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"Paul Scott" wrote:

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The DfT press announcement for this also includes announcement of grants
for a couple of new freight flows, Scrap Metal from Brierly Hill to
Southampton and Barry,

Until about 20 years ago the Southampton scrap metal flows would have been to
Northam sidings, now the Desiro depot. From there the wagons would have been
shunted through the Southern Television carpark to Driver's Wharf to be
loaded onto coasters. This movement was performed by an elderly Barclay's
0-4-0 diesel-mechanical shunter driven by an elderly Sikh in grubby overalls
and a spotless turban. There was a run-round loop in the middle of the
carpark so that the loco could pull the wagons out of the BR sidings, then
transfer to the back of the train and propel the rake under Northam bridge
and onto the wharf.

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