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Direct Rail Services English Electric type 3 and type 1 or Class 37 and class 20 No.37611 and No.20304 passes through Gateshead Metro Center with 6M60 Seaton to Sellafield
Photo taken at Gateshead Metro Center station on the 20.01.2014
A very late running 6S43 is seen passing Seton on the 7th December 2017.
This train started out with a pair of 68's, 68018+68030, and passed Beattock 10 minutes early at 0654. However just north of Beattock the pair failed due to communication failure between the two loco's whilst working in multiple. This pair of 66's were summoned from Kingmoor to rescue the stricken train. Watching on Railcam I noticed the pair of 66's pushed the train to the loop at Beattock Summit. I also noticed after a while an 0S43 heading back south to Kingmoor.
So in the cold we see the rescue loco's, 66423+66425, working the very late 0623 Kingmoor-Torness Flask train. 66423 has obviously been on RHTT duties seen by the colour of it.
They are seen at 1328, 225 minutes late.
On the return working this train went to Sellafield via Newcastle and the Tyne Valley line.
Thanks to JP for alerting me to this late working and Marra Man for some of the details.
Berkeley to Crewe flask working passing Stonehouse behind 57011 and 57301 on the 24th September 2015.
Class 47/0 47106 passes Bootle with a Sellafield to Llandudno Junction nuclear flask train. From Llandudno Junction, local workings to either/both Valley (for Wylfa Power Station) or along the Conwy Valley to Trawsfynydd P.S. would take place on the following working day.
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33 019 blasts away from Ashford and is seen passing by the entrance to Chart Leacon Depot with 7M95 1237 Dungeness to Willesden on 3rd September 1996.By this time 33s workings were quite rare in the area and the class only lasted for a few more years.
DRS Class 20 No. 20310 and Class 37 No. 37611 passing Eastleigh with Sellafield (Crewe) to Winfrith nuclear flask train. Class 58 No. 58039 is on the right.
DRS 20302 & 20314 are seen approaching Snargate Crossing between Appledore and Brenzett with 6O62 the 05:15 Willesden Yard to Dungeness. Wednesday 13th June 2007
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Having arrived with our train at Temple Mills, this freshly primed Nuclear Flask wagon was spotted and snapped in the Wagon Works. 2nd January 1981.
Doubleheaded DRS 66's haul three Flasks to Torness on Tuesday 22nd March 2016. 66421 leads 66424 with 6S43 from Kingmoor as it heads towards Longniddry at 0945. It has been a while since this train has been hauled by two 66's
Direct Rail Services Class 37s 37612 and 37716 pass through Barnt Green with the second flask train of the day, the 13:56 (118 early) Bridgwater F.D to Crewe Coal sidings (Drs), just three minutes after the Berkeley.
Here's one that might not be everyone's cup of tea because of the objects obstructing the view of the locos.
Class 88 electro-diesel locomotive No. 88009 Prometheus pairs up with Class 68 diesel locomotive No. 68002 Intrepid to power the 12:00 Bridgwater F.D to Crewe Coal Sidings (Drs) laden nuclear flask working away from Yatton on Monday 11th May 2020.
The flasks in question, one of which is just visible in the photograph, contain spent nuclear fuel rods from, in this case, Hinkley Point power station in Somerset. They are on their way to the reprocessing facility at Sellafield in Cumbria.
Shot during my government-permitted exercise activity, which at that time was limited to one per day. On 10th May (the previous day) the UK government announced that as from 13th May, unlimited exercise activities outside the home each day would be permitted.
TransPennine Express liveried 68029 'Courageous' and DRS liveried 68018 'Vigilant' head past Inveresk running the 6S43 Carlisle KM - Torness PS nuclear flask train.
Fair ripping along and about an hour early, 6K41 Valley-Crewe flasks on the coast at Abergele and Pensarn.
Despite the closure of Wylfa power station, the number of trains running has considerably increased, 3 a week seems a reasonable bet. It's all an Indian summer though, there is only stuff going out, none coming in, and it's not going to last forever...
37610 and 37069 doing the honours, 9 May 2016.
Please enjoy responsibly, there's going to be precious little else but Westerns unil the upcoming gala at the Valley...
Glass flask from Syria or Palestine, 300–500 CE.
The iridescent surface of ancient glass is the result of decay caused by soil conditions.
05/20/2023 Woodacre
Direct Rail Services Class 68s in double traction 68018 and 68009. Train code 6K73 from Sellafield B.N.F. to Crewe Coal Sidings passing a Woddacre near Garstang Lancashire.
„Flask Train” Skład z kontenerami specjalnego przeznaczenia, które są używane do transportu materiałów aktywnych jądrowo. Transport odbywa się między elektrownią jądrową, a specjalnym miejscem składowania zużytych przeróbek paliwa nuklearnego.
