Hello all,
Complete wet-behind-the-ears newbie to this site so please forgive me for any transgressions such as posting Q in wrong section etc!
I work in Overseal, postcode DE12, and there is a track running past the window of my office. I believe it is called the Ivanhoe line but I am not 100% sure. What I *do* know for sure is that it is not a passenger route, although it may have been back in the days of yore/pre-Beeching. I see the following traffic: freight containers (contents unknown but possibly coal etc?) TFL underground coaches, diesel units in old BR turquoise/yellow livery (lovely)! plus maintenance traffic such as stoneblowers and what have you.
I just wondered if anyone has any more info about this line, that is, the correct name? Full usage? Where is traffic coming from/going to (apart from the obvious TFL coaches). Every time I hear a rumble on the line I run to the window like a big kid to see what's coming, although it is quite a deep cutting, and with the trees in full leaf at present I barely get more than a fleeting glimpse.
Any info appreciated, thanks all!
Complete wet-behind-the-ears newbie to this site so please forgive me for any transgressions such as posting Q in wrong section etc!
I work in Overseal, postcode DE12, and there is a track running past the window of my office. I believe it is called the Ivanhoe line but I am not 100% sure. What I *do* know for sure is that it is not a passenger route, although it may have been back in the days of yore/pre-Beeching. I see the following traffic: freight containers (contents unknown but possibly coal etc?) TFL underground coaches, diesel units in old BR turquoise/yellow livery (lovely)! plus maintenance traffic such as stoneblowers and what have you.
I just wondered if anyone has any more info about this line, that is, the correct name? Full usage? Where is traffic coming from/going to (apart from the obvious TFL coaches). Every time I hear a rumble on the line I run to the window like a big kid to see what's coming, although it is quite a deep cutting, and with the trees in full leaf at present I barely get more than a fleeting glimpse.
Any info appreciated, thanks all!