locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
Freight trains are excellent. I saw this at Yate station the other day, it's a shame it wasn't on the move. There's nothing like a long train thundering past.
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Freight trains are excellent. I saw this at Yate station the other day, it's a shame it wasn't on the move. There's nothing like a long train thundering past.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
hippogriff
Imposter
BassJunkie
Clams on the half shell, and roller skates.
I lament the loss of "Goods Trains". They're all Freight trains these days.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I believe that would have been conveying oil from the refinery at Robeston in south Wales to on oil depot at Westerleigh near Bristol.
The proportion of freight carried by rail rather than road is depressingly low in the UK.
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
Nice. I did wonder what it was. I was at Sheffield once when the Drax biomass (I think!) train went through the station. That was quite the site!
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Bit of a fan of freight trains myself (partly because passenger trains are now almost all pretty boring) - and of course take note when they rumble past but always wonder what 'regular' passengers waiting for their train home on station platforms make of these sights - are they just background noise or do they also find them impressive.
locomotive
come on baby, do the locomotion
They're so massive you sort of feel rather than hear them as they pass through. I can't imagine being anything other than impressed.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Trainspotting as a kid it was always a big thing to hang around for the freight train that didn't come until about 9pm. Getting back home late and telling mum it was a 37 double-header never seemed to impress her as much as I thought it should.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Freight trains in the States are fascinating beasts. Waiting for one to pass in the South, as a kid, felt like an age.
There's something kind of spooky about them, in later years, when living in the UK. Though that may be down to shows like Edge of Darkness...
There's something kind of spooky about them, in later years, when living in the UK. Though that may be down to shows like Edge of Darkness...
I'm not into trains in general but I got stuck at Basingstoke for a few hours recently and watching all the freight trains going past was cool. Not something you tend to see round my way.
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
To be pedantic about it, Basingstoke doesn't actually exist.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Basingstoke is on the main route for container trains from Southampton port up to the distribution hubs of the english midlands.
I did get that feeling after the third train that could get me home was cancelled, yeah.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Living next to that freight route today l can report that such a variety of BR era traction is sadly no longer on offer (but I reckon a few of the wagons in that video are still rattling around the place).
