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The new WHA aggregate wagons being used for grain at Fremantle on 27 December 1985. The WHA wagons were used for hauling aggregates from Chris Hill in the Avon Valley. It was a joint venture involving Westrail and Quarry Industries. The wagons ultimately ended up on the Loongana limestone trains to Parkeston. Photo: Phil Melling.
Now running to a later schedule than in more recent times has opened up West Barnes Lane (between Raynes Park and Motspur Park) as an option for BST period shots. With the thermometer showing a very uncomfortable 33c 60029 trundles through with loaded aggregates train 6Y12 1103 Angerstein Wharf (Tarmac) to Chessington South Sidings via Willesden DCR.
Aggregate Industries/GBRf livery 66711 named "Sence" is captured in the evening sun working 4F23 Ironbridge Power Station-Liverpool Bulk Terminal biomass empties.
Hanson branded GM Type 5 59102 'Village of Chantry' had charge for the 6A74 Whatley to Theale aggregates service recorded at Westbury.
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The Immelborn aggregates loading point with DR Class 44 'Jumbo' 44 1486 moving to position itself on the front of Class 52.80 'Rekolok' 52 8079 at the head of the loaded 2,000-tonne gravel train for Eisenach yard on 11th October 2007, during the annual Werratal 'Plandampf'.
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GBRFs 66747 'Made in Sheffield' dodges the clouds at Harrowden junction working 6C80 04.18 Peak Forrest - Luton Limbury road aggregates sidings on 6/7/21.
Concrete street gutter a few blocks from my home
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About the worst aggregate I have ever seen - the concrete is much stronger with angular aggregate.
Probably from stream gravel deposits from the S. Platte River about a mile to the west. Possibly 50 to 60 years old. Today most of our aggregates come from crusher plants, so it is much sharper and more uniform.
47585 County of Cambridgeshire accelerates through the closed station at Trowse just after embarking on it's journey with the 1430 Norwich to Liverpool Street. Trowse station opened in 1845 but permanently closed in 1939. As can be seen in this 1982 view, the platforms were still in tact at this point, and the station played a vital role when Norwich station was remodelled and electrified in 1986, Trowse being used as a temporary terminus for services from London and Ely. The platforms have since been removed, but plans were announced in 2025 for the Grade II listed station building and former goods yard to be restored for potential commercial use as part of the redevelopment of the Carrow Works and Deal Ground areas.
A comparison with a 2025 picture such as www.flickr.com/photos/chrisboon/54470460892/ shows the aggregates terminal on the right still in use but the sidings on the left, the manual signalling and the chimneys for the Trowse power station have all gone.
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A new aggregate flow has commenced in connection with construction work for HS2. GBRf No. 66713 'Forest City' has just passed the site of the long closed Sutton Park station as it works through Sutton Coldfield on 31st August 2020 with 6G99 0539 Dowlow Hindlow GBRf - Washwood Heath RMC GBRf in tow. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
With 59202 leading,37427 brings up the rear of the Aggregate Syphons railtour,through West Drayton on 12/March/2005 has a 1Z56 ,having come of the Colnbrook branch.The tour started at Derby has a 1Z55 and ran eventually to Ardingly.
Aggregate Industries 59004 comes over Carpenters road curve with the Bow ECCQ Private sidings to Acton TC empty hoppers.To traffic in May 1986 so now in its 31st year.
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DB Cargo Class 66/0 No. 66151 threads its way through Edale on the Hope Valley line with 6Z89, the 11:49 Peak Forest Cemex – Peterborough West Yard loaded aggregate working on 6th January 2019.
Oodles of Somerset aggs.. .
In sight of the Kennet & Avon Canal, Freightliner's Cl59/2 59203 sizes up the curvature approaching Crofton pump house upon 6A18 Whatley Quarry-Oxford Banbury Road FLHH limestone aggregates.
Additional interest of some 'countryside pursuits' centre frame end of train!
9th May 2025
59204 hurries the 6O68 Westbury Tarmac to Crawley loaded limestone boxes along the Coastway route, pictured at Church foot crossing between Emsworth and Southbourne on a bright but chilly late November day. Note the new front end lighting banks that highlight the lemon yellow loco ends compared with the more usual warmer yellow applied to rolling stock.
The frequency of this service has sharply declined of late, running once or twice a week compared with 4 days a week when first introduced. The Chichester stone has not run for weeks again and the 6O40 / 6V57 Ardingly stone routed along the Coastway is also a very fickle runner, running once this week.
Image dated Wednesday 26 November 2025
66014 climbs past the church at Wootton Rivers towards the overbridge at Brimslade Farm hauling 6M15, the 07:07 Tytherington - Calvert with a load of aggregate for the HS2 project
Freightliner 66613 passes Wellingborough Finedon Road Yard on the 22:45 East Usk Yard to Radlett Redland roadstone aggregates.
P18 leads 9504 into Brooklyn Junction with P16 trailing. This train reverses down to Newport then heads back towards Tottenham in order to access Tottenham Yard. This spot was basked in sun 2 minutes before the train came around the corner and being Melbourne, the rain arrived. 6/6/2026
Pacific National’s GT46C ACe’s TT106 and TT110 are seen passing through Matthews Lane on aggregate train 1297 from Cooks River to Peppertree Quarry.
DC Rail's 60099 "Ben More Assynt" squeezes through the buildings in the centre of Aylesbury with 6M51, 10:20 Merehead - Quainton Railhead. Chiltern's Depot is visible on the right with 165032 one of the units stabled outside. Taken on Thursday 9th July.
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Many mainlines in the country have a lot of industries along the line that are serviced by local freights. Alas, the Moffat is not one of those mainlines. In fact, the only remaining industry served by a local between Denver and Bond is the Arcosa Lightweight aggregate plant. It is located at the far north end of the Rocky Flat Industrial Lead, about four miles north of Rocky. Here is an overview of the plant and almost two dozen covered hoppers at the plant. A pair of GP40-2s just dropped off three more covered hoppers for the plant.
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Such is the dearth of freight traffic on the GWML west of Didcot at the moment that there are nearly as many paths on a Sunday as a Saturday now.
In the event, only 4B35 the 12:11 Southall - Moreton-on-Lugg aggregate empties ran on this day, and is seen here passing Shrivenham behind 66039
Deserted platforms at York on Thursday 20th December 2018, herald the arrival of GB Railfreight 66766 heading the 6L61 08:52 Thrislington to Chesterton Junction loaded construction aggregate. Everyone must have been in town doing their last minute Christmas shopping or ordering on-line at home, or even at work of course!
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DRS 68007, in a new weird colour scheme, is seen passing Grange over Sands with 6Z13, 17.34 Shap Quarry to Sellafield with aggregate for covering nuclear waste in trenches ( the high-tech solution).
15 April 2026
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TT110 (with TT103 at the rear) lead 1225 empty aggregate train from Rooty Hill to Lynwood Quarry through a wet and miserable Exeter.
(28/3/25)
Aggregate Industries liveried 59001 'YEOMAN ENDEAVOR' and Hanson liveried 59103 'Village of Mells' pass through Twyford with the 7A09 Merehead - Acton 'jumbo' stone train on the morning of 25th July 2018. Once the train reaches Acton is will be split and delivered to various locations around the London area.
Photographed during a minus tide.
Although it is still wet, it is several feet above the water level.
This is a large example of Puget Sound's common Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima).
It was a very sunny day, I shaded them with an umbrella to avoid the mass of specular highlights. But have reflections of the sky and my white umbrella, which I did not realize until I got it up on the computer screen.
Has been cropped so the texture of the sea anemones can be seen.
Do enlarge to see a bit more.