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DRS class 66421 "Gresty Bridge TMD" approaches Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill with the diverted Daventy Drs (tesco) to Wentloog FLT with 24 containers in tow
Now in DRS livery Class 66031, formally part of the DBCargo fleet, approaches Sharpstones Lane, Bayston Hill with the diverted Daventry Drs (tesco) to Wentloog Freightliner Terminal "tescoliner" .
This picture doesn't quite tell the full story as 3 minutes later we had a torrential downpour of heavy rail accompanied with hail, luckily I made it to the car in time
GBRf class 66717 "Good Old Boy" approaches Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill with the Sunday only Penyffordd Cement to Avonmouth Hanson Sidings working via The Welsh Marches Line consisting of 13No loaded JPA tanks
Seen approaching Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill is Locomotive Sevices Ltd Midland Pullman liveried HST 43046 "Geoff Drury 1930-1999" and 055 with the return charter working from Llandudno to Bournemouth
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN
Colas Rail Freight class 56113 and 051 "Survival" top and tail the Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) with the return Swindon Transfer to Worcester TC. This working only runs to Shrewbury on a Sunday and is seen approaching Sharpstones Lane, Bayston Hiill
Class 40.004 approaches Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill with the 'speedlink' service from Moss End Yard to Severn Tunnel Junction which ran most weekday evenings
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30 YEARS AGO
I have put this photo up taken nearly 30 years ago as comparison to the previous shot of what I think was one of the last times I took a shot here. Approaching Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill are Class 31408-427 double heading the Friday only Edge Hill to Cardiff Canton empty coaching stock working which will then work back later in the evening as a service train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Oxford Road
Class 37040 and 503 ''British Steel Shelton' round the curve past Sharpstones Quarry Bayston Hill with an empty steel working from BSC Shotton on Dee Side on route to BSC Llanwern
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The seasonal coal traffic into Fiddlers Ferry Power Station from the Portbury Coal Terminal continues and 'freightliner' class 66.591 is seen rounding Sharpstones Curve and approaching Burgs Lane, Bayston Hill with 21 No empty hoppers on route back to East Usk Yard
37407+37059 power around the curves at Sharpstones Quarry, Bayston Hill with 1Z44 0550 Huddersield - Paignton charter on 25-5-19.
Taken using a Nikon 50mm f1.8 AI manual focus lens
The seasonal coal traffic into Fiddlers Ferry Power Station from the Portbury Coal Terminal has resumed again with 2 trains booked per day. Freightliner class 66.550 is seen rounding sharpstones curve and approaching Burgs Lane Bayston Hill with the 2nd working of empty hoppers on route back to East Usk Yard
DRS livery Class 66430 approaches Sharpstones Lane, Bayston Hill near Shrewsbury with the diverted Daventry Drs (tesco) to Wentloog Freightliner Terminal "tescoliner" with a load of 30 containers
18.10.25 The Bluebell's railway New Build Brighton Atlantic at Sharpthorne tunnel toward East Grinstead.
Copyright Neville Wellings
DRS class 66421 "Gresty Bridge TMD" approaches Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill with the diverted "tescoliner from Daventry DRS (Tesco) to Cardiff Wentloog
Displaying possibly one of the longest names ever carried by a UK deisel locomotive, GB Railfreight Class 66715 "Valour. In Memory of all Railway Employees Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country" approaches Sharpstones Lane, Bayston Hill with the return loaded cement tanks from Penyffordd Cement Works back to Avonmouth Hansons Sidings. The train only traverses the Marches Line on a Sunday as in the week it returns via the Wolverhampton line
Freightliner class 66.553 is seen rounding Sharpstones Curve and approaching Burgs Lane, Bayston Hill with 21 No empty hoppers on route to East Usk Yard from Fiddlers Ferry Power Station. This seasonal working has 2 loaded and 2 empty trains running between Tuesday and Friday each week.
Nice wave and toot from assumed driver Dave as the tell tale hard hat is siting in the front window
Freightliner class 66524 rounds the curve at Sharpstones Bayston Hill with a lengthy engineering train from Crewe Basford Hall to Severn Tunnel Junction for scheduled weekend engineering works
The white panel on the loco side is an advertisement for the recruitment for freightliner drivers
Transport for Wales class 153.325, 935 and 329 approach Sharpstones Lane, Bayston Hill with the Manchester Piccadilly to Swansea service
This ethereal scene slowly emerged one foggy morning in the south Shropshire Hills during March 1999. It shows the mythical "sharp stone" in the vivid colours of pre-dawn light.
FROM THE SPECIAL'S BOARD
Class 47853 (D1733) 'Rail Express' in the XP64 livery rounds the curve at Sharpstones with a 'footex' from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central for the Worthington Cup Final between Liverpool and Man Utd played at The Millenium Stadium while the new Wembly Stadium was under construction
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Arriva Midlands Optare Versa V1100 YJ09MLF 2983 working route 27 Shrewsbury bus station to Sharpstones Lane Junction Bayston Hill
Heading south out of Shrewsbury with the Diamond Jubilee train. Total surprise - I had no idea it was due.
Direct Rail Service class 66432 approaches the over bridge at Sharpstones Lane, Bayston Hill with the diverted Daventry Drs (tesco) to Wentloog Freightliner with a load of 28 containers
The seasonal coal traffic continues in and out of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station from the Portbury Coal Terminal continues and 'freightliner' class 66.563 is seen rounding Sharpstones Curve and approaching Burgs Lane, Bayston Hill with 21 No empty hoppers on route to East Usk Yard
Class 37038 in Dutch grey livery and 37197 in the 'Riley and Son' livery rounds the curve at Sharpstones with the second 'footex' from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central for the Worthington Cup Final between Liverpool and Man Utd played at The Millenium Stadium while the new Wembly Stadium was under construction
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After a weeks layoff due to awaiting next shipment of imported coal to Avonmouth Coal Terminal 'freightliner' class 66.526 'Driver Steve Dunn (George)' is seen rounding Sharpstones Curve and approaching Burgs Lane, Bayston Hill with 21 No empty hoppers on route to East Usk Yard from Fiddlers Ferry Power Station
37407+37059 power around the curves at Sharpstones Quarry, Bayston Hill with 1Z44 0550 Huddersfield - Paignton charter on 25-5-19.
Arriva Midlands Optare Versa V1100 YJ09MKZ 2981 working route 27 Shrewsbury bus station to Sharpstones Lane Junction Bayston Hill
40082 passes Sharpstone Quarry light engine heading north. Looks like I was in a 'non standard position' shall we say! I remember having my lens trained on something else that was just about to round the curve heading south and this 40 thundered past from behind me!
DRS Class 66 working a diverted 4V38 1038 Daventry DRS to Wentloog via The Marches seen at Sharpstone Lane.
Ohhhhh so lucky - Russell Davies and myself managed to get the class 60 with a well loaded steel train rounding the curve at Sharpstones Quarry in probably the only short spell of sunshine we had for the rest of the day
47370 about to pass Sharpstones Quarry c1983/4 heading south. This loco is still carrying the brackets for when it was once fitted for multiple working (is this correct?) one of only 2/3 I seem to remember.
Today it occurred to me that in 18 months I haven't photographed any main line steam other than LSL locos ( is this a record ? ).
The run of recent sunny days didn't last for the Saphos Welsh Marches Whistler, hauled from Crewe to Bristol by 45231 and 46100 as a positioning move for a series of trains in the South West.
Climbing out of Shrewsbury past the redundant loading screens at Sharpstones Quarry.
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