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1st June 2018

1/6/2018

 
Chard Junction
The Creamery
​Andy Richards
Just looked at the article by Mark Lancaster on Chard Junction on the website, great article.
Not sure if its a common known fact but Chard Junction Creamy had 4 coal boilers for steam generation up the mid 2000's.
If you look at the pictures of the creamery from the railway side there was two green silo's with domed tops, these were our coal hoppers. The noise when the lorries off loaded into the silos was horrendous, as you can imagine we were not to popular with the neighbours also the boilers use to chuck out fine black bit of ash. It was quite common to go to the car park on the way to find the roof of your car covered in little black bits.
Having just moved jobs due to the closure of  Evercreech (this was the last factory left of the old Unigate/St Ivel empire in the South West) reminded me I still have the pictures attached. I think we said we would credit them to the Andrew Tredrea collection. They would make interesting viewing for your readers as the curtains have closed on the local dairy industry and railway infrastructure for the good 
 
          I  look forward to hearing from you, Andy 
​

Many thanks Andy for your contribution and pictures. We'll probably put the St Erth pics on tomorrow.


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United Dairies - Chard - Circa 1933 (1) Andy Richards - Andrew Tredrea collection. This picture is extremely interesting note the branch side of the station in the foreground with a collection of wagons. The branch to Chard heads off the bottom of the picture and the link to the Southen main line winds away to the right. Copyright Andy Richards - Andrew Tredrea Collection
Picture
In this view from the south the trackless branch off to Chard can be seen heading up the picture. Note also the level crossing and 'more recent' signalbox. Copyright Andy Richards - The Andrew Tredrea Collection
Picture
A close up of the above picture showing the 'green coal bunkers'. From the Andrew Tredrea Collection
TPOs 35 Years apart
Michael Forward
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600606 D806 Cambrian on the Royal Mail at Penzance in 1960. Copyright Michael Forward
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950606 The up TPO waiting to leave Penzance in 1995 behind 47476 Night Mail and 47686. Copyright Michael Forward
Salisbury
​Ron Kosys

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At Salisbury, from an unusual angle. 47716 1V17 1655 Sundays Waterloo to Exeter. The train has just cleared the tunnel remains of the yard pointwork in the foreground. 28th July 1991 Copyright Rob Kosys
Salisbury
​John Cornelius

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Copyright John Cornelius

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