Re: Dungeness Nuclear Train


"J-Me" <jmeuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Today on a random journey out we found ourselves down at the designer
> outlet centre in Ashford. Just as we reached the main front entrance
> about 5:50pm (had started from car park within) I dragged my friend
> outside to show him that Ashford International wasn't as close as he had
> thought. I suddenly noticed what looked like a class 37 (possibly a 2nd
> behind it) pulling 2 nuclear flasks in the London direction. I've never
> seen it before despite travelling quite often on the Ashford - Rye route.
> Is there some sort of set timetable that the nuclear train runs to or
> can it vary by time and day?
>
Quite a few years ago I used to commute from Swanley - on more than one
occasion, I think then on Thursdays, the Sellafield to Dungeness flask train
had a signal stop the other side of the island platform where I was waiting
for my train.

I was in the Appledore area on Monday - the Dungeness branch has more than a
dozen level crossings over mainly minor roads - the ones I investigated were
Open Crossings with no gates, barriers or lights.

Peter


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