{"id":8449,"date":"2023-10-05T14:57:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:57:08","slug":"yoshis-peak-rail-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=8449","title":{"rendered":"Yoshi’s Peak Rail Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SWR Class 701 No. 701505 at Poole working 5Q52 1724 Staines Up Loop\u00a0to<\/small>\u00a0Eastleigh TRSMD – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

September 28th 2023 to October 5th 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday September 28th<\/sup>\u00a02023 saw another Direct Rail Services (DRS) run from Crewe to Winfrith for the collection of low level nuclear waste. If estimates are correct there may only be three of these trains left to run. When we took the public footpath alongside the sidings at Winfrith to see the Class 68 locomotives, we were surprised to see a new access gate and path leading to the ground frame which controls the point work to \/ from the main line into the sidings had been installed. A ground frame is a bank of point levers placed at the trackside to operate nearby points or emergency crossovers and are generally found in remote locations too far away from a signal box to be connected by traditional rodding or wires. The levers on a ground frame look very similar to those found in a signal box and operate in the same way but rarely have a building enclosing them. They are operated either by the train driver or a remote crew that is sent out in a van as and when their operation is required. Because the points at a ground frame are not under the direct control of a signal box, a token or key is required to operate them, this can be in the form of a physical key or in more recent years an electronic token.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Winfrith Ground Frame and new access gate – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New access gate and path leading to the Winfrith Ground Frame – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DRS Class 68 No. 68018 ‘Vigilant’ leads through Hamworthy on 6Z62 0100 Crewe Coal Sidings (DRS) to Winfrith Sidings with fellow class member No. 68033 ‘The Poppy’ at the rear – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DRS Class 68 No.’s 68018 ‘Vigilant’ and 68033 ‘The Poppy’ side by side at Winfrith as the PFA wagons are loaded with low level nuclear waste – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Class 68 No.’s 68018 ‘Vigilant’ edges out of Winfrith Sidings and onto the main line working 6Z95 1551 Winfrith Sdgs to Crewe Coal Sidings (DRS). The train heads to Dorchester South where it reverses for its onward journey – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Class 68 No.’s 68018 ‘Vigilant’ pulls away from Winfrith Sidings working 6Z95 1551 Winfrith Sdgs to Crewe Coal Sidings (DRS) – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Class 68 No. 68033 ‘The Poppy’ leading 6Z95 1551 Winfrith Sdgs to Crewe Coal Sidings (DRS) on the approach to Holton Heath – 28\/09\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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