Każdy pojemnik transportowy jest przeznaczony do zachowania jego integralności w normalnych warunkach transportu oraz w hipotetycznych warunków awarii. Muszą chronić zawartość przed uszkodzeniem takich jak: uderzenia lub pożar. Materiały te są całkowicie zamkniete przed światem zewnetrznym, w celu zachowania ich zawartość przed wyciekiem, zarówno pod względem wycieku fizycznego i dla ochrony radiologicznej. Film dokumetalny z 1984 roku (dostepny na Youtube),pokazuje testy wytrzymałości pojemników na uszkodzenia mechaniczne (wypadek).
In lovely afternoon sunshine, and dark clouds in the background, we see the Torness Flasks returning to Sellafield. 37609 is in top n tail mode with 37612, and are seen passing Seton on the 26th March 2015 with 6M50. This shot was taken at 1532 and was running slightly early.
A shot taken from the footbridge at Wallyford Station shows 56067 with the Flask train to Torness.
This was a Sellafield - Torness working just before DRS took over these trains. This was the last shot I got before DRS took over. Note also the brake van on the rear, also the last time I saw one on the main line.
9/9/98 at 0918
Direct Rail Services Class 37s 37612 and 37716 pass through Barnt Green with the second flask train of the day, the 13:56 (118 early) Bridgwater F.D to Crewe Coal sidings (Drs), just three minutes after the Berkeley.
Some nice morning sunshine coincides with the weekly 6S43 Carlisle Kingmoor - Torness flasks crossing the embankment at Thankerton headed by an 88 + 68 combo.
37610 'TS Ted Cassidy' tops new liveried classmate 37218 on the 6K74 additional weekend flasks. Seen at Acton Bridge running 85 minutes early. Taken 23/1/16
Top driver at the helm with toots and a bit of power on!
My first proper shot of DRS liveried class 20s and it took place at Cam & Dursley. It was 20308 and 20305 working an early running 13:41 Berkeley - Crewe Coal Sidings 15/4/15
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Direct Rail Services Class 68s 68027 and 68016 "Fearless" pass through Kings Norton with the 15:21 (42 early) 6M63 Bridgwater F.D to Crewe Coal sidings (Drs) nuclear flask. 68s 026-032 have been delivered in a plainer version of the DRS because they are due to be reliveried into full TPE colours for use on TPE services. In total, 14 locos will be used and all but 68033 and 34 will be in TPE livery.
Free blown ribbon flask of alternating vertical lengths of three canes: two are dark blue encased in colorless glass flanked by translucent white. The third is dark blue encased in colorless glass flanked by strips of alternating blue and yellow (to form green). All three canes begin on opposite sides of the rim and continue down and around to terminate at the same point on the other side of the rim. The canes were assembled and thereafter free blown to achieve the shape.
Roman, 1st c. CE, Eastern Mediterranean.
Getty Villa Museum (2003.276)
Glass flask from Syria or Palestine, 100–225 CE.
The iridescent surface of ancient glass is the result of decay caused by soil conditions.
Travelling south at Parton, the first of three Flask trains to be photographed during the day, is 6C22. This is the Kingmoor - Sellafield Flask train which had worked from Torness the previous day. Seen in poor conditions at 0735 are 37's , 37606+37603.
13/4/16
DRS Class 57s nos: 57301 and 57011 wait patiently whilst the gantry crane at Bridgwater railhead removes one of the nuclear flasks from the second FNA wagon. Once unloaded / loaded, the 57s will draw the train forward before running round the wagons. The locos will then propel the train into Bridgwater station before returning north as 6M63 11:58 Bridgwater to Crewe, this time with 57011 leading.
Date: 23rd September 2015
Scammell GTC 603X under the gantry crane in the nuclear flask compound at Bridgwater as a flask from Hinkley Point is loaded. 9/8/83
Two Mercury flasks that weigh about 78 pounds each full. Photographed with a Kodak Retina I using Kodak Tri-X 400 film semi-stand developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 1 hour.
DRS Class 68 pairing 68002 'Intrepid' & 68004 'Rapid' wait at Bristol Temple Meads with the WO 6M63 Bridgwater to Crewe flasks.
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A collection of ancient Greek Glass Alabastron or Perfume Bottles; circa 600 to 1 BC.
Getty Villa Museum, Los Angeles; July 2021
More flasks! This time DRS Compass liveried Class 68s nos: 68023 'Achilles' and 68002 'Intrepid' provide the power for 6M67 11:58 Bridgwater to Crewe flasks as it passes the site of the former Coalpit Heath station.
The train was looped at Bristol Parkway after arriving 58 mins early. It was held until it's booked path despite nothing initially being behind it!