RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2012 Whilst on a photographic expedition to the South coast with an old work colleague (ca 1986) we visited Chichester. He was explaining what the shunt signal was used for - a bang road move to Fishbourne Crossing and then down to ? Lavant ? - when, unbelievably it cleared ! because this was approaching Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nice views of some 3rd rail side exit ramps there too. What's that behind the 73? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2012 Changed a bit now as the yard is built on around the station itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted July 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2012 What's that behind the 73? Looks like the Drayton to Lavant aggregate working which was a booked duty for 73s. The following link provides more information and a few videos of the working and route. http://thebrightonmotivepowerdepots.yolasite.com/sussex-yards-and-sidings.php Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nice views of some 3rd rail side exit ramps there too. What's that behind the 73? They're the wagons for the Lavant aggregates flow, very European in appearance with side discharge doors. A better view of them can be found here: http://andygibbs.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v19/p915328718-3.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted July 20, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2012 The secondary school I went to was right beside the junction at Fishbourne, and for my first couple of years a regular procession of these heavy freights passed by up the branch. There were at least three of these workings per day, along with the freights along the main line; oil to Portfield, the Ardingly aggregates - that had a crew change at Chichester for a while with the class 56 booked to haul it occasionally failing at this point, clogging up three level crossings with its 36 hoppers - and the daily Three Bridges to Eastleigh engineers service, which normally provided a pair of 73s. The Lavant hoppers were exceptionally heavy wagons, and were restricted to this route for day-to-day operations. When the service finished they loitered around at Drayton for a couple of years before being broken up. Regular class 73s on the Lavant route when I was there were; 73004, 73101 (pre-pullman), 73110, 73111, 73117, 73134, 73140 and 73141 (although most of the class cropped up from time to time). 73140 was the most regular, especially in the last few months. I never saw a 33 on the service, although there a pictures of occasional incursions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 20, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2012 The shunt signal (or APL if you prefer ) is still there. It controls access over that crossover and into the yard from where you can either go into the electrified siding (the former third road that ran paralell to the main running line and onto the Lavant branch, now truncated by the Chichester to Havant A27 bypass) which is used for reversing Chichester teminators, both scheduled and unscheduled. Off that road is a spur into a single siding now used for occasional aggregates use which sees Class 66's and the occasional 59 turn up now and then with tatty boxes full of old ballast and other minerals in tow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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