I've been advised in my local wibble group it should run every day this week except new year's Day, I would take with a pinch of salt though. Same loco all week.Yes, smashing video and thanks for sharing. Unfortunately I did not make it; got a calling elsewhere...
I'll try again if there are further runs this week...
I've been advised in my local wibble group it should run every day this week except new year's Day, I would take with a pinch of salt though. Same loco all week.
Apologies for the poor shot, find attached 66154 at Newhaven harbour. I saw the southbound at Lewes because timings showed to Newhaven day aggs only but had to rush to Newhaven when I saw it went into Newhaven marine instead!
Hopefully comes back so I can get better shot at marine
What's "Newhaven day aggs"?
Newhaven Day Aggregates which is located at Newhaven Town Yard adjacent to the incinerator
Freight trains run between Acton and Newhaven once or more times a week operated by DB Cargo (I think...)
Further to my previous post there are more vstp paths in to Newhaven marine today but only pathed as far as town yard. Same loco as beforeI've been advised in my local wibble group it should run every day this week except new year's Day, I would take with a pinch of salt though. Same loco all week.
Further to my previous post there are more vstp paths in to Newhaven marine today but only pathed as far as town yard. Same loco as before
https://live.rail-record.co.uk/live/?t=NEWHVHA&d=31-12-2019&p=on&e=on&f=on&w=on&o=on&s=on&x=on
Perhaps that was a period when it was considered a third platform of Newhaven Harbour?Why isn't newhaven marine shown or mentioned in the British rail 1989 passenger timetable?
About time. Should have bitten the bullet about 5 years ago.The DfT have announced a consultation on plans to formally close Newhaven Marine:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consu...ation-closure/newhaven-marine-station-closure
The posters here back in 2015 were worried about the “thin end of the wedge”, and the process being streamlined, which might mean other stations would be more easily closed in future.Can I object?
The site is closed off and inaccessible to the public now
Yup. Much easier to take a platform out of service than to close a station. But would that have had to go through the closure process?The consultation also confirms that the station was Newhaven Harbour P3 until 1984. Maybe in hindsight they should have reverted to that situation back in 2006...
I would have thought not. I’m trying to think of a recent permanent platform closure within a station. How about the down bay at Redhill, or was it ECS only?Yup. Much easier to take a platform out of service than to close a station. But would that have had to go through the closure process?
I meant would downgrading Marine to a platform of Harbour have required a formal closure process?I would have thought not. I’m trying to think of a recent permanent platform closure within a station. How about the down bay at Redhill, or was it ECS only?
I don’t think that would have counted as a closure either. It would surely just be considered an internal issue for NR, just combining two almost connected stations?I meant would downgrading Marine to a platform of Harbour have required a formal closure process?
Surely the point is, why announce a consultation on closure once the station has already been closed and there is no chance of it ever re-opening due to infrastructure changes?The posters here back in 2015 were worried about the “thin end of the wedge”, and the process being streamlined, which might mean other stations would be more easily closed in future.
But of course the very fact that services ceased in 2006, and it’s taken 14 years to get to the publication of a consultation rather demonstrates the opposite of streamlining. Having scanned the document, it seems there’s no lack of detail, it describes exactly what the changes to port operations have been over the years, which is exactly why it isn’t needed.
Surely the point is, why announce a consultation on closure once the station has already been closed and there is no chance of it ever re-opening due to infrastructure changes?
Possibly similar situation developing at Hubberts Bridge where one platform has recently been removed for "urgent works". If it's never restored and that station closes as a result, what's to stop National Rail or a TOC deciding a station isn't worth the hassle any more and just letting maintenance stop on it until it's closed by default?
I don't agree with keeping pointless stations open. But I disagree more with the way it's being done. Either decide to close it, and close it properly, or maintain it and leave it open.
Polsworth lost its platform 2, years agoI would have thought not. I’m trying to think of a recent permanent platform closure within a station. How about the down bay at Redhill, or was it ECS only?
In the consultation they mention that if they were to keep the platform open it could now only be reached via Newhaven Harbour’s up platform anyway, so would likely become P3 again?
Polsworth lost its platform 2, years ago
Whatever happens with marine. It wont affect harbours future considering its still used by over 50k passengers a year?
I would have thought not. I’m trying to think of a recent permanent platform closure within a station. How about the down bay at Redhill, or was it ECS only?
Ok thanks.That wasn’t a platform but the former post office dock, neither the signalling or the platform were to a passenger standard.