My pleasure. 😀

Thanks Mike. It was my pleasure to be there. Sadly might be the last time, as someone commented, where I was has now been fenced off. If not it won't be long before the area is built on.

Indeed

Thanks David, definitely 👍

Are the 86s redundant or for scrapping? if redundant we should get more freight off the roads and onto the railways like they do in other countries.

@@48firefox redundant and in store at the moment. Definitely, agreed on that.

Thanks Johnny. yes, a shame, but while they are still there, there's still hope?

Many thanks Ian. 😀. I agree on the 47👍👍. I'll watch out for the HOBC. 😀

Many thanks

Glad to hear that.Always good to spend time there!

Yes. Need to find a use for them soon.

Thanks Simon 😀

Yes, just

Thanks Rick. It is a good spot, but won't be there much longer. 😭. In fact it's gone now 😭😭

@@philclarke3203 Hiya Phil.... Brilliant video.... Absolutely love the 47.... Oh, that takes me back to the 1970s.... Oh Lord, I'm showing my age now..... Where you filmed, was that near to where Boughey Transport warehouse bud?

@@nigelbevan8449 thanks Nigel. You must be my age, with the 70s? Yes the Boughey warehouse was to my right. 👍

Thanks Alan. I'm sure we could find plenty volunteers to apply the paint over them😊

Thanks Barry, surprised about Dollands Moor, but certainly busy here. 😀👍

Very busy Scott. Each time I was about to leave, something else turned up! :-)

@@philclarke3203 yeah

Definitely, but not as scenic

My pleasure

The one at the start of the video?

@@philclarke3203 it’s was in an unusual all over green with small freightliner logos. Kept 90050 company for a while. Just checked on Flickr, think it’s 47811.

@@mikebebb9268 ahh, don't remember it being there, but 47811 is /was at LSLs diesel depot being stripped for spares.

Yes they do Desmond.

Thank you Phil , love spotting at Crewe.

A great variety, but no 87. The inter city livery loco by the shed was LSLs 86101

Thanks Robert. No ,not D1661, but D1645 (47830) 'Beechings Legacy'.

@@philclarke3203 Ok thanks. Didn't even know that name existed. Long time since I left the railway, and we'll out of touch it seems, lol.

@@robertbate5790 no problem. I had a break of about 40 years, lol, before I got back into it again.

Thanks. No, no orange 70's yet.

Hi Paul. Yes ,they certainly do. Nearly all the freight passing through Crewe, use the tunnels.

@@philclarke3203 thanks Phil i wasn't not sure and there as been so many changes in Crewe and with lock down retiring and moving to Shropshire i have lost track or the plot lol cheers

No problem Paul, it's easy to lose track. Not sure about the plot though lol. 😂

These wagons are for engineering works on the railway, not commercial movement of aggregates, it's track ballast. The wagons would get used at the weekends on track replacement work, so having an expensive high volume loading facility isn't necessary or financially viable. All that requires is one excavator, one operator and some diesel. Also, there are various types of wagon used, so a fixed piece of loading equipment may not be suitable. They'll load them up during the week, then from Friday evening and through the weekend they'll head out to the site. Most commercial quarries are equipped with rapid loading facilities for the bulk movement of construction aggregates, sand, limestone etc

It does seem slow, but as Neil says??

@@neilcrawford8303 thanks Neil, all very true 👍

It wasn't when I was there. Sad, but not surprised, if it is now. It was inevitable that it would be soon. 😪

Yes

1 hour and 20 minutes.

Wow that’s impressive. Thank you