Branch Line Society - 'The Sinfin Syphons' at Brightside & Penistone - 9640+643+646
* Brightside Station
The Charter set has now decamped in the Brightside Sidings and the driver hasn't changed ends yet, the rear loco's red lights are still illuminated, but in 10 minutes the front white lights will be on and the set will be ready to depart back along here, crossing over, fortunately, onto the Brightside Station back line. In the distance, just beyond the Charter train, was the location of the large Grimesthorpe Engine Shed, coded 25 originally, then changed to 19A by the L.M.S. and finally it gained the shed code of 41B after transfer to British Railways Eastern Region, in 1958. Now the whole area at either side of the racks is full of industrial concerns of one sort or another but at least the old S.D.R.'s access is still extant over on the left, this provides access to both the European Metal Recyclers and the Cemex Cement Works on the old Attercliffe Goods Yard site. Both businesses now making regular freight moves in and out of the area, the former to various locations involved in scrap metal recycling and the latter to and from the Peak Forest quarries. The Sheffield District Railway itself, left the main line and turned left to head along to the Tinsley Yard area, Brightside Junction providing the connection and was situated just in front of the small grey graffiti'd relay cabin between the tall trees at left and the end of the Forgemasters building. In the centre shot,
T.P.E., TransPennine ex[press class 185 units, 185138 & 185103 head towards Sheffield on the 1B71, Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly service. Approaching on the main line to the right of the waiting Charter tour, is a Northern Rail class 150, 150222, which has been halted for the imminent departure of the Charter working, the passenger train is the 2B85, Retford via Sheffield to Meadowhall terminating service and will provide a return service a little later. As may be seen, D.R.S. 37423's headlight are now illuminated white and its ready for the off to cross over the lines, ahead of the Northern DMU. At 10:08, in the far right shot, the Charter set has left the Brightside Sidings and has crossed over in front of the waiting DMU, 150222, and is heading along the old Brightside Station back line, getting out of the way of passenger moves, and providing extra interest for the Charter passenger's benefit in travelling along a little used line. 37423 is now leading of course and its making its way along to Wincobank Junction and the turn off along the Blackburn Valley through Chapeltown, Barnsley and on to Penistone, the next port-of-call for me, once the set has passed by. This is today's charter outing, 1Z41 from York to Rose Hill Marple via reversal here, then along the Blackburn Valley Line north to Penistone and Huddersfield, Guide Bridge and Marple.
Branch Line Society - 'The Sinfin Syphons' at Brightside & Penistone - 9640+643+646
* Brightside Station
The Charter set has now decamped in the Brightside Sidings and the driver hasn't changed ends yet, the rear loco's red lights are still illuminated, but in 10 minutes the front white lights will be on and the set will be ready to depart back along here, crossing over, fortunately, onto the Brightside Station back line. In the distance, just beyond the Charter train, was the location of the large Grimesthorpe Engine Shed, coded 25 originally, then changed to 19A by the L.M.S. and finally it gained the shed code of 41B after transfer to British Railways Eastern Region, in 1958. Now the whole area at either side of the racks is full of industrial concerns of one sort or another but at least the old S.D.R.'s access is still extant over on the left, this provides access to both the European Metal Recyclers and the Cemex Cement Works on the old Attercliffe Goods Yard site. Both businesses now making regular freight moves in and out of the area, the former to various locations involved in scrap metal recycling and the latter to and from the Peak Forest quarries. The Sheffield District Railway itself, left the main line and turned left to head along to the Tinsley Yard area, Brightside Junction providing the connection and was situated just in front of the small grey graffiti'd relay cabin between the tall trees at left and the end of the Forgemasters building. In the centre shot,
T.P.E., TransPennine ex[press class 185 units, 185138 & 185103 head towards Sheffield on the 1B71, Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly service. Approaching on the main line to the right of the waiting Charter tour, is a Northern Rail class 150, 150222, which has been halted for the imminent departure of the Charter working, the passenger train is the 2B85, Retford via Sheffield to Meadowhall terminating service and will provide a return service a little later. As may be seen, D.R.S. 37423's headlight are now illuminated white and its ready for the off to cross over the lines, ahead of the Northern DMU. At 10:08, in the far right shot, the Charter set has left the Brightside Sidings and has crossed over in front of the waiting DMU, 150222, and is heading along the old Brightside Station back line, getting out of the way of passenger moves, and providing extra interest for the Charter passenger's benefit in travelling along a little used line. 37423 is now leading of course and its making its way along to Wincobank Junction and the turn off along the Blackburn Valley through Chapeltown, Barnsley and on to Penistone, the next port-of-call for me, once the set has passed by. This is today's charter outing, 1Z41 from York to Rose Hill Marple via reversal here, then along the Blackburn Valley Line north to Penistone and Huddersfield, Guide Bridge and Marple.