on this day, either limestone or coke & coal.
The Whistler was withdrawn just 3 months after this shot in November and scrapped a year later at Doncaster Works.
Vacuum hoppers
40090 rumbles past Plumley West with 6F41 Tunstead to Oakleigh limestone train formed of the 1936 built vacuum only hoppers on 12th August 1983.
These hoppers were used for the movement of limestone between the Peak District & Northwich and were finally withdrawn in 1997 after 61 years service.
I recall a healthy flow of traffic to and from Northwich on this day, either limestone or coke & coal.
The Whistler was withdrawn just 3 months after this shot in November and scrapped a year later at Doncaster Works.