88007 on the rear as 68033 leads the way to Carlisle Kingmoor from Torness Power Station

Direct Rail Services Class 37s 37259+37612 working 6k74 Sellafield - Crewe via Dalston,Upperby and Tebay,photographed passing a dull Woodacre on 22/01/2017

After walking in Wastdale, tea in Ravenglass we went on to Seascale hoping for a sunset, but after a bright day a disappointing end, except I was surprised when the flask train approached hauled by two 88s and two 68s

Sorry - didn't record the working or the numbers

Low Quality Scan of 31163 working 7c42 Heysham Power Station - Sellafield,photographed at Heysham Port on 12/01/1996

My New Colibri flask.

Direct Rail Services Class 68s 68016 "Fearless" + 68003 "Astute" working 6c53 1127 Crewe Coal Sidings - Sellafield,passing Woodacre near Garstang on 06/05/2019

68006 'Daring' is seen leaidng 6C52 Heysham-Sellafield nuclear flask west at Pennington with 68002 on the rear - 17/06/2021

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Direct Rail Services 68007 "Valiant" / 68002 "Intrepid power through Hillington East with a Nuclear Flask from Hunterston to Sellafield BNF.

Ossum

On 23rd May 1989 blue 73005 Mid Hants Watercress Line pictured at Norton Bavant with 7z00 04:40 Gloucester Yard - Winfrith flask with ex HEA coal hoppers as barriers - common at that period plus break van.

Is for humans & dogs

The silver part at the bottom screws off, and is a water bowl for your dog to have a drink of water, as you enjoy a nice hot coffee whilst out and about.

We always take a bottle of water with us for our dogs.

Tracey got it yesterday from Costco.

#insulatedflask #flask #dogbowl

68007 & 68002 top and tail a single FNA flask wagon at Pennington (Ulverston), working a late running 6C52 Heysham - Sellafield flasks.

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In the potting shed at Dyffryn Gardens.

Nuclear flasks from Trawsfynydd to Sellafield

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Never to early for a Drink ☻

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Direct Rail Services Class 57s 57301+ 57303 working 6c53 Crewe - Sellafield,passing Brock on 12/08/2016

DRS 68033 'The poppy' & 68017 'Hornet' seen trundling up the Dungeness branch towards Appledore working 6M95 bound for Sellafield.

Upon arrival to Sellafield the used fuel rods will be processed and stored there long term. Note the use of 3 FNA flasks, somthing that hasn't happened since 2021 making for a nice change to the usual one or two.

18/09/24

DRS' 88003 and 88007 await time at Crewe as they near the end of their journey through North Wales.

The pair were working 6K41 to Crewe Coal Sidings with a pair of flask wagons loaded with nuclear rods from Wylfa Power Station. The nuclear material would ultimately end up at the Sellafield nuclear decommissioning site.

On 6th May 1992 31/1 31217 is pictured exiting Twerton Tunnel Bath with 7z29 19:09 Westbury - Gloucester having previously arrived at Westbury CL73 hauled 7z96 10:33 Winfrith - Westbury. 31217 was among a number transferred out of Crewe FEAC Nuclear Flask pool to RCJC on 10th May 1992 therefore last week in flask traffic.

Running shortly behind the 86s were the flasks for Torness, seen here with 57003 leading.

The Bishop Museum

Honolulu, Hawaii

In the rain on Saturday 26th July 2003, then just recently out-shopped DRS 37038, with 20901 tucked behind, skirt the Solway Firth at Tanyard Bay, passing the decommissioned signal gantry south of Parton, with two flasks from Sellafield to Kingmoor.

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strobist: 285HV directly behind subject into an umbrella and through white butcher paper for further diffusion at 1/4 power. Another 285 to the right into an umbrella at 1/16 and black card to the left.

37603 and 37602 are seen leading 6K73 08:49 Sellafield-Crewe nuclear flasks east through Grange Over Sands - 05/11/2016

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With that round thing on top of this building, it reminded me of those flask. Also, it was the same shape of the bottle of alcohol Travis brought over on his trip.

On Thursday 28th April 2011, DRS 37603 and 37602 cross Harrington viaduct, rebuilt in 2003, heading a full complement of flasks, the 6C53 Crewe to Sellafield, diverted via Carlisle's Bog and Currock Junctions due to repair work on the Arnside viaduct.

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Direct Rail Railways Class 68s and Class 88s 68002 "Intrepid" + 68005 "Defiant" + 88008 "Ariadne" + 88002 "Prometheus" working 6k73 1738 Sellafield - Crewe,passing Woodacre near Garstang on 02/07/2018

1965 Silver whiskey flask

With the planned move for the 57s caped due to light engines we razzed back to Eskmeals in good time to see 612 and 716 on 6K73. I would have preferred 716 on the front but I won't be saying that in a few months if all the /6s disappear from DRS traffic.

Having hoped it would be a flask train, it was disappointing to find out it would be a rake of JNA's. However, it gave me the chance to see one of DRS's new locos. Here, 66091 passes Rugeley Trent Valley with 6Z73 Sellafield BNF to Wembley TC, with 20 JNA's in tow.

Welcome Institute display

37069 and 37059 make a fine racket heading through Wylam with the Friday morning 6E44 Kingmoor to Seaton empty flask service.

The locomotives will pass through later in the afternoon with loaded flasks to be taken to Sellafield for reprocessing.

14th April 2017.

Available at Anthem - opening at Midnight (March 3rd).

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Boozehound Flasks

Sold in packs of 4, or as an entire fatpack which includes all 16!

Includes bento hold pose & resize script.

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DRS Locomotives 57003+37059 pasing Brock near Preston on 6c53 Crewe - Sellafield,photograph taken on 16/04/2016

88006 'Juno' and 88001 'Revolution' are seen leading 6C22 Carlisle Kingmoor-Sellafield (ex Torness) nuclear flasks south at Caulderton along the Cumbrian Coast with St Bees Head in the background - 07/07/2018

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DRS Locomotives 37604+37069 approaching Silverdale Level Crossing on 6k73 Sellafield - Crewe on 16/04/2016

On 1st August 1995 a pair of Class 31s, with Regional Railways liveried No. 31410 topping Coal Sector No. 31130, propel empty nuclear flasks along the Trawsfynydd branch, and trundle through the closed station at Maentwrog Road. The branch operated as a long siding from Blaenau Ffestiniog, where the locomotives were required to run round their train to propel the inward workings to the nuclear power station loading point. The Magnox power station, seen in the background, closed in 1991 and regular workings conveying nuclear flasks were due to cease in August 1995, this being probably the penultimate scheduled working. Irregular workings did continue, the last reported being on 22nd April 1997. The line originally ran between Blaenau Ffestiniog on Bala, which was closed to passengers in January 1960, and freight the following year, but t the section between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd was restored in 1964 to serve the power station. This also involved creating a new section of railway through Blaenau to connect with the Conwy Valley Line. Since, there have been a number of reported schemes to reopen the line to Trawsfynydd. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved

66301 and 66304 6Z32 0539 Crewe Coal Sidings (Drs) to Devonport Royal Dockyard are about to top Hemerdon bank, these trains are as rare as hens teeth yet this is my second shot of one in the last two months (pole)

Flasks from Trawsfynydd. There was formerly a siding here to handle gunpowder traffic.

Direct Rail Services Class 66s 66305 + 66301 work 6k73 Sellafield - Crewe,passing Woodacre near Garstang on 03/05/2017