G.B.R.f full coal en-route from Immingham to West Burton P.S. at Anston Crossing - 9857
"The Last Days of Coal..."
This is the last week, or so the 'gen', and time-table, had it until Wednesday when an early-morning STP, 'This day Only', working went in leaving Immingham's Humber Import Terminal, H.I.T., at 05:04 and reached the Poser Station at West Burton at 08:33. The high-capacity, 75 tonnes, HTA wagons were unloaded and left at the Power Station and a light engine working, 0D70, activated at 06:09, ran back to Doncaster Down Decoy(GBRf), left 27 minutes early, at 10:33, and arrived back in Doncaster, 52 minutes early at 11:50; there are, as yet, no workings in for tomorrow, Friday 13th! This is the second jaunt out for the 'coals', the next to last day after which this working will stop and will then have delivered around 30,000 tonnes of coal, stockpiled at West Burton in the situation where 'green energy', in the for of wind-turbines, can't produce enough power to meet the country's hugely thirsty electricity supply demand; it was 1GW short a few weeks ago in the fine, hot, windless weather... Although GBRf's 'Biffa' 66783, was on this working all last week, it moved territory at the end of the week, to provide motive power at the other Power Station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar and so was, unfortunately, absent for this weeks coal working to West Burton. Instead, another ex-EWS class 66, has been substituted, 66784, 'Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 50th Anniversary 1968-2018', hauling a long rake of 23, full HTA coal wagons en-route for West Burton on the 6B70 run from Immingham. This is the spot I headed for the last time I was out at Dinnington Junction, when, due to a misunderstanding about the signal positions, I failed to get a decent approach shot and so, after the receding shots were taken, I headed quickly to this spot, thinking the train was stood at a signal a little further north along the line, it wasn't, but a little further south instead and it soon departed... Today, with an attendee, my 13-year old grandson, Oscar, who was absolutely charming company, he taking the last of the pieces here, an iPhone video and its not bad at all, even though he admitted to missing the loco approaching shot... well, we've all done that! This is the SYJR's double-track section of line passing through the tranquil site of Anston Wood, the train heading due south-east now, then curving to the south and Brancliffe East Junction around 2km away. The loco appears to be hauling the same set of wagons on all these runs, 23, 75 tonne capacity, HTAs, with an unladen weight of 27tonne, the timing load was 2200tonnes and the loco weighs in at 130tonne, so that comes out at 20 wagons but there were 23 in actuality.
G.B.R.f full coal en-route from Immingham to West Burton P.S. at Anston Crossing - 9857
"The Last Days of Coal..."
This is the last week, or so the 'gen', and time-table, had it until Wednesday when an early-morning STP, 'This day Only', working went in leaving Immingham's Humber Import Terminal, H.I.T., at 05:04 and reached the Poser Station at West Burton at 08:33. The high-capacity, 75 tonnes, HTA wagons were unloaded and left at the Power Station and a light engine working, 0D70, activated at 06:09, ran back to Doncaster Down Decoy(GBRf), left 27 minutes early, at 10:33, and arrived back in Doncaster, 52 minutes early at 11:50; there are, as yet, no workings in for tomorrow, Friday 13th! This is the second jaunt out for the 'coals', the next to last day after which this working will stop and will then have delivered around 30,000 tonnes of coal, stockpiled at West Burton in the situation where 'green energy', in the for of wind-turbines, can't produce enough power to meet the country's hugely thirsty electricity supply demand; it was 1GW short a few weeks ago in the fine, hot, windless weather... Although GBRf's 'Biffa' 66783, was on this working all last week, it moved territory at the end of the week, to provide motive power at the other Power Station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar and so was, unfortunately, absent for this weeks coal working to West Burton. Instead, another ex-EWS class 66, has been substituted, 66784, 'Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 50th Anniversary 1968-2018', hauling a long rake of 23, full HTA coal wagons en-route for West Burton on the 6B70 run from Immingham. This is the spot I headed for the last time I was out at Dinnington Junction, when, due to a misunderstanding about the signal positions, I failed to get a decent approach shot and so, after the receding shots were taken, I headed quickly to this spot, thinking the train was stood at a signal a little further north along the line, it wasn't, but a little further south instead and it soon departed... Today, with an attendee, my 13-year old grandson, Oscar, who was absolutely charming company, he taking the last of the pieces here, an iPhone video and its not bad at all, even though he admitted to missing the loco approaching shot... well, we've all done that! This is the SYJR's double-track section of line passing through the tranquil site of Anston Wood, the train heading due south-east now, then curving to the south and Brancliffe East Junction around 2km away. The loco appears to be hauling the same set of wagons on all these runs, 23, 75 tonne capacity, HTAs, with an unladen weight of 27tonne, the timing load was 2200tonnes and the loco weighs in at 130tonne, so that comes out at 20 wagons but there were 23 in actuality.