Tytherington Stone - continually updated!

gtuwist76 · Post by **gtuwist76** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:25 pm

Thanks to the contributors to Wilts & Avon Gen for this info:

Next weeks Tytherington stone now running tue to fri (13th- 16th June)

6Z23
Westbury 0442, Yate 0606 0611, Tytherington 0641

6C38
Tytherington 1144. Yate 1214 1219, Westbury 1334

Apparently," the track has to pass Net-Rail line inspection on Monday, and barrier at Latterage needs repair after a hit and run lorry smashed it last year. The old token and instrument was also stolen last year from Yate Middle, but this has been replaced".

Def worth a visit !

GT

Portishead Prowler · Post by **Portishead Prowler** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:41 pm

Has this branch been out of use for a while then?

gtuwist76 · Post by **gtuwist76** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:12 pm

Non traffic for a year and a half, I believe.

GT

Portishead Prowler · Post by **Portishead Prowler** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:40 pm

Does anyone know why it has been in mothballs for the past 18 months then?

gtuwist76 · Post by **gtuwist76** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:32 am

I just saw on a gen site that today's train has been 'caped' which I think means it's not running.

Post by **madhattie** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:39 am

66239 is working this today (14.6.06). Reported at Bristol Parkway at 05.56, heading for the quarry.

Post by **madhattie** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:35 am

66240 on 6Z23 Tytherington stone. 15.6.06

Post by **madhattie** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:50 pm

Great shots of this on Matt Turners fotopic site:

http://mattturner6108.fotopic.net/p30481562.html
http://mattturner6108.fotopic.net/p30481565.html
http://mattturner6108.fotopic.net/p30481570.html

Portishead Prowler · Post by **Portishead Prowler** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:54 am

Cool pics

Post by **James** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:27 pm

D'you think we'll ever see a 60 on this?

Portishead Prowler · Post by **Portishead Prowler** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:55 pm

James wrote:D'you think we'll ever see a 60 on this?

Shed's all the way I reckon, with an occasional Skip if we're lucky.

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:17 am

Portishead Prowler wrote:Does anyone know why it has been in mothballs for the past 18 months then?

Because there has been no trains running along the line. It only serves the quarry and if they're not exporting stone by road....

The traffic has now ended, lets hope that it's a start of a new flow though. Incidently a few months ago the weedsprayer went down the branch so it hadn't been out of use for as long as some stated.

Alex
Bristol Panel

Post by **James** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:11 am

59103 on this today (Mon 3rd July)!

Gen from BG on SWRG.

Sprinter · Post by **Sprinter** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:44 pm

Love to hear any news on the old Thornbury line, so it seems this is the place to be!

I've lived in Thornbury most of my life and can just about remember some remains from the railway while exploring the area near the industrial estate in my youth (1980s).

I also work on the Stover Trading Estate (Yate) just down from the river Frome where the quarry line passes over the river.

Excellent pics on the site, especialy that one of the quarry train passing through at the unprotected crossing in Iron Acton. I sometimes have a quick pint at the pub up from there:

http://www.pub-explorer.com/gloucs/pub/ ... nacton.htm

I'll keep my eyes peeled

tugboatcharly2 · Post by **tugboatcharly2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:31 pm

attending a consultation meeting with BR management .yes we talked to one another about things back to the quarry the quarry owners wanted to try rail for a new contract to supply aggregate from Tytherington what the service would be how the crossings would operate etc;and that the long term for operations was no1 new contracts and that the quarry could at some stage be mothballed which happened branch was not to be closed permanently. hope that helps

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